Happy Birthday to Allyson Brudniak on January 6.
The Chichester Library has received from the Conservation
Commission a book titled Preserving Family Lands, Book I Special
Update Edition 2009, Essential Tax Strategies for the Landowner by
Stephen J. Small. The purpose of this book is to alert landowners to
the nature and extent of potential tax and land-saving opportunities
that may be available to them and their families. No reader should
undertake any of the suggestions described in this book without
first consulting competent professional advisors. Tax and family
land planning is an individual and personal matter for each
landowner and for each family. Current financial circumstances and
long-term financial goals differ, as do relationships between family
members and different generations. Any single book cannot be, and
this one is not intended to be, a substitute for individual tax and
legal advice and planning.
Chichester Grange will meet only once during the month of
January. The January meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20,
and will begin with a Soup Supper at 6 p.m. If you are contemplating
joining the Grange, this would be a good get acquainted meeting.
January is the month in which Town Officials step up their
preparations for Town Meeting in March. Budgets are finalized;
warrants are prepared; and people file for office. Keep your eyes on
the web site, town bulletin boards, and other news sources for
deadline dates. If there is something you would like to see on the
warrant at Town Meeting, now is the time to write it up and turn it
in.
National Blood Drive Month
A Blood Drive will be held Thursday, January 7th at Pittsfield
Elementary School on Bow Street from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. (Note the extended
time.) The Drive is sponsored by the PTO. Childcare will be provided. Dunkin
Donuts has an offer, “give a pint, get a pound, when you help save lives by
giving blood.” The need is constant. The gratification is instant.
The Chichester Board of Selectmen would like to announce the
2009 Town Report Drawing Contest. The 2009 Town Report will be
illustrated with those drawings submitted. In order to enter the
contest, please draw a picture about our Town. The winning drawing
will be featured on the cover of the Annual Report. This contest is
open to all school age children of Chichester in grades K through 8.
Your drawing may be in black and white or color and must be
submitted on white paper. Please include your name, age and grade on
the back of the drawing. Entry deadline is January 15th and entries
may be delivered or mailed to the Chichester Selectmen’s Office, 54
Main Street, Chichester, NH 03258. If you have any questions, please
call Jamie at 798-5350.
Letter to the Editor
I am disgusted that the Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities banned
handguns at the State Capitol complex. This radical action flies in the face
of the Legislature’s 2008 overwhelming vote and the wishes of the majority
of New Hampshire citizens. It is time that a few elected officials stop
imposing their agenda against the wishes of the people and against the
facts.
Those who voted for the ban continue to ignore the fact that violent
criminals do not abide by restrictions, therefore the gun ban will only
affect law-abiding citizens who carry handguns to protect themselves and
others, should a violent criminal ever decide to invade the Capitol Complex.
Those who voted for the ban also continue to ignore virtually every
government statistic on violent crime that shows that violent crime
decreases when law-abiding citizens are allowed to protect themselves
through concealed carry laws. I can speak from experience on this
issue.
It is time that our elected officials start representing the majority of
New Hampshire people, not just the interests of themselves and special
interest groups. I eagerly look forward to the next election cycle,
for it is my belief that things are going to be changing for the better!
J. Brandon Giuda
Chichester, NH
Chichester Historical Society
The Chichester Historical Society will present its first program of 2010
on Monday, January 11th at 7 p.m. Please note that our meeting night has
changed from the 2nd Thursday to the 2nd Monday of every other month. The
program is titled “This Place Matters.” The history and significance of two
of Chichester’s buildings, the Grange/Town Hall and the General
Blake/Hutchinson property, will be featured. The Grange Hall, built in 1889,
has an interesting history. Members of the society will talk about the
architecture, the history as well as the events and programs held in the
Grange building over the years. The Hutchinson property, on the corner of
Route 4 and Main Street, has recently been sold. The house is a 19th century
colonial. Several rooms served as Chichester’s telephone office in the late
1920s. It also was known by many as the Hitching Post, accredited in
1939 as a tourist home. Lots of old photos of both buildings will be shown.
Historic buildings, public and private, help define the character of our
town. Please join us Monday, January 11th at the Chichester Historical
Society Museum, 49 Main Street at 7 p.m. Our programs are free. All are
welcome. Fabulous refreshments are always served. Contact 798-5709 for
information. “This Place Matters” is a joint program with the Chichester
Heritage Commission.
Gordon and Marion Jones of Chichester are pleased to
announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica, to Jesse Matras, son of
Gene and Sharon Matras of Pittsfield. Jessica graduated last May with a
degree in Bible and Elementary Education from Baptist Bible College in PA.
Jesse is the co-owner of Matras Farm Machinery Repair. The couple plans a
May 2010 wedding.
Chichester Town Library
The Chichester Town Library is considering purchasing a foreign language
tutorial program called Mango. Mango has offered us a better deal if enough
New Hampshire libraries sign up. Mango Language is an online
language-learning system that teaches actual conversational skills for a
wide variety of languages. They offer tutorials in Brazillian Portuguese,
Japanese, German, Greek, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian,
Russian, and English for Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese.
We don’t want to purchase this program if people won’t use it, so we’d
like to know how many patrons would take advantage of it. You could use it
at your home or from the library computers (with head phones), This program
would be free to our patrons. You can try it out at mangolanguages.com If
you think you would use it, let us know. You can e mail the library at
[email protected] or drop in
and talk to us. Please let us know soon, before this offer expires.
The Cub Scouts of Pack #85 in Chichester enjoyed a festive night of
Christmas Caroling at Epsom Manor on December 18th. The residents greeted
the Cubs with smiles as the boys hand delivered homemade Christmas cards
along with heartfelt holiday sentiments that evening.
Obituaries
Ronald A. Barrett Sr.
Chichester - Ronald A. Barrett Sr., 73, of Canterbury
Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at the Pleasant View Center in Concord
after a lengthy illness.
Born in Concord on Aug. 18, 1936, he was the son of Lydia (LaBrecque) and
Chester Barrett Sr. and was a lifelong Loudon/Chichester resident.
At 17 he joined the U.S. Army, and he served during the Korean War. He
was a member of the American Legion Post in Portsmouth.
He had worked for several firms, including Treisman's Wholesale
Distributors, where he was manager, Transformers Services Inc., New England
College and New Hampshire College. Mr. Barrett also served as a crossing
guard at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood.
He was a man of varied interests, enjoying singing with his
granddaughters, collecting tools and doing crossword puzzles. He was also a
spiritual man, devoted to his church.
Members of his family include his wife, Carol (Davis) Barrett of Chichester;
seven children, Ronald Barrett Jr. and Debbie Barrett, both of Rochester,
Kim Lavoie and Tom Barrett, both of Loudon, Dee Colpitts of Las Cruces,
N.M., Victoria Barrett of Zambia, Africa, and Todd Barrett of Concord;
stepchildren Timothy Baker and Tammy Garnett, both of Chichester; 22
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 brothers and sisters, Chester
Barrett Jr. of Florida, Lorraine Carroll of Maryland, Mary Poisson and Mike
Barrett, both of Portsmouth, Lorna Barrett, Elaine Nichols and Thomas
Barrett, all of Concord, Arlene Thibeault of Loudon, Dan Barrett of
Contoocook, Kathy Mihachik of Chichester, and Marion Stanley of North
Carolina; and many nieces, nephews cousins, friends, and brothers- and
sisters-in-law.
He was predeceased by a brother, William Barrett, and a son, Allan
Barrett.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Concord, followed by burial in the New
Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
Family and friends may sign an online guestbook by visiting
stilloaks.com.
