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The Colebrook Chronicle
COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015
603-246-8998
VOL. 15, NO. 52
Will Ride The Wilds Accept Northern Pass Land, Money?
Last week, an email from
Harry Brown, President of the
Ride the Wilds initiative, was
leaked to the media. The email
revealed that Brown had been in
negotiations with the controversial proposed Northern Pass
transmission line project; in the
email, Brown discussed the proposal: “Up front $250,000 to
$500,000 and a gift of land of a
little over 1,100 acres in the
Diamond Pond area valued in
excess of $1,500,000 with nine
residential structures in various
sizes. Once the Northern Pass
project is approved, then they
will grant us an easement for a
trail from Hall Streams Road in
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AG Office Says Columbia
Homicide “Isolated” Incident
As the Chronicle was going
to press with an early deadline
last week, N.H. State Police were
conducting an investigation into
the death of a man in Columbia.
As we reported in last week’s
edition, shortly after noon on
July 1, state police were at the
scene of the home of David Old-
ham, whose body had been found
on his property, a vehicle with its
airbags deployed, and his home
in disarray.
After our deadline more information was released which
stated that following an autopsy
on Thursday morning, N.H.
Left photo: Colebrook’s 4th of July parade theme this year was “Redneck Olympics” and participants
delivered some fun and interesting floats. Left photo: The last original Lemington Stillbillies member is
Grace Cross, on the float that once again took a first place award. Top right: Winning the Best overall
Float was Creampoke Redneck Olympics featuring Dawson, Addy and Koal. Bottom right: Redneck
Olympics the Grange Way. Charles Jordan photos.
Hillary Clinton Visits Coos County,
But “Ropeline” Grabs Headlines
By Charles J. Jordan
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came to
Coos County over the past weekend, taking part in Gorham’s
annual Fourth of July parade
last Saturday and our camera
went along. We’ve been covering
Presidential candidates since
1979, when we covered the first
George Bush during a campaign
stop in Colebrook that year.
We’ve taken photos and/or interviewed every major presidential
candidate since, so it was a forgone conclusion that right after
Colebrook’s parade last Saturday we’d grab up our camera and
head to Gorham.
It was in nearby Berlin, in
fact, that we first covered the
Former First Lady’s husband,
Bill Clinton, when he showed up
with one staffer campaigning at
the Eastern Depot Restaurant as
a largely unknown candidate
from the south. We were to cover
Clinton four more times. We also
covered Barack Obama’s stop in
Berlin during his first campaign,
showing up with his wife and two
The GNWCA will be bringing an 11 a.m. show to the Tillotson Center
on Wednesday, July 22, featuring the Weathervane Theatre’s Patchwork Players. Kids will love this. Tickets are only $6. Courtesy photo.
Patchwork Players Here July 22:
Weathervane Theatre Is
Marking 50th Anniversary
By Thomas Jordan
It’s the only summer theater
in the United States that performs in alternating repertory,
and after 50 years of stage performances in a distinct red barn
in Whitefield, the Weathervane
Theatre shows no signs of stopping the show.
The Weathervane’s Managing
Director, Lyn Osborne Winter,
spoke to the Chronicle during
the dress rehearsal of “Fiddler on
What Is Your Favorite
Northern N.H. Historical Site?
Left photo: Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walked the length of the route of Gorham’s Fourth of
July parade last Saturday as she brought her bid for the Democratic nomination to Coos County. Right
photo: She also brought a gaggle of media, which found themselves behind a moving ropeline halfway
through the event. Charles Jordan photos.
Shelly Angers of the N.H.
Dept. of Cultural Resources in
Concord is reaching out to her
North Country friends to help
with a project of identifying historical sites in our region.
“Because the Colebrook
Chronicle is so great about
reminding readers about the
North Country’s history, I’m
wondering if you could help us
promote the ‘My New Hampshire’ website that the Division
of Historical Resources has created,” Angers said. “We’re asking
peo
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Pittsburg to the Dixville town
line on Sugar Hill. In addition,
they will grant us $500,000 a
year over the next 10 years or an
addition FIVE MILLION DOLLARS!”
Brown goes on to detail in his
email that the proposal, once it
is firmed up, will be offered to the
Ride the Wilds board of directors,
followed a short time later by a
vote on the proposal. Brown says
in his email that while Northern
Pass representatives will be on
hand for the discussions, the
public will not. “I am afraid that
we will not have the pleasure of
having an extended amount of
time to vent this and that the
appointed representatives will
have to represent their constituents. This is going to be a onetime shot–like it or leave on the
table,” wrote Brown.
Since the release of this private information, Ride the Wilds
released a press release to the
public with Brown confirming
that the information in the
leaked email was indeed accurate. According to the press
release, Brown maintains that “it
is premature to release anything
because the Coalition lacks a
firm offer from Eversource. (The
Coalition Brown refers to is the
OHRV Coalition, which consists
of board members from area
OHRV clubs. Brown serves as
the president.) Brown nonetheless acknowledged that the information from the internal memo
is an accurate depiction of discussions to date. If and when,
according to Brown, the Coalition
is offered something concrete to
discuss, the following process
will most likely occur: The offer
will then be “vented with the
entire Coalition Board of Directors, then that meeting will
likely be recessed, allowing for
the entire Coalition to get individual club positions; followed by
the reconvening of the recessed
Coalition meeting and a vote–for
or against the proposed MOU
(memoranda of understanding).
If Eversource makes an offer as
previously described, it certainly
could be an incredible boost for
Ride the Wilds, a 1,000-plus
miles of OHRV trails in Coos
County,” asserted Brown. As
outlined, it would initially provide a cash infusion along with a
donation of a little over 1,100
acres of land in the Diamond
Pond area of Stewartstown and
Colebrook valued in excess of
$1,500,000, with nine residential
structures of various sizes. He
continued, “The Coalition would
then have several options: build
another riding park in northwestern Coos County; lease or
rent the structures or sell them
to raise money, and use the cash
along with RTP and GIA grants
to build out the park.”
Also, the agreement would be
contingent on the Northern Pass
Transmission Line getting built.
It would include a right of way
from Halls Stream Road in Pittsburg to the vicinity of Heath
Road and Bear Rock Road in
Stewartstown for a new trail to
be constructed and $5,000,000
paid out over 10 years. “The
securing of this significant right
of way could kick off a program
to secure right of ways throughout the system, thus securing
passages for Ride the Wilds in
perpetuity.”
Brown’s recommendation to
his Board of Directors–if the
outlined offer moves forward–
would be that “the $5,000,000
should be invested and the earnings from the principal be used
for operations,” adding, currently
“the OHRV clubs have to rely on
federal and state grants which
remain as secure as a frayed
shoestring along with their own
fundraising efforts. These earnings would give the Coalition
endless opportunities including
a significant staff which could
include two or three construction
crews to enhance all 11 of the
Coalition Clubs’ trail construction and maintenance initiatives.
If offered and approved, it would
ensure the future regardless of
other funding sources.”
The Chronicle contacted
Eversource spokesman Martin
Murray. Eversource (formerly
PSNH) is the New Hampshire
public utility that is looking to
build the line on behalf of HydroQuebec and Northeast Utilities.
Murray said, “The project has a
history of reaching out to various
local stakeholders to insure that
the project can deliver unique
benefits for New Hampshire,
such as economic development
and job growth. Our partnership
with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, with the Job
Creation Fund in the North
Country, and the recent cell initiative with the Coos Economic
Development Corporation are
prime examples of our commitment to the state. We’re not
ready to discuss the specifics of
any new potential partnerships
at this time, as our focus is on the
impending release of DOE's draft
EIS, the public meetings that
will follow, and eventually our
application with the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee.” He concluded, “We look
forward to the continuance of the
public process and the discussions that will follow.”
A major opposition to the
Northern Pass Transmission
Line proposal has been the Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire’s Forests, which
owns easements on thousands of
acres of land in the state, particularly in the North Country,
which would be impacted by the
building of a transmission line.
Jack Savage, a spokesman for
the Forest Society, told the
Chronicle, “The ongoing effort
by Northern Pass to throw
money at various stakeholders is
a clear indication that the transmission proposal itself offers little or no benefits to New
Hampshire.”
Another opponent has been
attorney Bob Baker, who has a
home in Columbia. Baker sent
the Chronicle an email with his
reaction to the negotiations that
have been revealed between Ride
the Wilds and the Northern Pass
project—he touches on the concerns of private landowners who
have given permission for the
trails through their properties.
“The folks who live in the North
Country have been fighting for
years to preserve our landscapes
and heritage from the devastation that the Northern Pass
would bring to Coos County and
to the rest of the State. The
2,300 new transmission towers
that Northern Pass would plant
on our mountains, forests, fields,
towns and critical areas of outdoor recreation would be an
obscenity that would curse our
children and grandchildren for
years to come. Our visitors
would be disappointed. Our tourists would look for other, more
scenic options. We would hope
that the OHRV clubs will turn
down an obvious bribe that
Northern Pass wants to hold out
as bait. Northern Pass wants
them to take the bait in order to
say it is in ‘partnership’ with the
ATV clubs and imply that it has
bought peace with the North
Country. That would be another
misrepresentation, but it will be
told enough times that important
allies in Concord and elsewhere
in the state might start to believe
it. We would hope that the
OHRV clubs would see through
this and turn down the money
and property that Northern Pass
is reportedly willing to dump in
the laps of their organizers.
Most of the money would not
come, of course, unless the project gets built. The OHRV club
organizers realize that.
We
would also hope that the OHRV
clubs realize that Northern Pass
cannot give them a trail from
Halls Stream Road to Dixville.
That would take the cooperation
and consent of intervening landowners who have sworn never to
succumb or sell out to the Northern Pass wallet as well as permission from three towns that
have overwhelmingly voted to
oppose the project.
Baker added, “The ATV clubs
are wholly dependent on the good
will of landowners and towns
who allow them to use their
property for trails and roads.
Long, hard thought should be
given before any OHRV club or
coalition agrees to be a willing
participant in the destruction of
our landscapes and scenic values.
Our landowners, tourists and
visitors that come to enjoy all
forms of recreation in our scenic
mountains, forests, lakes and
towns deserve more. They are
worth supporting. The Northern
Pass is not here to give–it only
wants to take our heritage. How
should we choose? I would think
the answer is obvious.”
For his part, Harry Brown is
hoping that the discussion goes
forward. He concluded in his
email: “I hope that we can count
on you being open to moving
ahead in the direction I have
described. Otherwise, I not sure
it will ever get to the table for a
discussion!”
Once Brown’s press release
was shared on the Ride the Wilds
Facebook page, reaction from
OHRV riders was quick. “You are
pathetic cowards if you take this
blood money–with all the No to
Northern Pass I see your brothers and sisters posting up along
the highway and along the snowmobile trails. To even consider
this shows a lack of integrity in
this group,” said one writer. “I
can't believe there is any consideration to selling out to this
awful project and company. Sell
your soul for a price! Grass roots
got this program going and corporate America is not needed to
keep it going,” wrote another.
“Pretty surprised at this. Mr.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Brown once accused me of being
a NIMBY, and I'm sure this one
qualifies for that, too....But
REALLY, Harry? Hopefully the
individual clubs are smart
enough to decline this offer!” said
another rider. Another said, “I've
heard a couple of landowners
state that if Ride The Wilds
accepts the Northern Pass ‘gift’
they will shut down their trails,
not only to ATVs, but also to
snowmobiles.”
The controversy of the negotiations is similar to the backlash
the SnoDeo organizers felt when
they agreed to take a significant
sum of money from the Northern
Pass project to be a sponsor of the
annual snowmobile event. The
SnoDeo had some losses over the
last few years after they accepted
a significant amount of funds
from Northern Pass, but the
numbers attending the show are
working back up again.
The press release issued by
Brown goes on to state that the
Coalition had not been asked to
endorse the Northern Pass project. “Ride the Wilds has created
a very strong economic engine for
Coos County and if Northern
Pass moves forward with an
offer, then if the Coalition
accepts the offer, this would be a
game changer for Ride the Wilds
and the many businesses and
jobs supported by this growing
industry,” said Brown.
Columbia
Attorney General Joseph A. Foster and State Police Col. Robert
L. Quinn announced that the
autopsy revealed that the homeowner, David Oldham, 55, died
from a gunshot wound to the
head and his death was declared
a homicide.
The property is situated just
north of Blue Mountain Variety
in Columbia. According to witnesses at the scene, police found
a vehicle with its airbags
deployed on the driveway into
the property, and the body in the
yard near a fire pit. This information has not been confirmed
by investigators.
State troopers and the crime
scene investigators were on the
property
from
Wednesday
through Sunday. Since then, several unmarked state police vehicles have been seen in downtown
Colebrook, where the investigation continues. The Attorney
General’s office asks that anyone
who may have information
regarding the investigation is to
contact State Police Sgt. John
Sonia at 223-8578.
Throughout the week, Assistant Attorney General Peter
Hinckley told the press that the
public was not in any danger.
Late last night, he clarified that
statement in a Union Leader
article, saying that Oldham’s
death appears to be “an isolated”
incident. He told the newspaper
that authorities have found no
evidence of a continuing threat
or a motive for a threat to others.
Oldham had been in the Black
Mag gunpowder plant explosion
in January, 2010, and was seriously injured at the time. Five
months later, he was in a second
explosion at the plant which took
the lives of fellow employees
Jesse Kennett and Donald Kendall. Oldham was the only
employee who was able to escape
that explosion. He reached a
settlement with his former
employer, Craig Sanborn, for
injuries Oldham sustained in the
first explosion. Sanborn is now
serving a 10-20 year prison sentence after being convicted of
manslaughter in the May 2010
explosion.
People
Anne Sullivan
TILLOTSON CENTER
ADMIN. DIRECTOR NAMED
Anne Marie Sullivan, formerly of Granite Bank, has
become the administrative director for the Tillotson Center, the
North Country’s venue for visual
and performing arts and local
heritage.
Sullivan, a resident of Clarksville, will be responsible for man-
aging the building, scheduling
events, promoting membership,
and coordinating advertising and
promotion. Her appointment
allows the Center to open to the
public each Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
“I’m very excited about this
new position because the Tillotson Center is becoming a vital
part of the cultural life of this
region,” Sullivan said. “There are
a lot of great plans in the works
that will make the Center even
more important.”
Before joining the Center,
Sullivan had been with Granite
Bank (formerly First Colebrook
Bank) for 17 years. Most recently
she served as assistant vice
president/residential consumer
loans.
The Tillotson Center is situated at 14 Carriage Lane in
Colebrook. For more information,
call the Center at 237-8576 or
email
thetillotsoncenter
@gmail.com.
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Weathervane
the Roof” this past Monday evening.
Of the half-century milestone,
she explained that the staff had
been spending the past year preparing for it. “We’ve done the
landmarks before, but this year,
it just seems like it’s a ‘Golden
Anniversary,’ and a golden
opportunity to do a lot of things
that we do well, and stage our
next 50 years.”
She credits the success of the
Weathervane to a community
based love. “We inherited some
of the excitement from the Chase
Barn (Playhouse), which was
here in Whitefield in the early
Thirties through the early Sixties, so Whitefield and the region
already had a habit of looking for
wonderful professional summer
entertainment here.”
In 1966, Gibbs Murray and
the late Tom Haas founded the
Weathervane Theatre. “They
were embraced with open arms,”
explained Lyn, because the community “already knew what it
was, as residents, to have that.”
The theater would meet with
a share of challenges throughout
the next 50 years. “Our old barn,
at one point, fell out of our ownership, and we had to lease it in
order to get through a season,”
said Lyn. “And then we had the
old barn, which needed to be
replaced by a new barn (in 2001),
and then the new barn burned
down–at least, part of it, along
with the old barn, and we had to
rebuild it again. So it’s been 50
years of great performances, but
in the off-season, great struggles.” The devastating fire that
took the building in 2011 would
cost over $1 million in damages,
with restoration only finishing
two years ago, in 2013.
The most recent update to the
Weathervane is cosmetic, with
the names of all 2,500-plus
alumni being written on the
walls of the theater’s new south
lobby extension. The impressive
display was conceived, and is
being penned in calligraphy, by
Kellee Marsh, a Weathervane
alum herself. “These are the
names that helped build the
house,” said Lyn.
The landmark season opened
with “Fiddler on the Roof,” a play
that is also celebrating 50 years
in 2015, and carries on into the
summer
with
“Oleanna,”
“Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” “Into the
Woods,” “Lend Me A Tenor,” “The
Full Monty,” and “Floyd Collins.”
In addition to the mainstage
shows, the theater has a children’s plays division in the
Patchwork Players, who perform
every Friday at the stage and
then take to the road during the
week. The 10-member troupe are
current students or recent graduates of theater programs across
the country. Enrolled in Weathervane’s intensive Intern Program, the 10 were selected from
competitive auditions in New
York and the greater Boston area
this spring.
In addition to the Patchwork
Players’ twice-weekly performance schedule, they will appear
in four of the Weathervane’s
Mainstage musicals this sum-
Left photo: At the Weathervane Theatre’s season debut on Monday, from the left, Weathervane Marketing Director Lyn O. Winter, film and
television actor Steve Witting (“Batman Returns,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), who will be the guest director of “Oleanna,” and Kellee Marsh,
a Weathervane alum who conceived and is penning in calligraphy with the names of all 2,500-plus alumni on the walls of the theater’s new
south lobby extension. Charles Jordan photo. Right photo: The shows for this season on the familiar marquee out front. Donna Jordan photo.
mer, attend private and group
voice, dance, and acting classes
and workshops, and do some
backstage crewing alongside professional staff all summer long.
They will be bringing their
version of “Cinderella and The
Lone Prince” to the Tillotson
Center in Colebrook at 11 a.m.
on Wednesday, July 22. The
show is sponsored by the Great
North Woods Committee for the
Arts, with advertising sponsorship by the Colebrook Chronicle.
In this year’s official theater
playbill,
Weathervane
CoFounder and Producing Director
Gibbs Murray recognizes the
50th milestone in a personal
message. “It is my greatest wish
that this small theater which
existed in an 1858 barn for 36
years, perseveres and furthers
the promise and purpose of art-to enlighten, amuse, concern,
activate and hopefully bring us
together through understanding
our differences, similarities,
mutual respect and be partners
on the dance floor.”
“The Weathervane has been,”
said Lyn, “the beneficiary of not
only good wishes and good audiences, of advertisers, of businesses, of, indeed, pretty much
the town fathers, who want to
see us grow and succeed and
remain here, and I think it’s
pretty safe to say we’re here to
stay.” What Gibbs Murray and
Tom Haas created, mused Lyn
with a smile, is “the little theater
that could, and did, and kept on
going.”
More information on the
Weathervane, including the summer show schedule, can be found
online
at
www.weathervanetheatre.org.
Historical Sites
ple to post pictures and locations
about historic places around the
state that are important to them.
It’s part of the process of gathering information for the 2016-20
Preservation Plan, but we think
it will also be interesting to folks
who care about New Hampshire’s history.”
In a press release she sent
along, it noted that the N.H.
Division of Historical Resources
“is asking Granite Staters to
share images of their favorite
New Hampshire historical places
online. ‘My New Hampshire’ will
include images of historic buildings and structures, residential
neighborhoods, downtowns, historic or rural landscapes and
archaeological sites.”
In addition to the images,
photographers are asked to provide the photo’s location and a
short description of why the
place is special to them.
Anyone submitting a photo
must acknowledge that they hold
its copyright or that the photo is
in the public domain. Photos
received by Sept. 8, 2015, may be
used to illustrate the next edition
of New Hampshire’s Five-Year
Preservation Plan, 2016-2020.
To submit photos and to view
the “My New Hampshire” map,
visit nh.gov/nhdhr and click on
the green buttons in the “Quick
Links” box on the right.
New Hampshire's Division of
Historical Resources, the “State
Historic Preservation Office,”
was established in 1974. The
historical, archeological, architectural, engineering and cultural
resources
of
New
Hampshire are among the most
important environmental assets
of the state. Historic preservation promotes the use, understanding and conservation of
such resources for the education,
inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of New Hampshire’s citizens. For more information, visit
nh.gov/nhdhr or call 271-3483.
Police, EMS Reports
COLEBROOK POLICE
On July 2, Colebrook Police
Dept. received a call advising
that Robert Mccabe, 49, of Colebrook, was driving on a suspended license. The caller also
informed police that Mccabe was
operating a Green Buick Regal
and was seen driving in town.
Colebrook Police later observed
Mccabe operating the Green
Buick and made contact with
Mccabe. It was determined
through field sobriety that
Mccabe was driving while intoxicated. Mccabe was charged with
Operating After Suspension and
Driving While Intoxicated.
Mccabe was released on $500
Personal Recognizance.
Dept. received a call advising
that Beth Cameron, 27, of Colebrook, was driving without a
valid N.H. Driver's License. The
caller also informed police that
Cameron was operating a White
Nissan Sentra and was seen
driving in town. Colebrook Police
later observed Cameron operating the vehicle and effected a
traffic stop. As a result Cameron
was charged with Operating
After
Certified
Habitual
Offender, a Felony charge. Cameron was released on $2,500
Personal Recognizance.
Dept. responded to U.S. Route 3
across from the old Rite Aid
building for a two-vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers
observed one vehicle in the travel
portion of the lane with heavy
front end damage. Upon further
investigation it was determined
that due to the traffic the vehicle
was unable to stop in time sub-
On July 4, Colebrook Police Dept. responded to U.S. Route 3 across
from the old Rite Aid building for a two-vehicle accident. Upon
arrival, officers observed one vehicle in the travel portion of the lane
with heavy front end damage. See the report below. Charles Jordan
photo.
sequently making contact with
the rear of the vehicle in front of
them. Upon speaking with the
driver it was determined that
the operator was under the influence of alcohol. Ingo Ahrens, 50,
of Colebrook, was charged with
Driving While Intoxicated and
Transportation of Alcoholic Beverage. Ahrens was released on
$500 Personal Recognizance.
N.H. FISH AND GAME
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on
Saturday, July 4, authorities
responded to a single-vehicle
All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover crash on Diamond Pond
Road in the town of Stewartstown. Officials from N.H. Fish
and Game, N.H. State Police,
Colebrook Fire and Rescue and
45th Parallel Ambulance initially responded to the scene,
which was located at the
entrance to the campground at
Coleman State Park.
The crash involved a rented
ATV, operated by Daniel Aguirre
Betancur, 21, who verbally provided officials with an address
out of East Boston, Mass.; however, he produced a driver’s
license from the country of
Colombia.
A passenger riding on the
back the ATV, identified himself
as Jose Sanchez, 28, of Lynn,
Mass; however, he did not provide officers with any physical
form of identification.
Betancur and Sanchez both
received
non-life-threatening
injuries as a result of the rollover, which occurred on the public portion of an asphalt roadway,
open to the use of Off-Highway
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Is Ride The Wilds About
To Take A Wrong Turn?
There was disturbing news this week that Harry
Brown and his Ride The Wilds network is apparently enthusiastic to accept an offer from the
Northern Pass folks who offer promises of land and
money, if only the controversial transmission line
project is allowed to go through.
We first heard about these plans when we
received (as did seemingly every other news outlet)
a leaked internal email extolling the promises made
by Northern Pass to Harry Brown. We opted not to
go with the story last week until we could get some
other verification. We did try talking to Eversource,
but they said that they would not discuss any
possible negotiations they are having with interested parties until agreements are made. By late
last week a news story about the leaked email
reported by Chris Jensen of NHPR broke the news
and forced Brown’s hand to issue a press release.
It did nothing to still the concerns, as Brown
continued to tout the value of accepting such a
proposed gift from Northern Pass in his press
release as he confirmed the information in the
leaked email was accurate.
The fallout was immediate–and very similar to
the fallout a few year ago against the SnoDeo
event–which had accepted a large sponsorship
donation from Northern Pass. We are hearing that
landowners who oppose Northern Pass, and who,
after all, make Ride The Wilds happen by opening
their land to ATVs, are talking about closing off that
land in protest.
We can only hope that in the rush to expand what
has become an economic engine for the North
Country–ATV tourism–that those club members
who will ultimately weigh in on this proposal keep
in mind that an equal part of that tourism is our
scenery and that you don’t trade it all away for a
few bucks and land that you won’t be able to use if
the entire network collapses because of this illconceived venture.
Charles J. Jordan
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan
Associate Editor/Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler
Reporter/Photographer: Samantha McMann
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam
Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie
Charlie Jordan took this photo during the Colebrook Fourth of July parade in 1972. We can see the old
Sears catalog store, State Liquor Store and active Getty service station in the background.
Letters
To the Editor:
How long are the politicians
in Washington going to keep
pretending that the “security”
provided under the Patriot Act
is worth the sacrifice of our
freedom? Why is Washington so
intent on listening in when I call
home from school.
I know exactly what I am
giving up–my personal privacy–
but it is not clear what I am
getting in return. So why are so
many in Washington supporting
it? And why is Senator Rand
Paul the only one standing up
and fighting for the Constitution? I would ask everyone to
take just 10 minutes to checkout
all that the Senator from Kentucky is doing to help “Secure
our Blessings of Liberty” under
the Constitution.
Dean Woodard-Neary
Colebrook
Letter to the Editor:
Harry Brown’s back room
discussions with Northern Pass
shouldn’t surprise anyone. Harry
has demonstrated publicly
before his want to look down on
those who strove to protect the
ecology, the forest themselves,
their very existence, their cultural and esthetic values by
choosing to describe those who
fought for their preservation as
“green sneakers,” his slight
against their ilk. He’s used this
description to describe their
expressed concerns when he
sought to use public lands, that
they strove to protect against, for
more trails for “Ride the Wilds.”
Now he chooses to buddy up
with the Northern Pass because
its to his advantage–not to the
advantage of the forests or the
people who have overwhelming
opposed the project in Coos. Nah,
Harry couldn’t give a rat’s ass.
He wants more dust trails and
sound-chocked local roads to
bolster business in the north.
Now my local towns roar with
ATVs utilizing all the local roads
over the weekends . Yeah, that’s
the reason I moved to the North
Country, Harry–so I can hear,
see, choke on the dust for the
benefit of Harry’s ATVs. I’m
certain the wildlife will benefit
from more trails, more noise,
more dust the same as the local
residents.
You know, if this is such a
great deal, how come there’s no
talk about using what exists,
instead of making it all dependent on cutting in all the new?
Why isn’t it all contingent upon
existing right of ways? Nah,
Harry’s bargain is contingent on
Northern Pass getting what it
wants and Harry hasn’t spoken
a word to anyone who has other
opinions, like the Forest Society.
It’s obvious Harry can be
bought and Northern Pass is
counting on it.
Dave Enos
Pittsburg
Dear Charlie,
A meeting was held at the
Colebrook Main Street storefront
of Helping Hands North to discuss the ramifications of the
reduced social services access to
the programs of Tri-County CAP
that is the inevitable consequence of the reduction of their
Colebrook office hours to just one
day a week during the sign up
months for fuel assistance. The
meeting participants included
several representatives of area
towns and members of local ser-
vice organizations that are working to help those in need.
The outcome of the meeting
was an agreement to act jointly
to make sure that people are
aware of the change, especially
those who have had fuel assistance in past winters or those
whose circumstances will require
them to seek fuel or electric
assistance this coming winter.
They need to know that they will
need to make a call as soon as
possible to Cathy Wiles at the
Berlin Tri-County CAP office at
752-3248. She can help them to
schedule an appointment for
assistance, and filing the paperwork needed to receive the assistance, as well as explain what is
needed, if they have not done this
before. She expects to be in the
Colebrook office every Wednesday, beginning on July 29, but
will only be able to see those who
have made an appointment. If
someone cannot get an appointment in Colebrook, they will
have to travel to Berlin to receive
help in making their application.
Tri-County CAP will accept
applications by fax, if the documentation is complete, and are
also planning to develop a process to apply online, but for now,
applications must be faxed or
done in person. Those present
at the meeting were very concerned about the effect of the
limited appointments available
in Colebrook on seniors or other
community members with limited personal transportation.
If you know someone in Pittsburg, Clarksville, Stewartstown,
Colebrook, Columbia, Stratford,
Millsfield or Errol who might
need fuel assistance or electric
Letters
assistance this coming winter
(offered only through Tri-County
CAP for Coos County), please
write down Cathy’s number and
give it to them or help them
make a call to schedule an
appointment in Colebrook, especially if they would have trouble
traveling to Berlin for help.
With thanks for getting out
this information to those who
may need it, I remain,
Rick Tillotson,
Board Member,
Helping Hands North, Inc.
To the Editor,
This summer, two important
permitting processes for the
Northern Pass Project will ramp
up. It is imperative that the
individuals, organizations, businesses, and communities along
the proposed corridor understand what they can do to protect
their property values, viewsheds, and businesses.
What can you do?
–Write a letter and/or attend
a hearing. Any day now, the
Dept. of Energy (DOE) is
expected to release its longawaited Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), after
which there will be a 60-day
review period and a set of hearings across the state where the
public can comment in writing
and verbally in response to the
Draft EIS.
– Become an Intervenor.
Northern Pass also needs a Certificate of Siting and Facility,
which is issued by the NH Site
Evaluation Committee (SEC).
Who can intervene? Intervenors
must demonstrate a special
interest that is different than a
member of the public at large.
Visual impacts and aesthetics
are part of the SEC siting criteria. If you own property that
looks out over the power line, or
is going to be crossed by the
power line, you should intervene.
If you own a tourism based business that may be affected
because of the real or perceived
impact the towers may have, you
should intervene. As an intervenor, you can write a letter, testify, cross-examine, request data,
and request a site visit from the
SEC. It is critical that citizens
potentially affected by this project stay informed and engaged as
these complex and lengthy permit processes move forward.
To receive updates on the
Northern Pass and the permitting process, add your name to
the “Bury Northern Pass” email
list
by
writing
to
[email protected].
For town maps of proposed tower
locations,
visit
http://www.northernpass.us/tow
ns.htm.
Campton
Conservation Commission:
Shannon Garnsey, Jess
Halm, Alisoun Hodges, Jane
Kellogg, Dave Peeler, Rebecca
Steeves,Tammy Wooster
The Alliance Against
Northern Pass:
Tom Mullen, George Wright
Letter to the Editor,
During the final quarter of
this recent school year, I had the
pleasure of being the host “mom”
to a foreign exchange student.
Throughout his year at Colebrook
Academy,
Christoph
Jorges, from Germany was
actively involved in the performing arts groups and was an outstanding student.
Christoph was here through
the non-profit program, International Experience, a non-profit
organization “devoted to the
growth of friendship and understanding among the people of the
world.” He certainly made
friends and a positive impact on
many people in this community.
Today I learned that iE-USA
still has 150 students from
around the world needing American host families for the new
school year. These students
make a huge commitment and
investment to participate; and
are carefully screened before
being matched with a host family
and school. As a former exchange
student myself, I can attest that
the relationships and experiences are long-lasting and lifechanging. Our local community
and schools have much to offer a
visiting student. I encourage
readers to consider being a host
family, and am glad to answer
any questions.
The
website
usa.international-experience. net
has more information; and interested households can apply right
online. For additional support,
host families and visiting students also work with a local
coordinator (Tom Allin at Colebrook Academy) to ensure a positive experience for all. The
matching process does take some
time, so those interested should
apply soon.
Sharon Pearson
Colebrook
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North Country Photo Album
Colebrook And Errol’s Fourth Of July Celebrations
The Lemington Stillbillies won first prize for Closest to Theme in Colebrook. Their antics included a race to
see who could hang their deer head the fastest. Charles Jordan photo.
The color guard makes their way through the downtown during
Colebrook’s Fourth of July parade. Charles Jordan photo.
Bobbing for pig trotters, hubcap hurling and The Frizzell family and friends float featured some shady looking characters looking for some “rototiller racin’” and “mower
seed spitting were suggested Redneck Olympics racing” as part of the Redneck Olympics. This float won as the most original entry. Charles Jordan photo.
games to be played. Charles Jordan photo.
The Kiwanis fishing derby was held at Roger DeBlois’ pond. Winners
were Chayse Washburn of Laconia with the smallest fish, Christian
DeGray of Beecher Falls, Vt., with the first fish, Matthew Crawford
of Colebrook with the biggest fish and the first to reach the limit. With
the winners is Conservation Officer Glen Lucas. Courtesy photo.
Paul Nugent on a Redneck Olympics
float. Charles Jordan photo.
Fireworks lit up the Fourth of July night skies in Colebrook.
Charles Jordan photo.
North Country Photo Album
Errol's Independence Day events included a Fairy Tale inspired parade. Pictured above is a Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs-themed float whose characters were tossing treats for both the kids and adults.
Two members later took part in the log rolling contest in full costume. Angela Wheeler photo.
Catching trout at the annual Miranda Sweatt Memorial Kids Fishing Derby this year were, left photo,
Olivia Richards, shown at left with her sister, Arianah, and step-father Jon Larin, and, right photo,
Aspen Langlois from Berlin with her dad. Angela Wheeler photos.
Errol’s log rolling contest draws a crowd of spectators and several brave participants of all ages. Jerry
Gingras and Matt from Bear Country Powersports were in the water helping out. Angela Wheeler photo.
Errol's parade had several entries this year and the kids lining the streets to watch scrambled to gather
the heaps of candy being tossed as the parade went by. Angela Wheeler photos.
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Education
NAMED TO
PRESIDENT’S LIST
Husson
University
announced the Spring 2015 President’s List. Local students
named to the list are Jordan
Bedard and Erica Cass, both of
Colebrook, and Amanda Husson
of Whitefield.
Johnson State College announces that Kayla HigginsWatson of Groveton has been
named to the President’s List for
the Spring 2015 semester.
NAMED TO
HONORS LIST
Alexander Husson of Whitefield has been named to Husson
University’s Honors List for the
Spring 2015 semester. Students
who make the Honors List must
carry at least 12 graded credit
hours during the semester and
earn a grade point average of
between 3.4 to 3.59 during the
period.
NAMED TO
DEAN’S LIST
The following students were
named to the Saint Anselm College Dean's List for the Spring
2015 semester: Gabrielle R.
Cummings of Colebrook, Ashlynn W. Parkhurst of Columbia,
Brooke M. Judd of Pittsburg.
The following students were
named to the Lyndon State College Spring 2015 Dean's List:
Lisa Charest and Victoria Harris of Canaan, Vt., and Chelsea
Fairhead of Bloomfield, Vt.
SPRING 2015
GRADUATES
The following students at the
Community College of Vermont
were awarded associate degrees:
Michael Fuller of Canaan, Vt.,
and Sally Lewis of Groveton.
The following students at
Saint Anselm College were
members of the 2015 graduation
class: Gabrielle R. Cummings of
Colebrook earned a BA in Psychology and Brooke Mae Judd of
Pittsburg earned a BS in Nursing.
Jacob P. Barker of Lancaster
was one of nearly 600 students
who received bachelor degrees
from St. Lawrence University
during Commencement ceremonies held on May 17 in Canton,
New York.
The
following
students
earned degrees from the University of Vermont in Commencement ceremonies on May
17: Amanda Marquis and Adam
Savard of Canaan, Vt., and
Gregory Jacobs of Whitefield.
The following students graduated from The SUNY Potsdam
on May 16 and 17: Janet Lienau
and Eli Smith of Canaan, Vt.
New Release
BOOK SIGNING
IN PITTSBURG
Author Rebecca L. Matthews
of Whitefield will be signing copies of her book, Little Birch
Finds Peace, during the Christmas in July Festival in downtown Pittsburg on July 11, from
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
A press release notes: “‘Cruel
Pine” often makes fun of “Little
Birch,’ causing him to feel sad
and different. That is until one
day when a storm comes and
changes everything.
“‘Little Birch’ thinks of ‘Cruel
Pine’s’ words still, even though
his mother reminds him that he
is perfect just the way God made
him. One day, many seasons
later, ‘Little Birch’ sees the good
in what God had allowed. Follow
along on his journey and discover
how “Little Birch” finds peace.”
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Community News
This past Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, was the 21st Annual Poore Farm Museum Open Barn Celebration. Left photo: Hope Carpenter was on hand demonstrating how
to make soap and thread and how to spin wool. Middle photo: Also giving demonstrations throughout the weekend were some American Mountain Men re-enactors from the
Great North Woods Party who taught visitors about the early trappers and traders of the area. Right photo: Don Campbell was one of the American Mountain Men re-enactors
from the Great North Woods Party who demonstrated how to ready and shoot a musket. Angela Wheeler photos.
PATCHWORK
PLAYERS
COMING TO TOWN JULY 22
Thought you knew the Cinderella story inside out? This
new musical version will turn
you inside out with laughter and
song when the Patchwork Players present “Cinderella and the
Lone Prince” on July 22, at the
Tillotson Center in Colebrook.
The familiar characters are
all here, but experience them in
a whole new twist to the classic
tale. The show will begin at 11
a.m. and is presented by the
Great North Woods Committee
for the Arts. The advertising
sponsor is the Colebrook
Chronicle.
This new, original musical
from Lori Myers and Ray Rhoads
appeals not only to children, but
adults as well who will delight in
the humor and songs packed into
the hour-long show, accompanied
by a live four-piece band of musicians from the Weathervane Theatre.
Patchwork Players bring not
only the high energy of live theater but also professionallytrained young actors from
around the country. The 10member troupe are current students or recent graduates of
some of the finest theater programs in the country: Emerson,
Boston Conservatory, Rider University, Davidson College, Marymount Manhattan, Sam Houston
State, Marquette, and the University of Buffalo. Enrolled in
Weathervane’s intensive Intern
Program, the 10 were selected
from competitive auditions in
New York and the greater Boston area this spring.
In addition to their Patchwork Players twice-weekly performance schedule, this year’s
young performers will appear in
four of the Weathervane’s Mainstage musicals this summer, as
well as attend private and group
voice, dance, acting classes and
workshops, and do some backstage crewing. Most importantly
to them–and a strong reason so
many apply to the program–is
the opportunity to work alongside professional staff members
at the Weathervane all summer
long. The relationships and work
practices return them to school
or launch professional careers
with incomparable experience
and training.
For more information about
the Players, the Intern Program,
and all of the Weathervane Theatre summer productions, visit
www.weathervanetheatre.org or
check out the Facebook pages for
both the Patchwork Players and
The GNWCA will be bringing an 11 a.m. show to the Tillotson Center
on Wednesday, July 22, featuring the Weathervane Theatre’s Patchwork Players. Kids will love this. Tickets are only $6. Courtesy photo.
the Weathervane Theatre. Tickets for the July 22 show are only
$6 and will be available at the
door.
The Great North Woods Committee for the Arts is the leader
in presenting performances to
local audiences, bring over 20
shows to the North Country
yearly, most which appear at the
Tillotson Center. For more information on this and other
GNWCA shows, call 246-8998 or
237-9302, visit www.gnwca.org
or find us on Facebook.
CONFEDERATION OF
SOUND SHOW JULY 11
Confederation of Sound is
bringing its blend of oldies and
rock ’n’ roll to the Tillotson Center on Saturday, July 11, from
8-11 p.m., for an evening of
music and dancing. In addition,
there will be special appearances
by five of the original band members.
The dance is a fundraiser for
the Tillotson Center, the North
Country’s premier venue for performing and visual arts and local
heritage. The entertainment will
be held in the Center’s Kaufmann Theatre and is sponsored
by Kheops International.
Light snacks will be provided.
Beverages will be available for
purchase. Admission is $15 and
can be purchased at the door or
in advance at Any Blooming
Thing, 16 Parsons St., Colebrook.
The Tillotson Center is situated near the Colebrook post
office at 14 Carriage Lane in
Colebrook. For more information,
call
237-8576
or
email
[email protected].
SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
SET FOR COLEBROOK
The fifth annual Summer
Music Camp will be held from
Aug. 17-21, at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook. The free daily
program is for area music students entering Grades 6-12, who
will be part of their school chorus
and/or band. It includes music
lessons, group rehearsals and
other musical activities led by
professional instructors from
local schools. A concert is
planned for Aug. 21.
More details will be shared
soon. For pre-registration or
questions, contact Sharon Pearson
at
Prelude619@
myfairpoint.net or 915-0879.
CLASSIC CARS COMING
TO FANTASTIC FRIDAYS
The public is invited to the
common in North Stratford on
Friday, July 10 (weather permitting) to see a group of classic
cars. The cars will be parked
along the curb by the common
from 4:30-7 p.m.
Tim Dion of Berlin is the
entertainer of the week, performing songs spanning the past 50
years. As usual, vendors will be
selling baked goods, refreshments, produce, crafts and more.
There was a packed house at the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts presentation of the Gothard
Sisters concert on Tuesday night, held at the Tillotson Center. This was the second time the GNWCA
hosted the sisters from the Pacific northwest. Charles Jordan photo.
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Community News
AURORA GRANGE NEWS
Aurora Grange 235 held its
regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday, July 1, 2015, with
Master Lindsey Gray in the
chair. A count of the members
found four sisters and three
brothers in attendance.
Legislative chairman Eddie
Evarts read an interesting article about the Confederate flag
from the Washington Times
newspaper. The article reported
about the current debate about
the Confederate flag and the
proposal to rename military
bases which have been named for
Confederate
military
men.
Grange members discussed these
issues.
In the Agriculture Report, Roy
Amey read an article about the
problems that New Hampshire
restaurants are having due to
the current egg shortage because
of the Avian Flu. Nearly 49 million chickens in the Midwest
have been affected by this problem. There was also a discussion
about how much rain the North
Country has been experiencing
and how the corn and hay crops
have been adversely affected.
The Youth Report mentioned
that Pittsburg School has a new
principal, Mrs. Elaine Sherry,
who began her duties on July 1.
Ann Gray, Deaf Activities
chairman, read an article about
Leah Katz-Hernandez who is the
new receptionist of the United
States and is paving the way for
deaf Americans as she herself is
deaf. She welcomes all visitors to
the West Wing and is responsible
for managing the Roosevelt
Room and the Ward Room.
A thank you note was read
from Fred and Shirley Hamel,
who received the 2015 Community Citizen award from Aurora
Grange in June.
Aurora Grange will invite
members of Mohawk Grange and
Stratford Grange to their annual
picnic on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at
Chip and Eddie Evarts home
beginning at 6 p.m.
It was agreed that Aurora
Grange members will create pies
to sell at Farm Day at the Amey
farm on Aug. 29.
Longtime member Bernice
Fish has not been feeling well
lately.
Ann Gray read the Nov. 7,
1979, secretary's report. It was
interesting to learn that dues
had been raised from $3 to $4.50
at that time.
Chip Evarts, lecturer, read an
interesting piece about the
United States presidents who
have died on July 4; they were
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson,
and James Monroe. The program
also included questions regard-
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited with locals at a restaurant in Gorham before starting her
mile-long walk in Gorham’s Fourth of July parade last Saturday. She seemed to drop her campaign mode
when this young Berlin couple came baby came forward. Clinton recently became a grandmother and she
seemed to really enjoy holding the baby. Charles Jordan photo.
ing our country's Constitution
and the Declaration of Independence. Ann Gray and Lindsey
Gray were the lucky winners of
some fun patriotic prizes.
The meeting concluded with
visiting among members as they
shared a delicious luncheon.
–submitted by
Ann M. G.Gray
SUMMERTIME HYMN SING
IN GUILDHALL JULY 19
The Guildhall Community
Church on the common in Guildhall, Vermont will host an OldFashioned Summertime Hymn
Sing and vespers service on Sunday, July 19, beginning at 7 pm.
Fiddle music by Dick Rosser
will welcome guests as they
arrive and Carolyn Blakeskee
will accompany hymns on the
organ. Guest minister Rev. Paula
Fletcher will present a reflection
and Guildhall residents Dick
Rosser and Suzan Shute will
offer a special song. A free will
donation will be collected to benefit the Guildhall Church and
refreshments will be provided.
LOCAL POTTER AT
CRAG GALLERY JULY 17
The Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) will feature
the pottery of local Linda Tase
within its gallery space at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St., in Colebrook. The group has themed
exhibits during the year, but has
opened up a unique opportunity
for individuals to showcase their
work.
Linda’s pottery will be on
display and available for purchase from July 10 until Aug. 14.
A gallery reception will take
place on Friday, July 17, from 5-7
p.m., with complimentary wine,
beverages, fruit and cheeses.
Linda describes her work and
influences as follows: “I grew up
in Sarasota Florida, mostly on
and in the water when I wasn’t
on a horse or near the circus
grounds. I earned a B.A. in Art
and History from Ripon College
in 1971. I enjoyed working as a
potter in Sarasota and Longboat
Key, Fla., and then I moved up
north, married, and came to
Colebrook in 1976, spending
those years raising a family. In
2012 I found the Littleton Studio
School and have reconnected
with clay in a big way. When I
am not hanging with family or on
a horse, the studio has become a
second home.
My work is
strongly influenced by a watery
childhood, the animals I live with
and the beauty of the natural
world.”
Please join CRAG members
on the 17th as they welcome this
new exhibit. For more information on CRAG, visit its FaceBook
page or call 237-9302 for information on membership and
exhibit schedules.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
At Canaan Seniors, Lisette
Fauteux won both 50/50 drawings. Suzanne Roy won the free
meal. Claudette Marquis (2),
Lisette Fauteux (2), Georgette St
Pierre, and Gisland Charland
won bingo games and Dincie
Cunningham won the Blackout
game.
Next week (July 15), menu,
chicken legs, mashed potatoes,
gravy, salad and cupcakes or
pudding for dessert. For reservations, call Dencie Cunningham
at (802) 266-8206 on or before 10
a.m. Tuesday morning.
COLEBROOK JULY 4TH
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The
Colebrook
Kiwanis
announce the winners from the
parade:
Best Overall Float: Creampoke Reneck Olympics (Dawson,
Addy and Koal).
Closest to Theme, First Prize:
The Lemington Stillbillies.
Closest to Theme, Second
Prize: The Grange Way, Mohawk
Grange.
Funniest Entry: Red Neck
Swimmin’ Hole (Brett, Kara,
Sarah, Brianna and Jim).
Most Original Entry: Frizzell
Family and Friends.
Best Car: 1967 Chevelle Convertible, Richard and Arlene
Fiore.
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Community News
The Kiwanis report that they
will get the prizes (gift vouchers
from local businesses) to the
winners who weren't at the
chicken barbeque as soon as
they can.
COLEBROOK GARDEN
CLUB PLANS TRIP
On Saturday, July 18, the
Colebrook Area Garden Club
The three Gothard Sisters from Washington state returned to the Tillotson Center in Colebrook to a packed
house on Tuesday night. They performed music from their latest album, “Mountain Rose,” which they
brought with them for purchase. The multi-talented trio danced, sang and played a variety of instruments,
winning over the crowd with their lively performances. The concert was presented by the Great North
Woods Committee for the Arts, with Partner Sponsorship by Granite Bank. Charles Jordan photos.
will make a trip to Hall’s Pond
Nursery in South Paris, Maine,
and Mollyocket Days in Bethel,
Maine.
Those planning to take part
are asked to meet at Trinity
United Methodist Church on
Bridge Street in Colebrook at 8
a.m..
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Community News
Call Ginny at 237-4264 or
Terry at 237-4448 if you plan to
attend. Everyone is welcome.
CRAG TO MEET JULY 16
The Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) is meeting at
4 p.m. on Thursday, July 16,
2015, at the Indian Stream
Health Center. Topics discussed
include the budget, summer
exhibits and classes and our
gallery at Fiddleheads. For more
information, call (802) 266-3687.
LATEST TILLOTSON FUND
GRANTS ANNOUNCED
The Neil and Louise Tillotson
Fund of the New Hampshire
Charitable Foundation recently
awarded nine grants totaling
$612,917.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation awarded a total
of $150,000 in grants to the
North Country Health Consortium for its innovative substance
use prevention program. The
Tillotson Fund and the Foundation’s Substance Use Disorders
Portfolio each granted $75,000
for the Consortium’s Youth Leadership Through Adventure program. The program strives to
teach kids to be leaders, to
deepen their connection to community–and, in doing so, to keep
them off drugs and alcohol.
The
Youth
Leadership
Through Adventure program has
kids climbing mountains and
paddling rivers; doing service
learning projects in their communities; organizing conferences for
younger students and encouraging healthy behavior among their
peers. The program is in all 10
public high schools and 12 middle schools in Coos and northern
Grafton counties.
“The Tillotson funding will
allow the North Country Health
Consortium to continue and
enhance prevention efforts in
North Country schools and communities,” said Nancy Frank,
executive director of the North
Country Health Consortium.
“YLTA empowers North Country
youth to lead and promote the
benefits of a healthy lifestyle and
reduce substance misuse. Over
the course of the next year, YLTA
groups will expand their focus to
address identified community
needs, including the rise in heroin use.”
The Neil and Louise Tillotson
Fund accepts proposals from
eligible organizations providing
services in Colebrook, Pittsburg,
Clarksville, Stewartstown, Dixville Notch and other towns in
Coos County, as well as bordering communities in Quebec and
Vermont. The fund is also interested in applicants that serve
these communities as part of a
larger regional effort. The next
application deadline is Monday,
July 6, 2015. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit
www.nhcf.org/tillotson for eligibility requirements, application
guidelines and forms, and
answers to frequently asked
questions. For more information,
contact Jean Clarke at 800-4646641,
ext.
20238,
or
[email protected].
Grant awards were made to
the following organizations from
the Neil and Louise Tillotson
Fund at the New Hampshire
Charitable Foundation:
–The Carsey School of Public
Policy at the University of New
Hampshire in Durham received
$90,000 to organize and support
civic engagement programs in
the North Country over the next
two years.
–The Coos Economic Development Corporation in Groveton
received $25,000 to support
start-up operations and maintenance for a new regional business enterprise center in
Groveton.
–Les Comptonales in Compton, Quebec received $25,000 to
construct 20 permanent and
weatherproof kiosks for the Public Market in Compton.
–The New Hampshire Center
for Public Policy Studies in Concord received $55,792 to develop
a comprehensive education dashboard and convene regional leaders addressing interrelated
The crowned heads of the North Country gathered in Gorham on Saturday to, among their other official
duties, greet candidate and former First Lady Hillary Clinton at the start of the Fourth of July parade,
Charles Jordan photo.
education, health and workforce
opportunities in the North
Country.
–The North Country Chamber of Commerce in Colebrook,
N.H. received $60,000 to support
its operations over the next
three years.
–The North Country Charter
Academy in Littleton received
$32,125 to purchase new computers and curriculum software
licenses helping to sustain its
online middle and high school
alternative educational programs.
–The North Country Health
Consortium in Littleton received
$75,000 to support the Youth
Leadership Through Adventure
prevention network and leadership strategies in North Country
middle and high schools (with
an additional $75,000 match
grant from the Foundation’s
Substance Use Disorders Portfolio).
–The Northern Forest Canoe
Trail in Waitsfield, Vt., received
$50,000 to support its operations
over the next year.
–The Trust for Public Land in
Montpelier,
Vt.,
received
$200,000 to support the creation
of a 1,342-acre community forest
in Milan over the next two years.
NORTHWOODS RECEIVES
WATERSHED GRANT
A conservation crew from
NorthWoods Stewardship Center
will be completing two weeks of
watershed work this summer
thanks to an Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) grant from
the Vermont Department of
Environmental
Conservation
(DEC). The crew—based in the
Caledonia County village of East
Burke—will address stormwater
impairments in the Passumpsic
River watershed, including projects in Burke and Newark.
Stormwater runoff is a major
contributor to soil erosion, sedimentation and water pollution.
The NorthWoods Conservation
Corps crew will work with partners at Q Burke Mountain and
Burke Mountain Academy to
install Low Impact Development
(LID) structures such as rain
gardens and catchment basins
that collect and store stormwater
from roofs, parking areas and
other impervious surfaces before
it reaches nearby waterways.
LID structures help to reduce
water speed and capture sediment that impairs water quality
and aquatic habitats.
NorthWoods will also work
alongside local road crews to
address roadside erosion and
stormwater runoff. The crew will
complete the often time-consuming handwork necessary to stabilize culvert headwalls and
drainage aprons.
Brenda Stinson of Stratford Hollow won the Donkey Drop that the Cohos Historical Society of Stratford
held as a fundraiser at Old Home Day celebration on June 22. Courtesy photo.
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Left photo: A bomb-sniffing dog checks out a float at the start of the parade in Gorham shortly before Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton emerged from a nearby restaurant
to begin walking in the Fourth of July parade. Middle photo: Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton greeted people lining the roadway, smiling even when
she passed protestors who mixed with supporters all along the parade route. Right photo: Trailing just behind her were enthusiastic supporters from her campaign, who occasionally
drowned out protestors. Charles Jordan photos.
Left photo: By halfway through the parade, the profusion of cameras from press and non-press prompted Clinton staffers to bring out a ropeline to keep the parade moving and
open up space in front of the candidate as she walked forward. Right photo: Hillary Clinton wasn’t the only Democratic candidate represented in the Gorman parade. There was
a large contingent of Bernie Sanders supporters in the parade as well. Charles Jordan photos.
Hillary
daughters to buy ice cream near
the town gazebo.
Berlin, which has the largest
number of registered Democrats
in the county, is a natural stop
for would-be presidents. But if
Hillary Clinton believed she was
safe from criticism being so close
to Berlin, she was wrong.
In Gorham, we caught up with
her at a restaurant near the start
of the parade on the corner of
Dublin Street. Inside, she was
greeting diners, posing with
babies and taking few questions.
But she was very accessible. The
Hillary people had gathered a
large contingent of blue-shirted
supporters just outside, at the
head of the parade, to send her
on her way. Also looming were a
smaller, but equally loud group
of protesters who shouted about
her reputed missing emails and
Bengazi (one poster a woman
carried all along the route read,
“4 Died, Clinton Lied”).
All along the parade route,
she smiled and asked people for
their support. By the halfway
point, it was becoming clear that
her handlers could no longer tell
the legitimate press from anyone
with a camera and it was becoming a circus as she became
engulfed in a sea of increasingly
slower moving cameras. (Just for
the record, we heard from other
local media that they also were
unable to secure the traditional
press passes when requested–
our request a few days before
the event also went unanswered). Perhaps it was the
throng, perhaps it was the
increasing tension of catcalls
meshing with Hillary supporters
chanting her name, but some of
her handlers did become rude to
the press corps, pushing them
along and shouting “move
faster.” Without fanfare a rope
appeared and two Hillary staffers unrolled it in front of the
backward-walking film crews.
They later said that they did it
to keep the media moving along
and to open up the view of Clinton to the spectators.
This ropeline brought a blast
of criticism in the national press
and from, as could be expected,
the N.H. Republican Party, with
Republican State Committee
Chairman Jennifer Horn quickly
issuing a statement to the press
which read, in part, “Hillary
Clinton continues to demonstrate her obvious contempt and
disdain for the Granite State's
style of grassroots campaigning.
The use of a rope line at a New
Hampshire parade is a sad joke
and insults the traditions of our
First-in-the-Nation primary.”
Ropeline or not, Clinton and
the media made it to the
parade’s finish line and soon she
climbed into a waiting van,
where she continued to Berlin to
meet more of the public at the
Northland Dairy Bar. In Gorham, the parade continued and
among those who made up
marchers were supporters of
Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s chief
rival for her party’s nomination.
Police, EMS
Recreational Vehicles (OHRVs).
Based on evidence gathered at
the crash scene, N.H. Fish and
Game charged Betancur with
operating an OHRV at an unreasonable speed.
Agents from U.S. Border
Patrol were notified of the situation, as the men were not citizens
of the U.S., and neither was able
to provide officers on scene with
any documentation as to their
status in the United States.
After interviewing the subjects, and researching their information, both were taken into
custody by U.S. Border Patrol
agents, and transported to the
station in Caanan, Vt. for processing.
Conservation Officers from
N.H. Fish and Game and the
Pittsburg Police Department also
investigated several other OHRV
incidents over the busy holiday
weekend.
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on
Thursday, July 9, emergency
personnel responded to a rollover
crash involving an All-Terrain
Vehicle (ATV), on the Cree Notch
Trail in the town of Columbia.
Lise Nienhouse, 61, of Farmington, suffered a serious, but
non-life threatening injury after
she lost control of her ATV while
attempting to negotiate a steep,
rocky section of trail near Cree
Notch Overlook. Nienhouse fell
Hundreds of people with cameras were pointing them at the candidate
from every direction. Charles Jordan photo.
off the ATV as it rolled downhill,
and part of the machine struck
her after she had fallen off.
The crash occurred approximately four miles from the nearest paved road, on a portion of
the Ride the Wilds, Off-Highway
Recreational Vehicle (OHRV)
trail system. A riding companion
was able to call 911 on a cell
phone from the scene of the
accident.
Nienhouse was transported
from the scene via ATV and
rescue trailer by Colebrook Fire
and Rescue personnel. She was
brought to a staging area on
Simms Stream Road, where an
awaiting 45th Parallel EMS
ambulance then transported her
to Upper Connecticut Valley
Hospital in Colebrook for treatment of her injuries.
An air-ambulance helicopter
(DHART) from DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center in
Lebanon also responded to the
area to assist.
Nienhouse told authorities
that she had been having trouble
with the electronic shifting mechanism of the ATV just prior to
the crash, and may have mistakenly shifted the transmission
into a higher gear as she
attempted to shift it into a lower
gear. The machine sustained
damage, mostly to its handlebar
area, as a result of rolling over.
Neither speed, nor alcohol,
appear to have been factors in
the accident.
NORTHUMBERLAND
POLICE
On July 2, at 10:29 p.m., officers responded to a call about a
truck in the ditch on Route 110.
Upon arrival officers made contact with the driver, 20-year-old
Christopher Helms of Groveton.
Helms
was
subsequently
arrested for DWI. He was booked
and released on PR bail with a
July 6 court date in the Lancaster Court.
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Around The Region
Left photo: There were 38 individuals from 24 different countries who were sworn in as Canadian citizens on Sherbrooke’s Canada Day. Right photo: Karine Vallieres, member
of Parliament in Ottawa, and Sherbrooke mayor Bernard Sevigny, proud Canadians. Corey Bellam photos.
Pickers from both sides of the border could be found grabbing famous
strawberries from the Wera farm this weekend. Corey Bellam photo.
Carolyn Campbell, Gail Bousquet, Valarie Ashman and Willard Pope
watching the Hatley Canada Day parade. Daniel Bousquet photo.
CANADA DAY
IN SHERBROOKE
The weather outside was a
little soggy–and so was this
Chronicle photographer–but we
happily attended the Sherbrooke
Canada Day Celebration at
Jacques Cartier Park on July 1.
It didn't seem to dampen the
spirits of the hundreds of people
in attendance to celebrate Canada's birthday.
The fun all started mid morning with a children's show under
the gazebo. We were talking
with Julie Laplante, president of
the organizing committee for
Canada Day. She told us that she
was very happy she had added
the children's show to the day,
because the weather had forced
the closing down of the inflatable
slides and games. This gave the
little ones something to do. It
certainly saved the day, according to Julie.
The true highlight of the day
was around 2 p.m. when the flag
was raised to “Oh Canada” and
it was time for the swearing in
ceremony for 38 new citizens
from 24 different countries
around the world. This welcomed
them to our vast land of Canada.
This was done in a public ceremony full of local politicians, city
reps, mayors, councilors and just
common folk that wanted to wel-
come the new citizens to Canada.
The new citizens all stood as
Myriam Taschereau, the Judge,
swore them in and welcomed
them to Canada. They were then
presented with their certificate
and all sorts of welcoming gifts
from the Government and the
City of Sherbrooke, along with
many others.
This pretty much brought an
end to a very wet Canada Day,
but everyone left very proud to
be a Canadian. We spoke with
longtime friend and Mayor of
Sherbrooke, Bernard Sevigny,
and we were told that he is very
proud of the hard work these
men and women have done to
become citizens of Canada.
–Corey Bellam
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL
AT MOE’S RIVER
Sunday, the small hamlet of
Moe's River came to life with the
holding of their famed Strawberry social at the Moe's River
Church, est. 1899. Music started
it all at 2 p.m., with local performers Jan Graham, Ron
Haseltine, Rodney Bray, Dave
Bessant, Ron Hughes from Colebrook, and many others taking
the stage to entertain over 400
people. The star of the afternoon
was the Coaticook vanilla ice
cream and fresh strawberries–a
mixture made in heaven. The
crowd was quick to line up for the
ice cream and berries, along with
a wide assortment of cookies and
squares for all to enjoy.
The dance floor was packed all
afternoon, and the fingers were
tapping too. The afternoon was a
huge hit with both young and
old. We spoke with one of the
organizers, Jean Naylor, and we
were told that this fund raising
event has been going on for the
past 28 years and amazingly
enough they have only had one
year rained on. She told us “We
just partied in the church that
year.” Naylor said that they
always prepare for 500 in attendance, and they are always very
close to it by the end. When it
first started, they would have
800 people come. She said with
Father Gilles Baril, Ottawa Parliament member Ghislain Bolduc,
and Lac Megantic mayor Colette Roy-Laroche were part of a memorial
gathering, two years after a runaway train took 47 lives in town. Corey
Bellam photo.
Names of the 47 lives lost were etched into a memorial stone in front
of the St. Agnes church. Corey Bellam photo.
The Strawberry Social at Moe’s River was the place to be, where Grant
Taylor and Ed Thomas shared a song. Corey Bellam photo.
a chuckle “We worked like crazy
and fed the whole bunch of
them.” In true Moe's River fashion, they did it with a smile.
The afternoon wrapped up
about 6 p.m., with all heading
home with a song still ringing in
their head and a tummy right
full of strawberries. Another
huge success for this hard working group and historic church.
This is the only fundraiser they
hold for the church, and they
make it count.
–Corey Bellam
Obituaries
his wife Allison and great granddaughter Mya, all of Guildhall, Vt.,
and their daughter Kaitlyne Taylor and husband Charlie of South
Kirby Vt.
At Nathan's request there will
be no visiting hours, there will be
a private service at the family's
convenience. Arrangements are
under the direction of Bailey
Funeral Home in Lancaster.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net for
more information or to send an
online condolence.
Leona Esposito
LEONA ESPOSITO
LUNENBURG,
Vt.–Leona
”Mama” Esposito, 85 of Lunenburg,
Vt., beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed
away peacefully surrounded by her
family on July 1, 2015. She was
born on June 29, 1930 to Clarence
Hemstock and Anna WanamakerHemstock.
Leona is survived by her three
children from her marriage with
Larry Esposito, who predeceased
her in 2001. Lawrence Esposito of
Gilman, Vt., Kali Esposito of Lunenburg, Vt. and Mike Esposito of
Lunenburg, Vt. Leona has ten
grandchildren: Kasey Esposito, Travis Torelli, Tommy Brown, Mickey
Esposito, Angelo Esposito, Tim
Brown, Justin Brown, Keara Esposito, Jaden Esposito, Jasmine Esposito and Anthony Esposito who
predeceased her. Leona also had
two great-grandchildren, Natalie
Esposito and Caiden Esposito as
well as numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins in Connecticut.
She is also survived by her
brother Luis Hemstock of Connecticut. She lost her sister Lara Hemstock and her three brothers: John
Hemstock, Bill Hemstock and Bob
Hemstock.
Leona loved her family and
devoted 85 years to them. She was
considered the “glue” that kept the
family together. Leona enjoyed wild
life, sports and animals. Leona was
known for her jokes, cards, birds,
listening to music and her amazing
cooking. Leona has impacted everyone who she made contact with, and
influenced her kind heart upon
them. She dedicated her entire life
to her family and loved ones.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 friends
may call on the family at the Bailey
Funeral Home, 210 Main Street,
Lancaster, from 6-8 p.m. A graveside services will be held at the
Riverside Cemetery in Lunenburg,
Vt. on Wednesday July 8 at 11 a.m.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net for
more information or to send an
online condolence.
NATHAN MARTIN
LANCASTER–Nathan
Dale
Martin, 76, of Lancaster, passed
away peacefully on Sunday, July 5,
2015 at Country Village Center
surrounded by his family.
Nate graduated from Groveton
High School in 1957 and became a
well known building contractor in
and around the surrounding towns.
Nate was an avid gardener,
hunter, and fisherman, and a very
compassionate animal lover, Luke
being his favorite. He was most
proud of his home which he shared
with his loving companion Carol
Reed, who survives him.
Nathan is also survived by his
two daughters, Tiffany Martin
Benoit, husband Jerry and their
daughter Madison, all of Exeter,
and Melissa Martin Barney and
husband Brian, their son Joshua,
Nancy C. Moulton
NANCY C. MOULTON
BRUNSWICK, Vt.–Nancy C.
Moulton, 78, of Brunswick, Vt.,
died peacefully late on Saturday
evening, July 4, 2015, at the Weeks
Medical Center in Lancaster with
her daughters by her side.
She was born in Brighton, Vt.,
on August 7, 1936, the only daughter of the late Clarence and Celia
(Perry) Curtis, Sr. She was raised
and educated in Brighton, and
later married Richard “Dick”
Moulton. The soon relocated to
North Stratford in 1954, and
finally settled just over the river
in Brunswick.
A well-known figure in and
around Brunswick, Bloomfield and
North Stratford, Nancy was a local
housekeeper for many. She was
an avid fan of the all the Stratford
sports for many years, and was
honored with the title of “Fan of
the Year” in 2009. She was always
cooking for a church supper or some
other event, and her friends and
family will always miss her famous
mile-high chocolate pie. Nancy’s
favorite saying was “Jiminy
Cricket!” and she never tired of
watching the movie “Top Gun” or
the “Dukes of Hazzard.” She cherished her family and grandchildren,
and loved all holidays and time
spent with them. Nancy was a
faithful member of the 1st Baptist
Church in North Stratford for many
years.
Nancy is survived by her two
daughters, Diana Ramsay and husband Tim of Brunswick, Vt., and
Darlene Hopkins and husband
Michael of Littleton; four grandchildren, Renee, T.J. and Brittany Ramsay, and Kalissa Hopkins; and six
great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 51
years, Richard Moulton in 2005; a
young son, Ricky Moulton in 1957;
and two brothers, Clarence Curtis,
Jr., and Ronald Curtis.
Calling hours will be on Wednesday evening, July 8, 2015, from 6 to
8 p.m. at the Jenkins and Newman
Funeral Home in Colebrook. A
funeral will be held the next morning, July 9, at 11 a.m. at the 1st
Baptist Church in North Stratford
with Pastor Cindy Grassi officiating. Expressions of sympathy in
memory of Moulton may be made to
the 1st Baptist Church, P.O. Box 28,
North Stratford, NH 03590. Condolences may be offered to the family
by going to jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are under
the direction of Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.
JEAN JOHNSON
LANCASTER–Jean
Phyllis
(Lund) Johnson, 90, of Lancaster,
died at home on July 3, 2015, where
she was lovingly cared for in her
final weeks by Bob, her husband of
60 years.
Jean was born on Nov. 17, 1924
in Starbuck, Minnesota. She was
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the youngest of Albert and Alma
Lund's six children—including
brothers Clinton, Marvin, Palmer
and Arnold, followed by sister
Margaret, all of whom predeceased
Jean. Her childhood on a prairie
farm included hard work (earning
5 cents for every two cows milked
early in the morning, money she
reportedly used to buy candy, to
satisfy what would be a lifelong
sweet-tooth), a one-room schoolhouse, a country Lutheran church
with many services in Norwegian,
and treasured family fun time with
cousins from neighboring and
more distant farms.
After graduation from Starbuck
High School and secretarial training, Jean spent her twenties in
various church-related administrative roles in Minneapolis, northern California and New Jersey, all
a far cry from the farm. She met
Bob during a week of Bible camp
on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, and subsequently "chased him
until he caught her" as they
enjoyed saying, most notably on a
fall "foliage trip" to the North
Country. They married on June 25,
1955 after just four dates. For
most of their married lives they
lived in Lancaster (with some
retired winters in Arizona).
Although she embraced New
Hampshire's beauty, insisting
with Bob on mountain views from
their homes, when asked where
she was from, Jean automatically
answered "Minnesota."
Children Karen Johnson Zurheide (partner Robert Freitas) of
New London, Brenda JohnsonCondra of St. Louis, Mo., and Eric
Johnson (wife Valerie Brooks
Johnson) of Chantilly, Va. all testify to their mother's devotion to
family, most commonly expressed
through food. Jean was known for
whole food nutrition before it was
popular, and was a master baker
as well as great cook, who created
her culinary delights entirely
"from scratch." She was a welcoming and generous hostess, who
always had room for one more
around the table. Jean was also an
expert seamstress, and when her
children were young she founded
and led a 4-H club. Christian faith
was central to Jean's life, throughout her nine decades. As a
Lutheran parishioner, she was a
leader in local and regional women's ministries. In her older years,
until her decline from dementia,
she was active in the Jefferson
Christian Church.
In addition to her husband and
children, surviving Jean are seven
grandchildren: Reginald Condra of
Burlington, Vermont; Molly Zurheide of Exeter and Andrew Zurheide of New London; and David
Johnson of Manassas, Va., Daniel
Johnson of Dover, and Parker
Johnson and Jacqueline Johnson
of Chantilly, Va.. Jean loved and
was proud of each one, and she and
Bob counted it a privilege to be
called upon to share in their care
from time to time. She remained
close as well to former daughterin-law Gail McGee, and she was
predeceased by much loved son-inlaw Jeffry Zurheide.
The family is grateful to many
friends who supported Jean and
Bob during Jean's long decline and
her more trying last weeks. To
advance research into aging and
dementia and to perhaps help
others, Jean's body has been
donated to the Boston University
School of Medicine. A service celebrating her life, to which all will
be welcome, will be scheduled for
a time later this summer.
Harriet Whitehead
HARRIET WHITEHEAD
LUNENBURG,
Vt.–Harriet
Bell (Jewel) Whitehead, 91, of
Lunenburg, Vt. passed away July
1, 2015 at the Country Village
Nursing Home in Lancaster, with
loved ones at her bedside.
Harriet was born in Lunenburg
on March 10, 1924 to Clyde and
Marjorie (Bell) Jewel.
She attended elementary school
at the Pierce District one-room
school, graduated from Lancaster
High School, and received her
teaching degree in 1944 from Lyndon Teachers College. Later, she
enjoyed teaching in the rural oneroom schools in Waterford, Victory,
Granby and Kirby.
Harriet married her husband of
68 years, George Whitehead, on
March 29, 1944. To them were
born five children: Kathleen, Sharon, Elwyn, Jeffrey, and Christine.
She had a great love of horses,
a love passed on to her by her
father. Incredible as it may seem,
she drove a horse and buggy or
sleigh two miles to school every day
at the age of six. Then, for much
of early adult life, she would be
seen riding her horse, Dolly, in
parades, such as the Fourth of July
parade in Lunenburg and East St.
Johnsbury.
Harriet and her husband raised
their five children on a farm in
East St. Johnsbury where she
enjoyed participating in community affairs such as church suppers
and Home Dem meetings.
She was an accomplished artist
and crafter. She loved to paint on
canvas, do leatherwork, china
work and to make all of her own
clothes. She could be seen participating in all the craft fairs in the
area. She especially enjoyed organizing the craft fair at the Granby
School during Holiday in the Hills
weekend.
Harriet loved spending her
summers at Shadow Lake in Concord, Vt., where they had a camp.
She could be seen almost daily
riding around the lake on her pontoon boat. She also loved the
ocean, and for over 20 years she
would spend a week at Bar Harbor
area in Maine.
She recorded her memories of
growing up in a book titled “A
Girl’s Story of a Farm Family.” In
it she tells a funny story of a time
when she was naughty.
She
writes, “Shirley Colby was helping
with meals and dishes during the
haying season. I was probably five
or six. Mother was a patient person who never yelled, but expected
me to do as I was told. Shirley had
on a pretty new apron and was
doing dishes at the sink. I came up
behind her with a pair of sharp
shears and cut off the apron
strings. Shirley never said a word
but my mother said several.”
Harriet was predeceased by her
parents and husband George. She
is survived by her five children:
Kathleen and husband Rodney
Nobel of Lunenburg, Sharon and
husband Chester Stockwell also of
Lunenburg, Elwyn and wife Mary
of Concord, Vt, Jeffrey and wife
Loretta also of Concord and Christine and Dean Davis of Morrisville,
Vt, many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren and several greatgreat-grandchildren.
The family invites friends to the
home of George and Harriet at
1308 Colby Road in Lunenburg to
share memories with the family on
Friday, July 10 from 4-7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
in her memory may be made to
“TOCC” in care of Chris Lingley,
PO Box 195, Lunenburg, Vt. 05906.
Funds will go toward the restoration of the beautiful stained glass
windows in the Old Lunenburg
Congregational Church.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Bailey Funeral Home
in Lancaster. Please go to
www.baileyfh.net for more information or to send an online condolence.
Irene Markovich
IRENE MARKOVICH
BERLIN–Irene (Ouellet) Markovich of Mason Street passed away
Saturday, July 4, 2015 at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home where
she had resided for the past several
years. She was 92.
Born on June 16, 1923 in Berlin,
she was the daughter of Emile and
Leonise (Boutin) Ouellet. Irene
graduated from Berlin High School
in 1941.
A lifelong resident of Berlin,
Irene was employed as the Senior
Purchasing Agent at Brown Company and retired from Fraser Company following 38 and a half years
of service, she also worked for
many years as assistant town clerk
in Gorham. She served many years
on the Berlin Planning Board, and
on the N.H. Vocational Technical
College.
Irene and her husband Joe and
brother Lucien owned B&J Lincoln-Mercury dealership on Third
Avenue in Berlin. She was a communicant of St. Anne Church of
Good Shepherd Parish.
Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her husband Joseph
Markovich who died in 2005, and
two brothers, Leo and Lucien Ouellet.
She leaves several nieces and
nephews, including Peter and
Helen Dion, and Suzanne Gray, all
of Colebrook.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday, July
10, at St. Anne Church of Good
Shepherd Parish in Berlin. Burial
will be at Calvary Cemetery in
Berlin. There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by FleuryPatry Funeral Home, 72 High
Street, Berlin. Online guestbook
available at www.fleury-patry.com.
WAYNE AND EVELYN
MILLER SERVICE
LANCASTER–Wayne
Lloyd
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and hot water. EPA Qualified. Call
today, 1-800-295-8301. (603) 2378301. 9/25
Buying snowmobiles, ATVs and
motorcycles. Call (603) 538-6963 or
(802) 334-1603. TFN
Le Rendez-vous
French Bakery & Café
121 Main Street, Colebrook
Flageolets, beans, Cardomom, dried
fruits, Goji berries, wild dried
blueberries, mulberries, etc. Organic
quinoa, volcano rice, black rice, chia
seeds, hibiscus (flowers) powder,
rubbed sage, hemp seed, spices,
sumac, Herbes de Provence,
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237-5150.
Mobile Home, West Stewartstown,
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updates, but still needs some work.
Call (603) 246-8998
Shed for toys, ATV, snowmobile trail
at front door. $6,000 firm. Call for
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2002 Dodge Dakota Sport, 4x4—tilt,
cruise, air, power windows, trailer
hitch, torneau cover, V8, 5 speed.
$3,000 or best offer. 237-5711. 7/10
Would like to haul your junk and
unwanted vehicles. Call Rusty
Edwards. (603) 237-5676. 7/31/15
on Rte. 145, near West Road. Asking
$114,900. Call (603) 246-7107 or
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days or (603) 636-1304 nights. 10/30
Help Wanted
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Asking
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331-1772. 7/17
http://www.marketplaceandsalvage.com/
Shop Tools—Delta Shapers, 10”
Radial arm saw, 2 HP dust collector,
scroll saws, wood lathe, concrete saw,
18” drum sander, ceiling dust
collector,
Duraspin
screwgun,
flooring nailer, sawzall. Call (603)
538-7084. 7/17
Open: Tues.-Fri. 9-5
Sat. 9-2
Offering Local Produce,
Meats & Products
Expanded Salvage Section!
FARM FRESH EGGS!
Fresh Produce Arriving Daily!
TFN
1993 Ducati 900SS—new: tires, chain
and sprockets, valve adj., fluids. 19k.
Cover and luggage incl. $3,500 obro.
(603) 246-9681. 7/17
Services
Music Lessons: Guitar, Ukulele,
Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Dulcimer, and
Voice. Children ages 5-8 for
$60/month, includes instrumental
rental. All other students, $75,
instrument rental $15. Roberta’s
Studio, (603) 331-1628. TFN
Firewood
Farm Fresh
!**NORTH COUNTRY**!
**MARKETPLACE
& SALVAGE**
104 Colby Street, Colebrook
603-631-1221
For Rent
Groveton--3 bedroom house, 1 baths,
eat-in kitchen, wrap-around porch,
living room, dining room, 1-car
garage. $750 per month. Call Tony,
(508) 335-7037. 7/10
Real Estate
Clarksville–over 500 ft. brook
frontage, trails nearby, 6 acres with
field and woods, 3 bedrooms, 1
bathroom, A-frame house, full
basement, oil with baseboard heat,
woodstove hookup, centrally-located
Apply in person with your resume at
First Run Home Entertainment, Main
St., Colebrook. TFN
Dance Classes
Step by Step School of Dance
offering beginner’s ballet, jazz, tap
and hip-hop. (Kids and adults classes.)
Individual and group classes
available. For schedules and pricing,
call (603) 237-4009 or 991-3387. TFN
up with a friend for discount. Sharon
Pearson,
(603)
915-0879.
[email protected]. 7/24
Monuments
Cemetery monuments sold new,
installed, cleaned, death date
engraved. Dana Nordberg, (603) 3312942. 8/7
Yard Sales
Packrats Secondhand Store
& Mr. Hemon’s Antiques
We offer an eclectic mix of antique,
vintage, and gently used items.
Open Saturdays 10 to 5,
Sundays 10 to 3,
weekdays & evenings
by appointment.
137 West Road; Clarksville, NH
03592.
Check out our Facebook page for
updates to inventory and hours.
Piano Lessons
“SUMMER SAMPLER” for new
students at any level, any age: Set of
6 lessons plus materials, $100. Also
available: Music reading lessons. Sign
Our annual multi-family sale will
begin July 18 at 9 till? ½ mile north
of Colebrook Bridge St. bridge on
Vermont 102. Lots of goods—
something for everyone! 7/10
Yard Sale—Friday, 9-3, Sat. 9-2.
Furniture, games, kids’ stuff,
glassware, tools, kitchenware, videos,
books, coins and more. Parkhurst
residence near IGA. Tel. 237-9982
for info. 7/10
Free
Free hay—about 10 acres. You cut
two or three times per season and take
free. Located on Rte. 102,
Bloomfield, Vt. Tel. (603) 329-6827
or (603) 339-0837. 7/10
Obituaries
Miller, 64, of Lancaster Road, died
unexpectedly after a sudden illness
at his home on June 23, 2013.
Wayne was born in Island Pond,
Vermont on April 18, 1949, a son
of John Miller and Evelyn (Tippitt)
Miller and has been a resident of
Northumberland for most of his
life. He was a graduate of Groveton
High School, class of 1968. He
worked over the years for the
Groveton Paper Mill, Portsmouth
Naval Ship Yard and as a Prison
Guard. Wayne was a U.S. Army
Veteran, serving his country during the Vietnam War. He was a
member of the Disabled American
Veterans and North American
Hunting Club.
Evelyn, known as “Ma,” “Mom,”
and “Gram,” died peacefully in her
apartment at Rosewood Park
Retirement Home in Hillsboro,
Ore., on Nov. 22, 2014. She was a
loving, gentle and caring woman
who gave wonderful hugs.
She was one of nine children
born to Ellen Morgan and Robert
Tippitt.
Evelyn was born in
Groveton and spent most of her life
in Groveton and Northumberland.
She was married to John (Dusty)
Miller for 55 years (until his death
in 1997) and they had seven children.
A graveside service for Wayne
and Evelyn will be held in the
Ridgewell Cemetery Guildhall, Vt.
on Saturday, July 18, at 11 a.m.,
with a Celebration of Life event
immediately following at the
Carter Hall (Groveton United
Methodist Church) in Groveton.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the Armstrong-Charron Funeral
Home in Groveton In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to a charity of one’s choice in
the Groveton area. To send the
family condolences via the online
register book, please visit online at
www.armstrongcharronfuneralho
me.com.
ESTHER GREENWOOD
COMMITTAL SERVICE
LANCASTER–A graveside committal service for Esther C. Greenwood 91, who died February 9,
2015 will be held July 11 at 11 a.m.
in Calvary Cemetery, Lancaster.
Rev. Matthew Mason, pastor of the
Gate of Heaven Parish, will officiate.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Bailey Funeral Home
in Lancaster.
Please go to
www.baileyfh.net for more information or to send an online condolence.
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