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Pittsfield NH News

February 2, 2011

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: February 3, Robert Hildreth, Jr.; February 4, Daniel Welch, Reny Boyd; February 5, Marty Friedman, Stephanie Wolfe; February 6, Melissa Harnden, Andrew Webber; February 8, Ross Morse.


A Very Happy Birthday to One and All!



Aubuchon Hardware Sponsors U14 Girls Softball Team

The U14 softball team will be open to girls who are aged 14 and under as of January 1, 2011, and are from: Alton, Barnstead, New Durham, Chichester, Northwood, Pittsfield and Epsom.

Sign-ups will be held on February 5, 2011 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Alton Central School.  The registration fee is $55.00 and the Registration Forms are available on the Alton Youth League website  (www.AltonYouthLeague.org) or at sign-ups.     Please bring valid birth certificate to sign-ups.

Any questions can be directed to Rodney Taylor, Manager of the U14 softball team, at 435-7472.



Pittsfield Senior Center will be participating in a back yard winter bird survey, February 7-13.  Would you like to spend an hour or two on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th observing birds from your own home?  Come to the Senior Center to pick up the NH Audubon survey materials to help you enjoy this great winter pastime.

On Tuesday, February 8th, from 10 am to 1:00 pm, the Center will be offering free volunteer income tax preparation assistance.  Call 435-8482 for an appointment.


 

Department Begins Project For Vietnam War Veterans
By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan
Vice Commander American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75
Pittsfield, NH 03263


More than three decades after the war’s end, the Defense Department has begun a project to pay tribute to the nation’s Vietnam War veterans.


The 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration was spawned from the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.


 “It was a very important time period for veterans, because most Vietnam veterans as a whole never received the homecoming that our troops receive now,” said Army Lt. Col. Hunter Holliday, public affairs officer for the commemoration.


 At the center of the project is a website, “50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration,” at www.vietnamwar50th.com, which will serve as a clearinghouse for information on commemoration activities once it is fully functional, a milestone expected this spring.


 “Information gleaned from the website is expected to be used for myriad purposes, such as to chronicle facts, provide educational materials, and offer resources for a commemorative partners program,” Colonel Holliday said.


The partners program will comprise guidance and materials for agencies, veterans groups, local government and nongovernment organizations to conduct their own Vietnam War commemoration activities.


“The website is expected to play a major role in the campaign,” said Jeff Wilson, who handles marketing for the project, noting it will be highly interactive and will include content on historical events, a timeline, photos, documents, video and audio.  A calendar will list major Defense-sponsored events.


 The website offers a prelude of activities and ceremonies to:
• Honor Vietnam War veterans and their families.
• Including prisoners of war and those listed as missing in action -- for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
• Highlight armed forces service during the Vietnam War, in addition to contributions made by government and private organizations.
 • Pay tribute to the contributions made on the home front by U.S. citizens.
• Highlight the advances in technology, science and medicine in military research made during the war.
• Recognize contributions and sacrifices made by U.S. allies during the war.


“Hopefully [the commemoration] will be a healing process for the veterans who were never recognized properly when they came home,” Colonel Holliday said, noting the volatile political landscape that surrounded the war.


For more retiree news and information, please visit www.retirees.af.mil.

 


 

School Lunch Menus
February 7 - 11, 2011

 

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, veggies, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Shepherd’s Pie, bread, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Chicken patties, rolls, tomatoes, baked dessert, milk.
Thursday - Burgers, roll, cheese, chips, pickles, fruit, milk.
Friday - Grilled cheese, tomato soup, veggies, fruit, milk.

 

PES
Monday - Hot dog with bun, veggie fruit, milk.
Tuesday - BBQ chicken, stuffing, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, veggie, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, veggie, fruit, milk.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


To the good citizens of Pittsfield:
Wednesday, February 2nd is the Public Hearing on the Budget, at the High School, in the lecture hall, at 7 pm.


Here are some comments I’ve heard on the street, while passing out my package that recommends a “yes” vote on the ballot question, “Are you in favor of repealing the zoning ordinance?”


How can we possibly raise our tax rate?  Many, many people are un- or under-employed. Many, many people do not have any medical or retirement packages.  How can we pay more for the increase of our school and town medical and retirement?


What happens to the tax rate when we approve this budget and the State and Federal government make their cuts?


Not having budgeted enough money for diesel fuel for the plow and sanding trucks and heating oil for the town shed, it was suggested we put plows on the Police cruisers and as they make their rounds, they could plow the roads.


I have pretty much given up on our tax rate.  The only solution many of us see is to get rid of zoning and give the taxpayers the freedom to do business throughout the entire town of Pittsfield.  Thereby increasing our chances of paying the tax bill through more business opportunity.  I will be at the meeting with my repeal zoning package.


Please help untie the hands of the good citizens of Pittsfield.  We seldom get the opportunity to vote our rights back.  This could be our once in a lifetime chance.


Dan Schroth Piermarocchi

 


 

The Pittsfield Tiger Cubs from Pack 84 Visited the Suncook Valley Sun to learn how to communicate through a newspaper. (from left front Corey Holland, Decota Maura-Giddis, Logan Connor, and Robert Jackman. Back left Den Leader Patrick Holland and SVS Editor Ross Morse).

 


 

VA Publishes Final Regulation To Aid Veterans

Exposed To Agent Orange In Korea
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan
Vice Commander American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75
Pittsfield, NH 03263


Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent Orange.
“VA’s primary mission is to be an advocate for Veterans,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki “With this new regulation VA has cleared a path for more Veterans who served in the demilitarized zone in Korea to receive access to our quality health care and disability benefits for exposure to Agent Orange.”


Under the final regulation published today in the Federal Register, VA will presume herbicide exposure for any Veteran who served between April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, in a unit determined by VA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to have operated in an area in or near the Korean DMZ in which herbicides were applied. 

 
Previously, VA recognized that Agent Orange exposure could only be conceded to Veterans who served in certain units along the Korean DMZ between April 1968 and July 1969. 


In practical terms, eligible Veterans who have specific illnesses VA presumes to be associated with herbicide exposure do not have to prove an association between their illness and their military service.  This “presumption” simplifies and speeds up the application process for benefits and ensures that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve.


To learn about Veterans’ diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure go to any of these websites:
www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp.
www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp.


To learn more about birth defects in children of Vietnam-era Veterans:
publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp
www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp.
VA encourages Veterans with covered service in Korea who have medical conditions that may be related to Agent Orange to submit their applications for access to VA health care and compensation as soon as possible so the agency can begin processing their claims.
Individuals can go to website:
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm or
www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm to get a more complete understanding of how to file a claim for presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure, as well as what evidence is needed by VA to make a decision about disability compensation or survivors benefits.
Additional information about Agent Orange and VA’s services for Veterans exposed to the chemical is available at
www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange or
www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/.
The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register, website at www.ofr.gov/.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


Dear Voters of Pittsfield:
Many of you are aware of the ballot article proposing the repeal of all zoning regulations.


On the surface, it may sound like a great idea.  But please think it through.  Without any zoning, there will be NO control over the development of property and protection from unthinking developers and real estate speculators.


Think of it this way.  There will be NO development zones.  Anyone will be able to build a firing range, factory, pig farm, dump, salvage yard, cluster development, or any other potentially undesirable business anywhere as long as it conforms to State and Federal regulations.  Lot size and setbacks from another neighbor’s property will be uncontrolled.


Many of us grew up in a time when most individuals thought as much about their neighbors as themselves.  People were courteous, and respectful toward others.  Population was also much less.


Today is a different era.  Are you willing to gamble with your piece of mind and quality of life?


Zoning was put in place, in part, to protect everyone’s right to peacefully coexist with others.


If all people lived by the motto: “My rights end when I’m infringing on the rights of others” there would be little need for zoning.  But as you know, it only takes one individual to make your life a living nightmare.


The Planning Board is offering an alternative to nothing.  We offer a responsible, carefully thought out change to the existing zoning ordinance.


No zoning is fool’s gold.


Ted Mitchell
Planning Board Member

 


 

VA National Cemeteries Lead Nation In Satisfaction Survey
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan
Vice Commander American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75
Pittsfield, NH 03263


For the fourth consecutive time in ten years, the system of national cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs has bested the nation’s top corporations and other federal agencies in a prestigious, independent survey of customer satisfaction.


“This survey is testament to the outstanding service that employees at VA’s 131 national cemeteries provide to our nation’s Veterans and their families,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki  “It is VA’s privilege to care for our nation’s heroes in perpetuity, using the highest standards of professionalism and compassion.”


The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is the only national, cross-industry measure of satisfaction with the quality of goods and services available in the United States.  Beginning in 1999, the federal government selected ACSI to measure citizen satisfaction. 


Citing VA’s consistently record-setting ASCI scores, the independent Federal Consulting Group saluted VA’s “commitment to outstanding customer service to . . . Veterans’ next of kin, as demonstrated by achieving an extraordinarily high ASCI score.”


More than 100 federal agencies have used ACSI to gauge consumer satisfaction with more than 200 services and programs.  The Index was founded at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and the survey is produced by ACSI, LLC. 


VA’s National Cemetery Administration participates in the ACSI every three years, previously in 2001, 2004 and 2007.  This is the fourth time it participated and the fourth consecutive time it received the top rating in the nation.  For 2010, the National Cemetery Administration achieved a customer satisfaction index of 94.  Its score is nearly 29 points above the average for federal government agencies, which was 65 in the study. 


The ACSI survey polled the next-of-kin or other people who had arranged for the interment of a loved one in a VA national cemetery within the previous six months to one year.  More than 1,900 people received the survey and 444 responded, a high response rate for a mail survey.


Using methodologies developed at the National Quality Research Center of the University of Michigan Business School, the National Cemetery Administration received ratings in the categories of “customer service” and “user trust” of 96 out of a possible 100 points, indicating respondents are exceptionally pleased with their experience at national cemeteries and willing to recommend their services to others.


Veterans with a discharge issued under conditions other than dishonorable, their spouses and eligible dependent children can be buried in a VA national cemetery.  Also eligible are military personnel who die on active duty, their spouses and eligible dependents. 


Other burial benefits available for all eligible Veterans, regardless of whether they are buried in a national cemetery or a private cemetery, include a burial flag, a Presidential Memorial Certificate and a government headstone or marker.  Families of eligible decedents may also order a memorial headstone or marker when remains are not available for interment.


In the midst of the largest expansion since the Civil War, VA operates 131 national cemeteries in 39 states and Puerto Rico and 33 soldiers’ lots and monument sites.  More than 3.5 million Americans, including Veterans of every war and conflict, are buried in VA’s cemeteries on more than 19,000 acres of land.


Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, from the Internet at www.cem.va.gov or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at 800-827-1000.  To make burial arrangements at the time of need at any VA national cemetery, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


Citizens of Pittsfield:
The Selectboard urges you to VOTE NO on the repeal of zoning for the Town of Pittsfield.


In the Monday, January 24 edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader, two stories exhibit the value of zoning. The first story relates how a company wants to build an asphalt plant in Franklin. Because of zoning, the company must make a request for site plan approval to build and operate the plant. Concerned Citizens of Franklin have raised objections to the proposal. Because of zoning, if the proposal is approved there will be a public hearing. At the public hearing, citizens will be allowed to express their concerns or support for the project.


The second story tells of plans by a Massachusetts based company to build a landfill in the Town of Milton. Numerous citizens attended the planning board meeting when it took up the issue of the landfill. Because of zoning the citizens were allowed to express their concerns or support for the project.


Zoning gives a forum for citizens to exercise their right of free speech. Zoning gives that free speech meaning.


Thank you,
Denise Morin
Ed Vien
Fred Hast
Fred Okrent
Art Morse
Pittsfield Selectboard

 


 

Exciting News from PMHS


Pittsfield Middle High School will be hosting their first annual Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) Celebration Night on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Students who have been engaged in ELO Job Shadow experiences will be presenting their final projects and providing the audience with a presentation detailing their particular learning adventures.


The community is cordially invited to attend this event with the students, their community partners, highly qualified teachers, family, and friends to celebrate the students’ learning and share in the excitement of their experience.


There will be a fundraiser dinner, bake sale, and child care available. A spaghetti dinner will be served from 4:30-5:30. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending one of the most exciting events ever at PMHS. We hope to see you there.


Please call Sheila Ward at 435-6701 X1117 if you have any questions

 


 

Café Bienvenue At The Pittsfield Area Senior Center Every Tuesday


Lunch at the senior center is extra special every Tuesday when we set up Café Bienvenue.  The café features a soup and salad bar, along with a sandwich or hot entrée and dessert.


For example, on February 15th we’ll be serving seafood chowder in a bread bowl, the salad bar, and selected fruits with pudding.


The suggested donation of $2.00 for folks over 60 makes the café a healthful bargain!  When you’re in downtown Pittsfield on a Tuesday, stop into the Senior Center for lunch, and try out Café Bienvenue.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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