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Northwood NH News

April 9, 2014

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Congratulations to Yvonne Dean-Bailey from Northwood NH and her Phillips Exeter Girls Varsity Basketball team on winning their conference championship as well as breaking a school record for most wins in a season.  It’s been over 20 years since the PEA team has won a championship.   Yvonne has just committed to Mount Holyoke College where she will be continuing her successful basketball career.  Congratulations Yvonne!

 


 

PRESCHOOL OPENINGS!

 

Are you thinking about enrolling your child in preschool for next fall?  The Center School in Northwood is accepting registrations for the 2014-2015 school year.  The Center School is a parent cooperative preschool located next to the town hall in Northwood, which provides a developmental program for three, four, and five year-olds of Northwood and surrounding towns.  There are openings in our two-day (T/Th) program and three-day (M/W/F) morning programs.  Call or email us soon to get an information packet or to make an appointment to come for a visit!  For information, please email at  director Karen Andersen [email protected] or call her at the school at 942-7686.  Check us out on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/TheCenterSchoolNorthwood.

 


 

Northwood Republicans

 

The next meeting of the Northwood Republicans will be held Monday, April 14th, at 7 pm, at the Northwood Community Center. For information call 724-0320.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

Dear Editor,

It is of great concern that the U.S. spends more on health care each year than any other country, yet millions of Americans still endure an array of preventable diseases.

 

A proven and effective way to reduce this $2 trillion cost is by focusing less on medical care and investing more in disease prevention. Prevention is critical since public health funding is particularly restricted and health departments are increasingly being asked to do more with less. Therefore, it is becoming extremely problematic to implement needed health programs.

 

The Trust for America’s Health found that New Hampshire could save more than $70 million – and the U.S. more than $16 billion – annually in medical care costs within 5 years by investing $10 per person each year in community-based disease prevention programs. Programs and strategies aimed at increasing physical activity, improving nutrition, and reducing tobacco use will have the most beneficial impact on America’s health and economy.

 

I urge your readers to contact and get involved with their local health departments to inquire about and implement available health programs. These programs could include improving school food choices, providing community outreach newsletters containing health advice, or improving access to nutritious foods and recreational areas, among many others.

 

The time is now. By investing in prevention, we will enhance New Hampshire’s and the nation’s economy and quality of life and strive to be the healthiest nation.

 

Sincerely,

Katherine A. Decker

Northwood

Student at the University of New Hampshire

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

To the Editor,

I’ve tried to not do a postmortem on the recent election. It is shameful to gloat. That being said, I would like to sincerely thank all of you who came out and registered your votes on the issues. And, thank you for supporting  your school budget.

 

 It is interesting to check out who votes. It is public information, not how you voted of course but whether you did. If you don’t vote you don’t count. Really interesting to see that one of the anti-school writers didn’t even bother.

 

 There is a process to a budget, long and arduous to those that go through it. It is open to public scrutiny at every step, as it should be. There are public hearings, Deliberative Sessions, and of course the privacy of the voters booth to have your say. You do not have to participate but if you don’t, well……! No longer, thank you SB2, can a small group of people sway a vote and they don’t like it. By the way, technology was up front and center every step of the way. Anyway, when it all works correctly and comes together like it did this last election and results in success it is quite satisfying. Thank you.

 

There has been a number of letters about the two contracts. It is not just about money, the teachers just don’t get that. I hope that this year we will be able to begin earlier. While the Union would like to gain back all of the years lost, it will never happen. A smaller increase is better than nothing, the incredible cost of insurance and a fair split isn’t going to go away. Personally, I was disappointed in the lack of effort by the unions in support of their contracts.

 

Tim Jandebeur

Northwood

 


 

Letter To The Editor

Washington’s Schools

 

In Northwood and other New Hampshire towns we’ve just voted for school budgets and school board members, but how much say do we citizens or our school boards really have in how our schools are run?

 

Nowadays school boards have to spend much, if not most, of their time figuring out how to comply with federal and state mandates. This is mainly because of the Federal Department of Education. The DOE offers the states “free” grant money, which the states are eager to accept-with strings attached, of course. The states also impose their will, which is often really Washington’s will, on the local school boards. And then we get the money.

 

During the 19th century, as the United States grew from a collection of little seaboard former colonies to a world power, our educational system was entirely local. Local boards decided nearly everything about their schools, from buildings to personnel to curriculum.  Furthermore, what was taught, and how, differed widely from state to state and town to town, but it didn’t seem to hurt us any as a state or nation.

 

Washington pretty much stayed out of education until President Carter created the first Federal Department of Education. President Reagan promised to end the Department of Education, but expanded it instead. President Clinton initiated Goals 2000, President Bush created No Child Left Behind, and President Obama has Race to the Top and Common Core.

 

All were centered in the Department of Education. All had bipartisan Congressional approval. All have resulted in the transfer of power from local school boards to the Federal Government.  All have moved us farther and farther away from the vision of the Founding Fathers, who never imagined that Washington would one day be controlling schools in every American village and town.

 

Michael Faiella

Northwood

 


 

Letter

 

To the People of Northwood, 

We are Girl Scouts from the Green and White Mountains and we are part of Troop 11043. We have noticed that many people throw trash anywhere they want to, instead of putting it in a trash can. This makes our town look very ugly when it is actually very beautiful.

 

If you see anyone throwing trash out on our roads, please tell them to wait until they can put it in a trash can. PLEASE DON’T THROW TRASH ON OUR ROADS OR THE SIDES OF OUR ROADS!

 

We, as Girl Scouts, will help solve this by cleaning up trash that we see on the roads even if it is not Earth Day. We will also be sure to throw our own trash in trash cans or recycle it. We hope before the end of the summer, we can have our town clean again before next winter! We hope you will help us to make this happen.

 

Thank you!

Alexis, Somer, Makennah, Olivia

 


 

Letter

 

Dear People of Northwood, 

We are Northwood Brownies Troop 11043. We have noticed too much trash on the roads. The trash makes us feel unhappy and angry. We should clean up the trash so that Northwood is more beautiful. We will help pick up the trash, recycle what we can--like paper, glass & plastic, and cans, and please, NO littering.

 

Sincerely, 

Michaela, Bailee, Kylie, and Emilee

 


 

Letter

 

Dear Northwood Residents,

We are members of the Northwood Brownie Girl Scout Troop 11043. We have noticed that there is a lot of trash on the ground on the sides of the road. It looks disappointing to us and makes us feel worried and sad about how the trash could affect the animals’ habitats.

 

We were wondering if everyone could pitch in and help us clean up the trash. We will help by not littering, recycling when we can, and by picking up the trash and throwing it away. We will start doing this today. Can you make a difference to our community? Thank you for listening. 

 

Sincerely, 

Saere, Ashley, Ava, Allie, and Alyviah

 


 

Northwood Recreation Update

Kayaking Club

 

Kayaking Club is a new program offered by the Northwood Recreation Department for adults.  This program is designed for adults age 60ish (give or take a few) in mind.  The group will be planning trips on Wednesday mornings to a variety of local waterways.  All adventures will vary at the beginner level.  We will also be offering a basic training session on dry land for beginners.  The training would answer all the questions you have about kayaking as well as teach about safety while kayaking. The training session is scheduled for Monday, May 12th at the Community Hall at 135 Main St. The class will meet at 10:00 AM. Please register with the Northwood Recreation Department.  Find additional details and registration information in our Spring-Summer Brochure on our website, www.northwoodnh.org. Call the Recreation Department at 942-5586 x209 with questions.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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