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Offi cer hurt trying to stop speeding ATVsDUMMER — N.H. Fish and Game Department

Conservation Offi cer Matt Holmes was released from the hospital Sunday, one day after he suffered

serious injuries when his ATV was struck from behind while the offi cer was trying to stop two speed-ing ATVs on the Dummer Pond Road Saturday.

In a post on its Facebook page, Fish and Game said Holmes had been released from the hospital

see HOLMES page 5

Marching to the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance,” Berlin High School seniors walk to their seats wearing face masks made in the school’s colors Friday at Gaydo Field. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)

BHS graduates celebrate their resiliencyBERLIN — Tested by both a school reorgani-

zation and a pandemic, the Berlin High Class of 2020 celebrated its resilience in an in-person out-door commencement ceremony Friday afternoon.

“We suddenly merged our high school with the middle school, but we adapted to and overcame

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a land-mark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace dis-crimination, handing the movement for LGBTQ equality a stunning victory.

“An employer who fi res an individual merely for being gay or transgender defi es the law,” Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for the majority in the 6-to-3 ruling.

Until Monday’s decision, it was legal in more than half the states to fi re workers for being gay, bisexual or transgender. The vastly consequential decision extended workplace protections to millions of people

across the nation, continuing a series of Supreme Court victories for gay rights even after President Donald Trump trans-formed the court with two appointments.

The lopsided ruling, coming from a fundamentally conservative court, was a surprise. Justice Gorsuch, who was Trump’s fi rst appointment to the court, was joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

The decision, covering two sets of cases, was the court’s fi rst on lesbian, gay, bisex-ual and transgender rights since the retire-

ment in 2018 of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinions in all four of the court’s major gay rights decisions. Proponents of these rights had worried that his departure would halt the progress of the movement toward equality.

“This is a simple and profound victory for LGBT civil rights,” said Suzanne B. Gold-berg, a law professor at Columbia. “Many of us feared that the court was poised to gut sex discrimination protections and allow employers to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity, yet it declined the federal government’s invita-tion to take that damaging path.”

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it was revoking emergency authorization of two malaria drugs to treat COVID-19, saying that they are “unlikely to be effective.”

The drugs, hydroxychlo-roquine and a related drug, chloroquine, were heavily pro-moted by President Donald Trump after a handful of small, poorly controlled studies showed that they could work in treating the disease.

The agency said that after reviewing some data, it had determined that the drugs, particularly hydroxychloro-quine, did not demonstrate benefi ts that outweighed their risks. Earlier this year, the FDA issued a warning that the drugs could cause alarming heart arrhythmias.

In March, the FDA autho-rized stockpiles of the drugs to be used in hospitals to treat patients with the virus. But in a letter Monday revoking the authorization, the agency said that further studies have shown that the two drugs were unlikely to be effective in stop-ping the virus, and that current national treatment guidelines don’t recommend using them outside of clinical trials.

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Elizabeth Reudiger helps clean up a fountain in Bickford Place Park in Berlin. For the past few Friday’s the Main Street Program, along with Granite United Way, Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce, White Mountain Rotary Club and Lucien and Muriel Bisson, have been busy cleaning up downtown Berlin. Last Friday, the crew focused on the Bickford Place Park area. This coming Friday, they will be cleaning and mulching at the Berlin Post Offi ce and the Tri-County Community Action Program building. Vol-unteers are encouraged to call Sylvia Poulin at (603) 381-1520. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

Cleaning up the citySuperfund site cleanup could begin in 2021

BERLIN— After more than 12 years of fi eldwork, sampling and remedial investigations, the cleanup of the Chlor-Alkali Superfund site could get under-way as early as next summer under the Environ-mental Protection Agency’s proposed clean-up plan.

The plan was outlined in a virtual informational meeting that was followed by a formal public com-ment period Wednesday night. While no public com-ments were offered at the meeting, the public has until July 3 to submit comments.

EPA Project Manager Darryl Luce said the plan addresses the 4.6-acre Chlor-Alkali site on the east bank of the Androscoggin River on the former mill site. Up until the 1960s, a chemical plant there used electrolytic cells to produce caustic soda, bleach and other chemicals used to make paper.

Luce said the plan also addresses contamination in the river and two adjacent sites, the Southern Facility Study Area and the Eastern Facility Study Area, that contained portions of the chemical plant or rail spurs for shipments to the plant.

The last cell house was demolished in 1999, and the debris from the area was consolidated in a landfi ll with an impermeable cap that was constructed on the site. A slurry wall was built on two sides of the property.

Contaminants from the chemical plant include mercury, dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and semi-volatile organic compounds. One hundred and thirty pounds of mercury were removed from along the river. Since then, small amounts of mercury have continued to appear in bedrock

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

New Gorham transfer station stickers, rules take effect July 1

see SUPERFUND page 10

GORHAM — In addition to adopting a sticker permit system for using the town transfer station, selectmen last week set new regulations for people dropping off large loads of solid waste or construction debris.

The selectmen adopted the formal Transfer Station Permit Policy, which includes requiring stickers, in order to cut down on people from out of town disposing trash at the town transfer station.

BY EDITH TUCKERTHE BERLIN SUN

see GORHAM page 10


We are health-care workers and members of the Berlin-Gorham community and write to request that readers remain committed to control and prevention strategies in the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pan-demic. While it’s heartening to see local busi-nesses and some activities “opening up,” remember that the virus has not gone away. New cases and additional deaths are unfortunately recorded daily in New Hampshire.

We realize that the North Country has experienced a low incidence of CV-19 infection, low hospitaliza-tion rates and no reported CV-19 deaths. Compared to other areas in the state and nation, we have been fortunate.

Our low population density and rural lifestyles contribute to this success, but residents throughout our community have taken the threat seriously and adhered to the containment and prevention measures recommended by federal, state and local governments and health authorities.

Your efforts and cooperation have contrib-uted to that success as well, and are much appreciated. And need to continue.

If we drop our guard, our community, par-ticularly the fragile ill and elderly, would be at greater risk of an outbreak or surge. Our hospitals and offi ces and staffs could still be met with challenges that, given our small size and limited resources, we would not be able to meet. Unfortunately, CV-19 is not over and we cannot yet relax.

So please, keep up your efforts — no doubt tiresome and annoying to do so, but poten-tially vital to continued success.

As businesses and restaurants re-open, we hope owners will strongly encourage or require customers to wear masks, paper or cloth, as a condition of entry. Remem-ber that these masks are barriers to pre-vent the wearer from spreading virus particles (through coughing, sneezing, or even talking) to others. So the mask does less to prevent the wearer from infection, but rather is worn to protect others in the community — and demonstrates that the

wearer cares about keeping family, friends and neighbors well.

Since it is possible to transmit the virus to others in the early stages of infection, even before symptoms appear, masking is a very sensible precaution.

Although the state does not require masks to be worn in public places, both the CDC and the World Health Organiza-tion endorse their value. So to business owners and managers: please encour-age/require your custom-ers to wear a mask when they’re in your store. Please provide masks to them if necessary.

We thank you all for your efforts, and ask that you continue the fi ght: distancing, hand washing/sanitizing, respecting quarantines when indicated, and masking in public places remain our best defense against this dangerous virus.

Stay well!Jamie Arsenault RN

Brian Beals MDPatty Couture RN, Chief Operating Offi -cer Coos County Family Health Services

Autumn Croteau RNAmy L. Davis APRN FNP-BC

Kimberly Gallant PA-CWilliam Gessner MD, Medical Director

CCFHSKen Gordon, CEO CCFHS

Sabrina Jones LPNChristine Lafl amme LCMHC MLDAC

Louise Marquis RNMelanie Maynor

David MorinLorinda MacDonald PMHNP-BC

John McDowell MDMichael D. Peterson, President Andro-

scoggin Valley HospitalEllen Ross MS, PA-CPatricia Shute APRN

Keith Shute MD, Chief Medical Offi cer AVH

H. Guyford Stever, Jr.Maria Tassey RNPauline Tibbetts

Sally Wheeler, MIS Director CCFHS

Continue precautions against COVID-19

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To the editor:I support Andru Volinsky

for governor for many rea-sons, but the most important one is because Andru is a champion for children.

Andru’s dedication to and commitment for the right of every child to have an ade-quately funded public educa-tion is important to me as a former 10-year board of edu-cation member, and as a voter.

Over the years the broken school funding system has adversely affected Berlin students with cuts in many

areas including the closing of a building, cuts to staffi ng, elimination of upper level courses and diffi culty keep-ing up with critical mainte-nance projects.

Our property taxes are not sustainable and people are faced with the real prospect of losing their homes.

I trust Andru to ensure that every child in Berlin, and all children across the state, will have the same opportunity to succeed.”

Martha Lafl ammeBerlin

Volinsky is longtime champion for children

If we drop our guard, our commu-nity, particularly the fragile ill and elderly, would be at greater risk of an outbreak or surge. Our hospitals and offi ces and staffs could still be met with challenges that, given our small size and limited resources, we would not be able to meet.

To the editor:You know, the phone

rings, you get up from your chair and answer it. Some-times you get just dead air, followed by a hanging up click. Sometimes you get a drug dealer urging you to pick up a free load of drugs. Sometimes it’s the Microsoft scammer trying to talk you into loading malware onto your computer. Sometimes the scammer impersonates the IRS or Social Security or your bank and tries to get your Social Security number.

Should I succeed in my bid for re election this fall, I will introduce a bill to outlaw robocalling.

First I would require the phone companies to tighten up security of the Caller ID system. It is too easily spoofed. Then defi ne robo-calling as a crime.

Placing a cold call is rob-ocalling if the caller uses the opportunity to sell stuff, advocate for causes or poli-ticians, or impersonates the

IRS, Social Security, your bank or any other institu-tion. Installing and servicing equipment used for robocall-ing is robocalling. Speaking over the phone or making a recording that is played over the phone is robocalling. Or failure to answer after ring-ing your phone. And perhaps some other bad conduct that may occur to me over time.

After defi ning and out-lawing robocalling, I would spell out penalties. Was it just up to me, I could get really medieval and go for cruel and unusual punish-ment. But since I live in 21st century America, penalties would be limited to jail terms of months or a year or two.

Now I understand that law enforcement may have a spot of bother catching robocall-ers, but you have to outlaw the activity before you can expect law enforcement to deal with it.

David J. StarrState Senator, District 1

Franconia

There oughta be a law against robocalling

We welcome your ideas and opinions on all topics and consider every signed letter for publication in Letters to the Editor. Limit letters to 300 words and include your address. Please provide a phone number for verifi cation purposes. Please send your letters to: The Berlin Daily Sun, 164 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or email to [email protected].

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Conservation Offi cer Matthew Holmes gets ready to head home after being treated and released from the hospital Sunday for injuries he incurred while trying to stop two speeding ATVs. Holmes, who expressed appreciation for the many prayers, thoughts and well wishes he received, is expected to make full recovery. (COURTESY PHOTO)

and would be OK after a recovery period recuperating from home.

Holmes, 38, of Whitefi eld was run-ning stationary radar on Dummer Pond Road, which is open to cars and trucks as well as OHRVs. He was attempting to stop two ATVs when his patrol ATV was struck from behind by a third ATV. According to Fish and Game, all three ATVs were traveling at a high rate of speed, faster than the 25 mile per hour posted limit for the road. Holmes was ejected from his ATV and landed several feet away.

Fish and Game Offi cer Robert Mancini, who was working speed enforcement with Holmes, dragged the unconscious offi cer from the middle of the busy trail and called for emergency medical help. Several riders who came upon the accident stopped to assist the injured offi cer. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m.

The operator and passenger of the ATV that stuck Holmes were not injured — the names were not released.

Holmes was transported from the scene by Gorham Ambulance to Andro-scoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and then transferred by helicopter to Cen-tral Maine Medical Center in Lewis-ton, Maine. He suffered broken ribs and numerous cuts and bruises.

Holmes is familiar to viewers of North Woods Law as one of the N.H. Fish and Game conservation offi cers followed by the television show. A crew from North Woods Law was fi lm-ing when the accident occurred.

The incident is under investigation

by N.H. state police.Earlier on Saturday, one person was

injured in a head-on ATV collision on Hamlin Brook road in Cambridge.

Nancy Drew, 63, of Colebrook was operating a side by side (UTV) east on Hamlin Brook Road with her husband, Steven Rafuse, 55, as a passenger. At the same time, Kyle Brindamour, 24, of Danville was operating an ATV west on Hamlin Brook Road leading a group of riding companions.

The operators encountered each other at a sharp turn on the road with Drew approaching from a low section of the turn and Brindamour approaching from a high section of the turn. With the terrain variation, both operators said they did not see each other until “last minute.” Drew yielded right once she became aware of the approaching ATV while Brin-damour yielded to the left and the two collided head on. The accident occurred at about 11 a.m.

Errol Fire Department, Errol Rescue and Fish and Game responded to a 911 call. Drew was transported from the scene by Errol Rescue’s UTV and taken to Upper Connecti-cut Valley Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Rafuse and Brindamour sustained no inju-ries in the crash.

This accident is still under inves-tigation but authorities believe that Brindamour’s failure to yield to the right upon meeting the side by side (UTV) is the primary factor in the crash. OHRV operators are reminded that operators upon meeting are required to turn to the right and reduce speed to avoid collision.

HOLMES from page one


Town of ShelburnePlanning Board Public Notice

Submission of Application and Public HearingNotice is hereby given in accordance with RSA 676:4 & 675:7, that an amended application for Site Plan Review by Erik Barstow, Rattle River Lodge and Hostel, LLC., 592 State Route 2, Shelburne, Tax Map 3 Lot 5, for permanent tenting sites, will be submitted to the Planning Board on Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 6:30 PM at the Shelburne Town Office during a regular meeting of the Board. The meeting will also be available to the public telephonically by dialing 1-877-568-4106 and entering Access Code: 217-649-389. Upon a finding by the Board that the amended application meets the submission requirements of the Shelburne Site Plan Regulations, the Board will vote to accept the application as complete and a public hearing on the merits of the proposal will follow immediately. Should a decision not be reached at the public hearing, this application will stay on the Planning Board agenda until such time as it is either approved or disapproved. Anyone needing assistance to attend this meeting should contact the Selectmen’s Office one week prior to the scheduled date.

Per order of the Shelburne Planning BoardNoelle Meer, Administrative Assistant

MANCHESTER — For a limited time, the Amer-ican Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, pro-viding donors insight into whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus. At the same time, there continues to be an urgent need for blood donations as hospitals resume surgeries and treatments that require blood products.

Antibody testing will indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to the coro-navirus, regardless of whether the donor had devel-oped symptoms.

Donations will be tested using samples pulled at the time of donation and sent to a testing laboratory where they will also undergo routine infectious dis-ease testing. A positive antibody test result does not confi rm infection or immunity.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available within seven to 10 days in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal at redcrossblood.org. The test has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“As an organization dedicated to helping others, the Red Cross is pleased to provide more informa-tion about COVID-19 to our valued donors,” said Dr. Erin Goodhue, executive medical director of direct patient care with the Red Cross Biomedical Services. “If you are feeling healthy and well, please schedule

an appointment to not only help saves lives but also learn about your potential exposure to COVID-19.”

The Red Cross is not testing donors to diagnose illness, referred to as a diagnostic test.

Donation appointments can be made by downloading the free blood donor app, goting to redcrossblood.org, call-ing 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

All those who come to give blood during the month of June will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Restrictions apply. Additional information and details are available at redcrossblood.org/together.

Donations may be made today in Groveton, at the St. Francis Parish Center, 28 State St., from noon to 4 p.m.

Blood drive safety precautionsTo protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff

and donors, individuals who do not feel well or who believe they may be ill with COVID-19 should post-pone their donation.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions — including tem-perature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff — have been implemented to help

Red Cross now testing donated blood for COVID-19 antibodiesBlood drive today at St. Francis Parish Center in Groveton

CONCORD — New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut applauded the decision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend fl exibility for schools to provide free meals to all students in all areas.

Under normal circumstances, USDA only reimburses schools in low-income areas, or for students from low-income families.

The extension of nationwide waivers through the summer will allow all New Hampshire schools to provide free meals to every student without having to check income eligibility.

This will not only make meals available to all New Hampshire families, but also reduce contact and the potential spread of COVID-19.

“From the beginning of this crisis, we have asked USDA for greater fl exibility in our child nutrition programs,” said Edelblut.

“The coronavirus pandemic has been a severe disruption for New Hampshire stu-dents. We want to reduce disruption in meal service as much as possible,” said Cheri White, administrator of DOE’s Offi ce of Nutritional Services and Programs. “These waivers will help New Hampshire schools provide nutri-tious meals to any Granite State student that needs one until we can get them back into school cafeterias.”

For more information on New Hampshire’s child nutrition programs, contact Cheri White at [email protected].

Schools can provide meals over summer

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) responded to a ProPublica investigative story

titled “How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profi t From Marking Up ER Bills,” that highlighted how private equity groups that own medical staffi ng fi rms are ratcheting up consumer medical bills and skirting state corporate practice of medicine doctrines to increase their profi ts.

Most states have this doctrine enshrined in law, which protects patients and doctors by requir-

ing doctors to work for themselves or other doctors, not non-medical corporations.

ProPublica’s investigation shows how private

equity groups skirt the law in order to enhance cor-porate profi ts at the expense of patients.

“Granite Staters and Americans across the coun-try are drowning in medical bills, and it is outrageous that private equity groups are gaming the system to profi t even more off of patients and doctors,” said Hassan. “States have enacted laws specifi cally to ensure that big corporations cannot use doctors as middlemen to gouge consumers. Yet private equity groups are ratcheting up medical bills and skirting these laws, falsely claiming that they are support-ing doctors, and padding their own pockets. Private equity groups must immediately end these prac-tices, and I will continue to work to hold big corpo-rations and insurance companies alike accountable

Sen. Hassan says Americans are drowning in medical bills

Sen. Maggie Hassan

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June Couture, 84, of Berlin, N.H., passed away at her home on Monday, June 1, 2020, after a period of declin-ing health. She was born in Berlin on July 8, 1935, the daughter of the late Gedeon and Fridoline (Roy) Cou-ture and lived in Berlin the majority of her life. She was employed by New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., the Public Service Co. of New Hampshire and retired from Wausau Paper in 1999. June was a long-time member of St. Joseph Church and presently of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin.

She is survived by her twin sister Joan Couture of Berlin; brother Donald Couture of Berlin; and by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three sisters, Shirley

Lessard, Pearl Guay and Priscilla Berube, as well as a brother Warren Couture.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1 p.m., at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin, with interment following in the St. Kieran Cemetery. At June’s request, there was no calling hours. Donations in June’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or to the Children’s Hunger Relief Fund, PO Box 5366, Santa Rosa, CA, 95466. Arrangements are entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, N.H. Memories and mes-sages of condolence may be shared online at bryantfuneralhome.net.

Irene E. (Perry) Hanson, 96, of Gorham, N.H. passed away on Sat-urday June 13, 2020, at her home, with family by her side. She was born in Berlin, N.H. on Oct. 19, 1923, the daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Arsenault) Perry and was a lifelong resident. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by Granite State. Irene enjoyed going to the casino, playing bingo, fi shing, playing cards, shopping, cooking, listening to country music, going to the beach, but most of all she loved taking care of and spend-ing time with her family.

Members of the family include her children David St. Cyr and his wife June and Diane Giroux and her hus-band Jim, all of Berlin, N.H.; grand-children, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, all of whom she greatly adored; two sisters Doris Pelchat of Berlin and Nancy Nevins of Watertown, Mass.; a daughter in law Angie St. Cyr of Gorham. She was pre-deceased by her fi rst husband Ralph St. Cyr, her second husband Roger Hanson, a son Richard “Dicky” St. Cyr, by two sisters Dorothy Chaisson and Pearl St. Cyr and a grandson Scott Desgroseilliers.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday June 18,

2020, at 10 a.m., at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, with inter-ment to follow in Mt. Calvary Cem-etery. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, N.H. In lieu of fl owers, anyone who wishes may make a donation to the North Country Home Hospice, 536 Cottage St., Littleton, NH, 03561 in her memory. Online guest book at bry-antfuneralhome.net.

June Couture

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protect the health of all those in atten-dance.

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guid-ance.

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identifi cation are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of

age (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-do-nation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at Redcrossblood.org/rapidpass or use the blood donor app.

BLOOD from page 6

BERLIN — No serious injuries were reported Sunday when a 9-year-old boy operating a youth ATV collided with an ATV operated by an adult on Smitty’s Trail in Jeri-cho Mountain State Park.

According to N.H. Fish and Game, the youth’s 90cc Polaris ATV was taking a corner on the wrong side of the trail when it collided with an Arctic Wildcat 700cc ATV shortly after 2 p.m. on the trail connecting Gorham and Berlin.

The youth’s machine was towed from the scene to the parking area off Route 2 in Gorham.

When the young driver and his riding party reached the parking area, he was evaluated by emergency medical per-sonnel with the Gorham Ambulance and trans-ported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for further evaluation. The adult operator was able to drive his ATV from the scene.

Fish and Game said the youth operator had some limited expe-rience riding on trails prior to the accident and was accompanied by other adult operators at the time of the collision.

Inexperience and inattention are considered to be the primary con-tributing factors in the collision.

Assisting Fish and Game at the scene were N.H. State Police and Gorham Police Department.

Fish & Game Conservation Offi cer Robert Mancini urged ATV drivers to exercise caution when out riding

Youth inexperience seen as factor in ATV accident

No serious injuries were reported in a collision Sunday in Jericho Mountain State Park. Authorities believe the accident was caused by the inexperience of the 9-year-old operator. (COURTESY PHOTO)

the trails.“The combination of favorable

weather and the opening of sanc-tioned trails has resulted in an infl ux of OHRV activity throughout the state. Trail users should expect to see a high amount of traffi c through-out the riding season and take addi-tional precautions to ensure safety. As always, riders should follow other trail users at a safe distance in an effort to be able see and avoid poten-tial hazards along the trail,” Mancini said.

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the changes. We even missed a huge part of our senior year due to the coronavirus, but somehow, we all still managed to pull through and be here today,” said Valedictorian and Class President Mat-thew Landry. “We’ve managed to get through all the hardships and challenges high school and the world has given to us thus far, and because of that we’ll be ready for anything thrown at us when we leave here,” he added.

“Oh, what a year it has been,” Principal Michael

Kelley echoed in his remarks.If it had been a trying year for the class and staff,

the pay-off came in a beautiful graduation ceremony on Gaydo Memorial Field. The weather was perfect and framed by Mount Forist and Mount Jasper, the setting was stunning.

The ceremony was largely planned by the class which Kelley said overwhelmingly rejected a virtual graduation. He admitted he and Superintendent of Schools Julie King were skeptical the school could hold an in-person graduation and were leaning toward a drive-by ceremony. But the class offi cers

presented a plan to the graduation committee to hold the ceremony on the athletic fi eld using face masks and spacing to achieve the requisite precau-tions. It was the epitome of education, Kelley said, to see students apply their knowledge to solve a real world problem.

Sharing a quote from hockey great Wayne Gretzky, Kelley advised the graduates that the only thing guaranteed is that you will not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot. And he said success starts

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ABOVE AND LEFT: Members of the Berlin High School Class of 2020 march onto Gaydo Field for Commencement on Friday. TOP RIGHT: Berlin High Class Vice President Brian Bourassa deliv-ered the Class of 2020 address at Fri-day’s graduation. Bourassa plans to attend Salem State University next fall. RIGHT: A Berlin High senior announces college plans to attend Keene State College for elementary education on a graduation cap. BELOW: Berlin High seniors proposed a plan of social distancing to allow them to hold an in-person graduation ceremony with proper spacing and face masks. On Friday afternoon, they enjoyed a pic-ture perfect graduation. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTOS)


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with climbing that fi rst hill.“You’ve got to take every shot and

you will climb that mountain,” he said.When the district moved to remote

learning in March, King said staff worried most about the students and especially the seniors with gradua-tion, state sports championships, and senior prom. But the class has man-aged to fi nd ways to celebrate those events with plans to hold a prom this summer. She urged the seniors to treasure the people in their lives and to change the game plan when adjust-ments are needed.

Finally, she told the seniors there is something special about Berlin and the way the entire community pulls together in tough times.

“This community rallies,” she said.In his remarks, Class Vice President

Brian Bourassa praised school admin-istrators, teachers, cafeteria staff, and support staff for coming in every day and trying their best despite the dif-fi cult times. He said no matter what the class faced over the years, the staff was there to set the example. Now, he said the graduates will go forward solving problems on their own.

“As individuals, as a community, and even as a nation, it is important that we address our shortcomings in times of refl ection such as these, and resolve to

act better in the present,” he said.Landry said if there was one thing

he wanted his classmates to take away from his speech it was his request that they stay true to themselves.

“Do what you believe is right and don’t listen to those who think they know what you need. You are in charge of your own destiny. Go and change the world,” he said.

Landry also noted this was the last time the class was likely to be in the same place at the same time and encouraged the seniors to take a moment to look around at the people that have helped and had an impact on them.

“Hold a spot inside your heart that belongs to them. You may leave and never come back to Berlin, but always carry a piece of home with you,” he said.

Retiring welding teacher Dennis Carrier was recognized as the recip-ient for the yearbook dedication and then the graduates were called up to receive their diplomas. The diplomas were handed out in small red gift bags by School Board Chair Louise Valliere and Superintendent King. As the graduates were called up, Princi-pal Kelley also announced individual academic awards and scholarships received.

Diplomas in hand, tassels turned, the graduates fi led out of Gaydo Field and into their future.

GRADUATION from page 8

LEFT: Berlin High Valedictorian Matthew Landry reminded fellow graduates this is likely the last time they will all be in the same place at the same time and urged them to take a moment to look at the people and always carry a piece of home with them. Landry was also class president. He plans to attend Dartmouth College in the fall. ABOVE: Berlin High senior Olivia Boucher leaves the podium after receiving her diploma and award from school board chair Louise Valliere, while Berlin High Principal Michael Kelley calls graduates to the stage. Boucher will be attending Rivier University in the fall. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTOS)


*For the health and safety of our speakers and guests, this seminar will follow current social distancing guidelines.

fractures along the river. The beads generally harden into solid metal amalgams that are picked up with tweezers and forceps.

The site was added to the Superfund list in 2005.Luce said subsequent testing of the river, both above

and below the cell house site, shows sediment and surface water are clean and pose no risk. There is no public access to the river at the site and the public is advised not to eat fi sh from the river.

Luce noted the section of the Androscoggin River from Berlin to Shelburne is catch and release fi shing only.

Testing of wildlife has found no adverse effects.Luce said groundwater at the site is more compli-

cated and is not suitable for drinking. The report states the groundwater is contaminated due to leaks and direct dumping of materials over the life of the chemi-

cal plant, which have resulted in contaminants “enter-ing the soil and eventually bedrock groundwater.” But the report also states the contaminants within the cell house landfi ll are not migrating to the river.

The EPA’s preferred alternative calls for maintain-ing and monitoring the existing landfi ll cap, continuing to remove mercy from the river, treating contaminants in the aquifer and excavating and removing “hot spots” of soil contamination in the eastern and southern facil-ity study areas.

Luce said there are an estimated 13 cubic yards of contaminated soil on the two adjacent sites that the plan recommends be excavated to an approved facil-ity. Once the contaminated soil is removed, the land will be available for reuse. Asked if the contaminated soil might be disposed of at the landfi ll on the cell house site, Luce said probably not because that would require repairing the cap after opening it.

The remediation would total $5 million, which will be covered by Georgia-Pacifi c under a 2015 adminis-trative settlement that identifi ed the company as suc-cessors to the former owners and operators of the mill.

Georgia-Pacifi c has already picked up the cost of a supplemental remedial investigation and the fi eld sampling work done since the settlement. After the fi nal remedy is selected and implemented, the EPA will conduct mandatory fi ve-year reviews as long as contamination is present.

Luce said EPA and N.H. Department of Environ-mental Services reviewed the clean-up plan Wednes-day afternoon with Berlin city offi cials.

The comment period will continue until July 3 and the public can send comments to Darryl Luce by mail at U.S. EPA Region 1, Mail code: 07-01 5 Post Offi ce Square, Boston, MA 02109, email at [email protected] or fax at (617) 918-0336.

The EPA is expected to issue a Record of Decision before the end of September.

Luce said that would allow the clean-up to get underway in the summer of 2021.

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The town will begin checking for the stickers on July 1, but offi cials said there will be a two-month grace period until Sept. 1.

In addition to stickers, selectmen decided residents and business owners who have large loads of solid waste will now be required to obtain a permit from the Public Works Offi ce to take these materials directly to the Androscog-gin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District in Berlin.

Contractors who own or rent property in the town may apply for a transfer station permit, allowing them to drop off small amounts of solid waste/building debris directly at AVRRDD.

Contractors who are from out-of-town and do not own or rent property in town will be required to take the solid waste/building debris directly to AVRRDD.

The Gorham Transfer Station will accept card-board, magazines, brush, leaves, metal, air condi-tioners, dehumidifi ers, refrigerators and freezers from all permit holders.

The board started a new study. In an effort to achieve equity and fairness, the board began what will likely be the time-consuming process of fi nding out what commercial businesses, schools and non-profi ts, and trailer parks receive these services: gar-bage collection, recycling collection and cardboard collection and how much time these pick-ups ordi-narily take. Data is apparently being collected in order to create an up-to-date spreadsheet of costs.

Those seeking to apply for a transfer station permit can obtain an application from the town clerk’s offi ce. The applications are also expected to be posted on the town website at gorhamnh.org, but had not been posted as of Monday.

The Town Clerk will issue up to two permits per prop-erty to those who can show they are qualifi ed by fi lling out the application form plus remitting the $5 fee. Stick-ers will be valid for three years from July 1 and should be placed on the passenger-side, lower corner of the vehicle.

Residents can apply for stickers by mail by sending a completed form along with a check made out to the Town of Gorham plus a self-addressed, stamped enve-lope to Town Clerk, 20 Park St., Gorham, NH 03581.

In other action, the board voted, 3-0, to ask the U.S. Forest Service for a one-year extension to meet the usual 120-day requirement to create a commu-nity forest management plan.

The selectmen decided to wait until this week to address the abatement recommendations that are on record as having been made by contract assessor Richard Dorsett of KRT Appraisal.

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for egregious conduct that harms patients and their families.”

Senator Hassan has led efforts in

the Senate to put patients fi rst and bring down health care costs. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Hassan has pushed insurance com-panies to cover testing and treatment

for individuals with COVID-19 and those who are presumptive positive. Senator Hassan helped to advance a major bipartisan bill that would lower prescription drug costs and save

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A few recent grants will help the Coos Cycling Club enhance the growing 22-mile Coos Trails network this summer in Gorham.

The club will see about 3 miles of new trails, a skills loop and rebuild of a 3.2-mile loop within Moose Brook State Park.

Executive Director Jason Hunter hopes to break ground on the projects around late June. The club recently received about $38,000 in grant money from three sources — the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund, People For Bikes and the New Hampshire admin-istered Recreational Trails Program.

The Tillotson Fund money, the third grant the club has received from the benevolent North Country-focused foundation since 2015, is going to be used on new trails on the Pine Moun-tain side, called Pine Side, of the net-work south of Route 2.

“The funds are going to be spent on a new climbing trail leading to another intermediate downhill trail with a couple short expert lines as well,” said Hunter in an email exchange.

“This will be connected to the rest of the network via a short bit of single track heading east along the pipeline from the eastern end of Carry On. We will also be building a small skills loop in a patch of woods just off the town common that will act as a new access point to the network.”

Augmenting this aspect of the proj-ect is a $5,900 grant from the charita-ble foundation People for Bikes.

“We will be using an excavator for much of this project, which is a fi rst for us. Some trail corridor has been cut already, but real construction won’t start until late June. Hoping for about 3 miles of new trail in total,” he wrote.

The club will use a $12,000 RTP grant to rebuild and improve the CCC

Perimeter Loop in Moose Brook State Park.

“We will be using an exca-vator to re-establish fi lled in drainages and ditches

while also updating the trails to be more interesting for modern riding styles,” he said.

Though the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed many club activities and events, members were able to get out for some spring maintenance that included tending to blow downs, leaf blowing, constructing a couple of new bridges and rock armouring in a few spots. Overall, Hunter says the net-work held up well.

The club has canceled its popular Wednesday group rides until further notice and hasn’t posted any volunteer works days on its informative website cooscyclingclub.org which includes a well-done trail map.

“Once things open up we will fi gure out volunteer work days,” he said. “The timing will fi t well with the new construction projects, so we should be able to get volunteers out on new trail construction, which everyone loves. We usually do an annual meeting event that includes group rides, cook out and a short bit of club business right around now. We have put that off in hopes of being able to do some safe version of this later in the summer.”

The club is about 120 members strong with most coming from the Berlin/Gorham area. There is a nice western Maine presence and a “good handful of North Conway folks.”

In winter, the club grooms many trails for fat biking and that brings in paying members from southern New England who “appreciate the remote-ness and the amount of snow.” Mem-berships and donations are welcome through the website.

The club recently launched Pete’s Bikes, a program developed to intro-

duce local children to mountain biking, Named in memory of club member and “all around great guy” Peter Brockett, the club purchased 12 Kona mountain bikes for kids to try. With the Gorham Recreation Depart-ment, last summer the club hosted a guided ride series for youth. Last fall, the fi rst Berlin/Gorham Mountain Bike Team was formed and competed.

The club plans a couple of projects this summer with Bike Borderlands, a marketing collaborative for eight northern New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Quebec trail networks.

“Bike Borderlands has defi nitely extended our marketing reach and will continue to do so this year,” he said.

For valley cyclists looking to ride

Coos Trails this summer, Hunter has a suggestion.

“Everybody gravitates towards the Pine Side since it is a little more ‘modern,’ he wrote. “I say, keep your eyes on the Moose Brook side of the network in the late summer/early fall, between the Perimeter loop rebuild and other upgrades it will become a fun blend of trail styles.”

•••The Moat Mountain 24 Hours of

Great Glen presented by Barker Mountain Bikes is postponed until 2021. Look for a decision in the coming days on whether the Mount Washing-ton Century+ ride will be held this July. Cranmore plans to open its new lift-served mountain bike park June 27.

New grants fuel Coos Cycling Club trail projects

Mountain bikers hit the Coos Trails Network in Gorham. (JASON HUNTER/COOS CYCLING CLUB PHOTO)

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Vintage Ski Lift Chairs . Restoredor unrestored. These are classicski chairs, mostly doubles, withwood seats. Located in CentralNH. Delivery is available, TextSam at 603-748-7365.

Animals

Antiques

Autos

For Rent

For Sale

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Brochure distributor needed forthe North Country (Gorham,North). Flexible hours, good pay,must have reliable car. Refer-ences required (603)356-7011.

DIR. OF ENGINEERINGWe are seeking a self-motivatedand organized team player tojoin The Eagle Mountain HouseMgmt Team! We offer excellentbenefits and competitive wages.Candidate will be able to man-age and oversee all technical,operational and overall mainte-nance of the property and sur-rounding grounds and its equip-ment. Interested? Please emailyour resume or letter of intent [email protected]

Dishwasher wanted afternoonand evening shifts at the EagleMountain House. We offer ex-cellent, competitive wages.Please apply in person at 179Carter Notch Rd Jackson NH, orsend resume [email protected]

Fuzzy Kid Kare: 20 Glen Road,Gorham, NH. (603)915-9142.Grooming, bathing and nailclipping, small to big dogs.

ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, &collectibles of all kinds wantedby Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Spe-cializing in Estate and Businessliquidation. Bonded.

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTERRozzie May Animal Alliance,nonprofit serving NH and Maine.Cats $70-$85. Dogs starting$125. Military discounts. Sign upon line www.RozzieMay.org orcall 603-447-1373.

Driver/ clerical: High quality,high volume spay/neuter clinicseeking van driver/ office clerk.Candidate must be self-motivat-ed, detail oriented and efficient.Wide variety of duties, somephysically demanding. Musthave a valid driver's license.Please send resume [email protected] ormail to: RMAA, POB 1756, Con-way, NH 03818.

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Apply within: 558 White Mountain Highway, Conway, NH 03818 resume: [email protected]

Seasonal Full Time & Part Time Positions• Front Office $15• Guest Services/Clean Team: Individuals would be greeting guest and

disinfecting areas on property. $15• Logistic Manager/Crew Leader: Managing river shuttle service

operations. $20• Shuttle Drivers: Must be 18 years of age with good driving record. $15• Bus Driver CDL Passenger Endorsement $25

Part time positions individual might be able to continue to collect unemployment. Workshare program also being offered to right candidates.

Socially

Distancing on

the Saco 2020

COME JOIN OUR

TEAM!

We are looking for motivated hard-working individuals to add

to our team. Accepting applications for the following positions:

Housekeeping- FT/YR, benefits after 90-days

Front Desk/Reservations- PT/YR evenings

Gardener/ Property Decorator- PT/YR

Laundry Attendant- PT/YR

All positions may require weekends and some holidays.

Applicants should send resume to:

Resort Manager P.O. Box 930 Glen, NH 03838

or email [email protected]

BERLIN AUTO MARTis seeking a Full Time Mechanic and/or Auto Body Technician.

Stop by 416 Glen Avenue or call (603) 752-2223.

Full-time, year-round, benefited opportunities!!!

BE

OUTDOORS

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB

- Kitchen Manager/Lead

Cook

(Pinkham Notch)

- Fulltime Cook

(Pinkham Notch)

- Food and Beverage

Director

(Highland Center)

- Dining Room Coordinator

(Highland Center)

We have full-time, year-round, salaried and

hourly positions available which offer competitive

compensation and excellent employee benefits. We

would love to hear from candidates who want to

make a career with AMC and have enthusiasm for our

programs and mission!

Must be willing to work weekends, holidays and

evenings.

To learn more about each role or apply, please visit:

https://www.outdoors.org/jobs-employment

The AMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values

diversity in the workplace. The AMC encourages the

involvement of all people in its mission and activities,

through its membership, programs, policies, and

procedures. Our goal is to be a community that is

comfortable, inviting, and accessible for people of any age,

gender, race, religion, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation,

or socioeconomic status. Join us.

The Christmas Farm Inn & Spa is a lifestyle leisure and event resort

dedicated to providing a quintessential New England experience. We

offer first class accommodation, memorable events, authentic country

cuisine and exceptional caring service and a great work environment

with benefits.NOW HIRING:

Breakfast Supervisor/ Server, contact [email protected]

Front Desk Agent, contact [email protected]

Application forms are available at the Front Desk or from your contact.

3 Blitzen Way, Jackson NH, Tel: 603-383-4313

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER or LICENSED CLINICAL MENTAL

HEALTH COUNSELORCoos County Family Health Services has a 40 hour per week

LICSW or LCMHC position available for our three medical

offices in Berlin and Gorham NH. Dual license as a MLADC

is preferred. Strong computer skills, flexibility & desire to

work in a fast paced medical office a must.

Full benefit package includes:

Health and Dental Insurance

Health Reimbursement Account

Flexible Spending Account

Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

Earned Time

CCFHS is a National Health Service Corp approved Site.

Please submit application, cover letter &

resume by June 19, 2020 to:

Human Resources DepartmentCoos County Family Health Services

54 Willow Street Berlin NH 03570

An Equal Opportunity Employer

LNA CLASSCoos County Nursing Home in Berlin, NH

will be sponsoring an LNA class.

Enrolled individuals will work as a unit aide while obtaining their LNA license. All classroom time & tuition will be compensated. All newly licensed individuals will be guaranteed a 32hr LNA position which includes a competitive hourly rate and an excellent benefit package with Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and more.

If you are interested in becoming part of our dedicated team as an LNA or would like more information, please contact our Staff Development Director, Connie Croteau for more information. She can be reached at 603-752-2343, from 8am to 4pm on weekdays.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGSFOR TRUCK DRIVERS

Coleman Companies, Inc. Mini-mum of 2 years experience, CDLQualified. Needed for Gorham,Conway, Ossipee, Concord loca-tions. Call 603-447-5936, Ext. 307(Bruce) or Ext. 310 (Patrick) formore details.

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Prayers & Novenas

Recreation Vehicles

Services

Wanted

Yard Sale

MOWER MEDICSpring Tune-Up Special: Oil andgas change, carb/filter cleaned,new plug, blade sharpened/balanced, $45 on site, Berlin/Gorham. Riders, more. Call(603)723-7103.

Saturday June 20, 9-2pm, 311Madison Ave, Berlin- Futon,dressers, bookcase, kitchen andhousehold items, Mahogany ta-ble with 6 chairs, and more,must be seen!

5 Rims off 2014 Wildcat X UTV 3front 2 rear One front with newsedona ripsaw tire with nuts andcenter caps $ 300.00 Berlin NH603-842-2518

Front Desk Agent needed, AM/PM shifts, at the Eagle MountainHouse. Full/ Part Time, Full Timepreferred. We offer excellentbenefits and competitive wages.Please send resume or letter ofinterest to: [email protected]

HOTEL GUEST SERVICES

Full or part time, year round atThe Kearsarge Inn located in theheart of North Conway Village.Flexible hours, great working en-vironment, competitive compen-sation. Reservation processing,guest services, & hospitality.Contact Stu at 603-520-5284 toarrange an interviewwww.kearsargeinn.com

ST. JUDE'S NOVENAMay the Sacred Heart of

Jesus be adored, glorified,loved and preserved

throughout the world nowand forever. Sacred Heart

of Jesus, have mercy on us.Saint Jude, worker formiracles, pray for us.St. Jude, helper of thehopeless, pray for us.

Say this prayer 9 times a day.By the eighth day, your prayerwill be answered. Say it for 9

days. It has never been knownto fail. Publication must be

promisedThank you St. Jude.

For Kassie

Monument/ Headstone cleaning.10% off for Veterans and Se-niors. 603-723-6759.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING& SEAMLESS GUTTERS

FMI call (603)730-2521.Credit cards [email protected].

COMPUTERMAINTENANCE

Virus removal, performance up-grades, security software, wire-less installations, data recovery,backups. Luc 603-723-7777.

ANTIQUES, furniture, glassware,tools, one piece or entire estates,call (603)752-3515, (603)723-1931Ted and Wanda Lacasse.

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St. Judes - $5


Steve’s Sports Shorts Steve Enman

Congratulations to our seniors sports award winners

The playersinclude: front (and sort of counterclockwise) — the groom, Ethan Enman, Nick Fournier, Jameson Levesque, Dan Enman, Coach Enman, Kaleb Booth, Luke Enman and Howard Cis-mowski. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Congratulations to all the Senior Sports’ award winners at Berlin High. A special salute goes out to cross-coun-try runners Grace Clo-rite and Matt Landers for receiving the Steve Enman XC Award.

They both represent what BHS XC is all about-character, dedi-cation, respect for the sport and those who participate in it and perseverance. They are great kids, students and athletes.

This past weekend, youngest son Ethan, married Brieanna in a ceremony here at the Enman Farm with the reception up the road a piece. It was a special day for all, including me — not only did I get to witness an awesome ceremony for a wonder-ful couple, but got to “connect” with so many people, including former students and athletes

Grace Clorite (left) and Matthew Landry are this year’s recipients of the Steve Enman Cross-Country Coach’s Award. (ANDY RANCLOES AND LISA PICARD PHOTO)

that I had the pleasure of teaching and coaching. Included here is a picture of a group of very talented

athletes, in this case in the sport of basketball) who played for me at the old Berlin Junior High School. The players (all in their 30s and above) include: front (and sort of counterclockwise) — the groom, Ethan Enman, Nick Fournier, Jameson Levesque, Dan Enman, Coach Enman, Kaleb Booth, Luke Enman and Howard Cismowski. It was great to catch up with such a great group of guys — we had some good memories and stories from the past for sure.

In talking with a couple of physical education teachers at the reception, of course with the pan-demic taking place, the new “normal” in educa-tion is “online learning,” which may go into the fall semester and maybe beyond. You can do that type of learning if you are reading/studying a book, history and I suppose to a point mathematics, but subjects like physical education, the industrial arts (welding, building trades, auto mechanics etc,) are “hands on” classes where you need to be working together to accomplish anything.

As a retired physical education teacher, there is nothing better than the kids being in the gym, on the track (indoors or out) together working on their skills in a specifi c activity, lifting those weights, run-ning those laps, playing badminton, archery, ping pong, bowling or whatever, and socializing in an activity based environment, where they can burn off some energy that has been building up after a few hours of classroom activity.

Online learning is the trend but as humans we need to be working and playing together, especially in the “unifi ed arts” department. Just one man’s opinion.

Have a great day (and life together) Ethan and Brieanna!

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