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Pittsfield NH News

March 10, 2010

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Reminder


There are openings on the Pittsfield Budget Committee. Anyone interested in serving on the Committee, please contact the Town Moderator, Cedric Dustin at either 6 Blake Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263 or [email protected]




The Pittsfield High School National Honor Society is hosting a Talent Show to raise money for Haiti on March 13, 2010, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Pittsfield High School. Tickets are $1.00 per student; $2.00 for everybody else. Cost to participate in the talent show is: $5.00 for an act with less than 3 people; $10.00 for 3 or more people. There will also be a bake sale, clothes drive and raffle for couch seating. If you are a student and want to participate, you can sign-up in the front office. If you aren’t a student and wish to participate, you must be at the school by 4:30 p.m. on March 13, 2010, for an approval of your act. Dress code still applies and the acts cannot have anything provocative in them, no vulgar language or dances.  Be appropriate. For more information contact Mr. St. James at [email protected] or call the school at 435-6701. All profits will be sent to aid those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.




Celebrating Birthdays are: March 11, Evan Ward; March 12, Brett Tiede; March 13, Lindsay Catalano, Shannon Brown; March 14, Martha Laurie; March 15, Travis Locke, Sheila Ward; March 16, Michael Wolfe, Jimmy Vien, Jr., Dan Fries, Martha Moloy, Teresa Cressey.


A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.




Best Wishes to Ronald and Eleanor Vien who will celebrate their Wedding Anniversary on March 12th.



 

Pittsfield Youth Baseball Association (PYBA) Try-Outs


Try-Outs for baseball and softball (ages 4-18) are being held on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Pittsfield Middle High School from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.


If you haven’t signed  your child up to play yet, you can still sign him or her up to play. Join us on March 27th! Any questions, call Penny Taylor, 435-7472.




The Suncook Valley Soccer Club will hold its spring meeting on Sunday, March 14th, 6:00 p.m. at the Pittsfield Middle High School Library. Elections of club officers, spring soccer, field usage, coaches and teams for the fall, and sign-up dates will be discussed.
Please come out and support Pittsfield Soccer by becoming an active member of the club.




Come and sing, dance and play with Miss Kim! Miss Kim’s Music Makers is now accepting registrations for a 4 week children’s music class, DANCE WITH ME, in Pittsfield from April 10-May 1, 2010, from 11:00 a.m.-noon on Saturday mornings. Classes will be held at the Pittsfield Youth Workshop on Park St. Cost for the 4 weeks is $34.00. Please call 822-2694 or email [email protected] to register your child by April 3. Class size is limited to 10 children, so register early to secure a spot.




Nathan Heath, a gym teacher at Kearsarge Regional Middle School, has been named the Middle School Physical Education Teacher for an eleven-state region in the eastern United States. Nathan will be honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education at the organizations National Convention to be held March 16th to the 20th in Indianapolis.


In addition to  his regional title, he will compete with four others for the National Physical Education Teachers of the Year to be announced on March 19th.


Nathan is a graduate of Pittsfield High School and the University of New Hampshire.

 
He was a member of the Pittsfield High School faculty before he accepted a position in New London (now Kearsarge) as coach and faculty member at Kearsarge Regional Middle School where he has remained for more than a decade.


Nathan is the son of Roger and Jan Heath. He and his wife, Kristy, live in Springfield with their three daughters.




The Loudon Historical Society and the NH Humanities Council are proud to present Glenn Knoblock, “New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones” on Wednesday, March 17th, 7:00 p.m. at Charlie’s Barn, 29 S. Village Road, Loudon.


Included will be rubbings, photographs, and slides which illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten stories of such historical events as the Great Awakening and the American Revolution. Learn how to read these stone “pages” that give insight into the vast genealogical book of NH.


Please contact Michele York at 783-4129 if you have any questions.



 

School Lunch Menus
March 15-19, 2010

 

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, corn, fresh fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken nuggets, fries, veggies, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Pasta, meatsauce, garden salad, baked dessert or fruit, milk.
Thursday - Sliced turkey, potato/gravy, peas, cranberry, bread, fruit, milk.
Friday - Hot dogs and roll, pears, cole slaw, fruit, milk.
Salad Bar each day unless stated otherwise.

 

CHICHESTER
Monday - Nachos and cheese, salsa, white rice, carrots, peaches, milk.
Tuesday - Homemade pizza, garden salad, chocolate pudding, milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti with meatsauce, garlic bread, veggie, carrot cake, milk.
Thursday - Chicken patty sandwich, baked fries, mixed veggies, fresh fruit, milk.
Friday - Ham and cheese wrap, pickles, carrots with ranch dressing, watermelon, milk.

 


 

Letter Of Thanks


Stanley Howlett, 63, of Catamount Street, Pittsfield, passed away Tuesday, February 16th, 2010, after a short illness.


He was known to most people in the Pittsfield area as “The Can Man.” You may have seen him around town with his cart collecting cans.


Stanley had diabetes and originally started walking to help lower his sugar. As time went on, he started picking up cans on his walks and many of you started saving them for him. The proceeds he received from the redemption of the cans went to help pay for his many interests. He loved to fish, attend fairs, auto races, movies and horseshoes.


His family wants to take this opportunity to thank all of you who played such a big part in his endeavors. Stanley was such a loving and caring spirit.


He never met a stranger and would come home after hours of being down street and tell us of the people he saw or talked to that day. Many of you showed so much caring and had a huge impact on his daily life. Words cannot express our appreciation of cards, calls, visits, food and flowers.


Thanks to all for the words of sympathy, encouragement and comfort. Stanley will be greatly missed, but his big heart and sweet memories will help us through.


Most of all, we appreciate your acts of kindness, thoughts and prayers.


The Family Of
Stanley Howlett

 


 

Warren Chase Of Pittsfield

The story of an outcast, impoverished, desperate and horribly abused boy born in 1813 out of wedlock on Catamount Mountain who became nationally recognized for his unusual and forward-thinking beliefs will be told at the Historical Society on Elm Street, March 18 at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited.


In 1838 Mr. Chase moved to Wisconsin where six years later was the driving force behind the founding of the Wisconsin Phalanx, a communal society, which lasted until 1850.


He fought for statehood and in 1847 became a member of Wisconsin’s first constitutional convention where he advanced such progressive ideas as the abolition of slavery and capital punishment, and removing the distinctions of sex and race in the qualifications for voting. His greatest success was having women gain the right to hold property.


The first constitution failed to be ratified and he was elected to the second convention. There he successfully advanced the idea of granting civil rights to all persons, regardless of their views on religion, to become jurors and witnesses.


In 1848 he was elected to the first Wisconsin senate as a Democrat but later joined the Free Soil Party, which opposed slavery. He became its candidate for governor but lost. 
In 1850 he was one of the founders of Ripon College (attended by Pittsfield’s own Fuzz Freese). Leaving Wisconsin in 1853, he briefly spent time in Michigan and then went on to Illinois where he befriended Abraham Lincoln and other notables of the time. In 1872 he moved to Missouri and that year became a presidential elector for Horace Greeley.

 
In 1876 he moved to California and three years later became a member of the state senate. There he succeeded in enacting another of his radical ideas, the abolition of employing a senate chaplain.


Perhaps even more importantly, Warren Chase was the leading “Spiritualist” of Nineteenth Century America, believing that the dead could be contacted by the living. More on this next week.

 


 

Letter
Great Job Kids!


I am writing to all the young performers in the Pirates of Penzance, Jr. (February 18-20) at the Scenic Theatre. What a fantastic job, kids! It was amazing to watch how the play evolved into a Class-A performance during the many weeks of hard work at the rehearsals.


I feel honored that my 8 yr. old daughter was able to be a part of it, and I am grateful to Maye Hart and DeeDee Pitcher for sharing their talent and directing abilities with the children in the Suncook Valley area. It is impressive that this opportunity is available for free once a year so they can experience the art of theatrical performance.


Thank you Pittsfield Players, and thanks to all the actors/singers for putting on a great performance!
God Bless Our Troops,
Rachel Wood
(Kira’s Mom)

 


 

Letter To The Editor


To The Good Citizens Of Pittsfield:
At the School District Meeting I will ask the voters of Pittsfield to vote no on the third year teachers’ contract. At the Town Meeting I will ask the voters to direct the Selectmen to give no pay raises this year. I hope also to convince the voters to take this approximately $70,000 and put it in Capital Reserves for future  purchases of highway equipment. Here are some reasons we must act to stabilize our tax rate this year and the years to come.


1. We must stop obligating the taxpayer! That’s $70,000 this year and conceivably in ten years this would be $700,000. Putting this $70,000 into Capital Reserves, does not obligate the taxpayer in the future and funds these accounts properly.


2. Residents are still losing their jobs and are unable to find work.


3. Residents are losing their homes to foreclosure. Our high tax rate is making it difficult to sell a home in Pittsfield.


4. The state retirement system is only 58% properly funded. The taxpayers and employees will soon be paying more into this system.


5. State and federal government will soon run out of stimulus funds. Their revenue is decreasing. We cannot count on our government to solve our problems. The solutions will have to come from us.


I am willing to listen to any other ideas to stabilize our tax rate. I am unwilling to have my town take on any further obligations. It has come time to renegotiate contracts.
See you at the meetings.


Dan Schroth
Pittsfield, NH

 


 

Pittsfield Economic Committee Update
Submitted By Ed Vien


The Pittsfield Economic Development Committee (EDC) is hard at work on a variety of exciting projects which we believe will bring people, business and dollars to our community. We are involved in a number of activities designed to boost the visibility and activity of our current companies. And we are developing a plan to bring new business to town in the near future. Here’s what we are up to:


In the coming weeks, we will unveil a new Economic Development page on the Pittsfield town website.  With the help of the talented and hard-working website committee, we are rebuilding our site with a goal of attracting outside businesses to our town. The new site will feature spotlights on some of our local companies, and it will lay out compelling arguments for why companies should settle in Pittsfield. Companies, just like people, tend to shop online and we aim to fully demonstrate why they should be here.


This spring, the Department of Transportation will widen the intersection of Route 28 and Leavitt Road.  At our initiation, a number of local businesses have applied for roadside signs highlighting businesses in town. We believe this new advertising will drive traffic to downtown and boost business. We’re also working to better advertise WiFi downtown, with the help of local business owners.  Watch for the blue signs!


The EDC has applied for a grant to construct a PARK and RIDE at the intersection of Routes 28 and 107. DOT has endorsed the project and we will soon get a final decision. With advertising and a possible second WiFi site, we are confident commuters will not only use this area, but it will be a whole new way to drive business into our town. It will also reduce emissions and give Pittsfield a chance to boast its environmental awareness.


Finally, the EDC is applying to PlanNH for what is called a “Charrette”, which is essentially an in-depth engineering and economic review of a roughly 18-acre section of downtown in the industrial area between Broadway and Clark Street. We have some exciting ideas. Among other things, our committee hopes to create a small business incubator, where people can start companies, get them off the ground, and expand elsewhere in Pittsfield. We hope you’ll join us in the process.


We are sure these projects will help jumpstart our town’s economic development engine and result in a more prosperous future for all of us. Thank you for your continued support. If you have ideas, please come to our meetings! All input is welcome.

 


 

The Pittsfield Players Present Hotbed Hotel


If you’re looking for some bawdy good fun full of mistaken identities, plenty of doors to go in and out and raucous innuendo then Hotbed Hotel, directed by John Charron, is for you.


Not quite farce, not exactly romantic comedy, Hotbed is teeming with fun and frolic as the owners, Terri and Brian Cody; played by Ernie Bass and Robyn Souza, of the “Turtle Beach Hotel” try to dump their unsuccessful business into the hands of the handsome playboy Sam Lewis, played by Ross Morse, by duping him (and his girlfriend, played by Tracy Remington) into thinking the Hotbed is really a hot spot full of dignitaries, religious elite and socialites. In fact, the Turtle Beach owners have hired their own staff to pose as their guests and keep them running ragged for their own gain resulting in the hilarious confusion that ensues. Jen Kearns plays not only the ditzy maid but doubles and triples as room service and reception for the hotel, causing her to believe she needs to change her entire outfit each time she switches gears. Mike Hobson, plays the janitorial staff acting as a man of the cloth with the unfortunate habit of being half in the bag as well as hankering for the Barracuda, played by Barbara Oliveria.


The only true hotel guest, the Barracuda is the only resident of Turtle Beach the Codys don’t want Mr. Lewis to know. Her reputation precedes her in room seven. Even the war-hardened Major, played by Mike Davies, can’t keep up with her antics. Finally, the scene truly explodes and mass confusion erupts when Lewis’ wife, Dorothy; played by Carol Neveux; hits the hotel demanding to know which room her husband is in and is told by the maid/room service/receptionist that Lewis’ wife is already here. You can only imagine what happens next...or you can come see, Hotbed Hotel at the Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield March 26, 27 at 8PM and March 28 at 2PM and April 2 and 3 at 8PM. Tickets, $12, are available at the box office, by calling (603) 435-8852 or by visiting www.pittsfieldplayers.com. The play contains adult material.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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