On
Thursday, January 27th at 12:30 p.m. at the Pittsfield Area Senior
Center, “Prescription Brown Bag” Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Professor, Alicia Desilets and graduate students will answer
questions you have about your medications. Call 435-8482 to
make an appointment, and on the 27th, bring your prescription
medications with you.
Brandon Giuda, one of our State
Representatives, reports that the session has begun with much hard
work, including trying to deal with a $600+ million deficit.
The Speaker of the House personally asked him to serve on the
Judiciary Committee, and he has accepted that assignment. He
believes communication is very important and invites us all to
contact him at
[email protected] (subject line “CONSTITUENT”), or
call him at 435-5005. Also, if you are interested in receiving
email updates about issues, letters, happenings, etc., let him know
so he can add you to his email list.
Now is the time
to visit the Town Hall and sign up to have your name on the ballot
for one of the various town and school district offices, which need
to be filled each year. The filing period will end on January 28.
There is no fee for filing, and it would be a fine thing if there
were candidates, or even a choice of candidates, for every office so
the voters were not racking their brains for names to write in when
the time comes to vote in March. How about signing up to be one of
the Trustees of Trust Funds?
The following titles were
recently added to the adult fiction section at the Chichester Town
Library: Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann, Hangman by Faye Kellerman
(Large Print), American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld, Christmas with
Tucker by Greg Kinacaid (LP), Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall
Smith (Mys. LP), The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (LP), Hell’s
Corner by David Baldacci, The Postcard by Beverly Lewis, and The
Confession by John Grishman.
The Cub
Scouts of Pack 85 in Chichester would like to extend a big thank you
to our special guest, Tim Patterson! Mr. Patterson taught the boys
about Native American crafts including wampum beads at our January
7th Pack Meeting. The boys especially enjoyed creating their own
wampum bead art work using Mr. Patterson’s hand-crafted looms,
beads, and authentic Native American patterns. As a payment for his
services, Mr. Patterson only asked that the Cub Scouts would bring
canned and boxed food items. He and his wife donated these to the
Chichester Food Pantry. What a fantastic evening! Thanks, Mr. P!
Out Of
Your Attic Thrift Shop News Submitted By Carol Hendee
Some
items we have at the Attic include cards. We have birthday,
sympathy, anniversary, get well, and many more. Check out the
supply and the price will please you.
We also have a nice
assortment of stuffed animals for Valentines Day, along with nice
wine glasses, champagne, and beer mugs for toasting or relaxing.
There is also a nice selection of Harlequin and romance novels,
great cookbooks and they make nice little gifts. Thanks to a very
nice lady, we now have light bulbs in our lamps. You can check
them out before you leave the store and they will be ready for use
as soon as you get home.
Come see us at 345 Suncook Valley Hwy,
Chichester, next to Parker’s Family Restaurant. Tues. and
Thurs. 8-4, Wed 11-4 and Sat. 10-4.
Remember, Thurs. the 27th is
half-price day! If there is a snow storm, call before coming.
We are closed when school is closed or we just can’t get anyone to
the store.
Letter
Voters wanted a change; I get that, but do representatives: Guida,
MacDonald and Seaworth understand we care about jobs and our
economy?
Why are they focused on removing a Representative
because he wants to pass a minimum wage law and why was their very
first vote, to allow guns in our State House gallery?
Two
years ago when our 4th graders came for their tour of the State
House, it was terrifying. As my custom as a legislator, I
visited their classroom to help them understand and experience
legislation. The next day, there was a group in the gallery
who were anti-government and who staged a demonstration and
brandished their weapons at us lawmakers sitting below. We were
locked in and not allowed to visit our students and be assured of
their safety.
I told Brandon Guida this story, but it was
important for him to have his first vote to bring guns back to our
State House. I believe in the right to bear arms, but NOT in our
schools, courts and our state offices. I have experienced first hand
threats because I cast certain votes.
Mr. MacDonald, Guida and
Seaworth, listen to your voters and please focus on our economy,
jobs and what makes NH such a great state including the safety of
our elected officials.
Sally Kelly Chichester
Harris
Family Furniture Supports American Cancer Society
Harris
Family Furniture, with locations in Chichester, Plymouth and
Laconia, presented a check yesterday for $1,200 to the American
Cancer Society’s Making Strides for Breast Cancer.
The donation
was born of a promotion done by Harris Family Furniture.
During the month of December, when a customer made a donation of $50
at the store to the American Cancer Society, they received $200 off
the purchase price of a Stressless brand recliner at any Harris
Family Furniture location. Because the promotion was such a success,
Harris has extended its offer through January 17, 2011.
“This
effort was such a success and we are thrilled to have made such a
significant donation to the American Cancer Society,” said Bill
Harris, president of Harris Family Furniture. “With the support of
Ekornes Inc., the manufacturer of Stressless, we were able to offer
this thank you for our customers charitable giving during the
holidays.”
Established in 1934 in Sunnmore, Norway, Ekornes is
the largest furniture manufacturer in Scandinavia. The company’s
products include Stressless® recliners, sofas, loveseats and
accessories. The world-famous Stressless® recliner features a
patented system that adjusts automatically, allowing body weight to
determine the proper level of support.
Harris Family Furniture,
one of New Hampshire’s leading furniture retailers, is a
fourth-generation company founded in 1965. They offer free delivery
through most of New Hampshire. For more information visit
www.harrisfamilyfurniture.com
Obituaries
Nancy
Dale Nichols
Nancy Dale Nichols, 63, of Penacook, died on January
14 at Concord Hospital of complications from cancer.
Nancy is
survived by her son Benjamin Wilson, 41, his wife Jessie, 39, and
her beloved granddaughters Mariah, 13 and Meagan, 9. She is
also survived by her mother, Virginia (Cate) Nichols, her brother
Paul Nichols and his wife Mary, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,
cousins and many friends. Nancy also leaves behind her cat,
Lucybelle. She was predeceased by her father, Dale S. Nichols and
her brother Larry K. Nichols.
Nancy grew up in Chichester and
graduated from Pittsfield High School. After receiving her LPN
degree from Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing in Hanover, she went on
to earn her RN degree at NH Technical Institute. After a 43-year
nursing career, she recently retired from Merrimack County Nursing
Home. Nancy was enjoying her retirement, which allowed her to spend
more time with her family and helping others at various volunteer
organizations.
She was an active member of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church of Concord, NH, where she enjoyed taking on varied
responsibilities.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the charity of your choice.
Funeral services were held at
the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Route 106, Concord, NH on Tuesday,
January 18.
Burial will take place at the family’s discretion.
God bless her soul.
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