On
Saturday, November 4th the Northwood Congregational Church, UCC
will be hosting their annual Christmas By Design Fair from 9:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Popovers (fresh and hot from the oven)
will be available all day and a variety of homemade soups and
bread will be available for lunch. Enjoy a free cup of
coffee, tea, or hot chocolate while you browse our entire first
floor of table offerings -- a Christmas table of hand crafted
and gently used items; second time around jewelry table; raffle
baskets; Dominican Republic coffee and vanilla; SERRV, Heifer
International, and Operation Christmas Child tables; bake sale;
silent auction; partridge berry bowls; houseplants; and several
vendors & local craftspeople offering a variety of hand/homemade
items. The church is located next to Coe-Brown Northwood
Academy, 881 First NH Turnpike/Route 4, we invite you to come
for some fun and unique shopping!
Thanksgiving
Food Baskets
The
deadline for submitting the required form for Northwood
residents in need of a Thanksgiving basket is Wednesday,
November 1 at 4 pm. The forms are available at the town hall
during regular business hours Monday-Friday 8-4. The food
baskets are provided by the Northwood Emergency Food Pantry and
area churches.
The
Women’s Club of OLO/St. Joseph’s will be holding their annual
Xmas Bazaar on Sat., 11/4/17, from 9:00 am-2:00 pm in the Parish
Hall in Northwood, NH (next to Northwood Town Hall). There will
be a white elephant table, craft items, knitted goods and our
cookie walk with some new varieties. We will have a lunch to
enjoy while you shop.
Letter To The Editor
State law makes it the duty of the school board to provide, at
district expense, elementary and secondary education to all
pupils who reside in the district. School boards are required to
implement state laws pertaining to public education and to carry
out the rules of the State Board of Education. The school board
derives its authority from the New Hampshire Constitution, New
Hampshire statutes, and the rules of the State Board of
Education. The School Board functions through duly adopted
policies and actions approved at board meetings. Individual
board members have no authority to act on behalf of the district
or the board. No individual board member has authority to speak
or act for the entire board except when specifically designated
to do so by board action.
The
school board is making this statement to make it clear to the
members of the school board, district staff and the public
generally that only the board acting as a whole has authority to
take official action for the district. The individual statements
of board members, whether they occur at a public meeting, in
social media, in letters to the editor or in any other fashion,
are the responsibility of individual board members and not the
full board. Board members alone are responsible for their
individual conduct and their actions taken outside the scope of
their office.
SAU
44 Joint Board
October 25, 2017
Letter to Editor
I
visited the Barrington and Lee Transfer Stations this week. I
have to say I have transfer station envy! Both facilities are
clean and neat and seem to run efficiently.
Barrington has twice as many residents as Northwood so their
transfer station is much larger and, as with ours, the highway
department is in a shared area which is very convenient.
The
Lee Transfer Station is in the process of building a new swap
shop. They were leveling ground while I was there. I was told it
would be supervised by volunteers and would not be open if the
volunteers were not available to supervise it. We know what
happens at our swap shop if no one is watching, so this seems
like a good idea.
Often it’s been said that we shouldn’t compare our town with
others, but in this case I think we need to look around us and
realize we need to bring the transfer station up to par.
The
people using the transfer station and the people working at the
transfer station are doing their best but we need to make an
effort to move forward. Having a new swap shop and an area that
is both safe and easy to use and supervise would be a step in
the right direction.
We
have the monies in the expendable trust for these improvements,
hopefully the board of selectmen will agree; many of us
taxpayers already do agree.
Til
Next Time,
Viena Dow
This Weekend’s LRPA After Dark Feature:
1952’s The Snows Of Kilimanjaro”
Join Lakes Region Public Access Television at 10:30 p.m. this
Friday and Saturday night (November 3 & 4) for our “LRPA After
Dark” presentation of 1952’s adventurous melodrama “The Snows of
Kilimanjaro,” starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava
Gardner.
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro” tells the story of American writer
Harry Street (Peck) who is on safari in Africa with his second
wife Helen (Hayward). Their marriage suffers from Harry
drinking, womanizing and world-weary cynicism. A wound on
Harry’s leg becomes infected, and as he lays in a feverish
delirium, he reflects on his life and past loves. One of his
great regrets is losing his beautiful first wife, Cynthia Green
(Gardner). Her memory and the way that he lost her haunt his
dreams. As Harry clings to life, Helen nurses him and
protects him from the many dangers lurking just outside of the
campfire. Will Harry survive the long night, and will he and
Helen be able to find love again?
Based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway, “The Snows of
Kilimanjaro” was well received by critics and movie goers alike.
It was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Art
Direction and Best Cinematography. In his New York Time column,
critic Bosley Crowther noted “ … They have made a picture that
constantly fascinates the eye and stimulates the emotions in
small, isolated ways.” It is a beautiful and exotic Technicolor
film that exemplifies the often spectacular filmmaking of its
generation. Need we say more? Grab your popcorn and join LRPA
after dark for this gorgeous, dramatic adventure.
