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Pittsfield NH News

January 29, 2014

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The Bodacious Babes female singing duo will be at The Scenic Theatre for a Valentine’s Evening Out. Love songs will abound on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 PM at the Scenic Theatre, home of the Pittsfield Players.

 

You loved them last summer when they belted out their Broadway tunes, you returned as they brought warm memories of Christmas past and present for The Pittsfield Players Christmas Show, let Kat and Peg melt your hearts again as they sing you songs of love (and Peg goes on about her fiance’) on Valentine’s Day. Tickets are $12/each or $20/couple and are available at the door or by calling 435-8852.

 


 

First Legion Post To Install In 2014

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Installation was conducted by District 5 Commander Gerard Leduc from Pittsfield and his staff.  Charles E. Trowbridge, from Bradford, was re-elected and installed as Post 39 Commander.  Leduc (L) congratulates Charles Trowbridge (R) after the ceremony.

 

Wilkins-Cloues-Bigelow-Pearson, Post 39, American Legion, Warner, NH was the first Post in New Hampshire to install their newly elected officers in the New Year, on January 14, 2014. 

 

District 5 Staff members participating were:  Todd Connor, District Senior Vice Commander and current Post 112 Commander in Epsom; Richard Dube, District Junior Vice Commander and Past Post 28 Commander in Suncook; Shawn Jones, District Service Officer and current Post 88 Commander in Loudon; Larry Hemphill, District Chaplain and a member of Post 88 in Loudon and Tony Rabbia, District Sgt-at-Arms, Past Department Commander, Past District 5 Commander and a member of Post 21 in Concord.  

 

Besides Trowbridge, other Post 39 officers installed were: Elliot Duncan, Junior Vice Commander, Richard Dahlgren, Adjutant/Finance Officer/Public Relations Officer, Don Wheeler, Chaplain, Don Lassonde, Service Officer, Paul Violette, Historian and Webmaster, and Ted Young, Sgt-at-Arms.

 

Following the installation, remarks were made by Gerard Leduc, Shawn Jones, Tony Rabbia and Charles Trowbridge.

 

After the meeting closed, a reception was held for all the newly installed officers, installing suite, other members and guests.

 


 

Loudon Center Freewill Baptist Church

Clough Hill Road

Loudon, NH

 

Saturday, February 15, 2014 join us for our monthly potluck supper at 6 pm followed by a performance by the Saving Grace Dance Ensemble at 7 pm. 

 

Saturday, February 22, 2014 back by popular demand is our spaghetti & meatball supper starting at 5 pm. Entry fee per person includes all you can eat spaghetti & meatballs, salad, garlic bread, desserts and hot/cold drinks. 100% of proceeds go to fund White Cross Missions. Please invite your family and friends and join us.

 

Caregiver’s Support Group 2nd & 4th Monday’s of each month at 6 pm. Please contact Rev. Linda Overall at 875-5822 for more information.

 

Bible study every other Saturday with a potluck breakfast. Please contact Rev. Linda Overall at 875-5822 for dates and location.

 


 

For Women Only!

 

Feeling tired … alone …used up … with nothing else to give anyone ??? How would you like a few hours to JUST BE … to be with a bunch of other women … to be pampered … to be able to eat without having to cook it … or serve it … or clean up after it? How about being able to laugh and sing and listen to a message that will meet your needs, challenge your life, and help you to grow…and survive in this crazy world? And if that isn’t enough, how about a Sweet Ending Dessert Buffet? (Can you say lots of chocolate?)  Well, we would like to offer you that time. Here at the Pittsfield Advent Christian Church* at 68 Main St, we are hosting our 1st Annual Suncook Valley Ladies Day, on Saturday, February 8. 

 

Our gifted guest speaker, Marcy Alves, comes to us from Concord and will speak on Women in a Godless World.   She will be joined by celebrated Gospel singer and performer, Tenley Westbrook who will lead us in joy-filled music. We will begin at 12:00 and end at 3:30 with our Dessert Buffet (Did I say chocolate?) … just enough time for you busy ladies to take “a bit” of time JUST FOR YOU !!  Cost? $8.00 pre-registration; $10.00 at the door. What more could you want? … oh ya… and there are prizes, also …. And did I mention chocolate?  Contact Donna DeTrude (942-6262), Dot Hardy ([email protected]) or on Facebook under Donna DeTrude, or Dot Hardy.

 

*not associated with 7th Day Adventist

 


 

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The members of The Pittsfield Police Association would like your vote (and your donations). They are raising money for the Special Olympics by paying $100 to grow their beards till March 9, 2014. You can make a donation of any kind and when you do, vote for the officer with the best beard and you could win a gift certificate to Danis Barbershop. Call 435-7535 for details, or just drop by the Police Station with your vote! (and donation!) Pictured: Officer Gauthier, Officer Webber and Officer McCormack.

 


 

Pittsfield Economic Development Committee Update

Respectfully submitted By Ted Mitchell,

Chairman, Pittsfield Economic Development Committee

 

The Pittsfield Economic Development Committee (EDC) (7 members strong) continues working with the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) and Arnett Development Group.

 

2013 was a very active year for the EDC.

 

Pittsfield is not only competing with other communities and regions for businesses and jobs but other states and countries. We are now in a global economy. The EDC believes Pittsfield must be promoted outside of the State of NH. That is why we placed a full page article in the New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) (October 4-10 issue). There are plans to do more of this “beyond border” promotion. You can see the article on our website.

 

We continue to work with Irving Oil regarding the 49 Carroll St. property. The contaminated soil has been removed and we are now awaiting the next step in making this property an asset to the town.

 

In April the EDC with the assistance of CNHRPC sponsored a free workshop for businesses to learn how to better utilize the internet in promoting their products and services. This seminar was presented by Andre Garron and Shane Brandt from the UNH Cooperative Extension.

 

After much discussion the EDC has dropped its’ support for the Park and Ride planned for the State owned property on Barnstead Rd. The Board of Selectmen voted to support the EDC concerning this. We are waiting for the State Department of Transportation (DOT) to respond to our letter that stated this. We now support the sale of this property to a business.

 

Joint Board and Committee Forums continue to be a priority. Two were held in 2013.

 

We are focusing on improving inter-board/committee communications. As a result of discussion at the last forum there is now monthly All Board/Committee Chairmen Meetings.

 

The Chair of the EDC is still a member of the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee. The CEDS Committee is now working with individual towns to create a list of projects to be included in this plan before it is submitted to the federal Economic Development Agency. Once submitted we will be eligible for grant money to fund projects (on a competitive basis).

 

If you have any suggestions for potential projects, please contact us.

 

Efforts continue in the development of the charrette site (between Cram Ave and Clark St). Kentek (laser support equipment production) moved into the old Eclipse building on Broadway Street and is the first business to take advantage of RSA 79E tax incentive to renovate the facility.

 

In support of fledgling businesses information packets have been created. Packets include: websites that provide guidance in various aspects of business; listing of important contacts in and outside Pittsfield, pamphlets from SCORE (a nonprofit association that helps small businesses get off the ground - free and confidential), information on how to create agreements among business partners, and an EDC business card. These packets are kept in the Building Inspector’s office.

 

The EDC is assisting AMENICO (at the old Tanning building) in creating an accent garden. Last fall we cleared the area near the bridge and in the spring will plant and mulch.

 

Also, last fall EDC members along with Matt Monahan (CNHRPC) and Bob Legg (photographer) walked three properties at Rt 28 that are for sale. Pictures were taken and pages were created and placed on the EDC website. We hope this will help in the sale of these properties.

 

The EDC recognizes the direct connection between education and economic development. Therefore the chair is actively involved with the school system by being a member of the Site Council, Good to Great Team and assisting in other ways.

 

Finally, various meetings took place with business owners to offer assistance and learn more about their operations.

 

As always, we encourage you to become a member of the EDC. There are two vacancies. You can contact us at: [email protected]

 


 

TOPS News

Submitted By Terrie Azotea

 

Well, this past week at TOPS was a cold night to get out. Our TOPS Best Loser of the week was Judy and our KOPS was Mickey.

 

The week before that was TOPS Loser was Stuart and KOPS was Pat.

 

We have two Miss. Angels, Suzie and Irene. Come on ladies, I know that you can get to your goal. Keep up the good work to all those that had a weight loss.

 

A couple members spoke about the KOPS Honor Society and what a good time they had and they recommend that if anyone gets a chance to go they should go. They met lots of nice people throughout the day.

 

We had a nice meeting and our program was about  The Golden Rules for a faster Metabolism: 1. Eat Mindfully: Think before you eat, what kind of foods are you eating and why. 2. Spice things up. They say that hot sauce and spices will help you lose weight. 3. Go for green tea. Drinking green tea throughout the day is very good for our body. 4. Pack a protein punch. How? Raw almonds, peanut butter, eggs. They are good fillers. Finally number 5. Nosh early. Don’t skip breakfast. We should eat within the 2 hours after we get up in the morning, and with that have a good protein.

 

This week I am going to practice the 5 Golden Rules and hopefully have a good weight loss next week.

 

If anyone is interested in joining us, we meet on Tuesday nights at the Berakah on Fairview Road in Pittsfield at 5:30 for weigh-in and at 6:30 for our meeting.

 

We would love to see new faces and let’s start the new year right. Any questions please call Stuart at 856-4842 or Pat Smith at435-5333.

 

Hope everyone stays nice and warm, have a good week, and see you all lighter next week!

 


 

Dorcas Guild – January 2013

 

The January 14 meeting of the Dorcas Guild was the annual “Happy Birthday to All” and began with a welcome to the 13 members and a guest brought by Diane Vaughan, by President Nancy Fogg. Peggy Jacobs offered devotions entitled “Happy Birthday” by Martin B. Copenhaver. Then Gail Ann Newton read, “I am open and available to receive my good” from the Daily Word publication and explained the special meaning it had for her. All joined in “The Lord’s Prayer.”

 

Nella Hobson, recording secretary, read the minutes of the December 10 meeting, which were accepted without change. The treasurer’s report was read by Reny Boyd. All fair monies had been deposited.

 

The food basket from Carolyn Davis will go to Nancy Fogg in the near future as Carolyn was under the weather. The apron went from Reny to Nella. The mystery package brought by Polly Dodge was won by our guest, Kim.

 

The president was happy to report a total of 44 pairs of mittens and 46 hats were distributed to Pittsfield and Barnstead Elementary Schools and Blueberry Express Daycare.

 

The president made a special mention of thanks to Audrey Moore who has consistently shopped for our paper goods for Fellowship and other events. Also thanked was Bev Moore for the outstanding job on the Guild’s 2014 program guide, which was distributed to the group.

 

The group proposed and voted unanimously a Memorial Gift to the church’s Building Fund in memory of Betty MacKay.

 

A committee of several members was proposed to suggest how to use memorial gifts given by the family and friends of Betty MacKay to the Dorcas Guild. These members will meet informally at the Wednesday work meeting with a list of suggestions to be prepared for the March 11, 2014 meeting.

 

The group discussed several service projects that we might consider. Among them were: the church’s Diaper Pantry, Pittsfield Elementary School needs, touch quilts for nursing home patients, car seat quilts for babies, hospice patient needs (i.e. soap on-a-rope), other hospice or senior needs, meals on wheels gift bags, Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW) packages of food for their meals. No final decisions were made with the understanding that we would not have to be limited to just one project. More discussion will follow at the next meeting.

 

Corine Miller suggested that the Dorcas Guild take the Fellowship Hour one Sunday a month – the Sunday following our regular Dorcas Evening meeting. The group responded enthusiastically, the next Fellowship being February 16 followed by March 16. Nella will remind members about the planned Fellowship on the monthly postcards. Also planned was a special congratulatory mention of the Pittsfield “Individual of the Year,” our own Ruth Strickhart. The Guild will honor her with a special cake during the February 16 Fellowship. We will also honor the return of Luke Koladish from his Army deployment. Reimbursement for these special cakes will be made from the Guild’s treasury.

 

Missions disbursements were proposed and approved by the membership.

 

The Guild has another opportunity to submit items for consignment at the Freight House in Epsom, February 7-9. The Wednesday work group, meeting on February 5, will decide which items to submit and Nella will take them to Epsom. The Wednesday work meetings will begin again on the first Wednesday of February – February 5, from 10-2.

 

The group enjoyed delicious birthday cake and ice cream and other treats provided by hostesses Peggy and Gail Ann after singing “Happy Birthday to All.” Afterwards, members participated in the book exchange.

 

The next meeting will be held February 11 at 7 p.m. It will be “Banana Split Night.” Hostesses Carolyn Davis and Corine Miller will supply the ice cream and bananas; members are to bring their favorite toppings. Also, please bring a donation for the Diaper Pantry.

 


 

What If History At PMHS

A Volunteer’s Experience

Submitted By Sabra Welch

 

“What if” there was a group of students interested in history who chose to take a weekly one hour ‘class’ facilitated by two faculty members to investigate the impact of a different outcome for an historical event of their choosing?

 

“What if “the facilitators wanted their students to have the advantage of engaging with community members also interested in history who may give the students a different perspective?

 

“What if” the facilitators reached out through their contacts in the community to find these volunteers and invited them to meet the students at PMHS during the ‘class’ time?

 

In mid-November 2013, an email was sent to individuals in the community who might know of some historically-minded people who would be willing to participate in the ‘class’. One of these e-mails popped into my in-box with an attached list of 12 individual project topics ranging from the Roman Empire to the Vietnam War. There were three or four topics that were of particular interest to me and that I might be able to help the student in some way. I contacted the facilitators, Mary Ann Hatab and Alissa Heppler, to offer to join the group of volunteers and provided the faculty with a brief outline of which projects I thought my interest and experience might be useful. Clearly, this was not a typical high school history class.

 

The class was not a ‘class’. It wasn’t even called a class but a Learning Studio. My education at PMHS had begun. A Learning Studio is a creative collaborative partnership among classroom teachers, students and local professionals meant to foster deeper learning for the students. It turns out that it also meant deeper learning for me as well.

 

The “What if” questions the students developed came from each student’s curiosity about the impact of particular historical events had on the world and what would be different if those events were altered- If the facts were different, how might the world be different? This branch of history is also known as Virtual History or Counterfactual History.

 

There was a set of competencies and evidence or indicators the students must consider as they research and develop their “What if” projects for presentation. The group of students was diverse with freshmen and upperclassmen participating in the Studio with varying levels of confidence and experience evident. The faculty acted as coaches and facilitated the process for each individual according to what that student needed. The role of the volunteers was to discuss with individual students their particular project and provide, if possible, a different point of view. 

 

It sounds simple. It was a challenge. Not only did we need to provide some “outside expertise,” we needed to support the student with whom we were consulting and we were strangers to each.

 

There were 6 volunteers who met at least once with the student they were asked to assist. Jim Allard, David Newell, Samuel Adams, John Teague, Jason Nichols and I met with students to help them better define the outline of their research, provide clearer context for the student, or problem solved with them as they chose the best method to present their project to others in class and possibly to the community. To present ‘good’ counterfactual history, one must know the real event in depth and make the “What if” at a plausible point in the timeline and some of the students were just learning the actual historical events and their impact on the world.

 

To meet the challenge of the variety of depth of knowledge and experience among the students, and wanting to be supportive of each student in their learning process, I resorted to asking thoughtful questions (Have you considered…? What other resources could help you? ) and really listening to the student. I tried to talk less than the student. In addition, I provided written background material and resources for specific students to the faculty, relying on their expertise and experience with the students to pass on the material or to hold it in reserve. My schedule allowed me to meet three times with the students and I was able to observe the progress they made over several weeks to move forward with their research and incorporate suggestions from our time together.

 

What have I taken away from my volunteer experience with the “What If” Learning Studio? 

 

The goal of the “What if “ Projects was more about individual experiential learning, building research skills and confidence in a creative process that allowed choice for the students than to write “good” counterfactual history. The role of the community volunteers was an integral element in the Learning Studio that benefited both the student and the volunteer. The students were interested and engaged in the process. There was collaborative exchange among students and faculty as well as with the volunteers. The students want to repeat their experience with this particular means of learning history and the impact of events (or choices) on the school, the community and the wider world. So do I.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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