The
Harvey Lake Woman’s Club will be having a Yard Sale on Saturday,
Aug. 15 in the Fellowship Hall of the Northwood Congregational
Church.
There will also be a Bake Sale, as well as coffee and
muffins.
On Tuesday, Sept 1 at 1 p.m. there will be a trip to
the museum at the NH Historical Society with a stop at Arnie’s for
ice cream. Greeter will be Marion Lewis and Inspiration will be
provided by Audrey Huckins.
Northwood Lake Newsletter
Many topics of interest and
importance were covered in the July issue of the Northwood Lake
Watershed Association’s newsletter.
2009 Remaining Watershed
Association Meetings: Date And Time, Place Agenda Sept.
12, 2009; 9a.m., Northwood Town Hall, TBD. Oct. 17, 2009; 9 a.m.,
TBD. 2010
Strategic Planning Meeting, report of lake survey
Nov. 14, 2009, TBD.
Finalize 2010 Planning Meeting LAKES
LEGISLATION: Current lake-related legislation pending in NH House
and Senate.
HB 350 - Phosphorus reduction bill. SB 134 - Minor
edits: the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. SB 107 -
Relative to leasing state-owned waterfront property. SB 60 -
Establishing a committee to study water sustainability HB 674 -
Eliminating the Water Resources Council.
To find out more
information on each of these bills go to NH Lakes
http://www.nhlakes.org/key-initiatives.htm
KEY CONTACTS FOR
NH LAKES AND PONDS NH MARINE PATROL
Boating Safety 603-293 2037;
Boater Education Courses 888-254-2145 NH DEPT. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES Water Quality 603-271-3414 NH FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT
Inland Fisheries 603-271-2501
Helen Ash wrote two great articles
in the newsletter “The Negative Effects of Phosphate on the Lake”
and ”Go Green When You Clean”. We all can help preserve the quality
of Northwood Lake by using common sense.
“Lake
Hosts - Guardians of the Lakes” by Doug Chamberlin gave an in-depth
account how the NH Lakes Association and the NH Dept. of
Environmental Services Lake Host Program operates.
Other articles
covered the 2008 Aquatic Plant Survey, Fishing Tournaments on
Northwood Lake and Water Quality Testing.
To find out more visit
us at www.northwoodlake.com
Dominica Update
Hello Everyone, It’s been a long time since I
last sent anything about my wanderings. The Judysadventure.com is
temporarily unavailable.
I’ve been working in the school till
beginning of July. I had no free time. Saturdays involved beach
clean ups and religion class, Sundays were Church, visiting and
sometimes beach clean ups. I have kids that love going to the beach
play and are willing to work for ten or so minutes. Can’t find any
adults yet! Weekdays included one day in town to gather necessities
and go to the Peace Corps office, one day of Farm school, two days
of primary school and another day to do community work.
Began
painting the school library and have one wall to sponge. Photos of
three girls helping are attached. I’m having a summer reading
program and garden time for the month of August, one day a week.
A neighbor is building a canoe out of a tree. This is how boats were
made years ago. They are heavy!
We started working on the
disaster shelter two weeks ago. We have four months to complete it.
I’ll be working one day a week.
I’ve been bringing people to
Wavine Cyrique, Secret Beach, Rosalie Beach to visit and see
turtles.
The FRAYAL sign was painted to add to our road. A
neighbor will be nailing to a coconut tree.
I went home mid July
for a few days for a nephew’s wedding and to see my new
granddaughter. I played two days with my 3 year old grandson, Max.
We had so much fun. I had to sneak away while he took a nap. Friends
hosted a pizza party. Just like old times...they said “It’s as if I
never left”! Saw the old homestead, garden, neighbors...very nice.
It’s chilly here! I missed the Dominican warmth. I gathered 100# of
craft supplies and organic grains to bring back. Reebok gave me
dozens of shoes to distribute. If only I could carry more!
The
wedding was a great opportunity to see my family. Hugs and tears but
happy to see me, and I them. Everyone is doing well.
Rob came
back with me for a week. I gave him a non-stop tour of all our
local waterfalls, rivers and beaches. He put photos on Facebook.
I’m healing my foot from a pricker that infected my big toe. I
wouldn’t stop hiking or sit till Rob got on the plane. Now I’m
grounded in the house for a few days but have so much inside work to
do that’s it’s actually good.
Always glad to hear from you. Have
more photos but Hotmail only lets you send 10MB. God bless you all.
Love and prayers, Judy
Northwood Police Log
The Northwood Police Department
responded to the following calls between July 01, 2009 and July 31,
2009.
Motor vehicle stops resulted in 38 summonses and 179
warnings.
There were 110 calls for service to include: Alarms,
6; Assist Animal Control,13. Northwood Fire/Rescue, 6; Other Police
Depts, 4. Assist Citizen/Motorists: 9; Burglary, 4; Civil Complaint,
1; Criminal Mischief, 11; Criminal Threatening, 2; Disobeying a
Police Officer, 1; Disturbances/Domestics, 5; Found/Lost Property,
3; Fraud, 2; Harassment,: 3; Motor Vehicle Collisions, 11; Motor
Vehicle Complaint, 6; OHRV Complaints, 2; Paperwork Services, 6;
Police Information, 2; Road Hazard, 4; Suspicious Activity, 6;
Theft, 3; VIN Verifications, 3; 911 abandoned calls, 8.
The
Obedient Christian (Part 1)
By Pastor Ted White I don’t have
to obey! I don’t have to prove myself to anyone! Nobody is going to
tell me what to do! I’m the captain of my own ship, the controller
of my own life! Too many times this seems to be the attitude among
those who call themselves Christians. But, what does the Lord Jesus
have to say about this?
In John chapter 15 and verse 14 we are
told “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”
Those who are truly the friends of Jesus seek to keep His Word.
There is an implication here as well. Those who do not seek to keep
His Word are not His friends. The short Book of I John in chapter 5
and verses 2-3 tells us that “By this we know that we love the
children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For
this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His
commandments are not burdensome.” First of all, to love God is to
obey Him. Secondly, to show we really love the children of God
(those who have been born again, saved, forgiven, etc.) is to love
God which includes being obedient to Him.
If a person is truly a
Christian and all that that means, they cannot be obedient to God
when they knowingly are disobeying His Word, the Bible. People can
claim all they want that the Bible is not God’s Word, but that is
just a smokescreen seeking to excuse self from obeying what it says.
When the Apostle Paul was speaking on Mars Hill to some elite he
said in Acts 17:30-31 that “…Truly, these times of ignorance God
overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because
He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in
righteousness by the man who He has ordained. He has given assurance
of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” Those words, “commands
all men everywhere to repent” are not optional words. People can
disregard them, but there will be consequences for not repenting,
that is, for not turning from one’s own way to follow God’s way
through His Son, Jesus Christ. People can reject this, but after
death, it will be too late to find out they were wrong. Destiny is
sealed by our decision to reject Jesus or accept who He is, proved
by a changed life. What is your attitude? Do you say “I’m the
captain of my own life” or have you submitted to the Captain of all
men, Jesus? Jesus came to set us free; to give us healthy life, but
you must come on His terms. To find His terms go to
www.newhopenorthwood.com
or call 942-7729 or to find peace with God
http://www.billygraham.org/SH_StepsToPeace.asp or
http://www.simplysharejesus.com/
Northwood School Board News
On Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m.
in the school gym, there will be a Special School District Meeting
to vote on the Proposed Teacher Contract for the upcoming 2009-2010
school year. As you recall, the contract that the School Board put
forward at the School District Meeting in March was voted down. The
new proposal is outlined below.
1. Teachers will receive one of
the two increases below depending on their status:
A. Teachers
will receive a step increase as specified in the contract. The
average step increase is 3.5% resulting in a budget increase of $37,
438.
B. Teachers who are no longer eligible for a step increase
will receive a one time increase of $1000. This is an average
increase of 1.9% per teacher resulting in a budget increase of
$25,324.
2. Long Term Disability Coverage: $6,164.00
3. Club
Stipend Increase: $2,725 (This increase is based on an hourly rate
not to exceed $25 and will allow for additional school clubs.)
4.
Athletic Stipends: $1,267 (This increase was based on a comparison
to like positions within SAU 44. These stipends will no longer
increase annually as they have in the past.)
5. Workshops: $4,500
(This increase allows teachers an increase of $100 for tuition.)
This contract will result in a total budget increase of $77,418.
This increase represents an increase of .653% over the total school
budget. To see how the proposed contract will affect your taxes,
please refer to the tax impact chart posted on the School Board
section of the web site.
As with the School District Meeting in
March, only the registered Northwood voters in attendance will vote
on this contract. The School Board feels that this is a very
reasonable proposal. However, this contract cannot be passed without
your support at the meeting on August 18th.
Again, the meeting
is Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym.
Please
come and support the Northwood School. Babysitting and refreshments
will be provided.
The
Northwood Farmers Market Teams Up with the Food Pantry
Help your
neighbors in need. Come shop the Northwood Farmer’s Market and bring
a donation for the Northwood Food Pantry. The Food Pantry especially
needs canned goods, toilet paper, paper towels, disposable diapers,
bath soap and dish soap, as well as any other non-perishable items.
You could also purchase perishable items at the market and
donate them, and cash and checks are always gratefully accepted.
The special day for collection is August 27th from 3-6:30 p.m., but
if you want to drop off any Thursday at the market we will make sure
the donations get to the Pantry.
More news of the market can be
found at http://northwoodfarmersmarket.blogspot.com
Obituaries
Frances M. Witham
Auburn, Maine - Having trusted Jesus Christ as
her personal savior years earlier, Frances Witham, 94, went home to
heaven Friday, July 31, 2009, with family members at her side.
Frances was born Nov. 3, 1914, in Concord, the daughter of John and
Edna (Hill) Selvey of Loudon. She was predeceased by her husband,
Murray A. Witham, in 1974; her two grandchildren, Brenda and Robert
Daley; and her two sisters, Kathryn DeLong and Gretchen Copp.
She enjoyed spending her time doing beautiful embroidery work and
playing board games and card games. Her greatest joy came from her
large and loving family. Frances loved nature, beautiful flowers,
wild birds and the many different shades of green in the trees
around her. She loved her kitty, Spicey. They had a special bond
between them that went on even after Grammy went into the nursing
home. Frances was a member of the Epsom Baptist Church for many
years.
Family members include her three daughters, Mrs. John
(Anne) Kustron of North Waterboro, Maine, Mrs. Serafin (Marguerite)
Martinez of Schertz, Texas and Mrs. Michael (Linda) Daley of
Congress, Ariz.; four sons, Lloyd and Karen Witham of Brentwood, the
Rev. Donald and Lora Witham of Minot, Maine, Kenneth and Donna
Witham of Northwood, and Murray and Rose Witham Jr. of Northwood; 20
grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild;
and many nieces and nephews. She also had many lifelong friends,
including Kathy Deluc, Mozelle Cunningham of Northwood, and
Elizabeth Lovely Smith of Nottingham.
The funeral was held
Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at Epsom Bible Church, Epsom.
Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery in Northwood.
Memorial
donations may be made to Cornerstone Christian Academy, 345 Black
Hall Road, Epsom 03234.
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