Those Celebrating Birthdays are: December 28, Hannah Marston, Karmen
Bean, Sonya Butterworth; December 29, Jim Stapleton, Sis
Butterworth;
January 2, Kelly Feeny, Dawn Farnham, Matthew Cornell;
January 3, Merrill Vaughan.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: January 1, Russ and Sandi
Courtemanche; January 2, Don and Kathy Bergeron.
Best Wishes!
School Lunch Menus
January 2-6, 2012
PES
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Calypso Cruise
Chicken nuggets, roasted zucchini, Jamaican me crazy corn bread,
fresh Mac apple
Wednesday
That’s Italian
Spaghetti and meatballs with homemade marinara, healthy garden
salad, garlic bread, fruit cocktail
Thursday
Asian Occasion
Oriental chicken and vegetable stir fry, seasoned rice, pineapple
chunks
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, garden salad, orange wedges
PMHS
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Calypso Cruise
Caribbean jerk chicken tenders, roasted zucchini and summer squash,
Jamaican me crazy corn bread, pineapple tidbits
Wednesday
That’s Italian
Spaghetti and meatballs with homemade marinara, garden salad, garlic
bread, fresh orange wedges
Thursday
Asian Action Station
Kung Pao chicken, stir fried rice, mixed vegetables, fresh Mac apple
Friday
Winter Soup, Sandwich and Salad
Homemade corn and ham chowder, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad,
fruit cocktail
Dorcas Guild
The Dorcas Guild of the First Congregational Church held its annual
Christmas Party meeting on December 13th with eighteen members and
four guests attending. Devotions were given by Peggy Jacobs who read
"The Gift of Christmas" and a Christmas Reading paraphrased from I
Corinthians which had been received in the past from, now deceased
member, Maddy Rogers. All joined in the Lord’s Prayer.
This being the Christmas Party meeting, business was put aside until
after the bountiful pot luck dinner that included all kinds of
casseroles, salads and crock pot offerings as well as several
delicious desserts.
During the business meeting the secretary read her report of the
November meeting as well as correspondence. The treasurer gave her
financial report including the results of the Christmas Fair in
November and the Craft Fair in December, both of which were a great
success.
The food basket was taken by Shirley Bleckman and will go next to
Nancy Fogg, Audrey Moore and Cindy Cyr. The apron, brought by Joan
Riel, went to Freda Jones, then to Elaine Coffey and Cindy Cyr. The
mystery package brought by Corine Miller was won by Carolyn Davis.
The warm clothing donations for the needy are being gathered again.
Members were reminded the mitten tree is up until Christmas.
Twenty-five dollars was voted to the Building Fund in loving memory
of Ogden "Junie" Boyd.
Christmas monetary gifts of appreciation were voted to Rev. Dave,
Pastor and to Linda Bissonnette, organist/choir director. Yearbooks
for 2012 were checked, corrections made, activities and hostesses
were lined up for the coming year. Final plans were made for the
collation for Mary Newell to be hosted at 2 pm on Saturday, December
17th. Members were reminded that the Wednesday work group will begin
again on February 8th from 10 am to 2 pm.
At the close of the meeting "Prayer Partners" were revealed.
From Reny Boyd’s annual "Charlie Brown’s Tree" a gift exchange was
held from a huge selection of gaily decorated packages. Members drew
numbers and made their choice of gift in the order of their numbers.
Each gift was very special and there was a great variety. Along with
their gift each one received their annual Reny Boyd tree ornament.
The next meeting will be held January 10th with Elaine Coffey, Cindy
Cyr, and Corine Miller as hostesses.
Letter
To the good citizens of Pittsfield:
Sat down tonight to work on our zoning repeal petition and low and
behold I realized I had missed the filing date which is 120 to 90
days before town meeting. With all the warm weather I thought we
were still in the fall.
Anyway, the people who want to keep things the way they are can
focus on the Planning Board’s proposal to make things better.
I’ll start early and have a petition for the 2013 town meeting. By
then Pittsfield may be ready for a tax and land rights revolution. I
hope to be a part of it.
Another screw up was last night at the Pubic Hearing to discuss the
2012 budget for the BCEP Recycling Facility. I misspoke when I said
the median personal income of the American worker was $33,336. It’s
really $39,336.
Anyway, thanks for the advice Rick Belanger. Thanks for taking the
head Earl Wier, and thanks to the facility’s workers and staff.
There’s really no problem that can’t be solved when four towns come
together.
The BCEP Facility makes it look easy. Recycling and taking care of
four town’s solid waste, without increasing our tax burden. This
can’t be easy. It must take a lot of sweat and good management.
So with that, lunch is on Earl.
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Letter
On national defense and Ron Paul’s constitutional approach to it.
Don’t be fooled, Ron Paul is committed to defending this country.
But he believes it should be done constitutionally and soberly. When
a declaration of war is approved by Congress, Ron Paul would send a
fully equipped military to get the job done with generals in the
field of battle instead of Washington bureaucrats in charge. It is
also important to have a clear mission and exit strategy unlike the
current meddling in the business of other nations. Paul has said
that is what’s lacking according to soldiers he has spoken with.
Statistics show that he has the support of the military. The vast
majority of military personnel contribute to and support his
campaign. These are not just polls, this is actual support. I feel
it is very important for the president to support and understand the
service people. Like I said, don’t be fooled.
Take some time and visit his website at
www.RonPaul2012.com
Sincerely,
Willie Matras
Pittsfield, NH
New Year, New Beginnings at the Pittsfield Area Senior Center
Would you like to add some zest to your morning routine? Then,
consider coming to the Senior Center to try out our fitness
activities.
Young at Heart STARS: Strength Training and Restorative Exercise for
Seniors, will resume on Wednesday January 4th at 9:30 am. STARS
combines strength, balance and aerobic exercise to a soundtrack of
uplifting music. Instructor Kristina Pellitier modifies activities
to all levels of fitness and mobility.
Gentle Yoga, which is taught by Tom Sherman, will resume on Monday
January 9th at 11:00 am. Join the class to build your strength,
stretch your muscles and your brain. The focus of Gentle Yoga is to
maintain flexibility for everyday living, and exercises can be
modified to meet your personal goals.
Both classes have a suggested donation of $4.00 per session, and the
first session is free! You can join anytime, and come whenever your
schedule permits. You can call the Senior Center 435-8482 if you
would like more information. If you come and visit, you’ll be
welcomed with smiles and laughter from people who know what it takes
to celebrate January in NH.
Letter
As the year 2011 comes to a close, I feel it is time for me to give
up the Pittsfield column. At 83, I feel I’m pretty much out of touch
with local happenings and so it’s time to call it quits.
I began writing well over thirty years ago when May Emerson retired
after many, many years as correspondent for the Suncook Valley Sun,
the Concord Monitor and the Union Leader and I took on her three
jobs. Eventually, it came down to the Suncook Valley Sun with Sidney
and Sonia Robinson, then 27 years ago Art and Elsie Morse and next
their son, Ross. They have all treated me so special, I will really
miss it.
Thank you all with whom I have had contact through the column, I
will miss you as well.
Sincerely,
Joan Riel
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