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Northwood NH News

July 30, 2014

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A Christmas Story Happening In Northwood New Hampshire

Submitted By June Evans

 

Betty Olivier of Northwood, NH was the owner of this beautiful collection of Avon.

 

The collection was purchased when the home Betty lived in for over 40 years was sold .

 

As the story goes each year she would call and request someone to meet her at the fire station to accept a “few” gifts for the children of Northwood.  When she arrived, she would open the back of her station wagon to reveal the entire space “filled” with presents that had a bow and a candy cane. She wanted to make sure each child felt special to think that someone took the time to put a bow and candy cane on their gift. Amongst the gifts were hand made dolls and stuffed toys. The teenagers were never forgotten.

 

When she was asked what her name was she simply said “ just call me the “Candy Cane Lady”.

 

She said that her greatest joy of Christmas was to know the less fortunate children of Northwood have their gifts.

 

Even when her battle with Cancer came along she never gave up making sure the gifts were ready with their bow and candy cane on them ready to be picked up.

 

She passed 10 years ago this year of 2013 the day before Thanksgiving.

 

She may be gone but her spirit lives on with those people who were fortunate enough to have known her and those that might never know her name but will remember their special gifts with the bow and the candy cane on them.

 

It’s been an honor to unwrap each and every one of her nearly 10,000 pieces of Avon collectibles with my daughter in law Lisa’s help to expose the care with which Betty took of them and made sure they were stored in a safe place. The results of her care produced some of the most unbelievable pieces in pristine condition.

 

When I opened them up I was taken back in time to when I used to have some of these pieces on my bureau as a teenager. I never expected to see them ever again. Betty kept a ledger from A to Z on what was in her collection. If anyone would like to see if we have a certain piece they might be looking for I would be able to answer that question quickly by looking at this ledger. There are pieces on Craigslist.com to look at as well. For more information on how to view this collection please call June Evans at 603-659-3153 or email me at [email protected] and I will be happy to assist you further.

 

The new owner of this collection intends to give a portion of the sale of this collection to “Santa’s Helper’s” program in Northwood, New Hampshire.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

Market Basket’s Implosion?

 

Implosion is an occasion when something such as an organization is destroyed by things that are happening within it. Case in point is the naming of Co-CEO (Jim Gooch) at Market Basket who was the former CEO at Radio Shack for 16 months (ending in 2012). There were no press releases from the Market Basket Board touting his accomplishments.

 

A closer look at his tenure there explains why.  Share prices declined 84% since he took over. On 7-25-12 the company reported an unprecedented loss of $21 million compared to a $25 million profit during the same period in 2011. Just weeks before being fired Mr. Gooch killed the only reason to own Radio Shack’s stock: the dividend. Sounds like running a company into the ground.

 

What were the three independent board members thinking when they hired him?  In December 2013 Arthur T. Demoulas sent a letter to one of the independent members (Ken Cowan). In ATD’s letter he discloses that the Board’s website states that, ‘The Board may retain an executive search firm to assist it in identifying qualified potential candidates from outside the organization.’ As it turned out the Board hired a Spenser Stuart for search services and paid him in excess of $300,000.  Did this head-hunter recommend hiring Mr. Gooch to run Market Basket into the ground?

 

It is interesting reading all of the negative comments by the specialists including professors in crisis management and business practices at their astonishment at how the executives currently in control have managed the situation. More than one said the directors should even consider reinstating Arthur T. Demoulas.

 

Whether the independent board members will put the customers first along with the dedicated workers or whether their own self-interests will continue to resonate remains to be seen. How greedy can an individual be? 

 

Sincerely,

Jim Hadley

Northwood

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

Mr. Faiella’s choice of The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Gary Alperovitz supports my contention that there are those who are indeed trying to re-write history to the detriment of this country believing we are a “bad country”.

 

A peer review of the book turned up this result written by Dr. David Ahistrom a professor experienced in this sort of research: “ …makes me wonder about the author’s bias; a serious academic study as this book claims to be should not be so careless in its scholarship.”  His peer review can be found at Amazon.com

 

What should carry more weight on using the bomb: Quotes by third parties who say the bomb was not needed or quotes from Japanese officials who were in the ministry at the time and say without its use Japan would not have surrendered?

 

There were from Japan “overtures” to peace, however wanting to “negotiate a peace” is not the same as unconditional surrender. 

 

Why unconditional surrender?  World leaders had seen the results of negotiating a peace with Germany in 1919. Fifteen years later Germany had re-armed,  and in the next ten years they again laid waste to most of Europe.  This time Germany would be totally broken so it could not rise again and nothing less than the total end of the present culture of militarism in Japan would do: Uncoditional surrender.  

 

Lastly Mr. Faiella seems to agree with a naval blockade “to starve them out”. How is starving millions of women and children more humane than the use of the bombs?  

 

We did the right thing and no revisionist philosophy trying to make us out to be racist and mean spirited can change what was and continues to be the truth of the time and the event.

 

Richard Doucet,

Strafford

 


 

Letter to the Editor

Sign Slogans

 

As I said, it is the Time of Signs – political, that is, not Biblical. Although some would have you believe that they are the same. Only a few have appeared so far because, in a few cases, we have a primary to participate in.  But they are a foreshadowing of things to come.  What can we make of them?  And how useful are they in deciding for whom to vote?

 

Howard Pearl is running again against incumbent John Reagan for the District 17 Senate seat.  Pearl, a farmer by trade, uses the slogan “Cultivating Common Sense in Concord.”  A perfectly vacuous and inoffensive phrase to the point where he’s added the word “conservative” and the National Republican Party elephant icon, lest any of us think that he is a TeaPartier.

 

His opponent. John Reagan, is masculine and bold: “Tax Fighter.” This from a man who is a retired firefighter from Baltimore, MD, whose salary and pension(s) were paid by Tax Payers.  I assume that he didn’t want to fight those taxes, then.  But my parents, living in Baltimore, probably hoped he would have, grateful though they were for the protection.

 

In any event, he’s retired and moved to NH, got religion, and wants to fight taxes.  But he doesn’t say what services he wants to stop funding. 

 

I have the same problem with Adams’ call to “cut the spending.” But on what services?  

 

Serving on the Town Budget Committee and reviewing the Town and School budgets, I get to see what our property taxes are paying for.  In the same way, I expect candidates who want to cut taxes to say what they want to cut from the budget of the State.  Otherwise, they’re just sloganeers and won’t get my vote, and they shouldn’t get yours.

 

Tom Chase

Northwood

Candidate for Rockingham District 1 Representative

 


 

Northwood Recreation Update

 

The Northwood Recreation Department is sponsoring Soccer Camp.  The camp will be run by the Seacoast United Soccer Club providing players the opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of coaching experts.  Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, and coached scrimmages. This week long camp, August 11th – August 15th, is available to kids playing ages 4 through high school. The 4-6 year old campers will attend from 9:00 am – 10:30 am. The 6 – high school age would attend from 9:00 am –12:00 pm. The cost for 4-6 year olds is $90.00, 6 years old – high school is $120.00.  Registrations can by placed online at seacoastunited.com/townpartners/. Visit www.northwoodnh.org for additional registration information and information about these programs.  Details can be found in our Brochure on the website. Or contact the Recreation Department at [email protected] or 942-5586 x209 with questions.

 


 

Northwood School 4th Quarter Honor Roll

 

5th Grade High Honors

Addison Cox, Gabrielle Critchett, Tyler Hartford, Porter Heigis, Liam Jozokos

 

5th Grade Honors

Edward Bailey, Kaden Beliveau, Jennifer Bettencourt, Adrianna Bingham, Joshua Bowers, Amelia Brackett, Amelia Brackett, Kayla Burto, Piper Leduke, William Moehlmann, Lucas Morrill, Andrew Quaglia, Brenna Roy, Darin Sweet

 

6th Grade High Honors

Hunter Adams, Katherine Blake, Benjamin Brieger, Victoria Johnston, Evan Lentz, Ethan Meeker, Mary Thoms

 

6th Grade Honors

Jaden Boulanger, Makayla DeButts, Hailie Holland, Scott Ireland, Sophie Laird, Brynna Meeker, Ryan Nester, Eli Pinard, Elijah Tomlinson-Burrell, Samantha Welch

 

7th Grade High Honors

Olivia Farrar, Emma Tobbe, Megan Wimsatt

 

7th Grade Honors

Elijah Allen, Braelin Ash, Isabelle Balch, Clayton Canfield, Dylan DeTrude, Alivia DiPrizio, Taylor Edgecomb, Sarah Jensen, Lillian Marie, Lucas McCusker, Jonathan Moehlmann, Carly Ramsey, Jacob Rich, Zachery Sheehan, Noah Sinnamon

 

8th Grade High Honors

Emily Cunningham, MaKenna Iller, Ahna McCusker, Kayla Pollak, Julia Sommer

 

8th Grade Honors

Taylor Bettencourt, Leah Bridge, Taylor Bryer, Hannah Halka, Brady Johnson, Nina-Marie Laramee, Emily Lentz, Michaela McAllister, Stephanie Messina

 


 

 

 











 
 

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