Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Boys Basketball Camp

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy will be hosting their 19th Annual Boys Basketball Camp. Session 1 will be held July 7, 8 & 9 for boys entering grades 6-10 and Session 2 will be held July 10, 11 & 12 for boys entering grades 1-5. For more information, please call 942-5531 or visit the website at: www.coebrownacademy.com and click on athletics/summer programs.

"Basic Art For Kids" To Be Held At Chesley Memorial Library

Local artist David Burton will offer a free "Basic Art For Kids" class at the Chesley Memorial Library. The class will meet at the library on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until noon July 12 through August 23. The class is open to children ages 10-15. Please call the library at 942-5472 to register as space is limited. Participants need to bring a #2 or a #4 pencil, drawing paper or pad, and an eraser.

For nearly 20 years, David Burton has been providing high quality and creative images for a wide diversity of clients. His paintings and illustrations have appeared as covers and interiors for hardcover and paperback books, magazines, comic books character design for movies, and advertising art. His work has won awards across the country and can be found in collections around the world.

Northwood Lake Watershed Reminder

The Northwood Lake Watershed Association reminds all waterfront property owners that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services have announced that the changes to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA), enacted April 1, 2008, will go into effect July 1, 2008. Permits will be required for projects and activities conducted within the protected shoreline.

Certain elements of the CSPA were not repealed and will remain in effect, including: The minimum primary structure setback in all towns is 50 feet from protected waters. This provision supercedes local ordinances that maintain a lesser primary setback.

The CSPA now applies to the Saco and Pemigewasset Rivers and all great ponds and 4th order, or greater, streams.

For further information or clarification, visit the DES website at www.des.nh.gov/cspa or call Jason Aube, Shoreland Protection Outreach Specialist at 603-271-8176.

The Northwood Lake Watershed Association urges all waterfront owners to become familiar with these changes. www.northwoodlake.com

Rebecca Rule Advises All To Live Free and Eat Pie

New Hampshire Storyteller Rebecca Rule will celebrate the release of her new book, "Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller's Guide to New Hampshire" at Northwood Town Hall on Friday, July 11.

The free event starts at 7 p.m. and will not only celebrate Rule's latest book, but serve as a benefit for the Friends of the Chesley Memorial Library. Rule will read from her new "guide" in which she tells how to talk and understand New Hampshire-ese, details the state's rich history, provides her take on great local activities and places to visit, explains how to dress like a native and much more.

The event will also feature lots of homemade pies to eat and include a traditional pie auction to help raise funds for Rule's hometown library.

The popular Rule has written several other books set in New Hampshire, including "The Best Revenge," a collection of short stories that was named one of the five Essential New Hampshire Books by New Hampshire Magazine, and "Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments and Outright Lies." However, she is probably best known for her live storytelling events, many sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

Islandport Press is an independent Maine-based publisher and distributor of quality books about Northern New England. Its titles include "A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar" by John McDonald, "The Little Fisherman" by Margaret Wise Brown and Dahlov Ipcar, the "Bert and I" series of CDs, and "Saturday Beans and Sunday Suppers" by New Hampshire's Edie Clark.

For more information about the event, please call the library at 603-942-5472.

For more information about Rebecca Rule or "Live Free and Eat Pie" please call Islandport Press at 207-688-6290 or visit www.islandportpress.com.

Bringing A Mouse To School

Submitted By Kate Horne, Second Grade Teacher Northwood School

My name is Kate Horne. I am an educator at Northwood School in Northwood, NH. I have taught for many years. I teach thirteen amazing second graders this year. I have looped from first grade with this class so I have seen their accomplishments for 2 years. I have a wonderful human interest story to share with you involving education and reading.

I have a girl student whose father died a few years ago from cancer. Her mother has remarried and the new stepfather wanted to go an extra step by being involved in the student's school. He wanted to donate some of his time in the classroom. His name is Kraig Emery. He bought a copy of the book entitled A Mouse and a Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary for each student. Many of my students are on different reading levels so it was fun to read together. It was nice to hear someone else read to them besides me. The class created their own mouse adventures during writing time to share with Mr. Emery. We completed our book and had a celebration on June 18, 2008.

While talking to Mr. Emery, I found out that he is a Correctional Officer at the Merrimack County DOC. My class had asked him several questions about his career. Mr. Emery told them about his job and responsibilities. I asked Mr. Emery to wear his uniform to our last meeting so that my class could see him as he is at work.

What I found exciting is that this could be the beginning of a "reading program" for correction officers to read to younger students in any school system. The sharing of reading aloud shows students a different roll for a Correctional Officer. This is a wonderful change in our society's eyes.

Kate Horne's 2nd grade class enjoyed reading A Mouse and a Motorcycle with parent Kraig Emery

Pastor's Corner: Chucking the Moral Compass

By Pastor Ted White, New Hope Church

Airline pilots who do not trust their instrument panel, but think they can fly by instinct receive the consequences of their actions. So do those who become disorientated in the wilderness, yet do not trust their compass. We are a nation, and I do not need to argue the fact that this nation was founded on Christian foundations - a read of history clearly shows that - but we have largely abandoned the Christian Compass. There will be consequences!

Materialism dulls one's sense of need for the Lord Jesus Christ. In our culture a person is largely measured by what he has (qualifications), not who he is (character). In his book The Face of Atheism, Ravi Zacharias states that "This is a generation that hears with its eyes and thinks with its feelings." How true this is, whether among those who have not trusted Jesus and even among those who have trusted Him. To so many, "If it looks good, if it feels good, it must be good." Instead of having a constant absolute to test ideas, the vast majority is drifting aimlessly on the open sea of relativity. This is a dangerous place to be and the end results will be destructive. Why? As someone has said, "If we are not willing to serve the Almighty, we will wind up serving a tyrant." That tyrant will come looking good, sounding good, making people feel good. But, the tyrant will not be good.

We see the consequences of a materialistic focus in Deuteronomy 8:10-20. In verses 11-13 we read, "Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe His commands, His laws and His decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down and when your herd and flock grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God…" When a person or a nation prospers, there is a tendency to become proud, self-centered and not sensing a need for God. There will be consequences. Just consider what is happening in our nation, say nothing about the world. Earthquakes, increase in storms, economic woes, moral decline… things that are being attributed to global warming. It is not because of global warming. It is the Lord, either directly or indirectly, looking to shake us from being lethargic toward Him, to be dependent upon Him.

One last point. In Luke 12:16-21 Jesus tells the parable of a Rich Fool. The man's focus was on his stuff. He was materialistic. Jesus said in verse 15, "…a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" and in verse 21 we are to be "rich toward God." May you focus on Him and not on stuff! He is the True Compass!

God wants you to enjoy the life He has given you and to escape the consequence of death which is separation from Him forever. To do so go to www.newhopenorthwood.com or call 942-7729.