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Pittsfield NH News

November 2, 2011

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: November 2, Susan Morgan, John Genest, Sr., Gerry O’Brien;

 

November 3, Krista Webber; November 4, John Feeny; November 5, Rene Drolet, Amanda Boisvert, Sheila Fries; November 6, Ryan Derby, Ryan Hetu, Tanner Salem, Effie Topouzoglou, Cleon Riel, Sr., Teresa Webber, Chrissy Locke; November 7, Samantha Payne, Matthew Payne, Kevin Maxfield, Stephanie Vien; November 8, Albert Riel, Justin Quigley.

 

A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!

 


 

Albert Riel, a Pittsfield native, and now a resident of the New Hampshire Veteran’s Home in Tilton, will observe his 90th birthday on November 8th. I’m sure he would love to hear from friends here. His address is: NH Veteran’s Home, 39 Winter Street, Tilton, NH, 03276.

 


 

Celebrating Anniversaries are: November 7, John and Rosemary Kostrzewski, Harland and Judy Mandigo.

 

Congratulations!

 


 

Belated Congratulations to Ed and Bonnie Putnam, who celebrated their anniversary on October 30th.

 


 

Christmas Bazaar

 

Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Club in Pittsfield and the St. Joseph Women’s Club in Northwood will be holding their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 5, 2011, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the parish hall in Northwood, NH. (On 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.

 


 

The November meeting of the American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 will meet at Post Commander Vaughan’s home, 50 Deer Meadow Rd, Pittsfield, NH on November 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm. For more information, contact Commander Vaughan at his home phone 435-5207 or his cell phone 344-0264.

 


 

11th annual Fez-Tival of Trees by Bektash Shriners of NH at Shriners Center, 189 Pembroke Rd, Concord, Nov. 19-27, most days 10am-7pm(closed Thanksgiving). Many fully decorated Christmas trees, you could even win one; children’s games, visit Santa, crafts and gifts, silent auction, refreshments. Holiday Magic for all ages. Admission $5, seniors $4, children under 12 Free. Call 225-5372 or go to [email protected].

 


 

Pittsfield Rotary

PENNY SALE

Saturday Evening

November 5, 2011 • 7 PM

Pittsfield Elementary School Gymnasium

A great night out for everyone!

 


 

Hunters with full freezers are reminded that the New Hampshire Food Bank is seeking donations of whole or processed deer. This venison provides a valuable source of meat for food banks around the state. For more information, call the food bank at 603-669-9725 x240 or visit http://www.nhfoodbank.org.

 


 

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The parents of the SVSC U12 girls team would like to send out a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the girls who won their tournament on Saturday, October 22. The girls played hard, gave 110% and did a wonderful job! This was a little team who did big things and we are very proud of you girls! Thank you for a lot of fun, and for most of you, we are looking forward to seeing your middle school games next year!

 


 

Draft Gulf War Task Force Report Redefines

How Care And Services Are Provided To Gulf War Veterans

Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan Commander

American Legion  Peterson-Cram Post 75

Pittsfield, NH 03263

 

Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the Department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has completed the draft of a comprehensive report that will outline how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) addresses the concerns of Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991.

 

"This report provides a road map for our continued enhancements in our care and services we provide to Gulf War Veterans," said Shinseki. "We will be applying lessons learned from this report to Veterans of all eras."

 

Notification of the draft written report is published in the Federal Register, and the draft written report addresses seven areas where VA provides services for this group of Veterans.

 

Over the past year, the task force has examined, evaluated, designated and adjusted the initial road map outlined in last year’s report. VA has designated steps to improve care and services to Gulf War I Veterans and these improvements are becoming a part of our culture and operations.

 

This year’s report focuses on improvements in the delivery of health care for Gulf War Veterans. One of the most substantial additions is modifications to clinical care models used for Gulf War Veterans, which is the most critical point of service VA provides. There are better linkages between specialty knowledge and services at the basic point of care. Clinical research and development is significantly contributing new concepts and methods to clinical practice and clinical education throughout VA.

 

Two new positions were established in the Office of Research and Development for deployment and Desert Shield and Desert Storm health-related issues. Both positions have been filled and are enhancing research efforts for Gulf War Veterans and will continue to do so in the coming years.

 

VA is also strengthening partnerships and medical surveillance to address the potential health impacts on Veterans from the environmental exposures on today’s battlefield. Additionally, VA continues to use social media to improve communication with Gulf War Veterans.

 

The Chairman of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force is John R. Gingrich, chief of staff at VA, a retired Army officer who also served in the Gulf War.

 

"To ensure we are tracking the needs of our Veterans, we want to get feedback from Gulf War Veterans on this draft report," said Gingrich. "Their feedback is critical to our efforts to understand and serve their specific needs. Therefore, we hope they take advantage of one of the different opportunities to provide feedback that we have created for them."

 

As a first step, VA is seeking public comments on the draft written report before final publication. The public notice and instructions for how to submit comments electronically and via postal mail will be posted at www.regulations.gov, and the draft written report will be open for comment for 30 days. In addition, VA recognizes that a great number of Gulf War Veterans use the internet on a daily basis to share their ideas and concerns, so VA has also created a public discussion board on the seven recommendations at: http://vagulfwartaskforce.uservoice.com/. To view the report without making recommendations, please visit VA’s website at http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/Draft_2011_GWVI-TF_Report.pdf.

 


 

Josiah Carpenter

Library Is Collecting Food For Fines

 

For the month of November all past due fines are waived if the overdue items are returned and a food donation of equal value is placed in a collection box at the library.

 

Food for Fines to benefit the Food Pantry for the month of November until Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The dates are November 1st through 5:00 pm on November 23.

 

Fine amnesty of any outstanding fines, would be waived on the condition that the item is returned and the foods donated equal the value of the fines owed.

 

Foods must be canned, boxed or bagged, non-perishable, dry-good staples. Collected items will be donated to the Food Pantry.

 

Food Pantry food donations will also be accepted from generous patrons who do not owe fines.

 

This fine amnesty applies only to any unpaid fines (we will not credit patrons for fines already paid off), and the item that was overdue must be returned first (we are not waiving any replacement fees).

 

All items donated will be given to the Pittsfield Food Pantry. Fines not paid off with food during this amnesty period will continue to accrue until paid. The overdue fine system will resume on November 28th.

 


 

Federal Rule Change Enhances VA Collaboration And

Preserves Patient Privacy

Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan Commander

American Legion  Peterson-Cram Post 75

Pittsfield, NH 03263

 

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it is amending an agency rule in the Code of Federal Register (C.F.R.) to remove an inappropriate restriction on sharing of information about treatment for certain types of medical conditions with the Department of Defense (DOD). This update to the regulation removes the restrictive VA provision and enhances VA’s collaboration with DOD so Veterans can receive better and more timely treatment, services and benefits.

 

"VA and DOD clinicians must have the most accurate and comprehensive data available to ensure they provide the highest quality care possible. We have discovered that, particularly in this age of electronic health records, this regulatory restriction created an impediment to maximizing this exchange of information," said Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

 

This interim final rule removes a restriction that is not required by the statute, 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 7332, and is inconsistent with the intent and purpose of that statute. This confidentiality statute was enacted before other privacy laws were in place to protect against the unauthorized disclosure of VA medical records relating to treatment for drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and sickle cell anemia.

 

Because Congress never intended the protection of such records to interfere with the treatment of Veterans, the statute contains an exception that permits VA to share the protected records with DOD. 38 U.S.C. § 7332(e). However, when VA published the implementing regulation in 1995, 38 C.F.R. § 1.461, the rule further narrowed the exception to allow the interchange of only a subset of these records: those pertaining to a period when the individual was subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

 

A recent VA review of information sharing processes with DOD found that this restriction, which is narrower than the statutory exception, impedes VA’s ability to share important medical information to coordinate the care and treatment of Veterans. The updated rule removes this extra restriction and makes the agency rule consistent with statute. It allows for the appropriate sharing of this treatment information and continues to preserve Veteran and patient privacy in accordance with § 7332 and other privacy statutes and regulations without obstructing the delivery of medical care to Veterans.

 

The interim final rule, which may be found at www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=VA-2011-VHA-0025-0001, is effective the date posted to the Federal Register. Written comments may be submitted through www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Room 1068, Washington, DC 20240; or fax to (202) 273-9026. Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to "RIN 2900-AN95-Sharing Information Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense."

 


 

TOPS News

Submitted By Terrie Azotea

 

At TOPS this week we had a nice meeting talking about upcoming events. We heard some smart tips that we could try this week to have a better weight loss next week.

 

Some of them are portion control and how much we are suppose to have. First, we are suppose to only eat as much meat as the size of our palm. Second, cheese should be the size of our thumb. Third, a potato should be the size of your fist. So now that we have this information, let’s see if we can try it. Enjoy and no, you can’t use both hands for your portions sizes, just one hand.

 

When dining out split your meal in half and bring the rest home for another meal. Just a couple of ideas to follow. I, for one, am going to try them this week to see how it works.

 

We have a contest going on and the winners will be picked in a couple of weeks. Good luck and keep up the good work.

 

It was nice tonight to see our new KOPS stand up with the other KOPS. Kudos.

 

Hope everyone did okay with the Halloween candy and if you have any left over from Monday, get rid of it. Don’t keep it in the house to give you any temptation that you don’t want.

 

Well, I hope everyone has a great week and if you are interested in coming to our meeting please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333. We meet on Tuesday nights at the St. Stephen’s Church in Pittsfield. Weigh-in is at 5:30, meeting is at 6:30.

 

" Take on day at a time and before you know it you will be at your goal." See you lighter next week!

 


 

Behind The Scene At The Pittsfield Players’ Man of LaMancha:

Don Quixote and Aldonza

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Gary Evans will play Don Quixote in the Pittsfield Players’

production of Man of LaMancha.

 

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Susan Schott as Aldonza in Man of LaMancha.

 

The Pittsfield Players’ fall production of Man of LaMancha has been graced with many very talented local community theater actors who will be bringing this sweeping classic to the Scenic Theatre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 11, 12 and 13, and again the following week on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19. Tickets, which are $15 per person, are on sale now and can be reserved by visiting the Players’ website www.pittsfieldplayers.com and clicking on the TicketLeap button, or by calling 435-8852.

 

Two of the leading roles in the show are being portrayed by Gary Evans, who plays Don Quixote, and Susan Schott, who plays Aldonza.

 

Gary Evans has been performing in community theater in southern NH for many years and likes both musicals and serious plays. He has appeared at the Majestic Theater in Manchester in Moon Over Buffalo and has had roles in Lend Me A Tenor, Brigadoon and Chicago. Gary says that his role in Man of LaMancha is really three roles – Cervantes, Don Quixote and Alonza Quijana. On stage, Gary has large blocks of dialogue to memorize and perform – a challenge even for an experienced actor, and keeping the three distinct personalities of his characters separate adds an extra degree of difficulty to this role.

 

"I have three fantastic songs to perform and I love the music in this show," said Gary, "and I also get to work with Sue Schott, who I’ve performed with before, and she is such a talented singer and is so perfect for her role."

 

When Gary isn’t performing on stage, he lives on his small farm in Weare and restores old houses.

 

Susan Schott was last seen on the Scenic stage in the role of Marsinah in the Players’ production of Kismet. She has performed all over NH and New England in productions too numerous to mention. Her role of Andonza in Man of LaMancha has presented some additional challenges for the petite soprano.

 

"Man of LaMancha is one of the most physical roles I have ever had to play," she said. "Jumping on tables, being hit and thrown over shoulders are just some of the stunts that I have to do in this show. My muleteers take care of me, though, and we manage to make it all look realistic."

 

When not doing musical theater, Sue can also be seen fronting the band Myxer. Sue said, "The Pittsfield Players make me feel so special when I perform here, and this cast in particular is one of the most caring, talented and hard working actors and crew I have ever had the pleasure of working with." When not on stage, Sue can be found behind the counter at Jared, the Galleria of Jewelry.

 

Gary and Sue are just two of the extremely talented actors the Pittsfield Players’ have cast in Man of LaMancha, and they are all preparing to make this fall production a classic standing ovation performance. Be sure to order your tickets soon to avoid missing out on this fantastic show.

 

Next week in Behind the Scene: Director John Charron.

 


 

"Going, Going, Gone" Luncheon

 

You and your friends are invited to a luncheon sponsored by the Concord Christian Women’s Club and Stonecroft Ministries on Thursday, November 10th, from 11:30 to 1:30, at The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester Street, Concord, NH.

 

The cost of the luncheon is $15.00 inclusive. Do some early Christmas shopping at our auction with George Foster and Juanita Oftedahl will be speaking on "Obtaining the Right Stuff."

 

Reservations are required by November 1st, cancellations are also required. Call Wendy at 485-7446 or Barbara at 798-5976.

 

Stonecroft Ministries is a non-profit ministry. For more information visit www.Stonecroft.org.

 


 

Pittsfield In The Past, Now And In The Future

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Are you concerned about the economic growth of Pittsfield? Ed Vien, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee and a member of the Board of Selectmen will present a program at the Pittsfield Historical Society on November 10th at 7 pm.

 

Ed will discuss what changes have been in the economic picture in Pittsfield and what could possibly be seen as future changes that may take place. We have seen exciting changes take place in Pittsfield, going from a mill town to one with a diversified industry base. The public is invited to attend this program. Cider and donuts/cookies will be available at the meeting.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

Dear Fellow Citizen:

As we watch the state of our economy become more and more uncertain and feel the brunt of it within our own livelihood, it becomes exceedingly difficult to discern how to better steward our home. For some of us it means more efficiency in the grocery store, conserving on our heat, cutting back on discretionary spending or a combination of all the above. For others however, it’s a matter of living without any heat at all, wondering where the next meal will come from, choosing between food and prescriptions, lack of transportation to employment, medical appointments, etc.

 

…and then there is the wasteful spending of the government…

 

How disappointing to witness such carelessness from our local authorities. Let me share with you one example: Last Wednesday (approximately 11:30 am), Fairpoint was doing some work on Main Street. There were two flagmen directing traffic (I’m assuming Fairpoint staff). Also present were two Pittsfield cruisers (approximately 700’ from the police station) parked parallel to one another with blues flashing and officers sitting in them chatting. On numerous occasions, at all hours (weekdays and weekends), I have observed Pittsfield cruisers in Northwood, Epsom, Chichester and on Route 4 heading towards Concord. Additionally, when I do see cruisers in town, they are oftentimes doing special detail (from the driver’s seat of the cruiser) as opposed to patrolling.

 

Although at a glance this may not seem reckless to some of you, please take it from someone who has analyzed budgets for several years, including throughout my four-year tenure on the Board of Selectmen - this lack of accountability is problematic. While it has repeatedly been brought to the attention of the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator and Police Chief, it has not been curtailed. Not good stewardship by any stretch of the imagination!

 

Still serving you,

Linda Small

 


 

Letter

 

To my fellow Granite State voters:

As our Primary Election starts to come into view, I thought I would write a few thoughts about a candidate I appreciate and hope more people will support. It is a real privilege to live in the first primary state and I think we should take seriously who we will support to be our next president. Once again, we have the opportunity to support, and possibly for the last time, this true modern day founding father, Ron Paul.

 

One reason I support him is because he is serious about the U.S. Constitution. That is one of the President’s main jobs, to make sure government is limited to only what’s in the Constitution. This is not a wacky right-wing agenda, this is an American agenda - red or blue. There are many candidates running, and I appreciate them all in some way. But after doing some research, Ron Paul is the most consistent, honest and committed to defending the Constitution.

 

In 2008, America wasn’t afraid to give Barack Obama an opportunity in the White House. Now we certainly shouldn’t be afraid to give Mr. Paul this same opportunity. He earned it. Let’s start with NH, let’s start with Pittsfield.

 

Sincerely,

Willie Matras

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

This morning when I settled in for my first cup of coffee and the Suncook Sun, there it was! The "quip" was back!

 

That was my first smile of the day. Thank you for really listening to your reader’s thoughts. There is nothing quite so wonderful as a small town newspaper that really cares.

 

Thank you again.

Janet Tower

Pittsfield

 


 

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Pictured is Bruce Clattenburg "Junior" making foul poles for the new field at Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park. They are as nice as the ones at Fenway and will be installed as soon as weather permits. Thank you Bruce.

 


 

Letter

Thank You

 

On Saturday, October 22nd Suncook Valley Soccer Club hosted the U12 Boys Tournament. The weather was fantastic and all the players had a great day. SVSC would like to send out a big thank you to everyone who helped volunteer on Saturday and the rest of the season to make the concession stand a success.

 

Coach Peter Tuttle, Coach Tara Pinto and the entire varsity girl’s soccer team ran the concession stand on Saturday and did an outstanding job. A very special thank you to Heidi Knight, Alisha Smith and Paulette Wolfe for organizing the concession stand this fall.

 

SVSC looks forward to another great soccer season next year, please watch the Sun for sign-ups next summer. Thank you all for helping make 2011 a great year for SVSC.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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