Reminder

The Northwood Cub Scout Pack 312 invites you to Italian Dinner Night on Saturday, November 6th, from 5 - 8 pm at the Northwood School Café.

The cost is $20/family, $7/person, $6/seniors and kids under 12.

For additional info or advanced ticket reservations, please call 603 944-6078.  Buon appetito!

Christmas Bazaar

Our Lady of Lourdes and the St. Joseph Women’s Club will be holding their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 6th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the parish hall in Northwood, NH. (Route 4, next to the town hall.)  There will be craft items, knitted goods, books, puzzles, a white elephant table with some brand new items, raffles, and a bake sale where you can purchase your homemade baked goods for Thanksgiving.  We will again have our ever popular cookie walk with some new and different varieties.  We will have morning muffins and coffee and will be offering a luncheon with some delicious choices.  Drop by for a visit, you will be glad you did.

Letter

Upon their return home from Afghanistan for a two week R&R, Sgt. Joe Costanzo and Spc. Travis Chase were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and thanks given by the townspeople and businesses of Northwood and Epsom.

Thanks to Kraig Emery of Northwood - everywhere the Soldiers looked was a sign welcoming them home and thanking the two for their service.

The two young men have not been home since January 2 and Kraig wished to show these soldiers and all the troops how much their sacrifice is appreciated so he approached many businesses along Route 4 in both Northwood and Epsom.

Although the soldiers have returned to Afghanistan, there was no doubt in their minds they are supported and not forgotten.  The 172 Mountain Infantry “Charlie Company” are expected home this December and we hope many more towns welcome these soldiers home and thank them for their service.

God Bless America
The Costanzo & Chase families

Northwood Historical Society Offers Traditional Thanksgiving Meal

The Northwood Historical Society will be offering a Traditional Thanksgiving meal November 16, 2010 at the Community Hall on Main Street  in Northwood. We will start eating at 6:00 pm. The meal will consist of turkey, stuffing, squash, potatoes, peas and cranberry sauce, all the standards. We ask you to bring a traditional dessert and your place setting. Please RSVP to Trina Carlson at 942-5616  by November 9th if you’d like to join us. The meal is free and open to the public. 

After the meal we will have a surprise special guest read an account of thanksgiving from the mid 1800’s written about Northwood. It should be a fun time and lots of great food. See you there.

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Athena Club Working To Combat Domestic Violence

October was Domestic Violence Awareness month.  Statistics show that in the United States, a woman is raped every six minutes and is battered every 15 seconds (Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds: Torture and Ill Treatment of Women, Amnesty International, 2001.)  No age level is immune from the potential of violence.  The Bureau of Justice states that ONE in THREE high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship.  These figures are sadly true and violence exists in every section of our society.  High school girls at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy are doing their part to spread awareness and make a difference to those working to combat this violence.  Members of the Athena Club, a leadership group for tenth grade girls, recently volunteered their time to do physical work at the administrative offices of “A Safe Place” in Portsmouth, NH.  “A Safe Place” was founded in 1978 to prevent and eliminate domestic abuse by providing crisis intervention, support services, education and advocacy to survivors, their families and the community.  All services are free.  The Coe-Brown girls were thrilled to have the opportunity to donate their time to such a worthy cause.  In addition to their volunteer time, the Athena Club wore ribbons, posted signs and participated in a self-defense seminar led by RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Officer Diana Scott.   For more information about “A Safe Place”, contact Karen Toube, Community Services Advocate, at 603-890-6392.  The hotline number for those seeking help is 1-800-854-3552.

Pictured: left to right: Karen Taube (Community Services Advocate for A Safe Place), Jessie Felber, Amy Duderiwicz, Marianna Barnhart, Caryn Lasky (advisor), Christine Drew, Lily Poland, Anna Goscinski, Holly  Gahm (advisor), Laura Palmer, Anna Kofer, Megan Pogorek, Abbie Bowden.

Coe-Brown Youth 2 Youth Participates In The “Plant The Promise Campaign”

The Coe-Brown Youth 2 Youth group is a youth empowerment group focused on raising awareness about the risks of drug and alcohol use. Since the last week in October is Red Ribbon Week, which is the largest drug prevention program in the nation, the group engaged in week long events that included numerous alcohol and drug awareness events. Among these events was “Plant the Promise” campaign which involved the group planting 200 red tulip bulbs in front of Coe-Brown that will bloom in the spring in the shape of a red ribbon. Each year, thousands of tulip bulbs are planted around the country in honor of Red Ribbon Week. Youth 2 Youth was lucky enough to receive these Free tulip bulbs from the state of New Hampshire for the purpose of hosting a “Plant The Promise” event.

Other awareness events hosted by Coe-Brown Youth 2 Youth included an impact wall where students will understand the devastating effect that drinking and driving has had on youth. Youth 2 Youth placed 700 paper cars on the wall of the Gerrish Gym. One hundred and ninety-six of these cars were black indicating the statistic that 28% of 15-20 year-old drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2005 had been drinking (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The group is using 700 cars because it is roughly the number of students who attend Coe-Brown, in hopes that it will have more of an impact for students. The group also handed out educational information and free giveaways to students about drug prevention, red ribbons, and encouraged participation in a “wear red day” to increase awareness about the negative consequences of substance abuse on our youth.

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Alumni Association

 The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Alumni Association is pleased to announce a new fund raising effort that will benefit both the Association’s Scholarship and Operating funds and the Academy’s Annual Campaign. The Alumni Association, in conjunction with Piece Time Puzzles of Northwood, has developed two puzzles featuring images of the Academy—one historic and one present day. The puzzles will make their debut at the Academy’s 8th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, scheduled for Saturday, November 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Gerrish Gym.

The Alumni Association believes the puzzles will be popular with both Coe-Brown Northwood Academy alumni and the general public. One of the puzzles features the iconic Pinkham Hall, circa 1887, while the other is an aerial shot of the current campus. These puzzles make great gifts and collectors’ items, and the proceeds from the sales benefit a worthwhile cause.

The Alumni Association worked with Haley Stevens of Piece Time Puzzles to produce the finished products. A 2004 graduate of Coe-Brown, Ms. Stevens’ family has owned and operated Piece Time Puzzles for the past 14 years. The puzzles come beautifully packaged with a brief history of the Academy on the back of the box.

The puzzles will sell for $20 each or $35 for a set—one each of the two different puzzles. Supplies are limited (only 100 of each version were produced) so the Alumni Association urges people to act quickly. For those who can’t make it to the craft fair on November 6, the Alumni Association will also be selling the puzzles at the Annual Alumni Basketball Game on December 22—if there are any left!

For more information about the puzzle fund raiser and the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Alumni Association, visit the Association’s page on the school’s web site at www.coebrown.org, or call the Academy at 603-942-5531.

Alice D. Lindquist

Alice Dorothy Lindquist, 81, of First NH Turnpike died on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at her residence with her family by her side.

Alice was born on September 15, 1929 in Weymouth, MA; the daughter of Daniel W. and Ester (Stetson) Lynch.  Alice married her sweetheart, Robert Lindquist, Sr. in 1947.

Alice was a homemaker, she loved her family dearly.  In her spare time, she enjoyed knitting and raising cats; she also enjoyed baking breads for the local restaurants.

Alice is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert Lindquist, Sr. of Northwood; her daughter, Cathy Lindquist of Northwood; her siblings, Maurice Beallou, Eleanor Iosue, Pat Dennison, Virginia Marks, Florence Wedge, Judy Hink and Biddy Mitchell; her grandchildren, Jimmy and Danielle Lindquist; her great grandchildren, Lyla and Steeley Baker.

Memorial contributions may be made in Alice’s name to the New Hope Church, PO Box 60, 545 1st NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261.

A funeral service was held November 1st with Joseph B. Lipsey of the New Hope Church in Northwood, officiating.  To sign our online guest book, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com