March 25, 2011 - Colebrook Chronicle

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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
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VOL. 11, NO. 36
House Committee Approves Eminent Domain Bill
On March 9 the House Science, Technology and Energy
Committee voted to “retain” a
bill for one year which would
amend a state law regarding
eminent domain. Several hundred New Hampshire residents
attended the public hearing on
the bill in hopes it would pass so
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All 44 Speakers Oppose
Line At Scoping Hearing
By Donna Jordan
It was a common theme for
seven days straight—300 or
more people on hand per day—
in Plymouth it was 650—for the
federal Dept. of Energy scoping
hearings held around the state
last week. On Saturday, the
Sen. Gallus On His Neutral
Stance On Northern Pass
The cast of the Stratford School play “Murder by Indecision” included, front, from left, Sadie Kennett,
Noah Covill, Sarah Whiting, Ben Curley, Emily Kennett, Darrien White, Mallory Walling. Middle,
Lydia Donovan, Chelsea Simpson, Natalie Hakey, Alexis Scott, Richard Gokey, Jourdain Goulet, Kelly
Mason, Keith Brewer. Back, Wade Washburn, Alex Supernios, Chelsea Sullivan, Robyn Scott. Joy
Hebert photo.
caught up with N.H. Senator
John Gallus this week at the
Legislative Office Building in
Concord. We were on hand for
the committee meeting on
House Bill 648 and spent a few
minutes with Senator Gallus,
talking about the Northern
Camerata New England Ensemble
Returning To Colebrook On April 16
For the second year in a row,
the region will be treated to a
stunning evening of chamber
music on Saturday, April 16,
when Camerata New England
performs in Colebrook.
The concert, set to begin at
7:30 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, will see the
14-piece ensemble perform a
concert titled London Legacies,
North Country
Summer Festival
Set For July 2
The dynamic chamber ensemble Camerata New England is returning to Colebrook on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in a concert at
Trinity United Methodist Church. This year’s program is entitled
“London Legacies.”
(Editor’s note: The Chronicle
received the following press
release yesterday on a new outdoor festival being planned for
this summer.)
“You must be the change
you wish to see in the world.”
For years, Gandhi’s words have
inspired countless people across
the planet, including 2005 Colebrook Academy graduates
Britni White and Kyle Haley.
With Gandhi’s words in
mind, they established Be The
Change, L3C, a small organization dedicated to preserving
and strengthening the North
Country way of life we all know
Opposition from above the border: Lucie Roy and Helene Pariseau
of East Hereford, Que., attended the Colebrook Dept. of Energy
Scoping Hearing to show their opposition to the planned transmission line project. They carried canvas bags made in Sherbrooke
with the bilingual message “Non Hydro Quebec/No Northern
Pass.” Charles Jordan photo.
Stark School Reviews Its
Options In Face Of Cuts
By Charlotte Sheltry
On Monday, the Stark
School Board met as a board in
public session to discuss various options after having experienced a $222,000 cut in its proposed $1 million budget two
weeks ago at its annual school
district meeting.
Early on in this meeting,
which was attended by about
100 people, many town residents verbally expressed their
frustration over the fact that a
handful of registered voters
could make such a cut. About
80 percent of the crowd gave a
show of handing telling the
board that they thought that
the school board should apply
for a special meeting in order to
obtain more money and keep
the school open and operating
in a fashion similar. But both
school moderator Bill Joyce and
School Administrative Unit 58
Superintendent Dan Shallow
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Eminent Domain
that it could create an obstacle
to the proposed Northern Pass
Transmission Line project. (See
the full story on that hearing in
the March 11 issue of the Colebrook Chronicle.)
One week later, the House
committee decided it was in the
best interests of the public to
move forward with a committee
vote so that the bill amending
the state law could go to the full
House of Representatives for a
full vote. As Rep. Naeda Kaen, a
Democrat from Durham, said,
“To sit idly by and see all these
people in such stress would
have been inappropriate.” She
was referring to those hundreds
of residents—wearing their opposition color of orange—who
have appeared before the committee several times during the
past few weeks.
When House Bill 648 was
first heard in Representatives
Hall on March 9, the bill was
worded to amend RSA 371:1 to
prevent the taking of private
land by a private company for a
large-scale transmission line
project. After their committee
work session held on March 22,
the final version of the bill was
amended so that a portion of it
reads, “No public utility may
petition for permission to take
private land or property rights
for the construction or operation
of an electric generating plant
or a transmission facility so
long as the transmission facility
is not needed for system reliability.” The debate before the
committee, they argued, was
whether the amendment to RSA
371:1 was written to specifically
stop the Northern Pass project
or if, eventually, it would stop
other public utility projects that
are proven to be needed. The
bill, as amended this week,
passed the committee by a vote
of 11-4 that it “ought to pass.”
The next step in the process is
for it to go before the full House
of Representatives, and that
vote is scheduled for next
Wednesday, March 30. For
those who are supporting the
bill to amend the eminent domain law, they are quick to
point out that the House vote is
one of many steps ahead for the
opposition to the Northern Pass
transmission line project.
But Northern Pass, LLC,
which has proposed the 180mile transmission line from the
Quebec/Pittsburg border
through Franklin and into
Deerfield, has its own criticism
of the committee’s vote this
week.
On its website, www.northernpass.us, under the heading
“Project Journal,” the Northern
Pass writes, “The N.H. House
Science, Technology and Energy
Committee this week considered
two bills that focus on halting
The Northern Pass project.
Here are our reflections on the
impact of HB648 if it were enacted in the future:
“We believe that the amendment is misguided. What
started out as a legislative effort to target one particular
energy project has now been
expanded in a way that will
have far reaching unintended
consequences for the entire
state, and could impact the ability to provide cost effective elec-
Friday, March 25, 2011
tricity and to maintain efficient
operation of the state’s electrical system.
“If enacted, it would
threaten, for example, an upgrade of the ‘Coos Loop,’ which
the Independent System Operator has decided is not a system
reliability project.
“It would threaten the connection to the grid of any potential new renewable energy development, such as a North
Country wind project—or other
projects that could bring important environmental or economic
benefits to the state—even if
those projects enjoy broad support.
“It would basically just say
‘no’ to low-cost energy by precluding important transmission
projects that would otherwise
be built at no cost to customers.”
Following the committee’s
vote to pass the bill this week,
Rep. Larry Rappaport, a Republican from Colebrook who sponsored the legislation to amend
the state’s eminent domain law,
told the Chronicle, “I think we
accomplished what we set out
to do,” he said, adding, “I think
the public needs to weigh in on
everything (regarding Northern
Pass). It isn’t a question of
NIMBY, it’s a question of
what’s really needed and what’s
fair.”
Columbia resident Bob
Baker, who also attended the
committee’s meeting and vote,
said, “I think today is a step
forward—it’s one small step in
a process that will go for a
while. It speaks volumes about
the will of the people being expressed—being heard in Concord—and having an impact on
the process. We aren’t powerless,” he said.
Prior to the committee’s
meeting, Peter and Pamela
Martin of Plymouth presented
Gov. John Lynch’s office with
some 2,677 opposition letters
which they had collected. The
letters were on display during a
press conference at which Pamela Martin spoke. “These letters
before you represent the intense
opposition to this proposed project. They provide evidence that
this is not a NIMBY issue,” she
said. “They were signed by people from all over New Hampshire, all political parties, all
economic divisions, high school
students, young families and
retired people.”
The letters were delivered in
a large box carried by Peter
Martin and Dave Dobbins of
Guilford. An aide to the Governor accepted the letters on his
behalf (the Governor, the aide
said, was out of the office). “I
will make sure that the Governor gets them,” he told the Martins.
DOE Hearing
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meeting was held in Colebrook—the only meeting held in
a region where the entire right
of way is brand new.
The intensity of opposition
attending each meeting was
evident in every report coming
from every scoping hearing.
Over 300 people had testified at
the seven hearings, and of those
300 people, 95 percent were opposed to the project. These high
The House Science, Technology and Energy committee held an Executive Session on Tuesday, March
22, on HB 648—which would revise the state’s eminent domain law regarding the taking of private
property by a public utility. The committee voted to approve the amended law as “ought to pass” and it
has gone to the full House of Representatives for a vote, scheduled for Wednesday, March 30. Charles
Jordan photo.
numbers support the town
meeting votes, where 29 of the
44 towns along the proposed
route oppose the Northern Pass
proposal.
The purpose of the Dept. of
Energy scoping hearings was to
get public input regarding the
environmental impact statement which needs to be created
before the Northern Pass project can be permitted to cross
the Canadian border. The
Northern Pass needs what is
called a Presidential Permit in
order to transmit power across
the border from (and to) Canada. The Dept. of Energy Scoping meetings will result in the
environmental impact study
before that permit can be issued.
Before the Colebrook meeting was over, orange and black
“No Northern Pass” sweatshirts
had been handed out to the
Dept. of Energy staff, anm exchange with the Dept. of Energy stenographer and the public disrupted the proceedings,
one speaker gave over his time
to the Northern Pass as an opportunity to provide an
“alternative” to the proposed
project. Of the 44 speakers, not
one voiced their support of the
Northern Pass project. Several
politicians or their representatives were in the audience to
hear the testimony.
First up was Clarksville Selectman Al LeBlanc, whose own
property the transmission line
will cross. “This proposal does
two things for Clarksville,” said
LeBlanc. “The first—and preferred—route cuts through our
town in an east-west direction.
The second route cuts our town
in half in a north-south direction. We held two different public hearings in our town regarding the Northern Pass and in
both instances we have never
had anyone speak in favor of
this project. They are adamantly opposed. Many of the
people are obviously visibly
upset. The thought of cutting
the town in half and going
down the direction they want in
their first proposal runs behind
one of the most populated areas
in town. Whatever money they
say we’ll get in tax base will
soon be overridden by the
amount of abatements that will
be filed.”
Colebrook resident Sam Bird
created a new term during his
testimony that has been echoed
ever since, “There is no right
way to do the wrong thing.
Please, don’t do the wrong
thing, don’t let this happen to
us,” he pleaded with the Dept.
of Energy officials.
Rep. Larry Rappaport of
Colebrook, testified, “I have
several reasons for opposing
this project. The immediate
economic impact is severely
negative. There have been no
real estate transactions between the red and blue corridors,” he said, referring to the
proposed (red) and alternate
(blue) lines on the Northern
Pass maps. “I believe it makes
no sense for northern New
Hampshire, no sense for New
Hampshire as a state, no sense
for New England and no sense
for the United States,” said
Rappaport.
“It’s loud, it’s ugly and it’s
permanent,” said Greg Lamm of
Stratford. “Lynnette Emerson
of Stratford asked the Dept. of
Energy to conduct several studies for their scoping process:
what are the benefits to New
Hampshire, what happens if
Quebec stops being a friendly
neighbor, how will each property owner along the Northern
Pass route be made whole by
the company, how much money
will Hydro-Quebec receive from
the project. “Send this company
packing,” she said. Charles
Willey of Lemington, Vt., described how he had helped to
work on the powerline that currently runs through Northern
Vermont, and that he felt it was
“insane” to propose a line
through northern New Hampshire when, he said, “If the line
is so sorely needed—and I seriously doubt that—what would
make much more sense is to lay
it with the existing line in Vermont.”
Before taking a 15 minute
break, Katie Rose Siggins of
Whitefield presented her song,
“Live Free or Die,” which she
wrote against the Northern
Pass project.
During the second half of the
meeting, the Dept. of Energy
officials heard more of the same
type of testimony. But, toward
the end of the hearing, their
stenographer, who was visibly
irritated during the day because she could not keep up
with the oral comments, stood
and took the microphone from
the moderator. She then admonished speakers for not providing her with written comments after their testimony.
Columbia resident Scott Ste-
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The Northern Pass once
again dominates news around
the region this week. We traveled to Concord on Tuesday,
where a number of related incidents took place in and around
the state legislative building.
Over 2,000 anti-Northern Pass
letters signed by state residents
were delivered to the governor’s
office.
Following the presentation,
the Colebrook Chronicle took a
moment to speak with State
Senator John Gallus about his
views on the project.
Later that morning, the
house Science, Technology and
Energy committee held an open
executive session where House
Bill 648 (regarding the use of
eminent domain by a private
company) was discussed,
amended and passed.
Around the area, the Dept. of
Energy held hearings where
they heard an almost unanimous opposition to the Northern Pass by residents across the
state. We feature clips from the
Colebrook hearing.
Life carries on in the North
Country, with footage of school
plays, St. Patrick's Day festivities, and other events from
around the region in the past
week.
Thomas Jordan
Video Editor
Stark
would need to contract a parttime principal. But you could go
to Milan or anywhere else and
ask, but you need to have a certified principal that operates the
school under their name.”
He said the state law does
not say how much time the principal has to be in the school
building, but this position was
budgeted for one half- day per
week.
According to the SAU, Option
Two’s budget would cost $803,
540, the amount approved by
the registered voters at annual
meeting. It would educate the
23 students in the Stark building, and tuition the high school
students to Groveton. It would
local musicians that have
agreed to share their talents
with the crowd. Attendees can
expect to hear everything from
bluegrass and country, to alternative rock and jam
bands. There will be something
for everyone at this family
friendly event. One of the most
exciting features for the festival will be the energy source
for the stage. Solar Bus of Burlington, Vt., a green energy bus
that provides solar electricity,
will be powering the musical
performers and speakers on
stage, and displaying a variety
of interactive exhibits about
alternative energy implementation.
Another special feature for
families will be the free Youth
Activity Corner. Elementary
teachers, day care workers and
child-friendly volunteers will
be directing the many exciting
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features including: a petting
zoo, face painting, recyclable
craft workshops, guided nature
walks, seed planting, games, a
pie eating contest, a toy and
candy booth, and many other
educational green energy exercises. The North Country
Chamber of Commerce has generously donated the Dunk Tank
and Bouncy House for the day,
as well.
The organizers are striving
to make this an entirely green,
healthy experience. Therefore,
recycling and composting will
be implemented, no alcohol will
be allowed on the premises, and
all vendors will operate without
electricity, with the exception of
the solar electricity to power
the musical entertainment.
“Everything we need to live is
provided by nature, and we will
prove that,” said Britni White,
co-founder of Be The Change,
L3C.
Many sponsors have already
taken action to help promote the
event. The Colebrook Chronicle,
the North Country Chamber of
Commerce, Hazardous Design,
F. C. Washburn Carpentry,
David White Trucking and Roland Cotnoir are among the first
to join Be The Change in their
attempt to bring residents of the
North Country together for this
year’s causes.
Be The Change, L3C is currently accepting applications for
sponsors, vendors/exhibitors,
and musical acts/speakers. Anyone interested in becoming a
volunteer or to become part of
the festival in some way may
contact Britni White or Kyle
Haley via their website:
www.northcountrysummerfestiv
al.com. Here you can find further details on the event, as
well.
stated that the annual meeting
on March 8 was legal. Shallow
said that he had also spoken to
the school attorney who reviewed the minutes, and it was
his opinion that the cut, and
the meeting were legal as well.
“This is the democratic process, and the way it is,” Joyce
said. “There were enough people there (at annual meting) to
do business, and what the
board has to do now, is to decide how to use the money ap(Continued on page 15)
proved.”
Shallow told the crowd that
the only possible way that the
school might be able to act in Summer Festival
that regard would be to petition superior court stating that
the money approved was not
enough to operate the school,
but he and/or the board would (Continued from page 1)
have to say under oath that the and love, and to providing alterstudents could not be educated native green energy options for
with the money that was the community. With the power
passed. Town resident Georgia of positive thinking, and the
Caron, who proposed the cut at use of the arts as an educathe annual meeting, stood and tional tool, they plan to unite
told the crowd that she would the communities of northern
oppose any such action even if New Hampshire and Vermont
she had to contact the attorney with an open-air, day-long
general’s office.
event to be held on Saturday,
She believes that the school July 2 this year.
can educate the students on
The First Annual North
the money approved. She even Country Summer Festival will
worked out a budget showing take place in a large countryhow it can be done. She gave side field across the historic
each board member and the Columbia Covered Bridge that
Chronicle a copy. The board connects New Hampshire with
took the budget under advise- Lemington, Vt. The field adjament. Caron suggested only cent to Route 102 in Vermont
paying for two teaches with one will be filled with the sights
being a teaching principal and and sounds of the North Counthe other a special education try and will kick off the festiviand elementary certified ties for the 4th of July weekteacher. She suggested cutting end!
the secretary’s position and
The purpose of the day is to
take the phone calls with an encourage alternative, renewanswering machine; pay all able energy resources, unite the
special education costs using strength and vitality of the logrant money and money from cal communities of the North
the school’s special education Country, and to raise awarecapital reserve fund; contract ness about the Northern Pass
with Groveton to provide hot project. Each year, Be The
lunch, which she stated was Change, L3C will promote a
done in the 1980’s and 1990s chosen cause. This year it will
when they had more students be donating a percentage of all
than the school does now; pro- ticket sales to the Power Line
vide a one-hour classes each Education Fund, which was Left photo: Adam Pearson, 23, of North Andover, Mass., is loaded into the DHART helicopter after he
week of each of the following created to raise awareness was involved in a snowmobile accident on Trail 5 in Stewartstown. Right photo: The DHART helicopter
programs: physical education, about the large power lines that prepares to land at Coleman State Park. Courtesy photos.
arts, technology, and guidance, the Northern Pass project prowhich meets the approved poses to build and how their
three state police warrants for Rd, in Maidstone, Vt. Owner
school criteria; have part-time presence will influence resiBURGLARY SUSPECT
other burglaries, including the Edgar Melanson of Hampton
Title I services; have the after- dents and the environment.
CAPTURED IN DERRY
residence. He will ap- returned to the house on March
School Program operated with
These young activists believe
A suspect in the March 4 Johnsen
pear
in
Colebrook
District Court 17 to find the building was enTitle I and REAP grants; re- the Northern Pass project will break-in
at the Rick and Mich- on April 7 for the Columbia
bur- tered and property was stolen.
duce or eliminate tuition reim- have a seriously negative effect ele Johnsen
home on Fish Pond glary charge.
Any information regarding this
bursement; and cut the tech- on the beauty and value of our Road in Columbia
or other area crime should be
nology coordinator. And finally, land, our local tourism-based arrested in Derry. has been
directed to Vermont State PoN.H.
STATE
POLICE
allow teachers to access either economy, the real estate indusEric Claude Williams,
lice Derby Barracks, (802) 334On
March
19,
at
8:07
a.m.,
Groveton’s or Stratford’s pro- try, and the health and safety 32,John
Middle Street in Lancas- N.H. State Police responded to a 8881.
fessional development activi- of our families. With the aid of ter isof facing
multiple charges in motor vehicle rollover with enties, for a fee if needed. Then the festival and support from Derry following
a multi-town trapment in Stratford. A vehicle
N.H. FISH AND GAME
she suggested keeping the the Power Line Education chase that took place
on March operated by Timothy Rodrigues,
On Sunday, March 20, at
school minimally heated, Fund, they hope to prevent 18. The chase began after
Derry 37, of Jefferson, was traveling approximately 8:30 a.m., a
mothball the kitchen, and rent these things from happening.
police
received
a
call
from
a
the building if feasible.
The North Country Summer homeowner on Hampstead southbound at a speed too fast snowmobile accident was rethe road conditions when the ported on Trail 5 in StewartsThis plan is similar to one of Festival will bring together
that he had heard noises for
driver
lost control, traveled town, near Coleman State
the options which Shallow also local residents and New Eng- Road
his house and saw a red across the
roadway, striking the Park. Adam Pearson, 23, of
presented to the board. But he land communities, providing in
Sebring in his drive- north bound
bank and North Andover, Mass., was insaid that in Option Two there approximately 100 booth rental Chrysler
The car was leaving the rolled over. snow
jured when his snowmobile
Both
would not be a principal on spaces for vendors, exhibitors, way.
driveway just as a Derry police were transported to theoccupants
struck that of Elisabeth Bryan,
hospital
sight.
businesses, persons of unique
arrived. The driver of as a precaution but no injuries 21, of Windham. Pearson was
“You are dependent upon skills, and informational/ Sargeant
the vehicle would not stop and were reported. The vehicle was the third snowmobile in his
Groveton if you want to keep educational organizations.
the chase began. He ultimately
group when the two in front of
this school open next year,”
In addition to the many ven- crashed after driving over spike towed from the scene.
him stopped after making a
Shallow said. “Because you dors that will fill the field, the strips that had been set up near
wrong turn just north of ColeVT. STATE POLICE
need guidance services, which day-long event will begin a I-393 in Concord. He is curman State Park. He attempted
Vt.
State
Police
are
investinow come from Groveton, and Summer Farmer’s Market.
rently at the Merrimack County gating the burglary of a sum- to stop, but slid into the rear of
under this option, you would
Guests of the festival will be
where he is being held for a
Bryan’s machine throwing him
not have a principal, so you entertained by a number of Jail
probation violation as well as mer home on Maidstone Lake
Police, EMS Reports
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
PSNH Lets Us Pick Our Favorite Tower
We almost have to laugh when PSNH says over and
over again that we are “early in the process” on this
whole Northern Pass debacle and that we can “choose”
among their options of where the line will go (over this
neighbor’s or that neighbor’s property)—why, they
even indicate that we can influence what sort of towers
they’ll install.
From the vast assortment that Sarah Cummings
found on the road to Montreal, as pictured above, those
Canadian power producers have quite a variety for us
to choose from. Northern Pass/Hydro/Quebec, you are
so thoughtful to give us choices.
Our answer is “none of the above.” Their latest ploy
is telling us that some of the towers will “only” be 85feet tall. They neglect to say in the same breath that
the lower the tower, the wider the swath they’ll need
to cut. So if you get an 85-foot tower, expect a 250-foot
or more swath on the ground; if you get one of those
135-foot numbers, you may only get a 150-foot swath.
Yes, the correct answer is “none of the above.” The
best quote we heard this past week was from Sam Bird
at the Colebrook Dept. of Energy Scoping Hearing
when he said:
“There is no right way to do the wrong thing.”
That sums it up perfectly, as far as we’re concerned.
Charles J. Jordan
P.O. Box 263 • Colebrook, NH 03576.
Tel. (603) 246-8998 • Fax (603) 246-9918
email: [email protected]
web: www.colebrookchronicle.com
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan;
Reporter: Charlotte Sheltry;
Photographers: Tina McKenzie; Joy Hebert;
Columnist: Dick Richards;
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam;
Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
(founded 2000) is published by Jordan
Associates, established 1985.
This photo from the collection of the late Beth Hurlbert came to us by way of Sherry Ladd Fish. Dating from about 60 years ago, it was taken at the old sugar house on the Hurlbert Farm in Clarksville.
From the left are Bertha Joyce, Elsie Furgerson, Una Beauchemin, Lenora Hurlbert and Doris Bunnell with one of her granddaughters.
Letters
Dear Governor John Lynch:
This letter is in reference to
the Northern Past and why I
object to the project. The idea of
a private company being able to
take eminent domain of a citizen’s property is outrageous! It
is one thing for the government
to obtain land for betterment of
the area, it is another for a
none government to assume
they can do the same. If that
was the case, anyone that
thought another person’s property would be better in his or
her hands could do so, am I
right?
This project would not give
permit jobs or income to anyone
in the North Country. Instead
it would decrease the value of
properties along the 140-mile
route, causing dangerous radiation to harm humans, animals
and vegetation. The beauty of
the North Country would be
scarred for life!
The North Country takes
pride in its scenic vistas, as do
the people who come here to
visit. We may be a small area,
but we are fighters and will
fight to win this battle!
Please consider the benefit of
keeping the North Country a
clean, green part of our state’s
eco system. We furnish the rest
of the state with fresh water
through the rivers, forest lands
to build your houses and recreation areas that get you away
from the engineering marvels
in the cities!
Sandra Riendeau
Colebrook
Northern Pass project that is
being planned to bring electricity from Hydro-Quebec to
southern New England. I live in
Clarksville and learned recently that my farm is in the
path of the preferred route.
My reasons are personal,
although I know they are
shared by my neighbors and
family who also will be affected
by this. As a child, I learned
from my father to love and respect the land; that everything
that is touched will affect something else. I learned to tread
lightly on the landscape before
there were signs to remind me
to “leave a small footprint...it’s
a tough place to grow.”
This farm is not how I make
my living, but it is my life. I am
a nurse and I choose to live
here and work to protect and
continue the values of my ancestors. I raise sheep for wool
and meat for a local market and
grow vegetable for my family. I
have a maple orchard and wilderness that I do not want disturbed or destroyed.
The Northern Pass transmission line, if allowed, will
tear into the very heart of this
North Country, leaving a physical and emotional scar that
cannot be healed.
I am proud to be a native of
New Hampshire and to live
among people who understand
the sacrifices that it requires to
protect our heritage. Please
help us preserve our landscape
and values for future generations by saying no to the Northern Pass.
Dear Governor Lynch,
Dottie-Jane (Amey) Lee
I am writing to oppose the
Clarksville
Letter to the Editor:
After having attended several meetings about the Northern Pass (a better name would
be the Powerline Grab) and
having spoken at each one I
attended, I am convinced there
is another thing we need to do.
Some of you may recall the
story of David and Goliath. We
are now in the same position,
fighting a $50 billion project
that will not enrich New Hampshire, only a few. This is to be
set up in our beautiful North
Country within only a couple of
years.
But remember—David won!
And this is how he won. The
Bible says, “David inquired of
the Lord.” The Lord answered
him and each time assured
David he would succeed for “the
Lord shall go out before thee.”
We need the Lord to help us
with this one! Thus, I have arranged to use Centennial Park
on Main Street in Lancaster on
Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon, to pray, to inquire of
the Lord for His help and blessing to overcome “Goliath.” Will
you join me? Prayer is powerful.
Rain, snow, sleet or shine, I’ll
see you at the park’s gazebo.
Henrietta Howard-Moineau
Lancaster
“It became necessary to destroy the town to save it”
Saigon, Feb. 7, 1968 Peter
Arnett writing for the Associated Press, reported a conversation with an unnamed army
Major about the battle for the
provincial capital of Ben Tre in
Letters
which the major reported “It
became necessary to destroy
the town to save it”
In effect this is what Northeast Utilities, under the guise
of the Northern Pass, is saying
about a 40-mile scar across the
scenic wilderness of Coos
County.
At age 18, in great pain, I
had my appendix removed. Removing it was my cure but resulted in a scar on my right
side. Seeing that scar as I showered reminded me of my suffering and that the operation fixed
permanently a critical ailment.
The proposed scar across the
North Country cures nothing
for the residents of Coos. There
is temporary relief in the form
of jobs eventually shrinking to
insignificance. Small business
will benefit from sales garnered
during construction but are not
sustainable over the long haul.
There are no long-term tax
benefits to our communities.
Like the owners of the gas pipeline are doing today, Northern
Pass will eventually send in a
team of lawyers and accountants to demand abatements
citing the value of their investment has somehow shrunk.
Most importantly, even if I had
more hair I couldn’t plug my
hairdryer in anywhere along
this route. This is neither a
benefit nor a permanent fix for
the ailments of the North Country.
I know that there are significant benefits for several communities downstream from
here. I hear them cry about the
“greater good” as they vocalize
their support. Is there awareness that these towers will
march the entire length of the
state up to their front doors?
Remember, as this electricity
flows south a corresponding
number of dollars flow north
crossing international border
never to be seen again. Where
is the energy independence in
this?
As I looked at my appendix
scar, before age and good food
blocked the view, I understood
it was there for my “greater
good.” But now as I envision a
line of towers marching
through our wilderness and the
wanton destruction of our natural beauty that holds such an
importance to our cultural base,
I wonder is this, in essence, the
same effort to save us that the
Major talked about oh so many
years ago in a land far, far
away?
Brian Bresnahan
Groveton
Congress is still trying to
pass a budget for this fiscal
year, which runs from Oct. 1,
2010, to Sept. 30, 2011. Does it
seem odd that we are half way
through the fiscal year and we
still don’t have a federal
budget?
Not really, as I can’t remember when Congress actually
passed a budget before the beginning of a fiscal year. Their
reliance on continuing resolutions to fund operations is a
disgrace and another example
of the incompetence of Congress.
The Congressional Budget
Office reports that in 2009 our
budget deficit was $1.85 trillion
dollars. This will improve (?) to
$1.20 trillion by 2019. Since the
start of the recession in January 2008, the U. S. Dept. of Labor reports that the private
sector lost over 7,837,000 jobs
while the federal government
added 198,000 employees.
In order to simplify matters
for members of Congress, I suggest they agree to cut all federal spending this year by 15
percent and impose an immedi-
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ate freeze on the hiring of federal employees. Cutting spending by 15 percent across the
board would depoliticize the
budget process as well as treat
all programs equally and fairly.
Leslie Klinefelter
West Stewartstown
As of today there are still
many New Hampshire citizens
who haven’t heard about the
Northern Pass, but you can be
assured it will be a 2012 campaign issue—word is spreading
fast.
In full disclosure: I own
three woodlots that will be impacted by the primary and/or
the secondary path of this 150
foot wide right-of-way (ROW)
which is proposed to cut
through our state from top to
bottom; Pittsburg to Deerfield
with high voltage lines and towers as tall as 135 feet. I also
must point out that many landowners, including myself, chose
early on to invest in farm and
forestland which today represents our family assets and our
retirement. I am sure those
who chose to put their family
assets and retirement into the
stock market would be upset if
a foreign company was able to
manipulate their financial portfolio with no recourse!
A foreign-based company,
Hydro-Quebec, wants to “use”
the state of New Hampshire
and destroy parts of the North
Country for profit! The Northern Pass will destroy New
Hampshire’s scenic beauty,
which is the anchor to the largest and last big industry in the
region recreation that we all
cherish and enjoy. I would also
add that most of the private
landowners who will be impacted by the Northern Pass
have for years been willing to
open and share their land with
the state and public; because
we believed it was the right
thing to do.
Sherry Fish of Concord (formerly of Clarksville) created this sign,
“Standing Together at the 45th,” in opposition to the Northern Pass
transmission line project. She took this photo at the 45th Parallel
historic marker on Rte. 145 in Clarksville. Sherry Fish photo.
There is a primary and secondary route for the Northern
Pass. The primary route enters
from Quebec into Pittsburg and
down through the White Mt.
National Forest to a sub-station
proposed in Franklin and then
on to Deerfield. The secondary
route swings around the National Forest on the westerly
side. You can view both routes
and the towns impacted on
www.northernpass.us.
If this goes forward, New
Hampshire will become a giant
“conduit” for Hydro-Quebec and
its partners to send a commodity (electricity) through our
state to consumers south of us
with the profits going back to
the foreign company HydroQuebec and very few dollars
will stay in New Hampshire.
During the next six or more
years, if you happen to be in
either the primary or secondary
route or even in the “view shed”
of the proposed route, you and
your realtor now need to disclose the potential of this project should you consider selling
your property. We all know
what the recession has done to
our real estate values; this will
only drive it down further. If
that’s not heartburn enough for
you and your families, who in
many cases have worked the
land for generations, and you
don’t want to sell out to this
foreign company, you may not
have any say. As they plan to
take your land through
“eminent domain” for the public
good for those in Massachusetts, Connecticut and beyond.
I have been involved and
have spoken at many of the
public hearings on this issue
because I don’t think this is a
good deal for New Hampshire.
What I do believe is that we as
a state should do a better job at
producing energy of all kinds
within our own borders where
good jobs can be created and
the dollars stay and multiply
within our communities. When
this happens it’s a good deal for
New Hampshire.
Finally, no matter what you
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Outdoors
ANTLER RESTRICTION
MEETING IN PITTSBURG
Proposed rules regarding
antler point restrictions (APRs)
in Wildlife Management Unit-A
for deer hunters in New Hampshire will be discussed at two
public hearings in April:
—Thursday, April 7, 2011, at
6:30 p.m., at the N.H. Fish and
Game Dept., 11 Hazen Drive, in
Concord.
—Friday, April 8, 2011, at
6:30 p.m., at the Pittsburg
School, 12 School Street, Pittsburg.
The N.H. Fish and Game
Dept. is proposing to re-adopt
with amendment Fis 301.03 to
restrict the taking of deer in
wildlife management unit A
(WMU A) during the bow and
arrow season, the muzzleloader
and the regular firearm seasons
to a three-point minimum antlered deer or antlerless deer. It
is also seeking to re-adopt with
amendment Fis 301.01 to define
“three point minimum antlered
deer” as a deer that has at least
one antler three inches long
measured from the tip of the
main beam along the distal
edge of the antler to the base of
the antler burr at the skull,
plus at least two antler points
that branch from the main
beam that are at least 1 inch
from the tip to the confluence
with the closest edge of the
main beam.
“As part of the process of
developing these proposals,
Fish and Game received input
from an unprecedented 7,870
hunters—that’s almost 12% of
the nearly 66,000 hunters surveyed last fall,” said Fish and
Game Wildlife Division Director
Steve Weber. "It was determined that most hunters supported implementing buck age
structure management techniques if called for based on our
current deer management
plan.” Based on the results of
that survey, Fish and Game
also determined that the best
form of buck age structure
management in this situation
was to implement a three-point
APR in WMU-A only.
For more information on the
complex issue of “buck age
structure management” (the
regulation of antlered buck harvest in an effort to reduce the
harvest mortality rate of one or
more buck age classes), visit
http://www.huntnh.com/
buckagestructure. The objective
of such management is to try to
provide a better opportunity for
bucks to reach older ages.
"We understand this is a big
change, and that there are a lot
of hunters on both sides of the
Lunch Menus
COLEBROOK
March 29-April 1
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk or juice.)
Tues. French toast sticks,
fruit. Wed.: Trix yogurt,
churro, fruit. Thurs.: Waffles,
fruit. Fri.: Breakfast bar,
cheese sticks, fruit. LUNCH:
Tues. Chinese pie, cornbread,
applesauce, butterscotch
cookie. Wed.: Chicken patty on
juice. Thurs.: Bagels, fruit. Fri.:
Bosco stick, fruit. LUNCH:
Tues.: Teriyaki chicken dippers,
rice pilaf, broccoli, roll, fruit.
Wed.: Duffy special, potato oval,
mixed veg., grapes. Thurs.:
Shepherd’s pie, cornbread, green
PITTSBURG
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Tues.: Breakfast bar, fruit.
March 29-April 1
Wed.: Cereal, string cheese,
BREAKFAST: (All meals served
with milk or juice.) Tues.: Cereal, yogurt. Wed.: Breakfast
pizza, fruit. Thurs.: Waffle
sticks, fruit. Fri.: Boiled egg,
yogurt, toast. LUNCH: Tues.:
Meatball sub, mixed veg., fruit.
Wed.: Chicken quesadilla, fruit.
Thurs.: Hot dog, beans, peas,
fruit. Fri.: Easy chicken bake,
salad, fruit.
bun, puffs, salad, pears. Thurs.:
Diced chicken, gravy, mashed
potato, roll, carrots, fruit mix.
Fri.: French bread pizza, salad,
fruit, pudding.
STRATFORD
March 28-April 1
BREAKFAST: (All meals served
with milk or juice.) Mon.: Muffins, cereal. Tues. Breakfast
sandwich. Wed.: Bagel, cereal.
Thurs.: Scrambled eggs, hash
browns. Fri.: Toast, bacon.
LUNCH: Mon.: Chicken fajita
wrap, potato puffs, corn, yogurt.
Tues. Corn chowder, crackers,
turkey and cheese or tuna roll,
cottage cheese. Wed.: Shepherd’s pie, biscuit, coleslaw,
fruit. Thurs.: Roast turkey, potato or rice, gravy, roll, broccoli
and cheese. Fri.: Barbecue ribs
or corn dog, fries, green beans,
brownie.
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Only Yesterday
By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
SNOW PLOWING
In the 1930s ,Willie McConnell said to my grandfather
Charles Heath, “How do you
like this fast time, Charlie?,”
talking about the idea of moving the clocks ahead. Grandpa,
who changed everything else,
said, “I could get up in the middle of the night by the old time
if I wanted to.” I said, “it gives
us an extra hour to wash up.”
Of course, Grandpa knew we
would plan on going swimming
in Bishop Brook. He said, “we’ll
put on another roll of tar paper.”
Grandpa thought all daylight hours should be worked.
Grammie Heath said, “you boys
dry your heels before you have
supper.” I myself always liked
the fact time sometimes we
could drop a line in Bishop
Brook. It only took seconds to
catch a few unlucky fish and
everyone liked trout except
Grandpa Heath. He always
stuck to bread and milk and
sugar. I wonder whether he
would settle for sugar substitutes that we have today. I find
them delightful with your
spoonful all measured out.
We have piled up more snow
than I could remember. How
did I get from fishing to snow?
I guess it is because I looked
down the snow-covered field
and spotted a varmint. He
really hasn’t much to worry
about. I haven’t hunted for
many years. Besides, the snow
is way too deep and more to
come.
My son Dennis, who has a
landscaping business in Candia, grumbles about snowplows
and sanders always breaking
down. I always loved plowing
snow when we got paid by the
driveway with a three dollar
minimum, hoping for an interval between storms. The hardest to plow was the Louise Gale
Real Estate Agency as they
would stand on the porch with
a handful of car keys expecting
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me to move the cars then plow
the driveway and return the
cars to the parking lot. Dennis
says don’t plow them until last
and hope you have an ice storm.
I plowed for Josh Young, who
was Road Agent for Clarksville.
It was hard to buy gas in
Clarksville. Josh always made
sure the milk truck got
through, then the school bus
which I operated, and all driveways were plowed and very few
grumbled. Gladys Ricker might
call to say she always needed a
tow to get her old pickup going.
The Town bought a new fourwheel drive with everything
hydraulic but no power steering. It was too long to plow
roads and soon was used only to
wing back for which it was
great.
When Fay Chappell got in as
Road Agent, the Town bulldozed snowbanks back making
the plower’s job much easier.
Pickups are now used to plow
snow and most of them have
wings operated from the cab. I
don’t imagine Josh Young
would do much custom plowing
as I think Clarksville plowed
driveways.
My varmint has disappeared
so I won’t worry about him. As I
said, it is fixin’ to storm again.
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Education
Adam Savard and Victoria Harris of Canaan School presented
their Tillotson North Country Foundation scholarship project on
Carmen’s Beauty Shop. Joy Hebert photo.
This year’s participants from Canaan School working on the Tillotson North Country Foundation
Scholarships were, from the left, Kelly Mason and Abigail Brady; Amanda Marquis and Krista Cotnoir; Monica Vigneault and Emily Pariseau; Adam Savard and Victoria Harris; Annick Marquis and
Jasmine Brosseau. Joy Hebert photo.
Judging the senior final round of Tillotson North Country Foundation Scholarship presentations at
Canaan School, from the left, Donald Dickson, Odette Crawford, Karen Ladd, Kim Sweatt and Rick
Tillotson. Joy Hebert photo.
As part of their Community Pride project, students at Groveton High School have been researching
and interviewing local authors. Nancy Gray, author of
, spoke to students about her
writings and then presented each student with a copy of her book. From the left, James Marshall,
Breana Benoit, Seth Haskins, Nancy Gray, Jordan Hudson, Emily Guay, Hunter Savage, Jacob
Colebank, Karen Blodgett. Courtesy photo.
The Dairy Diaries
North Country Photo Album
“Murder By Indecision”
Photos by Joy Hebert
Stratford students presented the play “Murder by Indecision” on March 17 and 18. Above, Natalie
Hakey as “Mavis Greedly,” Alec Supernios as “Ken Steele,” Lydia Donovan as “Miss Maple” and
Sadie Kennett as “Penelope Biggles.”
Left photo: “Victor Greedly” watches as writer “Agatha Crispy” (Kelly Mason) decides how to continue
with the story. Right photo: Wade Washburn and Noah Covill as “Victor Greedly” and “William
Greedly.”
Left photo: “Officer Bently” (Ben Curly) And “Inspector Dryfus” (Jourdain Goulet). Right photo:
“Penelope Biggles” (Sadie Kennett), “Miss Maple” (Lydia Donovan) and “Inspector Dryfus” (Jourdain
Goulet).
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News Photo Extra
This Week On The Northern Pass Opposition Front
Photos by Charles Jordan
Linda Samson of Stewartstown hands out opposition materials during the scoping hearing in Colebrook.
Katie Rose Siggins of Whitefield sang her song, “Live Free or Die” at the Dept. of Energy scoping hearing in Colebrook on March 19.
Left photo: Al LeBlanc of Clarksville was the first one to speak at
the scoping hearing. Right photo: Sherry Fish helps Don Knapp
hold up his sign.
Sam Bird of Colebrook testifies at the Dept. of Energy hearing in Colebrook last week. “There is no
right way to do the wrong thing,” he said.
In Concord on March 22, members of the opposition walk from the Legislative Office
Building to the State House to deliver over 2,700 protest letters to the governor.
Left photo: Pam Martin of Plymouth speaks at a press conference
before the delivery of opposition letters to the governor. Right
photo: Rep. Larry Rappaport talks on House Bill 648.
Back in the Legislative Office Building, it was standing room only for those who
came to hear the discussion and vote on House Bill 648—the eminent domain bill.
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Community News
“FLUTES AND FOLKLORE”
CONCERT MARCH 30
The Great North Wood Committee for the Arts is presenting “Flutes and Folklore” with
John Loper on Wednesday,
March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Colebrook Country Club in Colebrook.
He will cast his spell of
magically interwoven melodies
along with snippets of Indian
folklore and flute style influences in this final Winter
Warmers Concert of the current
season.
Loper is considered by many
to be one of the premier players
of primitive instruments in the
country. Performing both traditional songs as well as his own
compositions, his exceptional
talent will certainly catch your
attention.
His varied repertoire includes various types of American Indian flutes (such as a
dual flute referred to as a
“hawk”), drums and a haunting
instrument called a didgeridoo,
of aboriginal origin. Loper had
originally trained as a classical/
jazz flutist.
“As a teacher of history and
world culture, I discovered that
music was a ‘natural’ for piquing the interest of my students
for learning purposes,” Loper
said. “Thus, I began to collect,
and then play various instruments from around the world,
with a particular emphasis on
primitive cultures.”
Advance tickets are available at Fiddleheads, Main
Street in Colebrook for $12 and
at the door the night of the concert. Loper will have his CD for
sale the night of the concert.
The event is sponsored by
the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts. Admission
to the concert includes a free
buffet provided by the Colebrook Country Club, which has
served as hosts to the GNWCA
Winter Warmers concert series
for over five years. Funds
raised by the GNWCA, an allvolunteer organization, are applied to bring performing arts
opportunities to the region.
JORDAN ON “EXCHANGE”
PROGRAM NEXT TUESDAY
Colebrook Chronicle Editor
Charlie Jordan will be a guest
again on N.H. Public Radio’s
“The Exchange” program next
Tuesday, March 29. The program airs live at 9 a.m. and
repeats at 8 p.m. that evening.
NHPR can be heard locally at
105.9 FM and streaming at
www.nhpr.org.
Host Laura Knoy is airing a
series of programs to mark the
15th anniversary of “The Exchange” by looking at events of
recent years and how they affected the state. Next Tuesday’s
program looks at 1998.
Jordan has been an in-studio
guest on “The Exchange” a
number of times, most recently
last January on a broadcast
which focused on the controversial Northern Pass transmission line.
MACI AT MAKE-A-WISH
EVENT IN ST. ALBANS
The annual Beat the Winter
Blues social hour and auction
was held at the St. Albans
American Legion to benefit the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Vermont on Friday, March 11,
2011. According to organizer
Patty Rainville, the Vermont
chapter has raised $85,000 over
the past six years to grant
wishes to children with lifethreatening medical conditions
to enrich the human experience
with hope, strength and joy.
The American Legion hall
was filled to capacity with participants enjoying the social
hour and silent auction begun
at 6 p.m. with dinner catered by
Bob Santini at 8 p.m. The live
auction began at 8 p.m.
For the Fournier family of
Canaan, Vt., the night had special meaning. Five-year-old
Maci, who has type two spinal
muscular atrophy, was there
with her mother Tina to thank
the organization to providing
her with a special playground
she could access. Maci’s Make-A
-Wish request was to have a
wheelchair accessible swing
and have all her friends over to
Jim Davis, the CEO of the Vermont chapter of Make-A-Wish, center, is shown visiting with Maci
Fournier and her mother Tina at a recent Make-A-Wish event in St. Albans, Vt. Scott P. Yates photo.
play.
After dinner, Jim Davis, the
new CEO of the Vermont chapter of Make-A-Wish, spoke with
Maci and her mother and
thanked them for coming.
KATIE ROSE: THE HITS
JUST KEEP ON COMING
A quick check yesterday on
Katie Rose’s “Live Free or Die”
Northern Pass opposition song
on YouTube indicates that it is
now over 2,000 hits, fueled on
by Katie’s performance of the
song at some of last week’s
Dept. of Energy Scoping Hearings, including in Whitefield
and Colebrook.
VISITORS FLOCK TO
MAPLE SUGARHOUSES
For generations, visitors
have been coming to New
Hampshire to take part in the
yearly festivities of the making
of maple syrup.
Last Saturday, 50 sugarhouses across the state of New
Hampshire opened their doors
to visitors to demonstrated how
maple syrup is made, and to
give individuals a taste of the
sweet stuff. The sugar houses
had warm maple syrup on snow
or warm syrup over a home
made donut, goodies which people from Coos County have
been eating for generations.
And along with the visitors
came Executive Councilor Ray
Burton, who has been celebrating this event year after year by
visiting the producers of what
some people call liquid gold. He
said he was able to visit 10 of
the 50 sugar houses on Saturday. He started in Groveton at
the Brenda and Stephen Tilton
Sugar House off Lost Nation
Road, and stopped at Fuller’s
Sugar Shack in Lancaster before heading south.
“The maple syrup industry
in New Hampshire is a booming
and sweet business to be in,
and to enjoy,” said Councilor
Burton. “On Saturday I visited
10 sugarhouses starting in
Groveton and ending in Cornish.”
In Groveton, the Tiltons’
small family owned and operated sugar house tapped 1,000
trees this year to make four different grades of maple syrup;
light Grade A Amber, Grade A
medium, and Grade-A dark amber, as well as Grade B, which is
the darkest and strongest grade
of syrup made and is great for
cooking, the Tiltons state on
their newly formed website.
Tilton started his sugaring
in 2002 with 140 taps and an old
evaporator, which took hours to
cook down the sap into
syrup. Now, with a new reverse
osmosis evaporation system,
Tilton can make more syrup
faster. But he still loves the old
machine, and tells the story of
how he purchased it from an
elderly lady who was making
the syrup by herself, as long as
her husband cut and stacked the
wood.
According to Wikipedia, there
are 20-plus maple trees from
which maple syrup is made, but
rock and sugar maple are the
best. The making of maple syrup
Left photo: Last weekend was New Hampshire Maple Weekend. Executive Councilor Ray Burton of Bath visited with area maple producers Brenda and Stephen Tilton of
Tilton’s Sugar House in Groveton. Courtesy photo. Right photo: Executive Councilor Ray Burton also stopped in to visit with Patty Fuller at Fuller’s Sugar House in Lancaster. Charlotte Sheltry photo.
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Community News
Keeping the peace: A vigilant Brad Brooks keeps an eye on the
First Colebrook Bank “Spelltics” during the Fourth Annual Grown
-Up Spelling Bee last Friday. Thomas Jordan photo.
is one of the few agricultural
processes in North America
that is not a European gift. The
Algonquin Indians, who lived in
the Coos County area, recognized that the sap was a source
of nutrition and energy.
For generations, the Algonquins gathered the sap from the
trees, and concentrated it by
dropping it onto hot stones inside of buckets or leaving it
exposed overnight in the cold
air to freeze. Because they had
no way to preserve maple
syrup, they used the sap much
like we use sugar today. They
dried it and sprinkled it on the
items they ate. Today, the collection of the sap remains fairly
the same as it did in the 1600s,
only the tools and the process of
making syrup has changed.
Maple trees need to be at
least 30 years old before they
can be tapped. A 40-year-old
tree can produce about 10 gallons of sap per season, which
usually last four to six weeks,
but it takes 30-50 gallons of sap
to produce one gallon of maple
syrup The sap only runs in the
spring when the temperatures
are in the 40s during the day
and in the 20s at night. The
weather is the most important
factor in the maple syrup industry. Therefore, producers usually obtain the sap and make
syrup between the middle of
February and April.
—Charlotte Sheltry
with them this week. Suzanne
Wheeler and Glenn Perry won
the 50/50 drawings. Bingo winners were Germaine Turgeon,
M a ri e Pa ul Ma r c han d
(2), Lisette Fauteux, (2), Rita
Doyon and Pauline Jalbert.
Imelda Gosselin won the Blackout game.
The next week (March 23)
the menu was baked chicken
legs, mashed potatoes, green
beans, rolls and cookies for
dessert.
On March 23, the guests of
the seniors were Louise Bissonette’s son and grandson, Claude
and Chris Bissonette, and
Gordon and Joyce Frizzell’s
daughter and son-in -law, Steve
and Janice Goshorn of Greensville, S.C. The Lucky 50/50 winners were Suzanne Wheeler
and Maria Dube. Bingo winners
were Maria Dube (2), Bibianne
Lanctot, Francoise Bohan and
Louise Bissonette. Blackout
was won by Maria Dube.
Next week (March 30), the
seniors will celebrate the March
birthdays and hold their
monthly penny sale. The menu
will be shepherd’s pie, beets,
rolls and birthday cake with ice
cream.
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
The color of the week was
definitely green as staff members and residents celebrated
St. Patrick’s Day this
week. Residents baked shamrock cookies, made St. Patrick’s
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
pins, played Lucky Charms
On March 16, the Canaan bean bag toss and looked at a
Seniors were pleased to have photo album of pictures of an
Ray and Bibianne Lanctot back employee’s trip to Ireland. They
“Team Smarty Pants” brought out their most intelligent attire and gear for the Grown-Up Spelling
Bee. The annual event was sponsored by the Colebrook Kiwanis Club and took place in the Canaan
gymnasium. Thomas Jordan photo.
Team “Clueless” was one of the many teams who dressed up for the zany antics at the Grown-Up
Spelling Bee, where teams competed in an attempt to correctly spell increasingly difficult words while
staying out of the “jail.” Thomas Jordan photo.
watched a Riverdance video
and enjoyed an Irish social.
In the Special Care Unit
(SCU), residents made lucky
clovers, enjoyed an Irish treasure hunt, listened to Irish music, told Irish jokes and learned
about the history of Ireland.
Big Ed entertained residents
with Irish music. He was accompanied by his wife Jackie
and their Good Dog Fred. On
St. Patrick’s Day, Red Gallagher sang lively songs while
residents sang along. He told
Irish jokes, played piano, guitar
and harmonica. A traditional
St. Patrick’s Day dinner of
corned beef, cabbage, potatoes,
turnip and carrots was served
by dietary. The meal was followed by homemade Irish
candy. Clara Elson was the
Blackout winner of the Luck of
Irish Bingo game. Residents
won scratch tickets and gold
dollars taken from the Leprechaun’s pot of gold.
Residents utilized their green
thumbs to start planting for
spring. They planted pumpkins,
cucumbers, green beans and
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other plants.
The Canaan sixth graders
helped residents with a Bingo
game. Theresa Perry was the
winner of the Blackout
game. Pete Lizotte won the dice
game, Frackle. The competition
was enjoyed by all who
played. Residents also enjoyed
playing the Mystery Letter
game. They game up with 110
words beginning with the letter
M. SCU residents played Unit
Bingo, the What's Missing
game, a dice game, a balloon
toss and enjoyed some letter
fun.
How We Survived was a discussion about how residents
scrimped, reused and stretched
what they had in hard
times. SCU residents had fun
reminiscing with Mother Goose
Rhymes. made cookies, had a
pizza party, watched a train
ride video and listened to poetry.
Residents took advantage of
the nice days by going out for
rides and a few went out for
supper.
PLAN NH REPORTS ON
COLEBROOK FINDINGS
On March 10 over 60 interested citizens and both local
and state officials met at the
Colebrook Country Club for the
presentation of the results of
the study by Plan NH on how
Colebrook can revitalize its
town center.
Colebrook was one of six
towns in the State to receive a
grant from Plan NH, which was
matched by funding by the Tillotson North Country Founda-
This stunning photo of the moonrise was taken by Judi Howcroft of Clarksville last Saturday night.
Called a Super Moon, on that night the moon was the closest to the earth in 18 years and made for a
very bright night throughout the region.
tion. Colebrook Downtown Development Association’s Design
committee was asked by Town
Manager Donna Caron, to contact Plan NH and facilitate the
necessary grant work.
With help from Christine
Charman at the Coalition’s office, the grant application was
written and the consultation
sessions held last summer leading up to this month’s presentation. Support was given by the
CDDA, Tillotson North Country
Foundation, News and Sentinel, the Town and School of
Colebrook, along with generous
of food made by local
All the multi-school concert held in Groveton last week are Marga- donations
citizens.
ret Pelletier and Ashley Mundell, both of Groveton. Nancy MarThe highlights of the presenshall photo.
tation focused not only on the
physical changes that will benefit the town, but economic and
social factors also. The physical
improvements are straightforward, involving relocating
utility lines on Main Street,
improving the sidewalks and
creating a central meridian
with trees on both sides and the
center of the street. Benches,
planters, safe crossing zones
and street lighting in keeping
with the historical appearance
of the town are proposed. Economic issues identified by the
team ranged from maintaining
plenty of parking and better
signage, to support for the idea
of a co-generation bio-mass
plant to provide cost effective
power and heat to the town.
Social factors were covered in
nine proposals to get the community engaged in the growth
of Colebrook, including encouraging a collaborative attitude;
providing resources for start-up
and growing small businesses;
and restoring the community’s
agricultural sector.
During the presentation,
Plan NH members asked for
the input of attendees, having
them place colored dots on the
subjects that they felt were
most important to the town.
Fran Bigney spoke for everyone
there when she said that we all
needed to support efforts to
move forward with the project.
While State Representative
Larry Rappaport warned that
there was unlikely to be any
funding from the Town or the
State, Rick Tillotson said that
he believed that if there is a
story to tell and interest from
the people and businesses in
Colebrook, the money could be
found. Donald Dickson made
some very positive remarks
about working together, contacting the correct officials and
moving forward.
Robin LeBlanc from Plan
NH formally presented Sandra
Riendau as chairperson of the
CDDA Design Committee with
the Plan NH booklet. The available books were handed out at
the meeting and the CDDA will
Students from 10 schools took part in the combined chorus and band concert at Groveton High School on Friday of last week. Here the be printing copies for Colebrook
chorus performs. Nancy Marshall photo.
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Marsha Biron stirs the pot at
the Monadnock Church St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Charles
Young photo.
businesses and interested parties. It is planned to discuss
how the project will proceed
both at the CDDA Design Committee meetings and during the
upcoming discussions on Colebrook’s Master Plan.
“Everyone is very welcome to
come along and get involved
with this project,” the CDDA
said in a press release. “The
volunteers from Plan NH will
be back for a return visit in the
early fall to see what we have
accomplished.”
From the left, Brad Brooks, Dick Rosser and Roland Cotnoir performed during the St. Patrick’s Day
dinner at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook on March 17. Charles Young photo.
Police, EMS
off his snowmobile. According to
a member of his group, it appeared that Pearson’s leg was
off the running board when the
crash occurred. Pearson suffered a lower leg fracture in the
crash. Bryan was uninjured.
The Colebrook Fire Dept.,
45th Parallel EMS and Conservation Officer Geoffrey Younglove of N.H. Fish and Game
responded to the scene. Pearson
was treated for his injuries by
Colebrook Fire Dept. and 45th
Parallel EMS. He was then
transported to Coleman State
Park where the DHART helicopter landed. Pearson was
assessed by DHART personnel
who decided to fly him to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon for further
medical treatment.
It appeared the cause of the
crash was a result of Pearson
following too closely for the
hard frozen trail conditions.
Trail conditions have deteriorated with the recent warm
weather and as a result have
become variable depending on
location and time of day. Because of this it is important
that snowmobilers take extra
caution while riding.
45th PARALLEL EMS
The following is the activity
report for the 45th Parallel
EMS from March 13-19.
On March 14, at 4:22 a.m.,
the department responded to
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
At 6:12 p.m., the department
responded to Columbia for a
Cub Scouts from Colebrook Pack 220 and Great North Woods Pack 223 who held their annual Pinewood Derby Race at Canaan Elementary School on Saturday, March 12. Trophy winners were:
Pack 220: Speed—1. Lucas Brock, 2. Mathew Crawford, 3. Adam Crawford; Most Original—1.
Mathew Crawford, 2. Dakota Flanders, 3. Marik Boire; Best Crafted—1. Connor Howe, 2. Dakota
Flanders, 3. Adam Crawford. Pack 223: Speed—1. Thomas Halligan, 2. Devin Phillips, 3. Tucker
McMann; Most Original—1. Luke Thibault, 2. Patrick Carlson, 3. Joey Flanagan; Best Crafted—1.
Wes Thibault, 2. Austen Keyser, 3. Landen Phillips. A great time was had by all. Photo courtesy Glenn
Carlson.
medical emergency. The pa- ton Regional Hospital.
On March 19, at 11:14 a.m.,
On March 18, at 6:24 p.m., the department responded to
tient was transported to UCVH.
On March 16, at 9:40 a.m., the department responded to Columbia for a medical emerthe department responded to UCVH for a transfer to DHMC. gency. That same day, the deCanaan, Vt., for a medical At 7:39 p.m., the department partment responded to Coleemergency. The patient was responded to Clarksville for a brook for a medical emergency.
medical emergency. The patient The patient refused transport.
transported to UCVH.
At 7:45 p.m., the department was transported to UCVH.
responded to UCVH for a transfer to DHMC. On March 17, at
10:50 a.m., the department responded to UCVH for a transfer
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Stark
save the town $2.91 compared
to what was presented at the
annual meeting, which was a
budget of $1,024,650, which
created a local school tax of
$7.33 per thousand. If accepted,
this plan, according to the SAU
figures, would create a $4.42
per thousand local taxes.
Shallow said this would pay
for one full–time K-3 teacher,
and one full-time 4-6 teacher.
Plus he said in addition to
sending all the 7-12 students to
Groveton it would have one
empty slot, funded under this
plan. This would provide extra
funds in case a child moved into
Stark during the year. Transportation cost remains the
same, and the school would
have music, art, gym, reading
specialist, kitchen, as all previously scheduled. The secretary
position would go from six
hours day to four hours day for
200 days, which the way it was
two years ago, maintenance
would remain the same, transportation the same, but field
trips are taken away except for
one dollar in the line item. This
line item is left so if the school
has an opportunity to obtain
funds in some other way, the
funds could then be spent from
this line item. The kitchen position would go from seven hours
a day to six and a half hour
days And all the staff, except
for the two teachers, would
work 32 hours a week, so they
would not qualify for benefits.
Plus, under special education,
the testing, and special services
such as speech are still in the
budget.
“It’s not the perfect situa-
tion, and the services to the
students would be reduced,”
Shallow said. “But the prerequisite was to keep the
school open, and this is a version of that. The people can
think about it, but the board
makes the ultimate decision.”
Under Option One, Shallow
said that in this plan, all the
students would tuition to
Groveton, and the school would
be closed. This would cost
$917,586, but is $114,136 over
the approved budget. This tuition cost is based on the current AREA tuition Agreement
with Groveton. It would save
the town $1.02 compared to
the proposed annual operating
budget by the board. And this
plan leaves $3,500 to close the
building, and maintain the
insurance. But it would have
no access for the town to use
the building for anything else,
and there would be no plowing
in the winter and no cutting
grass in the summer. This
budget was created by using
the exact number of students
there are presently in Stark, so
there is not wiggle room if
more children move into town,
Shallow said. And Shallow
said he spoke to the Northumberland School Board, and it
said that it would be willing to
take on the extra students. He
presented the letter to the
board.
Shallow said he also spoke
with Milan. Milan has an
AREA Agreement with Dummer for tuition cost, and based
on that Dummer Agreement
of $12, 811 tuition costs, there
would not be much difference
than going to Groveton. Milan
has a half day kindergarten
and a pre-school, and it was
awarded an elementary school
of distinction last year. If the
board is interested in speaking
with them further, the board
could attend Milan’s next meeting on April 5. The majority of
people in the room said they
were not interested in this plan.
They did not want to close the
school.
Option Three was presented.
It was created by the staff in
Stark. In this plan, one and a
half people would be eliminated, and the remaining staff
would have no benefits. And it
is almost $9,000 over what was
approved at the annual meeting. This cost according to the
SAU, would be between
$803,450 and 812,445.
Shallow said that the day
after annual meeting two weeks
ago, he went to Stark and told
all the staff that they needed to
be prepared to receive pink
slips by the 15th of April, because he did not think that he
and the board would be able to
get everything resolved by that
day, which is the legal requirement. At that time he asked for
their input and they provided it
in the following manner. This
plan would also eliminate the
following: reading specialists,
instrumental music, the full
time position for pre-school/
kindergarten that they were
planning to open, and it would
cut back the technology coordinator position from $3,000 to
$1,000.
“I admire the fact that the
staff is so committed to the
school that they are willing to
give up their benefits, but I
have some concerns about it. If
a teacher had an opportunity to
work somewhere else and she
left, then the board would be
left trying to find someone to fill
the position, a position with no
benefits. He thought that would
be very difficult. Most of the
people in the room agreed, and
preferred either option two or to
petition the court for more
funds.
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There were many comments
made and emotions ran high
during the four-hour meeting.
The next day, the Chronicle
spoke to Shallow, and he said
that the board did make a decision, and it directed him to pursue one of the options, but he
would not say which one.
Education
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR
COOP SCHOOL MEETING
Volunteers are needed to
serve on a three-person committee that will investigate the
formation of a possible Cooperative School District. The formation of this committee was approved at the Northumberland
School District annual meeting
held on March 15, 2011. To qualify for this appointment, you
must be a registered voter in the
school district.
Interested individuals are
asked to pick up an information
package available at the Northumberland Town Office at 10
Station Square or at the SAU 58
Town
STARK VOTES
HALF-MILLION BUDGET
The registered voters of the
Town of Stark approved the
proposed $495,808 operating
budget of 2011-12 on Town
Meeting Day. This is a decrease
of $16,290 from last’s year
budget of $512,098, states the
town office.
The voters also approved
several special warrant articles
including $22,700 for already
established capital reserve
funds, and an individual warrant article to establish a new
capital reserve fund for firefighting gear in the amount of
$5,000. This created a grand
total appropriation of $523,508,
states the town report.
The town office estimates
that it will receive, in revenue
and credits, the amount of
$242,909, which leaves
$280,599 to be collected by
taxes.
The voters also voted to keep
Stark Selectman James Gibson,
Sr., for another three-year seat
on the board, Maurice Hibbard
as road agent, Dennis Croteau
as town treasurer; and supervisor of the checklist Deborah
Joyce. Voters also chose Carrie
Wentworth for a three-year
seat on the Stark School Board;
Susan Croteau as school treasurer and school clerk; and as
moderator, Bill Joyce.
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Around The Region
Kingdom County Productions
will present Little Anthony and
the Imperials at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 3, at Fuller Hall, St.
Johnsbury Academy. Courtesy
photo.
LITTLE ANTHONY AND
THE IMPERIALS IN ST. J
Very few 1960s pop groups
still exist as anything close to
their original formations. Little
Anthony and The Imperials is
an exception. This enduring R
& B group still boasts its amazing lead singer “Little Anthony”
Gourdine, with his unmistakable falsetto voice that shaped
indelible songs like “Going’
Outta My Head,” “Tears on My
Pillow” and “Hurts So Bad.”
And the group’s classic 1963
line-up remains mostly intact,
with band members Ernest
Wright and Clarence Collins
joining Little Anthony on stage.
Only Sammy Strain no longer
sings with the group, having
retired in 2004. Strain is now
replaced by Robert LeBlanc,
former singer with Marvin Gaye
and Aretha Franklin.
Kingdom County Productions
will present Little Anthony and
the Imperials in an exclusive
New England concert, 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, April 3, at Fuller Hall,
St. Johnsbury Academy. The
group will be accompanied by
an eight-piece band, including
trumpets and saxophones. Tickets are available at the Catamount Arts regional box office
or by calling (802) 748-2600. 24
-hour online sales are available
at CatamountArts.org.
Little Anthony and the Imperials are being presented by
Kingdom County Productions,
working in association with
Catamount Arts and with sponsorship from local businesses
and media outlets. For information contact Kingdom
County series producer Jay Craven at [email protected].
WMRHS JROTC
EXCHANGE PROGRAM
The JROTC programs of
White Mountains Regional High
School and Francis Lewis High
School (FLHS) in Queens, N.Y.,
coordinated a two-week cadet
exchange program during February break. Fourteen cadets in
total participated from both
schools. These cadets were hand
selected for this exchange.
The week of Feb. 21-24, nine
cadets from the FLHS traveled
to the White Mountains. Each
cadet stayed with a host family
and shadowed a cadet from
their partner school based upon
their leadership position during
their class days. The guests
from Francis Lewis High School
basically lived a “day in the life
of a Spartan Battalion cadet.”
The cadets received a tour of
WMRHS, including the maple
sugaring house and barn. The
Francis Lewis cadets were welcomed to the North Country
with a potluck dinner at the
Carroll Town Hall. They made
new friends, played games, and
went sledding.
Among their favorite local
tourist attractions was Chutters
candy shop, “the longest candy
counter in the world,” and the
Village Bookstore. The cadets
also participated in a snowshoeing trip, a private movie showing of their choice at the Rialto,
and a fundraising/dinner night
at Pizza Hut.
The Francis Lewis cadets
experienced many cultural and
environmental differences of the
North Country. Some of the
more common feedback included
the amazement of seeing so
many stars in the sky, as well as
how many outdoor activities our
students can participate in.
During the winter break for
WMRHS, five cadets traveled to
Queens, NY. Cadets Amber
Johnson, Alex Rivers, Chelsea
Fitzgerald, Kyle Stanford and
Briana Perry took the opportunity to observe the Patriot Battalion and experience the “city
life.” Cadets were assigned host
families; some were familiar
from the week before. In addition to attending classes with
their host cadet, White Mountains cadets observed the Francis Lewis drill, honor guard,
raider teams, and drum corps
practices and discovered why
they are ranked first in the nation. They practice two hours
every day and eight hours on
Saturday! The Francis Lewis
High School is one of the largest
in New York, is recognized nationwide for its accomplishments, and for having one of the
premier JROTC programs in the
country.
The Francis Lewis Patriot
battalion JROTC has an enrollment of 750 cadets. The distinctions of the two JROTC program’s size and ethnic diversity,
fosters an incredible, cultural,
and educational opportunity for
all the cadets.
While in New York the
WMRHS cadets visited Times
Square, Manhattan, Flushing
and various other city attractions. Some highlights include
playing billiards at Four Season, karaoke, riding the Subway, and the central City Mall.
They were fully immersed in
new cultures, being housed with
three different host families of
Chinese, Italian and Asian nationalities. As part of the experience, cadets tried interesting
foods including Fried Squid at
Santosa, a Malaysian restaurant, and Bubble Tea at the Tea
Shop.
All in all, the cadet exchange
is a chance of a lifetime experience. Our students had a
chance to learn about leading
and reacting in diverse situations, and to gain a new perspective on JROTC and life.
The exchange is designed to
encourage cadets to get more
involved socially, to see new
places and people, and to share
and expand their ideas with the
intention of making their
JROTC programs better.
—Cadet SFC Briana Perry
LUNENBURG MAPLE
FESTIVAL RESULTS
The Lunenburg Sixth Annual Maple Festival was an
enjoyable day for history buffs,
lovers of all things maple, and
those just stopping by to check
out the activities for the first
time. The sap was running at
all the sugarhouses on the tour
route. The pancake breakfast,
soup and bread luncheon, and
spaghetti supper, made possible
in part by White Market, Lancaster Shaw’s, Walmart, Lunenburg Variety, Mooselook
Resturant, Price Chopper and
our local sugarmakers, were
well attended and received
great reviews. The combined
efforts of community organizations and generous individuals
and local businesses made the
Festival a great Maple Open
House Weekend event!.
The Top of the Common
Committee is very pleased to
announce the winners of the
Festival contests, and free
drawings. Congratulations to
everyone. Your participation is
greatly appreciated.
Pie contest: There were no
entries in the fruit category.
Ginny and Angel Roberts of
Lunenburg–first place in the
cream/custard category, recipient of a Pampered Chef wine
bottle opener donated by Carol
Wenmark and a maple scented
candle donated by Aunt Sadie’s
of Lunenburg, Nancy Reed of
Lunenburg–first place in the
nut category, recipient of cookie
cutters donated by Duck Soup
of Littleton and a maple
scented candle donated by Aunt
Sadie’s of Lunenburg, Ginny
and Angel Roberts of Lunen-
Legendary Canadian fiddler Richard Wood with Gordon Belcher
will launch a four-part “Masters of the Celtic Fiddle” New England
Tour at St. Kieran Arts Center on Sunday, March 27, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $12 and available at the door. Courtesy photo.
burg—“best of show” ribbon,
recipient of $20 gift certificate
donated by Natural Provisions
of St. Johnsbury and a maple
scented candle donated by Aunt
Sadie’s of Lunenburg.
Quilt contest: Barbara Smith
of Colebrook (entry 6)—
“People’s Choice” award, recipient of $10 gift certificate donated by Cut ‘n Sew of Littleton
and two packages of 42 squares
donated by Stitch at the Old
Mill of Whitefield.
Guessing jars: Teresa
McMann of Lunenburg–maple
candies (donated by White Market) with a guess of 83 (there
were 84), Kailyn Jones of Lancaster–pickle jar of assorted
candies with an exact guess of
170, and Cole Rentz of Lunenburg–plastic gift box of mint
candies with an exact guess of
80.
Scavenger hunt drawing:
Mike and Cathy Mutascio
(seasonal residents of Lunenburg)–maple nut popcorn donated by Judy Young of Lunenburg.
Free door prizes: Sandra
Fuller of Guildhall–household
basket with items donated by
Carol Wenmark and $10 gift
certificate donated by Barnie’s
Market of Concord, Vt., Jen
Malanson–maple leaf incense
burner donated by Carol Wenmark and maple scented candle
donated by Aunt Sadie’s of Lunenburg, Justin Mellett of
Groveton–Oneida child’s set
donated by Kennedy’s Jewelry
of St. Johnsbury, Alivia Daigle
of Jefferson–set of local sugarhouse notecards donated by
MeMe’s Crafts (Downing Whiting) of Lunenburg, Madison
Bean of Lancaster–cookie cutters donated by Duck Soup of
Littleton and maple-scented
candle donated by Aunt Sadie’s
of Lunenburg, Lori Marcotte of
Groveton–accent rock donated
by Martin’s Agway of Lancaster, Malcolm Downing of Lunenburg–Easter theme basket
donated by Lunenburg Methodist Church, Minnie White of
Groveton–assortment of candles in antique salt box donated
by Aunt Sadie’s of Lunenburg,
Debra Mellett of Groveton–gift
box donated by Fuller’s Sugarhouse of Lancaster, Rose Sullivan of Jefferson—$20 gift certificate donated by Elizabeth’s
of St. Johnsbury.
—submitted by The Top of
the Common Committee
FIDDLER RICHARD WOOD
COMING TO BERLIN
Legendary Canadian fiddler
Richard Wood with Gordon
Belcher will launch a four-part
“Masters of the Celtic Fiddle”
New England Tour at St.
The JROTC programs of White Mountains Regional High School and Francis Lewis High School
(FLHS) in Queens, N.Y., coordinated a two-week cadet exchange program during February break.
Fourteen cadets in total participated from both schools. Shown are cadets from both schools who took
part in the exchange problem. Courtesy photo.
Around The Region
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Education
offices at 15 Preble St. in
Groveton. In addition, packages
can be requested by emailing
the School District Moderator,
Barry Colebank, at
[email protected]
m.
All signed requests for consideration must be turned in no
later than March 31, 2011 at
one of the locations listed
above. For additional information, contact Barry Colebank at
636-6005 or [email protected].
Bob Harper, age 89, a resident of the St. Paul’s Rest Home in
Bury, Quebec, reads his copy of the
. Corey
Bellam photo.
Colebrook Chronicle
Kieran Arts Center on Sunday,
March 27, at 2 p.m. Tickets are
$12 and available at the door.
For more than two decades,
Richard Wood has impressed
audiences all across Canada, as
well as in the U.S., Europe, and
Japan. Richard has played for
Canada’s Prime Minister and
Governor General, the Queen of
England (in Toronto), and for
the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo.
In the late 1990s he toured the
UK and Europe headlining concert halls and folk festivals.
He’s since played at the Lincoln
Centre in New York City, Epcot
at Disney World, and was a
featured performer in the touring fiddle spectacle “Bowfire.”
This program is made possible through the leadership of
Skye Theatre and Celtic Arts
New England, with supporting
sponsorship.
is treated very well and he is
able to be close to his family.
At age 89, Bob has many
stories to tell about his youth
and growing up in Bury. He is a
decorated war veteran, a fact
that he is very proud of. He is a
very witty gentleman, as this
correspondent discovered.
—Corey Bellam
A CURE FOR THE
WINTER BLAHS
While driving along Rte. 108,
between Cookshire and Lennoxville, Que., this Canadian correspondent spotted an interesting
yard display in front of the
Aqua Terra Travel Agency, run
by Terrilee Maguire. They really
know how to chase away the
winter blues with this comfy
outdoor chair, an umbrella and
a palm tree. And the donkey
looks very comfortable in his
chair, thinking warm thoughts.
The display was set up by
CHRONICLE AT
Terrilee’s father, Raymond
ST. PAUL’S REST HOME
Maguire, and it really catches
Robert (Bob) Harper, 89, the eye when you drive by.
lives at the St. Paul’s Rest
—Corey Bellam
Home in Bury, Que., and is a
faithful reader of the Chronicle,
delivered to him by correspondent Corey Bellam.
Bob has lived in the small
town of Bury almost his entire
life. He says that the St. Paul’s
Rest Home is a place where he
This yard display was seen outside the Aqua Terra Travel Agency,
owned by Terrielee Maguire and located between Cookshire and
Lennoxville, Que.. Corey Bellam photo.
NORTHUMBNERLAND
LOOKS FOR VT. TUITIONS
On Wednesday evening, the
Northumberland School Board
met to discuss the possibilities
surrounding Vermont students
coming to Groveton High
School, particularly Bloomfield,
Vt. The board was scheduled to
meet with the Bloomfield
School District on Thursday.
Bloomfield and other Vermont towns have been sending
students to Stratford High
School. After they heard that
Stratford was not going to have
a high school next year, Bloomfield started looking at its options for their children. It held
its annual meeting last week.
And Northumberland School
Board members Sally Pelletier
and Dave Auger attended. Auger said that Bloomfield is looking north to Colebrook, and
south to Groveton. Presently,
there are at least six high
school students in the Bloomfield area, and two from the
Town of Brunswick, which are
attending Stratford
Auger told the board that he
believes that this is an opportunity to show the Vermont students and their parents, as well
as the Bloomfield School Board
what Groveton has to offer.
This is not a new issue for
Northumberland. They have
been discussing the possibilities
of Vermont students attending
Groveton for several months
now, and they already have
some Vermont students attending Groveton High School. Last
month, Vermont Superintendent Steve Sanborn came to
Groveton to discuss the issue,
and Groveton High School Principal Pierre Couture has designed pamphlets and packets
to give to different Vermont
towns which tell what Groveton
has to offer.
“Our tuition rate is competitive, and we offer the best
school in the area,” said new
Northumberland School Board
Member Dave Hurlbutt.
But a major problem for all
the schools in the area right
now is that the budgets have
already been voted upon, which
ties everyone’s hands to some
degree. SAU 58 Superintendent
Dan Shallow said last week
that they are bound by the
budget. And all three schools in
SAU 58 have tight budgets with
Northumberland’s being the
only one that passed this year.
And Northumberland has other
assets, such as the AREA
Agreement with Stark, which
brings in fixed revenue, and it
also has a bus that has been
State Senator John Gallus in a screen grab from the Video News of
the Week interview in which he discusses his neutral position on
the Northern Pass transmission line project. A full transcript of
the interview appears in this week’s
. Video by
Thomas Jordan.
Colebrook Chronicle
budgeted for years, which goes
to the Stratford Town line.
Plus, it has made agreements
with Stratford, creating co-op
teams for elementary and high
school students, allowing those
students who want to play
sports in Stratford a place to
play, and sharing its teachers
with both Stark and Stratford
over the past few years when
the two schools have not been
able to have its own teachers
for some reason or another.
The board tossed around
some ideas. Could a bus bring
the Bloomfield area students to
the Stratford town line, and
then the Groveton bus pick
them up there and bring them
the rest of the way? What is the
time line for all the issues to be
resolved? Are there deadlines
from state laws that the schools
have to meet-budgets to be
made and accepted? How long
do the prospective students
have before classes are selected? How much would transportation costs be and tuition
costs? How many students can
Groveton take without needing
to hire another teacher or buy
more books?
A couple of the board members said that personally, they
are for bringing in tuition students, but not if it is going to
cost Northumberland more
money, because Northumberland taxpayers can not afford it.
But if the board can bargain,
and is flexible maybe it can
help its own school and the
other schools around them on
both sides of the river. What
about the students in the Guildhall, Vt., area? Are there any in
that area that need to find a
school to attend ?
The board said that Groveton certainly has room in its
classrooms, just as all the
schools have, because of the
declining enrollments that the
regional schools are seeing. And it wants the parents
and school districts in the area
to know that Groveton High
has a program in place where it
provides tours of the schools
and literature that provides
information about class schedules and programs that it offers.
Gallus
Pass transmission line project.
During the interview, opposition members gathered around
the senator with their signs
while they listened intently.
Conducting the interview for
the Chronicle was Editor
Charles Jordan:
Chronicle: How do you feel
about the Northern Pass project?
Sen. Gallus: It’s nothing that
anyone in Coos County is saying that we really need, but I
really believe that it’s coming,
and we have to mitigate it
somehow. We have to make
sure that it’s not impacting our
lives and our land and our
homes. And I think we can do
that all the way around with
the parties involved.
Chronicle: Do you think that
it can be stopped or do you
think everyone can find a compromise?
Sen. Gallus: I think the best
thing involved at this particular
point—and there are other people who agree with me—the
state of New Hampshire is not
in control of this. I believe that
FERC has an awful lot to say
about the process. The story I
tell most people in Coos County
is that Coos is a very small
place, and even though the
power is being exported, where
is it being exported? It’s being
exported to bigger communities
than us. Are we going to be
rolled right through? Perhaps. I
just want to be proactive in the
situation and make sure that
we have an opportunity to mitigate and move that line so that
it’s not impacting the daily lives
of the people of Coos County.
We don’t want it to impact tourism. There is an awful lot of
territory in the North Country
and I think that we can mitigate it enough so that it will not
impact our lives on a daily basis.
Chronicle: How do you think
this is going to go when the
eminent domain bill gets to the
Senate?
Sen. Gallus: I’m a realtor.
I’m a private property rights
advocate. I know darn well that
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Gallus
I will vote for that legislation. I
have absolutely no problem
with the legislation, I feel private property rights should not
be usurped by a public company
of any kind at any time.
Chronicle: Do you see the
Northern Pass as a private
company in this situation?
Sen. Gallus: Absolutely, in
the respect that Hydro-Quebec
is involved, it is a private company.
Chronicle: On the town warrants, residents voted unanimously against this project.
What is the message that you
are getting out of that?
Sen. Gallus: It’s not a project
that’s going to be beneficial to
Coos County. Its not an employer that’s coming in with
1,000 or 500 jobs for us. That
said, is it bigger than we are? I
know a lot of people don’t think
it is. I’m pretty proud of the
people who are standing up and
voicing their opinions. On the
other hand, I am is looking at it
from a vision above that fray. I
for one want to make sure there
is a dialogue out there to make
sure someone is talking to these
people. We have enough land in
the North Country that, if it’s
coming here anyway, I want to
make sure we are proactive.
Chronicle: What would make
you say it is not going to come
through the North Country?
Sen. Gallus: I’m not for this
project. I don’t think anyone
necessarily is. If you look at
the ins and outs of the project,
is it good for us? Probably not.
Do we need it? No. On the other
hand, is it coming to a county
near you? Perhaps. And if it is
coming anyway, I want to make
sure that it does not impact our
daily lives. I want to make sure
that the landowners are not
impacted, that it does not impact our tourist dollars, that we
put it somewhere where you
can’t see it. Early on I asked
them to move it to Vermont, I
asked them to bury it, as many
of us have. The issue there appears to be that just isn’t going
to happen.
Chronicle: As the proposal is
now standing, with the preferred and the alternate routes,
if there is no change, where do
you stand?
Sen. Gallus: I think it’s still
early in the process, this thing
is a long way out. The one discussion I did have with the
company was, can we use it for
snow machines and ATVs and
that didn’t seem to be a problem. If it gets down to the wire,
are we going to be able to move
this around properties? The
thought at that time was, yes.
But they want to have that discussion one on one. I saw this
happen with the windmills and
with the gas line. Sen. Gallus
was out there opposed to those
issues at one time or another.
They are hearing you loud and
well, which is good. Because it
gives you more power. Maybe
there will be some areas where
they’ll consider burying it
where it impacts views.
Chronicle: In the end, where
do you stand?
Sen. Gallus: I am actually
neutral. I want to stay above
the thing. I want to talk to both
sides. When it’s at your house, I
want to step forward and say
wait a minute here. You have to
run the bulldozer over me first.
Chronicle: So eminent domain is a real jumping off point
for you? If you hear that somebody’s property is going to be
taken…?
Sen. Gallus: At that point,
yes, I am opposed to that. I am
for the eminent domain bill
only because I do believe in
private property rights and that
private companies shouldn’t be
impacting your property or
have the ability to take it.
For
Video News
And the
Latest
Weather,
Visit
Letters
DOE Hearing
is available for viewing at
www.colebrookchronicle.com.)
Camerata
panian stood and asked the
moderator to step in, saying he
felt no one needed to be
“scolded.” Moderator George
Kervitsky stood and motioned
for the stenographer to sit back
down. He then apologized for
her outburst and for taking
time away from the next
speaker.
The Dept. of Energy is accepting written comments on
the scoping process until April
12. More information can be
found on their website at
www.northernpasseis.us.
(Editor’s note: The Video
News of the Week has extensive
coverage on this past week’s
To The Editor:
I am writing this letter to Northern Pass developments,
express my disappointment in including footage from the Colebrook DOE Scoping Hearing. It
the selectmen in Stark.
They took it upon themselves not to put this special
article on the Town Warrant in
regard to the Northern Pass. I,
for one, am very opposed to it.
The selectmen, on the other
hand, feel as though it’s not
coming through Stark so what
do we care. It’s also not going
through Bath, but Ray Burton
is, as usual, standing for the
North Country. (Councilor Burton lives in Bath.)
I feel that our town could
have had a voice and that right
was taken way from us. I want
the other communities to know
that there are people in Stark
who are behind them and I am
asking our selectmen to actively
oppose the Northern Pass.
Judith Larochelle
Stark
may think at this time, this will
be one of the big campaign issues in New Hampshire’s 2012
election for all elected candidates, including our Presidential candidates visiting New
Hampshire’s first in the nation
primary. My suggestion to all
potential candidates is to do
your homework on this important and very passionate issue,
because you will be asked
where you stand and “We the
People” will be voting come
2012 election.
Thomas Thomson
Orford
Business
KATHY WILES
JOINS LPL FINANCIAL
Steven Bissonnette of LPL
Financial in Lancaster is
pleased to announce that Kathy
Wiles has joined him at his new
office in the old courthouse as
an Administrative Assistant.
Kathy is a lifelong resident of
Groveton, where she and her
husband Dean manage a horse
farm. She was a founding member of GREAT, where she has
served as Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. She has also
served her community as a Supervisor of the Checklist, and is
currently Secretary for the
Northumberland School Board.
Kathy’s prior employment
was at a large national brokerage where she won multiple
client service awards. She
brings that same spirit of excellence with her to LPL Financial, “Being from the North
Country, I appreciate the importance of independence, and I
look forward to providing the
highest level of client service
possible.”
Steve said, “I’m happy to
have Kathy working with me.
Our goal is to provide independent financial advice coupled
with award winning client service, Kathy has proven herself
to be a true client service professional.”
which will feature the music of
William Lawes, Henry Purcell,
Francesco Geminiani, Frank
Bridge and Benjamin Britten.
The Colebrook appearance is
presented by the Great North
Woods Committee for the Arts
and the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire. “We are
happy to partner with the Arts
Alliance again this year to
bring this extraordinary ensemble to Colebrook,” said Charlie
Jordan, president of the
GNWCA. “Throughout the past
year we’ve developed a very
good relationship with Carlos
Galvin, director of Camerata
New England, who has shown
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his dedication to work with us
and the Arts Alliance of NH to
maintain an ongoing presence
in the North Country. And anyone who saw them perform here
last year knows that Camerata
New England is a breathtaking
musical experience.
Frumie Selchen of the Arts
Alliance of Northern NH
added, “It’s wonderful to be able
to bring an ensemble of this
caliber to Colebrook and to
have a strong and enthusiastic
organization like the GNWCA
to work with.”
Tickets are $15 and will be
available in advance at Fiddleheads at 110 Main St. in Colebrook. They are available on a
first-come, first-served basis
and will be available on the
night of the concert at the door.
“To assure yourself a seat at
this memorable musical experience, we suggest you order your
tickets early,” Jordan said.
Camerata New England will
also be performing the night
before at the prestigious Lebanon Opera House.
For more information on the
program and Camerata New
England, you may visit
www.cameratanewengland.org.
The Great North Woods
Committee for the Arts works
throughout the year to bring
performing arts opportunities
to the region. Beginning each
year with the popular Winter
Warmers Concert Series, the
GNWCA also host a series of
local open mics as well as the
TUBACHRISTMAS concert
annually. This past year it also
brought the Shaw Brothers to
Colebrook, as well as the hot
Boston-based Celtic band
Matching Orange and a
theremin concert. It cosponsored the Sunday Afternoon at the Tillotson Center.
The GNWCA will soon be
debuting its newly updated
website. Look for details soon.
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Obituaries
June A. Phillips
JUNE A. PHILLIPS
WEST STEWARTSTOWN—
June A. Phillips, 77, of West
Stewartstown and formerly of
Milford, passed away on Thursday evening, March 23, 2011, at
the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown
after a long period of declining
health.
She was born in Pittsburg on
April 17, 1933, a daughter to
the late Reginald and Josephine (Gilbert) Covill. She
graduated from Pittsburg High
School and later earned her
Associate degree in business
from N.H. Technical College in
Nashua.
June was retired from Lockheed Sanders in Nashua. She
was a member of the Lions
Club in Milford and was an
active member in the Singles
Dance Club in Keene.
June is survived by her son,
Jesse J. Phillips of Milford; one
brother, Larry Covill of North
Stratford; two sisters, Erma
Libby of Berwick Maine, and
Myrna Pearson of Lunenburg,
Mass.; and several nieces and
nephews. She is preceded in
death by two brothers, Keith
and Grant Covill, and one sister, Madeline Dion.
There are no calling
hours. A graveside service and
interment will be in the spring
at the Stewartstown Hollow
Cemetery.
Expresssions of sympathy in
memory of June may be made
to the Coos County Nursing
Hospital, P.O. Box 10, West
Stewartstown, NH 03597. Condolences may be offered to the
family online by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
and Newman Funeral Home,
Colebrook.
ROBERT
HENRY LaBRECQUE
GILMAN, Vt.—Robert
Henry LaBrecque, 90, of Baptist Hill Road, Gilman, Vt., died
peacefully on March 24, 2011,
at his daughter’s home in Levittown, Pa., after a lengthy illness.
Born in Lincoln on Sept. 9,
1920, he was one of nine children born to Amie and Maude
(Martell) LaBrecque.
Robert resided in Groveton
until he was 14 years old then
moved to Levittown, Pa., where
he resided for 32 years before
moving to Gilman 25 years ago.
He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army and served in the Battle
of the Bulge in the 99th Infantry Division. He was a member
of the VFW post 6808 and the
American Legion Fredonwarell
Post 17, both of Groveton.
Before retiring, Robert
worked as a sheet metal worker
for Franklin Electric.
Robert loved to fish and his
favorite place to fish was at 14
½. He also loved hunting. His
most favorite place in the world
to spend time was Nash
Stream.
Robert is survived by his two
daughters, Nancy Hook and
husband Raymond, Sr., and
Janice Temple, both of Levittown, Pa.; seven grandchildren
and several great-grandchildren; one brother, Jack
LaBrecque and wife Dorothy of
Sanbornton; and several nieces
and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; wife
Aileen (Brooks) LaBrecque on
July 30, 1985; his companion,
Anne Rogers, in 2010; and siblings Bill, Ken, Elwood, Harold,
Edward, Richard and Beatrice
Fiske; and one granddaughter,
Cheryl Hook.
At Robert’s request, there
will be no calling hours; a
graveside service with military
honors will be at a later date in
the Northumberland Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made in Robert’s memory to the
Oncology Department at Weeks
Medical Center, c/o Kathy St.
Onge, 173 Middle St., Lancaster, NH 03584.
Arrangements are entrusted
to the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton. To
send the family your condolences via the online register
book, one may go to
www.armstrongcharronfuneral
home.com.
NORMA B. BANFILL
CONCORD—Norma B. Banfill, 90, of Concord, died on
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at
the Health Services Center of
Havenwood-Heritage Heights
following a period of declining
health.
She was born on Aug.27,
1920, in Canaan, Vt., the third
of six children of George and
Nancy (Young) Blais. She
graduated from Canaan Memorial High School in 1938 and
from Lyndon Normal School in
Lyndonville, Vt., in 1941. She
taught various elementary
grades in Vermont and New
Hampshire prior to retiring to
raise a family.
An avid reader, Norma also
enjoyed travelling, playing golf,
cooking, sewing, embroidery
and watching the Red Sox.
Family members include her
daughter, Gail Lewis, of Concord; a sister, Marion Berry, of
Minnesota; and several nieces
and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon,
in 2003.
There will be no calling
hours. Graveside services will
be conducted at the convenience
of the family with burial at the
Colebrook Village Cemetery in
Colebrook.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Colebrook Public
Library, c/o Julie Colby, 126
Main St., Colebrook, NH 03576.
Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home of Colebrook is in
charge of arrangements.
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Outdoors
Sports
summer and will match-up the
top senior basketball players
from New Hampshire and Vermont.
In the first game of the day
the division three and four
girls battled with division
three coming out on top 71-57.
Kelley Collins (Groveton)
led D4 with 14 points and nine
From the left, Kristy Collins and Jessica McKenzie of Groveton
and Kristin Call of Colebrook played in the Granite State games
last week. Tina McKenzie photo.
Left photo: Groveton’s Kelly Collins of Groveton goes for the layup
and is fouled by Mascoma. Right photo: Colebrook’s Kristin Call is
blocked by a Hopkinton player. Tina McKenzie photos.
Jessica McKenzie of Groveton is sandwiched in the Granite State
games in Concord last week. Tina McKenzie photo.
rebounds. Also playing well for
division four was Jessica
McKenzie (Groveton) 11 points
with seven rebounds and Taylor
Fiore (Epping) 10 points.
In addition to the action on
the court, the All-State Basketball selections were announced
in addition to coaches of the
year, players of the year, and a
few special awards.
APR issue in New Hampshire,"
said Weber. "At this point, we
have not made a final decision
on whether or not to implement
the recommendation and will be
seeking public input to help us
make our final decision. We
need folks to show up and voice
their opinions or to submit written comments if we are going to
make the best decision on this
important issue.”
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Sports
See Local Sports
Action Every Week
In The Video Of The Week
The Division IV Senior Team 2011: Front, from left, Ashley McDonald (Moultonborough), Katie
Teague (Newmarket), Taylor Fiore (Epping), Jessica McKenzie (Groveton), Kelley Collins (Groveton),
Kristen Call (Colebrook). Back, Coach Tim Haskins (Groveton), Karissa LeClair (PortsmouthChristian), Allison Tenney (Sunapee), Kalie Randlett (Wilton), Zoe Sobin (Derryfield), Meaghan Long
(Portsmouth-Christian), Aislinn Smith (Derryfield), Asst. Coach Alan Wheelock (Groveton). Tina
McKenzie photo.
Hampshire’s Basketball Coach- plays four and one plays two on
NHTI HOSTS GRANITE
ing Organization). The games both the boys and girls sides.
STATE GAMES
Concord’s Community Col- annually feature the top boys The event serves as a tryout for
lege was the host site for the and girls senior basketball the Twin City Basketball Clasannual Granite State Games players from all four divisions sic which will be played this
presented by the NHBCO (New across the state. Division three

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