Those Celebrating Birthdays are: January 30, Wesley Ward; February
1, Donna Webber; February 3, Robert Hildreth, Jr.; February 4,
Daniel Welch, Reny Boyd, Rita Maxwell; February 5, Marty Friedman,
Stephanie Wolfe; February 6, Melissa Harndon, Rick Bovin, Andrew
Webber.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
School Lunch Menus
February 4 - February 8, 2013
PES
Monday
Everybody’s Favorite
Cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato and pickle, green salad, pears
Tuesday
Chinese New Year (2/10)
Sweet and sour chicken, Asian vegetables, buttered noodles,
pineapple
Wednesday
School Lunch Classic
American chop suey, garlic bread, green beans, fresh fruit
Thursday
Just Like Home
Roasted chicken, warm roll, sweet corn, apple crisp
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, peas, mixed fruit
PMHS
Monday
Build Your Own Sandwich
Build your own burger, green salad, pears
Tuesday
Chinese New Year (2/10)
Sweet and sour chicken, Asian vegetables, sesame noodles, pineapple
Wednesday
School Lunch Classic
American chop suey, garlic bread, green beans, fresh fruit
Thursday
Just Like Home
Roasted chicken, honey wheat roll, sweet corn, apple crisp
Friday
Winter Warmer
Ham and Swiss melt, lettuce, tomato and pickles, sweet potato
wedges, fresh fruit
TOPS News
Submitted By
Terrie Azotea
Well, this new year seems to be going fast already and we are on a
role at TOPS with some nice weight loss. This past week we had a 10
pound net loss and that is pretty good considering it’s winter and
we are all in the house hibernating and waiting till spring arrives.
It’s really hard to get outside and get moving when it’s so cold. We
were blessed last week with some nice temps to get out and do
something and soon enough we will be looking at spring flowers. I
know I was excited to see the mailman bring the Burgess Seed and
Plant Catalog in the mail and that always gets my mind thinking
spring.
Officer of the week was Diana. Congrats! Kudos to Suzie for a 4 week
weight loss and to Diane and Donna on their loss. Great job ladies.
We would also like to welcome a new member who has joined us and
would love to help you on your weight loss journey. As we all know,
it’s a daily lifestyle change. We don’t think of it as diets, we
think of it as a lifestyle that we can live by.
We will be having our Inspiration Workshop in February. We also
enjoyed playing Bingo and talked about upcoming events.
If anyone is interested in joining us, we meet on Tuesday nights at
the St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield at 5:30 pm for
weigh in and 6:30 pm for our meeting.
Any questions please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at
435-5333.
“You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast
that makes your hopes rise to the stars.” (Henry Ford)
Hope everyone has a good week and see you lighter next week!
Rise Again Outreach Welcomes First Executive Director
Rise Again Outreach, a local faith-centered non-profit organization
that provides assistance to individuals and families experiencing
homelessness or poverty situations, has appointed Lorinda Gilbert as
its first Executive Director.
Gilbert brings a wealth of experience to Rise Again Outreach, having
previously served as president of Reach4Hope, a small non-profit
focused on caring for homeless people throughout the capital region.
In October 2010, Reach4Hope merged with Rise Again Outreach, and
Gilbert volunteered to continue as Rise Again Outreach’s homeless
outreach coordinator. Since then, she has served in various
leadership roles, including her most recent as a member of Rise
Again Outreach’s board of directors. Gilbert is also the outreach
coordinator for Grace Capital Church in Pembroke and was nominated
to serve on its leadership council.
“Lorinda is one of the most committed people I know when it comes to
caring for the many underprivileged in our communities,” says
William Pelletier, president of Rise Again Outreach. “Because we all
have personal knowledge of her gifts and experiences with local
outreach, our board has total confidence that she is properly called
and equipped to lead in this new position.”
Gilbert will oversee Rise Again Outreach’s mission of “bringing
God’s love to people in crisis or poverty by helping with their
temporal and spiritual needs.” She will also manage day-to-day
operations of all the Rise Again Outreach programs that include: the
mobile mission that uses converted buses to take items into
low-income neighborhoods; the Prison Aftercare program that assists
ex-offenders transitioning back into communities; the ESL (English
as a Second Language) classes that teach English to Concord’s
refugee populations; and the new racetrack mission of providing a
family-friendly environment to race fans.
Pittsfield Senior Center February News
During February we will be having three special luncheons: Chinese
New Year on the 11th, Valentines Day on the 14th with make your own
Ice Cream Sundaes, and Winterfest on February 27th. Winterfest will
include a musical performance by Nick Turillo at 11:00 a.m.
The Pittsfield Parks and Recreation committee sponsors the luncheon
so that seniors can enjoy the meal for free. Victory Workers 4H will
serve the meal, including providing a delicious variety of homemade
pies! Please sign up for the Winterfest luncheon by February 19th.
Pittsfield Middle High School continues to invite seniors to walk
inside the school building out side of school hours. During
winter’s cold weather the building’s many different levels, half and
full flight stairways and multiple circular pathways make it an
ideal place for fitness walking of any level of aerobic challenge.
The building is opens at 6:30 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. Monday
thru Friday. If you have questions, call 435-6701 and ask for the
Principal’s administrative assistant. In addition, come to the
senior center to learn about our free pedometers that have been
provided by the Sanderson Fund.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will be providing free
income tax preparation throughout February and March. Call 2-1-1 to
make an appointment at the Pittsfield Youth Workshop on Fridays from
9:00 a.m. to noon, and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Additional times and days
are available throughout New Hampshire.
Do you like to play cribbage? A group of players is planning to
have regular cribbage sessions at the Senior Center, and would like
to know which day of the week to schedule their sessions. If you
would like to learn more about having fun playing cribbage, visit
the Center, or give us a call, at 435-8482.
Bobcat outside my kitchen window (Tim Foster) Sunday
morning at 87
Webster Mills Rd.
Free Soup Night Every Wednesday Night At 5 PM
Pastor Jeremy Everson and fellow community members sharing soup and
fellowship on “Soup Night” at Park Street Baptist Church in
Pittsfield. Photo by Tom Hitchcock
As a part of our new Community Outreach Program, we invite everyone
to come and enjoy a great bowl of homemade soup including coffee and
desert. Come fellowship downstairs at Park Street Baptist Church at
11 Park Street in Pittsfield at 5 p.m. every Wednesday. The people
at Park Street Baptist Church are committed to meeting and getting
to know the community while sharing food together, listening to your
needs and discussing issues of the day.
In today’s busy and burdensome world we will take time together over
food and conversation to pray about your needs. We will stand
together in God’s grace and love and help one another while meeting
new friends. Building relationships is the most powerful and
important part of this community’s future.
Pastor Jeremy Everson and our Outreach Team welcome everyone of any
age to join us every Wednesday evening. Come as you are and don’t
miss this wonderful opportunity to come and share great food and
life together.
A community based on God’s love and grace, is the true beauty and
power of living in a small town. If anyone needs a ride, would like
to bring something or would like to volunteer, please call Tom
Hitchcock at 496-6768 or church at 435-8036.
Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests,
but also to the interests of others. ESV
God bless everyone in 2013!
New Co-Pays For TRICARE Pharmacy Customers
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan, Commander
American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 Pittsfield, NH 03263
New co-payments for prescription drugs covered by TRICARE will go
into effect soon. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense
Authorization Act requires TRICARE to increase co-pays on brand name
and non-formulary medications that are not filled at military
clinics or hospitals.
There is no increase to co-pays for generic medications. Increases
will be effective sometime in February, depending on when system
changes can be made, and the publication of a required Federal
Notice.
TRICARE Pharmacy co-pays vary based on the class of drug and where
beneficiaries choose to fill their prescriptions. The co-pay for
generic medications stays at $5 when a prescription is filled at a
network pharmacy. There is no co-pay when generic prescriptions are
filled through TRICARE Home Delivery. The new co-pay for a 30-day
supply of a brand name medication purchased at a retail network
pharmacy will be $17, up from the current $12. Beneficiaries using
TRICARE Home Delivery will pay $13 for brand name drugs, up from $9;
however, the Home Delivery price is for a 90-day supply.
The greatest change in co-pays applies to non-formulary medications.
The $25 co-pay for these drugs increases to $44 at retail pharmacies
and $43 through Home Delivery. The TRICARE Uniform Formulary is a
list of all the medications TRICARE covers.
For fiscal 2014 and beyond, the new law directs that co-pays
increase annually by the same percentage as retiree cost-of-living
adjustments. In years when a COLA increase would total less than a
dollar, it will be delayed a year and combined with the next
adjustment so increases will always be $1 or more.
Pharmacies at military hospitals and clinics will
continue to provide medications with no co-pays. Visit
http://www.tricare.mil/Costs/PrescriptionCosts.aspx
for more details. (Courtesy of TRICARE Communications)
For more retiree news and information, please visit
www.retirees.af.mil
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