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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015
Donna RhoDes
Mark, a representative of Mobile Ed Productions, showed students at Belmont Middle School how a 3-D printer functions during STEAM Day, a celebration of Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
BMS celebrates science & technology during STEAM DayBY DONNA RHODES
BELMONT — Stu-dents at Belmont Mid-dle School recently had the privilege of spend-ing a day with some of New Hampshire’s most creative and inventive minds who brought a wealth of informa-tion and technology to share during a special “STEAM Day” to cele-brate Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering, Arts and Math.
Karen Gingrich teach-es Enrichment classes at the middle school and teamed up with Tech Ed teacher Joe Wernig to bring leaders in the an array of fields to the school for one very spe-cial day.
“We thought it would be fun to get engineers, mathematicians and sci-entists in the building. Teaching Enrichment classes here, this fit perfectly with what we want students to see and learn,” Gingrich said.
From a lesson on how to construct a kaleido-scope to demonstra-tions from robots and a 3-D printer, students in Grades five through eight were captivated by all they experienced and the possibilities that await them in the future.
The school gymnasi-um was filled with many interactive experiences from Mobile Ed Produc-tion’s STEM Museum. Students could pedal a bicycle to create enough energy to light up a pole, observe the principles of Newton’s Third Law of Motion through New-ton’s Cradle, and even watch a presentation from a robot that spoke, danced and followed sev-eral commands.
“I’m still discovering all it can do,” said Mark, a representative of Mo-bile Ed.
Besides the interac-tive robot, he also had a 3-D printer that held stu-dents and adults spell-bound as the machine
followed computer driv-en schematics to create objects from rolls of plas-tic that it melted and laid out in calculated layers
until it was complete.“Some of these things
can take only five min-utes to be built or as many as 18 hours, de-
pending on how complex they are,” Mark said.
From the simplest plastic guitar picks he created to samples of butterflies, dragons and even cityscapes created by the printer, every-one was fascinated as they watched the latest computer downloads be-come an actual item they could hold.
“I find it extremely
cool and crazy and awe-some to see that you can build a 3-D object out of plastic this way,” said Brendan, an eighth grade student at BMS.
Directly in tune with the day’s intent, Bren-dan also suggested that perhaps eyeglass frames could also be produced through a 3-D printer one day.
Family whose infant’s grave was vandalized grateful for generosity of strangersBY DONNA RHODES
BELMONT — Author-ities in Belmont are still searching for the person or persons who van-dalized the headstone at a baby’s gravesite in South Road Cemetery, but in the meantime they are pleased to announce that the marker will be restored thanks to the generosity of strangers.
“I received a call from a company down in Mas-sachusetts who offered to clean the paint off the marker at no charge. They didn’t want any credit; they just want-ed to remove the paint for the family. I thought that was amazing,” said Belmont Police Lt. Rich-ard Mann.
Representatives of the company told Mann they saw the story on Fox 25 News in Boston, and simply felt compelled to help out.
The grave is that of Katie Anne Hebert, who, after making headlines when she was born on Sept. 14, 2012 in the park-ing lot of New Hamp-shire Motor Speedway, passed away just three weeks later.
Mann contacted the family late last week to tell them of the offer he received. They were very grateful, and are currently in touch with the company to make arrangements for the
cleaning to be done.Damage to the site
was first discovered on April 6, when a member of the family paid a visit to the grave. That person called the child’s moth-er, and BPD was then no-tified of the vandalism.
Mann said Officer Derek Gray responded to the scene and found a black or dark-colored spray paint covered the headstone. Upon fur-ther investigation, Gray found it was the only headstone that was dam-aged in the large ceme-tery. Given that infor-mation and its distance from the road, police feel someone, for reasons unknown, targeted that specific site.
“It’s very disturbing that someone would do this,” said Mann.
Precisely when the damage occurred is not
CouRtesy
A Dedication Ceremony will be held Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. to celebrate the return of services at the Mountain View Church at 322 Upper Bay Rd., Sanbornton.
Dedication Ceremony to be held at Mountain View Church
SANBORNTON — A Dedication Ceremony will be held Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. to cel-ebrate the return of ser-vices at the Mountain View Church at 322 Up-per Bay Rd., Sanborn-ton.
After two years of planning by members of the 10 year planning committee and devel-oping plans with the architect along with 13 months of construction, we are now enjoying our new sanctuary and amenities of the new ad-dition.
Palm Sunday was our first service in the new building. We were bless-ed with an overflowing attendance. Many neigh-
bors stopped in to see the finished results. Easter Sunday Service saw an-other packed crowd of
friends and relatives. Both services were ener-gized with an air of new beginning and excite-
ment. There will be a special
dedication service Sun-
Donna RhoDes
Students who attended Brian Winslow’s presentation on the benefits of organic farming showed off the pots of beans, cucumbers and other vegetables they got to plant and take home after last week’s Wellness Fair at Southwick School.
Southwick School students learn tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyleBY DONNA RHODES
NORTHFIELD — It was a fun-filled, infor-mative day at Southwick School last week when third through fifth grade students got to meet with local professionals who shared tips about healthy lifestyles, safety and exciting ways to be active.
The annual Wellness Fair brought dentists, yoga and dance instruc-tors, nutritionists, sports and fitness specialists, and even an organic farmer to Southwick.
Children were initial-ly given a list of the pre-senters and their topics
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“Barnum” to bring the circus to the stage
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Actors demonstrate their acrobatic skills during rehearsals for the coming Streetcar Company production of “Barnum.”
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P.T. Barnum (Bo Guyer) dances with Joice, “The oldest woman in the world” (Patte Sarausky).
BY ERIN PLUMMER
The circus and its most famous pioneer will come to the stage again this spring as Streetcar Company pres-ents the musical “Bar-num.”
Starting on May 1, members of Streetcar will showcase the story of P.T. Barnum against a backdrop of acrobats, animals, and many oth-er elements of the circus.
“Barnum” tells the story of P.T. Barnum’s life and career as a series of segments with circus interludes and narra-tion by a ringmaster. The show documents 50 years of his life his be-ginnings in Bridgeport, Conn. to his partnership with Ringling Brothers.
Streetcar presented “Barnum” 25 years ago under the direction of Larry Frates. Now a number of performers from that first show are participating in this pro-duction, including Bo Guyer reprising his role as P.T. Barnum.
The show features circus routines done by players of all ages in between scenes includ-ing juggling, acrobatics, magic tricks, and many others.
The production uti-lized the services of New England Center of Circus Arts out of Brat-tleboro, Vermont and a number of performers worked with instructor Erin Lovett Sherman. Sherman is a Streetcar alumnus, and director Jessica Alward said she heard they were do-ing the production and wanted to help out.
“We’re very lucky to have that connection,” Alward said.
The production fea-tures performers of all ages from all over the Lakes Region from Moultonborough to Gil-manton and all points in between. Alward said there is a nice mix of vet-eran actors and brand new performers.
A lot of children are part of the production and Alward said many
of them are getting their feet wet on theater.
“I’m hoping this show will hook them forever and they’ll want to keep doing it,” Alward said.
The show features a mix of performers from people who have been with Streetcar for 30 years to small children playing animals.
Bo Guyer of Sanborn-ton played Barnum in the initial production in 1989, and is back in the role today.
“I looked forward to doing this again since that first time,” Guyer said. “It’s so challenging, so much fun, a lot to do.”
Guyer said it was eas-ier doing this part the second time. He said he found he remembered a lot of the songs and the lines, even though he has had to memorize so many more lines and songs throughout his theater experience.
“With this songs just stayed with me, it was easy to relearn them, Guyer said.
He does not have any circus or acrobatic scenes, though the part does require a lot of prac-tice and coordination. He said Sherman has been a great teacher in showing the cast mem-bers the circus skills.
Lynn Dadian of Mer-edith plays Charity Barnum, P.T. Barnum’s wife. Dadian has been
part of Streetcar for 35 years, and worked as part of the previous “Barnum” show though she did not act in it.
She said the experi-ence has been great and the cast has been so en-thusiastic and fun to be part of. Dadian said she and Guyer have worked together for a long time.
“We’re very comfort-able with each other,” Dadian said.
She said working on this show has been a fun process, especially with all the younger children playing animals.
“I just love the enthu-siasm of everybody,” Da-dian said.
Dadian said Alward has been doing a great job; she also credited the costumers for their work as well.
“It’s a family; it’s what we always are,”
Dadian said. “A lot of us grew up together.” Dadi-an said she even met her husband through Street-car.
Patte Sarausky of La-conia plays Joice, “The Oldest Woman in the World.”
Saurausky was in the production in 1989 and played an acrobat. Her daughter also did the production back then, getting shot out of a can-non.
“That’s what’s cool about Streetcar; families to it together,” Sarausky said.
She said Joice is a part she has always wanted to play.
“You can be as old and silly as you like,” Sarausky said.
Sarausky said this production is complete-ly different than the one they did 25 years ago and a lot more circus acts and a lot more related research. Back then, the company paraded up Main Street in Laconia for the show, including having the actor playing Tom Thumb ride on an elephant.
The Streetcar produc-tion of “Barnum” will take the stage at the In-ter-Lakes Community Auditorium in Meredith Friday, May 1 though Sunday, May 3.
Tilton/Northfield
April is National Poet-ry Month
The Poetry Line - Share your poems… hang a
poem on our poetry line for a chance to win a
great prize.
The Poetry Challenge - Write a poem every
day during the month of April. Post it on our Facebook page. Chal-
lenge yourself further… write poems using a variety of formats (ie
Haiku, Limerick (keep it clean), a Ballad, etc.
Visit www.poetrysoup.com for inspiration.
Monday, April 20Chess Club, 4-7 p.m.
Monday Bookers, 6 p.m.“Breathing Lessons” by Anne Tyler - Maggie and
Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight
years–and it shows: in their quarrels, in their
routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection
each other’s eccentric-
ities. What begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected. As
Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns, they intersect
with an assorted cast of eccentrics–and redis-cover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride . . . bumps and all.
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Tuesday, April 21Spanish Club, 10 a.m.
Craft Tuesday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Quilt and socialize at Craft Tuesday, a pro-gram run by Nancy
Smart. A $5 hourly fee is due on the day of the
class. Stay for as little or as long as you like.
Adult Poetry Slam, noonShare your poetry, or
read one of your fa-vorites. The audience
chooses the winner, the winner takes home a prize!
Tech Tuesday, 2-4 p.m.
Project Teen, 3 p.m.Duct Tape Phone Case
Wednesday, April 22
Story Time, 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.Earth Day
Arts and Crafts, 3:30 p.m.
Earth Day BirthdayMagic: The
Gathering, 4 p.m.No Cards but want to
learn?... We’ll share and we’ll teach. No
homemade cards please.
Thursday, April 23Card Class, 6 p.m.
A $5 materials fee is due
on the night of the class.
Friday, April 24Sit and Knit, 2-5 p.m.
New Books
“Endangered” by C. J. Box
“World Gone By” by Dennis Lehane
“The Stranger” by Harlan Coben
“Mrs. Grant and Ma-dame Jule”
by Jennifer Chiaverini“The Cavendon Wom-en” by Barbara Taylor
Bradford“Last One Home”
by Debbie Macomber
BELMONT — The Belmont Police Depart-ment responded to 125 calls for service and made the following ar-rests during the week of April 3 to April 10.
An adult female from Belmont was taken into protective custody for an involuntary emergency admission on April 3.
Melissa A. Mooney of Belmont was arrested on April 3 in connection for Possession of Con-trolled/Narcotic Drugs (heroin), and in connec-tion with two warrants issued by Belknap Coun-ty Superior Court.
Jeffrey B. Torrence of Belmont was arrest-
ed and held for 12 hours on April 3 in connection with a domestic violence complaint.
Jason Norman Dan-jou of Belmont was ar-rested on April 7 on one count of Possession of Controlled/Narcotic Drugs (marijuana) and one count of Possession of Drugs.
Morgan Fontaine-Wil-mot of Belmont was arrested on April 9 for Simple Assault and Domestic Violence; As-sault.
Taega J. Ainsworth of Belmont was arrested on April 10 for Possession of Controlled/Narcotic Drugs (marijuana).
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On Earth Day at Sanbornton Public Library, outdoor enthusiast Charles Dona will talk about his hike of the John Muir Trail, the same trail described in the book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. This presentation will be Wednesday, April 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the library. It is free and open to the public.
Outdoor enthusiast to speak about John Muir Trail in Sanbornton
S A N B O R N T O N — On Earth Day at Sanbornton Public Li-brary, outdoor enthu-siast Charles Dona will talk about his hike of the John Muir Trail, the same trail described in the book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. This presentation will be Wednesday, April 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the library. It is free and open to the public.
Charles Dona lives in Tilton, works in Holder-ness, but spends much of his spare time in the outdoors doing a var-ied selection of activi-ties: fishing, canoeing, backpacking, cycling, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. His most valued recreation-al accomplishments in-
volve travel under his own power, including thru-hikes of the Ap-palachian, Long, Col-orado, and John Muir trails. He has complet-ed two 50-mile ultra marathons, a mara-thon on snowshoes, the world-championship Spartan race at Killing-ton, placed second at a 24 hour solo mountain bike race, climbed the highest peak in each New England state and New York in the win-ter in record time, and climbed each of the 48 four thousand foot mountains in NH twice, including once in the winter months.
His presentation will be on his 2012 hike of America’s most famous trail, The John Muir
trail. “Stretching 212 miles from Mt. Whit-ney to Yosemite Valley, California’s famed JMT passes through some of the most dramatic scen-ery in the country – massive granite peaks, dizzying waterfalls, pristine alpine lakes, and vibrant meadows filled with Sierra wild-flowers” (Elizabeth Wenk). Charles’s pre-sentation will include slides, music, a brief history of the trail, equipment/clothing used, how to prepare for the journey, and what one can expect in California’s high Sier-ra Nevada mountain range.
“The Mountains are Calling and I must go.” (John Muir)
BHS students recall visit to FranceBY DONNA RHODES
BELMONT — It was “un bon voyage” for students from Belmont High School who spent 10 days attending classes at HS Lycee Fenelon in Elbeuf, Normandy and touring sites through-out France as part of an international exchange program.
BHS French teacher Edith Takantjas head-ed up the trip, during which 21 students from the school’s French Club were able to expe-rience the true culture of the country. While in France they stayed with host families who en-riched the visit by shar-ing their daily lifestyles, immersing the students in their language and culture and taking them on special excursions throughout the region.
For all, it was unde-niably the trip of a life-time, but each student returned home with their own special memo-ries to cherish for years to come.
Sophomore Kelsey Scott said that even though all of the partic-ipants from BHS had a chance to correspond with the French students they were partnered with before the trip, she was still a bit nervous when she arrived. Start-ing with language class-es at a very young age, the French students had a better grasp of English than she and many of her classmates had of their language, but they soon found ways to meet halfway in their com-munications and she enjoyed every minute of her stay.
“They were so wel-coming, and while I usu-ally get homesick when I go away, I wasn’t home-sick at all this time,” she said. “I’d definitely do this again.”
For Josh Scarponi his stay was a definite learn-
ing experience as his hosts quizzed him daily on the language, point-ing out items in their home and asking him to say them in French. They also presented him with opportunities to enjoy the history of the country through trips to places such as a typical Normandy village where he saw ancient chapels and other historic land-marks.
“Probably the most interesting part about my trip was visiting the American cemeteries in Normandy. It was sur-real to see all those sol-diers’ graves and know they all died at about the same time,” said Scar-poni.
Junior Ethan John-son said he was sur-prised by subtle differ-ences in just the houses themselves, including buttons instead of the light switches found in American homes and other buttons to operate toilets. Family dynam-ics, as he observed, also
seemed much stronger in France as each night his host family would sit around the table and talk for up to two hours about their day.
And while the Eiffel Tower, trips to Paris, Rouen, and the D-Day invasion area along with visits to the Louvre, Sacre Coeur and Notre Dame were high on ev-eryone’s list, the food was something nearly all of them talked about when they returned to Belmont.
“I enjoyed the food a lot, except for perhaps my first taste of Stinky Cheese, which tasted as bad as it smelled,” said Asher Clark. “I’m looking forward to my French student coming here (this week) so he can try some American foods now.”
Clark said he was also astounded by the his-toric caves and villages he visited with his host family, many of which he came to realize were constructed before the
United States of America was even founded.
Brother and sister Cory and Taylor Yelle had a truly unique ex-perience while over-seas when they got the chance to meet up with their older sister Eliz-abeth who is studying abroad this year.
“It was really great to spend some time with her as well as walking down the streets of Par-is and El Beuf, seeing all the historical buildings, and comparing it all to Belmont. It was crazy,” said Taylor Yelle.
Schools in France are rather different as well. Students appeared to be more motivated and in-volved in their education and sports were just a small part of their school experience. Instead of daily after school team
practices and big games that everyone attends like here in the U.S., students there have one day a week where they participate in rock climbing, badminton, field hockey or other ac-tivities. They thought American sports such as football, baseball and basketball were “weird” and couldn’t grasp the excitement built up around the Super Bowl.
“I’m a three-sport ath-lete, so I’m looking for-ward to my student com-ing here now to see what we do at school,” said ju-nior Jen Hamilton.
Above all, each of the students said they en-joyed the welcoming at-mosphere that prevailed throughout their 10-day experience.
“It was interesting to see how people treated
each other there. They showed a lot of respect and were happy to see us everywhere we went,” said Cory Yelle.
Takantjas said this year’s exchange trip was especially interesting as her whole family joined in the experience for the first time. While the BHS students were off at school with their hosts, her daughter also had the chance to attend a second grade class in El Beuf and communicated via the internet with her friends back at Belmont Elementary School.
“The boys and girls in Patty Sarausky’s sec-ond grade class have now started a pen pal program with those stu-dents in France, which has been a great offshoot
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OpinionA4
PET OF THE WEEK MACKLEMORELittle Macklemore
is still travelling with his suitcase, all the way from the Lone Star State.
New Hampshire Humane Society has been very successful placing our dogs and puppies both from local sources and fur-ther afield.
Just as soon as we receive our dogs, put them through their paces assessing be-havior and medical, acclimating to their new surrounds, and of course, promoting their often poignant stories, quickly they are adopted into lov-ing forever homes.
Macklemore just about one year old, is both assertive and sweet. Shy at first,
then all in your lap for cuddle time. He wants to keep all his toys close but then asks for a rousing game of fetch and re-trieve. A little dog, he’s barely 20lbs, but truly, his heart – that of a constant compan-ion must make up half that weight!
Could he be the one and only in your house, older teens would be great, he has no experience with the very young, he’s a tiny tot himself.
Call 524-3252 or
check www.nhhu-mane.org
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Proposed budget cuts would undermine40 years of work by LRCS
To the Editor:Last week, Lakes Region Community Services
(LRCS) celebrated 40 years of service to our commu-nity. For me, it was a week of reminiscing - think-ing about how the organization began, remembering those who together affected change and created a community-based system that supports indepen-dence, dignity, and opportunity in the lives of people with disabilities. It made me think not only about how far we have come, but also of all that is left to do.
LRCS was formed in 1975 by a small group of cit-izens who felt better coordination was needed for human services. We have grown and evolved since 1975 from a state that institutionalized our citizens with developmental disabilities to one that embrac-es a community-based system. While LRCS started with two employees it now employs over 350, sup-ports over 1,200 individuals and families each year and is an integral part of the community in central New Hampshire.
Now that the pause to celebrate our past achieve-ments is over, the realities of today’s challenges loom even larger. As an organization and state, we are facing devastating cuts to Developmental Services as proposed by the New Hampshire House of Repre-sentatives. I am working to inform the community and prepare families and individuals we serve and our employees and contractors to understand what would occur if these cuts come to fruition.
Eighty percent of people served by Developmen-tal Services live with their families. By partnering with Area Agencies, families can continue to work, provide for themselves and contribute to their com-
munity. The cuts approved by the House of Repre-sentatives would undermine and diminish this part-nership with families, underestimating the impact of the state’s reliance on families in this service model.
The people of New Hampshire have a communi-ty-based support system for people with disabilities that we can all be proud of. It is cost effective, falling below our neighboring states and those states that rely on an institutional model of care. This system, which is the safety net for some of our most vulner-able citizens, is being put at risk. The dismantling of existing services proposed for New Hampshire citi-zens who need support and supervision for their ba-sic health and safety, would result in real harm. The needs of these individuals will not go away; they will not “fix themselves.” Any changes to the existing service system must not be done in haste. Change must be careful and thoughtful to ensure that no harm will come to any individual or family served by the Developmental Services system.
I am proud to be a part of the Developmental Ser-vices system. I am proud to lead an organization with many caring, dedicated employees and provid-ers that are true stewards to the community for the individuals and families we serve. I am deeply con-cerned and troubled about the impact of these cuts and the irreversible harm they will cause if imple-mented. It has been a long and arduous road to get us where we are today, and if the system is dismantled in haste, the individuals, families and communities impacted may never recover.
Christine SantanielloLaconia
BY SEN. JEANIE FORRESTER
District 2For the last four years, I have written a monthly news
column to inform my constituents on what is happening in Concord and in the District.
This month’s column is different – it is a call to action. I am asking you to reach out to the Governor and tell
her to support our seniors and our most vulnerable citi-zens, and not take $7 million from nursing homes, mid-lev-el care, and home health care in New Hampshire.
While much of the focus in the news has been on the theft of funds to the private and county nursing homes, I am just as concerned about the devastation that will be caused to home care, home health, and mid-level care—to the tune of over $10 million ($5.1 in state general funds and a matching amount from the federal government) should the Governor’s raid prevail.
In the state budget, these long-term care services are or-ganized in the following categories:
Mid-level care organizations: assisted living facilities or residential care homes that are a step below nursing homes in terms of level of care and do not necessarily pro-vide 24/7 nursing care.
Home health care waiver services: medical-type ser-vices provided by licensed home health agencies and VNAs (skilled nursing, physical therapy, etc.) at home.
Home support waiver services: non-medical services that can be provided by unlicensed caregivers (personal care, meals, adult medical day care, home modification services, adult in-home care, etc.) at home.
Senate Bill 8, which tells the Governor to follow the law, passed the Senate 16 to 8 on a roll call vote. Although it turned out that way—this should not have been a partisan issue. Imagine my surprise when the majority of Senate Democrats voted against the bill, which would send the money back to the nursing homes and home health care agencies. The bill is now in the House Finance Committee for consideration.
During testimony in the House last week, the CEO of the Granite State Home Health Association, which represents New Hampshire’s home health/visiting nurse agencies testified that these agencies provide a full range of services to Medicaid clients including those enrolled in the state’s “Choices for Independence” (CFI) program. These services mean vulnerable seniors who are eligible for institutional care can stay in their homes at a much lower cost to the Medicaid program.
Home care agencies have struggled for years to provide high quality services at 2006 reimbursement rates. The cost of wages and benefits for home care workers increases each year and it is increasingly difficult to recruit quali-fied workers to care for the growing numbers of elderly people who require services. Many agencies have made the difficult decision not to accept new CFI clients because NH Medicaid doesn’t cover the costs. Taking funds from the home and community-based care lines to fill a deficit – rather than adequately paying providers – is irresponsible and short-sighted.
The New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) promotes the idea that people should stay in their homes for as long as possible before going to a nursing home—so starving those agencies that provide these services is not a smart decision. If the agencies lose money on every client they serve and stop taking these cli-ents, who will care for our fragile seniors?
Senate Bill 8 prevents DHHS from funding its deficit on the backs of already inadequately paid home care agencies, assisted living facilities and nursing homes. It requires DHHS to use its budgeted funds for their intended purpose - assuring that the state’s most vulnerable seniors have ac-cess to the care they need.
I thought that the Governor would listen to all those who called, wrote, and visited the State House.
I thought the Governor would yield her position, when she learned that the Senate passed the bill or when she learned that the House put language in the budget to re-store these funds.
I was sure she would realize that the budget she signed into law contained specific language to prevent what she is now trying to do.
I was wrong. It is now very clear what Gov. Hassan’s priorities are,
and they certainly are not our most vulnerable seniors.Please join me in this fight to support our seniors. We
must fight to keep them in their homes for as long as pos-sible—and when they are at the point of needing nursing home care—that there are nursing homes able to welcome them.
Call Gov. Hassan at 271-2121 and tell her to follow the law. It’s time to return these funds to nursing homes and home health care agencies.
As always, I want to hear from you. If you have a con-cern you’d like to share, an event you’d like me to attend, or a problem you think I might be able to help with--please call (271-4980) or email ([email protected]). If you would like to subscribe to my e-newsletter, visit www.jeanieforrester.com and sign up.
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Almost empty with Mud Season on the way, and there’s a lot of space in there, but it’ll be full of three-year-old round wood by fall.
Early in winter, I heard complaints of “Where’s the snow?” These came mainly from people who live here and love to snowmobile, people from down below the notches who come hundreds of miles here to snowmobile, and the merchants, restaura-teurs and hostelry own-ers who depend on them.
Okay, that was in November and Decem-ber when, particularly in the high country, we
normally have snow. Late last fall we had practically nil.
So I had a melan-choly time of it, missing the snow, as I dragged wood for the heating sea-son. This was not green wood, but three-year-old wood that had only to be dragged, cut into three-foot pieces, and thrown in as needed.
But man oh man, that ”as needed” phrase. Nev-er have I’ve gone through so much wood. Soon
enough the snow came, and I was all through clambering around on the log pile, trying to dig down and hook on, then dragging up close to the furnace and running the chainsaw. All too early, long before the usual date of New Year’s Day, I was into my Piggy Bank---the woodshed next to the outdoor furnace that I customarily reserve for Jan. 1 to Mud Season.
Well, we’re into Mud Season and my Pig-
gy Bank’s empty. Like many people, I put the running out of wood (not me, really — I’ve got plenty of wood left as soon as the dragging’s good, and plenty of wood for inside stove and fire-place) to the wind.
The wind has blown about as hard this win-ter as I can ever remem-ber it. In an old 1850 farmhouse like mine, it can suck the heat right out. But a friend, Al Ro-setta, an expert on de-sign, cooling and heating of houses, says that the bottom line is the health of changing the air. May-be that’s why I feel so healthy.
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weekly newspapers cov-ering two-thirds of New Hampshire from Con-cord to Quebec, and parts of northwestern Maine and Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Write to [email protected], or P.O. Box 39, Cole-brook, NH 03576.)
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Next week, we observe the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. Since its incep-tion in 1970, Earth Day has inspired millions of people to take action to improve the environment. But the lessons of environmental-ism can also be applied to other areas of life — such as investing. Specifically, as an investor, you may well want to follow the “three Rs”: reduce, reuse and recy-cle. Let’s see how these environmental themes can be applied to your invest-ment habits:
Reduce — Many of us probably own more things than we really need. In fact, if all the other people on Earth used as much “stuff” as we do in the United States, the planet would need to have three to five times more space just to hold and sustain everybody, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. So from an environmental standpoint, it might be smart for all of us to “streamline” our posses-sions. And the same could be true for our investments — it’s not always a case of “the more, the merrier.” It’s particularly important not to own too many of the same type of investments, because you could suffer a
setback in a market down-turn that primarily affects those assets.
Reuse — One way of being environmentally con-scious is to repair, rather than replace, durable goods such as bicycles, washers, dryers, etc. After all, “new” is not always better. Many investors are also prone to tossing out the old and bringing in the new — and not always with the best results. For example, some investors switch their over-all strategy every so often in attempts to capitalize on some trend they have heard about. But you’re almost certainly better off by stick-ing with a long-term strat-egy that’s appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. Of course, within your strategy you can make adjustments as your circumstances change over time, but there’s probably no need to toss your entire approach overboard. As you invest, though, always be aware that the value of your investments will fluctuate, and there are no guarantees that you won’t lose value.
Recycle — Aluminum cans become airplane parts, old phone books are trans-formed into textbooks and plastic beverage containers may end up as the carpeting
on your floors. It’s truly amazing how recycling can give new life to old, unwanted products. In a way, you can also “recycle” investments that no longer meet your needs, either because your circumstances have changed or because the investments themselves have become fundamen-tally altered — as is the case when a company in which you invested has shifted its focus or taken its business in a new direction. Instead of just liquidating the investment and using the cash to buy, say, an ultra-high-definition televi-sion with all the bells and whistles, you could find a new use for the proceeds in your investment portfolio. To name one possibility, you could use the money to help save for a child’s college education. Or you might use it to help fill other gaps in your portfolio.
By following the “reduce, reuse and recycle” philosophy, you can help make the world a “greener” place to live. And by apply-ing the same principles to the way you invest, you can create a healthier environ-ment in which to pursue your important financial goals.
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Belmont Middle School honor rollBELMONT — Bel-
mont Middle School has released its honor roll for the second trimester of the 2014-2015 academic year.
Grade 5 High Honors: Mitch-
ell Berry, Kaitlyn Bry-ant, Oonagh Burwell, Amelia Cluett, Anthony Didonato, Mya Dids-bury, Jada Edgren, Kai-ley Gerbig, Ella Irving, Jaden Jarrosak, Iman Kamran, Tatiana Mag-dich, Jordyn McElroy, Serenity McKim, Cole Murray, Savannah Per-kins, Jason Roberts, Hannah Scott, Miranda Washburn
Honors: Alyna An-drews, Nevaeh Beau-
mont, Destany Berro-cales, Courtney Burke, Charlie Carroll-Burr, Lilly Carter, Jia Chiu, Aden Churchill, Reese Devivo, Cooper Dion, Alexis Donovan, Kyle El-dridge, Brooklyn Erlick, Dylan Flanagan, Dylan Flannery, Meadow Fra-ser, Kayleigh Gales, Sharyn Gebhard, Kyle Gilbert, Kendra Hart, Autumn Hopler, Izabel Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Kaden Jewell, Amber Knox, Dylan Leung, Adam Link, Kayli Lowe, Bailee Miller, Miles Miller, Victoria Ribeiro, Joshua Riley, Hailey Robinson, Ryan Sargent, Cameron Smith, Troy Smith, Katelyn Thi-
beault, Logan Vaughn, Shyanne Williams, Georgienna Zeuli
Achievement: Kyle Albert, Krista Beaudoin, Adrian Brewster-Lur-vey, Elizabeth Griffiths, Emma Lacey, Jonathan McDonald, Christian Sanborn
Grade 6 High Honors: Kelley
Allen, Gwendolyn Bowl-er, Olivia Bowser, Spen-cer Clements, Aurora Couto, Katharine Da-vies, Arianna Drawdy, Lindsey Duggan, Dom-inic Florentino, Raven Gates, Lucas Gendron, Chloe Jackson, Aliya Kamran, Eamon Kelley, Stella Lavallee, Isabel-
la McDonald, Tayah Moore, Benjamin Pare, Kaitlyn Percy, Nathan Sottak, Kara Stephens
Honors: Joseph Bergeron, Vincenzo Cac-ciatore, Abigail Carey, Brian Carroll, Emma Cochran, Kaylee Corm-ier, Isaiah Costa, Jacob Cress, Michael Dan-durand, Gabrielle Day, Thomas Drouin, Daniel Dube, Darren Dutton, Micah Edgren, Amber Faller, Rebecca Fleming, Elizabeth Fysh, Jason Gaudette, Zachary Gil-bert, Emma Gorman, Bryce Hall, Morgan Hall, Kayleigh Harris, Nicole Hodgman, Elaina Hoey, Jasmine Lemay, Madison Lima, Rashaun
Magdich, Aleeya Metevi-er, Connor Moore, Krya Moulton, Olivia Obara, Maelynn Provost, Emma Roberts, Amanda Ro-chenski, Jackson Ruel-ke, Nicholas Sherbunne, Gianna Sode, Molly Sottak, Mikaylah Stew-art, Maile Tur, William Veenstra, Hunter Wat-son, Jared Whitcomb, Kyle Whitcomb, Brian Winslow III
Achievement: Gavin Byers, Abigail Chap-lin, Gage Coates, Tyler Couto, Gabriel Fraser Jr., Ashton Kelly, Kyle Lee, Logan Moulton, Chase Sanborn, Antho-ny Scheffer, Ian Smart, Damien White, Patrik White, Allison Wong
Grade 7 High Honors: Annie
Baker, Rebecca Camire, Jia Chiu, Kaitryn Gag-non, Dylan Greer, Ra-chel Griffiths, Brook Hillsgrove, Paige Irving, Adam Krasnecki, Han-nah LeClair, Gwynna Macey, Lawrence Major III, Jonathan New, Kiley O’Leary, Alexa Rolfe, Is-abella Roundy, Nathan Shirley, Joseph Spinale, Ramsay Stroud, Sana Syed, Ryan Vachon-Sa-crey, Nancy Welcome, Cody York
Honors: Claire An-drus, Brett Auclair, Gene Batchelder Jr., Taylor Bishop, Kaitlyn Blais, Devin Bricknell, Jackson Cozzens-Forgi-one, Brandon Crowell, Michael Daley, Quentin Dion, Nickolas Dooley, Julia Dunn, Thomas Galambos, Chavon-Ma-rie Gebow, Jenell Guild, Alexis Hall, Hailey Hood, Elias Keville, Keith Landry, Katelin Locke, Edwin Mann, Christian Marrone, Faith Martin, Kendra McCarter, Ha-ley McGlynn, Mercede McIntyre, Sierra McIn-
tyre, Nicholas Miles, Alyssa Morse, Hayden Parent, Brice Pethic, Bryhannah Pinard, Charlotte Ready, Wil-liam Robarge III, Seth Rupp, Zoie Scott, Haley Treamer, Julie Valen-gavich, Icson Welcome Jr., Raine Wilkins
Achievement: Joshua Borden, Alex Florence, Ryan Gilman, Matthew Hodder, Bryce Leung, Danny Lurvey, Aimee Marden-Dupuis, Lucas Mathieu, Dakota Morse, Caleb Paquette, Alexan-dra Reed, Alisha Robin-son, Madison Scarponi, Aaron Simonds
Grade 8
High Honors: Benja-min Charleston, Zackery Duclos, Caleb Duggan, Morgan Ferguson, No-lan Gagnon, Maria Han-son, Tatum Hartford, Arianna Janosz, Chris-topher Moore Jr., Kris-topher Riley, Syklar Ru-elke, Katherine Wieck, Margaret Witham
Honors: Caleb Burke, Kyra Bryant, Ian Cluett, Evan Cochran, Kaitlynn Delisle, Makenzie Don-ovan, Connor Dupuis, Julianna Estremera, Zachary Ennis, Aryana Florentino, Graham Fre-er, Kelly Hayes, Jennifer Joyce, Brendan Kelley, Michael Marrone, Kyle Minery, Angelo Papado-poulos, Kyleigh Peters, Alice Riley, Aidan Rupp, Megan Sinclair, Mikhay-la Singer, Nicholas Sperduto, Chrisopher Stolworthy, Matthew Thurber, Robert Tonkin
Achievement: Ka-trina Annis, Kaela As-selin, Miah Bailey, Eliza-beth Fleming, Elise Hall, Chantelle Martin, Tehya Mooney, Makayla Palm-er, Zackery Poire, Grif-fin Richards, Cameron Swinton, Karley Towne, Jade Young
Tilton-Northfield Rotary Club holds Four-Way Speech Contest
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Deb Tessier, Club President presents First Place award of $200 to Jeremy Wentworth and $100 award to Second Place contestant, Glen Bardsley.
TILTON — On April 6, the Tilton-Northfield Rotary Club held its sec-ond annual 4-Way Test Speech contest at the Winnisquam Regional High School. The com-petition challenges local high school student to combine public speak-ing skills and ethics.
The 4-Way Test is one of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statement of business ethics, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was fac-ing bankruptcy. This 24 word test for employees to follow in their busi-ness and professional
lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all re-
lations with dealers and customers, and the sur-vival of the company is
credited to this simple philosophy. The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943, and has been translated into more than 1 hundred languages. The Rotary 4-Way Test is: of all the things we think, say or do, Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOOD-WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Congratulations to first place winner, Jere-my Wentworth and sec-ond place winner, Glen Bardsley. Both students are juniors from WRHS. Jeremy will be advanc-ing to the semi-finals that will take place in Henniker on April 19. For more information, please visit our web site at www.tnrotary.org.
Girls’ Night Out/Mom Prom in Belmont canceled
BELMONT — The Belmont High School PTO regrets to inform anyone that planned to
attend their Girls’ Night Out/Mom Prom event scheduled for Saturday, April 18, that they have canceled it due to lack of interest.
Advance ticket sales has not been adequate to
go forward with the food preparation and decorat-ing, etc. that the event entails. Thank you for supporting our efforts to assist Belmont High School students, faculty and administration.
Re-visit the “Nifty” ‘50s at WRMS
TILTON — “The Nif-ty Fifty’s,” a musical comedy by Tim Kelly will be presented at the Winnisquam Regional Middle School cafeteria on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Mrs. Deb Burley and Mrs. Jana Rand, are reprising the popular theme of the ‘50’s with rock and roll music, poo-dle skirts, and motorcy-cle jackets.
On Saturday night, there will be a dinner theater starting at 5:30
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of this program,” said Takantjas.
The BHS French Club is now hosting their new friends for a visit here in America and, should you happen to meet up with any of them during their stay, be sure to give them a big smile and tell them, “Bienvenue au New Hampshire.”
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p.m., with a menu to include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs and French Fries. Play follows at 7 p.m. Stu-dents from grade six to eight will perform and sing.
Tickets at the door Friday night are $2 for students/seniors and $4 for adults. Saturday, night $6 students/se-niors and $8 adults for the dinner theater. Chil-dren under five are free each night.
Mary Elizabeth Earley, 72 Dennis Michael Hicks, Jr., 38
Claudette R. O’Leary, 74
SANBORNTON — Mary Elizabeth (Glynn) Earley, 72, of Sanborn-ton died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mary was born on Aug. 15, 1942 in Hunting-ton, Long Island, N.Y. to Edward Glynn and Mary Bloxsom. Mary was a graduate of Horace Gree-ly High School in Chap-paqua, N.Y. She then attended Ladycliff Col-lege as an undergradu-ate, and later Columbia University as a graduate student. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Chappaqua, N.Y., Stoughton, Mass. and Quincy, Mass. As a longtime resident of Braintree, Mass., she also worked as a li-censed insurance agent on the south shore while her children attended school.
During her lifetime Mary was very active in her community. As a student, she was a founder of the High School Future Teachers of America chapter in Chappaqua, N.Y. She volunteered her time at St. Vincent DePaul in La-conia as “the book lady,” and served for many years as the elected Su-pervisor of the Check-list in Sanbornton. As a retiree, she spent her winters in Kissimmee, Florida where she made many dear friends.
As a devout Catho-
lic, Mary taught CCD for many years while a member of the St. Fran-cis of Assisi parish in Braintree, Mass., and also as a member of the St. Andre Bessette Par-ish in Laconia. She loved life, family and friends and had a special devo-tion to St. Christopher, St. Gerard, St. Jose Ma-ria Escriva, and the Blessed Mother Mary.
Mary was an avid gardener, accomplished bridge player, reader, traveler and enjoyed the theater. She attained the level of Life Master in the American Con-tract Bridge League. As recently as August 2014 she visited St. Peters-burg, Russia while on a cruise with her husband, previously they visited Alaska, the Panama Ca-nal and much of Western Europe together. Mary also had a passion for spending time with her seven grandchildren. She could always be found playing and enter-taining the children and she could always bring a smile to their faces.
Mary is survived by her husband of 48 years, John; her loving sons and their spouses, Mike, of Amherst, Dave, of Duxbury, Mass. and Tom, of Windham; her beloved grandchildren, Liam, Alice, Lillian, So-phia, Elizabeth, Sabri-na and James; and her aunt, Nancy Walker, of Yarmouth Port, Mass.
Calling hours were held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Fu-neral Home, 164 Pleas-ant St., Laconia, using the Carriage House en-trance.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 at St. Andre Bes-sette Parish - Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Ave., Laconia.
A private burial will be held in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Weymouth, Mass.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memori-al donations be made to Give Kids the World, 210 So. Bass Road Kissim-mee, FL 34746 or www.gktw.org.
Wilkinson-Beane-S i m o n e a u - P a q u e t t e Funeral Home & Cre-mation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memori-al, go to www.wilkinson-beane.com.
S A N B O R N T O N — Dennis Michael Hicks, Jr., 38, died April 6, 2015 after a coura-geous fight against Ew-ing sarcoma.
Dennis had a great passion for fishing, boat-ing and water sports. He was well known for having the loudest cheer at his friends’ and chil-dren’s sporting events.
Dennis loved the qui-et country life with the odd mix of animals he and his wife raised.
He was a respected diesel mechanic, em-ployed at Winnipesau-kee Truck in Belmont; his second home and family.
Dennis’ memories
will carry on through his wife, Jennifer (Tobin) Hicks; his son, daugh-ter and step daughters; brother Jay Souza and wife Amanda and chil-dren; his parents, Den-nis and Donna Hicks and Bill and Faith Tobin.
Dennis’ friends and family will miss his
amazing smile and blue eyes, his contagious laugh, his energetic spir-it, his hard work ethics, his crazy dancing, and most of all, his courage. He left us too soon.
Those wishing may make donations to the “Hicks family battle with sarcoma” at go-fundme.com.
Calling hours will be Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Frank-lin-Tilton Road (584 West Main St.) in Tilton. A private service will be held later in the spring.
For more informa-tion, go to www.smartfu-neralhome.com.
TILTON — Claudette R. O’Leary, 74, a resi-dent of Tilton since 1979, died April 13, 2015 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Leba-non following a sudden decline in her health.
Claudette was born in Laconia, July 21, 1940, daughter of the late, Lo-renzo and Julliette (Gou-let) Parent. She spent her youth and schooled in Laconia. She worked for many years, begin-ning at the Needle Shop in Laconia, Arwoods in Northfield, New Hamp-shire Ball Bearing and later retired after sever-al years with Freuden-berg NOK from their Northfield plant. Clau-dette enjoyed life to the fullest, spending time with family and friends, snowmobiling, boating, camping in Wells, Maine and sharing the fami-ly pontoon boats with others during the sum-mer. She was so thank-
ful to have spent the short time at the Gold-en Crest Community in Franklin, laughing with the staff who were so kind to her and her fam-ily, Tom, Kyle and Tyler were so welcoming from the minute she moved there.
Claudette was prede-ceased by her son John and her husband of 55 years, E. John O’Leary, who died in 2014.
She leaves her son, Jim O’Leary, and his wife Paula, of Belmont; daughters, Tina Bean and her husband Doug-las of Sanbornton and Debra Waterman and
her husband Joseph of Belmont; seven grand-children and seven great-grandchildren; brothers H. Joseph Par-ent and Paul Parent of Laconia; sisters Rita O’Connor of Durham and Claire Fleury of Northfield; and numer-ous nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held Friday, April 17, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Frank-lin-Tilton Road (584 West Main St.) in Tilton. Spring burial will be in St. John Cemetery in Til-ton.
Those wishing may make memorial contri-butions in Claudette’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, New Hamp-shire Office, 166 South River Road, Suite 210, Bedford, NH 03110.
For more informa-tion, go to www.smartfu-neralhome.com.
Paul L. Velez, Sr., 61S A N B O R N T O N
— Mr. Paul L. Velez, Sr., 61, of Sanbornton, went to be home with the Lord at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on April 8, 2015.
He was born in the Bronx, N.Y. on April 5, 1954, the son of Raymond and Lillian (Ramos) Velez.
Paul was raised in the Bronx, and later moved to New Hampshire in 1981. He resided in Con-way prior to moving to the Lakes Region in 1993. Paul and his family re-sided in Sanbornton for 10 years.
He was currently em-ployed by the Lakes Re-gion Service Council.
Paul was a member of the Calvary Indepen-dent Baptist Church in Tilton. He loved his bi-ble, his church, and his family. Paul enjoyed the outdoors, walking, swimming, and fishing.
Family members in-clude his wife of 22 years, Laura (Dearborne) Ri-ley-Velez of Sanbornton; a son, Paul L. Velez, Jr. of Sanbornton; two step-
sons, Josh Riley of North Carolina and Matthew Riley of Florida; his sib-lings, Jose Novoa and Miagro Marti, both of Puerto Rico; Raymond Velez, Jr. of New York, Lillian Colon of Florida, Joseph Velez of Florida, Mike Velez of New York, and Mark Vega of Flori-da; and nieces and neph-ews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Martha Velez, and a brother, Roland Velez.
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Calva-ry Independent Baptist Church, 128 School St., Tilton. Burial will be in Center Conway later in the spring. There are no visiting hours.
Paquette-Neun Fu-
neral Home in North-field is assisting with arrangements. For an online guestbook, please visit www.neunfuneral-homes.com.
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During that time pe-riod, the department made 10 arrests as fol-lows:
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that they could select from for the two 25-min-utes sessions held last Friday afternoon.
The Wellness Fair began with a general as-sembly, though, where Dr. Melissa Kennell and the Smile Team from Children’s Dentistry of the Lakes Region kicked things off with some im-portant dental hygiene tips.
Kennell emphasized the importance of teeth in general then focused on what plaque and bacteria can do to harm them. Sugar, she said, is the favorite food of the bacteria that can coat teeth but brushing will take that “food” away and keep them healthy.
“Never go to bed with-out brushing your teeth. When your mouth’s closed at night, that’s when bacteria can really grow,” she said.
She encouraged the boys and girls to brush their teeth for two-min-utes at least twice a day, using a pea-sized amount of toothpaste. Among the other vital tips she shared was to brush the tongue and use den-tal floss to keep smiles bright and healthy.
From there the stu-dents were off to other sessions on topics they signed up to learn more about.
Sheryl Geisert of White Tiger Karate saw both new and famil-
iar faces as she gave a mini-class on karate ex-ercises. Down the hall some kicked up their heels with dance in-structor Hailey Sereni while Physical Thera-pist Ernie Roy also had strength-training tips for those in his classes. Oth-ers chose to stretch their muscles with the folks of Tilton Sports Center as they heard all that the center has to offer.
Important features about walking and run-ning were discussed with Sue Bergman, and Joe Sereni taught chil-dren all about bicycle safety, including the all-important rules of sharing the road with motor vehicles. And, with summer not far away, representatives of the Concord YMCA also presented a session on water safety.
Other students sam-pled some healthy rec-ipes with a team from the UNH Cooperative Extension or learned more about good nutri-tion through third grade teacher Stephanie Park-er.
Some boys and girls opted for a little relax-
ation time with Mr. Cheney, Riversong Yoga instructors or yoga specialist Jessica Eberhardt, while some selected Mary Perkins’ class on Reiki where they learned more about ways in which stress re-duction and relaxation can promote healing.
The real “nitty grit-ty” class for the day was music teacher Brian Winslow’s presentation on farming, though. Winslow is also the own-er of Sunset Hill Farm in Northwood and he dis-cussed the techniques and the many benefits of organic farming. Winslow also explained the importance of buy-ing locally grown foods that goes beyond the eco-nomic boost that prac-tice can bring to a com-munity.
“For fruits and veg-etables to travel from Mexico to Northfield, they have to be grown tough to travel and they don’t contain as many vitamins and nutri-ents,” he said. “If you go to a local farmer to buy your tomatoes and oth-er foods, you’ll probably like them more.”
The boys and girls who signed up for his session then got to select from a variety of herb and vegetable seeds, which they then planted in pots to take home at the end of the day.
In the coming months, they’ll be able to watch their basil, beans, cucumbers, squash and other plants grow and then enjoy them in a meal later this summer.
This year marked the fifth year in a row that the Wellness Fair has taken place at South-wick School and Princi-pal Richard Hines said it has proven to be a popu-lar learning experience for his students.
“Through the fair, we’re giving students different experiences in health and wellness that they can then take home with them and use in their daily lives,” he said.
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TNFD quickly douses apartment fireTILTON — On Sun-
day, April 12 at 7:57 p.m., the Tilton-Northfield Fire & EMS was dis-patched to a building fire at 35 Summer St., Unit 21. The Franklin Fire Department was also dispatched as automatic
aid.While responding, Lt.
Beaulieu of the TNFD reported smoke visible from the roadway, and a first alarm was request-ed, bringing the Belmont Fire Department to the scene. The Sanbornton
Fire Department cov-ered the Center Street station with an engine, and the New Hampton Fire Department cov-ered with an ambulance.
Units arrived at 8:03 p.m. with a large volume of smoke emanating
from the residence. Wit-nesses reported a fire in the basement area of the unit. TNFD crews en-tered and extinguished the fire, which was re-ported under control by 8:23 p.m. Damage was limited to the basement
area of the unit; how-ever, the residents of all eight units were dis-placed due to damage to the electrical services. The property owner made arrangements for the residents to spend the evening at a local ho-tel.
There was no one home at the time the fire was reported.
“Quick notification
was key to stopping the fire early,” stated Capt. Hall of the TNFD. “Crews were able to en-ter the structure quickly and extinguish the fire before it could extend beyond the basement area.”
There were no inju-ries, and two pets were safely removed after the fire was extinguished.
Belmont Library news
April 12-18 is Nation-al Library Week. First sponsored in 1958, Na-tional Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the Amer-ican Library Associa-tion (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Tuesday, April 14 is National Library Workers’ Day. Librar-ies and librarians are change agents with-in their communities – transforming lives through innovative ed-ucational resources and forward-thinking pro-gramming. Libraries are doing their part to close the digital divide and level the playing field by providing free ac-cess to information and technologies that many in their communities would be hard pressed to find elsewhere.
All-ages Story-time Wednesday 10:30 a.m.—the theme is National Library Week.
T.A.G. – the Teen Ad-visory Group—has re-sumed meetings. Join Miss Katherine each Thursday at 4pm to dis-cuss favorite books and media. Volunteer hours are available. New mem-bers are welcome!
The Adult Craft group is making booksafes starting Thursday April 16 at 5:30pm. All skill lev-els welcome.
On Friday, April 17, the library will open at 1pm.
LEGO Club meets Saturday April 18 from 10:30- noon. Children ages five and up and their families bring their imagination, and the library provide the LEGOs. This is a drop-in program.
Local student selected for exchange programTILTON — ASSE
International Student Exchange Programs has selected Aimee Kustar, daughter of Leonard and Judith Kustar, as an exchange student for the upcom-ing school year.
Aimee, a student at Winnisquam Regional High School, will be
living with a family in Japan and attend-ing school for a year. She was chosen on the basis of scholarship recommendations of teachers and school ad-ministrators, good citi-zenship and maturity.
ASSE, founded by the Swedish National Department of Educa-
tion, provides student exchange opportuni-ties in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand. ASSE also of-fers an academic year homestay program in our community for stu-dents from these coun-tries.
Any student in-terested in obtaining more information about these programs may contact Barba-ra Doone at (207) 313-3858 or 1-800-677-2773. Doone is the local Area Coordinator for ASSE International or vis-it ASSE’s Web site at www.asse.com.
N O R T H F I E L D — From April 6 – April 12, the Northfield Police Department responded to 91 calls for service.
Calls for Service: False Imprisonment, Receiving Stolen Proper-ty, Welfare Check, Con-
duct after an Accident, Domestic Disturbance, Harassment, Motor Ve-hicle Accidents, Neigh-borhood Dispute, Sex Offender Registration, Suspicious Vehicle and Activities.
LRGHealthcare’s Athletic Performance SeriesLACONIA — While
the weather outside might still be dreadful, Rehabilitation Services at LRGHealthcare wants to prepare the public for the upcoming golf season. ‘Getting Your Swing Ready for the Green’ is a free program designed to reduce the risk for injury with dy-namic stretching and strengthening exercises
designed specifically for golfers.
With two dates and two locations, this fan-tastic FREE program is convenient for all golf-ers: Tuesday, April 7 at Hillside Medical Park (lot C) in Gilford, and Thursday, April 16 at Interlakes Medical Cen-ter (lower entrance) in Meredith. Both sessions will be from 5:30-7 p.m.
Please call 524-2852 to pre-register and/or for more information.
Interested in learning more about the Athletic Performance Series of-fered by Rehabilitation Services at LRGHealth-care? Check out a com-plete schedule of all, upcoming free classes and brief descriptions at http://www.lrgh.org/Programs-Services/
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“See, there’s anoth-er new idea for how this technology can be used,” Mark said. “These kids are taking off with this today and coming up with other uses that haven’t even been presented yet.”
Weather that morn-ing prevented a heli-copter visit from taking place but students were drawn outside to exam-ine Gilford inventor Roger Bailey’s ice res-cue device being used
by fire and safety de-partments all over.
One other presenta-tion by VGo Commu-nications in Nashua also brought a lot of attention when repre-sentative Diana Party-ka demonstrated their robotic device that 300 students across the na-tion are using to keep up with lessons at school.
A student not able to be physically present in their classroom due to longstanding medical issues or extended hos-
pital visits can now con-trol a Remote Student through a laptop, tablet or other electronic de-vice. The robotic figure, standing approximately four-feet tall, can turn in all directions to not only allow them to view what is going on in the classroom but lets the student interact as well.
“There’s even a light on top they can light up just like you would raise your hand to ask a question in the
classroom,” Partyka ex-plained.
The machine can also take photos of homework, spelling lists and other informa-tion the teacher posts so the student can keep up with assignments.
Remote Student can also travel to other classrooms and activi-ties to allow the home- or hospital-bound boy or girl to be a part of all the action. Sounds emitted by the device
make others aware it is on the move and it has the ability to detect stairways and other ob-stacles in its way.
“It’s kind of like Skype on wheels. The only thing it can’t do is pick something up,” Partya said. “You are the future engineers. Think of how some-thing like this could be used in the future.”
Other special visitors amazed students with insights into mathemat-
ical, coding and gaming challenges, the proper-ties of a telescope, metal fabrication and what it takes to create a work-ing stereo system.
Werner said April’s STEAM Day was the first to be held at the school and hoped it would become an annu-al event to encourage students to think out-side the box and discov-er all the possibilities that await them in the future.
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certain, though, since the cemetery roads are not plowed in the win-ter months. Mann said it could have gone un-noticed since the first snowfall late in 2014, or may have been done as recently as the day be-fore it was discovered this month, when the snow melted.
“No matter how much time has passed, we can still follow up on any tips we receive and hopefully find who-ever did this. If any-one saw or has heard anything about this, we would love to hear from them, even if it’s an anonymous tip,” said Mann. “A lot of our crimes have been
solved through infor-mation we’ve received from that way. What someone may think we already know may ac-
tually be the missing piece of the puzzle that can help make an arrest so we encourage them all to call us.”
Anyone with any in-formation on this crime is asked to contact the Belmont Police Depart-ment at 267-8351.
day, April 19 at 2 p.m. Rev. Dale Edwards, exec-utive Minister for ABC of Vermont and New Hampshire, will be de-livering the dedication message. There will be an open house following the service with refresh-ments being served. For those of you who have driven by and wondered, this is a great opportuni-ty to stop in and see the improvements and meet your neighbors!
Pastor Chris McMick-en says it is a great ac-complishment to be in
the new building. Since becoming Pastor, Chris has led his flock to a new level of ministry. First; to revitalize the church with improvements and updates to make the Church more accessible and convenient with re-strooms, coffee bar snack area and study areas. Second; to contemporize the music. Third: to be-gin a broadened minis-try of local outreach and service to the surround-ing community focused on family, children and those in need.
Matt Beem, our As-sociate Pastor and Wor-ship Leader, is leading us in a more contempo-
rary approach to our songs of praise. Howev-er, we also mix in some of the old hymns from time to time. Matt’s oth-er gifts include working with youth and local mission outreach.
The church offers a Sunday worship service at 9:30 a.m., followed by a fellowship time with coffee and snacks. Chil-dren’s Sunday school and adult studies fol-lowing fellowship and coffee and weekly small groups.
We hope to see you there!
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Hungry Bears set sights on avenging early exitBY JEFF LAJOIE
TILTON – Things looked very promising for the Winnisquam Re-gional High School soft-ball team entering last year's NHIAA Division III postseason. The Bears were rolling, racking up 13 wins and looking very much like a team that could make a Final Four run for the first time since 2011.
But before the train could really even leave the station, Winnisquam ran into a hot pitcher and the season came to a premature end. Despite a 13-5 overall season, the Bears were bounced from the playoffs and forced to wait an entire year for re-demption. Has that loss stayed with head coach Kevin Dame's club enter-ing this season?
“I hope so,” Dame explained. “We had a strong, strong season. I knew it was a tough matchup with that (Pros-pect Mountain) pitcher. We didn't get shut out all year, that included fac-ing the Gatorade Player of the Year twice. Then we get shut out in the playoffs. We made a cou-ple of mistakes but I hope they're hungry. Knowing what we had last year, 13-4 and getting a home playoff game... if that's not motivation enough,
FILE PHOTO
Junior Marissa DeBlasie and the Winnisquam softball team are focused on rebounding from last year's early playoff exit. DeBlasie will get the start as the team's top pitcher this spring.
I don't know what is. This group hasn't been to Plymouth (site of the Final Four). We have the squad to do it. But you need some breaks along the way. We've got some talent here and we just have to prove it.”
Winnisquam graduat-ed just two seniors from last year's team, though one of those was First-Team All-State catcher Rachel Willcutt. Her de-parture leaves a big hole in the middle of the line-up (Willcutt hit over .400, struck out just once all season), as well as a void behind the plate defen-sively.
Sophomore Emma
Atherton and freshman Cailey Clogston are both working out at the catch-er position, and Dame said he's confident that both are viable options.
“It's still early, we're training them,” he ex-plained. “Not being able to get outside much, we weren't able to have a lot of live situations. We have a couple of girls who can receive the ball though.”
The pitching situa-tion will see junior Ma-rissa DeBlasie return to the circle, though senior Allie Trowsdale likely won't be able to provide
Balanced roster should pay dividends for softball RaidersBY JEFF LAJOIE
BELMONT – Despite losing two key starters from last year's club, the Belmont High School softball team returns plenty of talent and expe-rience this spring. Head coach Bill Clary's side finished 9-9 last year and with a solid mix of veter-ans and exciting young-sters, the Red Raiders should prove to be a solid foe in the Lakes Region landscape.
Belmont, which beat Hillsboro-Deering in the D-III first round be-fore falling to top-seeded
White Mountains, grad-uated starting first base-man Mary Kate Russo and starting second base-man Megan Bailey off last year's team. But the Raiders are loaded with experience despite those losses, as the squad has six seniors, including four returning starters from the Class of 2015.
“Four of the six (se-niors) have played to-gether for six years be-tween high school and middle school and sever-al years in rec ball,” said Clary.
Senior shortstop Cas-sie Contigiani returns
to her familiar spot along the infield, while Chayleigh Cadarette is back as the team's start-ing catcher. Makayla Donovan (center field) and Kylie O'Connell (left field) also return to the starting nine, while new-comers Brooke Thurber (1B) and Zoe Zeller (OF) are also on the varsity
FILE PHOTO
Senior catcher Chayleigh Cadarette sits alongside head coach Bill Clary during a heart-stopping game from last season. The Raiders are scheduled to open the 2015 season this week.
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that 1-2 punch the Bears were notorious for the past two years. That's be-cause Trowsdale injured her elbow in the offsea-son and will be resting/rehabbing in hopes of making it back for the stretch run. DeBlasie
herself has battled the in-jury bug, and Dame said his hard-throwing righty has made adjustments so her hip and back issues don't return.
“Even if she's not where she thinks she needs to be, she'll still be at the top 80-90 percent of the division,” said Dame of DeBlasie. “It's tough because it's Allie's senior
year and she's worked so hard. We've had two quality pitchers for a few years now, one of them will just have to get the ball a lot more now.”
Sophomore Molly Tin-ker can also throw some innings for the Bears if needed.
The Winnisquam in-field will feature some recognizable faces, led by
senior second baseman Alyssa Clogston, a four-year starter at that posi-tion.
“She's been in the field at second and at the top of the lineup for awhile now so she's rock solid for us and I expect a big year out of her,” said Dame of Clogston.
Sophomore Lauren Bolstridge is fresh off a solid freshman season in the middle of the or-der and returns. Dame expects her to get the start at third base though she'll likely also see some innings at shortstop. De-Blasie will occupy the
shortstop slot if she's not in the pitching circle.
Junior Lindsay Ray-mond will draw the start at first base, and Dame said she'll likely be a mid-dle of the order bat yet again after hitting fifth in 2014.
The outfield features a pair of veterans in se-niors Erica Doubleday and Becky Rapoza, as both have started since their freshman seasons.
“Their defense is their strongpoint. I think this year, we're hoping both can put together nice years at the plate,” Dame said.
Tinker and Atherton will also figure into the outfield mix, while ju-nior Tea Michaloski is new to the squad after coming over from the track and field program. Dame said the athletic Michaloski has picked things up quickly, and could play a variety of roles this season.
“Her athleticism and coachability have been really, really good,” he said.
Cailey Clogston, fresh-man Emily Decormier and sophomore Sam Go-odridge are also on the roster and look to pro-vide depth for the Bears.
“They're all fighting for that last spot, wher-ever that will be,” said Dame. “It'll probably be one of those things where whoever has the hot bat will find their way into the lineup.”
Tony DeBlasie will once again assist Dame in the dugout.
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squad. Zeller returns to softball after playing la-crosse.
“She adds some speed for us, which is nice off the bench,” said Clary of Zeller. “We've never really had that off the bench, to be able to uti-lize a designated runner for a couple of batters. It's a great influx to our roster.”
Junior Courtney Clairmont will slide into Bailey's spot at second base, while classmate
Megan Prescott returns to the pitching circle once again. Sophomore Shannon Davies will fig-ure into the pitching mix as well, and the duo pro-vided a nice 1-2 punch last year for Belmont.
“Megan's our starter. She's a strong enough girl where I don't have to save her,” said Clary. “But you don't want the same team to see the same girl twice so we may split those starts up a bit. Those two girls complement each other well, a righty (Davies) and lefty (Prescott). Megan throws a lot dif-
ferent types of pitch-es – more offspeed and change, curve – Shan-non's a harder thrower. I think it'll keep teams on their toes against us to be able to mix and match depending on matchups. We've done that before. I'm not afraid to change them around during games and it keeps the other teams honest.”
Sophomore Nicole Antonucci started at third base last year as a freshman and will once again man that spot, while freshmen new-comers Jordan Sargent (utility) and Maddie Ba-
sha (OF) round out the varsity squad. Sargent will likely see innings in the outfield in addition to backing Cadarette up at catcher.
“It's hard for any freshman to contribute right away,” Clary said. “Last year we were for-tunate to have Shannon and Nicole do that. This year, we're expecting Jordan's bat to be a big help for us. I see her as an every day player and I think she can handle it. Maddie is younger but she'll help as a fourth or fifth outfielder and make a contribution as well.”
While Clairmont will fill the void at second base, the hole at first base will be a different problem to overcome. Clary said that Prescott and Davies will platoon along with Thurber in trying to lock down the key slot.
“First base is going to be a tough fill for us,” he explained. “None of those girls have played any varsity games there so it's going to be a learn-ing curve for them.”
Clary said that this year's team also features a dedicated crop of soft-ball players, with sever-
al playing summer ball in the offseason.
“This is the first year that we've got four girls who play a lot of summer ball. That's a positive thing for the program,” he offered.
The Raiders will once again play a very com-petitive schedule, with new teams like Berlin and Bow on the docket. Tilts against Farming-ton, Winnisquam, Gil-ford, Franklin and Pros-pect Mountain will again prove challenging.
“Those games will get us ready for the play-offs,” said Clary.
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Adventures in Sports Reporting
By JEFF LAJOIE
Headaches
The month of April is always one of the most difficult in my job. That's because the spring sea-son is technically under way, though not in all forms.
A typical day in the be-ginning of April involves waiting around, fielding e-mails from various ath-letic directors and coach-es, shuffling games in my master schedule. You never know what kind of condition the various fields and courts are in, which means postpone-ments and cancellations run rampant in April.
It's definitely a jug-gling act. I generally map out my entire week on Sunday, trying to balance games so that I make it to something from every school over the course of the week. One postponement can screw that schedule up, so you can imagine what happens when several days are wiped out.
April is definitely when the athletic direc-tors make their money.
For example, if there are five games going from one school in a day (say, baseball/softball/two tennis/track), and the AD has to move them all because of weather,
he has a long day ahead of him. There is weath-er tracking, contacting the opposing school and figuring out a potential reschedule date, letting the bus company know that it will be needed for a different day, etc.
This year in particu-lar, I can already tell that mid to late May is going to be a very busy time. The NHIAA sets a cer-
tain date for each sport that all games have to be played. That means some teams may be try-ing to get four or even five games in a week to be able to complete the schedule for tournament seeding. Not an enviable task, that's for sure.
New coachesA few of the local
schools have new coach-
es for the spring season.At Inter-Lakes, Kim
Durand takes over the softball program from Roland 'Beaver' Jutras, who was with the var-sity squad for the past three years. Tom Web-ster is the new girls' ten-nis coach, replacing Jan Borsh, who was with the team for two years.
Over at Gilford High School, Mike Normandin
is the new head coach for the girls' lacrosse team. Jillian Nickerson was with the Eagles since their inception as a var-sity program.
Jeff Lajoie covers sports for the Meredith News, Winnisquam Echo and Gilford Steamer newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected]
BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE
WINNISQUAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 16GIRLS LACROSSELaconia at Belmont, 4
p.m.
Friday, April 17BASEBALL
Berlin at Belmont, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALLBerlin at Belmont, 4
p.m.
Saturday, April 18TRACK
Moultonborough, Bel-mont, Winnisquam at Newfound, 10 a.m.
Monday, April 20BASEBALL
Winnisquam at Bel-
mont, 4 p.m.SOFTBALL
Winnisquam at Bel-mont, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21BASEBALL
Belmont at Bow, 4 p.m.SOFTBALL
Belmont at Bow, 4 p.m.TRACK
Belmont home meet, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22UNIFIED
VOLLEYBALLBelmont at Winnis-
quam, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 23GIRLS LACROSSE
Plymouth at Belmont, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 24BASEBALL
Belmont at Farming-ton, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALLBelmont at Farming-
ton, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 16TRACK
Newmarket, Frank-lin at Winnisquam, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 17BASEBALL
Campbell at Winnis-
quam, 4 p.m.SOFTBALL
Campbell at Winnis-quam, 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 18TRACK
Moultonborough, Belmont, Winnisquam
at Newfound, 10 a.m.
Monday, April 20BASEBALL
Winnisquam at Bel-mont, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALLWinnisquam at Bel-
mont, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21TRACK
Winnisquam, Frank-lin, Epping, Newmar-ket at Gilford, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22BASEBALL
Winnisquam at Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALLWinnisquam at
Bishop Brady, 4 p.m.UNIFIED VOLLEY-
BALLBelmont at Winnis-
quam, 4 p.m.
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Youthful Raiders have plenty of talentBY JEFF LAJOIE
BELMONT – It was a nice step forward for the Belmont High School baseball team in 2014. Just one year removed from only three wins the previous season, the Red Raiders returned to the postseason after an 8-8 regular season.
Despite a road loss to 14th-seeded Bow in the NHIAA Division III first round, Belmont hopes to use the momentum from last year with the season opening up this week. Fifth-year manag-er Matt LeBlanc knows that after graduating six players, including several top offensive threats like Brent Min-ery, Jason Taylor and Ryan Pluskis, the Raid-ers will have to rely on other aspects of the game to be successful in 2015.
“The keys are defi-nitely going to be in our pitching and defense,” explained LeBlanc. “The last few years, we have successfully hit the ball. But after los-ing some of that offense, we'll have to make up for it with the experi-ence we have back in our pitching.”
Senior Joey Levesque headlines that rotation, as the team's lone mem-ber of the senior class is a co-captain this spring as he enters his fourth varsity season. He'll also play third base and shortstop when he's not on the hill.
“He's be one of our top pitchers and be relied upon to be a significant offensive player,” said LeBlanc of Levesque. “We'll rely on him more than someone who is new to the program since we don't have a ton of experienced play-ers.”
Junior Caleb Drouin will likely be the team's number two pitcher, and the left-hander is scheduled to start at first base as well. Sophomore Corey Derosier will also see time on the mound, as will classmate Cole Contigiani, while junior Alex Delucca and soph-omores Chris Marden and Jonny Leclair are likely bullpen arms.
“At the end of last year, Caleb pitched as well as anyone on our team,” said LeBlanc. “Joey has a ton of ex-perience on the mound and Drouin has pitched for us since he was a freshman. Add in Corey and those three guys we don't really consider as developing arms any-more... they're ready to go. We need to play sound defense behind them.”
Derosier will play a huge overall role this
season. A starter during his freshman season,
Derosier will again grab the nod at shortstop when he's not pitching. In addition, he was vot-ed a co-captain along with Levesque, quite an honor for a sophomore.
“The only person who didn't vote for Co-rey Derosier was Corey Derosier,” lauded LeB-lanc of the captain vot-ing. “The guys respect him, which I think is pretty important. When your peers respect you, that speaks a lot about you as a person, espe-cially at this age. He's a student of the game, a coach on the field. He's always talking, remind-ing everyone what's go-ing on. He's very experi-enced for a sophomore. I think everyone saw that. As a coach, I saw that (last year). He was an easy choice for the team to make.”
Junior Colby Leroux rounds out the starting infield, as he'll likely start at second base for the Raiders this season.
Contigiani adds infield depth at first and third base while Delucca could also see innings at third.
The outfield will be paced by Marden, who returns to the starting role he occupied in cen-ter a year ago as a fresh-man. Classmate Ryan Gelinas is penciled in for left field, while ju-nior TJ Hennessey and sophomore Tyler Flem-ing will look to see time in right field. Junior Ben Van Cleave is in the mix at both infield and outfield.
The catching position is one that will see a new face this spring, as Cur-tis McLelland graduated after taking over the po-sition for one year after four-year starter Kaleb Brace moved on the previous season. Soph-omore Doug Price looks like the best bet to snag the starting role, though several others are also viable options.
“We have a relatively
inexperienced core that we're looking at behind the plate,” explained LeBlanc. “I think Doug has stepped up and looked like he could be the guy ahead for that job but the other two guys are right there as well. They all bring something good to the table, it's just a matter of seeing them in game action, adjusting to the speed of the varsity game.”
With the overall youth of his roster makes for an exciting future, LeBlanc hopes that the Raiders can do enough to rack up some wins this season.
“We're a young team, we'll have ups and downs and we're real-istic about that,” the skipper said. “We're just hoping they've got enough fundamentals to keep us in games.”
The Raiders were slated to open this week with games against La-conia and Berlin.
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Junior Caleb Drouin will help anchor the Belmont infield at first base this season in addition to being the team's number two starting pitcher.
Loaded Bears strive for big seasonBY JEFF LAJOIE
TILTON – The end of last season was not kind to the Winnisquam Re-gional High School base-ball team. At one point, the Bears stood at 11-1, battling for a top seed in the upcoming Divi-sion III tournament. But a late season funk saw Winnisquam stumble to a 1-4 mark in its final five games, including a surprise postseason exit at the hands of Berlin.
“We were our own worst enemy in that playoff game,” explained Winnisquam skipper Fred Caruso, who enters his ninth season as head coach. “We got picked off three times and you just can't do that. That just absolutely crushes you. We had the tying and winning runs on base – we never gave up and never will give up but when you lose a game like that, everyone has to look at themselves and ask, how can you do this better? I guarantee we won't get picked off three times in a game this year. We need to turn the page, learn from that experience.”
Caruso, who enters the season just three wins shy of 100 for his ca-reer, will have a big hole to fill in All-State catch-er Dominic DeBlasie, but there is plenty of re-turning talent to expect another strong season in
Tilton.“Dom... that's the
toughest hole for us to fill,” said Caruso. “But we've got a pretty good core coming back. We're excited about hitting
FILE PHOTO
Junior Tim Harmon returns as a top pitching option for Winnisquam this season.
the field and getting out there. A lot of guys worked hard over the winter doing indoor stuff to get ready.”
The Bears will have the luxury of an expe-rienced pitching staff, though the unit is still relatively young. Soph-omores Hunter Tierney and Mikey Lowery got big innings as freshmen last year, while junior Tim Harmon rounds out the team's top three. Senior Torrey Martinez chipped in some valu-able innings in 2014 and returns, while brother Devin Marinez, a junior, and senior Ryan Smith are also options on the hill.
“We relied a lot on three young pitchers
last year,” recalled Caru-so. “We look really deep on the mound this year. Now we just need some-one to catch it.”
Senior Greg Hunt will replace the gradu-ated DeBlasie behind the plate. Hunt actually saw innings late in the season as a freshman be-hind the plate, and Caru-so is confident in his abilities as the starting catcher. Hunt will also serve as the team's lead-off hitter.
Winnisquam's infield will feature some famil-iar faces, as senior first baseman Cam Chatfield returns after a strong defensive season in 2014.
“I told our infield
SEE BASEBALL, PAGE B10
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AT PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015 @ 11 AM
522 Rt. 116 Easton Road, Franconia, NHLooking for a ski house or TWO? For the enterprising entrepreneur this may be a perfect match!!!! Located on 2.3 acres with views of Cannon Mt. from your deck & just 1 mile from Franconia Village this parcel, with two homes, that are currently rented, will be offered at public auction on the above date.
Directions: Take Interstate 93 to exit 38 (Franconia, NH) Proceed to Franconia Village and go south on route 116 for approx. 1 mile to 522 Easton Road and the auction site.
Terms of the Sale: A deposit in the amount of $5,000. in cash, or certified check or other check acceptable to the Mortgagee is required in order to bid. Additional deposit sufficient to bring the deposit to 10 % of the purchase price must be tendered within 5 days. Balance due upon delivery of foreclosure deed within 45 days.
Please Note: The mortgagee reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
Sale per order of: Mascoma Bank, successor by merger to Connecticut River Bank, NA. The mortgage my be examined by contacting Henry Clarke, Collection Officer, Mascoma Saving Bank, 243 Sykes Avenue, White River Junction, VT 05001. 802-280-4927.
Inspection: One hour prior to auction if permitted.
For additional information contact Archie Steenburgh, Steenburgh Auctioneers & Appraisers, 779 Jeffers Hill Road, Pike, NH 03780-9403, 603-989-5361.
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Moultonborough • $599,000 • #4373626This is a real old fashioned lake house,
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Many fine features, character, & elegance.Bill Richards 603-253-4345
Gilford • $324,900 • 4403128EXQUISITE SEPARATE MASTER SUITE!
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Moultonborough • $2,495,000 • #4397968On an impressive, level lot
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Moultonborough • $565,000 • #4390238Lands End is a premier 20 unit WF association offering a multitude of amenities. Superb sand
beach, deeded dock up to a 30 ft boat, moorings & a cabana near the beach.
Kathryn Aitken & Tom Thorne: 603-496-5989/603-321-5651
Center Harbor • $299,000 • #43980371870’s farmhouse beautifully updated, very
classic & inviting. Located in the lakeside town of Center Harbor, this lovely home is within walking distance to many town amenities.
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Tilton • $81,900 • #4411535Beautiful new custom double widewith open floor plan, master suite, deck and separate laundry room.
Charlene Reinauer 581-2885
Meredith • $299,000 • #4403398A 24’ dock goes with this home situated on a corner lot centrally located to all association amenities. Sandy beach, tennis courts, canoe racks & clubhouse just a short distance away.
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Belmont • $175,000 • #4411448Updated and freshly painted Ranch
with full walk out basementto a level yard. Plus
large 2 story detached garage. Brenda Rowan 581-2829
Meredith • $249,000 • #4375660A rare opportunity to own a 6 acre parcel of land with a licensed 24’ dock, private sandy beach & tennis courts in Patrician Shores. Existing home is a fixer upper.
Bill Richards 603-253-4345
Meredith • $799,000 • #4410440This Lake Winnisquam home is set on
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New Hampton • $419,000 • #4411566This home will WOW you!
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Moultonborough • $239,000 • #4410514Almost new 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath cape
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WOLFEBORO: Plenty of options and opportunities! Great storage, old mill, in town location, plenty of off street parking, 174’ of road frontage 1.14 acre lot with 7186 sq ft building.$100,000 MLS#4337070
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WOLFEBORO: This Winnipesaukee water-front estate has it all ... 426’ of waterfront, 3 bay boathouse, canopied U-shaped dock with breakwater, large sugar sand beach, 2BR carriage house with room for all the toys, a gorgeous main house with all the amenities, and on a 1.94 acre lot.$4,500,000 MLS #4402010
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- Auction of AntiquesFRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 @ 10 AM65 So. Court Street, Woodsville, NH
Our April auction includes antiques & accessories gathered from homes and estates around New England Over 350 lots of good smalls. Join us at the Clifford Building, Woodsville,NH. Please see our website www.steenburgh.com for images and listing .
An amazing array of quality items in categories such as :fine paintings; prints; Herb Waters & Rob. Hughes prints; wonderful crazy quilts, 1799 Georgian silver tea caddy; other sterling and jewelry; painted boxes; posters; woodenware, ironware, historical china, Sandwich flint glass; cupboards; redware; blown bottles; clocks; historical documents; old bank notes; NH military buttons; Royal Doulton china; Staffordshire china; great parrot door stop in orig. pt.; Shaker buckets; lg. selection of Mauchlineware; soft paste china; Dartmouth memorabilia; hooked rugs; J. Williams pottery; decorative walking sticks; collection of syrup pitchers; NH historical documents; wonderful A. Marseilles 29” doll; stoneware; collection of Native American flint tools mounted on board; vintage signs; vintage sillouettes; and so, so much more.
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Directions: In Woodsville, NH and Route 302 take Route 135 a short distance to the auction site - look for the auction signs.
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everyone should send him a thank you note because he saved a lot of errors last year,” Caruso said.
Lowery and Tierney will both be infield op-tions when they aren't on the mound, while Torrey Martinez returns to the starting shortstop role for his senior sea-son. Sophomore Jake Snow is in the mix at third base.
“He had a great year there for us last year,” said Caruso of Martinez. “He'll move up in the order this year as well.
He was ninth last year and he hit about .360. We could've moved him up but we really liked that production in the nine-hole. He'll probably move up to the number two spot.”
There's no question who will patrol center field this season, as se-nior Tucker Normand is back and looking stron-ger than ever.
“He'll probably play every inning of every game out there,” said Caruso. “I think he's one of the most complete players in our division. He can hit for power, run, and go get it in the field. We're really lucky to have him.”
Harmon is in the cor-ner outfield mix along-side Normand, while Devin Martinez, junior Matt McHugh and ju-nior Joey Correia are all battling for outfield in-nings this season.
Winnisquam's sched-ule is certainly not an easy one this spring, as defending state cham-pion Campbell is on the docket. The first few games will challenge the Bears right out of the gates.
“We've got Laconia, Campbell and Belmont for the first three games to start the year,” began Caruso. “We'll find out where we stand pretty quickly.”
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