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Pittsfield NH News
January 7, 2009
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Celebrating
Birthdays are: January 7, Ardra Cate, Christina Cornell; January 8,
Christine Dunne; January 9, Barbara Smith, Kelly Blackey; January 11,
Jay Hubbard, Anthony Bender; January 12, Lurene Riel.
A Very Happy Birthday to one and all.
Best Wishes to William and Diane Brooks who will celebrate their
Wedding Anniversary on January 11th.
There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive held on Tuesday,
January 13th at the Pittsfield Elementary School on Bow Street from
3 to 8 p.m. sponsored by the local Parent Teacher’s Organization.
Child care will be provided.
The Red Cross is offering a special this month - “Give A Pint - Get A
Pound” of free Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee when you help save lives by
donating blood. The need is constant - the gratification is instant!
Please consider coming and giving blood at a time of year when needs are
generally high and the supplies are often low. In the new year “Be A
Cheerful Giver.”
The Pittsfield Historical Society’s Annual Meeting will be held
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7 p.m. at the Society Headquarters on Elm
Street.
Pittsfield
Area Senior Center
May we cut a slice of Birthday Cake for you?
Happy Birthday Party to be held on January 15th.
Is January your birth month?
Invite your friends and celebrate with other January babes!
Good food and great people equal a great gathering and fun.
A scrumptious dinner and fabulous dessert is planned.
How many candles will we need?
We know at least 96!
RSVP deadline January 7, 2009.
Call 435-8482 for reservations.
Mystery Dining & Trips
On the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month the rural
transportation bus takes us out to dinner or on a short trip. Roseanne
is the mystery dining and monthly trip organizer. She is gathering ideas
for where you would like to go. Call and leave a message for her with
your ideas or talk to her on the bus.
Cost for transportation is between $2 and $5 depending on the
destination!
We have two trips in the making for January. We will go on the one that
there is the most interest.
One trip is to the New Hampshire Museum of NH History. Admission is
$4.50 per person unless we have enough people for a group rate ($3.50).
OR the other option is to take a tour of the NH State House.
Transportation cost is $3.00. The tours are about 1-11/2 hours long.
If we have time we will go over to the Prison Store to see what kind of
items are available for sale. First filled trip is the one that goes.
Talk with Roseanne and make your reservation. Bag lunch, transportation
and admission to the museum will be $9.50. Payment at time of
reservation is required. NO REFUNDS
Wed., Jan. 7
10:00 a.m. - Practicing Culinary Arts!
Making your own Pasta!
Thurs., Jan. 8
10:00 a.m. - Bingo
Fri., Jan. 9
11:00 a.m. - Yoga Starts The 16th
Mon., Jan.12
10:00 a.m. - Bingo
Tues., Jan. 13
10:00 a.m. - Crafts Jewelry
10:00 a.m. - Easy Bridge Lessons!
Wed., Jan. 14
10:00 a.m. - Cribbage
12:30 p.m. - Mystery Dinner
The winter session of Yoga instructed by Tom Sherman begins January 16,
2009, 11:00 a.m.
Seated YOGA is a slow gentle exercise that helps develop and maintain
flexibility, mobility and balance. Our core group of 15 people will be
glad to tell you how YOGA has improved their lives. First time
participants are required to complete a Pre-Test questionnaire and
obtain a doctor’s permission form to participate.
School
Lunch Menus
Jan. 12-16, 2009
EPSOM
Monday - Beef & cheese fajitas, tossed salad, salsa, fruit, milk or
yogurt tray, Chef’s choice salad.
Tuesday - Chicken noodle casserole, dinner rolls, veg., fruit, milk or
yogurt tray, chicken salad.
Wednesday - Cheeseburger, rice, bread & butter, veg., fruit, milk or
yogurt tray, no salad.
Thursday - Early Release - Hot dogs with roll, baked beans, veg., fruit,
milk or yogurt tray, chicken salad.
Friday - Mini Course - Bag Lunch - Chicken salad roll, chips, baby
peeled carrots, fruit, milk, no salad.
CHICHESTER
Monday - Taco boat with lettuce, tomato & cheese, salsa, brown rice,
veggie, fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday - Toasted cheese sandwich, sliced cucumbers or carrots with
Ranch dip, applesauce, milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti with meatsauce, green beans, garlic bread, pears,
milk.
Thursday - Fish sticks, mashed potatoes, peas, apple slices with
cinnamon, milk.
Friday - Hot dog with roll, pasta salad or veggies, pears, milk.
Letter To
The Editor
To The Good Citizens of Pittsfield And Especially The Newly Registered
Voters Of Pittsfield:
On Monday, December 29th Thomas Hitchcock and myself presented Scott, a
member of the School Board with the signed petition, to get the question
of SB2 on the ballot.
Many thanks to the voters in November who took the time to visit the
SB2 Information Bench. The petition had 68 signatures. Thanks for not
making me beg too much.
Here’s the plan:
1. Level fund the town
2. Level fund the school
(If the School Board proposes a 50 cent increase in our tax rate. I will
propose an amended budget that decreases our tax rate by 50 cents. This
may help me get voters to their school district meeting.)
3. Approve the Planning Board’s Proposals to allow more uses in more
areas, thereby increasing the potential for more employment
opportunities, and to restore some of our rights.
4. Repeat this scenario for five years.
Yes We Can!
Dan Schroth
Pittsfield, NH
My
Experience With CASA Of NH
Submitted By Carole Richardson
I recently saw an ad regarding New Hampshire’s CASA 100 Men for 100
Children campaign and wanted to share how I first got involved with
CASA. I was driving to work one December morning at my job at the NH
State House and heard an ad on the radio, which immediately caught my
attention. CASA was in desperate need of individuals who could advocate
for abused and neglected children in our court system. As I drove along
nearing my destination, a feeling came over me that this would be
something that I could possibly be helpful with since I loved children,
and wanted to learn more about the court system; and since I knew the
legislative process backward and forward, this would be a new year and a
new challenge for me. I called CASA that very day and was told that I
would need to be interviewed and would be required to take 40 hours of
comprehensive training on how to best advocate for children. During
these training sessions there were 15 other individuals also interested
in advocating for children, and out of the 15 in my “class”, only 2 were
men. We did role playing, had presentations from judges, attorneys and
even had to write a court report on a case. This all happened 8 years
ago, and since I became a CASA I have had 6 challenging but very
rewarding cases. Fifty percent of the children CASA serves are male, but
only 20% of our 400+ volunteers are men, and that is why CASA has begun
the 100 Men for 100 Children campaign.
Being a CASA has probably been one of the most difficult and challenging
things I have done in my lifetime of volunteering, but on the other hand
it has been the most rewarding. Giving a child a voice in court is in
itself very special and rewarding. Judges listen to CASAs because CASAs
know the children and what is in their best interest. Many CASAs have
full time jobs and others are retired and looking for a rewarding
experience to fill in some of their extra hours.
Gentlemen won’t you please join us in reaching our goal of 100 Men for
100 Children by being a voice for a child by calling CASA of New
Hampshire at 1-800-626-0622 or visit us on the web at
www.casanh.org
Letter to the
Editor
Good deeds do not always get applauded. We have many unselfish
volunteers in New Hampshire that deserve AN ATTA BOY. Thank You to all
those who responded to my call for volunteers.
God Bless everyone that contributed to Knits for Kids, whether you
knitted a sweater, gave us yarn or donated postage money. The program is
a success because of ALL OF YOU.
If you would like to become part of our group please contact me at
228-8104, [email protected];
I will give you a copy of the pattern, a simple tee shaped sweater.
Jeanne Plourde Concord, NH, Co-ordinator for Knits for Kids.
If anyone in the Pittsfield area has made sweaters that need to be
picked up and brought to Concord, or if you need a ride for the
“knit-in”s in Concord, please contact Diane Vaughan 435-5207 or
[email protected]. And special thanks to Deanna from Pittsfield
who has made 20+ sweaters since Oct.
Diane Vaughan, Pittsfield, Jeanne’s helper
Meet Officer
Bob Gauthier of the Pittsfield Police Department
Part-time Officer Bob Gauthier has been in law enforcement for more than
thirteen years. Gauthier joined the Pittsfield Police Department because
he wanted to make a difference in the community he lives in.
Officer Gauthier has been married for 18 years and has two children. He
is a Marine Corps veteran of Desert Storm and enjoys hunting and
motorcycling.
The Pittsfield Police Department is proud to have Officer Bob Gauthier
as a member of the team that is helping to make the Pittsfield Police a
stronger department.
Some Veterans
to See Another Travel
Reimbursement Increase
Service-disabled and low-income veterans who are reimbursed for travel
expenses while receiving care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
facilities will see an increase in their payments beginning January 9.
A recently passed law allows VA to cut the amount it must withhold from
their mileage reimbursement. The deductible amount will be $3 for each
one-way trip and $6 for each round trip -with a calendar cap of $18, or
six one-way trips or three round trips, whichever comes first. The
previous deductible was $7.77 for a one-way trip, and $15.54 for a round
trip, with a calendar cap of $46.62.
“I’m pleased that we can help veterans living far from VA facilities to
access the medical and counseling help they deserve, especially in the
current economic climate,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James
B. Peake. “Together with the increased mileage rate approved last
month, we can further reduce the financial hardship some veterans
undergo to use our superior health care.”
In November, Peake announced VA’s second increase in the mileage
reimbursement rate during 2008, from 28.5 cents to 41.5 cents a mile.
Service-disabled and low-income veterans are eligible to be reimbursed
by VA for the travel costs of receiving health care or counseling at VA
facilities. Veterans traveling for Compensation and Pension
examinations also qualify for mileage reimbursement. VA can waive
deductibles if they cause financial hardship.
Letter To The
Editor
To The Editor:
This is a time of Great Destiny and a time of Great Peril. It seems that
the two are linked. The forces of Good and Evil are in a more open
combat for those who are able to discern. Militant Islam is only
seriously confronted by the United States and its allies. Our most
consistent ally in United Nations activities is Israel. The only freely
elected government in the Mideast is Israel. The only nation in the
Mideast with an independent Judiciary is Israel. The only nation in the
Mideast with “Women’s Rights” is Israel.
The enemies of Israel are the declared enemies of these United States
who have declared a “so called holy war” and issued threats against us
and have been able to carry out some acts of terror against us.
There was a sizeable “pro-Hamas” demonstration in Florida just days ago
on December 30, which was very alarming. The video is available widely
on the internet. Hamas as the terror proxy of Iran should not be allowed
to prosper in this country. Less courageous peoples and governments look
the other way but we absolutely cannot. The “The Western World” is at
stake and in play here and very clearly so on the internet terrorist
websites which are not yet shut down. America is very nearly alone and
must not waiver.
This is “the Land of the Free” because it is also “the Home of the
Brave.” Cowards among us should not be allowed a stronger voice. The
least we can do is speak out. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Alan W. Goodwin
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Obituaries
Ruth
Helen Yeaton Kimball
Known As Gram To Many
Ruth Helen Yeaton Kimball, age 90, of New Orchard Road, Epsom,
died on January 2, 2009, surrounded by family, at Pleasant View
Center in Concord, NH.
She was born on October 8, 1918, in Ryegate, VT, the daughter of
the late William and Ethel (Gray) Yeaton.
Mrs. Kimball attended Barnstead Elementary School, Pittsfield
High School, and Plymouth Normal School, receiving her teaching
degree. She married Lloyd Elwin Kimball in Chichester, NH, on
July 1, 1939.
Ruth was a homemaker and farmer’s wife. Together with her late
husband, she owned New Orchard Farm. A hard worker, she used to
bottle milk on a daily basis, and for many years, delivered
milk, butter and eggs throughout the communities of Epsom,
Pittsfield, and Northwood. Ruth dedicated her life to her
family and serving the community. She was a wonderful cook and
was known in the area as making the best homemade apple pie as
well as yeast rolls, baked beans and brown bread. Ruth loved to
sew and especially enjoyed making quilts.
Ruth started the Victory Workers 4-H Club in Pittsfield in 1942
and recently celebrated her 67th year as organizational leader.
In September 2008, a ceremony was held at Hopkinton Fair
renaming a building Ruth H. Kimball 4-H Exhibit Hall to
recognize her long-time support of the fair.
Ruth had many accomplishments over the years including the 4-H
Alumnae Award, Pittsfield Citizen of the Year 1973, Merrimack
County Governor’s Award for Volunteerism, Farm Bureau Young
Farmer’s Award, The Granite State Award from the University of
New Hampshire 1992, the JC Penney Golden Rule Award, National
4-H Hall of Fame 2002, and most recently, the prestigious Friend
of 4-H Foundation of NH Award. Also, in 1990, the Ruth Kimball
Endowment Fund of the 4-H Foundation of NH was established as a
lasting legacy to Ruth’s dedication to the 4-H Program. As
Herman Melville’s quote states “We cannot live only for
ourselves, a thousand fibers connect us with our fellowmen and
among those fibers, as sympathetic threads our actions run as
causes and they come back to us as effects.” Affectionately
known as “Gram” to both adults and children, she had a very deep
commitment to 4-H, which was truly exemplified in her motto,
which was “I’ll be glad to…”
In addition, Ruth was a member of the South Pittsfield Community
Club; Pittsfield and NH State Grange; Merrimack County 4-H
Leaders Association, Advisory Council, and Foundation; NH Farm
Bureau; NH, New England and American Jersey Cattle Clubs;
American Corriedale Association; and NH Sheep and Wool Breeders
Association.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Lloyd E.
Kimball, in 2004. She was also predeceased by her brother Earle
Yeaton, and granddaughter, Wendy Sue Kimball.
Mrs. Kimball is survived by her six children: Corine Miller and
husband, Leon, of Pittsfield, Luellan (Butch) Kimball and wife
Rose, of Epsom, Carolyn Davis and husband, Paul, of Epsom,
George Kimball and wife, Tandy, of Leitchfield, KY, Elaine
Cannon and husband, David, of Hampton, VA, and Wayne Kimball and
wife Suzanne, of Epsom. She is also survived by foster
daughter, Holly Hast Bickford and husband, Richard of Center
Barnstead. Grandchildren include Timothy and Mark Riel;
Michael and Steven Kimball, Benjamin, Richard, Joseph, and
Andrew Davis; Lisa Souza, Timothy Healy, Brent and Robin
Kimball, Angie McMillen, Devon Kimball; Jeffrey, Scott, and
Robert Cannon; and Daniel Kimball. She is also survived by
step-grandchildren Wanda Miller Foote, Leon Jr. and Jeffrey
Miller, Susan Miller Cormier, and Selena Spray and foster
grandchildren, Daniel Bickford, Carrie Bickford Lougee, and
Belynda Bickford Littlefield. In addition, Ruth has 27
great-grandchildren, 15 step-great-grandchildren, and 6 foster
great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-great grandchildren; several
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mom, Gram, and friend – whatever name you were
To us you truly were special and rare
In all our hearts you were held as a treasure
You were thoughtful and loving
You gave us so much pleasure,
Because of the way you cared and understood.
You’ll always be remembered as our
Mom, Gram, and Friend
Who was really GRAND.
With words that fail us, we honor you.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the 4-H Foundation
of New Hampshire, Ruth Kimball Endowment Fund, Moiles House, 180
Main Street, Durham, NH 03824.
A celebration of Ruth’s life was held on Tuesday, January 6,
2009, in the First Congregational Church, Pittsfield.
The Perkins/Pollard Funeral Home, Pittsfield is in charge of
arrangements.
Burial will follow in the spring in the Floral Park Cemetery.
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