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Chichester NH News

January 12, 2011

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The Chichester Town Pantry would like to thank the Congregational Church, the Library and the Methodist Church for their donations this month.


We would like to remind everyone that the Pantry only accepts edible food, paper and cleaning products, and hygiene items. Please do not leave articles outside the building or in the lobby. Out of the Attic in Chichester accepts household items or you can deposit them in the yellow box at the Mobil Station.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.




Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, January 19, upstairs in the Grange Hall. There will be a Soup Supper at 6 p.m. with a business meeting at 7 p.m.



Happy Birthday to David Hammond on January 13, Carolee Davison on January 15, and Kelly Brudniak on January 19.



Registration forms for the Chichester Ski and Ride Program at Pat’s Peak are available for pick-up at CCS, or you can visit www.patspeak.com to register there as well.  The program will be on Fridays, beginning Feb. 18th, and will offer (5) sessions.  There will be no session the week of Feb. 28th - March 4th.

Again this year there will be buses leaving CCS on Friday afternoons.  Please visit the website or the school to get your registration as soon as possible.  Feel free to contact Lou Barker at [email protected] with any questions or should you like to volunteer to help.  See you on the slopes!



Now is the time to register for Town Office if you are interested in participating in local government. Between January 19 and January 28 you can register with Jamie Pike for the School District Offices of Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, or School Board Member. You can register with Evelyn Pike for the Town Offices of Moderator, Selectman, Library Trustee and other Trustee positions. The Election is not until March 8, but you need to register now in order to have your name on the ballot. There is no filing fee.



If you intend to put an article on the Town Warrant for the March Town Meeting, now is the time to do it. Stop in at the Town Offices and find out how to “submit a warrant article by petition.”



The following titles have been added to the Youth section of the Chichester Library: The Hive Detectives – Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe by Laoree Griffin Burns; Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy; Hawksmaid by Kathrun Laskey; Keeper by Kathi Appelt; Sparky, the Life and Art of Charles Schulz by Beverly Gherman; Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Ugly Truth- by Jeff Kinney; The Buddy Files – The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillstad Butler.



Celebrate the warmth of friendship by joining other active seniors at the Pittsfield Area Senior Center for their weekly and monthly events.  All seniors are welcome to participate in the activities and have lunch at noon.  (Please call ahead to reserve your lunch at 435-8482).  There is a $2.00 suggested donation for lunch.

Daily activities include bingo, games, painting lessons and gentle yoga.  Upcoming special events will include a “Fall Prevention” luncheon on Thursday, January 13th at noon.  Bill York of Live Free Home Health Care, will share practical suggestions for a safe and comfortable home.

On Tuesday, January 18th it will be bingo from 10 am to 11:30 am.  At noon, Anita Oelfke, Service Links Medicare Specialist will be there during lunch.  Mark your calendars!


 

Chichester Heritage Commission


The Chichester Heritage Commission will hold its first meeting of the new year on Thursday, January 20th at 7 p.m. at the Chichester town library.  Part of the meeting will be devoted to providing information on the Canterbury Road Tree Project.  Tim Fleury, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator, Forest Resources, will be available for a question and answer exchange.  Residents of Canterbury Road, or anyone interested in the fate of the dead or dying old maple trees, are invited to attend this informational forum.


Members of the Commission have identified at least twenty-seven trees that are in peril.  These trees have provided a beautiful scenic landscape for many years.  If you would like to express your opinions or offer suggestions about this project, please attend the Commission meeting at the town library on January 20th at 7 p.m.  For information, call Lucille Noel at 798-5709 or Bob McAnney at 435-6690.

 


 

Valentines To Troops In Afghanistan


The Chichester Town Library and the Chichester Boy Scouts would like to send Valentines to the troops in Afganistan. If you know a solider who is serving, please give us the name and address and we would be happy to send him or her some cards.


The library will provide the material, but we need you to come in and make the cards. We will have this card making event on  Saturday morning, January 15th, from 9 to 12:30. 


If you can’t make it to the library on Saturday, you can bring in cards that you have made in your home.


One of the goals of the library is to turn part of the basement into a meeting room.  We would like to get started on that project this year and we are looking for people to join our building committee.  If you have skills in the area of planning, organizing, building or fund raising would you consider helping us out.  Drop in or call the library, 798-5613. The hours of operation are Mon. and Wed, 2:30 – 8:30, Tues. and Thurs. 9:30 – 2:00, Sat. 9 to 1:00.

 


 

Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee


We have received some wonderful donations to start 2011.  We have  several large size paintings and pictures with neat frames; a good selection of adult winter jackets; a Hawaiian ice crusher; for the person making a New Years resolution to exercise, a sit-in combination pedal and rower machine (ask at the desk to see it as it is in the back); a Foot Fixer bath for tired winter toes; a Spa Therapy Moist massage to combat winter dryness; a brown wicker settee with cushion and 2 barrel chairs without cushions; a diaper genie and baby bath tubs; Harlequin romance books-a paper box cover full for $1.00, great winter reading. We also have a good selection of board books for young children.  At $.25 each, quite the bargain.  Please stop in and see us at 345 Suncook Valley Hwy, Chichester, Tues. and Thurs. 8-4, Wed. 11-4 and Sat. 10-4.  Also, you might want to stop in and say HI to Ruthie!  She’s back on Tuesday mornings and will be filling in on other days.  Welcome back Ruthie!

 


 

Local Government

Submitted by Representative Brandon Giuda
435-5005

 

Coming back from the legislature last Tuesday I stopped by Chichester Town Office to bother everyone during lunch.  While speaking with Jamie and Evelyn, I was distracted, thinking of the differences between local and not-so-local government.  I believe there is no better run more efficient government than local government, because that government answers directly to the citizens it works for.  The more distance between a government and its citizens, the more it is distracted by outside interests that may not represent true citizen interests.  For that reason, and reasons enumerated in our Constitution, I strongly believe in local control and in keeping the State and Federal governments out of our business as much as possible.


Upon returning home I noticed the article “GOP Ready to Chop Evergreen,” and immediately thought about the local control issue.  Surprisingly, the article included a comment by ex-representative Sally Kelly supporting the Evergreen Law.  According to Kelly, the new law is needed “to add a level of good faith between the parties, at least you’re giving us the step increase that we were negotiated on.”


I strongly disagree with Kelly’s synopsis.  Simply put, the Evergreen Law takes away rights from the citizens when they negotiate town contracts with public employees.  Some towns negotiate contracts that include a clause stating if the contract expires, pay increases will continue until a new contract is signed.  Other towns choose not to negotiate that clause into their contracts.  Rather than letting free negotiations continue, the Democratic legislature stepped in, with strong union lobbying behind them, and passed the Evergreen law that forces all towns to pay increases, even after a contract expires.


Kelly’s excuse that Evergreen is needed to “add a level of good faith” between town employees and employers is off-base.  In my experience, towns reflect the citizens’ wishes and I have never seen a town act in bad faith, unless of course, Kelly and the unions believe that no pay raises due to a poor economy is bad faith.  Kelly’s statement, “at least you’re giving us the step increase that we were negotiated on” is incorrect, because if a town purposely excluded an evergreen clause from its contracts, then no after-contract step increases were negotiated.  Clearly, Kelly and the old Democratic legislature believe it’s acceptable for the State to ram public employee pay increases down the throats of local citizens, even if they vote against it.


As your representative, I fight every day to adhere to our Constitution and to reduce State and Federal interference with local decisions.  Local government directly responsible to the citizens and directly controlled by the citizens is the best we have – and I will continue to fight to strengthen it.

 


 


 

 











 
 

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