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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006
603-246-8998
VOL. 6, NO. 50
Voters Weigh In On Titus Hill Abatements At Hearing
By Donna Jordan
A public hearing on the
question of the Titus Hill
abatements was held at Colebrook Elementary School this
week, with 57 registered voters
turning out to express their
opinions.
The town’s selectmen made
the decision at their May 24
meeting to hold the public hear(Continued on page 2)
Towns Get Ready For
A Fun Fourth Of July
With so many Fourth of
July festivities scheduled, we
all will find ourselves in a
tough position deciding which
direction to turn. Here is a run-
down of activities for Tuesday
around the North Country.
In Pittsburg, festivities get
underway at Murphy Dam 10
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CDC Accepts Ownership
Of Broadband Equipment
Ready for take off: these Tiger Swallowtails were spotted searching out minerals in the dooryard of
the Chronicle earlier this week. Charles Jordan photo.
By Donna Jordan
The Colebrook Development
Corp. will formally accept the
Colebrook broadband wireless
network hardware on Friday
(today) in a ceremony at the
Colebrook Business Industrial
Park on Bromage Drive. The
ceremony will take place at the
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They Were “Casting For Recovery”
At Tall Timber Lodge In Pittsburg
A free retreat for breast cancer survivors, founded 10 years
ago, was held for the first time
in New Hampshire during the
weekend of June 23-25.
The hosts for the Pittsburg
program was Tall Timber
Lodge and Rainbow Grille on
Back Lake. The proprietor of
Rainbow Grille, Linda PaigeCaron, who is a breast cancer
survivor, participated in this
year’s retreat, along with 13
other survivors from throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. By the end of the weekend, the program’s coordinators
deemed it such a success that
they intend to return next year.
Casting for Recovery (CFR),
based in Manchester, Vt., provides fly fishing retreats for
breast cancer survivors at locations around the United States
and Canada. Many volunteers
contribute to the program’s
success, including Orvis, Trout
Unlimited (which supplies
graduates of the program with
a free one-year membership),
several pharmaceutical companies, the Lance Armstrong
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Oliver Arsenault received Stratford’s Boston Post Cane from Select
Board members Larry Ladd and Vicki DeLalla as the oldest citizen
of the town. He was born in 1909 on Prince Edward Island, his
family moved to the states when he was six years old and he moved
to Stratford in 1959. Kym Lambert photo.
“Disappearances” To Make
Appearance In Canaan
Women from New Hampshire and Vermont who are breast cancer survivors came to Pittsburg last
weekend as part of the Casting for Recovery retreat. They learned fly fishing techniques at the Guides
Lot on Back Lake with several instructors demonstrating beginner and advanced casting. Donna Jordan photo.
Kingdom County Productions has announced plans for a
Vermont “100 Town Tour” for
Jay Craven’s new film,
“Disappearances,” based on
Howard Frank Mosher’s
award-winning novel about
north country whiskey-running
in the 1930s. One of the upcoming appearances is in Canaan.
The tour starts Friday, June
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Titus Hill
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ing in order to ask for input
from the town’s residents after
being asked by those living on
Titus Hill to increase their
property abatement percentages to a starting point of 50
percent rather than five percent. The percentage would be
a decrease in valuation off
their properties—the request
was made by residents who
have been affected by the increased amount of tractor
trailer trucks traveling to the
Skyline Drive landfill. The
trucks are hauling trash
through Casella Waste Management from around New
England into the Colebrook
landfill in an unusual project
that was created to close the
landfill down per order of the
N. H. Dept. of Environmental
Services (DES).
The public hearing opened
with Selectman Beno Lamontagne telling everyone it was a
“fact-finding mission for us.”
He added, “We hope that we
can deal with this issue as a
community.”
Town Manager Donna
Caron then explained the landfill project and why it was created, noting that “DES had
said we had to close it—and we
felt we couldn’t ask taxpayers
for $3.5 million (to close it) so
we looked into an alternative
way.” The resulting truck traffic has become an even larger
concern for the town than originally anticipated. Caron explained that, responding to
Titus Hill residents’ concerns
about living with a higher volume of traffic and garbage,
Avitar Associates, the town’s
property assessors, had created
a percentage scale which varied from those living close to
the landfill and those living
further away. The Titus Hill
residents, she said, “didn’t
think the assessor was fair;
they wanted the assessor to
start at 50 percent (rather than
five percent) and go up to 100
percent” in reducing the property valuations during the
course of the landfill closure
project.
By the close of the meeting,
with many expressing concerns
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about the difficulties in paying
their own property taxes without having to add the burden of
paying for the share of Titus
Hill residents, it was agreed by
all that the main concern on
the road should be safety. “I
had to borrow money to pay my
taxes this year,” said Park
Street resident Ron Hughes. “I
think this is the wrong thing to
do. I think this committee (the
selectmen) should be commended for creating a project
that we don’t have to pay for.
My feeling would be to put the
trucks in there 24 hours a day
and get it over with as soon as
possible.”
Diamond Pond resident Bob
Hold agreed, saying, “I don’t
think any of us don’t agree
there is a problem—but we
have other projects coming; we
have Rte. 3 (Main Street). Is
the board going to give abatements to all of the businesses”
when Main Street is replaced?
After residents told the selectmen that they don’t want to
see any abatements or percentage reductions on values implemented, Titus Hill residents
Wayne Hall and Betty Frizzell
said that they had already received abatements and they
were under the impression the
percentages created by Avitar
were approved. Frizzell read
from a letter she had received
in March from Town Manager
Donna Caron explaining the
percentages and that Frizzell
could expect to see the percentage remain until the end of the
project. Hall stood to say that
he, too, had gotten an abatement and that he felt the reduction was in effect and would
stay in effect until the project
was over. “These townspeople
are under the impression we
(Titus Hill residents) brought
this up and it’s not us, it’s you
(the selectmen). The abatement
has gone through—what’ you’re
trying to do is see if we can
take it to a higher level.” The
selectmen, however, disagreed,
explaining that they felt the
meeting was to discuss
whether to continue offering an
abatement of any type.
Hall and Frizzell seemed to
turn around the feelings of a
few who were initially against
the abatements. This was expressed by Clay Hinds, who
said, “My feeling is the abatement was a bad idea, and tak-
“Disappearances” tells the story of Quebec Bill Bonhomme (played
by Kris Kristofferson), an impossible dreamer and schemer who
needs fast cash after a freak lightning storm destroys his barn.
Courtesy photo.
Participants in the Pittsburg Casting for Recovery retreat. Front, from left, Fran Chickering, Diane
Ryan, Heide Ricci, Darlene Beattie, Donna Marsh. Back, from left, Elaine Gambone, Deborah White,
Linda Paige-Caron, Deborah Baukus, Holly Gladsden, Judith Repoza, Kathy Lauten, Sheree
McCleary. Missing from photo: Stacey Sharp, who had to leave early due to a family illness. Donna
Jordan photo.
ing it away would be another
bad idea. If they want more,
then that’s still another bad
idea.” Frances Sytek, too, said,
“If the assessors are a done
deal then we should be talking
about the safety issue—I know
I wouldn’t want to live that
way. Let’s get it under control.”
The selectmen will look at
the written poll results from
the meeting and use that information to decide whether to
continue offering the percentage scale prepared by Avitar
Associates or whether to increase the scale to higher percents. Several residents asked
that the selectmen begin with a
clean slate and offer nothing at
all.
Fourth Of July
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a.m. with the opening of a flea
market. Anyone who brings
their table can set up for free
(although donations are accepted for the space fee).
Throughout the day, food will
be available at the dam, including hamburgers, hot dogs, cold
drinks, cotton candy and popcorn.
A kid’s fishing derby at the
kid’s pond (south of Pittsburg
village) takes place from 12:301:30 for children ages 10 and
under. Pony rides will be available back at the dam from 1-4
p.m., a t-ball and little league
game takes place at 1 p.m. and
a benefit home run derby is
slated for 3 p.m. The home run
derby will feature an entry fee
of $5 with 50 percent of the
money going toward prizes and
50 percent to the Arnold and
Sally Brooks family of Clarksville.
A chicken barbecue and music will take place at 6 p.m.
with fireworks at dusk capping
off the day’s events. Pittsburg’s
Fourth of July is sponsored by
the town of Pittsburg, the
Pittsburg Ambulance and the
Pittsburg School Key Club.
Colebrook fireworks are at
dusk on Monday, July 3, with
the parade and other festivities
“Harley,” at left, Casting for Recovery Hospitality staff, and Sue
Gove, at right, of First Colebrook Bank, served ice cream sundaes,
to participants compliments of the bank. Donna Jordan photo.
on July 4. Included in those
festivities are the American
Legion Pancake breakfast from
7-10 a.m. at the Monadnock
Congregational Church. A
Kid’s Fishing Derby will take
place at the DeBlois farm at 8
a.m. in Columbia, and the Kiwanis 4th of July parade is to
be held at 11 a.m. in downtown
Colebrook. The theme this year
is “A Day at the Races.” The
Kiwanis chicken barbecue gets
underway at noon on the Colebrook Academy lawn.
Several events will take
place during the weekend before the fourth, including
Errol’s parade and fireworks,
which will be held on Saturday,
July 1. The parade kicks off at
1 p.m. with a theme of “Hat’s
Off.” In Stratford, the North
Country ATV Club will be
sponsoring their annual cookout from noon-3 p.m., and in
West Stewartstown the Poore
Farm Museum on Rte. 145 is
hosting its open barn throughout the weekend. On Sunday,
in celebration of J. C. Kenneth
Poore’s 121st birthday, cake
and lemonade will celebrate
the day at noon. At 1 p.m., the
Blake Mountain Band will perform bluegrass music outdoors
on the property.
Casting
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Foundation, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and many
others.
With fly fishing promoted as
“A Sport for Life,” organizers
say the program enhances the
lives of breast cancer survivors
by offering no-cost retreats
which promote and support
mental and physical healing,
shared experiences and the
hope that comes from learning
a new skill. CFR provides an
opportunity for women whose
lives have been profoundly affected by the disease to gather
in a beautiful, natural setting
and learn fly-fishing. Just as
importantly, it is an opportunity to meet new friends and
have fun.
The weekend retreats include counseling sessions, educational services and fly-fishing
to promote mental as well as
physical healing. CFR relies on
local volunteers and organizations to support the community
based retreats. This year,
Donna Jordan of Clarksville, a
past participant, was invited to
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Casting
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serve on the Hospitality staff.
She coordinated donations of
flowers, ice cream, fruit, muffins and gifts for the 14 participants and 11 staff members,
which included several fly fishing instructors, psycho-social
workers and medical personnel, who all are on hand
throughout the entire weekend
ready for any needs the participants may have. A caravan of
cars toured moose alley where
everyone saw three moose and
a mangy-looking fox on Friday
evening. During their lateafternoon break on Saturday, a
handful of participants and
staff visited the Johnson hiking
trail (across from the Pittsburg
Fire Station) to see the old pine
tree.
The retreats provide an avenue for social support and
group interactions, reducing
the feeling of isolation many
survivors might have. Fly fishing is promoted as a healing
connection to the natural
world, relieving everyday
stressors and promoting a
sense of calm. In addition, fly
fishing techniques provide a
gentle exercise for joint and
soft tissue mobility which stays
with a woman for the rest of
her life following the removal
of lymph nodes.
Women of New Hampshire
and Vermont have a choice of
applying to either Stowe, Vt.,
which takes place in September or the Pittsburg retreat
which is held in June. Participants learn fly casting, entomology, knot-tying and equipment basics, plus they spend
time on the water practicing
catch-and-release fishing. For
the retreat in Pittsburg, lessons in casting were held at the
former Pittsburg Guides lot, an
easy walking distance from
Tall Timber. The actual fishing
experience was in the Connecticut River, with many
women coming away feeling
the thrill of having caught a
fish.
Several alumni programs
are currently underway
throughout the country, including one held on June 3 in
Rangeley, Maine. With one
guide per participant for about
six hours, the fly fishing experience becomes even greater.
The Rangeley program, hosted
by Fly Fishing in Maine at the
Rangeley Guides Association
camp provided 11 women the
opportunity to be in the woods
and water for an entire day,
with each guide responsible for
serving lunch to each participant. The Rangeley Guides
Association hosted a spaghetti
dinner at day’s end.
Those wishing to sign up for
future Casting for Recovery
retreats can do so by visiting
www.castingforrecovery.org, or
by calling toll free 1-888-5533500.
Broadband
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small building at 3 p.m.
Representatives of the CDC
note that the broadband project
still is not complete. In the
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days ahead, “we will still be
negotiating with one or more
WISPS which will offer the socalled ‘last mile’ service to the
community, and more links
will probably be constructed to
Canada, Maine and Vermont,”
said Larry Rappaport of the
CDC. “Plus we will be completing contracts with various
‘backhaul’ (the actual connections to the Internet) providers,
as well as completing the installation of two emergency
power backup generators.”
Many volunteers and supporters have worked to see the
broadband project become a
reality in the North Country,
including Sen. John Sununu,
Louis Tillotson, the CDC steering committee and other members of the CDC as well.
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Police And Fire Reports
By Bud Hikel
Disappearances
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30, at the Hardwick Town
House and will play every corner of the state between now
the early fall.
Plans announced this week
are for a screening for the public at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July
12, at the Canaan school gym.
“We’re very excited about
this 100 Town Tour, which will
put two teams on the road
nearly every night this summer,” said the film’s director,
Jay Craven.
“Disappearances tells a compelling father-and-son story
and it’s a kind of “Vermont
western” that’s fun, magical,
action-packed and suitable for
ages 12 and up. “This is an
independent film that’s been
made in the same populist
spirit as the vaudeville acts
and variety shows that have
played these halls over the past
century—so it makes sense to
launch the film’s national release this way,” Craven said.
Set during Prohibition,
“Disappearances” tells the
story of Quebec Bill Bonhomme
(Kris Kristofferson), an impossible dreamer and schemer who
needs fast cash after a freak
lightning storm destroys his
barn. Despite forebodings from
his skeptical and mystical sister, Cordelia (Genevieve Bujold), Quebec Bill hatches a
plan—to steal twenty cases of
whiskey from Canada’s most
notorious bootlegger (Lothaire
Bluteau)—and smuggle it back
across the Vermont-Canadian
border. He takes along his 15
year-old son, Wild Bill (Charlie
McDermott), his inscrutable
brother-in-law (Gary Farmer),
and his cranky hired man
(William Sanderson). Together,
they cross the border into vast
reaches of Canadian wilderness
for three magical, mysterious,
and unforgettable days "full of
terror, full of wonder."
“Disappearances” also costars Rusty DeWees, Luis
Guzman, Bill Raymond, John
Griesemer, and Heather Rae.
It was filmed in Barnet,
Peacham, Victory, Waterford,
and St. Johnsbury, Vt. and
Lincoln.
For more information and a
full list of “Disappearances”
tour dates, call Kingdom
County Productions at (802)
592-3190 or visit www.DisappearancesMovie.com where a
movie trailer is available—or
visit www.kingdomcounty.com.
This car which had stopped for pedestrians in front of the Shrine in Columbia on June 23 was struck
from behind by a pickup. State Police, Colebrook police and fire department, as well as ambulance
responded to the scene. See this week’s police reports for details. Charles Jordan photo.
PITTSBURG POLICE
On June 24, the Pittsburg
Police Dept. responded to a
report of damage by fireworks
to several mailboxes on Clarksville Pond Road. Pittsburg Police Chief Richard Lapoint said
that, according to one of the
victims, the incidents took
place around 3 a.m. The department is currently investigating, and Chief Lapoint reminds everyone that “the Town
of Pittsburg prohibits fireworks
of any kind unless they are
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part of an approved display by
a licensed person and have
prior approval by the Board of
Selectmen.”
On June 25, the department
investigated a break-in during
the past week at a camp owned
by Gerard Vailliant, off Cedar
Stream Road in Clarksville.
The camp was forcibly broken
into, and several items were
taken, including a Kawasaki
generator, fishing poles, waders, boots, hunting gear, lanterns and snowshoes. Chief
Lapoint asks anyone having
any information to call the department at 538-7003.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On June 19, at 2:40 a.m.,
N.H. State Police were called to
assist Colebrook Police.
Trooper Jimmy Crossley said
that an intoxicated person on
Route 3 was the reason for the
assist call.
Later that morning, at 10
a.m., Rodney Labbe of Berlin
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By Kym Lambert
COLEBROOK
DISTRICT COURT
The Colebrook District Court
met on Thursday, June 29,
2006, with Judge Paul Desjardins presiding.
Arraignments
Edwin P. Bashaw, 32, of
West Stewartstown, pled not
guilty to two counts of criminal
mischief of property damage,
criminal threatening of Charlene Wheeler and criminal trespass in West Stewartstown on
June 3. No plea was given on a
felony count of second degree
assault on Joseph Morabito.
Probable cause hearing on the
assault charge and trial date
for the other charges was set for
July 20. $5,000 personal recognizance bail was continued,
with the no contact with
Wheeler and Morabito provision removed on their written
request.
Jaymie L. Bouchard, 18, of
Berlin, pled guilty to providing
contraband at the House of Correction in Stewartstown on
June 23. She was fined $250
given 30 days in the house of
correction, both suspended for
one year on the condition of
good behavior.
Ralph Bussiere III, 41, of
Berlin, pled guilty to an open
container charge in Errol on
May 27. The charge was placed
on file, with finding, for six
months on the condition of good
behavior.
Larry Cunnington, 20, of
North Stratford, pled not guilty
to road racing in Colebrook on
June 16. Trial date was set for
August 3.
Jonathan W. Downing, 37, of
West Stewartstown, pled guilty
to conduct after an accident in
Colebrook on June 11. He was
fined $500, with $250 suspended for one year on the condition of good behavior, with a
$50 penalty assessment.
Joseph M. Dragon, 23, of
Warner, pled guilty to an open
container charge in Pittsburg
on June 10. He was fined $150,
with a $30 penalty assessment.
Kyle M. Eastman, 18, pled
not guilty to transportation of
alcohol by a minor in Errol on
May 28. Trial date was set for
Aug. 3.
Sean Langley, 21, of Colebrook, pled not guilty to possession of a controlled drug, marijuana, driving under the influence of alcohol and transportation of alcohol by a minor in
Colebrook on May 28. Trial
date was set for Aug. 17 and
$1,000 personal recognizance
bail was continued.
Tina Meyerhoeffer, 23, of
Pittsburg, pled guilty to an
open container charge in Pittsburg on June 10. She was fined
$150, with a $30 penalty assessment.
Debra A. Vardner, 29, of
Colebrook, gave no plea to a
felony charge of credit card forgery at Rite Aid in Colebrook on
June 1. Probable cause hearing
was set for July 20 and $1,000
personal recognizance bail with
the condition of no contact with
credit card owner Peter Foskett
was continued.
Trials
Ewen U. Cameron, 23, of
Magalloway, Maine, pled not
guilty to possession of marijuana. The charge was placed
on file, without finding, for one
year on the condition of good
behavior. He pled guilty to operating after suspension and
transporting drugs in a motor
vehicle in Errol on April 17. For
the transportation charge he
was fined $250, with a $50 penalty assessment, and his license
was revoked for 60 days. For
the driving after suspension
charge he was given 180 days
in the house of correction, with
120 days suspended for one
year on the condition of good
behavior, and his license was
revoked for one year to run concurrent with the above.
Lori Loynd, 33, of Colebrook,
defense council had requested a
continuance on charges of simple assault in Colebrook on May
20. The trial will be continued
to Aug. 3.
Michael G. Hannon, 43, of
Vernon, Conn., the state requested a continuance of the
trial on an aggravated driving
an OHRV while intoxicated and
operating an OHRV under the
influence in Pittsburg on
Feb.12, pending receipt of evidence previously requested by
the defense from the state lab.
The trial will be continued to
July 27.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
View From The
45th Parallel
Having A Little Fun With
Color Every Now And Then
Maybe we’re just a little old fashioned, but we haven’t been quick to jump onto the color photo bandwagon
that seems to have swept up many in the newspaper
business of late. First of all, we feel that some of the
best photos we’ve seen over the years have been done
in black and white, with the skillful use of gray tones
to set mood and enhance the imagery. Also, color
printing is so tricky—what you see in your photograph
(or more so today on your computer monitor) doesn’t
always convey well to newsprint. The knack of getting
a picture in register so it doesn’t look like something
out of a 3-D comic book is one of the biggest challenges
facing printers.
Also we admit that we look at the financial sense of
color photography. It can be an expensive proposition.
Granted, newspapers that charge you to read them
have two other sources of revenue beyond our two free
papers: they have newsstand sales and subscriptions.
The Colebrook Chronicle and Lancaster Herald are
entirely supported by advertisers. When advertisers
run in our pages, they in effect subsidize the on-going
free distribution of our papers. So we are grateful to
all of you who appear regularly in our pages for helping keep our papers free.
From time to time an advertiser requests color and
this will allow, as it does this week, for us to print
some of our photos in color. If and when more advertisers are willing to pay for color advertising it will mean
more photos are likely to appear in color. It’s as simple
as that.
Charles J. Jordan
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We wander back over to Maine for this week’s “Then and Now.” Once again, our old photo comes from
History of Wilsons Mills, Maine, and the Magalloway Settlements, published in 1975. Pictured is the
Spalding Memorial Chapel, which was dedicated on June 22, 1904, having just passed its 102nd anniversary. It was named in honor of Dr. Edward G. Spalding of Nashua, one of the early members of the
Parmachenee Club.
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Letters
Dear Editor:
I was surprised to read in
your June 22 edition that you
reported no one had signed on
to run for Coös County Attorney in the upcoming election. I
have declared my candidacy
and do intend to seek the office.
I am currently running as an
independent, but would be
happy to receive, and will be
campaigning for, write-in votes
as neither the Republicans nor
the Democrats have anyone
seeking the position in their
primaries.
This county has been fortunate to have the stability and
leadership of Pierre Morin in
this position for the past 40
years and avoided the turnover
problems so prevalent in other
counties. I have served the last
four years as the Assistant
County Attorney and hope to
transition smoothly to the big
office. If elected, I hope to remain in the position for quite a
while (although maybe not 40
years as I probably will not
want to do this when I am 76)
and continue Coös’ tradition of
stability and excellence in this
position.
Keith W. Clouatre,
Asst. Coös County Attorney
Lancaster
(Editor’s note: Councilor
Ray Burton sent along this
copy of a letter he recently sent
to Hartley Sweatt of Errol)
Dear Hartley,
As Councilor for District
One, I am honored to officially
commend you on the 54 years
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Public Library
Annual Book and Bake Sale
Friday, June 30
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Card of Thanks
Dennis Kelley, LNA, has been chosen by his peers as Coös County
Nursing Hospital’s LNA of the Year. Courtesy photo.
KELLEY NAMED
CCNH LNA OF YEAR
Coös County Nursing Hospital is pleased to announce
that Dennis Kelley, LNA, has
been chosen by his peers as
CCNH LNA of the Year and
was a candidate for N.H. Association of Counties Nursing
Assistant of the Year for 2006.
Dennis attended N.H. Nursing Assistant Day on June 8,
2006, in Concord on the State
House lawn. The theme this
year was “N.H. Celebrates
Quality Caregiving.” In a press
release issued this week,
CCNH said: “This was the perfect time for Dennis’ caregiving style. Dennis made a
career change from manufacturing to nursing in 2004 when
he took the LNA program. It
was clear from the very beginning that he was conscientious
and, above all, compassionate.
Dennis treats all the residents
as the customer and he asks
their input continually. His
philosophy is that in the longterm care setting, we ‘care’ for
our residents even though the
‘cure’ is often unattainable. It
is that caring that, for Dennis,
is what being a nursing assistant is all about. Dennis is an
inspiration to those who are
looking for a career where they
can make a difference.”
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To all the people who came to our aid during our car accident on
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To Miranda, Ry & Crystal, Dad & Sherri, Mom, and all other
witnesses at the bike blessing, the woman who gave me a chair
and Kimber a balloon, the woman who took pictures, the
Colebrook Fire Department - Marc Hibbard, Dominic Gilbert,
and Brian Collins, Colebrook Ambulance Corp - Claude Ladd,
Michelle Hyde, Eugene McDonald, Colebrook Police
Department - Bridget Jeffers, NH State Trooper - Trooper Rella,
UCVH Emergency Room Staff - Dr. Soucy, Nurses and
Doctors, X-Ray Tech, John Strickland, and especially my
husband Brian who held it together for me. Thank you all! Please
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To the generosity and dedication of those in the North Country who helped
cancer patients enjoy a stress-free weekend in Pittsburg, THANK YOU!
To LaPerle’s IGA for the BEAUTIFUL fruit baskets for their rooms.
To Any Blooming Thing for the BEAUTIFUL pink and white carnations.
To Sue Gove at First Colebrook Bank for serving the DELICIOUS ice cream sundaes.
To The Copper Leaf for the SPECIAL gifts.
And to Kym Frydman at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
for the water bottles, pink survivor bracelets and the Mostly Muffins delivery!
The North Country hosted a truly special event and made
Some very special ladies feel good about life once again.
The Casting for Recovery program was so thrilled with the
assistance from all of you and with the hospitality
of Tall Timber Lodge and Rainbow Grille
that they intend to return next year!
—Donna Jordan, Hospitality Staff, Casting for Recovery
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on the road. When I looked,
there was a black bear crossing
the road to go into the woods on
the other side of the road. He
didn’t seem to be in any hurry.
He was a big bear and looked
like he would weight about 800
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has berries reopening at most
New Hampshire locations. Dick
Richards said he went into service November of 1942. I went
into service Dec. 14, 1942, and
didn’t get out until Feb. 25,
1946. When we went overseas
to the Philippines, we were in
danger of getting bombed. On
the way home, there was danger of running into land mines.
We were lucky and made it
home safely.
Back in the good old days,
those fortunate enough to live
on a farm knew that the barn
was the center of life on a farm.
Here the grains and hay were
stored, food of the future for the
animals which inhabited the
barn—horses, hens, pigs, pi-
geons, cattle and kittens—all
sought shelter and food. The
security and comfort of the
barn was their home. The barn
also was a place for tools, harnesses and odds and ends. The
loft of a barn was an ideal place
to play. When I was growing up
and we lived on the Bill Gray
farm, Walter Eastman’s father
worked for my father. Walter
and we were about the same
age. When Walter came over to
play, we would go out into the
barn and jump in the hay.
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School Board Meetings In July
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Monday, July 17th
Tuesday, July 18th
Wednesday, July 19th
Monday, July 31st
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7:00 pm: Colebrook—Elementary School Library
6:00 pm: Clarksville—Clarksville Town Hall
4:45 pm: Stewartstown—Community School
Letters
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and dedicated calling. Your
years of service to your community have played a part in
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Friday, June 30, 2006
The Colebrook Chronicle
It Was
Only Yesterday
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By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
FLOODS AND
OLD-TIME HAYING
It’s haying time again and
much of the standing hay has
been lodged at least once. The
more or less constant rain has
wreaked havoc on many hayfields. The Connecticut River
has become a lake and many
cornfields have been under water so long that they will not
recover this year. The mud
from the river ruins the standing hay which, of course, will
have to be cut and disposed of,
as there is so much dirt in it
that it will be unfit for feed.
This happened in the 1970s and
we couldn’t use the hay. The
corn did recover that year, but
we had to cut only in one direction as it was bent over and
grew up from the bend leaving
about two feet at the bottom
growing horizontally. We did
get it harvested and fed it. We
survived that year by buying
potatoes from Maine and very
poor quality hay from Canada.
Many of the Canadian farms
have been set out to trees in the
interim so that source of feed
will not be available. Good hay
will be high, if available at all.
When we were young, every
spear of hay was carefully harvested and stored. The dump
rake followed the teams and
collected any hay lost when
tumbles were pitched on. Usually a small horse was employed and owned a stall in the
horse barn. This horse was also
used to pull the sleigh or wagon
used before cars and trucks
came on the scene. Children
and old folks usually drove the
horse with the dump rake, leaving the more physically able to
use the pitchfork to pitch on the
hay and pitch it off in the
barns. The kids were also asked
to tread the hay in the haymow
as every foot of space was
needed. Farmer sometimes
changed work in haying, with
the more affluent farmers getting theirs done first. My old
man, with smaller fields and
fewer animals to feed, was usually the one to be hayed last.
The kids from both families all
had to work. From the time I
was eight or so, I rode the
dump rake which left the bigger
kids to pitch the hay. The seat
on the rake was made of cast
iron and was adjustable so the
boy could reach the pedal. We
were taught to rake the hay in
a winrow to be tumbled by the
bigger boys.
Tumbling hay was something of an art. There were usually two tumblers on a side
with the team and hayrack
driving between so that each
man or boy, as the case might
be, was pitching on. A third
person placed the tumbles on
the hayrack to make an even
load that he could easily pitch
off at the barn. Sometimes a
kid drove the team to allow the
loader more time to put the hay
where he wanted it. After the
bottom of the hayrack was
filled, most loaders piled the
hay three fork-fulls wide until
the load was finished with a
tumble down the middle to bind
the load on. This was necessary
to keep the load from falling or
sliding off on a side hill on the
way to the barn.
Once in a while, a load did
slide off and had to be reloaded.
The man on the load was usually blamed for this mishap. No
one liked to reload a tangled
mess. Hay is no longer tumbled
nor are horses and kids used for
the job. Perhaps it’s too bad.
Northwoods Echoes
By Richard E. Pinette
SPORT FISHING
OR DRUDGERY?
This is the height of the
horned pout fishing season
here in our Northland, but
there appears to be less enthusiasm than there once was for
that sport, if indeed it can be
called a sport.
Fishing for the lowly horned
pout, which some folks say are
very tasty when properly fried,
is quite different from other
forms of sport fishing. This
writer did his share of pout
fishing in the past years, but
we somehow lost our eagerness
for that activity after a time.
We became content with leaving the pout fishing to others.
Horned pout bite much more
after dark and a greater success is assured when fishing
from a boat. Before the darkness sets in, the boat is loaded
with buckets to hold the catch,
anchors to hold the boat in
place, kerosene or gas lanterns
and a good supply of worms,
rags or paper towels to wipe
the fish slime off the hands, a
powerful flashlight to help in
finding your way back in the
pitch darkness and numerous
other items to include fly
dope—lots of fly dope!
You dress as though it was
mid-winter, with trousers
tucked into your socks to keep
the flies away and you wear a
kerchief around your neck for
the same reason. You arrive at
your favorite spot far across the
lake just as darkness settles in
and you attempt to set the anchors whose lines are always
hopelessly tangled in your
other fishing gear, lantern or
someone’s feet. The mosquitoes
have already gotten the message that you are coming and
they are ready and waiting to
feast on your skin. The lanterns are of great help to the
pests in finding their target.
The baited hand lines are
dropped over the side and soon
a light tug is felt on the line
your are holding between your
fingers. Now you can easily pull
in one of the ugly bullheads. It
looks harmless enough as it
dangles from the line, but
horned pout are a formidable
foe as they poise to stab you
deeply in to the hand with one
of their camouflaged barbs. The
treacherous barbs will inflict a
most painful injury to any who
are not experienced in removing the pout from the hook,
which they often swallow
deeply.
The not-so-easy trick is the
sneak up with the left hand
from the tail end of the wig-
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gling horned pout. Two fingers
are spread so as to straddle the
dorsal barb and hold the pout
tightly so as to immobilize it
while the hook is removed.
Then the prize is literally
thrown into a bucket to prevent
a certain stab when the solid
grip on the fish is released. The
bucket usually holds a bit of
water to keep the horned pout
alive until the next morning,
which is when the pout
“cleaning” is done, though some
die-hards prefer to process
their catch even before retiring.
The pout’s body is covered
with a slippery slime which
makes it all the more difficult
to hold a firm grasp on the bullhead. Once the pout is successfully released into a bucket, the
next step is to wipe the slime
off your hands with a rag or
with plenty of paper towels
before resuming the fishing.
Meanwhile, you get a couple of
mosquito bites on your face and
you try to scratch the area with
your wrists, that are partially
free of the slime. Before you
can resume your hand-line fishing, you must patiently struggle to thread a worm onto the
long shank hook, not exactly an
easy task in the especially dim
light and with some of the fish
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Community News
soup, assorted sandwiches,
pickles and chips, with apple
crisp for dessert.
The folks at the Alice M. Ward Memorial Library in Canaan put together an impressive Midsummer’s Eve Fundraiser on Friday, June
23, featuring live Renaissance Music—note the ensemble in the balcony. Shown standing before the entrance are, front, from left, Erin
Chlebak, Brandi Lambert and Eunice Richards, back, Debbi Gadwah-Lambert, Christine Chlebak, Troy Lambert and Pam Jordan.
Charles Jordan photo.
COÖS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
Some residents worked outdoors on wood projects on Monday morning. Residents and
children worked on paper flag
designs to exhibit on Wednesday at a U.S. flag history and
trivia social. Residents and
staff members learned the symbolism and legends about our
flag, recited the “Pledge of Allegiance” and watched as Janie
Burke demonstrated folding the
flag.
John Finson won the Blackout game at Bingo again this
week. Three ladies ate lunch
with Mary Cote on Tuesday.
Special Care Unit residents
exercised by dancing and tossing a ball this week. They
worked on crafts, read aloud
and visited on the patio.
Residents celebrated the
first day of summer by playing
balloon badminton on Wednesday. All week residents baked.
They made pies, cookies and
bread. Many staff members
donated delicious baked goodies, too, and all the treats were
sold on Thursday morning to
raise money for Sally Brooks
and her family. The bake sale
raised $435.
Gloria Parkhurst played
hymns at Pastor Clark’s church
service on Friday morning. In
the afternoon, many residents
gathered out on the patio to
visit and drink milk shakes. On
Saturday afternoon, some residents got together to play a
horse race game.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
Baked beans and hotdogs
were served to the Canaan Seniors on Wednesday. A wonderful penny sale was held, with
lots of goodies. Door prize winners were Imelda Charest and
Pauline Cote. The 50/50 winners were Suzanne Wheeler
and Fred Cunningham. “Happy
Birthday To You” was sung to
the June birthday people and
the money was won by Pauline
Cote. President Roger asked
that whoever has raffle tickets
to please turn them
in soon, as they will be drawing for this July 26.
Next Wednesday (July 5) the
seniors will be having their
monthly
meeting
and
the menu will be vegetable beef
PROGRAM ON “ANIMAL
WEAPONS” IN LANCASTER
From teeth to talons, on
July 6 the public will have an
opportunity to learn about some
of the fascinating weapons animals possess to help them survive in the wild. A naturalist
from the Squam Lakes Natural
Science Center will be bringing
a selection of live animals to
show at Weeks State Park.
The Squam Lakes Natural
Science Center is dedicated to
rehabilitating injured wildlife
and conducting education programs to increase understanding of New Hampshire’s wild
animals. Weeks State Park host
for the evening is Paige Westcott.
The program will be in the
Great Room of the Summit
Lodge of Weeks State Park and
will begin at 7:30 p.m. The
main gate will open at 5 p.m.,
so come early and bring a picnic
supper.
Weeks State Park is on the
east side of Route 3, approximately two miles south of Lancaster.
The Evening Program Series is sponsored by the Weeks
State Park Association, White
Mountain Interpretive Association, NH Division of Parks, and
UNH Cooperative Extension.
All programs are free and the
public is invited.
WICKED SMART HORN
BAND AT ST. KIERAN
St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts will open its
Summer Series in grand fashion on Thursday, July 13, 2006,
at 7 p.m., when the Wicked
Smart Horn Band takes center
stage.The popular and dynamic
10-piece band “has it all”—the
Wicked Smart Horns, three
lead vocalists, female harmony,
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Left photo: At last Sunday’s Stark Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest, many locals were seen out and about, including some who were making music. That’s Ron Hughes of Colebrook with his drum kit joining in on one of the groups set up along the parking lot. Thomas Jordan photo. Right photo: Just back from an extended stay in Europe, fiddler
Patrick Ross of Canaan, Vt., won the Championship and Trick ’N’ Fancy Divisions. Charles Jordan photo.
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Community News
The Blake Mountain Band will be performing at the Poore Farm
Museum on Route 145 in Stewartstown on Sunday, July 1. Cake
and lemonade will be served starting at noon, with the music beginning at 1 p.m. Bring a chair or a blanket. Courtesy photo.
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bass, drums, keyboard and
guitar. Their musical mix is a
recipe for fun, dancing and audience participation. Their high
energy presentation style endears them to audiences of all
ages.
Founded in 1995 by Joe Cimino, the Franconia-based
Wicked Smart Horn Band
plays energetic and soulful
music from the heart.
Tickets to all summer performances are $10 for adults
and $5 for students and will be
available at the door on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Also
scheduled at the Arts Center in
July is the International Musical Arts Institute’s Summer
Chamber Music Concert on
Tuesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. For
further information, contact
the Arts Center Office at 7521028 or visit www.stkieranarts.org.
BLAKE MOUNTAIN BAND
AT POORE FARM JULY 2
The Blake Mountain Band
will be performing at the Poore
Farm Museum on Route 145 in
Stewartstown on Sunday, July
1. There is a suggested donation of $8 per adult with no
charge for accompanied children. Funding is provided in
part, by the Tillotson North
Country Foundation and the
N.H. Charitable Foundation." Cake and lemonade will
be served starting at noon,
with the music beginning at 1
p.m. Bring a chair or a blanket.
The Blake Mountain Band
is a five-member acoustic band
from Thornton.
Formed in
1983, the members are Ginny
Loring, George Loring, Dave
Bradley, Lester Bradley and
Bernard Merrill. They play a
wide variety of music, making
it difficult to give them a label.
This music includes bluegrass,
old-time country, French Canadian fiddle tunes, Gospel and
even a little ’Cajun. In 2000,
the band put out its first CD.
Titled “Silver and Gold,” it is a
cross-section of their musical
talents.
Confederation of Sound held their yearly reunion concert at the Canaan Legion Post 47 on Saturday,
June 24. They played for a huge crowd and raised money for the fire departments’ scholarship fund.
Among their usual rock numbers they threw in some lively polka music. Kym Lambert photo.
Confederation of Sound raised over $1,200 at the benefit dance at the Canaan Legion Post 47 on Saturday night for the local fire department’s scholarship fund. Courtesy photo.
Canaan Seniors marked June birthdays at the most recent gathering. Recognized were these “June babies,” from the left, Eva
Patenaude, Lynda Gaudette, Fayone Cavanaugh, Pauline Cote
and Alcide Beloin. Courtesy photo.
Regional writers invited to be on hand for Weeks Memorial Library’s centennial celebration held last
Saturday in Lancaster are, from left, seated, Dr. Robert Christie, Debra Doyle and James Macdonald,
standing, Iris Baird, Charles Jordan, Mike Dickerman, Margaret Whyte Kelly, Esther Leiper, Wilbur
Willey and Floyd Ramsey. The authors are holding copies of their latest books. Thomas Jordan photo.
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Left photo: This 1926 Fordson Tractor was a highlight of the Stratford Old Home Day parade. Right
photo: Sarah Mailhoit and other members of the Stratford Ambulance handed out candy to children
watching the parade. Kym Lambert photos.
Police
Mon.-Fri. 6:30 AM-4:30 PM Sat. Noon-7 p.m.
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reported to state police that he
had parked his car and trailer
at the Lakeside Parking Area
in Cambridge on the afternoon
of June 16, and when he returned on June 18 the tires on
both vehicles had been slashed.
Trooper Eric Johnson stated
that the case is under investigation.
On June 23, at 8:30 a.m.,
Travis Jackson, 22, of Colebrook was arrested on an existing electronic bench warrant
from Concord District Court.
Trooper Jesse Sherrill reported
that Jackson paid his outstanding fine to Colebrook District Court, and was released.
That afternoon, at 5:33 p.m.,
Bridget Cross of Columbia was
operating a Toyota Corolla
southbound on Route 3 in Columbia and had stopped for
pedestrians in the roadway at
the Shrine of Our Lady of
Grace, when her vehicle was
rear-ended by a southbound
pickup operated by Trevor Lamontagne, also of Columbia.
Trooper Paul Rella said minor
injuries were reported; the
Cross vehicle, which sustained
major damage, was towed from
the scene.
On June 24, at 1:55 a.m.,
state police were called to the
Coös County House of Corrections in West Stewartstown for
the possibility of contraband
having been dropped off there.
Trooper Rella stated that an
investigation is ongoing.
COLEBROOK POLICE
On June 20, Adam Bowser,
22, of Jay, Vt. was arrested and
charged with leaving the scene
of an accident. Colebrook Police
Chief Steve Cass said that
Bowser was released on personal recognizance bail and
awaits a future appearance in
Colebrook District Court.
On June 21, at 3:30 p.m.,
Michael Robinson, 37, of Columbia was arrested and
charged with driving while
intoxicated, second-offense
driving while intoxicated, and
driving with an excess alcohol
concentration, following a motorcycle accident on May 27. He
was released on $1,000 per-
sonal recognizance bail and is
scheduled to appear in Colebrook District Court on
July 6.
On June 22, at 3:41 p.m.,
Alice McGillicuddy of Stratford
was backing from a parking
space on Main Street when her
2001 Buick LeSabre was struck
by a 1995 Ford F150 operated
by George Hawkins of Colebrook. McGillicuddy was transported to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, where she
was treated and then released;
Hawkins was uninjured. The
McGillicuddy vehicle sustained
major rear-end damage and
was towed from the scene, and
the Hawkins vehicle had moderate front-end damage.
On June 25, at 9 p.m., Steven Young, 48, of Groveton was
arrested on a warrant from the
Groveton Police Dept. and was
charged with domestic violence-related simple assault.
He was released on personal
recognizance bail and awaits a
future appearance in Lancaster
District Court on.
On June 27, at 4:07 p.m.,
Lisa Chase of Beecher Falls,
Vt. was operating a 1977 Ford
Grenada westbound on Route
26 when she lost control of her
vehicle, which crossed the roadway and went over a bank.
Chief Cass reported that Chase
suffered minor injuries; her
vehicle sustained moderate
damage and was towed from
the scene.
COLEBROOK FIRE DEPT.
On June 22, at 3:45 p.m.,
firefighters responded to a call
reporting a two-vehicle accident on Main Street. Colebrook
Fire Dept. Information Officer
Mike Pearson said that department members assisted with
traffic control and cleaned up
dèbris in the roadway.
On June 23, at 5:24 p.m.,
firefighters were called to another two-vehicle accident, this
time at the Shrine of Our Lady
of Grace in Columbia. Department members assisted with
traffic control and cleaned up
dèbris at the scene.
On June 24, at noon, a crew
of 12 went to Diamond Pond
Road to assist in a search for a
14-year-old male who had
jumped from a moving vehicle
while attempting to avoid detention at Camp E-Toh-Anee in
Stewartstown. Eleven firefighters did a line search from Dia-
mond Pond Road northward to
Blakeley Farm Road, and then
were notified that the individual had been found.
That evening, at 7:25 p.m.,
department members went to
the scene of a permitted burn
on Piper Hill. Information Officer Pearson stated that the
person who was issued the
burn permit, Jack Riendeau of
Colebrook, arrived after firefighters did, and smothered the
fire with a bulldozer, while
department members used water to put out what fire remained.
On June 27, at 12:45 p.m.,
firefighters responded to a call
reporting a tree on a powerline
at the intersection of Pleasant
Street and Cross Street. It was
found that the tree was
smoldering, and Public Service
Co. of New Hampshire was
notified—Cross Street was
then closed to traffic, and department members provided
traffic control on Pleasant
Street, and stayed on the scene
until PSNH arrived.
Later that afternoon, at 4:25
p.m., firefighters were called to
the scene of a motor vehicle
accident on Route 26, just beyond Eddie Nash's business.
Department members assisted
the wrecker and provided traffic control.
Shortly thereafter, at 5 p.m.,
a crew was dispatched to the
Steve Brungot residence on
Russell Road in East Colebrook, where a downed powerline was reported. Information
Officer Pearson reported that
firefighters notified the power
company of the situation.
BEECHER FALLS
FIRE DEPT.
Medical emergencies were
the order of the week, with
eight handled by Beecher Falls
Fire Chief Steve Young's crew:
on June 20, at 9:20 p.m. in Canaan, Vt.; on June 21, at 7:40
a.m. in Clarksville; on June 22,
at 8:40 p.m. in West Stewartstown; on June 23, at 11:20 a.m.
in Beecher Falls, Vt.; on June
24, at 10:40 a.m. in Clarksville;
on June 25, at 12:50 p.m. and
at 10:20 p.m., both in West
Stewartstown, and on June 27,
at 11:45 a.m., assisting the
Pittsburg ambulance with a
medical emergency in Pittsburg.
Friday, June 30, 2006
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North Country Photo Album
The 30th Anniversary Of The Motorcycle Blessing
Photos by Kym Lambert
Left photo: The Cougar Motorcycle Association led off the parade on Saturday evening. Right photo: Cindy Riess, Nancy Comeau, Ellen Comeau and Wynne Blackey, along
with Kris Comeau and Sheryl Montegue, not pictured, are riding cross-country to raise funds and awareness for United Cerebral Palsy and are raffling this HarleyDavidson and the trailer to be drawn at the end of the ride in August. The ride is inspired by Nancy’s grandson, Kris’ son, Teagan, who has the condition. They’re efforts are
recorded at www.teagansride.org.
Left photo: Brother Maurice Violette, of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, rode through the Shrine in style on his way to the Bike Blessing. Right photo: Nancy
Norman and April Payer study the Motorcyclists in Prayer statue before the blessing begins.
Father Robert Levesque stands between two columns of motorcycles to bless as the turn out for the blessing increased on Sunday morning to the usual numbers.
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JULY 4th CELEBRATION
MURPHY DAM
PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TUESDAY, JULY 4th
Flea Market
Please Bring Your Own
Tables - No Charge for Sites Donations Accepted, However!
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Cold
Drinks, Cotton Candy,
Popcorn, etc.
Kid’s Fishing Derby
@ Kid’s Pond
Ages 10 and Under
(No Fly Fishing)
Pony Rides
T-Ball & Little League
Benefit Home Run Derby
$5.00 Entry Fee; 50% goes to
prizes, 50% to benefit Arnold
and Sally Brooks Family
Chicken BBQ & Music
Until the Fireworks
Sponsored by the Town of Pittsburg & The Pittsburg Ambulance & Police & PHS Key Club
Thank you for coming!!!
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Education
PITTSBURG
SCHOOL HONORS
4th Quarter
High Honors
Grade 8: Marcus Chase, Tyler
Foote.
Grade 9: Travis Rioux, Kyle
Sackett.
Grade 12: Katelyn Rancourt.
Honors
Grade 7: Matthew Jeralds,
Jacob Joyce, Brooke Judd.
Grade 8: Ashley Desrochers,
Hunter Judd, Ariel Laughton, Danielle Nonamaker.
Grade 9: Kenneth Robidioux,
Theodore Sierad.
Grade 10: Alec Biron, Brian
Dixon, Nicole Jeralds, Jennifer
Phillips.
Grade 11: Michael Motiejaitis.
Grade 12: Christine Howland,
Cassandra Hunt, William Jeralds.
Effort Honors
Grade 7: Tayla Brooks, Felicia
Carney, Whitney Covill, Matthew
Jeralds, Jacob Joyce, Brooke Judd,
Zachary Kenney, Jade Marquis,
Matthew Ormsbee.
Grade 8: Marcus Chase, Ashley
Desrochers, Hunter Judd, Tyler
Foote, Ariel Laughton.
Grade 9: Aleesha Beniot, Sabrina Blakely, Natasha Newell,
Travis Rioux, Kyle Sackett, Theodore Sierad.
Grade 10: Alec Biron, Stephanie
Crosby, Brian Dixon, Justin Flanders, Nicole Jeralds, Luke Merrill,
Jennifer Phillips, Joshua Willey.
Grade 11: Zacharie Covill, Nathan Foote, Lincoln Judd, Jacob
Kuncio, Michael Motiejaitis.
Grade 12: Melanie Gray, Gregory Haynes, Erica Hibbard, Christine Howland, Cassandra Hunt,
William Jeralds, Lindsey Judd,
Jaime Leduc, Katelyn Rancourt.
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slime still on your fingers.
With luck, you may end up
with a fair catch of the horned
pout, perhaps up to 30 per fisherman, and you head back
home across the lake with the
help of a flashlight beam. In
the blackness, you arrive at
your lakeshore base smelling
like a fish cannery next door to
an oil refinery. The grime can
actually be scraped off your
skin. You will need two baths
before going to bed, one bath
could never suffice. The next
morning you can enjoy the
pleasure of skinning and cleaning the horned pout, which
have been kept alive in a
bucket partially filled with water. This will provide another
opportunity to get a hole
punched into your hands.
There was one of our successful horned pout outings
which we must tell about. Having gone through the “fun” of
pout fishing for only a less than
modest catch, we arrived back
at our boat dock in the darkness. Now we carefully lifted
the bucket containing our catch
of still live horned pout and set
it on the dock. Moving about in
the dim light of a lantern while
on the dock, our misses accidentally kicked the bucket into
the water and the fish swam
away to safety. So much for
that long evening of fishing
fun.
BIBLE TALK
Place: Pittsburg Community
Church Building
Time: Sundays, 6 p.m.
Date: July 2 and July 9
Speakers: Charles Stefan
and Scott Farrington
Camp E-toh-anee is now
accepting bids for firewood.
Estimated usage is 100 cord. Bid price is per cord,
tree length, delivered and stacked at
Camp by October 1st, 2006.
No poplar Please
Deadline for receipt of bids is July 7th, 2006.
Send written bids to:
Camp E.T.A.
35 Echerd Way
Colebrook, NH 03576
Attn: Curt Mercier
Management reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
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Obituaries
RONALD
OSCAR ERICKSON
PLAINFIELD—Ronald
Oscar Erickson, 70, of Willow
Brook Road, Plainfield, formerly of Groveton, died Sunday
on Feb. 12, 2006, after a
lengthy illness at Lebanon
Center-Genesis Eldercare,
where he had been a resident
for the past 15 months.
Born on Nov. 28, 1935, in
Berlin, a son of Oscar and
Hordes (Anderson) Erickson,
he was a resident of Groveton
since 1982, until moving to
Lebanon about six years ago.
Before retiring in 1997, he
worked for 32 years as a tow
motor operator for Wausau
Papers. He was a member of
the St. Paul’s Lutheran’s
Church in Berlin.
A loving father, grandfather
and great-grandfather, he as
also an avid sports fan who
especially loved the Red Sox.
Ron enjoyed spending time at
Lake Umbagog, watching his
grandchildren play sports and
participate in horse shows and
being with family and friends.
He will be missed by all who
knew him and will live on in
our hearts forever. Ron is survived by his wife of 31 years,
Winona (Clark) Erickson of
Plainfield; six children, Danny
Erickson of Auburn, Maine,
Kelly Moore and Karen Hunt
both of Phoenix, Ariz., Paula
Reynolds of North Stratford;
Randall Olson of Plainfield,
and Greta Wilder of Belmont.
He is also survived by 13grandchildren,
six
greatgrandchildren and one sister,
Pearl Roy of Berlin.
He was predeceased by one
brother, Clifford Erickson, and
one sister, Juana Roy.
At Ron’s request, there will
be no calling hours. A memorial graveside service will be
held in the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery, Route 145
North, at 1 pm on Friday, June
30, 2006. Arrangements are
under the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home
of Groveton. To send the family
your condolences, one may go
to
w w w . a r m s t r o n gcharronfuneralhome.com.
THE REV.
JOHN M. FAUSTINA
The Rev. John M. Faustina,
85, died on Wednesday, June
21, 2006, in Island Pond, Vt.
He was born in Mobile, Ala.,
on Aug. 29, 1920, the son of
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www.thibeaultrealestate.com
Gilbert and Susie (Ritter)
Faustina. Father Faustina attended St. Michael’s College in
Colchester, Vt., and Oxford
University in England, and
began studying for the priesthood at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Bay St. Louis, Miss.,
with the Divine Word Fathers,
transferring to the Immaculate
Seminary in Burlington, Vt., in
1934.
He was ordained to the
priesthood on April 12, 1947, at
the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington
Vt., by Bishop Scully of Albany,
N.Y.
Father Faustina taught for
two years at St. Edmund’s Juniorate in Swanton, Vt. and two
years at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. He spent
34 years in pastoral service in
the Diocese of Gallup, N.M.,
and the Diocese of Phoenix,
Ariz., including pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in
Page, Ariz., from Sept. 1965 to
April 1969, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Williams,
Ariz., from October 1970 to
September 1980, and from November 1975 to March 1976 he
was a founding father and also
the administrator for El Cristo
Rey Parish in Grand Canyon,
Ariz.
His assignments included:
In 1964, dean of Winslow
Deanery Vt.; 1965, appointed
confessor to the Sisters in
Page, Ariz.; and in 1973, appointed vicar of the Flagstaff
Vicariate for three years.
On July 9, 1986, he was assigned as pastor at St. James
in Island Pond, Vt., and St.
Bernard in Norton, Vt. He retired after eight years of pastorate and remained in Island
Pond until his death. In retirement, he continued to make
himself available to area
churches, helping out with
Masses on a number of occasions at different churches,
including All Saints Parish in
Lancaster. He was well respected for his learned homilies, kindness, friendliness and
pastoral concern for others.
Fr. Faustina was an avid
pilot who owned his own airplane, commuting between his
home in Vermont and his service in Arizona. He made national news two years ago
when he inadvertently flew
into the airspace above Camp
David.
A Mass of Christian burial
was celebrated on Monday,
June 26, 2006, at 11 a.m., in
St. James Catholic Church in
Island Pond. A wake was held
at St. James Parish Hall in
Island Pond on Saturday, June
24 from 6-8 p.m. The transfer
of the body to the church was
held on Sunday, June 25, at 1
p.m., where he lay in state until 6 p.m. The Most Rev. Salvotore R. Matano D.D., S.T.L.,
J.C.D., Bishop of Burlington,
was the principal celebrant of
his funeral Mass, with his
brothers in the priesthood concelebrating.
Interment followed at St.
James Catholic Cemetery in
Island Pond. A reception was
held after the interment at the
St. James Parish Hall. Members of the 4th Degree Knights
of Columbus Honor Guard provided an honor guard detail.
Donations in memory of the
Rev. John Faustina may be
made to St. James Catholic
Church, P.O. Box 407, Island
Pond, VT 05846 for masses in
his honor. Online condolences
may be sent to the family
through curtis-britch-converserushford.com.
Arrangements are entrusted
to the care of the Curtis-BritchConverse-Rushford Funeral
Home of Newport, Vt.
59 Christian Hill, Canaan, VT 05903 ■ 802-266-8602
“Stick With The Best”
DAVE CARON
APPLIANCE & STOVE SHOP
Rte. 3
2-1/2 miles north of
fairgrounds
Service - service - service
- Think service before you buy Price isn’t everything!
SERVICE & PARTS
for ALL Major Brands
Phone/Fax: (603) 636-2129
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-5, Fri. 9-6 p.m., Sat. 9-4 p.m.
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Two Rivers Habitat for Humanity
Brochures at Banks, Churches,
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in your community
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #58
NORTHUMBERLAND-STRATFORD-STARK
INVITATION TO BID
The Stratford School District is looking for the following sealed
bid proposals for work at the Stratford Public School:
Addition of a 9’ x 11’ room to the Stratford Public School.
All work to be completed by August 18, 2006
Tell Them You Care With A Card
Of Thanks In The Chronicle
EAT, DRINK,
AND BE MERRY!
What’s new at the Colebrook house:
Friday: Try our new Queso Dip with Tortilla Chips,
compliments of the House (until it’s gone!).
Then cut loose and dance to the current tunes with DJ John.
Saturday: Hot summer nights…
Stop by for the air conditioning, stay for the music and fun!
151 Main Street, Colebrook, NH
603-237-5521
Sealed bids will be received at SAU #58, 15 Preble Street,
Groveton, NH 03582 until 3:00 PM, Friday, July 14, 2006.
All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.
Sealed envelopes containing bids should be marked
as follows:
“Bid Proposal—Room Addition”
Bid documents may be obtained from the office of the Superintendent of Schools, SAU #58, 15 Preble St., Groveton, NH
03582 upon submission of a formal request for a set of
documents. Bidders may also do a site visit by contacting the
school weekdays between 8 AM and 2:30 PM. Please contact
Georgia Caron, Principal, or Stanley Marshall, Custodian, at
Stratford Public School, 19 School St., Stratford, NH 03582.
Phone: 603-922-3387.
SAU #58 reserves the right to waive any informalities in the
bids, to accept or reject any or all bids, and to award the
contract as it deems to be in the best interest of the
School District.
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Classifieds
Call 603-246-8998
sticks; $3600; call 538-5001 or
237-5340 7/14
FOR SALE
OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE
Classic boiler burns unsplit
wood and will heat your entire
home, garage, barn and domestic water with no chimney.
Works with existing heating
system. Call (603) 237-8301.
TFN
1962 12 x 50 Mobile Home, 2
b.r., great shape for year,
pitched metal roof, great for
camp. You move, $1,500 or best
offer. Pasture View Road, Stewartstown. (603) 895-6768. 7/7
2 tica registered male munchkin kittens. “Short legs” 1 all
grey, 1 silver/white bi color.
$400 pets, deposit will hold
603-636-2919 7/7
‘99 Cadillac Seville LSL;
Loaded, 51,900 miles, heated
seats, leather int., $11,000, call
237-8803 7/7
Case 530 Tractor with Loader;
power steering, live PTO., 3
pth., hi-low range, 48 hp, diesel,
can be seen at Trailside Rental
in Pittsburg; call 538-5001 or
237-5340. $5000. 7/14
Massey Ferguson 3165 Tractor
with Loader; live pro., power
steering, 3 pth, hi-lo range, 52
hp, diesel, call 538-5001 at
Trailside Rental or 237-5340
after 7. $5500. 7/14
BobCat Backhoe attachment
model 907 quick attach fits
most skid steers with quick
attach; 9 ft. reach with joy-
Friday, June 30, 2006
Case 580 C backhoe, 2wd, cab
heater PS., forward reverser,
goes good, can be seen at Trailside Rental in Pittsburg, $9000;
call 538-5001 or 237-5340. 7/14
John Deere 400 backhoe 4 cyl
diesel PS hi-lo range, a good
tractor for home owner; do all
your work then sell it and get
your work done free; $8500,
538-5001 or 237-5340. 7/14
YARD SALE
PACKRATS 2nd Hand Store &
Mr. Hemon’s Antiques Now
Open Sat. & Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5
p.m. or by appt. TFN
Porch Sale, every weekend.
New and used items. Oil warmers, clocks, NASCAR items, and
much more. 75 Colby Street.
Yard Sale June 24 and 4th of
July weekend. 6/30
3 family yard sale, 1 day only,
Sun., July 2. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Vt.
Rte 253 - 1 mile from Bessie’s,
halfway between the Canaan
and Beecher Falls post offices.
Rain or shine. Barbecue grill w/
rotisserie, clothing, toys and
electronics, home furnishings,
movies, music, dishes and lots
more. If you’re looking for
something you’ll probably find
it here. Something for everyone,
toddler, teen and adults. 6/30
Sat., July 1, 9-3, rain or shine,
take 26 East to Hatchery Rd.,
1/4-mile up, right on Reed Rd.,
A Critical Access Hospital
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN
Per Diem/Temporary
We are currently seeking an ASCP certified or equivalent MT or MLT.
Working as a generalist, proficiency and experience in microbiology,
chemistry, blood bank and hematology is preferred. This is a temporary
per diem position for summer coverage working primarily days Monday—Friday and occasionally taking call.
YOU CAN APPLY ON-LINE NOW!
www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/ucvh/
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Attn: Heidi Curtis
Human Resources
181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone: 603-237-4971 x 236
Fax: 603-237-4452
[email protected]
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A Member of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance
SAU #58
NORTHUMBERLAND-STARK-STRATFORD
BUS DRIVERS NEEDED
SAU #58 has bus driver positions available in all
three school districts. Successful applicants will get
paid while training; childcare not a problem. Must
have a clean driving and criminal record, and pass a
drug screening. For further information, pleas contact
Kim McDade, Transportation Coordinator, SAU #58,
15 Preble St., Groveton, NH 03582.
(tel. 603-636-2010)
Deadline: Until filled.
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2 mi. up to Ippolito Drive. Pair
of braceback-bow Windsor
Chairs, nice maple coffee table,
wicker screen, housewares plus
something for everyone. 6/30
SERVICES
A l l e n D u dl e y e l e c t r ic a l
appliance and power tools
repair services, vacuum
cleaners, microwaves, VCRs,
etc. All makes. 1-802-277-4424.
TFN
EXCAVATING & TRUCKING
Pittsburg area, 30 years experience, 85,000 lbs. excavator triaxle dump. Full site work.
Spring Special: will clear 1/2
acre plus 100-ft. drive, septic,
foundation, prep and backfill.
U.G. Utilities $14,500 plus materials. Call Tim at 603-5386487. TFN
Lawn Mowing. Great jobs at
rates. Big or small, camps,
homes, etc. 32 yrs. Exp. Call
237-4096 after 6. 8/25
F.C. Washburn Carpentry,
from frame to finish. Homes,
garages, additions, decks, siding, remodeling, finish work.
No job too big or small. 603237-4359. Cell 603-631-0102.
7/28
vices, and postpartum follow-up
care including Newborn Screening and breastfeeding support.
Convenient home visits. Birthing stool and birth ball available during labor. Water birth
option. Birth Certificate filing
with state of NH. Medicaid accepted. Neonatal Resuscitation
Certified. References. Contact
Monica Stevens, NH-CM, North
Country Midwifery Service:
(603) 237-8686. 6/30
WANTED
WANTED: Antique TREADLE
Sewing Machines—Also HandCrank and Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines. Call
603-837-2363. TFN
WANTED TO BUY: Buying
Coin Collections. Large or
small. U.S. or foreign. Accumu-
lations, old pocket watches and
old comic books. Call 802-2663551. 9/22
MISSING
Small male black cat last seen
June 17 on Fish Pond Rd.; his
name is Bear and he is not
wearing a collar. If seen call
237-8481. 7/14
BARN SALE
BARN SALE - July 8, 8 - ?. 5
miles north on 145 from Colebrook, turn right on Bear Rock,
1 mile on left. Rubber tire cart,
tack odds and ends, draft horse
wagon, stainless steel butcher
table, chairs, pet carriers, tools,
and lots more. 7/14
Bruce Katz, DDS
Main Street
Colebrook, NH 03576
PHONE 237-8919
FOR RENT
North Pittsburg 4 br. NewCape-style home, overlooking
First Connecticut Lake. Sleeps
8, satellite TV, phone, gas grill,
2 baths, Jacuzzi tub, fully
equipped kitchen, spectacular
views of the lake & mtns. Easy
access to lakes. Weekly $200
per person, nightly $50 per person, 4 person minimum. (781)
834-6733. TFN
For Rent: Newly renovated, 2
bedroom apt., in W. Stewartstown. $455 per month, heat
included. One months security
and references required. Call
Margaret at 603-744-9990. TFN
2 bedroom apt for rent. Recently renovated. New carpeting, new paint, etc. stove fridge,
washer/dryer hook-up. OffStreet parking. No smoking, no
pets, available. July 1st. $350/
month. 237-5705. 6/30
MIDWIFE
Local, Affordable, Personal.
NH-Certified Midwife providing
prenatal care, homebirth ser-
SAU #58
VACANCIES
2006-2007
Groveton High School:
Special Education Teacher
Student Assistant Program Counselor
Stratford Public School:
High School Technology/Industrial Arts Teacher
Teacher applicants must be certified (NH certification
preferred) Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest,
resume, three letters of reference, transcripts and certificate.
SAU #58
Sherwood Fluery, Superintendent of Schools
15 Preble Street
Groveton, NH 03582
Ph: 603-636-1437
Fax: 603-636-6102
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Recreation
STEPHEN MILLS SCORES
AT RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY
It was an awesome night of
racing at the PASS sanctioned
Riverside Speedway this past
Friday night as a huge crowd
enjoyed another great night of
auto racing at the famed Granite State oval.
The Currier RV Late Models
were once again the highlight
of the evening. Stephen Mills
jumped out front early as the
race stayed under green for the
first 26 laps before the caution
flag flew. On the restart, Mills
got the jump only to see the
yellow fly two more times in
the next two laps. When the
green waved again, Mills took
off like a flash but brought
some heavy hitters with him.
Ken Dufour was all over the
back bumper of Mills, but ran
out of time and settled for another bridesmaid finish, his
third in a row. Rookie, Jamie
Swallow, Jr., had a career best
third place finish, while last
week’s winner, Sam Gooden
and Bryan Mason rounded out
the top five. Heat wins went to
Mills and Brooks Clark. Mills
also grabbed the Optical Expressions mid-race bonus
award.
Ryan Delabruere made it
two wins in a row in the Pat’s
Auto Sales Street Stocks, as he
made a late race pass of Jake
McDowell with three laps to go
and held him at bay over the
final laps. Placing third
through fifth were Jason Kenison, Derrick O’Donnell and
Dustin Jackson. Checkers flew
in the qualifiers for McDowell
and Delabruere. Michael Moore
snagged the Optical Expressions mid-race bonus check.
It was a wild night for the
North Country Dwarf Cars as a
four-car wreck cut the field in
half on lap six. Even with the
short field, a great finish saw
Ernie Laplant hold off a hard
charging Travis Belisle to collect his first win of 2006. Dana
Huoppi, Eric Hall and Mark
Foster chased Laplant to the
finish. Laplant also won the
lone qualifying event.
Jennie Dion made it two
wins in a row in the Coca-Cola
Riverside Angels, but it sure
wasn’t easy as Kate Demar
snuck by with less than 10 laps
to go before getting stuck in
lapped traffic and allowing
Dion to slide by for another
great win, her second in a row.
Following Dion and Demar was
Allison Brown, Tabitha Pratt
and 14- year-old Miranda Gervais.
The Wildman Auto Daredevils behaved themselves much
better this week as they had a
pair of high quality main
events. Tori Delabruere picked
up her second win of her young
career as she held off a determined Walter Bandy in a great
bumper to bumper finish in the
Novice main. Ciara McCoy,
Jamie Kenison, Jr., and Kristopher Russell followed the pair
home. In the Masters class,
Sami Gooden got the jump on
Brandon Lambert on a lap 17
restart, and never looked back.
Lambert drove one of the finest
races of his young career and
brought it home second, followed by Dayna Randall, Riley
Hartshorn and Alex Theroux.
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
purchase of current frames.
Carrie Riley & Mary Nugent, Optometric Assistants
Gorham Town Common
Next To Carnival
Registration 10:30 - 11:00 AM
At Ed Fenn School
Main St., Gorham, NH
Presented by Gorham 4th of July Committee
Sponsored by:
Auto Sales
For More Info: 466-2552
We Come To You!! Traveling “Stuff-n-Fluffe”
Animal Workshop call to schedule a workshop
Perfect for:
Schools • Day Care Centers • Summer Camps
Corporate Events • Park Districts • Scouts •
Birthday Parties and More… Call Independent
Crew Member: Ellie Mills (603) 237-8737 Or come visit our
mini-worrkshop at School Daze hair Salon 715 Fish Pond
Rd. (Similar to Build-a-Bear)
39th Annual Auction
Sponsored by The Beecher Falls
Volunteer Fire Department
At the Fire Station in Beecher Falls, Vermont
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 10:30 AM
Life Everlasting Farm, Rte. 135, 268 Elm Street
2-1/2 miles from downtown Lancaster. 603-788-2034
Thank You for Supporting Family Farms!
MasterCard
Bring your own chairs please!
Chicken Barbecue and Refreshments at 12:00 Noon
VISA
Auctioneer:
William Smith, Jr.
Auction will
be held
rain or shine!
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