Gilmanton School Fall Sports
Soccer and Volleyball practice will
begin on Monday, August 22, 2011.
Volleyball will be held in the
gym from 5:00 - 7:00, and Boys and Girls Soccer will be from 5:00 -
7:00 on the soccer field. Please come dressed and ready to
play. All soccer players must have shin guards, mouth guards and a
water bottle with them at all practices. A current physical must be
on file with the school nurse before attending practice. Permission
slips will be available in the main office on Tuesday, August 16th
and will be available on the first day of practice.
“Cows
and Communities”
Former Ag Commissioner Steve Taylor at
Gilmanton Historical Society
Former Commissioner of Agriculture,
Steve Taylor, returns to the Gilmanton Historical Society on
Tuesday, August 23, at the Gilmanton Academy (Town Offices) building
in Gilmanton Corners.
Refreshments and social hour begins at 7 pm
and the program starts promptly at 7:30. The public is
welcome. There is no charge but donations are appreciated.
Cattle were essential to the early NH settlements, and their
contributions have been central to the life and culture of the
State. From providing dietary sustenance to basic motive
power, bovines have had a deep and enduring bond with their keepers.
They are still a vital part of the iconography of rural NH.
Where are NH’s cows today? What are they doing for us now?
Some answers will surprise you!
The Society will be taking a
field trip to the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. To car pool,
meet at Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works at 9:30 am. Or
come directly to the museum on Route 16 in Wolfeboro at 10 o’clock.
The final program, September 27th brings back “Your Hit Parade.”
The Gilmanton Historical Society offers a number of publications
on the history of the Town. They are available at all Society
programs, at the Town Clerk’s Office, and at the Brick House in
Gilmanton Corners. The Society’s Museum, in the Academy
Building, is open by appointment. Call curator Jeanine Moorhead
267-8870.
Thanks to George Carpenter for his work as assistant
curator of the Historical Society’s museum. Pat Clarke will be
taking George’s spot as curator.
For more information
about the Historical Society and the summer series, pick up a copy
of the flier at the Academy or call President John Dickey at
267-6098.
Cows
are still important in New Hampshire. Former Agriculture
Commissioner Steve Taylor tells us more at the Gilmanton Historical
Society, Tuesday, August 23, 7:30 pm at the Gilmanton Academy in
Gilmanton Corners.
Letter
To The Editor
Gilmanton Selectmen Board Meeting August 8, 2011
The Town Treasurer addressed the scheduled disbursements by the town
to the Gilmanton SAU. She voiced concerns that the town was
paying expenses forward unnecessarily which would result in the town
having to borrow against anticipated revenue at an expense in excess
of three thousand dollars.
The treasurer was denied access to
corroborative information and advised that the town could submit its
own schedule.
Selectman Hatch recused herself. The
remaining selectmen accepted the treasurer’s recommended
disbursement
schedule pending clarification from the SAU. Despite having
recused herself, Ms. Hatch requested that the board hear from the
school superintendent. The treasurer stated that her email of
concern to the selectmen was shared with the board without her
knowledge, in response to which Ms. Hatch stated that she
forwarded the email as a taxpayer, a school board member and a
selectman.
Should not Ms. Hatch have sought the concurrence of
the selectmen as a body rather than sending the email
unilaterally? School board member Ella Jo Regan stated that the
matter could be resolved by a meeting between the treasurer and the
school board.
This would be a tempest in a teapot were it not
for these factors:
1.) The arrogance of the school administration
in declining to meet a simple and diligent request for what should
be public information;
2.) The conflict of interest of selectman/school board
member/school employee Hatch whose decision to recuse herself was
gainsaid by entering into the discussion on several occasions,
and 3.) The position of Ms. Regan that resolution could be found
outside of a public forum.
Citizens of Gilmanton should analyze
the positions taken by Ms. Hatch and Ms. Regan when next they run
for public office.
Richard B. Burchell
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