Reminder
The Inn at Deerfield, a nonprofit home specializing in
dementia care, will host a Community Health Fair on Monday, October
22 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Please contact Kelly at 463-7002 or
[email protected]
for questions or to make an appointment.
The
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club and The Epsom Fire Dept Auxiliary will
be hosting another Fabulous All You Can Eat benefit breakfast on
Sat, Oct. 20th at the Epsom Fire Station from 8:00 am - 10:30 am;
cash donations. Many of you have had the pleasure of enjoying one of
these breakfasts before. We promise you won’t be disappointed. So,
mark your calendars October 20th at the Epsom Fire Station.
Thanksgiving And Winter Holiday Food Baskets
The Northwood
Food Pantry and Northwood area churches will be sponsoring
Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday Food Baskets for any Northwood
resident in need. If you are in need of receiving a Thanksgiving or
Winter Holiday Basket, please drop by the Northwood Town Hall and
fill out the forms available at the front desk no later than Friday,
November 9th. Business hours are Monday-Friday 8-4.
If you
have any questions, please contact Susan Holden, Human Services
Director, at 942-5586 ext.208. If you would like to make a cash or
goods donation to help fill these holiday baskets, please contact
Pat Jacobsmeyer at 942-8912.
Santa Helper Application
The members of the Northwood Fire-Rescue
Association will be organizing the Northwood Santa’s Helpers
Program. You and your child(ren) ages birth through 18 years
old, must be residents of Northwood to apply and receive gifts from
this program. Please drop by the Northwood Town Hall and fill out
the form at the front desk no later than Friday, November 30th.
Old-Fashion Hymn Sing
Bring your singing voices and come
to the Hymn Sing at the Northwood Advent Christian Church on 113
School Street (Rt. 107 in the Narrows), Sunday, October 21 at 6 p.m.
You will get the chance to pick your favorite old hymn for everyone
to sing and enjoy its great message of God. This is sponsored
by the Women’s Mission Group of the Church and there will be an
opportunity to financially contribute to their mission projects.
Candidates’ Night In Deerfield
The Philbrick-James
Forum will hold a Candidates’ Night at the Deerfield Community
Church, 15 Church Street (formerly 11 Old Center Road), Deerfield on
Friday night, October 26, from 7-9 p.m. The event will be
moderated by Kevin Verville.
This forum will provide an
opportunity for voters of Candia, Deerfield, Northwood and
Nottingham to see and hear candidates for County and State offices.
Each candidate will briefly (two-three minutes) introduce her- or
himself. Then you, the voter, can ask your written questions of them
to answer. We hope to see all of you at the event.
For
more information contact Stephen Soreff, MD, Chair of the Forum
Board, either by e-mail at
[email protected] or by phone at 895-6120.
Five Artworks Added To CBNA Permanent
Collection From The
Class Of 2012
Five members of the Class of 2012 will have their
artwork added to the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Permanent Art
Collection. Each year, senior students who have completed a
prescribed course of visual arts study are invited to donate one
piece of their two-dimensional artworks to the school’s collection.
The works by the following members of the Class of 2012 are hung as
a group exhibition for 2012-2013 just inside the main foyer area and
then will move to a more permanent location in the fall of 2013. To
date, 239 pieces have been installed since the collection started
with the class of 1987. Congratulations recent graduates! An
updated web presentation of the entire Permanent Art Collection will
be coming soon to the CBNA web page.
Works donated from members
of the Class of 2012 include: • David Pierce Butler – Glow Sticks
– Digital Color Photographs – 22” x 28” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall
• Megan Curtin – Power Corrupts – Charcoal, Graphite and Colored
Pencil – 28” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall
• Kelsey Follansbee
– My Father’s Body Armor – Mixed Media – 18” x 24” – Foyer Area
Pinkham Hall
• Leah Hastings – Disconnect – Oil on Canvas – 18”
x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall
• Courtney Turcotte – Untitled
(Heart) – Oil on Canvas board – 20” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall
CBNA To Present “Little Women, The Musical"
Left to
right Grace Axelrod as Marmee, Jessie Felber as Meg, Janais Axelrod
as Amy, Katie MacEachern as Beth and Noelle Struthers as Jo rehearse
a scene from CBNA Theatre’s Production of “Little Women, the
Musical”
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Theatre will proudly
present Little Women, the Musical on October 25 and 26, 2012, at 7
pm and on October 27, 2012, at 2 pm and 7 pm in the Gerrish Gym on
the CBNA Campus.
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own family
experiences (and novel), Little Women, follows the adventures of Jo,
Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. The
beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues
as relevant today as when Alcott’s books were written. The powerful
musical score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache
and hope -- the sounds of a young America finding its voice.
Senior Noelle Struthers plays Jo March, the glue that holds this
group of sisters together. Senior Jessica Felber plays oldest
sister Meg, junior Katie MacEachern plays homebody sister Beth, and
freshman Janais Axelrod plays youngest sister Amy. Their
mother Marmee is played by junior Grace Axelrod. Other cast
members include seniors Marianna Barnhart, Tim Cedrone, Ashlyn
Correia, Ryan Cunningham, Allison Irish, Jordan McAllister and
Kestyn Ritchotte; juniors Taylor Bowden, Kenney Chaney, Shane
Chittum, Sammi Corwin, Branden Emerson, Jessica Gallant, Zachary
May, Jessica Moreshead, and Taylor Pitre; sophomores Olivia Anatone,
Jillian Burrows, Julia Collins, Rachel Dallaire, Hannah Grady, Faith
Hayes, Colton Rush, and Alexis Ure and freshmen Jared Neal, Emily
Theriault, and Ryan Wadleigh. This exhilarating musical is
under the direction of faculty member Elizabeth Lent, with music
direction by Mr. David Deardorff and choreography by Ms. Kolby Hume.
Reserved tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and
seniors and will be available after October 17 by calling 942-5531
ext. 237, by email at
[email protected] or at the main office at CBNA.
CBNA
To Host Winter Financial Aid Night
Maris Madden from the
University of New Hampshire, a volunteer of the New Hampshire
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, will be
conducting a Winter Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, November 14 at
6:30 p.m. for students and families of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy.
Ms. Allen will be providing information on the financial aid
process, forms that will need to be completed, various programs that
the government offers, and other available options that families can
use to cover the cost of education.
Senator Jack Barnes
Thanked
Before Jack Barnes officially retires and leaves office
as my state senator in Concord, I wanted to formally thank him for
his exemplary services to the Northwood community and our
selectboard during his years in office. Needless to say his upcoming
retirement from public service will be sorely missed but never
forgotten.
When the approval for the new Hannaford grocery store
was in jeopardy, Senator Barnes came the next day and assisted the
Selectmen in sorting through the obstacles and worked with us to
resolve them with state and federal officials. That store is our
largest employer and allows our residents to shop locally for their
food and medicine. No longer having to drive the 20+ miles
round-trip to purchase their necessities out-of-town, our citizens
are saving thousands of dollars in transportation costs each year.
Following HUD’s announcement of a $3 million federal grant to build
a 31-unit elderly housing facility we were all very pleased.
However, the project was later held up for months until the issue
with the MtBE groundwater contamination was resolved in that area.
Jack attended several meetings with the selectmen along with state
and federal officials and understood how important that housing
facility would be for our seniors.
Words cannot adequately
describe how much his legislative services have meant for Northwood.
I wish him well in his retirement years from public service.
Sincerely, Jim Hadley, Selectman Town of Northwood
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy’s FBLA State Officers
This
year Coe-Brown is lucky to have two state officers from its chapter,
Evan Horvath and Regan Butler. These two will represent the state of
New Hampshire at regional and national conventions.
Evan is a
senior from Nottingham and also holds the position as Vice President
of the Coe-Brown FBLA local chapter. He is putting together a
“fundraising playbook” for his state officer project. The playbook
will essentially be a book consisting of successful and interesting
fundraisers. Any suggestions for Evan’s book are welcome!
Regan
is a junior and also currently holds the local position of Historian
for Coe Brown’s chapter. She is working on having an educational
workshop dealing with types of visual impairment for her state
officer project. Regan will draw from her personal experience with
visual impairment to educate others about the different forms of
visual impairment and their effects on people’s lives.
Letter
There are three constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall.
That’s just another reason to vote your ballot from the bottom up.
Yes, I said vote from the bottom up! Everything on the ballot
is worth your vote.
The first amendment on the ballot seeks to
bar the legislature from ever instituting any new tax in NH that
could be considered an income tax. Yes, the language does lend
itself to numerous interpretations, which are an invitation to
lawsuits. Defending lawsuits against the state is an expense
to taxpayers.
This change to our constitution will inevitably
lead to raising the other taxes and fees, the largest of which is
the property tax, that make up our current revenue structure, or
cutting spending even further than the radical cuts already made.
I would also argue that allowing the legislature to avoid making the
decisions they are charged with, to review our revenue and state
obligations every two years and pass a balanced budget, is giving
our elected officials an excuse for avoiding this part of their job!
The second amendment would give the legislature power over the
administrative rules of our court system. The founders of the
United States and of the State of NH were very clear that they had
instituted three branches of government to protect us from the
tyranny of a majority in a legislature or an over-reaching
executive, by making the courts an independent branch. Do not
vote to allow the legislative branch this control over our court
system.
The third amendment is to call a constitutional
convention. Every ten years this must appear on the ballot
according to the NH Constitution. This is both an open-ended
and expensive project which we should avoid at this time. Our state
has much greater needs right now.
Lucy Edwards Northwood
The writer is a candidate for the NH House from Rockingham District
1.
Letter
Simply put, I like to bring things to their
lowest common denominator so that I am more comfortable dealing with
them.
Educationally, we are in dire straights here in the USA,
New Hampshire, and more so in Northwood. We are doing a very poor
job educating our kids despite spending gobs of money on the issue.
We are spending close to 17 thousand dollars per student here in
Northwood. That does not include the cost of the NH Department of
Education or the National DOE grotesque dollars. When our President
talks about more educational funding, not one dime will get to the
kids. Bureaucrats and unions will scarf it up. And it’s not working.
We are 29th in education worldwide but spend the most. Consequently,
legally, foreigners are being used to fill the gap of high end jobs
that our kids can’t do.
At the other end of the spectrum is the
myriad of graduating students who cannot read, rite or do rithmatic,
the three r’s. But for the most part this group will not do the
menial jobs that require a lot of work for very little pay and work
their way up. They sit at home and allow others to support them. But
there is a group, a huge group that number in the millions, who will
sneak into our country and gladly do anything for what they consider
big money and send 90% back home.
Quite a jam we are in. The
failure of our educational system and parenting will jointly be the
blame for our downfall when they look at the ashes.
For those of
you that enjoy my letters, you know that I intend to go kicking and
screaming. I know that we can do better and as far as I’m concerned
those in the way should be pushed aside. This group does not like me
and that cheers me up, really does.
Tim Jandebeur Northwood
Else Cilley Chapter, NSDAR News
Else
Cilley members Rebecca Rush and Lynne Sweet admire
items to be
raffled during Nottingham Day.
The Else Cilley Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution participated in the Nottingham
Day Celebration in September. Members offered a patriotic coloring
contest for children while adults could pick up some DAR literature
and purchase chances to win one of several baskets, flowers or gift
certificates. Over 7 dozen flags were also distributed throughout
the day. Tickets were sold for a chance to win a quilt made by a
member. The winner will be drawn and announced at the November
meeting, so you still have time to purchase your tickets from any
member. All proceeds will go towards repairs to the historic
Nottingham Square Schoolhouse.
The highlight of the day was when
June Chase and Sara Wotton of the Nottingham Historical Society
presented chapter members with an extremely generous check towards
building repairs.
The next meeting of the Else Cilley Chapter
will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012 during lunch at Alan’s
Restaurant in Boscawen with a Veterans Cemetery Memorial Walk to
follow. A car pool will meet at the park and ride off Route 4 in
Northwood at 11:00 am.
Women interested in joining the DAR are
encouraged to attend a meeting. The DAR is a non-profit,
non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to
promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing
America’s future through education. The public is always welcome to
attend. For information and contact information, visit our website
www.freewebs.com/ecilleydar.
Letter To The Editor
I
will be voting for Lucy Edwards for State Rep. from Northwood
because she is a person of principle. I first met Lucy when
she started organizing the Northwood Farmers Market five years ago,
and since then she has kept me informed of local and state issues
that we both care about, including the environment, women’s health,
and social justice. It takes great courage these days to stand
up to the bullying opposition. Lucy will do that, and will
work for all the people.
Sincerely, Meg McGoldrick
Northwood
Letter
In recent letters Tom Chase and I have
agreed on two points. We both admire Abraham Lincoln and like
NHPTV. Unfortunately by his misunderstanding of what was important
to Lincoln’s primary concern for individual liberty, Mr. Chase
attempts to bolster his argument for big government and why
taxpayers should be required to fund a very profitable business
which pretends to be non-profit -- a legal fiction.
Mr.
Chase quotes a note by Lincoln (intended for a speech he never
delivered) as evidence for government’s involvement in some
“specific” activities. Even in this note Lincoln is clear - he says
it twice - that government’s only role outside of defense and
dealing with crime is to take on what individuals or individuals
acting together in “communities” “can not do at all” or “do so
well”. Most of a free citizen’s life should be free of
government.
What is of concern to me here is not just Big Bird
being put on a diet by fiscally responsible NH legislators, (by the
way have you ever noticed how fat Big Bird is?... He needs a diet)
but what is symbolic in Mr. Chase’s views is another fiction
commonly believed because it is commonly taught in our schools: that
government is most often the solution to societal problems, real or
imagined , or is to satisfy some citizens’ wish lists.
National
Public Television and all its affiliates are a very profitable
business with well paid employees and top execs making over half
a million dollars a year (a profit to each and every one of them).
Their business model requires that those who like their product
donate voluntarily. In addition, they sell lots of stuff.
PTV has produced many worthy programs over the years and has proved
they can do it, without taxpayers.
Joseph McCaffrey Northwood
Letter
The Northwood Educational Personnel Support
Association (NESPA) would like to thank the Town of Northwood for
supporting our contract by voting in the affirmative. The
Association also thanks you for your continued support of our school
community and most importantly—“The Children”.
Colleen Gulick-Ryan
President - NESPA
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