Afternoons or evenings…the choice is yours!  The Northwood/Nottingham Evening Book Discussion Group will meet at the Blaisdell Memorial Library in Nottingham on Wednesday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Julie & Julia” by Julie Powell.  Participants will need to bring a dish to share for a potluck dinner. Call 942-5472 for more information.  The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet at the Chesley Memorial Library on Thursday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss “Smilla’s Sense Of Snow” by Peter Hoeg.

New members are welcome in both groups

CVHS’s 14th Annual Creature Comforts Dessert Tasting And Silent Auction

Please join us for Cocheco Valley Humane Society’s 14th Annual Creature Comforts Dessert Tasting and Silent Auction.  This popular event will be held on March 20, 2011 at the Regatta Room in Eliot, Maine from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and will feature a spread of delectable desserts from local businesses, a contest to see which vendor deserves “Best in Taste” and “Best in Presentation,” and a wide array of silent auction items.  Over 300 people are expected to attend!

This year’s featured entertainer is New Hampshire comedian Jay Grove (http://www.jaygrove.com).  Grove’s fast-paced and punched-up tales of his small town upbringing, coupled with his rapport with crowds and love of having a good time, have made him a crowd favorite literally from coast to coast.  His material always gives fans the feeling that they’re joking around with an old friend instead of sitting through an “act.”

Proceeds from this event will help support CVHS’s Champion’s Fund.  Founded in 2008, the fund was named after a happy, sociable nine-month-old German Shepherd cross who came to the shelter in December 2007 with a deformed leg.  His leg had been broken at some point in his young life but was never repaired. Through the generosity of donors, Champion’s costly surgery was a success, and today he enjoys long walks with his new family.  In 2010, Champion’s Fund covered the cost of surgical medical procedures for 43 shelter animals, giving them a second chance at life. 

We hope you will join us in making this event a success for the animals.  Tickets are limited and are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, or buy a table of ten tickets for $200.  Tickets are on sale now at http://www.cvhsonline.org/tickets.cfm.  Or call 603-749-5322, Ext 113 for more information on ticket sales.

THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
SUMMER 2011!

As the number of soccer players in the USA nears 20 million, the number one soccer company in the United States, Canada and Australia, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of their nationwide program of British Soccer training camps right here in the growing soccer community of Northwood.

The Northwood Recreation Department has teamed up to host the week long British Soccer camp during the week of June 27th – July 1st, at the Northwood Athletic Fields, on Route 4 in Northwood.

The camp will run Monday through Friday and each child will be coached by a member of Challenger’s British coaching staff flown to the USA exclusively to work on these programs. Challenger will hold over 3,000 British Soccer camps this summer and will coach over 120,000 players between the ages of 4 and 18.

The British Soccer Camp is more than a week of drills and skills. In addition to taking part in a daily regimen of foot skill development, technical and tactical practices and daily tournament style plays, each child will also be treated to a rich cultural experience.  Our staff also makes respect, responsibility, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship a priority.  They will teach these important life lessons throughout the entire day.

The most popular part of each camp is the Camp World Cup. The coaches use this daily tournament to teach the players about life, customs and traditions of other countries. The campers are asked to make up cheers, bring flags, wear team colors, and learn as much as they can about the country they represent.

The Northwood Recreation Department is offering British Soccer camp sessions for the following ages:

• Ages 4-5, 9:00 am- 10:30 am, $98.
• Ages 6-10, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm, $136.
• Ages 10-14, 9:00 am- 4:00 pm, $186.

Each camper will receive a free camp T-shirt, soccer ball, giant soccer poster and an individual skills performance evaluation. In addition, any child who signs up online at least 45 days prior to camp will receive a genuine British Soccer replica Jersey (value $39)

Space is limited – parents are encouraged to sign up on line in advance to avoid disappointment.

To sign up for the camp either visit www.challengersports.com or contact Kathy Boudreau at 603-942-5586 x209 or email [email protected].

Letters

As I’ve said before, I am often puzzled nowadays.  But now I think I know why we might need that militia (HB343).   On March 19th, the Speaker of the NH House, Bill O’Brien, the head of the NHGOP, Jack Kimball, and Rep. Dan Itse, self-proclaimed constitutional expert, will be speaking at the Nullify Now New Hampshire forum at SNHU. 

So what’s this nullification stuff?  Well, it’s a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law that a state has deemed unconstitutional.  But doesn’t the US Constitution say that “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding”?

I don’t know about you, but I really like being a citizen of the United States. I don’t really think being a citizen of the Republic of NH would have the same benefits for me, especially if the current legislature was running things!

And the militia?  Well, I suspect if we try to nullify federal laws, there just might be some efforts to enforce them.  Could they find enough NH citizens willing to fight their own country?  Sure doesn’t sound very patriotic to me!

Lucy Edwards
Northwood NH

Letter

I just want to thank the voters who have been there for me and to let them know I will do my best as a new schoolboard member.

It is time to look at what we get for our money as well as to spend it and as a taxpayer who looks for good value for my money that is my promise to all Northwood students to do the best to make sure their education prepares them for the future.

Thanks again for the votes and confidence in me.

Kenneth “Kenny” Witham
Northwood

Who is Aldo Leopold?

On Saturday, April 2nd, join neighbors and friends at Coe Brown Northwood Academy at 7 PM for a free screening of a new film called Green Fire, the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold.

The film explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of the twentieth century, showing how he shaped and influenced the modern conservation movement.  Green Fire is an engaging portrait of Leopold’s vision of a community that cares about people and about land. His call for a land ethic ties together a wide range of modern conservation concerns and offers rich insights for the future.

For more information, contact Carl Wallman at [email protected] or 435-5209.

Sponsored by: NALMC, Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, Northwood Conservation Commission.

Coe Brown Art Students Selected for Regional Art Show

The  CBNA Art Department is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected to participate in a regional Art Exhibition for Concord/Central area schools in the 50th National Anniversary of March as Youth Art Month.  The celebration showcases artwork created by students in grades K-12.  Locally, YAM is statewide exhibition of student art sponsored by the New Hampshire Art Educators’ Association.  This observance emphasizes the value of art education for all children and encourages crucially needed public support for quality school art programs.  The Red River Theaters, Concord, NH, hosts the year’s Concord area exhibition.

An opening reception took  place on Thursday, March 10th from 4-5 pm at Red River Theaters on Main Street in Concord.  Congratulations to Allison DeFlumeri, Leah Hastings, Leanne Baratier, Devin Beck, Jessica Goudreault, Alba Rodriguez Gimeno, Travis Newton and Miranda Allan for this honor.

Center School To Hold Parent Cooperative Preschool Auction

The 11th Annual Auction will be held on Saturday, March 26th at the Bow Lake Grange Hall in Strafford.  A preview of the auction items starts at 6:30 and the auction will begin at 7:00 pm.

There will be many exciting items to bid on, including 2 Red Sox Tickets, Autographed Red Sox Ball, Sky Diving gift certificate, Jellystone Park Camping Weekend, Ski Passes, Handmade Items, Monarchs and Fishercats Tickets, many gift certificates for area restaurants and other businesses, and of course the “famous” preschool bowls.  With so many diverse items, there will be great bargains and lots of fun.

The Center School is a preschool located next to the Northwood town hall in the old American Legion building.  It is indeed a small one-room school house!  Since it is a parent cooperative preschool, it is up to the parents to raise money for items such as playground equipment, classroom supplies, and any building repairs. The annual auction is the school’s biggest fundraiser.  Local businesses are contacted for a donation to our school, a non-profit organization, which we then auction off.  Thank you to all who donated items or services for the auction, last year as well as this year.  We are hoping this year’s auction will be our biggest yet!  This year’s proceeds will be used to fix some plumbing issues for the 200+ year old schoolhouse and some new playground equipment. 

For more information or to make a donation, call the Center School at 942-7686.

Coe Brown FBLA  Members To Attend State Leadership Conference

Members attending the Spring Leadership Conference: back from left – Matthew Norton, Matthew Burns, Evan Horvath, Gabrielle Giannelli. Front – Ashley Hardy, Olivia Sparrow, Alicia Giannelli, and Regan Butler; missing include:  Skyler Mitchell, David Ikewood, Blake Heyn, and Ashlyn Correia.

Coe Brown Northwood Academy is among the many schools throughout New Hampshire that will be attending the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.

The conference is a two day affair, beginning on March 31st. The conference includes individual and chapter competitions pertaining to business and leadership skills as well as opportunities for chapters to network with other FBLA members in New Hampshire. Chapter members have put forth great efforts in preparing for this event all year.

The following are the Coe-Brown FBLA members attending the Spring Leadership conference and which competitions they are competing in. Those attending from Nottingham include Ashley Hardy, Business Graphics; Alicia Giannelli, Health Care Administration; Gabrielle Giannelli, Business Calculations; Ashlyn Correia, Job Interview; Evan Horvath, Impromptu Speaking; Blake Heyn, Economics; and Skyler Mitchell, Sports Management.

Those attending from Strafford include Olivia Sparrow, Business Communications; David Ikewood, Job Interview; and Matthew Burns, Spreadsheet Applications.

Attending from Barrington is Matthew Norton, Marketing.

Attending from Northwood is Regan Butler, Business Math.

Coe Brown FFA Members Demonstrate Skills At Tractor Supply

Pictured from left to right Jenna Brown, Kelsey Brown, Samantha Emond and Savanah Reed

CBNA FFA officers President Kelsey Brown, Vice President Jenna Brown, Secretary Samantha Emond, and member Savannah Reed, accompanied by advisor Charles Whitten, held a demonstration and information session at Tractor Supply on February 19, 2011. 

Tractor Supply is a dedicated sponsor of the FFA, a national youth organization.  Dan Riedy, manager of the Chichester Tractor Supply, gave the group the opportunity to present a demonstration about FFA and agriculture at the store.

FFA wants to educate the public about the opportunities that the organization provides. The demonstration was for the FFA Chapter’s Agriculture Communications project.  Students brought books from their agricultural classes to show people what they learn in their classes, and also answered questions that people had.  Because of this experience, the FFA students realized that not many people are aware of FFA, and this motivated them even more to want to teach people about agriculture and FFA.