Father’s Day gifts at Barnstead Community Market, 13A Parade Road,
Barnstead, NH. Vintage motorcycle prints, T-shirts, alpaca products,
jewelry, quilts, soaps, American Doll clothing, pottery, baked
goods, birdhouses, greeting cards.
Those Celebrating Birthdays are: June 13, Jon Lebrun, Ashley Brown,
Joe Rogers, John S. Kidder; June 14, Roberta Maxfield; June 15,
Catherine Boston, Mellie Riel, Mark Wallace, Linda Harnden; June 16,
Joseph Ash; June 18, Nicholas Shaver, Guy Derby, Jr., Whiley
Clattenburg; June 19, James Dunne.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: June 13, Glenn and Maureen
McLaughlin;
June 17, Tim and Becky Mineau; June 18, Robert and Paullette
Chagnon.
Best Wishes!
Please remember to send in your nominations for Pittsfield’s Citizen
of the Year to:
Citizen of the Year
PO Box 173
Pittsfield, NH 03263
Nominations have to be received by June 22.
School Lunch Menus
June 18, 2012
PES
Monday
Early Release
Ham and cheese sandwich, veggie sticks, pretzels, fresh fruit
PMHS
Monday
Early Release
Pizza and wraps
Pittsfield Firefighters Association News
On May 14th, members of the Pittsfield Firefighters Association held
a recognition night dinner that was well attended by Association
members and their families.
An Open House was held for Chief Johnson on May 24th at the fire
station. Many citizens of Pittsfield and members of the Fire and EMS
communities throughout the state stopped by to express their
appreciation to Chief Johnson and offer their well wishes.
It is with great sincerity that the members of the Pittsfield Fire
Department and the Pittsfield Firefighters Association express our
appreciation to Chief Johnson for his leadership and friendship over
the past 5½ years – he will be missed.
Letter Of Thanks
The men and women of The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 wish
to thank all who helped place the flags over our departed comrades.
In addition, we also want to thank the Pittsfield Beautification
Committee for placing the flags out on our Town’s streets.
Special thanks go out to those who helped us for our Memorial Day
observance which was held on Sunday, May 27, 2012; namely Ms.
Stephanie Joyce for her singing our National Anthem, the Cub Scout
Pack 84, and Boy Scout Troop 84, Mr. Rob Freese who played TAPS and
Ms. Madelyn Winslow who played the TAPS Echo. Thanks to the
Pittsfield Police Department who provided us ample space in front of
the Memorial and also provided us with a "quiet zone" of no traffic
during our observance and thanks to the Pittsfield Fire Department
and Ambulance Service for providing their normal special detail and
the ambulance that was there for emergency response if needed.
If it were not for these individuals and organizations, we would not
be able to have our observances each year and remember those who
gave so freely of their lives in war and in peace. Thank you all!
Merrill Vaughan
Commander
American Legion
Peterson-Cram Post 75
Pittsfield, NH
Let’s Kayak! Looking for folks wanting to go kayaking - canoeing
after work on Fridays (6 PM?) through the summer season. Easy and
fun adventures on the lakes and ponds and rivers around Pittsfield,
Northwood, Barnstead, and Epsom. Make new friends, discover new
places. Email me at
[email protected]
The Pittsfield, NH American Legion Peterson-Cram Post installed
Officers for 2012-2013. From Left, Scott Ward, Sergeant-at-Arms,
Robert Moulton, Adjutant/Chaplain; Reuben Leavitt, Service
Officer/Vice Commander and Merrill Vaughan, Commander were installed
on May 7th. Not photographed were John Kost, Finance Officer; and
Royce Elkins, Staff Judge Advocate. The Post meets the first Monday
of each month at 7:30 pm at the home of Post Commander Merrill
Vaughan. Photo by Diane Vaughan.
Thank You
Dear Friends and Family,
Thank you so much for the many prayers, cards, and visits during my
recent convalescence, or "vacation" in Concord Hospital and Pleasant
View. Although I appreciated all of the wonderful care that I
received there, I am grateful to be back home. Thanks to all of you
and especially Reny who keeps me supplied with brownies and cookies.
Sincerely,
Shirley Bleckmann
Letter To The Editor
It’s 2012. I’d like to think that in this day and age we’re past
debating discrimination against women. Women having equal rights
should be a given.
Unfortunately, more than ninety years after women gained the right
to vote and fifty years since the Equal Pay Act, we’re still
debating whether a woman’s work is worth the same as a man’s. And
Mitt Romney, who just clinched the Republican nomination for
President, is on the wrong side of this debate.
Romney is refusing to answer whether he supports the Lilly Ledbetter
Fair Pay Act or the Paycheck Fairness Act that’s in front of the
U.S. Senate. I don’t understand why Romney won’t give a straight
answer on whether or not he supports legislation to help finally
make equal pay for equal work a reality in the United States.
Women, like all Americans, deserve a fair shot at having our hard
work rewarded, and we deserve a President who supports us. Romney
needs to support women if he expects our support in November.
Thank you,
Jennifer Marsh
Pittsfield
Thank You
The Board of Directors, Staff, and Volunteers at The Pittsfield
Youth Workshop would like to thank everyone who helped make the 10th
Annual Pittsfield Fiddle Contest such a great success. We couldn’t
have done it without the help and support of community members,
corporate sponsors, and local organizations. Special thanks to the
Pittsfield Players for allowing us to use the beautiful Scenic
Theatre, Wayne Summerford for the use of his sound equipment, and
our corporate sponsors for the evening – Nathan Wechsler & Co.,
Keeley Painting, Kentek, and The Pittsfield Clothes Closet. We would
also like to recognize the many community members and businesses
that donated items for the silent auction.
Much appreciation also goes to our volunteer judges for the evening
– Sylvia Miskoe, Audrey Danielson, Carolyn Parrott, and Brad Dorsey.
Finally, we would like to thank all the contestants for entertaining
us for the evening. Congratulations to the winners – Chris Garcia,
Quinn Grifith, Audrey Smith, Emeline Dehn-Reynolds, Dave Shaw, and
David Morse!
Thank You
The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce Town Wide Yard Sale
Committee would like to thank the following for contributing to the
success of this event: All registered participants-especially the
ones who set up in the rain; Granite Image; Jitters Café; Mooveez
Galore; Northway Bank; Pittsfield Post Office; Pittsfield Town Hall;
St. Stephen’s Church; The Suncook Valley Sun (for their constant
support of all of our events); and to all of our member volunteers.
Thank You…we are looking forward to next year!
Teens Look To Educate Pittsfield On Serious Issue
Live Sober And Drive Plans To Raise Awareness Of The Dangers Of
Drunk Driving
Congratulations to Live Sober and Drive, the newest team of young
adults looking to change their community through the Granite United
Way Youth Venture program. Live Sober and Drive, a Venture created
by 17-year-old Pittsfield residents Cassidy Kearns and Theresa Cole,
students at Pittsfield High School and Christianna Thompson, a
homeschooler, will be launching a drunk driving awareness campaign
throughout the Pittsfield community.
After becoming aware of the alarming number of students driving
under the influence through the Pittsfield Drug and Alcohol
Coalition, these students are looking to raise awareness on the
devastating effect this behavior can have on individuals and their
loved ones.
Youth Venture enables young people to learn early on in life that
they can lead social change. Youth Venture inspires and invests in
teams of young people to start and lead their own social ventures,
and is building a powerful network of young change makers across the
world. It is currently operating in the US, Mexico, Argentina,
Brazil, India, South Africa, Thailand, France, Germany, and Spain.
Live Sober and Drive is one of three teams recently launched as a
result of the Granite United Way Youth Venture Partnership that
began in 2011. Along with teams from the surrounding areas of
Concord and Auburn, Live Sober and Drive had to formally present
their change-making idea before a Selection Panel of community
leaders and members. Held at the NH Hospital Association in Concord,
Live Sober and Drive had to create a compelling argument for the
Selection Panel on what they were hoping to accomplish with this
campaign as well as evidence of how they hope to achieve their
goals. After presenting, the Selection Panel unanimously approved
their project idea.
A Venture Team must provide a positive, lasting community benefit;
be created, run, and managed by youth ages 12-20; have clear goals,
a committed team, a realistic budget; and, have a non-controlling
adult mentor. Each Team receives up to $1,000 in Venture seed
funding to support new initiatives and programs.
Granite United Way is an experienced and trusted organization
dedicated to leveraging the resources of investors and volunteers to
create lasting change by addressing the underlying causes of our
community’s most pressing needs. Granite United Way is committed to
improving the lives of individuals and families by supporting
programs in the areas of education, income and health. Granite
United Way works with over 1,000 companies, 25,000 investors and
thousands of volunteers every year to make our communities a better
place.
Granite United Way serves the Merrimack County, Northern, North
Country, Southern and Upper Valley Regions of NH and VT as well as
Windsor County, VT. For more information, visit
www.graniteuw.org, find us on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@graniteuwnh).
Ashoka’s Youth Venture® is a global movement of young changemakers.
Youth Venture inspires and invests in teams of young people to start
their own sustainable social Ventures and connects them into a
powerful global network. Collectively, these young changemakers are
redefining the youth years as a time of initiative and positive
change. For more information, please visit
www.genv.net
Thank You
Just wanted to say thank you from the Pittsfield Post Office for all
the food donations for the NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Also,
thank you to the Globe for announcing the Food Drive on their sign
on Route 28.
Remember to donate anytime to your local food pantry to help feed
families who are less fortunate than we are. Thank you.
F.B. Argue Recreation Area Opening Soon
On Monday, June 18, 2012 the F.B. Argue Recreation Area will open
for the 2012 summer season at 1:00 pm. We will be having an opening
cook out on Saturday, June 23 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
This year we will be open Monday - Saturday from 12:00 - 5:00 pm.
Tuesday and Thursday nights we will stay open until 7:00 pm for
families.
We are hoping to get more families to use the pool area on these
nights and are considering having an adult volleyball and horse shoe
time on one or more of those nights. Children 11 years old or older
must be accompanied by an adult during the night time hours. All
children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult during all of
our hours.
We will be offering swimming lessons again this summer. Registration
for swimming lessons will be held at the recreation area from 12:00
- 5:00 pm the week of June 18.
We will run three 2 week sessions (pending adequate enrollment). The
lessons will run for 20 minutes to ½ hour each. The dates for the
sessions are as follows:
• June 25th - July 6th (10:00 am – Noon)
• July 30th - August 10th (10:00 am- Noon)
• July 9th –July 20th (5:30 – 7:00 pm)
The cost for the swimming lessons for residents is $10 per child,
not to exceed $30 per family. The cost for non-residents is $25 per
child not to exceed $75.
The daily admission for residents is $0.75 per person or a family
season pass can be bought for $40. Daily admission for non-residents
is $1.00 per person. All persons entering the area will be expected
to pay. Children under 5 years old will be admitted free with a paid
adult.
There will be activities during the summer which will be advertised
at the recreation area. At this point, we are planning Air Head
Bingo on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1:30- 2:30, Duck Hunt
on Wednesday, and Sand Castle building to be judged on Friday at
3:00. If you have an idea for an activity, please contact the Parks
and Recreation Commission.
Contact the Parks and Recreation Committee at 435-7540 or Forest B.
Argue Recreation Area(after June 18) at 435-7457 with questions.
Suncook River Nomination Process Ended
The Suncook River Nomination Committee, at their meeting on
Wednesday, June 6 in Concord, decided not to submit a nomination of
the River for designation under the New Hampshire Rivers Management
and Protection Program due to a lack of community support. The
Committee also voted to disband and will hold no further meetings
relating to the nomination of the Suncook River.
The Nomination Committee was a group of town officials and residents
appointed by Boards of Selectmen in 2011 to prepare a nomination for
submission to the NH Department of Environmental Services and
eventually to the state legislature. The Rivers Management and
Protection Program provides for the establishment of a local river
advisory committee, certain enhanced protections within a designated
river corridor, and the development of a river management plan, per
RSA 483.
For more information, please contact Vanessa Goold, Central NH
Regional Planning Commission, at 226-6020.
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown Now In Rehearsal At The Scenic
Theatre
The Ann White Northwood Theater Workshop is now in rehearsal for
their late June presentation of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. The
show will run at the Scenic Theatre on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, June 28, 29, and 30, at 8 pm, and again on Sunday, July 1,
in a 2 pm matinee. Tickets, which go on sale this week, are $15 per
person and can be reserved by calling 435-8852, and $1 of every
ticket at all performances, will be donated to the American Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown takes us on a delightful musical
spin through the world of Charles Schultz’s beloved character
Charlie Brown, and all of our favorite Peanuts characters, as they
celebrate Valentine’s Day, Beethoven’s Birthday, kite flying, the
final game of the little league season, glee club practice, a book
report, and many other daily events. During this series of musical
vignettes, Charlie Brown and crew are a microcosm for the challenges
we all face to do the right thing, overcome obstacles, work
together, accept our differences and ultimately learn to accept and
love ourselves and our neighbors. This revised version of the
original show contains a few new songs and a newer, light rock feel
to some of the songs, but old favorites such as The Book Report,
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and Suppertime are still included.
The show features Sean Bonin as Charlie Brown, with Tony Pfaff as
Linus Van Pelt, Emily Laughton as Sally Brown, Kali Mara as Lucy Van
Pelt, Elijah McTigue as Schroeder, Matte Lindsey as Snoopy, Fiona
Mara as the Little Red headed Girl, Sarah Harkness as Violet, Julia
Nadeau as Peppermint Patty, Joey Edmonds as Pig Pen, Alyssa Cleasby
as Freida, Zack Davidson as Shermy, Nick Davidson as Woodstock, and
a group of Woodstock’s feathered friends who include Andrew and Alex
Chiavaras, Jack Harkness, Corey Cleasby, Piper Mattice-Collins,
Katie Edmonds and Halah Abdelwahid.
Four members of the cast - Sean Bonin, Tony Pfaff, Elijah McTigue,
and Emily Lawson - are all seniors graduating from Pembroke Academy
this spring. Each of them are experienced actors and singers with
great voices. Matte Lindsay and Kalie Mara have both completed their
freshman year in college. Fiona Mara is going to be a sophomore at
Pembroke Academy. Both Sarah Harkness and Julia Nadeau are
graduating from Chichester Elementary School and heading off to
Pembroke Academy in the fall. The remainder of the cast members are
all elementary school students who have been active in drama club at
the Chichester Elementary School.
The show is directed by Geraldine Veroneau, who is also the musical
director and accompanist, and is produced by Carole Neveux. This
marks the last show produced by the Ann White Northwood Theater
Workshop, who will merge with The Pittsfield Players later this
month. Don’t miss this wonderful, youthful performance of You’re A
Good Man Charlie Brown at the Scenic Theatre June 28 through July 1.
Call 435-8852 for your tickets now.
Pittsfield Listens Invites You To Join Us
On Thursday, June 21 from 6:30-7:30 pm Pittsfield Listens will be
hosting the June session of their monthly Community Connection
Series. This event will be at The Pittsfield Youth Workshop, 5 Park
Street, with guest speaker Superintendent John Freeman, Ph.D. Dr.
Freeman will talk about how input from Pittsfield Listens has
impacted the current school activities and future planning. Dr.
Freeman will also provide updates around changes the school has
already made based on feedback from Pittsfield Listens.
Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
Sessions of the Pittsfield Listens Community Connection Series are
held the third Thursday of each month at PYW, beginning at 6:30.
For more information or to get involved Pittsfield Listens can be
reached by email at
[email protected] or on Facebook at
Facebook.com/PittsfieldListens.
The mission of Pittsfield Listens is to be an unbiased facilitator
and encourage open dialogue and collaboration between all members of
the community.
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Wow....great job everyone on their good weight loss last week! You
should all be proud of yourselves for what you are doing. Those of
you who looked for us at the town wide yard sale, sorry you didn’t
see us. It was such a rainy day, we had to cancel.
We will be having our yard sale very soon, keep checking each week
for the date so that you can come check us out.
We have been busy at TOPS this past week. We had Royalty, which is
always nice to have. It’s good to see the smiles of the ones who
have lost weight or have had some good weeks maintaining their
weight.
There will be a new contest starting and it will be teams. "The
Green Beans" against "The Fruits..Peaches." Should be a good one and
it will help us keep on track. We always try to keep some contest
going because it’s fun and it helps us keep track of what we are
putting in our mouths when we have to write it all down daily.
It sure has been raining a lot lately and we have not had a chance
to get out and walk. Hopefully, we can walk at our next meeting.
If anyone is interested in joining us on a Tuesday night, we meet at
the St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield at 5:30 for
weigh in and 6:30 for our meeting.
Any questions, please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at
435-5333.
Well, I hope everyone has a good week and does something fun. Take
time to stop and smell the flowers they are really beautiful right
now. See you all lighter next week!
Letter To The Editor
Re: "What’s wrong with working?" Letter to the Editor written by
Bill Gordon.
Bill writes about talking to three individuals who should have a
job, but don’t have jobs.
I was talking to my business partner, Gary, today as to why some
people are such go getters and other people don’t have the
determination to throw themselves into a tough project or job and
see it through no matter the type of work or the compensation.
You see, in my mind, I always knew I had to work to support the type
of life I wanted. I always felt if I did the very best at work, no
matter the job, I could succeed and maybe someday I could wake up
and do what I wanted that day; something like total freedom.
People who choose not to work and get by on government handouts or
disability checks that they no longer deserve remind me about the
story of the turkey who the butcher fed every day. The turkey
thought this was a permanent partnership. Imagine the surprise when
the butcher grabbed the turkey for slaughter.
How can anyone be dumb enough to think the government is always
going to be able to feed and house them?
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
PHS Alumni Association Raffle
The Pittsfield High School Alumni Association is raffling a
Kindle Fire. Tickets prices are $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00 or 7 for
$10. The winner will be chosen at Old Home Day, Saturday, July 21 at
12:30 pm at the Alumni Booth at Dustin Park.
All proceeds from the raffle are to benefit the Pittsfield High
School Alumni Association projects and scholarships. Tickets are
available at Jitters Café, Town Hall and at the office of PMHS.
Tickets may also be purchased from Alumni members, Ted Mitchell at
435-6573, Andi Riel at 435-6346 and Tobi Chassie at 726-6570. For
more information, please contact Tobi.
Letter To The Editor
I had to put my dog, Baxter, down today. My appointment with Arbor
Veterinary Services in Lee was at 5:30 pm. As Craig and his help
gave him the shot and we drove back to Pittsfield, somewhere after I
crossed the bridge into Nottingham on Route 152, maybe a few miles
closer to Route 4, Baxter left our company to be with his first
owner, our friend Bob Jarrey, who left our company around 7 years
ago.
Baxter was a work dog and built many stonewalls with us. When people
asked what kind of dog he was, I always answered half dog and half
giraffe; him being tall, lanky, and blonde.
This past spring on voting day, I noticed I had left Baxter’s leash
(two horse leads tied together) tied to the flagpole from the time
spent at the polls with the fall election. It was still there
waiting for us.
Today I feel I don’t want to vote anymore if I don’t have Baxter
with me and especially if I have to show my papers. I miss him
already.
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Irene Vogt Of Pittsfield Wins U.S. President’s Volunteer Service
Award At Clemson University
Irene Vogt of Pittsfield, a student at Clemson University, has been
recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Each year the President of the United States’ Council on Service and
Civic Participation presents the award to students who have
participated in sustained volunteer service. Students who received
the award fell into three categories: bronze (100-174 service hours
completed), silver (175-249 hours completed) and gold (250-plus
service hours completed).
Vogt, a junior majoring in industrial engineering, received the
Bronze Award for 106 hours of service this year.
Clemson students register with the university at the Council on
Service and Civic Participation website to record their service
hours.
"Clemson University is proud of our students and their dedication to
giving back to the community," said Jennifer Shurley, Clemson’s
associate director of civic engagement. "We are so pleased to be
able to give students the opportunity to achieve the President’s
Volunteer Service Award and applaud their service."
Ranked No. 25 among national public universities, Clemson University
is a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research
university that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and
student success. Clemson is an inclusive, student-centered community
characterized by high academic standards, a culture of
collaboration, school spirit, and a competitive drive to excel.
Obituaries
Shane R. Duquette
Shane Robert Duquette, 39, of Clough Road, died June 5th at Concord
Hospital. He was born in Concord, the son of Michael Duquette of
Danbury and Marylee Glidden and her husband Skip of Center
Barnstead. He was a lifelong resident of the Pittsfield and
Barnstead area. He was a self employed handyman and a jack of all
trades.
He is survived by his wife, Bobbi Jo (Little) Duquette of
Pittsfield; 2 sons, Jesse and Christian Duquette, both of Tilton;
twins, son Elijah and daughter Allyah Day of Henniker; his daughter
Victoria Duquette of Melborne, FL; a stepdaughter Andrea Little of
Pittsfield; his maternal grandmother, Shirley Duquette of Loudon; a
sister Jennifer Nelson and husband Aaron of Wilmot; a stepbrother
Charlie Glidden of Loudon and a stepsister Sarah Meserve of
Gilmanton; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
There are no visiting hours. A Memorial Service will be held
Saturday, June 16th at the family’s home on 104 Clough Road at noon.
Perkins and Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, is assisting the
family with arrangements. To sign an on line guest book, log on to
perkinsandpollard.com.
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