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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2007
603-246-8998
VOL. 8, NO. 19
N.H. Primary Season In Full Gear:
Candidates Here, Candidates There, They’re Everywhere
By Charles J. Jordan
It’s official: there’s now less
than seven weeks to go before
the first primary votes are
counted in the Granite State.
Yesterday afternoon N.H. Secretary of State Bill Gardner
announced at a press conference that he officially set the
date for the N.H. First-In-The
Nation Primary: it’s Jan. 8,
2008.
Immediately the rush was
on to congratulate Granite
Staters on selecting the date.
By our count here at the Colebrook Chronicle, Democrat
Barack Obama’s campaign was
the first to get a press release
out to the state media by email
congratulating Gardner and
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Diminutive Peter Bunnell:
Air Bag A Risk To My Life
By Liz Carney
Since 1996, Peter Bunnell,
Sr., of Beecher Falls, Vt., has
been on a mission to find a way
to have his airbag legally disengaged so that he can wear
his seatbelt safely.
Bunnell is only four feet,
three inches tall. He is the size
of an eight year old. According
to the National Safety Council,
the air bag can cause serious
injury or even death to a typical 12 year old.
Drivers need to be at least
10 inches away from the steering wheel with vehicles that
have air bags. Bunnell has to
put his seat as far forward as it
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Republican Presidential candidate John McCain with his daughter Meghan during their stop by Howard’s Restaurant in Colebrook last Saturday morning. That’s State Representative Fred King, at the
right, who says he came in from hunting just to hear McCain. Charles Jordan photo.
Something New For The Holidays:
Colebrook To Present Festive Fridays
The Colebrook Downtown
Development Association
(CDDA) released detailed plans
this week for its new Festive
Fridays holiday plans, saying
that it invites residents and
visitors to come to Colebrook
often throughout the holidays,
to experience the spirit of the
season and the community and
the value of shopping close to
home.
The “Festive Fridays” package is an expansion of the former “Late Nite Madness” traditions,
the
CDDA
ex-
plained. For added variety and
fun, each week has a special
theme and purpose, all telling a
part of Colebrook’s story.
It
will all begin at 5:30 p.m. on
Nov. 30, at the grand lighting
of the village Christmas Tree,
hosted by two favorite characters, Mr. and Mrs. Moose, and
friends.
The CDDA sees its role like
a narrator, “telling the story to
help everyone learn about the
variety of goods and services
available, and promote the
value of shopping locally. The
shops, businesses and churches
set a charming village scene,
and each place adds its own
character and color to the picture. Inside each inviting shop,
merchants are encouraged to
offer their best services, specials, and hours. The unpredictable winter weather (like
last year’s icy eve) can always
add another element of excitement, or a reason to come back
again.”
The theme, scheduled activities and store hours may
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Peter Bunnell, Sr., of Beecher Falls, Vt., refuses to wear his seatbelt because he fears for his life with the air bag engaged. Liz Carney photo.
At Stratford Public School:
New Gym Floor And Efforts
To Save The Lions On Wall
If you didn’t know where Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo was scheduled to speak
last Saturday, well, you just weren’t paying attention. Charles Jordan photo.
By Liz Carney
On Nov. 13, the Stratford
Public School was officially
back on the gym floor when the
girls varsity team held its first
practice session.
Full use of the gym began on
Nov. 19 after classes had to be
relocated since the school year
began. “Now we’re in the process of fine-tuning all the rest of
the stuff,” said Stratford Principal Patrick Kelly. The gym
will be complete when the
walls are repaired and given a
fresh coat of paint. The school
expects to begin painting on
Nov. 26.
The Stratford School gym
floor was reportedly ruined
when the roof was improperly
sealed while it was being
worked on in August. Torrential downpours for an entire
weekend leaked onto the stage,
back offices and from half court
to the stage. Students participated in the design of the floor.
Athletes will tip-off with a
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Candidates
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the State of New Hampshire on
setting the date. His email
came in within minutes after
the selection was announced,
at 4:12 p.m., followed a minute
later by Hillary Clinton at 4:13
p.m. John Edwards’ campaign
sent the state media its congratulations at 4:41 p.m. and
Rudy Guiliani was the first
Republican to get his email
sent, logged in here at 4:48
p.m. The top three beat Governor Lynch in getting his official
congratulations email out,
which arrived in the Chronicle’s email box at 4:48 p.m.,
tying Guiliani. And Governor
Lynch isn’t even running for
president.
It all goes to show that there
is incredible amount of focus on
New Hampshire as the N.H.
Primary enters high gear. Just
a couple of weeks ago the
Chronicle was congratulating
Rudy Giuliani in an editorial
for “discovering” the Upper
Coos when he made the first
visits (to Errol and Dixville
Notch) in the area this season
by a serious contender. On his
heels came Republican Ron
Paul, who paid the Balsams a
visit, but went one better by
being the first to set foot in
Colebrook—in this case by appearing at a reception at the
home of Larry and Blenda Rappaport.
Things really stepped up
over the past weekend when
the first sitting or former president in 50 years, Bill Clinton,
came to Coos County and drew
a lot of folks from the upper
Coos to White Mountains Regional High School to tout the
merits of his wife, Hillary, to
voters. The Chronicle was
there and heard Clinton speak
straight for an hour to an attentive audience and then saw
him spend at least another half
hour greeting voters who came
up to him to take a close-up
photo, an autograph or to
shake his hand. He reportedly
had worked an equal-sized
crowd earlier that morning in
Gorham.
As Clinton was weathering
North Country byways to get
between his two speaking engagements last Friday, Republican Presidential candidate
John McCain was landing at
the Milan airport for a speaking engagement in Berlin. But
bad we ath er conditions
prompted that event to be cancelled and McCain reportedly
went to the southern end of the
state to seek voters. He then
was driven back north, appearing at Howard’s Restaurant
just in time to meet the breakfast crowd, who mixed with
supporters and a battery of the
media. McCain’s daughter
Meghan accompanied him as
he worked Howard’s, gladhanding everyone who greeted
him. State Representative Fred
King, in introducing McCain,
said that he left hunting for a
brief time just to see his candidate of choice. McCain took
questions from those around
him, including Colebrook student Dean Woodard-Neary,
who said that he is about to get
his driver’s license and wondered what McCain was going
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to do about the price of gas.
Meanwhile, in another corner,
Jill Zuckman of the Chicago
Tribune was interviewing Sam
and Joan Bird. While the couple welcomed having their
photo taken with McCain, they
remained unconvinced. “The
feeling I get is he’s a spokesman for Bush in a lot of ways,”
Sam told the Tribune reporter.
Bird had asked McCain when
he shook his hand, “What happened to the maverick?” which
McCain responded, “I’m still
the maverick—I’m too old to
change.”
At each booth where he recognized a veteran, through a
cap or insignia, McCain made a
point of saying to that person,
“Thank you for your service to
our country.” Soon McCain was
back on his liner bus, with the
words “Straight Talk Express”
on its side, and heading to Canaan to make a policy speech
on high prescription costs.
Near Fletcher Park, he pointed
out that drug costs are 16 to 60
percent cheaper just across the
border in Canada and he called
for reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada as a
way to bring health care costs
under control on this side of
the border. From there he went
on to appearances in North
Stratford and Lancaster before
continuing south.
Later that afternoon, fellow
Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo made a
highly visible appearance at
the Monadnock Congregational
Church in Colebrook. It was
highly visible because advance
campaign workers filled the
front yard of the church with so
many posters (see photo on
page one) that it left little
doubt where the candidate
would be appearing.
Less then a dozen people
were on hand to hear the Colorado Congressman talk about
his key concern, the status of
illegal immigrants in this country. Tancredo expressed concern about the proliferation of
the Muslim culture worldwide,
saying at one point that the
leading name for newborn babies in Europe is Mohammed.
(For more, see our report on his
appearance on page 3 of this
week’s Chronicle).
In the weeks ahead, more
candidates can be expected to
be seen mixing in with Christmas shoppers and snowmobilers here in the North Country.
Democrat Dennis Kucinich is
the next on the campaign radar
screen, appearing in Lancaster
tomorrow afternoon at a reception at the home of Andrew and
Molly Tobin on Middle Street
in Lancaster.
So for those who are counting, you now have less then 50
days to meet them all before
making up your mind on Jan.
8, N.H. Primary Day.
Peter Bunnell
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will go, putting him approximately three inches away from
the steering wheel. “It will kill
me,” said Bunnell. “I am not
the only person this size in the
area. I know of at least four
more. It is dangerous.”
Bunnell has sent in the necessary medical and dealership
documents to the federal government, but hasn’t received
any kind of acknowledgement
“I never heard from them,” he
said. “I am looking for a legal
letter that will allow the dealership to disconnect my air
bags so I can safely wear my
seatbelt and have my truck
inspected. I am not trying to
abolish the seatbelt law because of my size. I am just trying to get rid of the air bag.”
Bunnell has spoken with Vt.
Representative Bill Johnson
about his dilemma. “He seemed
to really listen to me about this
matter,” said Bunnell, “He took
it to the House of Representatives. They blew me off.”
He has also spoken with Vt.
Governor Jim Douglas who was
visiting the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen plant in
September. At that time, Douglas took a tour with Plant Manager Dan Kurzman, later
speaking with many employees
about work issues. Bunnell
took the opportunity to express
his feelings about what he sees
as his dangerous predicament.
“He said that he would look
into it,” said Bunnell, “but he
never asked for my address or
phone number.”
Vermont enacted the seatbelt law in 1994 with secondary enforcement. Police officers are only allowed to give a
ticket for those having no seatbelt only if they give a ticket
for another violation. Vermont
has been trying to upgrade the
In the race yesterday to be the first to congratulate the State of
New Hampshire on setting a date for the N.H. Primary, the results are in based on email sent into the Colebrook Chronicle (and
other state media) yesterday: pictured above are a portion of their
emails and in first place, Barack Obama at 4:12 p.m.; second place
Hilary Clinton at 4:13 p.m.; third place John Edwards at 4:41
p.m.; in fourth place (the first Republican) is Rudy Guiliani at 4:48
p.m., which by the way tied Governor Lynch, who sent an email
also at 4:48 p.m. and he isn’t even running for president. In the
also-rans prior to our 8 p.m. final deadline last night were Chris
Dodd at 7:39 p.m. and Bill Richardson at 7:43 p.m. The rest of the
candidates, either Democrat or Republican, failed to get emails out
to the New Hampshire media within four hours after New Hampshire announced its choice as Jan. 8 for the N. H. Primary yesterday. Statistics by the Chronicle’s Rapid-Fire Political Science
Dept.
seatbelt law to primary enforcement, but it hasn’t been
able to make it through the
Legislature.
“I will wear my seatbelt as
soon as the air bag is unhooked,” said Bunnell. “No airbag is going to take my life.”
Festive Fridays
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vary, but every Friday evening,
shoppers can stop by the
“Twinkle Tent” near the village
Christmas Tree, for cocoa and
cookies. “This is also the place
The sign is up over the door and the new downtown Rite Aid is nearing completion. Charles Jordan photo.
for detailed schedules, and the
new Frequent Fridays cards,”
the CDDA explained. “Compliments of Liebl Printing, these
cards will be punched each
Friday, then entered for an
Experience Colebrook prize
bundle of gift certificates from
a variety of local businesses.” The cards must be
entered by 7 p.m. on the final,
or “Frantic Friday,” for the
drawing on Saturday, Dec. 22
at the tuba concert.
The press release also notes:
“The First Colebrook Bank and
Mohawk Grange will each host
a ‘Twinkle Tent,’ Kiwanis communicates with Santa and
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Police And Fire Reports
Former President Bill Clinton came to the region last Friday,
drawing many people from our area to Whitefield to hear him campaign on behalf of his wife. Thomas Jordan photo.
Festive Fridays
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manages the Village Christmas
Tree and the folks at Kheops
help Santa manage his Colebrook warehouse operations. The Colebrook Academy
Chorus and the Monadnock
Congregational Church choir
will each present holiday music, and the youth group from
the River of Life church will be
helping with the annual Brady
horse-drawn wagon rides.
Stratford Gym
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lion’s paw print in the circle.
The team name can be seen
along the teams’ sidelines. The
word Pride is situated inside
the free throw lines.
Although the walls were not
damaged by the flood, the
school board decided to repair
the cracks and paint the walls
after the floor was complete.
Two large cracks run down the
left side of both lions. When
students and parents learned
the lions would be painted
over, save the lions petitions
started circulating in school
and locally.
At the school board held on
Nov. 14, it was decided to allow
the student population to take
a vote on painting over the lions. Principal Kelly went
around to classrooms Grades 2
through 12 on Nov. 15 to take a
vote. Students voted to repair
the cracks and touch up the
lions. “The board will make the
final decision,” said Principal
Kelly, “but most likely the lions
will remain on the wall.”
Principal Kelly went on to
say, “One of the things good for
the school board is that they
have gotten a lot of the students involved in the decisionmaking process about their
school and their gym.”
Weaving in the strongest
threads are the merchants who
show their ‘shop local’ support
with their contributions to
prize bundles, added in-store
specials, extended hours, and
investments into beautiful,
inviting storefront and window
displays. Everyone is encouraged to watch for the special
post-boxes which will appear
throughout town. Each is a
place to stop and leave a thank
-you note, which the CDDA will
collect at the end of the season.”
For more information, call
the CDDA at 237-5011, or visit
www.colebrookmainstreet.org.
PITTSBURG POLICE
On Nov. 16, at 6:45 a.m.,
Wayon Marsh, 29, of Pittsburg
was operating a 2004 Dodge
pickup northbound “on Route 3
near the Lake Francis Boat
Launch when he lost control of
his vehicle, which slid over the
embankment, coming to rest
against some trees,” said Pittsburg Police Chief Richard Lapoint, who continued, “the vehicle just missed rolling off the
roadway and into the lake. The
truck was towed back onto the
roadway and driven from the
scene.” No injuries were reported; the pickup sustained
moderate damage.
Later that morning, at 9
a.m., Wayne Dorman, 54, of
Pittsburg was operating a 1996
Ford van on Hill Road when he
lost control of his vehicle,
which “slid between two buildings and a parked car before
coming to rest against the deck
on Roger Covill’s house,” stated
the Chief, who also said, “the
driver did well to avoid hitting
the parked vehicle or the other
structure. Speed was not a factor...the roadways were covered
with wet snow, which made for
some very slippery conditions.”
No injuries were reported;
there was moderate damage
done to both the deck and the
vehicle.
On Nov. 17, Edward Groulx,
57, of Pittsburg was operating
a 2005 Nissan Titan pickup on
Halls Stream Road when his
vehicle slid off the roadway and
rolled over. Neither Groulx nor
a passenger in his vehicle was
injured.
On Nov. 18, the Pittsburg
Police Dept. investigated another accident on Halls Stream
Road. Chief Lapoint reported
that no injuries were reported
and the vehicle sustained moderate damage, but details were
not available at press time.
COLEBROOK POLICE
On Nov. 18, at 1:45 a.m.,
Kasey Parsons, 24, of Colebrook was arrested and
charged with driving while
intoxicated. Colebrook Police
Dept. Secretary Lisa McKinnon
said that Parsons was released
on $750 personal recognizance
bail and is scheduled to appear
in Colebrook District Court on
Dec. 20.
On Nov. 19, at 2:09 p.m.,
Christine Mull, 37, of Bethlehem was operating a
Schwann’s truck on Edwards
Street and was exiting onto
Route 3 when a Mitsubishi
Montero operated by Arthur
Ober, 74, of Salisbury, Mass.
passed a stopped vehicle on the
left and struck the Mull vehicle, causing extensive damage
to both. The two operators were
transported by the Colebrook
ambulance to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital for
treatment of injuries.
COLEBROOK FIRE DEPT.
On Nov. 19, at 2:11 p.m.,
firefighters responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident
at the intersection of Edwards
Street and North Main Street,
just south of Brooks Chevrolet.
Colebrook Fire Dept. Information Officer Mike Pearson said
By Bud Hikel
that department members assisted EMS with two patients,
assisted with traffic control, as
Route 3 was closed for more
than an hour, performed a
clean-up of significant fluid
leakage from both vehicles, and
assisted the Colebrook Police
Dept. with its accident investigation.
Information Officer Pearson
also reported that the department has welcomed three new
members, all from Colebrook,
who will now be undergoing a
six-month probationary training program: Marc Nugent,
Joshua Crawford, and Nathan
Lyons.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m.,
state police responded to a residence in Errol for a 9-1-1 hangup call. N.H. State Trooper
Chuck Boutot said that after
entry was gained to the residence, no one was located in
the house.
On Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m.,
state police went to a residence
in Stewartstown for a juvenile
who was out of control. Trooper
Paul Rella stated that the juvenile was taken into protective
custody and was transported to
the Upper Connecticut Valley
Hospital in Colebrook for
evaluation.
On Nov. 17, at 8:59 a.m.,
state police responded to a report of a burglary of a residence in Columbia. Trooper
Jonathan Stevens said that the
incident is under investigation.
Campaign
Border Patrol Agent Ben Young shakes hands with candidate Tom Tancredo. Donna Jordan photo.
CANDIDATE TANCREDO
APPEARS IN COLEBROOK
Congressman Tom Tancredo
of Colorado is proud of his role
as a lifelong conservative, providing high scores for his voting record which includes his
support as pro-life, pro-gun,
small government and immigration reform.
Tancredo campaigned in
Colebrook on Saturday, Nov.
17, with a small audience on
hand to hear him talk of his
ideas and plans to pursue his
campaign theme, which is “It’s
your country. Take it back.”
One of his greatest motivations in deciding to run for
President, he said, is the issue
of illegal immigration.
“Everywhere I go I’m asked
about health care, the schools.
There are policies we can un-
dertake and every candidate
has some ideas. But massive
illegal immigration has a tremendous impact on everything—our hospitals, our prisons,” he said. “How about our
borders? Our national security
is an issue. We need a barrier—security needs to be
maintained on both northern
and southern borders.” Tancredo believes the United
States should be training its
military personnel to work on
the borders. “We can make use
of our military on the borders—
we need both the physical barriers and the humans. The
days are gone when you can’t
assume everybody is coming
here for some benign issue,” he
said.
When turning his talk to the
Iraq war, Tancredo said that
he believes the United States is
at war with radical Islam. “It
has nothing to do with terrorism,” he said. “This clash is a
clash of civilization and will go
on for a long time. This clash of
civilizations is more important
than health care. If we don’t
get it right, we won’t need to
worry about health care. It
won’t take 10 nuclear or bio(Continued on page 5)
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View From The
45th Parallel
It’s Time To Realize That Small
Business Is Big In North Country
We were talking with a Colebrook businessman on
recently and we were both lamenting about the situation befalling the workers at Wausau Paper. This fellow, like so many of us, runs his own business and
said that he wishes that he could hire more people as
he could really use them so he could expand. Maybe
then, he said, he could do something to help some of
the 303 mill workers about to be misplaced by offering
them jobs. But right now he’s running tight, as business could be a lot better. He’s not able to hire anyone,
he said.
“Every time the state talks about helping people
here, they talk about bringing in some big business
which they stand ready to help in every way possible
just so that they’ll set up business here,” the frustrated fellow said. “What about the rest of us—what
about the little guy?”
He was dead serious—and he had a point. This was
driven home this week to us when Governor Lynch
sent around letters to 5,400 North Country businesses
asking those of us who have businesses to consider
hiring some of the about to be Groveton workers when
looking for any new employees.
It seems to us that the time has come for the state
to stop pushing the idea of putting all our eggs in one
basket. The bigger they are, the harder we all fall
when a corporation decides to pull up stakes and forsake the North Country. It has happened too many
times already.
We know that some of the regional task forces are—
and have been—looking at ways to assist the entire
North Country, economically, from the top down. May
we stress that looking from the bottom up is more in
tune with the realities of our region. “The business of
the country is business,” Calvin Coolidge is famous for
saying. A modification for our region may very well be,
“The business of the North Country is small business.”
Healthy small businesses make for a healthy big picture.
Charles J. Jordan
The Way We Were...
Back in 1991, Charlie Jordan
took this photo of Evelyn “Ma”
Phillips in her Colebrook home
surrounded by the graduation
photos of some of her 19 children. Born Evelyn Holden, she
married Canaan boy Bert Phillips and the couple went on to
have a big family. She was always very proud of her children. “Ma” Phillips passed
away a few years ago.
Letters
Editor’s note: We received a
phone call this past week from
Terrance Dowse saying that the
picture we published on page 4
last weekshowing Stratford
veterans Neal Farnsworth and
Fred Jordan also pictured Howard Dowse, who is now deceased as well. Terrance said
that Howard was a World War
Education
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Friday, November 23, 2007
COLEBROOK ADDITION
TO HONOR ROLL
Colebrook Elementary
School wishes to add to the
list of first quarter honor roll
list published last week the
name of Eric Rauert, which
was inadvertently omitted.
FINANCIAL
AID WORKSHOP
The N.H. Association of
School Financial Aid Administrators will be offering a Financial Aid Night at Colebrook Academy on Monday,
Dec. 3, 2007, at 6:30 p.m.
Kristin Purrington from Plymouth State University will
be presenting. She will cover
various aspects of financial
aid, the application process,
deadlines and answer questions you may have.
II vet who was held by Germany for 14 months as a POW
during the war after his
bomber was shot down over
Italy. Thanks for the call,
Terrance.
Letter to Editor:
Remember our recovering
veterans by sending a holiday
greetings to:
A Recovering American Soldier; c/o Walter Reed Army
Medical Center; 6900 Georgia
Ave., NW; Washington, DC.
20307-5001.
Raymond Burton
Executive Council
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Campaign
Senior Meals
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logical or chemical devices; it
can be a lot of smaller things—
something that can collapse
our economy. It’s easy—but
ugly—to contemplate. We have
to know who the enemy is—we
also have to know who you are.
Are we together on this?” he
asked the audience.
Tancredo asserted that what
he wants to accomplish for national security and immigration reform does not need congressional approval. “We don’t
need more laws, we just need
to enforce the ones that are
there,” he said.
COLEBROOK
SENIOR MEALS
Mon. 9:30—11:30
Tues. to Fri. 11:30—12:30
Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23: Senior Meals is
closed for Thanksgiving. Monday, Nov. 26: Breakfast at
Colby Commons, 9:30-11. Tuesday, Nov. 27: Meatloaf with
gravy, mashed potato, corn, roll,
pudding. (Pittsburg’s Monthly B
-Day Celebration at Echo Valley). Wednesday, Nov. 28:
Sliced ham, mac and cheese,
carrots, applesauce, pineapple
cake. Thursday, Nov. 29:
Chicken breast, seasoned rice,
green beans, pears, cake and ice
cream (Colebrook’s November
and December Birthday Celebration at Colby Commons;
Lunch at 11:30, Penny sale,
50/50 and tickets for fundraiser
to follow). Friday, Nov. 30:
Beans and dogs, roll, zucchini,
peaches.
—Donna Jordan
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Mark
Your
Calendar!
Christmas Bazaar
FARNHAM CHURCH
COMMUNITY HALL
IN PITTSBURG
Dec. 1
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
CRAFTS, BAKED GOODS
RAFFLES, TAG SALE ITEMS
KIDS’ CRAFT CORNER
Coffee and Muffins
will be available.
See
You
There!
Blueberry Hill
Inn & Café
Small Private Parties
“Your home away from home”
484 US RT 3
Stratford, NH 03590
636-1964
Breakfast HOURS: Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday 6 a.m.-Noon
Earley Rubbish & Recycling
603-237-5755
November 26 through December 7
“When you go to throw something away—
please give something away”
Our long-time customers know what to do!
Put food in clearly marked bags/boxes and we will pick-up on
your normal route. All others please call.
Christmas Fair
St. Albert’s Hall Sat., Dec. 1 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Serving lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Soup, sandwiches
Food table with meat pies for sale, baked
goods, wreaths, silent auction, raffle
LEGAL NOTICE
COÖS COUNTY PUBLIC HEARING on
COÖS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ RECOMMENDED FY2008 BUDGET
Saturday, December 8, 2007 10 A.M.
COÖS COUNTY NURSING HOME, 364 Cates Hill Road, Berlin, NH 03570
REVENUE:
County Nursing Hospital, W. Stewartstown $5,289,600
County Nursing Home, Berlin 6,313,600
Medicaid Proportional Share Payment 900,000
Register of Deeds 315,300
County Sheriff 238,100
County Attorney, Victim/Witness, Dept. of Corrections 63,100
Interest on Investments 155,500
State Assistance Programs 145,400
Federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes 131,000
County Farm 282,100
Federal Funds (CDBG) 500,000
Recycling Center & Transfer Station 135,700
Unincorporated Places 993,150
Miscellaneous Income 35,500
Surplus Used to Reduce Taxes 1,229,000
Property Taxes 12,292,900
TOTAL REVENUE $29,019,950
EXPENDITURES:
County Nursing Hospital, W. Stewartstown $8,372,200
County Nursing Home, Berlin 9,018,050
Administration, Treasurer, Auditors, County Report 125,950
County Attorney 229,150
Victim/Witness Advocacy Program 72,100
Register of Deeds 288,100
County Sheriff 680,300
Medical Referees 15,000
Human Services & State Assistance Programs 5,717,900
Corrections Department 1,855,600
Coös County Cooperative Extension 181,550
Coös County Conservation District 39,600
Debt Service 268,550
County Delegation Expense 15,000
Outside Agencies 156,450
County Farm 357,300
Federal Funds (CDBG) 500,000
Recycling Center & Transfer Station 134,000
Unincorporated Places 993,150
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $29,019,950
Burnham A. Judd, Chairman - COÖS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Representative Robert Théberge - COÖS COUNTY DELEGATION
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Friday, November 23, 2007
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Thursday night, when we
went to the church supper, it
was raining when we left home.
When we got down to the
church, the rain was turning to
snow. When my wife and I got
home, there was a little snow
on the ground. When we got up
Friday morning, there was six
inches of snow in the dooryard.
It was wet, heavy snow and
raining. Saturday is much
colder and the snow is lighter
that came last night. It’s a lot
easier to shovel.
On Saturday afternoon, my
better half and I went up to our
daughter Sharon’s place. She
had a birthday party for her
granddaughter, Sydney. Sydney had just turned four years
old. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Hiram Jeffers. Jennifer is Sharon’s second daughter. Sydney is our greatg r and d aug h ter . Sh ar o n ’ s
friend, Kathy Samson, and her
three-year-old daughter came
to the birthday party. Her husband drives a truck for the
same company as Hiram does.
After everyone had some birthday cake and other goodies,
Sydney began opening up her
birthday gifts. She got clothes
and quite a lot of toys. Sharon
and Jennifer put a lot of work
into this birthday party. Jennifer, Sydney and their little
white dog went home this Sunday morning. They live in
Deerfield. It was nice seeing
them again.
Some of the deer hunters
have had good luck and got
their deer. With this snow that
came there will be more hunters able to get their deer. This
coming Thursday, Nov. 22, will
be Thanksgiving Day. We usually go down to Frank Oulton’s
place for our Thanksgiving
dinner. Frank is Dorothy’s oldest brother. He and his wife
live in Cumberland Center,
Maine. Her younger brother,
Edward, and his family also
live in Cumberland Center.
They live just a short ways
from brother Frank’s place. All
the relatives on both sides of
the families come to Frank’s for
their thanksgiving dinner. One
year there were 42 of us there.
Frank and his wife Evelyn
have tables and chairs all set
up in the cellar. Their home
was new just a few years ago
and so was Edward’s after they
sold their farm. After we have
our turkey dinner and all the
fixings, we let everything settle
down for a while. After everything was taken care of and
everyone told a few stories, we
walked over to Edward’s and
Barbara’s house if the weather
was good. If it wasn’t, we took
our cars. We had our dessert at
their place. We had pie and
coffee there, and then headed
for home.
School Lunch
CANAAN
Nov. 26 – 30
LUNCH: (All meals served
with choice of milk or 100%
juice) Mon.: Lasagna soup with
cracker, egg salad on bun, fruit,
cookie. Tues.: Sliced pork roast
with gravy, baked potatoes
with sour cream, carrots, roll,
applesauce. Wed.: Chicken
nuggets with BBQ sauce or
sweet and sour sauce, oven
baked French fries, coleslaw,
fruit. Thurs.: Hard or soft shell
tacos, salsa sauce, rice, pump-
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PITTSBURG
Nov. 26 – 30
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk.) Mon.:
Churro, yogurt, applesauce.
Tues.: French toast sticks,
syrup, fruit. Wed.: Assorted
cereal, pineapple muffin.
Thurs.: Breakfast pizza, fruit.
Fri.: Bagel, cc/pb, apple slices.
LUNCH: (All meals served
with milk.) Mon.: Ravioli, garlic sticks, green beans, applesauce, oatmeal raisin cookie.
Tues.: Chicken dippers, rice
pilaf, carrot sticks, homemade
bread. Wed.: Steak-um on a
bun, tossed salad, fresh fruit,
pudding with topping. Thurs.:
Meatball sub, tossed salad,
mozzarella sticks, broccoli. Fri.:
Homemade pizza, tossed salad,
peaches, juice bar.
COLEBROOK
Nov. 26 – 30
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk.) Mon.:
Churro, yogurt, applesauce.
Tues.: French toast sticks,
syrup, fruit. Wed.: Assorted
cereal, pineapple muffin.
Thurs.: Breakfast pizza, fruit.
Fri.: Bagel, cc/pb, apple slices.
LUNCH: (All meals served
with milk.) Mon.: Ravioli, garlic sticks, green beans, applesauce, oatmeal raisin cookie.
Tues.: Chicken dippers, rice
pilaf, carrot sticks, homemade
bread. Wed.: Sloppy joe on a
bun, puffs, salad, pudding with
topping. Thurs.: Meatball sub,
tossed salad, mozzarella sticks,
broccoli. Fri.: Homemade pizza,
tossed salad, peaches, juice
bar.
STEWARTSTOWN
Nov. 26 – 30
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk.) Mon.:
Churro, yogurt, applesauce.
Tues.: French toast sticks,
syrup, fruit. Wed.: Assorted
cereal, pineapple muffin.
Thurs.: Breakfast pizza, fruit.
Fri.: Bagel, cc/pb, apple slices.
LUNCH: (All meals served
with milk.) Mon.: Ravioli, garlic sticks, green beans, applesauce, oatmeal raisin cookie.
Tues.: Chicken dippers, rice
pilaf, carrot sticks, homemade
bread. Wed.: Steak-um on a
bun, tossed salad, fresh fruit,
pudding with topping. Thurs.:
Meatball sub, tossed salad,
mozzarella sticks, broccoli. Fri.:
Homemade pizza, tossed salad,
peaches, juice bar.
STRATFORD
Nov. 26 – 30
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk and juice.)
Mon.: Waffles, strawberries
and crème, sausage link. Tues.:
Cereal, muffin. Wed.: Pancakes, sausage on a stick.
Thurs.: Scrambled eggs, ham.
Fri.: Breakfast pizza. LUNCH:
(All meals served with milk.)
Mon.: Sloppy joe, fries, corn,
fruit cup, cookie. Tues.: Veggie
soup or broccoli soup, crackers,
grilled cheese or grilled cheese
and ham, Bavarian creme.
Wed.: Spaghetti and meat
sauce, salad, garlic bread, fresh
fruit. Thurs.: Pizza, green
beans, ice cream. Fri.: Steakums, fries, fruit cup, brownie.
Friday, November 23, 2007
The Colebrook Chronicle
It Was
Only Yesterday
Annual Pittsburg Ridge Runners'
Craft Fair Nov. 24, 10-3
By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
PRETTY WOMEN
They promised us snow and
we are informed that it is already in the mountains a few
miles west of us. Our leaves
have gone from the trees near
the Connecticut River and the
cornfields are bare. An appointment at the clinic enabled us to
meet many who in their advanced age were getting their
flu shots. The crows have gone
for the time being and the
geese are finally here. We are
well aware they come and go
without our seeing them.
We hear about the success
of local children who are said to
be learning to hunt and remember our youth and our few
successful ventures. My brothers, Frank and Earl, were
much better and more successful hunters than me. I enjoyed
the trips through the woods
and the tales tall and otherwise of those who hunted the
entire open season. I suffered
with the wounded deer to the
point that I didn’t buy a license
or hunt for many years. We
occasionally see deer which
have grown up on Willard
Stream and hope they will survive, but realize their lives will
be short.
Before we had deep freezers,
if a deer was killed in warm
weather we cut them up
enough to fit in a milk can and
put them in the milk cooler
where two milkings were also
stored and were waiting for the
milk man to come. Our old
friend, Philip Young, reminded
us a few years ago of opening a
milk can in our milk cooler and
exclaiming “that’s deer meat.”
The old milk cooler served as a
coolant for beverages as well.
Our old friend and sometimes
employee, Dean Kane, could
and would get more than his
share of the beverage cooled
and stored in the milk cooler.
Buddy Grover was a close second.
I have wondered if everyone
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has noticed that the pullet eggs
are graded as “large eggs” and
that a light colored egg is almost always soft shelled. Nevertheless, milk and eggs are
still the cheapest food we buy.
We most certainly do miss being able to get Booth Brothers
milk in the local market as its
shelf life, quality and taste far
exceeded that which is now
available.
To mention another subject,
we heard an individual speak
about a group of ladies certainly over 50. They are a
pretty group, but they have
added ten years to their apparent age by having their hair all
chopped off. Whether or not we
agree, it did give us cause to
take a second look. It has been
said “beauty is in the eye of the
beholder” and most ladies want
to appear younger or at least
that is true of those I have
known. At that it is something
for those of my gender to talk
about.
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Northwoods Echoes
By Richard E. Pinette
MAGICAL
WILDWOODS VILLAGES
In the days of the venerable
and almost beloved Brown Paper Company at Berlin, the fall
season was a time when hundreds of lumberjacks had now
settled in for a long winter at
the company’s remote lumber
camps. There they would remain all through the long and
seemingly endless cold and
snowy months. The allprevailing influence in our
North Country was the woods
products industry.
During the fall and winter
months, the riverbanks and the
sides of woodland streams began to get piled high with logs.
When spring finally arrived,
the streams became swollen
with rushing waters from the
melting snows. That is, when
the rushing waters carried
thousands of logs downstream
with the river drivers “chasing”
the logs to the waiting river
booms near the paper mills
downriver. Even the woodland
brooks played a key role in this
great annual event. There was
hardly a brook that didn’t have
one or two headwater dams on
them to catch and hold the water from the melting snows
briefly. The head dams were
then released with a fury of
roaring water to carry the logs
along until they reached a lake
or the main river itself.
Back in this time of year in
the vast timberlands, there
were four horse tote teams moving day and night to carry supplies to the big lumber camps.
These supplies included boots,
work gloves, axes, saws, tobacco
and more to the supply storage
at the camps. These supply
storages were known as
“wangin.” The tote teams also
carried endless supplies of food
to feed the many woodcutters
and other related workers.
For young lads, as this
writer was at the time, the lumber camps held the magic of Oz.
There was the incredible ingenuity of the lumber camp builders who also made their own
camp furniture and other fittings, all of it from what could
be found right there in the forests. The camps were indeed
crude living spaces, far from
civilization. Yet, their surroundings were alive with the
shouts of workers along with
the horses’ bells and the
screaming of giant sled runners
against the dry and frozen snow
under them. The lumber camps
were like magical little isolated
villages in the deep forest
nights—forests of endless
spruce and hemlock trees.
It was here that a mixture of
men from the lowest ranking,
the young lad whose job it was
to keep the cook’s fires going
and to haul the buckets of water from the nearest spring or
brook, to the man who was
camp boss. All lived in a unique
and isolated little community.
There was also the camp cook
who ranked near the top of the
lumber camp hierarchy, the
cookee, the woodcutters,
scalers, teamsters and blacksmith. All worked together as a
team in the deep recesses of the
wildwoods. There was no television or radio for evening entertainment, only sitting on the
long deacon seat (a crude
wooden bench) to smoke a pipe
and to listen to tales of experience by the older crew members
by the light of the fire.
On the colder winter nights,
the trees and the camp building
itself snapped and creaked from
the bitter cold temperatures. By
day, it was the sounds of the
axes and saws with only a momentary pause as a falling
wedge was driven home into a
huge tree. Then, the echoes of a
swishing sound as a falling
crashed into the deep snow in
the otherwise silent forest.
When spring came at last, it
was the exciting and colorful log
drive that captivated our attention as we were awed by the
exploits of the daring river drivers and the sight of the steamer
Diamond towing a boom of hundreds of cords of logs across the
big Lake Umbagog. On the Androscoggin river it was the Berlin Mills Company and the
Brown Company that ran the
huge operation. One and all, the
men of the Brown Company
Woods Department were dedi(Continued on page 15)
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Friday, November 23, 2007
North Country Photo Album
N.H. Primary Season In Full Gear In North Country
In Howard’s, McCain talks with the Woodard-Neary family.
Charles Jordan photo.
Crystal Ball had a full house at Howard’s last Friday. Shown with Senator John McCain is former
N.H. Spearker of the House Gene Chandler. Charles Jordan photo.
Crystal Ball, Sherry Covey and the Howard’s crew handled it all
well. Charles Jordan photo.
Senator McCain arrived in his “Straight Talk Express.” Charles Jordan photo.
Roland Cotnoir and Jim Tibbetts greet Senator McCain. Charles
Jordan photo.
Many people from the area traveled to White Mountains Regional High School last Friday to hear
former President Bill Clinton campaign for his wife. Thomas Jordan photo.
Tom Tancredo of Colorado campaigned in Colebrook on Saturday
at the Monadnock Congregational Church. Charles Jordan photo.
Friday, November 23, 2007
The Colebrook Chronicle
Page 9
Community News
Just a couple of gents taking in the goodies at the Methodist Church Christmas Craft Fair, Terry Rosi
and his cousin, Paul Fournier, visited with everyone and enjoyed the coffee and Christmas cookies.
Donna Jordan photo.
Mary Haynes shows a French horn she decorated for the holiday
table at the Methodist Church Christmas Fair. Donna Jordan
photo.
TUBAS ARE RETURNING
TO COLEBROOK DEC. 22
On Saturday, Dec. 22, the
Great North Woods Center for
the Arts will again host a
“TUBACHRISTMAS” event.
Tuba, baritone and euphonium
players from throughout the
region are invited to participate in this internationally
audiences as well as the musicians.
The Colebrook event will
again be conducted by Douglas
Nelson,
who
has
led
TUBACHRISTMAS events for
the past 17 years in Keene.
Last year’s event attracted
players from all over New
Hampshire as well as Maine,
held event. Players will meet at
the Trinity United Methodist
Church on Bridge Street in
Colebrook at 10:30 a.m. to rehearse. A free concert, appropriate for all ages, will be presented there at 1 pm.
Since 1974, players from
students to professionals have
been coming together in nearly
200 communities throughout
this country and others, to play
holiday music specially arranged in four-part harmony.
The rich, organ-like sounds,
and the sights of festivelydecorated instruments, win the
hearts and ears of audiences
everywhere. The events often
become an annual tradition for
Vermont and Quebec. The
Great North Woods Center for
the Arts is dedicated to presenting a variety of arts opportunities for this region; and the
Colebrook TUBACHRISTMAS
is becoming one of its most
unique annual offerings.
For more information, con(Continued on page 10)
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Community News
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tact Sharon Pearson at 2375805 or visit www.tubachristmas.com.
FUNDS FOR AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM
The N.H. Charitable Foundation awarded $5,000 to the
Great North Woods After
School Program to support personnel and supplies start up
costs. Funding for the After
School Program was provided
by the North Country Region of
the Foundation. The Upper
Connecticut Valley Community
Coalition will act as fiscal sponsor for the program.
The After School Program
will provide a safe, inviting,
motivating environment for
children and youth during the
highest risk hours of their days
(from 3-5 p.m.). With help from
Plus-Time New Hampshire,
many local businesses and organizations are working towards creating this one-of-akind program. The initiative
has received additional funding
from the Neil and Louise Tillotson advised fund of the N.H.
Charitable Foundation.
The N.H. Charitable Foundation has been working to
improve the quality of life in
our communities since 1962. It
builds and manages a collection of funds, currently totaling
more than $400 million, created by individuals, families
and corporations for charitable
purposes. In 2006, the Foundation awarded more than $30
million in grants, initiatives
and scholarships. For more
information about the N.H.
Charitable Foundation visit
www.nhcf.org or call 225-6641.
The Upper Connecticut Valley Community Coalition is a
region-wide umbrella organization, established to promote,
conduct, maintain and operate
activities and facilities, which
enhance the health, wellness
and quality of life of residents
in the Upper Connecticut Valley. The Coalition is dedicated
to the coordination and implementation of projects that will
fulfill our wellness and quality
of life focused mission. For
more information about the
Upper Connecticut Valley Community Coalition, call 237-8119
or email [email protected].
NORTH COUNTRY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mark your calendars for
December 1 when there will be
an Open House at the Great
North Woods Interpretive Center at the Rest Area on Route
3, from 2-5 pm. Now that the
Rest Area is open year round,
this will be the first time that
Christmas decorations will
Hannah Brooks was helping her mom, Sally, who was selling Christmas wreaths at the Coos County
Nursing Hospital Christmas Fair last weekend. Hannah kept checking out the jewelry table manned
by Suzanne Collins. Donna Jordan photo.
adorn the rustic building.
Friends of the Interpretive
Center, along with the Chamber of Commerce and the Connecticut River Arts Group, will
provide refreshments, music
and art, as well as photos for
your enjoyment. If you would
like to have one of your
wreaths displayed on the windows or doors, please bring it
with you and the Interpretive
Center personnel will tag it
with your name and how to
contact you as well. Ideas and
help with this project would be
greatly appreciated. Let’s make
this a festive affair.
The Chamber of Commerce
newsletter has been completed
and mailed to the members.
The membership dinner is
Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the
Spa Restaurant and Outback
Pub.
The 2008 Moose Festival
calendar, containing award
winning photography, is still
available at local area busi-
nesses as well as on line at
www.memosink.com. Your purchase will help contribute to
the NCCOC programs and will
make unique holiday gifts.
Volunteers are always
needed and welcomed at the
Chamber and if you have time
to spare, please call 237-8939.
The North Woods Chamber of
Commerce would like to extend
to each of you a happy and safe
Thanksgiving.
—submitted by Joan Chase
FREE SHOWING OF
MICHAEL MOORE MOVIE
The Essex County, Vt., Democratic Party will sponsor a
free showing of the Michael
Moore film “SICKO” at the
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Richie Dennis, who just moved to Canaan, Vermont, took a look
around at the Christmas crafts on sale at the Trinity United Methodist Church Christmas Fair last weekend. Donna Jordan photo.
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Community News
more. Each participant must
weigh in once a week at the
Bridge Street Gym with Tanya
and a prize will be given to the
team with the highest percentage weight lost at the end of 10
weeks.
To sign up or if you have
questions, come to the Recreation Office at the Town Hall or
call Melissa Shaw at the Recreation Dept. at 237-5086.
—submitted by
Colebrook Recreation Dept.
Pat Klinefelter of CRAG presented a painting to Charlie
Cotton, area director, for the
Northern Human Services office. Courtesy photo.
Guild Hall, Guildhall, VT on
Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m.
The film that Roger Friedman
of Fox News calls “brilliant and
uplifting” combines humor,
personal testimonies and statistics to examine the American health care system and
compare it to universal health
care systems in other industrialized countries. A free fact
sheet on health care in America will be provided.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
The seniors
had
their
Thanksgiving dinner on
Wednesday. Guests were Denis
and Peggy Beloin, Albert and
Rollande Marquis and Shaun
Strack. Carolyn and Friends
did a great job of entertaining.
Gift certificates from Ethan
Allen were won by Marie Beloin and Therese Rougeau. The
50/50 winners were Lucianne
Jalbert and Denis Beloin.
Bingo was played and the winners were Marie Beloin, Yvette
Jalbert, Jeanne Grenier, Carmelle Bessette, Suzanne Roy
and Germaine Turgeon. The
Blackout winner Lucienne Jalbert.
Next week (Nov. 28) will be
their monthly penny sale and
celebrate the November birthdays. The menu will be baked
beans, hot dogs, pan fried potatoes, bread, with birthday cake
for dessert.
COLEBROOK
RECREATION DEPT.
The Book Discussion Group
is currently reading The Real
All Americans by Sally Jenkins. If you would like to read
the book, feel free to stop by
the library and pick up a copy.
There will be a discussion on
Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Colebrook Public Library; feel
free to join in.
The Colebrook Recreation
Dept. and the Bridge Street
Gym will be starting a Biggest
Looza-Colebrook Style program
on Nov. 26 and running to Feb.
4, 2008. The program starts
with the Initial Assessment on
Nov. 26, at the Bridge Street
Gym from 5-7 p.m. The cost is
$50 per person ($25 per person
if you are a member of the
Bridge Street Gym). You may
sign up as a team of two or
individually to be placed on a
team. The program will include
some workout time at the
Bridge Street Gym, wellness
tips, recipes, fitness tips, and
“NUTCRACKER BALLET”
COMING TO BERLIN
St. Kieran Arts Center in
Berlin presented “The Nutcracker Ballet” back to the
North Country on Saturday,
Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. Over 40 dancers of the Robinson Ballet Company will showcase the magic
of this holiday classic with
beautiful costumes, magnificent set designs, and spectacular music. Performance to be
held at the Berlin Junior High
School.
Tickets to the “Nutcracker”
performance are available at
$10 for adults and $5 for students and are available on a
first-come, first-serve basis, in
addition to being on sale. For
further information or to reserve tickets, contact the Arts
Center Office at 752-1028 or
visit
www.stkieranarts.org.
CHS MEMORIAL TREE
The Cohos Historical Society (CHS) will be putting up its
Memorial/Honor Tree outside
the Marion Blodgett Museum
in Stratford Hollow again this
year. For each $3 donation,
CHS will change a red bulb to
a white one in the name of
someone important to you, deceased or living, to whom you
wish to remember or honor.
The names will be read at 4
p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 8,
2007. Right after the readings,
the public is invited to come
inside the museum, where Jack
Avery and Tim Brooks will lead
the singing of Christmas songs.
There will be light refreshments and drinks.
One donation received requested the reading of the following names: James Brown
(1744-1813), an original settler
of Stratford; Isaac Brown (1780
-1848); Wellington Brown
(1828-1901); Harry Wellington
Brown (1866-1952); and Earl
Eugene Brown (1892-1964).
Send the names and $3 for
each name to the Cohos Historical Society, P.O. Box 262,
North Stratford, NH 03590 or
to any of the Society’s officers.
For more information, call
Vicki at 922-8337; Joyce at
(802) 962-3833; Mitzy at 2374307; Tim at 922-5560 or Roger
at (802) 962-3301.
COLEBROOK
SENIOR MEALS
Greetings from senior
meals. We hope everyone had a
nice Thanksgiving.
We had a nice turnout for
our Thanksgiving Meal Dinner
at Colebrook Senior Meals.
We are combining November and December’s birthday
celebration, which is scheduled
for Nov. 29. The menu will be
baked chicken, seasoned rice,
coleslaw, cranberry sauce, roll,
cake and ice cream.
The ladies are setting up a
Christmas Penny Sale. Please
come early to allow plenty of
time to browse and visit. We
will also be drawing the raffle
tickets for the college-size refrigerator, nightstand and Wilderness Restaurant Raffle.
There are also cookbooks for
sale for $5.
Just a reminder that the
annual food drive is in gear
and any donations would
gladly be appreciated.
—submitted by
Colebrook Senior Meals
Every
Friday,
The
Chronicle!
Barby MacKinnon was enjoying the company of friends at the
Trinity United Methodist Church Christmas Craft Fair last week.
Donna Jordan photo.
The Mohawk Grange, presented dictionaries to third graders at Colebrook Elementary School. That’s
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Outdoors
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left.
The N.H. Fish and Game
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wildlife enthusiasts get the
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Or listen to the award-winning
weekly radio show “Outdoor
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outdoor writer and local radio
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and fishing news, tips and stories about the state's wildlife
and great outdoors. The radio
show is carried on more than
15 radio stations and their affiliates throughout the state.
"This is only the beginning,"
said Jon Charpentier, manager
of N.H. Fish and Game's
Broadcast Media and Promotion Unit. "We also plan on
adding segments that feature
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wildlife in New Hampshire, to
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Friday, November 23, 2007
The Colebrook Chronicle
Obituaries
MILDRED P. BELLAVANCE
BUCKFIEL D, Maine—
Mildred P. Bellavance, 88, of
Buckfield, Maine, died on Sunday evening, Nov. 18, 2007, at
Stephens Memorial Hospital in
Norway after a long period of
declining health.
She was born in Buckfield
on April 25, 1919, a daughter of
Everett V. and Georgia E.
(Warren) Pearson. She was
educated in Buckfield schools
and was graduated from Buckfield High School in 1936.
Mildred worked at Cummings Cleaners from 1942 until 1953. She married Henry J.
Bellavance on Oct. 11, 1952.
Together they raised their family in Buckfield. Mildred was
an avid reader and liked crossword puzzles and to go shopping.
She is survived by two
daughters, Marcia Whitman
and her husband Donald of
Buckfield, Maine, and Deborah Cooke and her husband
Donald of Columbia; a stepdaughter, Sandra Perkins, of
Buckfield; a daughter-in-law,
Eleanor Pearson, of Colebrook;
three sisters-in-law, Thelma
Pearson of Auburn, Maine, and
Irene Pedro and Alice Devine,
both of Massachusetts; five
granddaughters; two grandsons; three great-grandsons;
three great-granddaughters; 11
step-grandchildren; three
nieces and two nephews.
She is predeceased by her
husband, Henry, in 1998; a
son, Warren E. Pearson; a
brother, Rodney E. Pearson; a
sister, Beatrice P. Keene; and a
step-daughter, Cynthia Newton.
A graveside funeral service
will be held at the Damon
Cemetery in Buckfield, Maine,
on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2:30
p.m., with the Rev. Eva
Thompson officiating.
Memorials in Mildred’s
memory may be made to the
Buckfield Rescue, P.O. Box 99,
Buckfield, ME 04220.
Arrangements are being
handled by the Andrews Funeral Home on High Street in
Buckfield.
BEATRICE M. TIMSON
LUNENBURG,
Vt.—
Beatrice M. Timson, 85, of
West Main Street in Lunenburg, Vt., died on Tuesday
morning, Nov. 13, 2007, at
Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, after a brief illness.
She was born in Lunenburg
on July 11, 1922, the daughter
of Alfred and Malvine
(Bilodeau) Sivegny.
Beatrice has been a lifelong
resident of Lunenburg having
worked on the family farm and
as a teen performed housework
and child care. She later
worked as a volunteer at CraftBag in Gilman.
On June 20, 1946, she married William Timson and they
had two children.
She was a Communicant of
St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Lunenburg, and was very
involved in church activities.
Beatrice loved to volunteer in
the kitchen at the Headstart
program and at the Elemen-
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—Pittsburg—
tary and Middle Schools. She
was fond of watching the children play and through her later
years many of the children
fondly referred to her
as “Grammy.”
Surviving family members
include her son, Danny Timson
and his wife Debra of
Lunenburg; a daughter, Brenda
Bryant and her husband Richard of Lunenburg; she also had
five loving grandchildren whom
she cared about very much and
many nieces and nephews. Her
husband William predeceased
her and she was the last of six
siblings.
Visiting hours were held on
Friday evening, Nov. 16, at
Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A graveside service will be
held at the convenience of the
family.
Visit www.baileyfh.net for
more information or to send an
online condolence.
PATRICIA ANNE MARTIN
TWIN
MOUNTAIN—
Patricia Anne Martin, 68, died
Sunday, No. 11, 2007, at her
home surrounded by her loving
family.
She valiantly battled cancer
for one and a half years. She
was born in Brighton, Mass.,
March 20, 1939, the daughter
of Joseph and Althea
(Bertheune) Raymond. Pat
grew up in Wilton, where she
attended Wilton Grade and
High Schools. She married her
high school sweetheart, Ed
Martin in 1956. They settled in
Merrimack. In 1973, Pat and
her family relocated to Twin
Mountain, where she operated
a country store and campground. She was also employed
at the Bretton Woods Resort
and the Cog Railway for 20
years where she made many
friends.
A lover of music and an accomplished vocalist, she cherished singing in St. Patrick’s
Church choir, at social functions and musicals. Pat was
and EMT in the Twin Mountain Ambulance squad for 15
years. She served the community as Supervisor of the checklist and Supervisor of town
cemeteries. She has served as
a director of the Twin Mountain Snowmobile Club for 25
years. Pat enjoyed skiing with
friends and family, but most of
all, she loved spending time
with her family and many
friends who appreciated her
kindness, thoughtfulness, modesty and love.
Pat is treasured and loved
by her husband of 51 years, Ed
Martin, Twin Mountain; six
daughters, Cheryl Elliott,
Weare, Kim Pelzel, Twin Mountain, Diane Bailey, Lyndonville,
Vt., Denise Neville, Goffstown,
Lori Rogers, Center Barnstead,
Lynda Martin-Bell, Bethlehem;
11 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; two brothers
Charles Raymond, Penelas
Park, Fla., Richard Raymond,
Milford; a sister Claire Stickney, Laconia.
Visiting hours were held on
Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the
Ross Funeral Home, Whitefield
Chapel. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at St. Patrick’s Church, Twin Mountain.
Burial followed at the St. Margaret’s Cemetery. Memorial
Donations may be sent to the
following agencies: North Country Home Health and Hospice
Agency, 536 Cottage Street,
Littleton, NH 03561 or Twin
Mountain Fire and Ambulance,
P.O. Box 146, Twin Mountain,
NH 03595. To sign a guest book
visit www.rossfuneral.com.
RHEA POWELL ROGERS
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.–
Rhea P. Rogers, 82, passed
away on Wednesday, Nov. 7,
2007 at the Hernando Nursing
Home.
Rhea was born a daughter to
James T. Powell, Sr. and Mary
(Franklin) Powell on April 23,
1925, in Bradford, Pa.
Rhea received a Masters
Degree in college and had a
career in nursing. She and her
husband, Richard, owned and
operated a tree farm in Whitefield for many years.
She is survived by two brothers, James T. Powell, Jr. of Victor, N.Y., and William Powell of
Ocala, Fla.; one sister, Sybil
Hooker of Ocala, Fla.; and one
granddaughter. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard
Rogers, and her sons, Burt
Wade Fincham and Jay Fincham.
A private graveside service
was held in the Ladd Street
Cemetery in Whitefield on
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007.
Arrangements and care have
been entrusted to the Pillsbury
Funeral Homes and Cremation
Service, Inc. To view an online
memorial or to send a message
of
condolence,
visit
www.pillsbury-fh.com.
WILLIAM A. SMALLEY, JR.
BETHLEHEM—William A.
Smalley, Jr., 64, of Noyes Street
in Bethlehem passed away suddenly at his residence on Sunday, Nov. 18.
He was born in Scranton,
Pa., the son of William and Mildred (Webb) Smalley. He was
formerly employed in the
Housekeeping Dept. of the
Littleton Regional Hospital. He
enjoyed collecting baseball
cards, old records and was an
avid N.Y. Yankees fan.
He is survived by his
mother, Mildred Smalley,
Whitefield; his wife, Hope
Smalley, Bethlehem; two sons,
William A. Smalley III, Twin
Mountain; Dale Smalley, Scranton, Pa.; four daughters, Mary
Mackinnon, Cheryl Smalley,
Kim Lucas, all of Littleton, and
Tammie Lyman, Intervale; 13
grandchildren; two brothers,
Robert Smalley, Whitefield, and
Byron Smalley, Harrisburg, Pa.
There will be no visiting
hours. A graveside service will
take place in the Glenwood
Cemetery, Littleton, on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to
the Bethlehem Emergency Services, P.O. 424, Bethlehem, NH,
03574 Those wishing to sign an
electronic register may log onto
www.rossfuneral.com.
The Town Clerk’s office
will be closing at 4 p.m.
on Wed., Nov. 21
thru Sat., Nov. 24
—Pittsburg—
The Town Clerk’s Office
will be closed
Nov. 27, 28, and 29 for training.
It will be reopening on Friday, Nov. 30.
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Sports
(Continued from page 16)
Feb. 15: Canaan at Colebrook, G—
7 p.m. Feb. 18:
Gorham at Colebrook, B—7 p.m.
Feb. 21: Colebrook at Pittsburg,
B—7 p.m.
PITTSBURG VARSITY
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Girls (G) games will tip-off at
5:30 p.m. and boys (B) at 7 p.m.
unless otherwise stated. Scheduled
games are subject to change without notice.
Dec. 7, 2007: Colebrook at Pittsburg, G—7 p.m.
Dec. 10: Pittsburg at Canaan, G/B
Dec. 15: Pittsfield at Pittsburg, G/
B—1 and 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 20: Pittsburg at Laconia, B—
6:30 p.m.
Jan. 2: Lisbon at Pittsburg, G/B—5
and 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 4: Pittsburg at Profile, G/B
Jan. 7: Canaan at Pittsburg, G/B
Jan. 12: Pittsburg at Nashua, G/
B—2 and 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 14: Lin-Wood at Pittsburg, G/
B—5 and 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 16: Stratford at Pittsburg, G/B
Jan. 18: Laconia at Pittsburg, B—7
p.m.
Jan. 19: Pittsburg at Mt. Zion, G—
1 p.m.
Jan. 22: Pittsburg at Colebrook, G/
B
Jan. 25: Gorham at Pittsburg, G/
B—5 and 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 28: Pittsburg at Lin-Wood, G/
B—5 and 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 30: Profile at Pittsburg, G/B
Feb. 1: Pittsburg at Stratford, G/B
Feb. 4: Pittsburg at Gorham, G/B—
5 and 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 8: Pittsburg at Lisbon, G/B—5
and 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 12: Mt. Zion at Pittsburg, G—
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 21: Colebrook at Pittsburg,
B—7 p.m.
Dec. 20: Stratford at Lin-Wood, 5
p.m.
Dec. 27-28: Stratford Christmas
tourney, TBA
Jan. 4: Lisbon at Stratford, 5 p.m.
Jan. 8: Stratford at Colebrook
Jan. 11: Stratford at Calvary, 5
p.m.
Jan. 16: Stratford at Pittsburg
Jan. 18: Profile at Stratford
Jan. 22: Lin-Wood at Stratford, 5
p.m.
Jan. 29: Stratford at Gorham
Feb. 1: Pittsburg at Stratford
Feb. 4: Stratford at Canaan
Feb. 6: Stratford at Profile
Feb. 8: Stratford at Groveton
Feb. 12: Stratford at Lisbon, 5 p.m.
Feb. 15: Gorham at Stratford
ALUMNI
BASKETBALL GAMES
Friday, Nov. 23, 2007:
Colebrook, G/B—5:30 p.m.
Pittsburg, G/B—5:30 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 24:
Stratford, G/B—5 and 6:30 p.m.
GAMES DEDICATED TO
NIKKI PHILLIPS-NELSON
The Stratford Alumni games
scheduled for Saturday, Nov.
24, are dedicating the games to
show their support to Nikki
Phillips-Nelson and her family.
Donations have been received
to purchase shirts. Participating alumni are asked to purchase the shirts to wear during
games. Also, the shirts can be
purchased throughout the evening or donations can be made.
—Liz Carney
STRATFORD VARSITY
BASKETBALLL SCHEDULE
Girls (G) games will tip-off at
5:30 p.m. and boys (B) at 7 p.m.
unless otherwise stated. Scheduled
games are subject to change without notice.
Dec. 11, 2007: Colebrook at Stratford
Dec. 13: Canaan at Stratford
Dec. 14: Mt. Zion at Stratford, 5
p.m.
Dec. 17: Groveton at Stratford
COUNTY OF COÖS
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
&
COUNTY DELEGATION
NOTICE OF HEARING
PROPOSED PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX AGREEMENT
WITH
GRANITE RELIABLE WINDPARK, LLC
The Coös County Commissioners and the Coös County Delegation will hold a
public hearing on a proposed Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement with Granite
Reliable Power, LLC in accordance with RSA 72:74 of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated. The public hearing will be held on Saturday, December
8, 2007 at 9 AM at the Coös County Nursing Home, 364 Cates Hill Road, Berlin,
New Hampshire. The purpose of the hearing is to take comments from the public
on the proposed payment in lieu of tax agreement.
Granite Reliable Power, LLC is the lessee of certain parcels of land situated in the
unincorporated places of Dixville, Erving’s Location, Millsfield and Odell, all of
which are located in Coös County, New Hampshire. Granite Reliable Power, LLC
intends to seek a certificate of site and facility from the New Hampshire Site
Evaluation Committee pursuant to RSA 162-H to be authorized to own and operate
a renewable energy facility on these parcels of land, where it intends to construct
an electric generating facility powered by wind. Granite Reliable Power, LLC will
be responsible for property taxes for the generating facility. This facility will qualify as a renewable generation facility under RSA 72:74. Under that statute the
owner of a renewable generation facility and the municipality where the renewable
generation facility is situated may enter into an agreement to make payments in
lieu of property taxes. In unincorporated areas of the State, the County has the
powers of a municipality, including the power to enter into an agreement to make
payments in lieu of property taxes. Granite Reliable Power, LLC and the County
are proposing to enter into a payment in lieu of property tax agreement for this
facility. Granite Reliable Power, LLC has sent written notice by certified mail to
the lessors of the property on which the Premises are located of this proposed
agreement and the lessors’ liability under RSA 80 should the lessee fail to make
the payments required by the agreement, in accordance with RSA 72:74.
Anyone wishing for more information may contact the County Commissioners
Office at 246-3321.
Echoes
(Continued from page 7)
cated to the task of “letting
light into the swamp” and getting the millions of logs out of
the forest and down the
streams to the waiting mills far
down the river at Berlin.
These memorable scenes
were also staged in the woodlands of the Upper Connecticut
Valley as well, and it is likely
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that some of our senior readers
can still recall the colorful
times which have been depicted by way of the printed
lines in this column. Today,
there are few reminders of that
historic time in our Northwoods. For those of us who can
remember having witnessed
these happenings of the nowyesteryear, the memories always return when winter sets
in at our still vast woodlands.
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Sports
CANAAN VARSITY
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Girls (G) games will tip-off at
5:30 p.m. and boys (B) at 7 p.m.
unless otherwise stated. Scheduled
games are subject to change without notice.
Dec. 5, 2007: Craftsbury at Canaan, G/B—5 p.m.
Dec. 7: Canaan at Cabot, G—6 p.m.
Dec. 10: Pittsburg at Canaan, G/B
Dec. 13: Canaan at Stratford, G/B
Dec. 17: Canaan at Galt, G/B—both
at 5 p.m.
Dec. 21: Colebrook at Canaan, G/B
Dec. 27 and 28:
Christmas tourney, B/G—TBA
Jan. 4 and 5: Cabot tourney, G—
TBA
Jan. 7: Canaan at Pittsburg, G/B
Jan. 10: Canaan at Thetford, G/B—
5 p.m.
Jan. 15: Canaan at U.C.A, B—
Municipal gym, Newport
Jan. 19: Canaan at U.C.A., G/B—
Newport Elementary at 11 a.m.
Jan. 21: Canaan at Craftbury, G/
B—5 p.m.
Jan. 23: Canaan at Bishops, B—5
p.m.
Jan. 28: Galt at Canaan, G/B
Jan. 29: U.C.A. at Canaan, B/G—5
p.m.
Feb. 5: Canaan at Galt, G/B—both
at 5 p.m.
Feb. 7: Stratford at Canaan, G/B
Feb. 11: Canaan at Colebrook, B—
7 p.m.
Feb. 13: Bishops at Canaan, B—5
p.m.
Feb. 15: Canaan at Colebrook, G—
7 p.m.
COLEBROOK VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Girls (G) games will tip-off at
5:30 p.m. and boys (B) at 7 p.m.
unless otherwise stated. Scheduled
games are subject to change without notice.
Dec. 7, 2007: Colebrook at Pittsburg, G—7 p.m.
Dec. 11: Colebrook at Stratford, G/
B
Dec. 14: Wilton at Colebrook, G/
B—5 and 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 18: Colebrook at Profile, G/B
Dec. 21: Colebrook at Canaan, G/B
Dec. 27-28: Christmas tourney at
Groveton, G/B—TBA
Jan. 2: Gorham at Colebrook, G—7
p.m.
Jan. 5: Colebrook at Groveton, G/
B—1 and 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 8: Stratford at Colebrook, G/B
Jan. 11: Colebrook at P.C.A., G/B—
5 and 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 18: Woodsville at Colebrook,
G/B
Jan. 22: Pittsburg at Colebrook, G/
B
Jan. 25: Lisbon at Colebrook, G/B
Jan. 29: Colebrook at Woodsville,
G/B
Feb. 1: Groveton at Colebrook, G/B
Feb. 5: Colebrook at Lisbon, G/B
Feb. 8: Colebrook at Gorham, G/B
Feb. 11: Canaan at Colebrook, B—
7 p.m.
Feb. 12: Profile at Colebrook, G/B
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Stratford Public School has been making repairs to the school gym since an improperly sealed roof led
to flooding half the floor, the stage and back offices in August. Students took advantage of the situation by designing the new gym floor. One of the changes is the word Pride, which is situated just inside the free throw line. Although not harmed by the flood, the walls are also to be repaired and
painted. Liz Carney photo.
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