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Pittsfield NH News

September 8, 2010

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Celebrating Birthdays are: September 9, Todd Drew,  Dennis W. Chagnon, Ashley Stearns; September 10, Stephen Catalano; September 11, Lisa Fries, Zachary Brian Locke; September 12, Kate Vogt, Anne Ruth Dunne, Heidi Hillsgrove, Christopher Lee Briggs II; September 13, Ian Pollard, Leon Bly, Loretta Suchomski.


A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.




Best Wishes to John and Anne Shaver Sr. who will celebrate their Wedding Anniversary on September 13th.




BNI Granite Referrals meets Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Community Building, Chichester, NH. For further information, please call 391-1498.



 
Suncook Valley Sno-Riders First Meeting of the Season
CORRECTION


The Suncook Valley Sno Riders is holding its first meeting of the season on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pittsfield Community Center. Election of officers will be held at this meeting. Watch our website for details www.SuncookValleySnoRiders.com



 
Yoga, with Tom Sherman, will resume at the Pittsfield Area Senior Center on Friday September 17th at 10:30 a.m.




Jitters Cafe of Pittsfield will be closed for renovations from September 13 through September 16, reopening on September 17 at 7 a.m.



 

School Lunch Menus
September 13-17

 

PES
Monday - Hotdog with bun, chips, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken fajita, lettuce, tomato, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - French toast with syrup, sausage, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, veggie, dessert, milk.

 

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, corn, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken nuggets, fries, veggies, fruit and milk.
Wednesday - Pasta, meatsauce, garden salad, baked dessert or fruit, milk.
Thursday - Sliced turkey, potato, gravy, peas, cranberry, bread, fruit, milk.
Friday - Hot dogs, rolls, beans, pears, cole slaw, milk.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


Editor:
I am writing in support of Representative Tony Soltani’s bid for reelection to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. I have known Tony for the past fifteen (15) years as a friend and as an activist in the community and charitable organizations. Former Representative Soltani did an exemplary job in representing our town and the New Hampshire legislature. His efforts and dedication have paid off as he has obtained a leadership position for the first time in many years. If is not often that Pittsfield’s voice is heard so loud and clear in Concord. My friend, Tony Soltani stands by our values, understands our small town’s needs and has worked tirelessly to help our small community. He has been responsive to the need of any one of his constituents who have called upon him for his services. I know that I will not be mistaken when I wholeheartedly cast my ballot on September 14, 2010, and ask my fellow voters in Pittsfield to do the same.


Tony has been out of politics for four years, and the State Government, taxes, economy and jobs are in shambles. Small businesses and the middle class are suffering. I have enough trust in Tony, to say loud and clear, that we need Tony back now.


Sincerely,
Gerry Gilman
Pittsfield, NH

 


 

Pittsfield Digital Classroom Conference Draws Over 60 Parents, Community Members, and District Staff


On August 26, over 60 parents, community members, teachers, and district staff attended the Pittsfield Digital Classroom Project Conference at Pittsfield Elementary School to see – and in many cases, try out – new technology tools that teachers and students at Pittsfield Elementary School and Pittsfield Middle High School will be using in classrooms this year.


After a keynote presentation from Deerfield kindergarten teacher, Maria Knee, in which she shared her personal journey using technology with her kindergartners, participants rotated between presentations from eight PES and PMHS teachers. Pittsfield teachers presented 20-minute sessions describing curriculum units and digital projects designed over the summer and featuring new educational technologies.


Using interactive white boards, mini laptop computers, digital response tools, and other devices, teachers demonstrated how students will use technology in the classroom. For example, participants in one session filmed and edited a short video using Flip cameras. In another session participants took a quiz using handheld “clickers” that enabled responses to be immediately presented on a screen. In another session participants used Skype to converse with a French speaker remotely. Teachers shared how blogs, wikis, Skype, animation software, and other tools will be used by their students to enhance learning.


In the last two years, Pittsfield Elementary School has invested in technology tools and training for staff. Most of the technology and training has come through competitive federal grants through a Title IID program called Enhancing Education Through Technology. The Pittsfield Digital Classroom Project is part of this effort. A cohort of eight teachers –four at each school – received extensive training last spring and summer. They will implement classroom projects this school year. An outside evaluator will look into the effectiveness of using this technology to engage learners and increase student achievement.


At PES all regular education classrooms in grades three through six now have interactive white boards. Two second-grade classrooms and one first-grade classroom also have the devices. Teachers will be using the white boards to teach many, if not most, subjects. At PMHS there are six interactive whiteboards in selected classrooms at all grade levels. The school has a mobile laptop lab, students response systems, digital cameras, and other cutting-edge technology tools.


Students are enthusiastic about using new technologies in their classrooms. So are many parents. In the future the district hopes to obtain more interactive whiteboards and other tools to help students become more engaged in their learning and to connect with learning opportunities beyond the classroom walls.

 


 

Letter


My name is Jon Richardson and I am running to be the State Representative for the towns of Allenstown, Epsom and Pittsfield. I was born at Concord Hospital, am a lifelong resident of NH, and like many of you, am very concerned about our future.


Now more than ever, I believe decisions we make today will affect our way of life in the years to come. If I am elected as your State Representative I will focus on the following three areas: Creating Jobs, Lowering Taxes and Fees and Improving Education. It is time to take a fresh look at our spending so we can eliminate the waste, lower the taxes and fees and cut the unnecessary programs. Creating jobs in New Hampshire and getting people back to work means not raising taxes on our local businesses. It also means no sales or income tax now or in the future. Please visit my website www.richardsonnh.com for more information.


My wife and I have been married for seven amazing years and we were recently blessed with our first child, a son, who we affectionately nicknamed “little man”. I am committed to making sure my family grows up in the same state that I was fortunate to grow up in. A state that is safe, lives up to its “Live Free or Die” slogan, has no sales or income tax, is committed to families and that we are all proud to call home.


If you are a resident of Allenstown, Epsom, or Pittsfield, I ask for your vote on Primary Day, September 14th. Thank you.


Jon Richardson,
Allenstown, NH

 


 

Letter To The Editor


I know Karen Testerman as a proven Patriot with a military family who has a reality based understanding of current security issues and who has been active and supportive in Military and Veterans’ affairs and related support groups.


Karen Testerman as with many of the other fine Republican candidates for Governor understands well, that out of control taxes and deficits are caught by out of control spending by a state government that has become wrongly oversized and wastefully bloated.


I have been pleased to have worked for a number of years with Karen promoting Traditional Family Values and in the defense of the family and Right to Life  where she has been a well informed front line leader and capable advocate. It is in that light especially, that I am pleased to offer my whole hearted endorsement of Karen Testerman for Governor, trusting that she will repair the damage done by the John Lynch administration record of anti-family activism and wrongful social re-engineering. She has worked tirelessly in this very arena and is well deserving of our support and trust. No other candidate has this special credential which is so very needful at this time.


I ask you to please vote with me for Karen Testerman. Please remember that good intentions do not matter, only votes count!


AL Goodwin
Pittsfield, NH

 


 

VA Publishes Final Regulation To Aid Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange
VA Health Care And Benefits Provided For Many Vietnam Veterans


Washington (August 30, 2010) Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation under a final regulation that was published on August 31, 2010, in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions.


“Last October, based on the requirements of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 and the Institute of Medicine’s 2008 Update on Agent Orange, I determined that the evidence provided was sufficient to award presumptions of service connection for these three additional diseases,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “It was the right decision, and the President and I are proud to finally provide this group of Veterans the care and benefits they have long deserved.”


The final regulation follows Shinseki’s determination to expand the list of conditions for which service connection for Vietnam Veterans is presumed. VA is adding Parkinson’s disease and ischemic heart disease and expanding chronic lymphocytic leukemia to include all chronic B cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia.


In practical terms, Veterans who served in Vietnam during the war and who have a “presumed” illness don’t have to prove an association between their medical problems and their military service. By helping Veterans overcome evidentiary requirements that might otherwise present significant challenges, this “presumption” simplifies and speeds up the application process and ensure that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve.


The Secretary’s decision to add these presumptives is based on the latest evidence provided in a 2008 independent study by the Institute of Medicine concerning health problems caused by herbicides like Agent Orange.


Veterans who served in Vietnam anytime during the period beginning January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides.


More than 150,000 Veterans are expected to submit Agent Orange claims in the next 12 to 18 months, many of whom are potentially eligible for retroactive disability payments based on past claims. Additionally, VA will review approximately 90,000 previously denied claims by Vietnam Veterans for service connection for these conditions. All those awarded service-connection who are not currently eligible for enrollment into the VA healthcare system will become eligible.


This historic regulation is subject to provisions of the Congressional Review Act that require a 60-day Congressional review period before implementation. After the review period, VA can begin paying benefits for new claims and may award benefits retroactively for earlier periods.


For new claims, VA may pay benefits retroactive to the effective date of the regulation or to one year before the date VA receives the application, whichever is later. For pending claims and claims that were previously denied, VA may pay benefits retroactive to the date it received the claim.


VA encourages Vietnam Veterans with these three diseases to submit their applications for access to VA health care and compensation now so the agency can begin development of their claims.


Individuals can go to a website at http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm to get an understanding of how to file a claim for presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure, as well as what evidence is needed by VA to make a decision about disability compensation or survivors benefits.


Additional information about Agent Orange and VA’s services for Veterans exposed to the chemical is available at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange.


The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register website at http://www.ofr.gov/.

 


 

Letter


Greeting Concerned NH Citizens,
As a father, one of my goals was to make sure my children had more opportunities than I and that is one of the reasons my wife and  I moved to beautiful NH 30 Years ago this week. My son, Jon Richardson, a conservative candidate for Allenstown/Epsom/Pittsfield- State Representative, is running to make sure his son, my grandson, has those same opportunities and more.


As Jon was growing up, he always took an interest in political matters. It was no surprise to me when Jon came and told me he wanted to campaign and to fight for NH, for his family and for your family.


As a father, I am proud to see him working to make a difference. Jon wants to fight to lower taxes and fees, cut the red tape that is swallowing up our small businesses and the jobs they provide, and bring back morals to the Granite State. Jon will fight for less government control and to restore our many lost freedoms.


Jon is committed to making sure he is available and accountable to the voters so that they know where he stands on the issues and has a website, www.richardsonnh.com . He also lives in Allenstown (currently serves on Budget Committee), works as the Manager of a business in Hooksett, and has been happily married for years to a gal who grew up in Pittsfield.


If you live in the towns of Epsom, Allenstown or Pittsfield, please take the time to vote for my son, Jon Richardson, on Primary Day, September 14th. Thank you from a concerned dad and grandfather, and Jon’s mom, who has no concerns but never met her grandson, but is cheering our son Jonathan on from heaven.

 

Frank J. Richardson Weare, NH

 


 

Loudon Maxfield Public Library
STORY TIME


Summer may not be quite over yet, but, with school back in session, the new story time season is just around the corner. Take your pick from three gatherings a week, beginning Sept 14. Stop by on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 10:30 a.m., or Wednesdays, at 2 p.m. Get to know other parents and help your children meet new friends as you hear fun, interactive stories and make a take-home craft. What version of “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” will your pre-schooler come up with after hearing Hello Ocean, by Pam Munoz Ryan, and Nothing to Do, by Douglas Wood? A three or four-year-old’s perspective may surprise you!


APPLE PICKING
Put on your fall coats and join us when storytime heads to Meadow Ledge Farm for the annual apple picking field trip on October 5 at 9:30 and October 6 at 1 p.m.  There is a small fee for the children, and adults will pay the regular price. So get ready to grab some fat, juicy apples. There will be plenty of them to pick.  Please sign up for this event in the Children’s Room. Please call the library for more details at 798-5153.


LOUDON VILLAGE ARTS
With their fall art show coming up on October 8 and 9, the Loudon Village Arts is busy making final preparations. Attention artists! There is still time to apply to be in this juried show. This is a great way for artists from all over the area to come together, share ideas, and have artwork reach a larger audience. For details, call Nancy Hendy at 798-5153.


BOOK DISCUSSION
On Thursday, Sept., 16, the book group will meet at 7 p.m. to discuss Daniel Pink’s Drive, an exploration of what gets us motivated. Newcomers are always welcome.


LIBRARY HOURS
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesdays, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

 


 

The Pittsfield Police Association Presents
Comedy Night 2010 At The Dell-Lea Country Club

McGruff the Crime Dog enjoys spending time at National Night Out this year as part of a program to keep kids off drugs, sponsored by The Pittsfield Police Association. Pictured with McGruff is Earnhardt Dail. The Pittsfield Police Association is sponsoring a Comedy Night at The Dell-Lea Country Club in Chichester on September 24th.


The Pittsfield Police Association is sponsoring the second annual 21+ comedy show at the Dell-Lea Country Club in Chichester, NH, Friday, September 24 at 6 PM.


Perhaps you’ve gotten the phone call or had the visit to your door; a representative of the Pittsfield Police Association is asking you to purchase tickets to the second annual comedy night to benefit The Pittsfield Police Association. It’s for real. For the second time, the Association is sponsoring a night of comedians at the Dell-Lea Country Club on Pleasant Street in Chichester, NH.


Comics Rob Steen from the David Letterman show, Bob Gautreau (HBO and Comedy Central) and Pat Napoli of the Boston Comedy Festival will be live to entertain you for an evening of raucous laughter and a good cause.


The show is rated 21+ because of the content of the acts and the cash bar that will be available. Noone will be admitted without an I.D. No one under 21 will be admitted.


The proceeds of the ticket sales go to The Pittsfield Police Association, which in turn, benefit the Pittsfield Community through programs such as the Pittsfield Police Association’s PMHS Senior Scholarship, National Night Out, Bike Rodeos, sponsorships to PMHS sports teams and many more.


Tickets, $15, are available by contacting Officer Jay Darrah of The Pittsfield Police Association. Limited space is available. Get your tickets now and support a good cause that supports YOU!

 


 

 Pittsfield Police Canine Unit

Submitted by The Pittsfield Police Association

 

During the last ten years our environment has changed dramatically. When you think about the terrorism in major cities, narcotic usage in various counties and unemployment that has affected every single town, no matter how large or small, our community is also changing.


Officers who have died in the line of duty is up 43 % so far as of June 30, 2010, 87 officers died in the line of duty Jan. 1-June 30 compared to last year 61 officers.


In Pittsfield we don’t want to dwell on the past but look forward, to keeping our community safer in the future. The economic recessions has caused all towns to either layoff current employees or implement a hiring freeze in the public sector.


Unfortunately the economic struggles in our area have caused an increase in various crimes, such as breaking and entering, narcotic trafficking, DUI and domestic violence to name a few.


As residences, you rely on a minimal amount of officers per shift with limited resources, while trying to handle multiple crimes. Our goal is to become more effective on the street by adding a canine unit to aid and assist in various crimes, and we need your help and support. 


The goal is to raise money to lessen the financial burden on the Town of Pittsfield.


The initial cost of starting a canine unit is approximately $20,000.00 and will cover veterinary, equipment, and training costs. Training requirements are 16 weeks patrol school and 8 weeks drug school.


Specially trained police dogs can be “Dual Purpose” patrol and narcotic. Police dogs play an active role in many areas, such as Officer protection, Criminal apprehension, Building searches, Evidence recovery, Crowd control, Article/drug searches, Tracking of wanted/missing people, and Community programs.


The dogs’ keen sense of smell is vastly superior to that of a human and therefore is invaluable in conducting searches of vehicles, buildings, storage facilities, and other environments and locations.


*** Pittsfield Police Canine Unit Mission Statement ***


The mission of the Pittsfield Police Canine Unit is to support the patrol and investigative divisions with trained police service dogs in tracking, apprehension, narcotic detection, enhance officer safety, capture suspects and assist in evidence collection.


Please support your local canine unit and make Pittsfield a safer community.

 


 

Pictured is Curt Sheing holding a water meter contributed by Pennichuck Water Company to the Pittsfield Athletic Park Renovation Project. Arrangements for the donation were made by Jim Thyng and Steve Densberger. Thank all of you for your support. It is most appreciated.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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