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Pittsfield NH News

November 26, 2008


 

Celebrating Birthdays are: November 26, Susan Bleckmann, Jordan Paggi; November 27, Katrina Giuda, Mike Zahn; November 28, David Adams; November 29, Brianne Boivin, Bill Boudreau; November 30, Bonnie Deane, Craig Wood; December 1, Danny Lank, Michelle Roberts.


A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.
 



Best Wishes to Russ and Joan Kimball who will celebrate their Wedding Anniversary on November 30th.
 



The annual Pittsfield Alumni Basketball Games are coming up. They are Friday 11/28 at Pittsfield High School.


The Girls will be playing @ 5 P.M.


The Boys will be playing the last 2 year’s graduates vs. this year’s varsity team @ 6 P.M.


Then at 7 P.M. the odd year graduates will be playing the even year’s graduates.


Everyone is welcome. If you don’t feel like playing, at least come and watch!
 



Congratulations to Sara Dalphonse (Rafeal) and Josh Tetro on the birth of their son, Damien Alexander Tetro on Oct 31, 2008. Damien was born at Concord Hospital and weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. The grandparents are Michael and Linda Rafeal of Pittsfield and Janice Cleary of Epsom.
 



Cabrinni Kulish of Loudon, has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services from Springfield College, Mass., for studies completed in August 2008.
 



Winners in the Peterson-Cram Post American Legion Monthly Drawing for October and November were:


October: #165, Cameron Donovan, $50; #157, John Kostrezewski, $25; #155, John Kostrezewski, Jr., $10; #250, Edmund J. Stapleton, $10; #189, Al MacLellan.
November: #150, Tim Durkin, $50; #204, Jean Jelley, $25; #81, Leo Fraser, $10; #159, Marcella Bates, $10; #290, Richard Weeks, $10.
 


 

Pittsfield Area Senior Center Practicing Culinary Arts 


Several people have requested that we begin a nutrition program. We hope to be cooking with Liz again from the NH Co-operative Extension. This session the goal is to work with different types of food, herbs, flowers, go on field trips incorporate gardening, and have speakers come and create some good discussion.


MOW And Daily Participants
Call 435-8482 when you won’t be home to receive your meal or you won’t be at the Center. If you don’t, we worry about you. Listen to WMUR TV on bad weather days for cancellations. Keep your Emergency Bags for the days when we have to cancel deliveries due to a storm or flood! If we won’t deliver, you will be called to be sure you are OK.


Daily participants:  The Senior Center does not necessarily close just because the schools close. We make every attempt to be open even if we open late. The Senior Center is a warm dry place to spend a chilly day.  Listen to WMUR for cancellations only. Otherwise we are open.


On December 19, a five  Town Christmas Party will be held. We are in the planning stages of this event.  Come on over for a Christmas dinner and desert, ($2.00 requested donation) festivities and the $ 500.00 FUEL RAFFLE Drawing at 12 P.M.

 


 

PMHS Girls Varsity Soccer


The Pittsfield High School girls Varsity soccer team ended their season 11-5-1. They hosted Lisbon in the first round of the NHIAA tournament. Pittsfield won 1-0. The lone goal was scored by Jen Tyrell on a great pass form Colleen Corliss. Kelli Webber had her best game of the year in goal insuring the shut out win. In the second round Pittsfield ran into the now State Champs, Derryfield. Despite good play from Mercy Valdez, Kara Gingras, and Paige Corliss, Pittsfield fell 0-4 to the Cougars.


Pittsfield’s Middle School girls won the league championship this year. Alexis Samaluk had a hat trick in the first game to help Pittsfield get past Allenstown to face their rival Barnstead in the final. Both teams played great in a game that remained scoreless until late in the second half when Ebonie Burritt put the ball in the back of the net. It was her first goal of the season.


Nick Tuttle and Mercy Valdez from Pittsfield were named to the Granite State All Conference Team. Pittsfield was well represented on the All State Teams this year. Mercy Valdez made First Team. Paige Corliss and Nick Tuttle made Second Team. Colleen Corliss received Honorable Mention. Kelli Webber qualified for the All State All Scholastic Team.

 


 

“Fa La La” Luncheon

Your and your friends are invited to a “Fa La La” Luncheon on Thursday, December 11, 2008, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Cat ‘N Fiddle Restaurant, 118 Manchester Street, Concord. $12.00 Inclusive. 228-8911.


“Go a’ Caroling” - Christmas Sing a Long.


“Home For The Holidays” - Fouad Faris.


“Aiming for the Goal” - >From Soccer Player in Israel to a National Champion Football Player in Texas. He will share trials he faced while seeking answers.


Reservations please by December 8. Cancellations are necessary.


Please call Maddy at 485-4303 or Barbara at 798-5976.


Sponsored by Concord Women’s Connection. And Stonecroft Ministries (non-profit). www.Stonecroft.org

 


 

School Lunch Menus
December 1-5, 2008
 

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, corn, fruit.
Tuesday - Chicken nachos, veggies, cheese, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Pasta, salad, meat sauce, bread, baked dessert, milk.
Thursday - Chicken veggies, fruit, milk.
Friday - Burgers, roll, lettuce, tomato, fruit, milk.
Salad Bar each day unless stated otherwise.
 

EPSOM
Monday - Tomato soup with goldfish crackers, mozzarella sticks, veg., fruit, milk or yogurt tray, egg salad.
Tuesday - Homemade pizza, tossed salad, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, no salad.
Wednesday - Shepherd’s pie, bread & butter, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, chicken salad.
Thursday - Hot dogs with rolls, baked beans, cole slaw, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, cheese salad.
Friday - Pancakes with syrup, bacon, celery sticks, fresh fruit, milk or yogurt tray, chef’s choice, salad.

 


 

Proper Flag Disposal Ceremony

 


It was a cool, damp morning when members of The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75, of Pittsfield performed proper disposal of used and torn flags at the BCEP Transfer station. On November 14, 2008, flags that flew over veteran’s graves from Memorial Day to Veteran’s Day in our many cemeteries and  flags that had been turned in by various Post members, the Fire Station and the Police Station were among the flags that were properly disposed of.  The BCEP personnel made sure that only wood was laid beneath the flags, and that no flags touched the ground. 


Merrill Vaughan,
Commander
American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75

 


 

“What’s Been Happening at PYW?”


October was a busy month for the Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW). PYW participants traveled to Moultonborough for a hike up Mount Roberts led by Bill and Linda Provencal, went outdoor rock climbing in Rumney, made pumpkin pies for Zach’s birthday, and spent a week setting up the Haunted House. The youth carved over twenty pumpkins thanks to the generous donation made by the Osborne family that were displayed during the Haunted House.


Julia Cole, a youth at PYW, spent many hours making two beautiful Halloween baskets, thanks to donations from The Toy Box and Maxfield’s Hardware, that were raffled off after PYW’s Haunted House. Winners were Alice Young of Pittsfield and Cindy Bradley of Epsom. Congratulations!


During Pittsfield’s 2nd Annual Harvestfest, PYW and the Masons held a Ham and Bean Supper to help pay for this year’s oil costs. The dinner was a great success thanks to all who helped out and the many families who came by to enjoy the delicious meal.


With the month of November coming to an end, the youth enjoyed a “No School Day” at Funspot in Weirs, NH. On November 26th. PYW will be holding a Thanksgiving family dinner night. If you would like to join us, or help by donating, please give us a call.


Just a reminder: PYW Drop-in hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-7 P.M., and Homework Club hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-6 P.M. Please feel free to contact Paula Driscoll or Zach Powers at 435-8272 or [email protected] with any questions or to make a donation.


PYW is funded by grants from Merrimack County Incentive Funds, and the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention & Recovery, the Sanderson Trust, and from fundraisers and donations. We would also like to thank everyone who has, and continues to support PYW.

 


 

Pittsfield School District Community Forum

Pittsfield citizens are invited to participate in a Pittsfield School District Community Forum to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, on Saturday, January 10, in the PMHS cafeteria.  Participants in this Community Forum will be asked (1) to reconsider the district’s mission, and (2) to contribute to the development of a vision for the school district’s future.


The district’s current mission statement was developed by a representative group of community members, parents, and educators about two years ago.  Since that time, Pittsfield has separated from Barnstead to form a single-district S.A.U.  Coinciding with this split, the Pittsfield school board and school staff have been working to create stronger program continuity across all grades. 


This time of transition requires clarity of purpose, focusing on what our schools should do, how the success of our schools should be judged, and what should be done to ensure success for all students.  A renewed and reinvigorated mission statement will guide decisions and mandate expectations; the mission will establish a clear direction for the development of the schools.


While the mission statement will establish purpose, a vision statement will provide a vivid picture of what the schools can become.  In the visioning process, participants will realistically imagine our students’ and our schools’ future.  Participants will contribute to a description of what our schools will do and will look like, as well as what our graduates will know and be able to do when they receive their diplomas.


With a clear vision, school policies, procedures, and programs will become more unified and mutually supportive.  A stronger cohesion among our various programs and initiatives through all levels within the district’s schools will result.  Together, community members will help set the course for where the Pittsfield schools are headed.


In August, faculty and staff from both schools met to provide their perspective in this process. In early January, recent PMHS graduates will be invited to take part in this important process as well.  On January 10, parents and citizens will provide your thoughts about mission and vision. 


Beginning in late January, a small “drafting team” will synthesize the thoughts of the three groups and produce draft mission and vision statements for feedback.  By late spring, the process will be completed, and the school district be ready to move forward in focused, purposeful pursuit of our mission and vision.  It is hoped that many parents and community members will become a part of this important process:  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 10, PMHS cafeteria.

 


 

Holiday Mail For Heroes


This holiday season many of you are wondering how to express your appreciation to our military in a tangible way. Due to security reasons, cards and letters addressed to “any service member” cannot be sent. For the second year, the American Red Cross is hosting a program called “Holiday Mail for Heroes.” They are looking to send one million greetings this year.


Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456


Please follow these guidelines when mailing a card to ensure that your card will quickly reach service members, veterans and their families. Every card received will first be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working in one of 16 sorting stations around the country.


All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Cards sent after this date will be returned to sender.


• Participants are encouraged to limit the number of cards they submit to 25 from any one person or 50 from any one class or group. If you are mailing a larger quantity, please bundle the cards and place them in large mailing envelopes. Each card does not need its own envelope or postage.


• Please ensure that all cards are signed.


• Please use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program.


• Please send cards as opposed to long letters which delay a quick review process.


• Please do not include email or home addresses on the cards, as the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships.


• Please do not include inserts of any kind, including photos, as these items will be removed during the reviewing process.


• All cards received may be used in program publicity efforts, including appearing in broadcast, print or online mediums.


For more information or other ways of reaching out, log on to http://www.redcross.org/email/saf/ or contact your American Red Cross.

 


 

Pittsfield Schools Conserve Energy


In response to current economic conditions, a broad range of energy conservation measures have been instituted in Pittsfield’s schools. The aim of these measures is to minimize energy costs.


Students, parents, and staff members will notice that the schools will be bit cooler this winter.  Classroom thermostats are being maintained at 67º; gym, cafeteria, kitchen, restroom, and auditorium thermostats are being maintained at 65º; and hallway thermostats are being maintained at 62º.


In addition, timed thermostats are being maintained at 55º at times when the buildings are unoccupied.  Blinds and shades, where they exist, are being closed overnight and during weekends and holidays.


Consideration is also being afforded to use of lighting. Where natural lighting is sufficient and practical, it is being preferred over automatic use of electric lighting.  Students and staff are increasing vigilance in turning lights off when leaving classrooms and work spaces.


Despite the convenience afforded, staff members have removed personal appliances – mini-refrigerators, coffee makers, microwave ovens, etc. – from classrooms and work spaces. Energy-saving habits are also developing for conservation of energy in use of computers, office machines, and vending machines. 


Finally, PSNH had conducted an energy audit in both Pittsfield schools several years ago; this resulted in the installation of energy-saving lighting fixtures in a number of locations.  The Jordan Institute, a non-profit group that supports energy conservation in schools, will be conducting a review of five-year district energy costs and facilities later this fall.

 


 

Pittsfield Fire and Rescue Service News October 2008


During the month of October, fifty-six calls for emergency assistance were received. Fire and EMS personnel responded to 43 medical emergencies, 1 building fire, 1 chimney fire, 1 hazardous condition, 4 service calls, 3 good intent calls, and 4 alarm activations.  Ten of the calls were simultaneous responses. Two mutual aid calls were given to other communities and nine mutual aid calls were received from other communities.


Much appreciation goes to Public Education/Code Enforcement Officer Lt. Nick Abell and Department members and staff for organizing and implementing this year’s Fire Prevention Week programs at the elementary school and Blueberry Express Daycare and our annual Open House at the fire station.  Thank you to Globe Firefighter Suits, Liberty Machine, Paige Insurance Agency, Pittsfield Firefighters Association, Roy’s Auto Salvage, Barnstead Fire-Rescue, and members of the community for your donations, assistance, support and attendance.


Members participated in a in-house training on Large Area Search and Extinguish, as well as an EMS training on pharmacology and an Officers Drill.  Several members attended EMS training at Frisbie Memorial Hospital and the annual North Country EMS Conference. Chief Johnson instructed several classes at the NH Fire Academy.


Activities for the month included assistance with the Bike Rodeo, Harvestfest, Halloween parade, and the Pittsfield Chamber Business Showcase. Several members represented the department and community at Fire Service Memorial Sunday at the NHFA Fallen Firefighter Memorial.  Several members attended Manchester’s Fire Prevention Week parade.  A career presentation was made at PMHS and a fire drill was conducted


One Department meeting was held.  Eleven code consultations and  3 follow up inspections were conducted.   Thirty-eight Permits to Kindle Fire were issued during October. 


Safety Tip: Give space heaters space!

 


 

Bishop Brady High School Honor Roll - Quarter I 2008-2009


GRADE 12
High Honors
Rachel Garcia, Thomas Hayes, Gregory Samuel, Ashleigh Sargent.
 

Honors
Katherine Abbott, Angela Bacon, Kyle Beattie, Daniel Beaulieu, Philip Bouchard, Morgan Brennan, Bridget Butterworth, Micheala Carbonneau, Jonathan Corriveau, Joshua Costa, Carley David, Erin Desrosiers, Ryan Dube, Kyle Duca,   Alyssa Caruana, Jonathan Dumais, Mairead Dunphy, Colin Evans, John Freese, Scott Hambleton, Julia Heald, Brooks Herrington, Eunjeong Jeong, Anna Kenny, Gavitt Kerkel, John Krupa, Travis LaCouter, Ian Lassonde, GaEun Lee, Chaerin Lim, Ashley Lionetta, James Maher III, Nathan Mann, Shane Monaghan, Kyle Mountain, Devin Noel, Sarah Olson, Maxwell Parsons, Shannon Poirier, Jennifer Reeves, Courtney Rego, Brett Rouleau, Alex Ryan, Melanie Seavey, Nichole Senneville, Stephanie Siegart, Emily Spain, Mathieu Strickrott, Ashley Sullivan, Daniel Todd, Alan Vomacka, Jeffrey Wolf.
 

GRADE 11
High Honors
Hannah Bassett, Brianna Bosiak, Steven Brasley, Catherine Fiona Clancy, Lauren Covalucci, Jocelyn Dorsey, Jonathan Garen, Kerry Gaudreau, Cuyler Gauthier, Anna Kerimov, Justin Latona, Daniel Mulcahey, Christopher Muzzey, Luke Ollila, Amanda Sarro, Jonny Slocum, Erin Spaulding, Kathleen Stewart, Daniel Weidman.

 

Honors
Shela Adams, Lindsay Aichinger, Michael Bachner, Christopher Bahr, Conner Bailey, Lara Baldwin, Shaylah Bartlett, Benton Beltramo, Whitney Bernier, Bianca Bird, Bradley Bittman, Matthew Bosiak, John Paul Brennan, John T. Burger, Zachary Chaisson, Samantha Chouinard, Gregory Colpitts, Brendan Demers, Michael Denham, Peter Donison, Keelin Dougherty, Katheryn Dumais,  James Earley, David Eastman, Brianna Ehler, Hannah Garrity, Nicholas Grafton, Hillary Holmes, Sterling Huber, Aaron Kesselmann, Taylor Laro, Derek Lee, Kelsea Marchand, Lauren Naugle, Zachary Noel, Matthew O’Brien, Christina Parent, Abigail Parsons, Alyssa Paul, Tyler Penney, William Perkins, Meredith Presby, John Preston, Noah Rogers, Margie Rounds, MacKenzie Schofield, Caitlin Sica, Phillip Smith, Cody Sorrell, Abbie Stehno, Leslie Stratton, Thomas Sweeney, Mark Therriault, Molly Todd, Lincoln Tosi, Kyle Tracy, Megan Vachon, Ryan Wessels, Danielle Wise, Craig Wojtkiewicz, Teresa Zahn, Kirsten Zellers.


GRADE 10
High Honors
Elizabeth Doughty, Sean Fitzgerald, Zachary Higham, Connor Houghton, James Kiefner, Ewen MacKinnon, Nicole Michaud, Kelly O’Keefe, Katherine Pedro, Eric Samuel, Meghan Sargent, Joseph St. Pierre, Matthew Weinmann.


Honors
Christopher Acres, Nicholas Amadeo, Thomas Arena, Ashley Baiocchetti, Katelyn Berry, Rishi Bhusari, Jay Bouchard, Britney Bowen, Megan Bryck, Tyler Caron, Russell Caruana, Alexandria Codd, Terise Cole, Brittani Cornell, Molly Dahl, Samuel Daley, Antoine Deraoui, Danielle Ehrgott, Maria Ewing, Emily Flanders, Megan Hardiman, Paige Hubbell, Hyo Min Jang, Emily Jobe, Rachel Kelly, Jonathan Kimball, Katie Kissinger, Haley Kreiensieck, Jordyn Leo, Alyssa Mahlstedt, Kaley Marston, Zachary McComb, Jill Monaghan, Jonathan Munoz, Ryan Nickerson, May Richardson, Brianna Ruth, James Sokul, Colin Spain, Daniel Starkweather, Stephen Sullivan, Lucia Velasco, Casey Whalen, Mary Yvars.


GRADE 9
High Honors
Bridget Bittman, Connor Brown, Bridget Bryck, Kendall Cole, Connor Crutchfield, Jeremy Demers, Meaghan Fitzgerald, Ian Herrington, Katherine Hofley, Kate Kozain, Jordan Lassonde, Maggie MacMullin, Meghan McDermott, Clare Pacelli, Alyssa Roy.


Honors
Alex Bonenfant, Colleen Carbonneau, Brendan Carr, Kimberly DeStefano, Grace Donison, Aidan Donovan, Tegan Dougherty, Garret Dube, Shane Earley, Rachel Garen, Ryan Garrity, Eric Hambleton, Steele Henderson, Bryan Hochberg, Brian Johnson, Aislinn Kalob, G. Patrick Kennedy, Nate Kimball-Barr, Rachel Lajoie, Samuel Laves, Elaina Lavigne,Christopher Lempka, Anupa Murali, Kimberly Nesbitt, Brooke Novakoski, Seth Nute, Josh Proulx, Samantha Puckett, Corey Reddy, Kathryn Reopel, Matthew  Roy, Ryan Saunders, Elizabeth Sawyer,  Jacob Saxton, Sara Senter, Sophia Senter, Tobey Shoemaker, Bridget Sica, Connor Sullivan, Elizabeth Swain, Tylker Sweetser, Matt Tansey, R. Dylan Thomas, Marissa Vachon, Christina Warriner.

 


 

Starr Manus Tardif New Development/PR Director of Concord Regional VNA


Mary B. DeVeau, President/CEO of Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, recently announced the appointment of Starr Manus Tardif of Concord as Development/Public Relations Director. She will oversee the management of all fundraising programs, including appeals, special events, and donor recognition.


Tardif has many years of experience in the philanthropy and event planning field, having worked for Concord Hospital and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and consulting for Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation. She most recently worked for Norton Asset Management.


Tardif received a B.S. from Keene State College and is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Concord and has served on the conference committee of the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy. She is a member of the Concord Making Strides Against Breast Cancer planning committee, the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce golf tournament for education committee, and a member of the Concord Hospital Associates.


Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association provides home and hospice care for the residents of 30 communities in central New Hampshire.

 


 

Letter To The Editor
 

To President Elect Obama And Company:
A week ago, the four of us, Joe Stone (my son), Clint (a painter from Pittsfield), Jeffy, a fellow stoneman from Northwood, and I, were working on our new venture, building tornado wood benches.


We are all excited about your election. Three out of four of us voted. One for the first time (my son).


We want to help. We all are going to step it up a notch in work, family, and politics.


We know you are going to need all Americans to step it up a notch.


Our first suggestion is to get rid of the penny. We all agreed the Treasury Department should stop making more pennies. Use the ones already in circulation. Eventually items will be priced to the nearest 5 cents as pennies become less available. Call us if you need anything.


Dan Schroth
Pittsfield, NH

 


 

Christmas Tree Lighting And Children’s Store Celebration


Save the date, SATURDAY, DEC. 6, the Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Children’s Store event.  Also, the First Congregational Church will be hosting a craft fair.


The day begins with the Pittsfield Elementary School PTO sponsored Breakfast with Santa.  Breakfast will be served for $3.00 per person between 8:00-9:30 in the PES Cafeteria.  Photos with Santa are $1.00 each.  This is a fund raising event for the PTO.


The Children’s Store will be held on Dec. 6 from 9-12 at the Pittsfield Elementary School GYM. Please note the NEW TIME and LOCATION.


Volunteer “elves” will assist shoppers up to the age of 16 in purchasing gifts for their parents, siblings, teachers or friends.  The Store is open to children only - sorry…no adults allowed. Most of the items are new or nearly new and can be purchased for $1.00 or less. Some other items may be higher priced. There is also free gift wrapping available. With this new location, parents will be able to wait inside and be warm!


Anyone interested in donating items, Christmas wrapping paper or gift bags, may drop them off to the various donation boxes at the Pittsfield Post Office, Citizens Bank, Northway Bank or Mooveez Galore.


Monetary donations are also gladly accepted.  Please make checks payable to: Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce and mail to Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Children’s Store, P.O. Box 234, Pittsfield, NH  03263.


The Celebration continues at DUSTIN PARK from 4-6 p.m. The Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration is fun for the whole family and a great community event.  There will be free horse drawn wagon rides, music, cookies cocoa, popcorn, candy canes, face painting and caroling. PYW will open their doors at the Corinthian Lodge to host the Gingerbread House Display and raffle and again this year, HOT chili, chowder, and soups will be available for a donation of a canned or packaged food (or purchased for a few dollars) to benefit our local Food Pantry. Santa will arrive via Firetruck around 4:15 p.m.  Free pictures with Santa will be available at PYW (in the Corinthian Lodge, Park St.)


There will be a decorated wreath contest.  Watch The Suncook Valley Sun for more info.


For the second year, the Christmas Tree Lighting festivities will include the opportunity to honor our veterans, past, present and future, by placing stars on the tree prior to the lighting countdown.  This is our way of thanking those who have given some or given all for the cause of freedom in their service to our country.  Please come out and join the celebration.  The highlight of the Celebration will be everyone gathering around the Christmas Tree, singing Holiday songs, and counting down to the lighting of the Tree.
As an added finale, everyone will be asked to move down the hill (caroling as we go) to DRAKE FIELD for an awesome FIREWORKS display to usher in the Holiday Season!  For information, please call Andi Riel at 435-6346 or visit the Chamber’s website www.pittsfieldchamber.org.

 


 

Pittsfield Elementary School Honor Roll 1st Quarter 2008-2009


3rd GRADE
Mrs. Mazza
Olivia Frost, Margaret Lamy, Richard Marable Steward, Kathleen Rollins, Matthew St. George, Jack Tobin, Joshua Whittier.


Mrs. Elliott
Derek Boudreau, Hannah Conway, Alex Cooper, Cameron Darrah, Mackenzie Desilets, Weston LeMay, Kegan Vincent, Kylie Wages.


Ms. Kilar
Sydney Booth, Megan Holmes, Gavin Knight, Cody Schreier, Emily Thompson, Zachary Thoroughgood, Jaden  Vincent, Justine Ward, Tucker Wolfe.


GRADE 4
Ms. Barry
Gabriel Anthony, Kailey Boivin, Kegan Brooks, Michael Durquette, Quinn Estes, Emily Little Lindsey Massey, Jordyn Pinto.


Ms. Bouchard
Xenthios Cry, Savannah Godin, Brienne Hill, Michael Pantis, Nicholas Shaver.


Ms. Lasky
Kayla Jury, Noah MacGlashing, Dylan Moody, Samantha Nevins, Danielle Pelletier, Erik Rye, Zachary Thompson.


GRADE 5
Ms. Ragazzo
Joseph Cox, Cody Gauthier, Branden Jones, Marc Koulouras, Brady Martin, Jordan Paggi, Bryce Rowell, Haily Smith, Rachel Thompson, Alison Wolfe.


Ms. Stewart
Zachary Bissonnette, Colby Boudreau, Lucas Conway, Kyle Hamel, Keaton Heath, Michael Osborne, Jasmine Pina, Jordan Samaluk, Jesse Slater.


Ms. Harvey
Nathan Domenech, Taylor Hopkins, Matthew Kubat, Alex Lamere, Eziekiel Langevin, Noah Manteau, Brenna Merrill, I’lish Murphy, Lily Plummer, Erica Radzik, Michael Slager, Bobbie-Jean Small, Zachary  Webster.


GRADE 6
Ms. Kaplan
Colby Clark, Daniel Colon-Pagan, Morgan Corliss, Kimberly Cyr, Joshua Fraser, Larissa Kimball, Matthew Marcotte, Courtney Philbrick, Anthony Rojek, Willard St. George, Paige Stockman, Loretta Suchomski, Adrianna Wells.


Mr. Patsos
Matthew Buchanan, Madison Johnson, Jeremy Kennepohl, Ryan Marquis, Josaphine Towle, Amanda Vanslette, Brooke Vien.


Ms. Venetos
Gabrielle Bartlett, Star Chagnon, Patience Cyr, Katelynn Hunt, Camron Quigley, Kayla Vanslette.

 


Obituaries


 

Robert J. Lemer


Pittsfield -
Robert J. Lemer, 79, of Shaw Road, died November 21st,  at his home following a long illness. He was born in  Harrisburg, PA , the son of Milton and Lillian Lemer. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 and attended Harvard University. He joined the Army and served as a special agent with the Counter-Intelligence Corp in Korea. Following his tour of duty, he reenrolled at Harvard Business School and graduated with an MBA in 1960. He helped found the Geochran Company which dated archaeological and geological specimens using carbon-14 and potassium-argon methods. The company became very successful. He then enrolled at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and earned his Masters in 1963.


He taught history and social studies in Wellesley, Ma. For 6 years. He bought an old farm in Pittsfield, NH in 1965 and moved here permanently in 1969.  He taught at Somersworth High School and at the Derryfield School earning his last credential, as a guidance Councilor at Antioch- New England. He also worked at Trinity, Newfound, Henniker and Weare.  He taught at several other schools in the area finally retiring from Coe-Brown Academy  in Northwood. Following retirement, he worked in the Guidance Department at Pittsfield High School, and the Senior Class in 1974 and 1981 selected him their Commencement Speaker.  He also was a member of the Pittsfield Space Needs Committee developing a plan for a new high school in 1984. He also served on the Carpenter Library Board of Trustees.  He was an avid runner and completed the Boston Marathon in 1967. He often swam the perimeter of Lily Pond near his home and would swim in the pond the day after the ice was gone in the spring.  His spirit and dedication made him immensely popular with both students and teachers everywhere he worked.


He is survived by a brother, Richard Lemer of Manchester; and his roommate for over 50 years, William Stiles.  He considered John Learson of West Chester, PA a “surrogate” son, and Jose Wilton Rocha of Brazil, a child he sponsored through the Christian Children’s Fund, also a family member.


He requested that following cremation his remains be scattered on Lily Pond.


A Memorial gathering will be held Wednesday, November 26th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, 60 Main St. Pittsfield.  A “Celebration of his Life” will be scheduled at a later date.

 


 
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