Fall 2012 - Tuftonboro

Vol XV, No 3
A Quarterly Newsletter Published by the Tuftonboro Association
Fall 2012
Community invited to group Thanksgiving Dinner
A little history of the community dinner: last year,
approximately 75 members of our community came out
to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and good time.
Kelly Tinkham, daughter of Mary Griffin of Tuftonboro, was
the mastermind of the day. Kelly, being a chef, prepared the
food, which was absolutely delicious! There were families,
individuals, and couples who attended. A few shut-ins were
also sent meals. We had musicians bring their instruments
for light entertainment, which continued throughout the
afternoon. The day was a great success.
The vision that Kelly had for our townspeople came
to fruition. The community came together and enjoyed
each other on this holiday of celebration in the abundance
of harvest. Not only did the community come out to eat
a fine meal, they stayed and visited with their neighbors.
The day’s festivities were completely paid for by donations
from the community and area businesses, so everyone could
participate. The Melvin Village Community Church gave
us free reign of the facilities, which served our purpose
beautifully. There were donation buckets for the Food
Pantry in Wolfeboro and the Christmas Fund in Tuftonboro,
and the community was very generous.
Sadly, Kelly will not be with us this year, yet I know
she will be thought of throughout the day! We hope and
expect to serve many more than 70 this year. Volunteers are
needed to make this day a success again. At the time of this
publication we will have had an organizational meeting on
the October 14, and I can tell you even now that we will still
be accepting volunteers to help in any way they are able.
We encourage musicians to bring their acoustic
instruments and play for as little or as long as they like.
There will be a children’s table for coloring and games.
Many of your neighbors will be there, so come on out and
celebrate with them! Bring your families, friends and come
enjoy the festivities.
For more information on volunteering or to RSVP your
attendance, please call Patti Nisbet 569-5057 and leave a
message if no one is available to answer your call. I will
return your call ASAP!!
Patti Nisbet
At its September meeting, Tuftonboro Grange
presented Captain Caleb E. Pike of the Tuftonboro
Fire Department with the Tuftoboro Citizen of Year
Award for 2012. He was given a National Grange
Certificate and a Grange paperweight.
Pike was recognized as a dedicated citizen of
Tuftonboro who has served on numerous committees
including the Fire Department Building Committee,
the School House Road Association and the Puzzle
Mountain Association of Maine. He also participates
in the N.H. Adaptive Program, which helps disabled
people to ski and ride horseback while he is also a
member of ski patrol at Abenaki and King Pine ski
slopes.
Pike also volunteers to go to large forest fires in
many states with teams from the N.H. Department of
Forests and Lands.
He is a veteran who has served his country in
Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War as an Air
Force Firefighter.
Caleb Pike has many other accomplishments:
he serves as an instructor in CPR and emergency
training, also with the Granite Triathlon events and the
Department’s Thanksgiving and Christmas programs
At the fifth annual yard sale conducted by Elaine
Miller of Golden Past Antiques on Route 109A, a
record of $2,000-plus was raised to benefit Meals on
Wheels. The yard sale was ongoing throughout the
summer.
Miller is grateful to the many people who donated
items for the sale and to those who shopped, picked
Miller expressed her gratitude to Robert Dow,
items and donated money to the make the sale a who covered the sale tables with tarps each night and
success. This was the fourth year that the sale has removed them every morning that it didn’t rain.
benefited Meals on Wheels. The first sale in 2008
She is already planning for the summer of 2013.
benefited the Wolfeboro Food Pantry and raised
Jeanne Tempest
$1,600.
The Second Annual Tuftonboro Community
Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thanksgiving
Day, November 22, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Willing
Workers Hall on Route 109 in Melvin Village.
A variety of cakes and pies graced the
dessert table at last year’s Community
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Grange picks Caleb Pike as its Citizen of the Year
of food and toys to needy families. This outstanding
young man goes above and beyond his duties in
the Tuftonboro Fire Department by helping and
supporting senior citizens and children of Tuftonboro.
In addition to Pike’s award, several other Grange
Awards for continuous service were presented to
Grange members by Master Florence Perkins. Eunice
Hodgden received a 40-year seal; Ann Pike, a 60-year
seal; Mary Craigue, Kenneth Craigue and Dorothy
Glidden, 65-year seals and Patricia Hodgdon, a 70year seal.
Reg Amazeen
Benefit yard sale raises $2,000-plus for Meals on Wheels
This is the start of the first Tuftonboro 5K Road race held on September 29 with more than 75 runners participating. The
Parks and Recreation Department hopes to make this an annual event.
Selectmen, BudCom, CIP Committee work on Town Budget
The Board of Selectmen hopes you had a great
summer. As we move into the fall season, we want
to express our thanks to all of you who continue to
contribute to our community.
The Selectmen are planning this year’s Volunteer
and Employee Appreciation Get Together for
Wednesday, December 12, 2012.
Budget time and the Board of Selectmen is working
in conjunction with the Budget Committee and the
Capital Improvement Committee. The department
heads and the committee chairmen are all involved
with the process. As a result, we are able to develop
for future planning and a more cost-effective way to
accomplish the Town’s goals.
Three members of the Budget Committee, the
members of the Board of Selectmen and two of the
town staff attended the 2012 Budget and Finance
Workshop. It reinforced the notion that the Town of
Tuftonboro is doing things correctly.
In September, the Board of Selectmen accepted a
letter of retirement from Niel Hanson. The Board of
Adjustment and Selectmen would like to thank him
for his many years of service to the Town.
The Conservation Commission is nearing completion
of the new easement for the Great Meadows. The
project is under review with the Lakes Region
Conservation Trust and the boundary line adjustment
is being completed. Chairman Michael Phelps and
Secretary Lee Ann Keathley should be recognized
for their efforts. Committee members Steve Wingate,
Nancy Piper and Nancy Bird recently joined Michael
Paul from the Dartmouth Medical Center to report on
the well-monitoring testing program. A total of 123
samples were tested by NH DES with 42 samples
exceeding the suggested limits for arsenic. There
seems to be an interest in making this an annual event.
What do you think?
We are continuing to participate with the
Coalition Communities lobbying our N.H. House
Representatives on the subject of statewide education
funding. The Town has received the donation of
the Callendar Cemetery on Brown Road. Code
Enforcement Officer Jack Parsons has been
coordinating the care of our buildings. The Piper
house has new energy efficient light fixtures that
will save on operating expenses and qualified for a
rebate from the utility company. The interior has been
repainted, and new carpeting has been installed. The
Board of Selectmen met for its annual meeting with
the Island Association. Both Fire Chief Thompson
and Police Chief Shagoury gave presentations.
We continue to meet with the Tuftonboro Farms
Lot Owners Association to coordinate the issues
of concern. In August there was a meeting of the
candidates running in the primary for Carroll County
District 4 House Candidates. The new fire station
located on the Gould property had its footings and
cistern installed. The foundation is being back filled.
The first of several site-testing evaluations has been
completed. The Board of Selectmen will be meeting
with Bauen Corporation Superintendent Kip Davis
for an update of the project. Blue Ridge Landscaping
donated the hydro-seeding for the rear bank.
The new ambulance contract is currently in the
bidding process.
The Milfoil Committee has been busy with
guidance from Chairman Bill Marcussen and
Selectman Representative Dan Duffy. It was an
extended growing season due to our early spring. The
Committee coordinated its efforts with NH DES and
in June worked in the areas of Farm Island, Chase
Island, the Basin and Cow Island. After Labor Day
they worked in the areas of Winter Harbor, 19 Mile
Bay, Copps Brook near Barvel Whang, Lake Street
and areas in Melvin Bay. .
The Police Department has participated in the
Special Olympics Torch Run, Bicycle Safety Day
and worked with the Cub Scouts to obtain their Law
Enforcement Badge. The Department was successful
in obtaining court convictions in the bob house thefts
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from last winter. They also solved a series of Cow
Island burglaries. This involved the efforts of eight
other departments.
Road Agent Jim Bean worked with the Town of
Wolfeboro as they completed the project on Lang
Pond Road. The improvements work to mitigate the
drainage and silt migration that affect Mirror Lake. H.
E. Bergeron Engineers have been hired to update the
engineering on the remaining section of Lang Pond
Road. The repair and repaving of Ledge Hill Road was
completed. The asphalt company of F. R. Carroll, Inc.
sent a letter to the Board of Selectmen thanking our
Road Agent for his efforts. The fog line striping was
completed. A section of Canaan Road was worked on;
this work will assist with traffic flow, water drainage
and winter maintenance.
The Transfer Station reports that its activities are
up. Although the commodity prices are down, the
revenue stream remains positive. Supervisor Clay
Gallagher reminds us that we save twice when we
recycle. We reduce the cost of disposal and we make
money on those separated items.
The Board of Selectmen is working toward a
program to recycle household hazardous waste
products. It will most likely involve coordinating
efforts with Wolfeboro and Alton.
The selectmen voted to coordinate voting hours
for all elections. The time for voting will be 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
We extend an invitation for you to come to
our meetings. You can view the schedule on the town
website at www.tuftonboro.org and you can sign
up for notices to be sent directly to you by e-mail. Feel
free to offer to serve on one of our many committees.
The Board of Selectmen says thanks to all of you for
your time, your efforts and your support.
Daniel J. Duffy, Chairman
Carolyn Sundquist
Lloyd P. Wood
Board of Selectmen
Tuftonboro’s Ann Hackl is a woman of many talents
As you drive down the 1000-foot gravel driveway,
you pass broad green fields flanked by stately
evergreen trees, standing straight and tall, a guard of
honor, to the entrance of another time and dimension
in history. In 1795 Tristram Sr., one of the original
settlers of Tuftonboro and signers of the Town Charter,
purchased 600 acres from Woodbury/Landon. In May
of 1795 he gave title to 100 of those acres to his son
Tristram, Jr. ,who built the home where Ann and
George Hackl now reside, one of only a few antique
Copps homes in the area.
Ann Hackl, a woman of many talents, exuding
energy and enthusiasm, has undertaken innumerable
tasks. She and her husband, George live in their 18th
century home with Boca and Bordeaux their black
labs. An eighteenth century replica of an herb garden
borders either side of the pathway leading up to their
front door.
A long window-lined room connecting the main
house to the barn is filled with paintings, plants and
pottery. Pottery is designed and created by Katherine,
Ann and George’s youngest daughter. The impressive
barn, purchased by Ann and George in 1993 in a small
town near Barrington, VT, was disassembled, brought
to their property on Ledge Hill Road and reassembled,
producing a great-room that easily holds 80 guests for
holiday parties. This is where Ann and I sat and talked
about her life, family and her many achievements.
Born in Simsbury, CT, Ann graduated from Smith
College with a Bachelor of Arts, History Honors. Her
passion and appreciation of art is evident throughout
her home. Paintings by local artists are displayed on
walls, along with the many antique books cradled
into the shelves of her barn. Tenderly, Ann removed
a book dated 1889, an algebra book, belonging to her
grandmother. A long polished wooden bar dating back
to 1916 fills the back wall of the barn. Next to it is an
operational 1870’s upright Steinway piano. A scene
painted into ceramic tiles, frames the fireplace at the
opposite end of the room. Ann and George’s youngest
daughter, Katherine, a ceramicist, designed, handpainted and created these tiles with scenes looking out
from Badger Island onto Lake Winnipesaukee. Past
and present blended together.
Ann’s father purchased Badger Island and built
a cabin with lumber from trees felled in the 1938
hurricane. On the island there is an outhouse and
five tent platforms. At their annual family summer
gathering, Ann and George together with their four
daughters, Elizabeth, Diane, Yvonne, and Katherine
and their families, spend a week to 10 days together
out on the island.
Ann has always loved animals and farming. She
has raised cattle, sheep, chickens, horses, geese and
turkeys. Dedicated to conserving the natural beauty of
our forests, she has cleared paths through her 365acre property, creating nearly 10 miles of trails that
are open to all townspeople for walking, cross country
skiing and snowshoeing.
In her careers she has owned three offices, including
the Northridge Realty, in western New Jersey. Bought,
sold and managed numerous investment properties
and has owned and lived on four different farms.
A board member of the Lakes Region Conservation
Trust, she chaired the Board from 2002 to 2005.
Added to her list of activities and achievements are
the Tuftonboro Conservation Committee; founder,
publisher and editor of The Tuftonboro T imes; Chair
of Tuftonboro Association Graveyard Committee
and editor of their 1995 publication Tuftonboro New
\No, you’re not seeing things if you think you saw
a Coast Guard boat on Lake Winnipesaukee. The
Portsmouth Harbor Station and Sector Boston have
been sending boats and crews up to Wolfeboro on the
weekends that Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney is
at his summer residence to assist the Secret Service in
providing protection to Mr. Romney and his family
on the exposed lakefront. Unrelated to that you may
also have seen several Coast Guard Auxiliary boats
operating on the Lake. A recent memorandum of
understanding (MOU) between the Coast Guard and
the New Hampshire Marine Patrol has opened the
door to increased Coast Guard Auxiliary activity on
the Lake.
Although the agreement was reached in May, it was
some time before all the details were worked out so it
was late summer when we finally had the go ahead
to be out on the Lake. We did a couple of currency
maintenance patrols (requirement for being recertified
as coxswain or crew every three years) and one safety
patrol before the summer ended. In addition we had
some patrols in Portsmouth that we had committed
to that occupied some of our time, but next year we
will plan on a regular schedule of safety patrols on
the Lake.
The purpose of Safety Patrols is essentially what
the name implies. We are there to help boaters in
distress or in danger of being in distress. We do
not carry weapons or do any law enforcement. We
leave towing to commercial towboat operators but are
trained to tow boats safely and would tow a vessel
in danger to a safe place until commercial towboats
arrived. We are simply there to help.
We expect to expand our vessel examination
program and boating safety education program in
keeping with the Coast Guard commitment to provide
more assistance in the Lakes Region in light of
substantial budget cuts to the Marine Patrol.
This pottery bowl was designed and
created by Ann and George’s daughter
Katherine
Hampshire: Cemeteries, Graveyards,and Burial
Sites. 1800 to 1995, which lists inscriptions on
stones in all 56 town burial sites. She has co-chaired
the Tuftonboro Solid Waste Committee 1992-1998,
which designed and built a recycling center to replace
an antiquated dump.
Who is Ann Hack? l – She is a wife, a proud and
loving mother, a grandmother, who absolutely adores
her four grandchildren, and a woman of many talents,
achievements and interests. To sum it up – she is
“Remarkable.”
Rosalie Triolo
U.S. Coast Guard boats operated on the big lake
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In the meantime the 2012 boating season is ending.
As in the past, this is a good time to check all your
gear and replace any items that are old or worn. You
can look for bargains over the winter or add some of
the items in need of replacement to your gift list for
Christmas.
Have a great winter and watch for boating safety class
and vessel exam information in the “Times” and your
local papers after year end.
Ken Cookson
Don’t forget to vote
November 6
Tuesday, November 6, is Election
Day. Polls will open at the Town
House at 8 a.m. and remain open
until 7 p.m.
Help needed to make children’s Christmas brighter
On November 28, the Christmas tree at the Town
Office will be in place, adorned with ornaments listing
the needs and wishes of a Tuftonboro child. Please
consider helping make this holiday season a little
brighter for your neighbors.
Ornaments will list the needs and wishes of a
child, and you can either purchase all of the items,
or consider doing the shopping for this child, and the
Christmas Fund will reimburse you for your expenses
(please save your receipts).
Gifts will be returned unwrapped to the Town Office
by Friday, December 14, at 4 p.m. Please make sure
to put the ornament on the bag containing the gifts.
Monetary donations are gladly and graciously
accepted. Donations can be made payable to the
Tuftonboro Christmas Fund and sent to:
Tuftonboro Christmas Fund
c/o Heather Cubeddu, Town Clerk
PO Box 98
Ctr. Tuftonboro, NH 03816
Every year we are astounded and so grateful for
the number of residents who come in wanting to help.
The fund continues to help our neighbors throughout
the year with funds to help seniors with heating bills
and other necessities and scholarship money to needy
children to attend summer day camps. We are so
blessed to have such a caring community.
We look forward to seeing you. Thank you for
your generosity!
Happy Holidays!
Heather Cubeddu
The Department would like to thank George Elkins
for the 50 years he has dedicated to the fire service.
He recently retired from the Department and his years
of knowledge and insight will be missed. After all the
time he sacrificed helping his neighbors, he deserves
to enjoy his uninterrupted nights.
The weather is cooler and the furnaces are coming
on. So if you haven’t done so, please have your heating
appliances cleaned and serviced by a reputable service
technician. Not only will this keep your furnace
running as efficiently as possible (saving you money
)but may potentially catch any issues that may cause
deadly carbon monoxide from entering your home.
Everyone should have a working carbon monoxide
detector in their home along with working smoke
detectors. Remember to change your batteries when
you change your clocks. If you need a detector and
can’t afford one please contact the department. There
are programs in place to help you.
Be careful while driving. There are lots of blowing
wet leaves on the road that are slippery and may cover
rough spots or road hazards. Also this is the time to
check your tires for wear and make sure they are
ready for winter. We like to see you, but prefer to see
you before we are seeing you after your mishap into
the ditch. Also take some extra time driving to your
destination. It may be fun and challenging to navigate
your car through a quarter-size hole scraped in your
windshield (c’mon we’ve all done it) but it isn’t very
safe, especially with the low sun angles we see this
time of year. It’s ok to leave your home five minutes
early to warm up your vehicle and properly scrape
your windshield. I am sure the five minutes spent
doing that is better than not making it at all to where
you were going. Heck if you don’t need to scrape your
windshield, your boss might enjoy seeing you early as
well. A real win, win for everyone.
As the days draw in and the weather gets chilly, plan
to warm up the cockles of your heart with a good story
or three! We’ve got plenty of new ones in plenty of
formats, from paper to digital download to DVD.
And of course there’s lots of other good stuff going
on, too.
The History Book Group will meet Wednesday,
October 31, to discuss Alexandra Fuller’s African
memoir, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight.
November’s book is Destiny of the Republic by
Candice Millard, and the meeting is Wednesday,
November 26. The group welcomes new members.
Programs begin at 7 p.m. in the Hamel Meeting
Room, and copies of the books are available to read
in advance.
Family Game Nights continue on alternate Friday
evenings at 7 p.m. on October 26 and November 9,
with additional November and December dates to be
announced. Games played usually include Scrabble,
Cribbage, and Dominoes, but Clue, Monopoly,
and even Battleship are also available. No signup
necessary, just join the fun in the Hamel Meeting
Room.
Preschool Story Hour continues on Wednesdays
at 10:30, with read-aloud stories, songs, and simple
crafts. On Wednesday, October 31, kids (and their
parents) are invited to come in costume for a special
spooky storytime, a parade through the library and
some special (non-candy) treats!
In the very near future, the Library will be offering
book delivery to our shut-in patrons. We are still
working on paperwork and the logistics, but please
call Lindalee or Christie at 569-4256 to sign up or to
check just when this terrific service will be available.
In November, award-winning photographer, Terry
Smith, returns with an exhibit of his favorite images,
including several taken during early morning visits to
the Jersey Shore, and quite a few that will be familiar
to Tuftonboro friends and neighbors, with subjects
found either in town or within an hour’s drive. For
the first time, his selections will include two of family
members, and a couple of picture puzzles to decipher.
Matted prints of several photos will be available
for sale (framed or not), and Terry will contribute a
portion of the proceeds from any sales to the Library
Building Fund. Think Christmas presents!
December’s exhibit will feature an array of original
gingerbread houses, and a special contest with prizes.
Make your own gingerbread house (church, historic
building—let your imagination go wild!) The only
rule? It must be edible (except for the base.) There are
three categories: Adult, Family and Children. Please
bring your entry to the library the beginning of the
month and the winners will be selected on December
15. The library mice will love this! Sally Andersen’s
counted cross-stitch Praire Schooler Santas will take
up residence in the display case, along with one of her
hand-crafted Santas (or two!) Plans are in the works
for both the Tree Lighting and Carol Sing and the
return of the Polar Express. Please watch the library
website for dates and times.
TFL’s annual winter Book & Author series kicks
off on Saturday, January 26, with our colleague from
the Moultonborough Public Library, Jane Rice.
Jane’s new book is Bob Fogg and New Hampshire’s
Golden Age of Aviation: Flying Over Winnipesaukee
and Beyond. Fogg was the first New Hampshire
Elkins thanked for fifty years dedicated to fire service
Please keep your eyes peeled and drive with caution
around trick or treat and there are lots of little people
walking between houses that may dart into traffic without
warning. Thanks for your efforts ahead of time.
The new fire station is coming along nicely. The
department is excited to see the progress and looks forward
to moving into it. You can keep abreast of the progress
on the Town’s web site. Go to www.tuftonboro.org,, click
departments, click fire rescue and there is a construction
photo page. There are many other great links you can access
from this site as well.
On behalf of myself and the entire Fire Rescue
Department I want to thank you all for your continued
support and want to wish you a safe and healthy fall.
Caleb Pike, Captain
Library ready to warm the cockles of your heart this winter
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Hikers fall meeting lays groundwork for rest of year
September events have been fast and furious for The
Hikers this year. The Labor Day weekend bake sale
in front of the Melvin Village Post Office/Bank was
a success for all involved. We gathered September 6
at the Willing Workers Hall for the first fall business
meeting to lay the groundwork for the rest of the year.
September 20 saw a group “road-trip” to the Ogunquit
Playhouse in Maine for an afternoon matinee of
the Buddy Holly Story, and we had a scholarship
committee Benefit Concert fundraiser at the Little
White Church in Tuftonboro on Saturday, September
22,with Natalie Hebden producing a fine evening of
music with Mark Dearborn, Brian Hastings, Ethan
Hipple and Natalie herself, providing vocal and
instrumental entertainment for us all. The church
resounded with wonderful sound .
The October 4 Business Meeting at the Willing
Workers Hall in Melvin Village featured Betsey
Newcomb, an Occupational Therapist and Certified
Exercise Specialist speaking on the subject: What
Can I do for Osteoporosis? We are now trying to
exercise, to stand tall, and eat leafy green vegetables.
The fall Rummage Sale took place at the Willing
Workers Hall on Route 109 in Melvin Village,
Saturday, October 20, from 9 a..m. to p.m. Chairman
Liz Libby was pleased with results, since our sale day
has been moved to Saturday, providing longer hours,
and a more convenient day to shop on the weekend.
Thursday, November 1, at 2 p.m., we will hold
a Business Meeting at the Willing Workers Hall,
after which speaker Michelle Landry, Collection
Manager of the Wright Museum, will describe
various Museum exhibits, programs and goals for the
future. November 10, Saturday, will be the Holiday
Open House Luncheon that the Hikers serve for those
on the road visiting the various venues of the Town of
Tuftonboro Holiday Festival. A warm meal of soup
and sandwich, with assorted pies and beverage, will
be served for only $7. Hours for lunch are from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Willing Workers Hall on Route
109 in Melvin Village.
The December 6 Business Meeting at the Willing
Workers Hall will be followed by Marjorie Dow
speaking on “Woman of the Dawnland”, the story of
an Abenaki woman.
We wrap up the year with our Christmas Party on
Thursday, December 29, at which we will assemble
“good cheer plates” for distribution to homebound
Hikers, as well as participating in a Yankee Swap.
Everyone is reminded to bring ingredients for the”
good cheer plates” as well as a wrapped gift to
exchange.
We have continued to be successful with collecting
our bi-monthly food donations for the Wolfeboro Food
Pantry, as well as preparing for our spring scholarship
applications. Hikers would be happy to accept new
members interested in scholarship, hospitality and
service. For more information contact President Jane
Milligan at 569-4330.
Gail Weigel
Melvin Village Community Church looks forward to
fall and winter in unique ways. Continuing activities
include a weekly worship service and church school
entitled “GPS” at 10 a.m. November 18 will be a
special Thanksgiving worship. The choir will be
focusing November rehearsals on special music for
December. A Christmas Pageant by the children will
be presented on December 16. A special Christmas
Eve Service of Candles and Carols will be held the
December 24 at 6:30 p.m. Our Adult Choir meets on
Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. and a Bell Choir at
6:30 p.m. New members are always welcome, if even
just for November.
Adult Fellowship Activities include a Lunch
Bunch restaurant trip, monthly after church. Monthly
fellowship events are listed in the monthly newsletter,
The Visitor. A church-wide Habitat-for-Humanity
night was held September 30; Feet for Fuel-Walk For
Warmth was held October 21; a time for decorating
the church for Christmas will be on December 1,
and Christmas Caroling with a Soup Supper will
be December 9. The church will also be open on
November 10 for the Melvin Village Open House Day.
For children, the church school started on September
9 with a new name called “GPS,” and includes classes
for the Sparrows (Pre-School age), Doves (grades
K-3), Eagles (grades 4-6) .
Youth activities have included a monthly meeting
and a fun fellowship activity. Big Friendly Youth
Group has met the First Sunday of the month from
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. under the leadership of Phyllis
Tessier and Jennifer Coulter. The Bible Buddies has
met monthly under the guidance of Sheila Skelley and
Sonya Lapar.
For the fourth year, the church organized a Fuel
Assistance Program for Tuftonboro residents called
Feet for Fuel-Walk for Warmth. Aptly named, the
program has centered around an annual walk (this
year October 21) which is the primary fundraiser.
Additionally donations from members of the church
and larger community have made it possible for the
fund to help about 30-40 families annually with a
delivery of oil, wood, kerosene, or other sources of
home heating. Close to $15,000 was distributed this
The end of summer shows the triangle
garden at High Street in Melvin Village
looking attractive and well-cared for.
Hiker members under the leadership of
Ann Haley, Helen Howard, Sandy Johnson, and Lillian Shepard, have planted,
weeded and watered, in memory of past
members.
Melvin Village Community Church has busy fall
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last year. People facing the challenging cost of fuel
deliveries can call the church office at 544-9661 for
potential help.
Visitors are always welcome, any Sunday, at
Melvin Village Community Church. The church
office is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from
9 a.m. until noon (544-9661), and any questions about
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Parks and Rec Commission moves forward with activities
Fall has definitely arrived, and the summer memories
of a great swim season are fading fast. This was the
first year that the Tuftonboro Torpedoes swam in the
Granite State Swim Association. Though small in
numbers, they were strong in heart. They participated
in the Milton Rotary, finishing seventh and proudly
displayed their banner at 19 Mile Bay Beach. They
also finished seventh in a thunderstorm-shortened
state meet at Milton. There were several strong
performances, and we are proud to announce that
Jack MacNamara was the State Champion in the 100
Freestyle for his age group. Great job, Jack. We hope
to see you participate on the swim team at Kingswood
High.
The late summer brought more then 90 residents
out to the Town Picnic which is held annually the
second Sunday in September. Music was provided
by the Kitchen Pickers led by Harold Chamberlain.
The music and food donated by Pier 19 Grocery
was wonderful, and all the potluck dishes that folks
brought to share were delicious. The Torpedoes
finished their season with a fun meet just before the
picnic, and several youngsters brought friends to try
out the team. All the competitors enjoyed an ice
cream sundae after they ate their lunch. Everyone
should mark their calendars for Sunday September 8,
2013 and join friends and relatives for the third annual
picnic.
Classes and activities that were sponsored by the
Commission included Aqua Zumba, Knitting, Penny
Whistle Instruction and Dog Obedience Training.
Two other classes designed especially for youngsters,
but not limited to the younger set, were Loom Beading
and Walking Stick Carving. New classes will be
offered this fall. Please check the web site for listings
and watch for a new Parks and Recreation Newsletter
soon.
The winter season will approach fast and the trails
at Central Park and other places around town are
available for snowshoeing and cross country skiing.
There will be snowshoes available for check-out at
the Tuftonboro Free Library. The Winter Fun Day is
scheduled for Sunday, February 17, 2013 from 1 to 3
p.m. at Tuftonboro Central Park and is co-sponsored
by the Tuftonboro Central School PTCO. Watch for
announcements in the Newsletter that will be available
soon at the Town Office and other locations in town.
The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 30, 2013
at 1 p.m. also at Central Park.
The Commission met with the Selectmen in a work
session on October 4 in preparation for submitting a
2013 budget, and it was a most fruitful session. We
are proposing a salaried position to continue the
progress that has been made, support the Swim and
Lifeguard Program and to provide more recreational
opportunities in the Town. We also discussed the
possibility of rehabilitating the Gould House for a
recreational center and office, to be shared with the
Boy Scouts. Several commissioners are working on
researching several different pieces of this project.
The shed from the school will be moved to 19 Mile
Bay Beach to provide more appropriate and secure
storage for the swim equipment.
The wheels of progress are turning faster, and we are
looking forward to a most productive and busy 2013.
Have a wonderful fall and enjoy the winter weather.
We hope to see many of you on the lake, the slopes
or the trails. Feel free to send any ideas that you may
have to us via email on the Parks and Recreation email
that you will find at www.Tuftonboro.org under
Boards and Commissions.
Mary Ann Murray
In just five months, the Parks and Recreation
Commission, spearheaded by Gina Lessard,
organized and ran the first (and hoped to be annual)
5K Road Race on September 29. Gina approached
the Commission in April with the idea to raise money
to start a fund for the replacement of the playground
at Tuftonboro Central School. The Commission voted
to allow the Race Committee to try to raise half of
the money needed to run the race. Later, Gina et al
appeared at the next meeting with sponsorships to
cover all the expenses necessary to host the race.
On the dreary, rainy day, 75-plus runners took to
the race course up Ledge Hill Road to North Line and
circling back down to Route 109A and back to the
finish line in the parking lot of the Tuftonboro Central
School. The top runners were local folks, Jason
McWhirter of Melvin Village with a time of 20:31,
and Lauren Cady of Mirror Lake ran in 23:08.
Other Tuftonboro residents who participated were
Heather Cubeddu in sixth place in 24:43, followed
closely by Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler of Mirror Lake
in 24:54. Karin Lovering of Mirror Lake finished 10th
in 26:18 and Kent Cromwell of Melvin Village was
14th with a time of 27:04. Other runners were Kerry
Hunt, Megan Fichter, Tyler Cady, Kristen McWhirter,
William McNamara, Phillip Borelli, Amy Varney,
Elizabeth McNamara, Linda Palmer, Ben Varney,
Mary Demasi, April Chiappisi, Lisa Lanouette, Diane
Harrington, Alyssa Cady, Gerry Degeorge and Sam
Varney who took spots 37-49. Madison Palmer,
Katherine Lessard, Jill Cromwell, Sandra Johnson,
Dave and Polly Jeffers, Patti Librandi, Kiah and
Kate Borelli, Mackenzie West, Lisa Anne Allen, and
Connor and Brody Demasi rounded out the residents
participating.
The Playground Replacement Fund grew by a little
more than $2,500, and for this we are grateful to the
participants and especially our sponsors: Spider Web
Gardens, DJ’s Septic Pumping Co., The Laker, Pier
19 Grocery, Melvin Village Marina, JB &Son Sewer
and Drain, Pottie Patrol, Inc., Curtis Quality Care,
LLC and Lanes End Marina. The race committee
would also like to express its sincere gratitude for
the help provided by the Tuftonboro Fire and Police
Departments, keeping the runners and course safe.
Mary Ann Murray
Library continued from page 5
March 23, no doubt with some insights into New
Hampshire politics as well as her novel, Last Flight
Out. And NHPR arts reviewer and stonemason, Kevin
Gardner, will round out the season on Saturday, April
27, with his paean to stone walls, The Granite Kiss.
Keep an eye on his hands while he talks! All Book
& Author Lunches begin at 11 a.m., with an informal
lunch at noon. Tickets are required and free, and will
be available the month before each program.
TFL is looking for a few good bakers (or buyers…)
to provide a sweet ending for the Book & Author
Lunch series. For each program, we need four dozen
cookies and a couple dozen apples or clementines. If
you can help, please call Christie or Lindalee to let us
know which program you’d like to sign up for, and
what you can provide. There can be more than one
volunteer for each program.
Please note upcoming holiday hours: The library
will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday,
November 22 and Friday, November 23; for
Christmas on Tuesday, December 25; and for New
Year’s Day on Tuesday, January 1.
For further information about library happenings,
please visit our website www.tuftonborolibrary.org
<http://www.tuftonborolibrary.org> or call us at 5694256.
Christie Sarles and Lindalee Lambert
Library Directors
First 5-K Road Race raises $2,500 for school playground
resident to own his own airplane. He was famous for
delivering airmail around the big lake, starting the
Concord airport, and teaching many people to fly who
subsequently flew in WWII and thereafter. Jane’s talk
will feature slides of some fascinating vintage aerial
photos from the book.
Judge Robert Varney will join us on Saturday,
February 23, to talk about his debut thriller, Do Unto
Others, which features the chief judge for a small
New Hampshire county, a murder, a marriage, and
more than one mystery. WMUR-TV anchor and firsttime author Jennifer Vaughn will be here on Saturday,
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
October
31
2:00 PM
31
5:00 – 7:00 PM
31
7:00 PM
THROUGH JANUARY 2013
Halloween Parade
Tuftonboro Central School
Halloween Trick or Treat
Throughout Tuftonboro
History Book Club - Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Tuftonboro Free Library
November
3
10
10
10
Exhibit of the Month – Terry Smith – Photography
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM Annual Christmas Bazaar -- Gymnasium
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuftonboro Holiday Open House Festival
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Hikers Holiday Open House Luncheon
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8:00 PM
Irish concert – “The Forge”
1:00 PM
NH Fish & Game Salmon Stripping
7:00 PM
Tuftonboro Music – Folk / Acoustic Open Mic
Information call: 544-2079
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Tuftonboro Free Library
Tuftonboro Central School
Throughout Tuftonboro
Willing Workers Hall
Old White Church
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuftonboro Holiday Open House Festival
Throughout Tuftonboro
13
3:30 PM
Tuftonboro Central School
22
1:00 – 5:00 PM
11
17
28
7:00 PM
TCS PTCO Meets - All Welcome
History Book Club - Destiny of the Republic
December
1
Exhibit of the Month – Gingerbread Houses
11
15
Old White Church
8:00 PM
Tuftonboro Music – Folk / Acoustic Open Mic
Information call: 544-2079
Irish Christmas Concert – “Reaganta” & Celtic Harps
5:00 PM
Community Christmas Celebration
Old White Church
2:00 PM
Hikers Christmas Party
Willing Workers Hall
3:30 PM
TCS PTCO Meets - All Welcome
Tuftonboro Central School
5:00 & 6:30 PM
Community Dinner
Reservations call: 569-6509
Tuftonboro Corner Methodist Church
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
January
8
26
26
Tuftonboro Free Library
7:00 PM
19
24
Tuftonboro Free Library
Tuftonboro Community Church
10:00 AM
20
Willing Workers Hall
Deck the Halls, followed by a Potluck Supper
16
16
Old White Church
4:00 – 6:00 PM
3:30 PM
14
Pope Dam, Melvin Village
11:00 AM
TCS PTCO Meets - All Welcome
Christmas Pageant
Holiday Music Program
Tuftonboro Central School
Old White Church
Melvin Village Community Church
Tuftonboro Central School
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Melvin Village Community Church
Book & Author Luncheon – Jane Rice
Tuftonboro Free Library
Ongoing
nd
through Last Mondays
6:30 PM
Wednesday Mornings
10:30 AM
Wednesday Evenings
6:00 – 9:30 PM
2
Watch For:
Knit Wits knitting group – All Welcome
Tuftonboro Free Library
Pre-school Story Hour – stories and crafts
Tuftonboro Free Library
Country, Bluegrass & Gospel Music Jam Session
Old White Church
Musicians & Listeners Welcome– Info: Joe Ewing 569-3861
December: Annual performance of The Polar Express. Check the library website for date and time.
Please direct items for inclusion in the community calendar to: [email protected]
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Shown are just a few of the more than 90 residents who enjoyed the Town Picnic at Nineteen
Mile Bay Beach Pavilion on September 9.
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