Those Celebrating Birthdays are: March 14, Martha Laurie; March 15,
Travis Locke, Sheila Ward;
March 16, Michael Wolfe, Jimmy Vien, Jr., Dan Fries, Martha Moloy,
Teresa Cressey; March 18, Tessie Gadwah, Shane Clark, Rick
Bleckmann.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: March 17, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Briggs.
Best Wishes!
The Loudon Center Freewill Baptist Church on Clough Hill Road in
Loudon will be hosting "The Joyful Noyes Singers" from Cambridgeport,
Vermont on Saturday, March 17th at 7 p.m.
A pot-luck supper will be served at 6 p.m. in the Loudon Town Hall
and everyone is cordially welcome. Please call 783-4540 for further
information.
The Fourth Annual Pittsfield Middle High School Art Show at the
Library is now on display through March 31st. There will be an
Artist Reception on Wednesday, March 28th from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.
Thin Mints and Samoas and Tagalongs! Oh My! The Pittsfield Girl
Scouts - Junior Troop 12149 will be selling Girl Scout Cookies at
Danis Market on Saturday, March 17th from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Stop by and stock up for the year - your tummy will thank you!
School Lunch Menus
March 19 - 23, 2012
PES
Monday
Sloppy Joe Monday
Sloppy Joe on a bun, oven fries, green beans, orange wedges
Tuesday
The Big Cheese
Homemade baked Mac and cheese, garlic bread, fresh garden salad,
peaches
Wednesday
Early Release Day
Ham and cheese sandwich with lettuce, pretzels, fresh fruit
Thursday
Chester Cheeseburger
Cheeseburger on a wheat roll, oven fries, green salad, assorted
fresh fruit
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza, or chef’s topping, carrot sticks with dip, raisins
PMHS
Monday
Super Nacho Bar
Nachos grande with all the fixins, cheese sauce, Spanish rice,
Mexicali corn, orange wedges
Tuesday
Happy Spring!
Made to order buffalo chicken salad, whole wheat roll, roasted
potatoes, fruit cocktail
Wednesday
The Big Cheese
Homemade baked Mac and cheese, garlic bread, sweet peas, assorted
fresh fruit
Thursday
Iron City Flats Burger Bar
Build your own burger on a wheat roll, oven tater tots, cucumber
chips, peach crisp
Friday
Salad, Sandwich and Soup
Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, garden salad, fruit
cobbler
5th and 6th Grade Girls Champion Basketball Team for Park and Rec.
Pictured back row, left to right: Coach Gail Vincent, Cailey
Marston, Kylie Wages, Shyanne White, Katie Rollins, Coach Darrell
Wages. Front row, left to right: Phoenix Roy, Kaylee Brooks, Jaden
Vencent, Kylee Morel. Missing from photo: Destiny Ellis.
Letter To The Editor
To the good citizens of Pittsfield:
You ever get a neighbor down the road a mile that doesn’t like your
politics? The only thing he has on me is that I try to sell a few
tornado-wood benches off my front yard.
So he gets the new Building Inspector and the Select Board to send
me a letter telling me I need a variance for retail sales up in my
neck of the woods. They set me up for a meeting with the new Select
Board.
Here is my response: my conscience will not allow me to surrender my
land to the Zoning Board. I have seen too many dreams die there. Do
you know that motto on my license plate "Live Free Or Die"? Well,
this too is my feeling.
So, either wait until the benches are gone, or they rot, or kill me.
I’m not a slave and I don’t follow orders very well.
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Letter
Dear Pittsfield and Area wide readers:
The Community Action Program (CAP) has established a Volunteer
Driver Program. This augments existing CAP transportation for aged
and disabled citizens as well as other volunteer driver programs
throughout the Merrimack and Belknap Counties. It is a challenge for
these residents to obtain reliable transportation. Volunteer drivers
provide door-to-door service as well as feeder assistance to public
transportation.
If you have a desire to help people and:
• Have a valid NH driver’s license and auto insurance.
• Are over 21 years old.
• Own a dependable vehicle.
The Volunteer Driver Program needs you. You can set your own hours
and take as few or as many trips as you’d like. You get reimbursed
for mileage.
If interest, contact Susan Jutras, Volunteer Driver Coordinator at
603 224-8043 or email
[email protected] to fill out an application.
You must be 60 years old or older, or have disabilities to qualify
for a ride. Rides are provided to medical appointments, barber or
beauty shop, shopping, bank, nursing home, and hospice for visiting,
volunteer or work location, and entertainment.
Contact CAP dispatch at 603-225-1989 or email
[email protected] to fill
out an intake form.
Sincerely,
Ted Mitchell
Letter
To the citizens of Pittsfield:
According to Ms. Linda Small’s letter of March 7, 2012, one would
get the impression that she knows how to run our Police Department.
Anyone who deals with numbers on a spreadsheet knows that numbers do
not tell the whole story. This responsibility rests with Chief
Robert Wharem (who is doing an effective job wearing all the
different hats on a daily basis). How would she like someone else to
walk in, look at her spread sheets and tell her how she could do a
better job?
Perhaps Ms. Small needs to participate in three eight-hour shifts in
a patrol car to include court hearings, issuing summons, special
detail, and so forth to get an idea of how it feels to be an overly
demanded and underpaid civil servant.
Sincerely,
Merrill Vaughan
Pittsfield
Sage Wellness Center Now Open
Deb Godin, LMT and Nathalie Snyder, LMT are pleased to announce the
opening of Sage Wellness Center located at Locke’s Location 175
Barnstead Rd, Pittsfield (intersection of Routes 28 and 107).
Sage Wellness Center offers therapeutic massage, fitness and
wellness classes and will include additional natural healthcare
practitioners in the near future.
Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive place where
community members are encouraged to achieve and maintain their
optimal health goals within a center of health promotion with
integrated healthcare practitioners, wellness and fitness education.
Nathalie is a 2009 graduate of North Eastern Institute of Whole
Health in Manchester, NH. She became a massage therapist because
helping people and their health is her passion. While in school,
Nathalie studied anatomy and physiology, pregnancy massage, sports
massage, neck and scapula release, to name a few. In addition of 750
hours of education in school, she has received additional training
and guidance from Deb Godin, LMT at Natural Choice Therapeutic
Massage, in Pittsfield. She opened Lighthouse Therapeutic Massage in
2010. Nathalie lives in Center Barnstead with her children and
husband Dave, where they are leaders of the Center Barnstead
Christian Church Youth Group. Her hobbies include gardening,
reading, and nature walks.
Deb, owner of Natural Choice Therapeutic Massage is a 2002 graduate
of North Eastern Institute of Whole Health School of Massage Therapy
in Manchester, NH passing her classes, National Certification Board
of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and NH Licensing Exam with high
marks. With nearly 1,000 scholastic hours and counting, Deb has
taken classes such as Trigger Point Therapy, Low Back Pain, Neck
Pain and Headaches, Ethics, Fibromyalgia, Hot Stone massage and
several others over the past 10 years. Deb is committed to her
clients well being and educates them on self care techniques
including stretching, self massage, correct posture as well as ice
and heat applications. Married with 5 children, Deb is active in her
community of Pittsfield and enjoys yoga, cooking, swimming, kayaking
and biking.
The use of massage therapy has boomed in the last two decades.
Massage has proven health benefits, such as effectiveness in
treating persistent back pain and arthritis pain, as well as
strengthening immune system function. It also reduces symptoms of
carpal tunnel syndrome, decreases anxiety, relieves migraine and
headache pain, enhances sleep quality, improves energy,
concentration and circulation and reduces fatigue. Massage also
releases endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller.
Both Nathalie and Deb are Associated Bodywork and Massage
Professional members. Clients can enjoy peace of mind knowing ABMP
members meet state licensing and educational requirements, as well
as adhering to the ABMP code of ethics.
For more information please call us at 435-7711. Deb and Nathalie
look forward to working with you and the community.
Pittsfield Time Capsule 2062
On March 15, 2012, 7:00 pm, the Pittsfield Historical Society will
be presenting a brief history of time capsules and creating one of
their own. Community members are encouraged to bring small items of
archeological interest to contribute to our 12"x11"x9" waterproof,
fireproof, time capsule to be locked and stored for the next fifty
years.
Historians suggest that items which describe the daily lives of the
people who created them greatly increase the value of the time
capsule. They might include items relative to time, technology,
money, photography, personal items, etc. Be creative. What will
interest the community of 2062?
Come and see what others bring.
Please call Mark Wallace at 435-8622 if you have any questions.
"Break A Leg" And "The Show Must Go On" Take On A Whole New Meaning
For The Pittsfield Players’ Production Of "Proof"
Submitted By Meggin Dail
Meggin Dail assumes the role of Claire in The Pittsfield Players’
production of "Proof"
If you’re familiar with theatre at all, you’re familiar with the
phrase "break a leg." If you’re not, this seemingly cruel wish is
actually a phrase of good luck to an actor/actress about to embark
on the journey of live theatre’s opening night. Unfortunately for
the cast of "Proof," this blessing became a curse.
Cindi Bell, originally the actress assuming the role of Claire,
Catherine’s older sister in the Pittsfield Players’ production of
"Proof," was hit by a car while crossing the street a little over a
week ago and while she did not incur catastrophic injuries, she was
told by her doctor to remain off her feet for the next three weeks.
Three weeks, the exact amount of time before "Proof" opens.
Director Mal Cameron admittedly freaked for a minute, or even a
couple of days. The cast was devastated to hear of Cindi’s injuries
and the news she would not be able to return to the show. Things
were just starting to click. The cast was off book. The set was
being built. Lighting was in the works and now they didn’t know if
they could even bring the show to fruition.
"The Show Must Go On," also a very popular theatre colloquialism,
refers to come hell or high water, the stage is set and the
production must be performed. I, personally, have witnessed a show
going on through power outages, serious illness, harsh weather
conditions, broken furniture, missing actors mid-scene and, similar
to what’s happened here; the news an actor cannot continue in his
role and a replacement must be found.
Lines were cast to fish in the proverbial community theatre sea in
hopes of turning up someone who could play Cindi’s role, Claire,
learning the lines in a mere three weeks. The role of Claire is
described as the attractive, stylish older sister. Through reading
the script, however, one also notes the role of Claire indicates
she’s a bit of a control freak and, at times, annoying and kind of a
witch. My phone rang.
Therefore, I personally invite you to watch me sink or swim March 23
through March 31. I have no doubt that my fellow cast members will
wow you with their own performances. Simka Ellis as Catherine, puts
forth a truly convincing picture of a young woman on the brink of
madness. Dan Scheys, as Harold Dobbs, exudes the shy and clumsy
romantic mathematician as his character name implies and Mike
Hobson, as Robert, the girls’ father, is a roller coaster ride of
emotion as he sorts out his personality, balancing between genius
and dementia.
"Proof," the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning drama will be hitting
the Scenic Stage in just a few weeks. There is some strong language
in the show which lends to its hard-hitting points driven home.
Tickets for this show are Not available through the
Pittsfield Players website but only at the door the night of the
show Or by calling the box office at 435-8852.
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Believe it or not, the year has flown by and we had to elect
officers at our last meeting. That went very well and we will be
seeing a couple of new faces on our board. Congratulations.
We have our up coming banquet and that should be a good night. It’s
always nice to have get-togethers. We ended our contest for our
Report Cards and we had 3 winners. Again, I say congratulations to
those who won. Good Work.
It’s so hard to stay on track and keep up with our journals and the
exercise is also important. This time of year we get the fever to
want to get outside. The 65 degree weather is awesome. I went
downtown for my walk and I saw all kinds of people out walking. Soon
enough we will be walking on our Tuesday nights and I can’t wait for
that.
I got out playing in my greenhouse; getting it ready for my plants.
I cannot wait to see those little plants grow and produce fresh
veggies. Then we can make all those low calorie salads and not spend
a fortune on them in the supermarket. Fresh veggies are so tasty and
can be used in so many recipes.
If anyone would like to join us, we meet on Tuesday nights at the
St. Stephen’s church in Pittsfield at 5:30 for weigh in and 6:30 for
our meeting. We always have a good time and we try to encourage each
other on our weight loss journey.
Please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333. They
would love to answer any questions you might have.
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" (Ralph Waldo
Emerson)
Hope everyone has a great week and see you lighter!
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