February 16, 2007 - Colebrook Chronicle

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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2007
603-246-8998
VOL. 7, NO. 31
Some Locations Report Over Two Feet Of Snow:
North Country Digs Out After This Week’s Big Snowstorm
The Colebrook Country Club was the scene last Saturday for the annual Colebrook Winter Carnival sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.
There were sled dogs and plenty more. See page 8. Charles Jordan photo.
By Donna Jordan
As the word spread into the
Northeast on Tuesday that a
blizzard was headed this way,
there was a flurry of activity as
road crews throughout the
state prepared for the big
storm by winging back along
road edges and removing snow
from parking lots that had already accumulated this winter
season—which, of course wasn’t much. But what has been
an untypical amount of snowfall for the Great North Woods
region soon turned to more
than enough as upwards of 30
inches was dumped in the area
between three a.m. Wednesday
and 6 a.m. Thursday.
Parents of school children
received notification by either
the schools or bus drivers that
school was cancelled on
Wednesday morning.
Traffic stayed pretty much
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Will Present Ideas At Town Meeting:
Pittsburg Making A “Wish List”
By Donna Jordan
The residents of Pittsburg,
under the guidance of the
town’s selectmen, have been
holding “planning sessions”
which basically is to create a
wish list for the town.
The first planning session
was held on Nov. 14, 2006, and
several items were outlined at
that time in eight groupings.
The next meeting was Thursday, Feb. 15—which was past
the deadline for the Chronicle
to be able to report on for this
week.
At the first meeting, several
priorities were outlined, including: gravel town roads, perhaps
consider paving town roads,
upgrade the town’s 10-wheeler,
uses for the old fire station,
upgrade or install sidewalks
and create a walkway at the
veteran’s monuments, a garage
is desired to keep all town vehicles and school busses as well
as a highway garage is and a
public works director, a full
time fire chief.
Other suggestions included
to start an Explorer program,
install a generator at the repeater station, a siren at First
Connecticut Lake, better pay
for volunteers, consolidate
emergency services, hire a fulltime EMS/Fire Prevention Inspector, install a fire hydrant
system in the village, a need to
get the fire department and its
equipment where it needs to be
and to support an area ambulance service which could be
centrally located in Stewartstown, to attract a community
college.
Martha Wells stands on the podium to accept her Women’s Stock
cup. Photo courtesy Extreme Exposures, Albany, N.Y.
WPSA PowerSports Tour:
Martha Wells Of Colebrook
Wins Women’s Stock Title
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, road crews were already contending with the heavy snow, including at this stretch of Route 145 in Stewartstown. Charles Jordan photo.
Martha Wells of Colebrook,
driving her Bohne Stock Performance/Ski-Doo, won the
Women’s Stock in the WPSA
PowerSports Snowmobile Tour
held on Feb. 10. The event is
part of the Eastern National
Snocross at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, N.Y.
The WPSA is the sanctioning
body for Snocross racing in the
U.S. and Canada. Over 20,000
fans converged on Verona to
watch the best Snocross racers
in the world compete, including
Ski-Doos Blair Morgan and Arctic Cat’s Tucker Hibbert.
Along with two full days of
Snocross racing, the event also
featured a vendor row inside
the venue’s expansive Event
Center, demo rides of new
snowmobiles from Yamaha and
Polaris and many other entertainment opportunities.
The PowerSports Snowmobile Tour is North America’s
leading snowmobile racing tour
and features the greatest show
on snow. The tour is North
America’s premier form of
Snocross racing, with its highflying aerial displays, jumps,
jolts and high-speed runs on
short tracks throughout the
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Big Snowstorm
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at a minimum. The Colebrook
Post Office reported that the
truck bringing the morning
mail north was on time and
that carriers were headed out
to deliver the mail as expected—drivers had their fourwheel drive vehicles and the
in-town walkers had spiked
shoes. Similar stories were told
by post offices around the region. With all those Valentines
cards and packages to be delivered, it was a top priority to get
the mail out.
By 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
five inches of snow had fallen,
with the heaviest yet to come
down and the blizzard conditions did not arrive until late
afternoon. Tuesday’s winter
storm warnings from the National We ather Ser v ic e
changed to blizzard warnings
early Wednesday morning.
By the time 3 p.m. rolled
around, the warnings had been
upgraded several times. The
snow was falling at a rate of
one-three inches per hour and
the wind had picked up to
about 35 miles per hour with
blowing and drifting. PSNH
was reporting that a few hundred customers had lost power
in Derry due to an accident,
and about 100 on the seacoast
region had lost power due to
the weather.
By 4 p.m. on Wednesday
Vermont’s Emergency Management officials were advising all
Vermonters to stay off the
roads as they were extremely
dangerous for traveling. “We
have activated all members of
the Vermont State Police criminal division to assist its patrol
division, putting an extra 40
troopers on the highways to
help with stranded motorists
and accidents,” said Public
Safety Commissioner Kerry
Sleeper. He said that the safest
place to be was at home. By 6
p.m., Vermont State Police
ordered tractor trailer trucks
off of Vermont’s interstates and
state roads. Several trucks had
gotten stuck in travel lanes,
and their inability to move was
making it difficult for state
snow plows to clear roadways.
At 8 p.m., several state highways in Vermont were closed,
either because of blowing snow
or tractor trailer accidents
which blocked the roads.
Throughout the day and evening, homeowners in New England were monitoring and
clearing the snow buildup on
roofs and walkways.
Friday, February 16, 2007
While significant snowstorms are expected in any
given New Hampshire winter,
it’s the amount which falls in
24-hours that closes the
schools. By Thursday morning,
there was another round of
school closings and, miraculously, schools which were delayed a mere two hours. Whitefield, Lancaster, Dalton, Jefferson were closed, as were
schools in SAU 58. Further
north, SAU 7 Superintendent
Robert Mills made the decision
to reopen the northern schools
with a two-hour delay. “The
road crews had been out most
of Wednesday and we wanted
to give them more time to clear
things up more before letting
the school buses run,” Mills
said.
Yesterday the temperature
was minus five, however the
wind chill dragged it down to
minus 28—not a very forgiving
temperature as the North
Country began digging out
starting with the front door.
The snowplows had created
chest-high snow banks at the
end of the driveways. Many
children heading to school
walked on tiny pathways to
find their way to the waiting
bus. Some drove their snowmobiles—which is not too unusual
in the North Country. Teachers
also had to make their way to
school. Art teacher Dan Wade
at the Stewartstown Community School found there was
only one way he was going to
make it to classes—by driving
a Kubota complete with a plow
out front, to work.
Over the weekend the highs
are predicted to climb to 28
degrees, a big difference from
the single numbers and belowzero wind chills which followed
the storm.
Here are the reported snowfall amounts (in inches) for
several North Country towns:
Dixville Notch, 24; Colebrook,
22; Twin Mountain, 22;
Randolph, 20; Lancaster, 19.
Some higher elevations reported over a foot and a half.
Over in Vermont, the town of
Cambridge made the weather
channels with its 30-inches of
freshly fallen white stuff.
Weather recordkeeper Charley Morgan of Clarksville reported 25 inches at his location
on Ben Young Hill. “It was a
pretty intense area of low pressure and we got hit pretty
hard,” he said. “We must have
had gusts of wind over 50 mph
(on Thursday)—it was a doozey.” Morgan noted that, because of the snowfall amounts,
the area has started to catch
up for where it should be at
this time of year.
Up ahead, that’s Colebrook about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, as the Valentine’s Day 2007 storm began
getting serious. Charles Jordan photo.
Neither sleet, nor snow, nor blizzard can keep a dedicated art teacher like Daniel Wade from his work
at Stewartstown Community School. One day following the big snow, he used his Yankee ingenuity—
and this Kubota to drive to school. Suzan DeWitt photo.
Morgan also reported that
for the current winter season
Clarksville has seen 105 inches
of snow. “We’re now close to
what we should be for this time
of year. November only produced four inches of snow while
October produced 11 inches,”
he said.
“Earlier in the season, the
storm track was too far west,
and that put us in the warm
sector. That allowed the
From the left, Indian Stream Health Center CEO Chase Mearian, Tim Scott of Leadership NH and
Executive Councilor Ray Burton meet with Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen
at a gathering of community service providers in Colebrook on Feb. 12. Donna Jordan photo.
changeover to rain and heat
and humidity and temperatures in the 40s. The arctic air
was coming over Siberia and
Canada and the western part
of the U.S. which is why we
were on the warm side,” he
explained. “During the storm
this week, in Nova Scotia the
temperature was in the 40s
and it was raining.”
Morgan said that the jet
stream changed after the first
week of January and the cold
air pouring out of Siberia into
the western half of the country
instead went over Alaska and
then headed east. “Then we got
it directly, so we’ve been getting way below average temperatures,” he said, adding,
“Now we are going to be getting
into a milder trend. You’ll notice it warming up within the
next week—though not like it
was in December when it was
in the 40s.” The warmer temperatures will persist even
though the area will be hit periodically with Alberta clippers
(including today and again this
weekend), but nothing major is
in the forecast.
Martha Wells
United States and Canada. The
Tour is sanctioned by the
World PowerSports Association, North America’s largest
and most respected organizer
and promoter of snowmobile
and ATV racing on both the
regional and national level.
This past November, Wells
received a letter from WPSA
indicating that based on her
2006 Rock Maple Racing regional standing she was eligible to compete in the women’s
stock class at the WPSA nationals. Early this season she
decided she wanted to go to
New York to try to compete at
the national level. Her goal was
simply to see if she could qualify for the final. At 14 years
old, with racers from all over
Canada and the U.S., she knew
it would be very difficult considering some of the competition was much older and far
more experienced.
The final 12 qualifiers for
Martha Wells
the main event are decided by
two qualifying races or rounds.
Each round is scored by points
based on the racers finish. In
her first round, Wells finished
a respectable third and was
happy with her performance.
In her second qualifier, she had
a great start off the line, but
was bumped in the first corner
and ended up nearly last at the
start of the race. She fought
her way through the pack to
place sixth. When the final or
main event was posted Wells
was ranked as the fifth fastest
qualifier.
Prior to the final, Wells and
her coach, Michelle Lemieux,
walked the entire track to
study the jumps, corners and
moguls for the best lines. Lemieux told her before the final
if she could put the best parts
of her first qualifier and her
second together she had the
speed and talent to win. Her
Ski-Doo mechanic checked her
sled and equipment to make
sure everything was adjusted
properly for the conditions and
in top shape.
When the green flag
dropped, Wells shot out off the
starting line first and never
looked back. A transponder
mounted on her race sled
tracked her position and lap
speeds. A review of the data
after the race showed she had
the fastest lap time on every
lap and by the time she got to
the checkered flag she had a
15-sled length lead on the second place rider. Second place
went to Jill Rutlidge from
Michigan on an Arctic-Cat and
third to Chelsea Smith from
New York on a Ski-Doo.
This is Wells’ ninth year
racing on the Rock Maple
North East Regional Snocross
series. In 2007, she advanced
up to the Women’s division
from the Junior ranks. Now, at
the half-way point in the Rock
Maple series schedule, Wells is
the points leader in the
Women’s Novice division; having won every final event to
date. For the past eight years,
Wells raced for Arctic-Cat and
toward the end of the 2006 season she was offered an opportunity to race for Ski-Doo. It was
a tough decision to leave Arctic-Cat, but after testing on the
Ski-Doo race sled she knew
that the sled was the best fit
for her racing style. The ontrack support from Ski-Doo
was also a big plus in her decision. During the summer,
Wells was selected as a member of the Ski-Doo X-Team for
snocross and signed a contract
for the 2007 season.
Wells was sponsored by SkiDoo, Bohne Stock Performance,
DaSilva Motorsports, Quint
Boisvert Racing, Spy Goggles,
Klim Boots and Amsoil. She
meets with her coach and
trainer one evening a week.
Trainer Michelle Lemieux, a
native of St. Johnsbury, Vt., is
a former WPSA women’s runner-up world champion, having
raced a number of years for
Ski-Doo. Wells’ typical week is
two nights at the gym, one
night of practice and then leaving Colebrook on Friday for the
races and returning on Sunday
night.
Wish List
The race starts with Martha Wells on 77c. Photo courtesy Extreme Exposures, Albany, N.Y.
Still more ideas include cell
phone or broadband service,
look at a town manager or town
administrator position, take
over First Lake Dam before it is
turned into a conservation
easement, create a recreation
department for the town’s children, establish a multi-use trail
along the Connecticut River,
repair the Bacon Street bridge,
finish and reinstitute the old
Heritage Trail, more equipment
and manpower for the police
department, including a secretary, a new information center,
forming a regional school, fix
the town beach and replace old
town water lines. This is not
even the complete list that we
received here at the Chronicle.
At last night’s meeting, residents discussed creating a vision statement for the town
which could be used on welcome signs and town letterhead. Some of the ideas for a
vision statement thus far include, “Pittsburg: an affordable
community where you recreation dreams become enjoyable
memories.” The key words that
have been used to describe the
town are “affordable, dreams,
memories, community, career,
recreation, enjoyable, service
and opportunities.” One of the
issues the group has discussed
is the change in weather
trends—bringing milder winters and less snow in a winter
season—and the impact this
change in weather patterns is
having on the economy.
The planning group would
like to have something to present to voters at March Town
Meeting with a goal of involving as many as possible to be
proactive in the town’s future.
Town
COLEBROOK
PLANNING BOARD
Nov.6, 2006
(Continued)
Frederick E. Tillotson—8foot extension to south side of
garden shed at their residence
at 111 Munn Road (R12 Lot
138A). Lamontagne made a
motion to approve the permit;
Bean seconded and all present
agreed. Approved.
Fernand Beloin – 12-foot by
16-foot shed on his property on
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Stevens Hill Road (R5 Lot 13).
McKinnon made a motion to
approve the permit; Ippolito
seconded and all present
agreed. Approved.
Colebrook Downtown Development Association—
Multiple additions to the building at One Carriage Lane, formerly known as the Grange
Hall (U8 Lot 61). These additions consisted of an elevator
and fireproof stairs on the west
Police And Fire Reports
SNOWMOBILE MISHAP
IN CLARKSVILLE
About 10 a.m. on Saturday
morning, Feb. 10, N.H. Fish
and Game received a report of
a snowmobile accident which
was approximately two-and-ahalf miles from the junction of
Cedar Stream Road and the
Pisgah Loop in Clarksville.
Robert Mueller, 65, of New
York City, who told officials he
is an experienced rider, went
off the trail on a sharp corner
while driving his Ski-Doo GSX
600. His machine went down
into a ditch and struck an embankment. Mueller was thrown
from the machine, which then
continued on a short distance
before coming to rest against a
fallen tree. The machine sustained minor damage and was
able to be driven away from the
scene by another rider.
Mueller suffered internal
injuries to his chest and was
taken by Pittsburg Fire and
Rescue sled back to Cedar
Stream Road, where the Dhart
helicopter was waiting. Mueller
was flown to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook where he waited for a
couple hours before being
transferred to DartmouthHitchcock in Lebanon. The
flight was grounded during
that time due to weather conditions.
N.H. Fish and Game Conservation Officer Chris Egan
said that the accident was
called in at Young’s Store in
Pittsburg by a rider from Mueller’s party. “A lot of credit goes
to the Pittsburg Fire and Rescue and their sled and the
DHART helicopter crew—what
a great resource it is to have
them,” said Egan. “In the case
that someone is involved in an
accident that involves a critical
injury, it saves valuable time.
From the landing zone in
Clarksville to UCVH was six
minutes,” he said. “Compared
to a transport over land I
would venture it saved close to
an hour.”
On Saturday evening Mueller was listed in fair condition
at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and
has since been released.
—Donna Jordan
PITTSBURG POLICE
On Feb. 9, at 2 a.m., Richard
McKinnon, 34, of Pittsburg was
operating a 2005 Dodge Ram
pickup southbound on Route 3
near the Spruce Cone Cabins
when he lost control of his vehicle, which slid across the roadway, striking a telephone pole
and snapping it in two. Pittsburg Police Chief Richard Lapoint said that the vehicle sustained moderate damage, and
that McKinnon left the accident scene and was taken by a
passerby to his residence on
Gray Road. The Pittsburg Police Dept. was called to the
scene at around 6:30 a.m.;
McKinnon called to report the
accident around 6:45 a.m. Chief
Lapoint stated that McKinnon
was subsequently arrested and
charged with conduct after an
accident. He was released on
bail and is scheduled to appear
in Colebrook District Court on
March 1.
On Feb. 11, at 2:30 p.m.,
Lawrence Blakely, 42, of Pittsburg was operating a 2006
Ford pickup and was backing
out of the parking lot of the
Pittsburg Trading Post when
his vehicle struck a parked
2002 Audi which was parked
across the street. The owner of
the Audi, Seimir Hotilovac, 26,
of Manchester was sitting in
the vehicle at the time of the
collision, and it sustained a
broken passenger-side mirror
and a dent in the right front
passenger door; only minor
damage was done to the
Blakely vehicle. There were no
injuries, and both vehicles were
able to be driven from the
scene.
COLEBROOK FIRE DEPT.
On Feb. 7, at 5:35 p.m., firefighters were called to the Andrew Pearson residence in Dixville for a chimney fire. Colebrook Fire Dept. Information
Officer Mike Pearson reported
that the chimney was “really
cooking when we arrived,” and
the situation was under control
quickly and the chimney
cleaned out. A small amount of
smoke was dispersed, and no
damage was found.
On Feb. 9, at 9:30 a.m., de-
By Bud Hikel
partment members went to the
Mohawk Cabins on Route 26
for a routine chimney fire. Personnel cleaned out the chimney, and no damage was found.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On Feb. 8, at 8:23 a.m.,
Meghan Knapper, 19, of Colebrook was operating a Ford
sedan on Route 3 in Columbia
when she “lost control of the
vehicle she was driving on
snow- and ice-covered roadway,” reported N.H. State
Trooper Jesse Sherrill, and the
vehicle struck some guardrails.
Knapper was uninjured; the
vehicle was able to be driven
from the scene.
That afternoon, at 5:44 p.m.,
Guy Gingues, 37, of Berlin
“reported his ATV stolen from
his lot on Brooks Park Road in
Stewartstown,” reported
Trooper Jimmy Crossley, who
said that the case is under investigation.
On Feb. 10, at 9:49 a.m.,
Michael Brauer, 49, of Stratford reported to state police an
incident of sworn falsification/
false documentation. Trooper
Joshua McCarthy said that the
incident is under investigation.
BEECHER FALLS
FIRE DEPT.
Beecher Falls Fire Chief
Steve Young reported a quiet
week for his crew, with only
three calls reported.
On Feb. 13, two medical
emergencies were handled: at
8:30 a.m. in West Stewartstown; and at 8:30 p.m., in Canaan, Vt.
On Feb. 14, at 8 a.m., firefighters were called to 1961
River Road in Beecher Falls,
Vt., for a chimney fire. Chief
Young said that the fire was
routine, department members
took pipes apart and cleaned
them, and no damage was
found.
IMPROVING EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
As part of an effort to help
North Country law enforcement agencies and fire-rescue
departments gain access to
critical radio channels and freContinued on page 11)
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
A Village With A View...
With all the recent discussion about a “View Tax,”
Parker Hicks wonders what’s ahead for Colebrook, in
view of our sign…
With the aid of a little computer photoshop work, he
came up with the suggested update below showing
how the sign may need to read in the future if some
folks have it their way….
This photo comes from the March 1970 issue of Civic. The original caption reads: “Colebrook’s undefeated Pee-Wee Team with 10 victories to their credit and the only team without a loss in the North
Country Junior League Basketball program. Kneeling, from left, Jeffrey Dustin, David King, Pat Gorman, James Keach, Mark Biron and Bret Gleason. Back, Roger Griffin, Coach Richard Cross, Nathan
Porter, Donald Hibbard, Danny Edwards, Randy Sambito and Bradley Bean.”
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Letter to the Editor:
This is to remind all the
taxpayers it is that time of
year. The annual school meeting in Colebrook will be on
March 7, the reason being that
there is a possibility of a play
off game that Tuesday and the
School Board wants you at the
meeting. Town meeting is on
March 13.
We all need to be at both
meetings; a handful of voters
does not cut the tax rates.
Please mark your calendars
and make it a date; an hour or
two from your busy schedules
can make all the difference in
your taxes.
We hope to see everyone
present—we make the decisions, the boards are there to
answer and advise.
Sandra Riendeau
Colebrook
Letter to the Editor:
By now, it should be widely
known that the N.H. Fish and
Game Dept. is facing some very
tough financial times. The
question facing our elected legislators now is how do we address this problem? Do we give
the department more money?
And if so, where should it come
from? This is the discussion
going on in Concord at this
very time.
Before we can answer that
question, we have to decide if
the job the N.H. Fish and
Game Dept. is doing is worth
it. I can’t answer for the re-
mainder of the state, but here
in the North Country I feel we
are getting maximum “bang”
for our buck. Our game wardens are doing a fine job. If we
could afford it, I think there
should be more. The Lancaster
office only has five biologists on
staff, two for fisheries and
three for wildlife. The job they
do is often unseen by us, but I
feel confident they are doing an
admirable job with the limited
resources they have. Their performance is not the issue.
The real issue is that sportsmen are picking up the entire
tab for everything they do.
Lord knows game wardens are
pulled every which way but
loose in attempting to do everything required of them. And
who pays the entire tab for
this? We, the sportsmen, do!
Who pays for nuisance animal
complaints? Sportsmen. Who
pays for trespassing complaints, lands sportsmen can’t
legally access? Sportsmen. Who
pays for hikers getting hurt or
lost on the mountains of the
National Forest. And how
many of these people buy either hunting or fishing licenses? Yeah, you get the picture.
Right now there are several
bills in our state legislature to
address these funding problems. One is to give the Fish
and Game Dept. four percent of
the State Room and Meals tax.
Please let your voice be heard
in support of this bill. This is
one way in which all those who
come to New Hampshire to
view the wildlife and natural
beauty our state has to offer
can provide some monies that
can rightly be diverted to the
Fish and Game. These people
currently contribute nothing to
the expenses incurred by the
Fish and Game Dept., yet they
drain their financial resources.
This is a fair and equitable way
to take money out of their
pocket to solve the funding
crisis. And since it’s already a
tax they pay, it will cost them
nothing above what they are
already paying from their own
pocketbook.
Please cast your support to
another bill addressing Search
and Rescue Expenses. Currently, Search and Rescue is
paid for by one dollar coming
out of boat and OHRV registration. Not too many boaters or
ATVers being rescued on the
National Forest. And hunters
and fishermen, don’t think
you’re not being charged. When
the game wardens we are paying for with hunting/fishing
licenses are up in the mountains carrying off an injured
hiker, they are not doing the
job we hired them for. If they
are on a Search and Rescue
mission, they are not protecting our precious natural resources like we would expect.
Thankfully, Senator Gallus
has heard our voices. He has
introduced a bill requiring the
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federal government to pay the
costs of all rescues performed
on their lands. What a nobrainer! Think about it. The
federal government pays no
state or local taxes. Then they
turn around and require us to
buy a 20 dollar “Recreational”
pass to use our lands—lands
we already purchased with our
tax dollars. And then they turn
around and demand that you,
the New Hampshire sports-
men, pay the tab for rescues
that rarely involve our residents. And who feels this burden the heaviest? Yeah, you
guessed it.
So please, now is the time to
make your voice heard. If you
sit back and don’t get involved,
you will have nobody to blame
but yourselves when we return
to the status quo. But if you do
get involved we can take the
burden off our shoulders and
place it where it rightfully belongs. Call Senator Gallus and
thank him for his initiative.
David Canter, President
Androscoggin Valley
Fish and Game Association
Outdoors
AUSTIN’S BENEFIT RIDE
FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS
The 2007 Austin’s Snowmobile Ride For Cystic Fibrosis, a
30-mile ride based out of the
Colebrook Country Club in
Colebrook, is quickly becoming
a must ride for all snowmobilers. Another exciting part of
the ride is that out-of-state
registered sleds now have the
option to ride for the day with a
waived New Hampshire registration fee.
Scheduled for Feb. 24, the
third annual Austin’s Snowmobile Ride For CF benefits the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and
the fight to cure CF—our nation’s most common genetic
disease. Today, more than 10
million people—one in 31
Americans—are unknowing,
symptomless carriers of this
defective gene. Currently, there
is no cure.
Along with an impressive
history of progress being made
in CF research, the CF Foundation has received consistent
recognition as a leader among
health charities. SmartMoney,
the magazine of the Wall
Street Journal, cited the CF
Foundation for its efficiency in
operating as a non-profit organization. SmartMoney listed
the CF Foundation as the number one health research charity
in the country.
“Austin’s ride has become
very popular among the snowmobile community all over New
England,” said Lisa Babaian,
Executive Director of the
Northern New England Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “With the option for
out-of-state snowmobilers to be
able to participate, it's a great
way for local and non-local riders to take advantage of the
beautiful New Hampshire
trails.”
Riders participating in Austin’s Ride For CF will be
treated to a fantastic ride, a
great barbeque lunch provided
by the Colebrook Ski-Bees, a
goodie bag and a silent auction
with lots of great items. It’s
also an opportunity to win
prizes, make new friends and
impact the lives of thousands of
individuals battling this devastating disease. There is room
for more riders and trail
marker sponsors. Organizers
encourage teams of riders and
are happy to help secure lodging in the area. There will be a
prize for the largest team of
riders.
For more information on
how you can register, volunteer
or get involved with Austin’s
Ride and the quest to cure CF,
call 1-800-757-0203.
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While my wife and I were
having lunch today we could
look out the window and see
snowmobiles coming from what
used to be the Frizzell farm.
They were going both ways.
Some were probably headed for
Kelsea Notch and some may
have been going to the Balsams
Ski Area to get their lunch.
When I was working at the
Balsams, a lot of them stopped
there to buy their lunch and
rest up for a few minutes.
My folks moved to Bungy in
1930 on the farm that used to
be owned by Tom Shattack
years ago. The Frechettes live
there now. Henry Greer lived
up on top of the hill on the
farm that used to be the Guy
Cole Farm. The old-timers used
to say he had the best driving
horses in town, and one of the
best sleighs for winter use. He
also had a very nice singlehorse wagon to use in the summer. Martha Long lives there
now.
After us kids got acquainted
with the Greer children, they
used to come down visiting. In
the winter, when the sliding
was good, we would go out,
take our sleds, walk up the
Cole Hill and slide down.
Henry Greer made his son,
Henry, Jr., a travis sled. It
looked just like the sleds the
farmers used to haul their milk
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on, only it didn’t have side
boards. Sometimes the Greer
children would come down to
our place on a Saturday afternoon. If my mother wasn’t too
busy cooking, we would have a
singing bee. We had an organ
and my mother would play the
organ and everyone sang or
tried to. Our mother had a good
singing voice. Also my sister
June has a good voice for singing.
Someone said there are
three types of biofuels: ethanol,
biodiesel and methane. I have
noticed since there are more
snowmobiles every weekend,
the price of gas has gone up.
Someone is making a few bucks
but it is not me.
I saw some great horses last
night on TV from Nebraska.
Some people were riding
horses, and some of the larger
ones were used to pull wagons.
They also showed young girls
and boys trying to lasso a small
calf. The calf was running
around the ring real fast. Some
of them got the rope on a calf
and some didn’t.
Saturday night we listened
to some good dance music and
watched the people dance. It
was fun to watch them dance
the polka.
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corn, peaches, gingerbread.
Thursday, Feb. 22: Ham and
scalloped potatoes, carrots,
fruit cup (Colebrook’s B-Day
celebration and penny sale—
come early if participating in
penny sale; lunch is served at
11:30). Friday, Feb. 23: Griddle
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It Was
Only Yesterday
By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
ELSEIA’S BIRTHDAY
It seems like everyone has
been wishing for more snow
and colder weather and now we
have it. The last of January
and the first of February have
certainly been cold and there is
enough snow and perhaps more
to come.
Elseia’s birthday is Feb. 2
and she is perhaps the hardest
lady to buy for that I know.
She wants so little and loves so
much. Our children have made
sure we wanted for nothing.
She loves books and can only
read for a short time. She
needs large print as I do. Frontier novels have long been my
choice and Louis L’Amour being my favorite, as I have said
before.
Bud Hulse, having been a
great researcher, has been kind
enough to share a good deal of
former industries of the North
Country, which usually ad-
hered to the Connecticut River
and the Mohawk Rivers and
the streams that flow into
them. The many mills that
used waterpower were built
and were part of the North
Country’s economy. The starch
mills and the sawmills now
long gone may have been those
most often used because of the
availability of potatoes and
lumber. There was always a
market for these products and
some, like Hicks Lumber, still
carry the family name. In the
early 1900s, the auto industry
and gasoline sales crowded out
many of the business sites and
the mills fell by the wayside.
The lumber barons were followed by the pulp cutters and
the small sawmills. The potato
farmers who for 50 or 60 years
tried unsuccessfully to compete
with the western milk and
their lower prices. The three
creameries, Hood, Whiting and
New England Dairies, competed for the ever-dwindling
number of farmers producing
raw milk. Hood and Whiting
finally closed their doors in
Colebrook leaving only United
Farmers, the heir to New England Dairies, who finally
merged with Agrimark and the
creameries in Colebrook were
done. The price of milk has
never been enough so the small
farmer could survive.
Although I have said all
this before, the awful waste in
Iraq of our soldiers and the
direct loss of all our resources
makes one wonder if our children and grandchildren will
live to pay this awful debt. The
effects of global warming are
becoming more and more evident. This and the fight against
terror in our own country
should be our focus.
Don Souder—Owner
6 Route 145
Colebrook, NH 03576
[email protected]
Store: (603) 237-8224
Fax: (603) 237-5737
Home: (603) 246-3586
Cell: (603) 264-0922
Northwoods Echoes
By Richard E. Pinette
YOU CAN TELL
BY THE HAT
For fear of being branded a
“greenhorn,” no respectable
outdoorsman would dare to go
out into the woodlands or on
the waters while wearing a
hat that was new. For that
reason, most sportsmen own
an assortment of hats...or is it
the hats that own the sportsmen?
At the height of the summer season, the large sporting
goods outlet on Errol’s Main
Street is a great place to watch
the parade of wild outdoorsmen hats which cover the pate
of the countless downstaters.
It is both interesting and great
fun to try to guess which of the
hat wearers are the seasoned
anglers and which are the neophytes.
There are hats of every
style, from the Texas Stetson,
pullovers, baseball variety and
the fancy expensive sportsmen’s hats with a special band
above the brim for the holding
of assorted artificial flies.
Some of the hats hold more
decorations than a five-star
general wears on his chest. It
is relatively easy to single out
the novice fishermen. They are
the ones wearing the hats
adorned with two dozen flies
or more. They could not identify more than two of the flies
if their life depended on it,
much less use them in a way
that would fool even the
dumbest fish to take their offering. Some wear the fancy
fishing vests with more than a
dozen pockets of various sizes.
Just what in heck the wearer
plans to carry in all these pockets is a mystery to us, unless it
is to place the fish of various
sizes which they hope to catch
into the special pockets.
Then there are the fancy
waders, those expensive rubber
boots with pants attached.
They are undoubtedly designed
after ladies pantyhose. There
was a time when river fishing
was done from the banks, but
now the anglers wade right out
to the fish at midstream where
they stand up to their armpits
in the waters. This must surely
provide a great entertainment
for the fish.
But back to hats again. This
writer does not do a lot of fishing, but he does own an assortment of woodland hats. To tell
the truth, we do not wear most
of them, but they are like old
friends. Now and then our missus threatens to get rid of
them, but this hack clings to
each one. Our boating hat is an
old baseball cap which has
blown over the side a number
of times, but always retrieved.
That cap always feels just
right. Each time it was partially dried from the handle
end of an oar and then propped
atop this writer’s head to complete the drying to the exact
shape of our noggin. That hat
has been handled by hands
that were covered with fish
slime and fly dope. That is
what gives it character. The
true anglers refuse to wear the
real fancy and expensive fisher-
men’s hats and they wouldn't
be caught dead wearing one of
the L.L. Bean vests.
The true anglers are easy to
pick out from the parade of
hats as they emerge from the
big store. They are the ones
wearing an old and inexpensive
felt hat with perhaps two or
three artificial flies attached.
They fail to stand out in the
march of hats, but they are the
ones who really know how to
catch fish.
There is nothing like an
overzealous female on a cleaning spree to end a relationship
with a hat. Wives have been
known to pick up a perfectly
seasoned hat (while wearing
gloves, of course) and to throw
it into the rubbish can. Equally
as bad are the wives who drop
the hat into the washing machine, with soap.
Novice anglers usually manage to hook their own hat while
casting with a large lure, or
they have the hat swiped from
their head by a fishing buddy
in the same boat while executing a back cast. Most outdoorsmen like to shape the brim of
their hat to reflect their individuality. That is accomplished
by wetting the brim and shaping it into that “just right” curl.
For caps with a bill, it is the
bill which makes a statement.
When rolled just right, it gives
that suave and debonair look.
This is best done by rolling the
wet bill over a beer can which
can be found wherever fishermen are found. A Coca-Cola
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North Country Photo Album
Country Club Was Place To Be For Winter Carnival
Photos by Charles Jordan
The Brady team always makes for a fine picture.
Some of the entries in the Cardboard Box Derby line up.
Left photo: Participants in the Little Jack Frost/Little Miss Snowflake Pageant were Eve ShawWhite, Joey Didsbury (winner) and Cheyenne Ricker (winner). Right photo: Snow carving requires
care.
Key Club students test their skills at Bocce.
Getting ready to take part in a little snowshoe racing in the early afternoon.
That’s Colebrook Kiwanian Roland Cotnoir showing his Berlin
counterparts how to do it.
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Community News
“WAY OFF BROADWAY”
CONCERT MARCH 2
“Way Off Broadway," a Winter Warmers concert favorite,
will be held at 7 p.m. on March
2, at Le Rendez-Vous Bakery
and Cafe on Colebrook’s Main
Street. The dessert service,
donated by proprietors Verlaine Daeron and Marc Ounis,
will begin at 6:30. Seating will
not begin until 6:20 to allow
time for set up.
Performers include Dick
Beauregard, Andrew Coons,
Mindy Marquis, Melanie Reese
and accompanist Bud Hikel.
On the program are numbers
from “Oklahoma,” “Phantom Of
The Opera,” “Grease” and
“Mamma Mia,” based on the
songs of Abba, among many
others.
The concert was originally
planned for later in the series,
but has been switched with the
piano concert due to the availability of performers. All tickets sold for the “Way Off
Broadway” concert to date will
be honored at the door on
March 2.
The March 16 Winter
Warmers production will be
“Fondly Folk” featuring the
group The Folk Tree, followed
on March 30 by “Mostly Mozart,” an evening of classicals
with wind and string instruments. The concert series will
conclude on April 6 with
“Tickled Ivories” featuring the
piano with music from a variety of genres.
Tickets for all these concerts
may be purchased at Lazerworks Radio Shack in Colebrook. The cost is $12 each and
includes the dessert service. Proceeds go to the Great
North Woods Center For The
Arts.
MOHAWK GRANGE HOSTS
YOUTH NIGHT FEB. 19
Mohawk Grange will host
its annual Youth Night on
Monday, Feb. 19, from 7-9
p.m., at the Grange Hall on
East Colebrook Road. There
will be games, a “make your
own sub sandwich” bit, along
with other good food and a
brief Grange meeting so those
attending can get a good
glimpse of what Grange is
about. Members hope to see
you there.
INDIAN STREAM
SCHOOLHOUSE BOARD
The Indian Stream Historic
Schoolhouse Project (ISHSP) in
Pittsburg has formed a nonprofit organization to conduct
programming at the one-room
historic schoolhouse that is
being restored on Tabor Road
in Pittsburg.
Five local board members
have volunteered to oversee the
activities of the project and
assist with development of the
programs. They are Bernice S.
Fish, former student of the
schoolhouse and active member
of the Pittsburg Historical Society; Mark Ekberg, Pittsburg
School Principal; Lisa Savard,
owner of Lopstick/Magalloway
Lodge and Cabins; John Riff,
Attorney; and Roy Amey, local
businessman and ISHSP founder.
When signing on as a director of the ISHSP, Bernice Fish
provided a 1925 photo of her
and two schoolmates in the
snowcovered schoolyard. Lisa
Savard is searching the Internet for maps, inkwells and
other items to furnish the
schoolhouse for programs that
will allow local schoolchildren
to experience an early 1900s
one-room schoolhouse. Roy
Amey is identifying and contacting former students to provide their memories of attending the school to pass along to
future generations.
The ISHSP was formed to
provide local program development leadership and help secure funding for educational
opportunities for local schoolchildren to experience a realistic enactment of their heritage—attending school in the
early 1900s. In addition, the
ISHSP will explore other opportunities to share the schoolhouse’s and the area’s controversial political and rich economic history as a tourism and
historic venue.
Pittsburg town records indicate that the Indian Stream
Schoolhouse on Tabor Road
was built in 1897 and operational until 1939. In 1897, the
Left photo: Albert Bergeron received a medal at the Firefighters' Ride-in and Poker Run for traveling
the furthest by car. Bergeron and his family traveled 260 miles from Massachusetts. His daughter,
Alicia, age 5, also received a medal for being the youngest to ride the entire route. Right photo: Donny
Hibbard of Stewartstown and his snowmobile buddy "Buzz” were both wearing poker faces as they
waited to see if they'd brought in a good hand. Brenda Kenney photos.
Volunteers Rick Bailey, Ben Lemay, Chris Bissonnette, Keenan Carney, Brian Bissonnette, Kendall
Wheeler, Angela Wheeler and Dana Masters quickly opened and checked cards, looking for winning
hands at the North Country Firefighters Poker Run. Brenda Kenney photo.
Left photo: Last Friday night, the Community Room at the Colebrook Public Library saw a very successful Father-Daughter Night, sponsored by the Colebrook Recreation
Dept. Right photo: Getting in on the Father-Daughter Night fun are, from the left, Marc Hibbard, Rick Siewierski, Taylor Siewierski and Melaney Hibbard. Charles Jordan
photos.
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Community News
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CPR Instructors Ginger Wharem and Sheila Macie, standing, instruct a class of HOAP members at
Tuesday’s Healthy HOAP Day at the Monadnock Congregational Church. Charles Jordan photo.
Pittsburg selectmen voted to
buy the land and allocate $175
to pay for the fixtures and furnishings in the Indian Stream
Schoolhouse. In November
1897, Willie Judd was given
$50 of town funds for the purchase of the Indian Stream and
Danforth Schoolhouse bells.
The Danforth School’s bell purchased in 1897 and donated by
Virginia Brown of Pittsburg,
was installed in the Indian
Stream Schoolhouse in November 2006.
Of the nine original Pittsburg District schoolhouses at
the turn of the century in 1900,
the Indian Stream schoolhouse
is the only schoolhouse from
this era that is being restored.
The restoration and collection
of historic furnishings, books,
clocks, maps, period photos of
students and teachers, and
recollections of the former students that include period photos are being readied for dis-
play at the rededication event
this summer.
Local residents who have
information, photos or items
from the 1800s and early 1900s
Pittsburg schoolhouses are
urged to contact ISHSP Board
members to contribute to this
local historical preservation
and community education initiative.
EXTENSION FORAGE
CROP PROGRAM
Alternative Forage Crops is
the focus of this year’s managing risk program by UNH Cooperative Extension. It will be
held at the Eastgate Motor Inn
and Restaurant on Route 302
in Littleton from 10 a.m. to
2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Heather Darby an Agronomist/Soils Specialist at University of Vermont Extension will
talk about the challenges and
opportunities for organic grain
production in the North Country. Farmers considering tran-
Pianist Sarah Counter and vocalist Jordan Phinney opened the
2007 Winter Warmers concert series last Friday at the Le RendezVous Bakery in Colebrook with a jazz program. The series continues tonight with the sold-out “Celtic Consort.” Charles Jordan
photo.
sitioning to organic milk production or growing forage crops
to support this developing opportunity are especially encouraged to attend.
Paul Salon, Plant Material
Specialist of NRCS’s Big Flats,
N.Y., research center will look
at Alternative Hay and Pasture
grasses that might improve
local forage production. They
may be just the answer to a
crop year with either too much
or too little rain.
A review of how to certify
organic crops and a farmer/
research panel will round out
the day’s activities. For more
information and registration
information contact the Coös
County UNH Cooperative Extension office at 788-4961.
The day’s program has been
granted 1.5 Pesticide License
certification credit by the
NHDA and 1.0 by the VTDA.
COÖS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
All week residents made
and sent Valentines, some to
the veterans’ hospital. There
was a wonderful lively exercise
group on Monday morning during balloon volleyball. Residents gathered in the afternoon
to play Presidential Trivia.
.Boys from Camp E-TohAnee visited on the third floor
on Tuesday, played cards and
sang, accompanied by guitar.
Evelyn Jordan won the Blackout game at Bingo and Elaine
Bishop came in first when residents exercised with beanbag
toss. Rev. Al Bunnell and Rev.
Gary Clark both conducted
church services this week and
volunteer Gloria Parkhurst
played hymns on the piano.
Second-floor residents smelled
the delicious aroma of bread
baking all day on Tuesday and
sampled it on Wednesday.
Three-South residents made
bread and ate it together too.
After supper on Tuesday night,
residents gathered to reminisce
about survival: growing up
without TV, seatbelts, storebought toys and food or much
money.
Three-South residents ate
lunch together on Friday and
enjoyed homemade corn chowder. Residents and staff members brought antique and new
dolls to exhibit on Friday afterContinued on page 11)
Community News
noon. They had a wonderful
time holding and examining
the rag dolls and looking at the
exquisite porcelain ones. Special Care Unit residents made
rice pudding and ate it together.
Ed Crawford and Elizabeth
Washburn played old popular
songs all afternoon Saturday.
Many residents had a wonderful time singing along.
HOST A NEW YORK CITY
CHILD THIS SUMMER
Your backyard could be a
summertime oasis to an innercity child. Many Fresh Air children have never left New York
City. Visiting a host family
gives these children a chance to
run through freshly cut grass,
skip over a sparkler and watch
the night sky fill with stars.
Close to 5,000 New York City
children visit volunteer host
families in the Northeast for
two weeks or longer each summer through the Fresh Air
Fund’s Friendly Town program. As a host, you can help
more children from low-income
neighborhoods in New York
City experience the simple
summer pleasures of Great
North Woods.
“Hosting has changed our
lives. It is fantastic for my children to welcome a child into
our house and form a friendship. Our Fresh Air child adds
a little more spark to the
household,” explained one host
parent. Many families find
their hosting experiences so
rewarding that over 65 percent
of all children are reinvited to
stay with host families, year
after year. This year, the Fresh
Air Fund needs more families
to volunteer as hosts for the
Friendly Town program. There
are no financial requirements,
and the host family can choose
the age and gender of their
visitor. First-time visitors
range in age from six to 12 and
can be invited back through
The Fund until age 18.
Take the opportunity to
learn more about the Fresh Air
Fund and hosting a child this
summer. Contact Linda Rod at
586-4483, call the fund at 1800-367-0003 or visit the fund’s
website at www.freshair.org.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
Canaan Seniors had dinner
on Wednesday at the American
Legion Hall, with Carolyn and
Brad Brooks, Arnold Goodrum
and Pauli Gilbert entertaining
them. Bingo was enjoyed. The
50/50 was won by Althea
Madore and Jean Claude
Madore. Three boxes of chocolates were won by Roger Roy,
Penny Therrien and Fred Cunningham.
The menu for Feb. 21 is
American chop suey, coleslaw,
rolls and lemon squares.
AMERICAN NORTHLAND
LEGION POST 47
On Saturday evening,
a
delicious beef stew supper
was cooked and served by
auxiliary members Billie
Brockney, Donna Allen, Dianne Rancourt and Legionnaire Wilman “Bill” Allen, who
Police, Fire
was a big help. They had
a great penny sale, with Lynda
Gaudette winning the door
prize, who by the way also won
the 50/50 drawing. The Auxiliary presented Lynda with a
gift certificate in appreciation of her making her famous
“whoopie pies” for Bingo every
other week.
BERIT TO KEYNOTE
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Kari Berit will give the keynote at this years’ “Women’s
Health Conference: Life,
Laughter and Endless Possibilities” held at the Balsams in
March. Her presentation entitled “Help! I’m Turning into my
Mother” will offer participants
a fresh perspective on things
we choose to take and reject
from our mother as we age.
Berit is a national presenter
in the field of aging and author
of The Unexpected Caregiver:
How Boomers Can Keep Mom
and Dad Active, Safe and Independent. As a guest speaker for
industry associations and business groups, Kari has instructed thousands, nationwide, on living fully engaged
throughout life.
Berit provides “ageassertive” strategies for dealing
with the issues facing seniors
and their adult children
through her two most popular
presentations, “Act Your Age
Smarts” and “Age In Motion.”
“Act Your Age Smarts” offers
caregiving solutions for Baby
Boomers and their parents.
Berit believes that aging doesn’t have to be traumatic or terrifying, but this depends on
how people adjust to the realities involved. By addressing
some tough questions such as
“will there be enough money to
live comfortably?” Berit helps
others consider the full range
of options and assists in making plans the entire family can
support. “Age In Motion” provides simples exercises that
can help you grow a stronger
mind, think more clearly and
forget less. Berit shows you
how to exercise your gray matter and have fun doing it. Participants learn how to stimulate your memory, understand
the power of your brain and
how to cultivate a more creative mind.
The 2007 Women’s Conference will be held Friday, March
30, at the Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch. Registrations are $55 and include
workshop selections, Balsams
lunch buffet, exhibitors, health
screenings and raffle prizes.
For further information, contact Rachel Manners, Week
Echoes
can would somehow not produce the same look.
It has been said that
“clothes make the man.” If such
be the case, does it not follow
that the hat makes the outdoorsman? If some of the wearers of the super fancy hats only
knew.
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Kari Berit will give the keynote
at this year’s Women’s Health
Conference at the Balsams.
Medical Center Community
Outreach, at 788-5277 email,
R a c h e l . R . M a n n e r s @ h i t c hcock.org or visit Weeks Medical
Center website at www.weeks.hitchcock.org and click on Community Outreach, Health and
Wellness Conferences.
quencies, on Feb. 13 U.S. Sen.
John Sununu secured Senate
Commerce Committee approval
of an amendment that requires
the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) to examine
the application process for public safety radio licenses near
our international borders.
The measure, which he introduced with Senator Maria
Cantwell (D-WA), was incorporated into a manager’s amendment package and adopted to
S. 385, the Interoperable Emergency Communications Act.
That bill, which the Committee
approved by voice vote, lays out
how $1 billion in funding to
support interoperability communications will be disbursed
to public safety agencies nationwide.
Law enforcement and other
emergency personnel in northern New Hampshire have been
prevented from accessing radio
channels and frequencies as an
unintended consequence of a
licensing approval process that
has resulted from diplomatic
agreements between the
United States and Canada. The
two countries coordinate on
radio licensing in border areas.
Radio channel and frequency spectrum in the northern parts of the state overlap
with portions of Canada. Public
safety radio systems are governed by bilateral agreements
between the United States and
Canada. In accordance with
terms negotiated by the State
Dept., each nation submits
radio spectrum requests to its
neighbor for review, providing
an opportunity to determine
whether the frequencies will
cause harmful interference.
Sununu’s amendment takes
into consideration the fact that
the current approval process
for American-initiated requests
averages one to three years,
with many rejected because of
objections by the Canadian
government. His measure calls
on the FCC to work with the
Dept. of State, Dept. of Homeland Security and the Office of
Management and Budget to
examine the application process, and report to the Commerce Committee on its findings within 90 days of enactment. The amendment also
looks at rejection rates for Canadian applications for frequencies and channels.
With committee approval of
S. 385, the legislation now
moves to the full Senate for
consideration.
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OTHER SERVICES: Kathy Lovell, MS, LADC, Alcohol and Drug Counselor,
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Walk-in appointments accommodated in most cases
Income-based sliding fee schedule available
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Education
NHTI ANNOUNCES
DEAN’S LIST
The N. H. Technical Institute of Concord has announced
that Christine Howland of
Pittsburg has been named to
the Dean’s List in recognition
of academic achievement.
Howland is working toward an
Associate in Science in General
Studies.
NHCTC ANNOUNCES
FALL HONORS
The N. H. Community Technical College of Laconia has
announced that Lindsie Lemieux of Colebrook is on the
President’s List, designating a
3.75 grade point average or
above, the highest honor a student can achieve. Lemieux is
studying early childhood education.
AREA STUDENTS NAMED
TO DEANS LIST AT LSC
Area students have been
named to the dean’s list for the
fall semester at Lyndon State
College. For inclusion on the
Dean’s List, a student must
have completed at least 12
graded credits with no incomplete or failing grades and a
minimum grade-point average
of 3.50.
Karen Belknap of Bloom-
Town
field, Jennnifer Lyons and
Amanda Woodard of Colebrook
and Eric Phillips of Canaan,
Vt., all achieved this honor.
They are among only 172 or
about 12 percent of Lyndon
students who achieved this
honor last fall.
STEWARTSTOWN
SCHOOL BOARD
The Stewartstown School
Board met on Jan. 10, 200y.
Present were board members
Donna Marshall, Lisa Young
and Philip Pariseau; Principal
Daphne Berntsen; Robert
Mills, Cheryl Covill and
Theresa Lord of SAU 7. The
meeting was called to order at
6 p.m.
Special Reports: A preschool
student who turns three in
March has moved to Stewartstown and it will become the
district’s responsibility to pay
educational costs on that date.
School Administrator’s Report: Principal Daphne Berntsen reported that the enrollment is up to 81 students. The
after-school program was to
begin the following week. The
National Assessment of Educational Progress testing will be
Jan. 24 for Grade 4. The Wellness Dinner will be Jan. 11,
from 5-7 p.m. Regarding Title I
Midyear self-evaluation, one
teacher is working on becoming
HQT; the on-site evaluation
will be in May. The Winter
Carnival will be the day before
February vacation. The board
voted to accept and expend the
funds donated for the Washington, D.C., trip. Six students
want to participate in the
swimming program. The Premier agendas will include the
student handbook. There will
be a presentation next week by
two individuals from Plimouth
Plantation.
Business Manager’s Report:
Cheryl Covill reported on the
auditors and it was the consensus of the board to have the
firm of Crane and Bell as the
auditors for this year. Regarding the Title II grant proposal,
the regional proposal submitted by North Country Educational Services was not funded.
Covill reported that the oil
burner needs to be replaced.
The school needs to have the
fuel lines run from the top of
the tank rather than the bottom. The board voted to replace
the oil burner, using a commercial grade burner, with the cost
not to exceed $2,461, and to
replace the fuel lines with ones
to run from the top of the tank,
not to exceed $650. Regarding
the budget analysis, the anticipated balance on hand is
$26,787.71. Covill distributed
copies of the health insurance
rates quoted by three vendors.
Unfinished Business: the
board voted to approve the
Staff Dress Guidelines for a
second reading and adoption.
The board voted to approve the
Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Policy (JICK) for a second reading and adoption. The
board voted to approve the
Hazing Policy (JICFA) for a
second reading and adoption.
The board voted to approve the
Reporting Child Abuse (JLF)
Policy for a second reading and
adoption.
New Business: The proposed
2007-2008 budget was reviewed. The road agents currently do not have pagers; the
school needs a method of contacting them. Daphne Berntsen
and Theresa Lord left the
meeting at 7:26 p.m. The board
voted to go into nonpublic session at 7:28 p.m. and returned
to public session at 7:40 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at
7:42 p.m.
If This Is Friday
You Must Be
Reading
The Chronicle!
side of the building; entrance
stairs or porch on the east side;
emergency exit on the north
side and wing and porch on the
south side. The question on the
permit as to whether the building falls within the floodplain
was left blank. Being aware of
the building’s location, the
board felt it was very possible
that the building does fall
within the floodplain; therefore, they had no option but to
deny the permit until a certificate of elevation is received or
more information provided. In
addition, due to the close proximity of boundary lines, an
exact measurement of the distance from the left boundary
line to the addition is necessary
to ascertain that a variance is
not needed. McKinnon made a
motion to deny the permit at
present due to lack of information; Ippolito seconded. The
vote consisted of two ayes (KM;
JI) and two abstentions
(BL;IB). Denied.
Sign Permit
Karen Mercier—Place a 14inch by 30-inch stating “Alley
Cats Thrift Entrance” at the
back side of the building at 110
Main St. Mercier indicated that
there is currently a sign on the
front of the building. A letter of
approval was attached from the
landowner. Lamontagne made a
motion to approve the permit;
Bean seconded and all present
agreed. Approved.
Aime Strickland—4-foot by 5foot sign, stating “Aime’s Card
& Gift” to be placed on the
building at 106 Main St. It was
noted that this sign would replace the existing one.
McKinnon made a motion to
approve the permit; Lamontagne seconded and all present
agreed. Approved.
(To Be Continued)
Business
Linda Clogston
Lillian G. Noyes
FIRST COLEBROOK
BANK SERVICE AWARDS
First Colebrook Bank of
Colebrook, Concord and Amherst presented Employee Service Awards during the bank’s
annual retreat held recently at
the Balsams Grand Resort
Hotel in Dixville Notch.
Linda Clogston was recognized for 40 years of service in
the bank’s Colebrook office.
“During that time,” said President and CEO Jim Tibbetts, in
presenting the award, “Linda
has served in a number of capacities and departments, re-
James Pratt
tiring as a mortgage lender in
December 2006.”
Lillian G. Noyes was honored for 20 years of service.
“Lillian is known as the voice of
First Colebrook Bank,” said
President and CEO Jim Tibbetts, in presenting the award.
“In an age of automated telephones and prerecorded messages, a caller to First Colebrook Bank is greeted by the
cheerful voice of a real person.”
Noyes answers all calls to the
bank’s main number and redirects them to the appropriate
employee or department.
Five-year recognition went
to James Pratt, Assistant Vice
President/Commercial Loans.
Pratt has been a banker since
1995 and holds a Bachelor of
Science degree and a Master’s
Degree in Financial Management from Concord’s Franklin
Pierce College, as well as a
Master’s Degree in Business
Administration from Southern
New Hampshire University.
Jim has been very involved in
Concord community activities
ranging from his own radio talk
show to Chamber of Commerce
activities.
“We congratulate all of our
honorees,” added Tibbetts, “and
thank them for their steadfast
service.”
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Obituaries
man.com.
Local arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins
and Newman Funeral Home of
Colebrook.
Violet Mae Goodreau
VIOLET MAE GOODREAU
WEST STEWARTSTOWN—
Violet Mae (Daniels) Goodreau,
87, of West Stewartstown
passed away on Friday morning, Feb. 9, 2007, at the Coös
County Nursing Hospital with
her family by her side.
She was born July 3, 1919,
in Betula, Pa., the daughter of
the late Clarence and Leva
Daniels.
She was raised in North
Stratford and married her late
husband, Andres Goodreau, at
an early age. She raised her
son and cared for her home
while enjoying many hobbies
including cooking, fishing, knitting, making crafts and Christmas decorations and enjoying
her cats. She loved to take car
rides and enjoyed going out for
lunch, most notably at McDonald’s. A faithful member of the
Community Baptist Church,
she loved to sing and listen to
her favorite hymns. At the age
of 80, she embarked on her
first flight and enjoyed her first
cruise and visit to Walt Disney
World in Florida. She was a
loving person who opened her
home to anyone who would
call. Her greatest joy was
spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchild,
and she will be remembered for
her sweetness and her kind
heart.
She is survived by her son,
Andres Goodreau and wife
Pauline of Columbia; five
granddaughters, Cathy Edwards of Errol, Donna Bouthillier of Maidstone, Vt., Christina
Goodreau and Debra Broome,
both of Colebrook, and Paula
Burns of Lemington, Vt.; 12
great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is preceded in death by
her husband of 52 years,
Andres Goodreau, in 1987; two
brothers; two sisters; and a
grandson, Paul Goodreau in
1996.
Calling hours were held on
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Jenkins and Newman Funeral
Home in Colebrook. A funeral
service was conducted on Monday, Feb. 12, at the Community
Baptist Church in Colebrook.
Pastor Justin Weberg officiated. An interment service will
be held in the spring at the
Fairview Cemetery in North
Stratford.
Expressions of sympathy in
her memory may be made to
the Coös County Nursing Hospital, c/o Sue Collins, P.O. Box
10, West Stewartstown, NH
03597. Condolences may be
offered to the family online by
going to www.jenkinsnew-
At his request, there are no
calling hours. A graveside interment service will be held at
a later date at the family lot in
the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery.
his memory may be made to
the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer
Fund, c/o Rosemary Mulliken
at the First Colebrook Bank,
132 Main St., Colebrook,
NH 03576. Condolences may
be offered online by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
Colebrook.
Donald R. Covill
DONALD R. COVILL
WEST
STEWARTSTOWN—Donald R. Covill, 90,
of Pittsburg, passed away on
Saturday morning, Feb. 10,
2007, at the Coös County Nursing Home in West Stewartstown after a period of declining
health.
He was born Jan. 1, 1917, in
West Stewartstown, the son of
the late Francis Covill and
Nora (Mayberry) Covill. When
he was 10, the family moved to
Pittsburg.
During the Depression
years, he and his friends were
known to stay in the abandoned logging camps in the
north woods where they would
live off the land. For a time, he
worked in the CCC at Mount
Chocorua in the Conway region. He served with honor in
the European theater of operations with the U.S. Army during World War II, earning the
rank of corporal. He saw action
with the Allied invasion of
Europe, as well as at the Battle
of the Bulge and in the occupation of Germany.
After his military service, he
returned to his home and
worked many local jobs for
many years. He worked in the
woods and in the local sawmills, helped in the clearing of
the U.S.-Canadian border,
helped in the building of Murphy Dam in Pittsburg, was an
overseer at the local dump, was
a Perry Stream fire warden,
and he retired from the N.H.
State Highway Dept. For a few
years, he lived in Bristol, working for International Packing
Co. and the Merton Cawley
Trash Removal company. He
was a lifelong member of the
VFW.
He enjoyed hunting and
fishing, walking, taking photographs, reading and visiting
with his friends. He would often be seen in his later years
walking along Route 3 south of
Pittsburg. He was a good
friend to all who knew him and
will be dearly missed.
He leaves behind two
nieces, Nora Lee Dixon of Bristol and Ruth Lincoln of Pittsburg; a nephew, Lloyd Covill of
Greenville, Tenn.; and several
close friends and neighbors. He
is preceded in death by 11 siblings.
Jean-Guy Gelinas
JEAN-GUY GELINAS
BERLIN—Jean-Guy Gelinas, 58, of 408 Hillside Avenue
in Berlin passed away on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007.
He was born in East Hereford, P.Q., Canada on Sept. 3,
1948, the son of Marcel and
Antoinette (Vachon) Gelinas
and has lived in the United
States since 1980.
He had been employed by
James River Corporation, Guitabec USA and Car-Freshener.
He was a member of St. Anne
Church of Good Shepherd Parish and was a 3rd Degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
He was an avid outdoorsman
and his interests include gardening, fishing and boating.
Members of the family include his wife, Lise (Desrosiers)
Gelinas of Berlin; three daughters, Nancy Lacasse and husband John of Berlin, Cindy Bergquist and husband Bart of Berlin and Melanie Gelinas of Augusta, Maine; seven grandchildren, Ben, Cassie, Jordan,
Aaron, Logan, Emma and Madison; eight sisters, Claudette
Couture of Jefferson, Lise Leigh
of Florida, Colette Mongeau of
Clarksville, Diane Dagesse of
Hudson, Carol Dagasse of
Nashua, Johanne Labrecque of
Magog, P.Q., Canada, Sylvie
Hamel of Manchester and
Maryse Tanguay of Manchester;
one brother, Real Tanguay of
Hooksett; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents and a
brother, Claude Gelinas.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated on Friday
Feb. 16, 2007, at 11 a.m., at St.
Anne Church of Good Shepherd
Parish at 345 Pleasant St. in
Berlin. In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions in his memory may be
made to a memorial scholarship c/o Car-Freshener, P. O.
Box 549, Berlin, NH 03570. For
more information, visit
www.bryantfuneralhome.net.
John “Jack”
Francis Mulcahey, Jr.
JOHN “JACK”
FRANCIS MULCAHEY, JR.
NORTHUMBERLAND–
John “Jack” Francis Mulcahey,
Jr., 58, of Northumberland,
passed away suddenly on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at the Upper
Connecticut Valley Hospital in
Colebrook.
He was born in Providence,
R.I., the son of Mary Pearl Ruscetti and the late John Francis
Mulcahey, Sr. He lived in East
Greenwich, R.I., before moving
to Northumberland over 15
years ago. He was a talented
mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast. He worked in the
Colebrook area
He is survived by his
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Sports
Regular season play is winding down around the region. Last Friday, Colebrook hosted Gorham and took both games. Thomas Jordan photo.
School-to-work student Joe Kennett, a senior at Colebrook Academy, enjoys teaching swim lessons at
the North Country Community Recreation Center pool. Donna Jordan photo.
Outdoors
TEACHER WILDLIFE
PROGRAMS DEADLINE
Educators who want to introduce their students in
Grades 3-6 to New Hampshire’s wildlife resources—or
reinforce wildlife-related lessons they have learned—have
until Feb. 28 to request spring
2007 Wonders of Wildlife
(WOW) presentations by N.H.
Fish and Game Dept. volunteer
docents.
Wonders of Wildlife is a series of active educational programs presented in the classroom. Fish and Game WOW
docents travel to elementary
schools to teach one of four
interactive programs: Habits
and Habitats; Endangered Species; Pond Ecology; and Wetlands. There is no charge for
the programs.
For a program request form,
visit www.wildlife.state.nh.us/
E d u c a t i o n / e d _ W o nders_of_Wildlife.htm and click
on "unit request form."
“Our enthusiastic WOW
volunteer docents are eager to
share their knowledge of the
outdoors,” said WOW program
coordinator Mary Goodyear, a
Fish and Game wildlife educator.
“These programs are working to shape good future stewards of wildlife in New Hampshire.”
Left photo: a game of water basketball at the pool. Charles Jordan photo. Right photo: Alex Rancloes,
a senior at Colebrook Academy, is a school-to-work student in the office at the pool. Donna Jordan
photo.
Obituaries
mother, Pearl, and his children, John F. Mulcahey III and
his wife Melissa of Arden, N.C.,
Stephen Mulcahey of North
Kingstown, R.I., Mary Mulcahey of Providence, R.I., Thomas
Mulcahey of West Greenwich,
R.I., and Joseph Mulcahey of
Lancaster. He was the grandfather of Mark, Nicholas, Jordan
and Stephanie. He also leaves
behind four siblings, Kevin
Mulcahey, Janice Decesare,
Karen Mulcahey and Brian
Mulcahey. He was also the
caretaker of Donald Demers.
Calling hours will be private. A private family service
will be held at a later date.
his memory may be made to
the John Francis Mulcahey,
Jr., Memorial Fund, c/o Mr.
Stephen Mulcahey, P.O. Box
1494, North Kingston, R.I.
02852. Condolences may be
offered to the family online by
going to www.jenkinsnewman.com.
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Sports
Katelyn Bouchard has the ball for the Mohawks during last Friday’s close game against Gorham. Thomas Jordan photo.
Mohawk Jessica Hamel is boxed in by Gorham players. Colebrook
won last Friday’s home game, 39-37. Thomas Jordan photo.
Chronicle
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Team
W L T Pts Rating
Sunapee 16 0 0 16.00 1.0000
Groveton 16 1 0 16.00 0.9412
Lisbon
15 1 0 15.00 0.9375
PCA
15 2 0 15.00 0.8824
Lin-Wood 13 5 0 13.00 0.7222
Colebrook 12 6 0 12.00 0.6667
Derryfield 11 6 0 11.00 0.6471
WL
9
9 0 9.00 0.5000
Gorham 8
9 0 8.00 0.4706
Hinsdale 8
9 0 8.00 0.4706
Pittsfield 8
Woodsville 8
Moulton. 6
Pittsburg 6
Nute
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Profile
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Stratford 3
Mt. Zion 3
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9
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12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
0 8.00
0 8.00
0 6.00
0 6.00
0 5.00
0 4.00
0 3.00
0 3.00
0 3.00
0 1.00
0.4706
0.4706
0.3333
0.3333
0.2941
0.2353
0.1875
0.1765
0.1765
0.0714
CLASS S
UNOFFICIAL NHIAA
BOYS STANDINGS
Team
W L T Pts Rating
Wilton.
15 0 0 15.00 1.0000
PLEASE
VOTE
FRANK DUMAINE
SELECTMAN
Colebrook Country Club
Motel-Banquet Facility-Lounge-Golf
Open Daily Year Round
Route 26
237-5566
Colebrook, NH
Every Friday
“T.G.I.F. Party” 4:00-6:00 p.m.
& 8pm-midnight: DJ “Jaybo”
————
Colebrook Ski Bees Poker Run
Saturday, February 17
Registration starts at 9:00 AM
Frozen boxer shorts and Tees
Many prizes, and a good time for all!
————
Coming Sat., Feb. 24
Austin’s Ride for Cystic Fibrosis
It was quite a pileup as the Mohawks and Huskies grapple for the ball. Colebrook won handily, 78-52.
Thomas Jordan photo.
Colebrook 14
Lisbon
14
Nute
12
Gorham 11
PCA
11
Moulton. 12
Derryfield 9
Hinsdale 9
Woodsville 8
Pittsburg 9
Groveton 7
Lin-Wood 7
Cal. Chr. 5
LC
5
Pittsfield 5
Profile
4
Sunapee 3
2 0 14.00 0.8750
2 0 14.00 0.8750
3 0 12.00 0.8000
4 0 11.00 0.7333
4 0 11.00 0.7333
5 0 12.00 0.7059
7 0 9.00 0.5625
7 0 9.00 0.5625
7 0 8.00 0.5333
8 0 9.00 0.5294
8 0 7.00 0.4667
9 0 7.00 0.4375
9 0 5.00 0.3571
9 0 5.00 0.3571
10 0 5.00 0.3333
11 0 4.00 0.2667
11 0 3.00 0.2143
NCA
2
Mt. Zion 1
Stratford 0
13 0 2.00 0.1333
14 0 1.00 0.0667
17 0 0.00 0.0000
BOYS CLASS S
SCHEDULE
Feb. 19, Colebrook at Canaan, Vt.
GIRLS RESULTS
Colebrook
Feb. 9, Colebrook 39, Gorham 37
Feb. 13, Colebrook 40, Profile 37
Pittsburg
Feb. 9, Lisbon 53, Pittsburg 39
2/13/07 Pittsburg 52, Mt. Zion 20
Stratford
Feb.9, Groveton 78, Stratford 26
BOYS RESULTS
Colebrook
Feb. 9, Colebrook 78, Gorh., 52
Feb. 13, Colebrook 71, Profile 30
Pittsburg
Feb. 9, Lisbon 87, Pittsburg 50
Stratford
Feb. 9, Groveton 73, Stratford 34
Feb. 13, Lisbon 83, Stratford 24

February 16, 2007 - Colebrook Chronicle

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