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Northwood NH News

September 24, 2014

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Letter to the Editor

Contradictions

 

When I was a kid, I had a Ripley’s Believe It or Not book, a collection of the improbable and remarkable.  You remember: the man with 10-foot-long fingernails; the woman who survived 3 lightning strikes – all on the same date!  But one of my favorites was a collection of contradictory proverbs.

 

Look before you leap.

He who hesitates is lost.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Opposites attract.

 

I especially enjoyed Paul’s admonishment to the Galatians 6:5: For every man shall bear his own burden.  This, having just said: Bear ye one another’s burden and so fulfill the law of Christ.  Having been taught that the Bible is 100% correct and unerring, I saw this as evidence to the contrary.  How could both be true?  But they are.

 

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

 

Which works depends upon the task at hand, and the thoughtful person seeks to discern what’s appropriate.  Similarly, the United States of America must reconcile two contradictory values:

 

All for one; one for all.

Every man (and woman) for him/herself.

 

Early on, we realized that we must all hang together or we would hang separately – literally.  But our heritage is of rugged individualism.  Even today, the tension between the rights of the individual and the common/collective/community good are evident.

 

Whether it’s texting-while-driving, wearing seatbelts or motorcycle helmets, we see one person’s exercise of freedom as a potential threat to the greater good.  What shall we do in the face of these dilemmas?

 

As your representative in the legislature, I would begin by recognizing the inherent contradictions that underlie our legislative decisions and use my intelligence to seek to accommodate, if not reconcile them.  No promises.  No slogans.  No pledges.  Just thoughtful and open-minded consideration.  E pluribus unum.

 

Tom Chase 

Northwood

Candidate for NH House of Representative, Rockingham District 1

 


 

Five Named Bentley Cross Country Captains

 

WALTHAM, Mass. – Seniors Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) and Alix Pettinella (Wingdale, N.Y./ Arlington HS) will serve as captains of the 2014 Bentley University women’s cross country team while junior Sean Nee (West Yarmouth/Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. HS) and seniors Christian Connolly (Kingston/Silver Lake Regional HS) and Mac Segura-Cook (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown Northwood Acad.) will fill that role for the men’s team, head coach Kevin Curtin announced.

 

Dooley has been one of the region’s premier cross country runners since her arrival at Bentley in 2012 and was one of the best in Division II nationally last fall when she earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships. She earned Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America honors and was the USTFCCCA Division II East Runner of the Year.

 

Pettinella, who owns a share of Bentley’s indoor record in the 4x800, has improved steadily during her time at Bentley. Last year, she had the team’s tenth best time in the Northeast-10 Championships, placing 105th overall.

 

“Simply put, Tara and Alix are the co-captains of this year’s women team because they are the two hardest workers on the team,” said Curtin. “They’ve continued to improve athletically each year while excelling in the classroom, which is something that we pride ourselves in doing as a team. They’ve also done a great job in mentoring the freshmen and helping them make the transition to collegiate athletics.”

 

Nee was one of Bentley’s top five last year and placed 67th in the conference championships, an improvement of 39 places over his sophomore year. Connolly, after not running in any cross country meets during his first two years at Bentley, was 105th in the NE-10’s last fall. Segura-Cook has been limited to four cross country meets over the last two years after placing 99th in the NE-10’s as a freshman.

 

“Mac has been dealing with injuries the last couple of years but still helped immensely with last’s year’s team which had a lot of freshmen and that should pay dividends this year. Christian has earned everyone’s respect over the last three years as he has transitioned himself from someone who walked on here his second week as a freshman into the fastest leg on our school record 4x800 last year. Sean was also on that 4x800 and he’s probably the captain mostly likely to get the new people on board with our training and expectations.

 

“Like with the women’s captains, our men’s captains also excel in the classroom.  I’m proud to say the all 5 of this year’s XC captains were 2013-2014 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards,” said Curtin.

 


 

Veteran’s Corner

Submitted By Richard Doucet

Just A Quick Reminder

 

The VFW sponsors two programs for students to win cash for college.

 

These two programs are The Patriot’s Pen for students in grades 6 through 8, and Voices of Freedom for grades 9 through 12.  Both programs are on the List of Contests and Activities  for 2013-2014 of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. 

 

Participants can win cash prizes that start at the local VFW level and extends through several stages to the national level where as much as $30,000.00 can be awarded at various functions where the students’ efforts are publicly recognized.

 

The closing date for entries at the school for both programs is November 1, 2014

 

Anyone who has ever had to write anything at all is very aware of two things:  1) That first sentence is a nightmare to come up with and 2) Re-writing  is a never ending effort until the very minute you submit your piece.  The best way to do it is to write it and leave it, then re-write and leave it, and re-write it  etc. So start now! You can leave the piece alone for a week or two and look at it again with new eyes and maybe better ideas.  It is amazing how something may look just right after the first draft can look a like a disaster when you revisit it two weeks later!  This process can put you eons ahead of those who started in October.

 

As part of its core mission the VFW is deeply involved in educating the younger generations about our history and good citizenship. These two programs are a part of accomplishing that mission and that is reflected in the subjects for this year.  For the Patriot’s Pen it is “Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans”, and for the Voice of Democracy it is “Why Veterans are Important to America’s History and Future”.

 

The VFW, through local posts, is always available to assist teachers in any school who want to adopt this program.  

 

You can find all the information you need about the VFW and these two programs on line, or visit your local VFW on a meeting night to get the information and then make your wishes known to your school board through your PTO. If there is no VFW in your town the Northwood Post will be glad to help you out.

 

There are several other benefits to your child participating in these programs. Even as far back as the 1970s the term “self-esteem” was bantered about by some faculty and administrators as very important to a child’s development, and so it is.  What better way to lift that self-esteem, then, than for that child to win such a contest at any level?  And for those who would say that loosing would damage that child; (as former teacher) I say that is not true. It may hurt their feelings but contrary to damaging them it teaches them they do not always get what they want.  That is just a truism of life, period.

 

Those who are taught that if they fall short to get up and start again are those who have real self-esteem and much better chance for success.

 

So even if your child does not win…as certainly most will not… they still have gained skills in perseverance, researching, and communicating both verbally and in writing.  What do they really have to lose?  Nothing.  On the other hand by not participating your child loses valuable experience that can only help them in the real world after school.

 

It’s your child, your school and your choice. An opportunity for your child is waiting. If not now, when? 

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

To the Editor,

Finding enough volunteers has become very problematic in many towns such as ours. Northwood had a large group of volunteers who are leaving primarily because of age and as we all know families are very busy in today’s world. We need to nurture, encourage and return their service by showing respect and recognition for the time they give. Last month a group of your fellow citizens, for you, spent from 6:30 pm until 12:20 am at a Planning Board meeting doing the town’s business. Just this one board meets twice a month. For free! They and many others in our school system and town administration give incredible personal time.

 

I am not going to belabor the point because I know that they all get personal satisfaction from giving their time. But I have to tell you about one reaction from my last letter about this subject. One, as we say “with all due respect” gentleman was “insulted”. I keep a file of emails in which he likes to call me an assortment of names. He has cleaned it up a little. In this one I’m a narcissist, cowardly (that word was in the unsigned letter I recently told you about), whinning (his spelling) from the rooftops, and that I don’t respect your rights to the First Amendment. I guess?? (I’m shrugging my shoulders). If you’d like to get a copy of his diatribe let me know, I’ll forward it to you. What I am is noisy. He doesn’t like it. Tough!!

 

“For the record” the Selectmen did on 6/25/13 invite volunteers to come in and wait until after their meeting to receive a thank you. There was a platter of veggies and bottles of water. It was the thought that counts.

 

Thank you, all of you volunteers,

Tim Jandebeur

Northwood

 


 

 

 











 
 

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