Concord: Annual Immaculate Heart Of Mary Christmas Fair On The
Heights Saturday, Nov. 22 9-5 PM & Sunday, Nov 23 9-1 PM Christmas
Crafts & Handmade Items, Cookie Walk & Baked Goods, Ornaments,
Jewelry, Nearly New Items, Christmas Decorations, Penny Raffle,
Silent Auction, 50/50 & Other Big Raffles, Santa And More
Northwood Lake Beach Stone Wall
Submitted By Tim Jandebeur
Volunteers spent a lot of hours
this summer at Northwood Lake Beach to complete the massive stone
wall. From left: Joe McCaffrey, Tim Jandebeur, Mark Colby, Trevor
Jandebeur, Ron Piwowarczyk, Dan Schroth, and James Schroth.
Beachgoers will now walk through the opening of the stone
wall at the entry to Northwood Beach.
It is
done. The beautiful native stone wall at Northwood Lake Beach has
been completed and it is awesome. Remarkable really, what a few
dedicated volunteers can accomplish when they set their minds to it.
This wall was started a couple of years ago and slooooow but steady
work was being accomplished. It takes rocks to build a wall.
Many of
you know Dan Schroth’s work, some are lucky enough to know him
personally. To say that he is one of a kind is a gross
understatement. Unique, singular are two descriptions that come to
mind. Boy, can he build a wall. His walls are dry, no cement or
mortar. They will move with the seasons and not fall down. They are
guaranteed for Dan’s life. No doubt that this wall will be here for
generations of Northwood families to enjoy. It is as wide as it is
tall and very long.
We all
learned so much about wall building but first you need many, many
rocks. It is easy enough to think that we are rich in rocks here in
New Hampshire, however we learned that it takes special rocks to be
a base stone, or a builder, or a capstone. Maybe three rocks out of
ten collected made it into the wall. A whole summer was spent
collecting rocks. We would not have been able to do it without help.
Rocks came from the new ball fields, from Jamie Johnson’s property,
Lee Baldwin and many other generous donors. Jimmy Wilson and Charlie
Pease helped get them. Gary Haven Smith helped with stone work;
Steve Bailey helped wall building the first year of the project.
Please,
check it out. With Dan’s patient (most of the time) tutelage, his
brother Mark Colby, Joe McCaffrey, Ron Piwowarczyk, Mike Barry with
son Fergus, Bill Morrill, and Tim Jandebeur spent every other
weekend all summer building a great addition to Northwood. Others
contributed an hour or two when they had time available. Many of you
brought food, it was really appreciated. Thanks to everyone who
helped make this happen. A special thanks to Dan Schroth
Piermarocchi, and his brother Mark. Great job,
everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Letter To The Editor
On
November 1st we had a Christmas Bazaar at St. Joseph Church. A lady
purchased some things from our white elephant table for her
granddaughter. She forgot her bag. Her granddaughter was premature,
1 lb. If this is your bag, please call 776-5680.
The
baby and mother live in Massachusetts.
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