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Pittsfield NH News

May 2, 2012

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: May 2, Kay Owens, Matthew Wolfe; May 3, Robbie Clark, Roberta Elkins; May 4, Bea Pszonowsky Douglas, Elizabeth Boyd; May 5, Danny Deane; May 6, Judith Dunne.

 

A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!

 


 

Celebrating Anniversaries are: May 2, Daniel and Linda St. Laurent, Sr.; May 5, Don and Dawn Farnham;

 

May 7, Mick and Linda Rafeal; May 8, Don and Barbara Raney.

 

Congratulations!

 


 

Interfaith Community Kitchen

 

For those in need of a free cooked meal or an evening of fellowship, the Interfaith Community Kitchen, located at St. Joseph’s Church, on Route 4 in Northwood, will open its doors each Monday evening from 5:30-7:00. Join us for food and friendship. No reservations required. For more information contact Our Lady of Lourdes/St. Joseph’s Parish at 435-6242.

 


 

Open House, Barnstead Community Market, a co-op at your fingertips… Saturday, May 5, 9-4, 13A Parade Road, Barnstead, NH 03218. Alpaca products, pottery, jewelry, prints. Visit with alpacas and rabbits.

 


 

School Lunch Menus

May 7 - 11, 2012

 

PES

Monday

Cheeseburger Day

Cheeseburger on a bun, pasta salad, carrot coins, fresh Mac apple

 

Tuesday

Acapulco Feast

Chicken quesadilla, Spanish rice, sweet corn, salsa, peaches

 

Wednesday

North End Favorite

Spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, garden salad, pears, jammin Jell-O

 

Thursday

Colonel’s Favorite

Chicken patty sandwich, seasoned rice, green peas, cinnamon apple slices

 

Friday

Fresh Picks Pizza

Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, side salad, peaches

 

PMHS

Monday

All American

Homemade shepherd’s pie, garlic roll, garden salad, fresh assorted fruit

 

Tuesday

Mediterranean Feast

Orange rosemary chicken, seasoned rice, wheat roll, roasted vegetable medley, pears

 

Wednesday

North End Favorite

Spaghetti and meatballs, marinara, garlic bread, garden salad, peaches

 

Thursday

Kansas City BBQ

BBQ pork rib patty, seasoned rice, cole slaw, jalapeño cornbread, spiced apple slices

 

Friday

Wok For Life

Sweet and sour chicken, stir fry, Tokyo rice, Asian veggies, pineapple tidbits

 


 

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Pittsfield Youth Baseball/Softball would like to thank Jon Ward, owner of Stan’s Mobile Pressure Wash, for volunteering to clean the grill hood of our Tilton Hill concession stand. Games begin Saturday, April 28th so be sure to come out and enjoy a game and a Pittsfield frank.

 


 

The Fifth Annual Mark Jarvis Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament

 

Plans are currently underway for organizing and conducting the Fifth Annual Mark Jarvis Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Nippo Lake Golf Club in Barrington, New Hampshire, on Friday June 29, 2012. The monies raised from this tournament go into a scholarship fund to aid graduating seniors at Pittsfield Middle High School. Last year we were able to present one $1000 scholarship.

 

Once again we are asking you to be a contributor and/or supporter of this fund raising tournament, but first, we would like you to know a little more about the individual in whose honor the scholarship is being given.

 

Mark Jarvis was a resident of New Durham, New Hampshire for over thirty years. During that time he was an educator in the Pittsfield School System. At various times he taught special education classes, served as the Director of Special Education and Student Services, and was Vice Principal.

 

As a member of the New Durham/Alton community, he served for 28 years in the New Durham Volunteer Fire Department, lending his abilities as an EMT and firefighter. He also served New Durham as a member and chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee for over ten years. He also served as a member and chairman of the town Budget Committee. In 2004, he and his wife Theresa were co-recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award in New Durham.

 

Mark was an active Odyssey of the Mind/Destination Imagination Judge for many years and was also active in the Boy Scouts, attaining the level of Order of the Arrow.

 

His family, friends and co-workers wish to keep his memory and dedication to youth and community alive by sponsoring a scholarship program in his name. Mark always believed in those who had to work a little harder to rise to the top, and we would like to keep that spirit alive by honoring students who persevere and need a little extra help to achieve their educational goals.

 

Please consider being a sponsor or contributor toward this memorial.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

The Pittsfield Food Pantry wishes to thank the people of Pittsfield and surrounding towns for helping us have a very successful Ham and Bean Supper and Bake Sale.

 

We also wish to thank all the volunteers from the Food Bank, the Congregational Church, two girl scouts and their mentors for all their hard work; cooks, pie bakers, workers, set-up and clean-up, advertising and many other chores.

 

This will help us and continue helping our needy neighbors through the coming summer months. As you know, we operate strictly by donations only. We are not connected to the town or any organization.

 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

 

Ruth Strickhart

 


 

Taylor’s Grove To Perform At Loudon Church

 

Loudon Center Free Will Baptist Church, Loudon, NH presents Taylor’s Grove on Saturday, May 19th at 7 pm.

 

Mac McHale and Carolyn Hutton have joined forces to bring a bit of the North and South together in a duo called "Taylor’s Grove." Taking the name from the little North Carolina church where Carolyn grew up singing with her family, Mac and Carolyn perform together in the spirit of simple old-fashioned American music that reaches across barriers of place and generations. With guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmony singing, they bring together songs Mac learned from his mother and country radio in Downeast Maine and songs Carolyn heard in Piedmont, North Carolina in the days when people from miles around would bring their guitars and children into the church just to wait for a turn to sing and play.

 

With guitar, mandolin, banjo and tight harmony, Taylor’s Grove will play and sing in the style of early country radio. Come and enjoy some time with Mac and Carolyn.

 

For more information, call 783-4540.

 


 

DFAS Warns Service Members Of Scam Emails

By Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek

Defense Media Activity

Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan Commander

American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75

Pittsfield, NH 03263

 

Defense Finance and Accounting Service official recently released a statement warning of email scams targeting military members, military retirees, and civilian employees.

 

According to the statement, the most recent email scam indicates that individuals who are receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs may be able to obtain additional funds from the Internal Revenue Service, but only if they send copies of their income tax information.

 

Scammers have even gone so far as to "spoof" DFAS email addresses so that the recipients would think it was actually coming from DFAS personnel. In a spoofing email, the scammer makes it appear that the message is coming from a legitimate source. This is to try to lure the reader into believing it’s genuine.

 

"(Scammers) manage to find a way to appear legitimate when they’re not," said Edward Peace, the senior cyberwarfare instructor for the 39th Information Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. "In some cases, it looks like it’s from a legitimate source, but in other cases if you inspect it just a little bit deeper, just looking at where the email came from you would be tipped off right way. But most people don’t look at it. They just look at the content, it looks legitimate and they go from there."

 

To fool people, Peace said, the scam artist may create a server so that the URL is close to that of a legitimate site, for example using .mic instead of .mil at the end of the Web address. People can avoid these scams by closely reading the address from which the email was sent.

 

Though these scam artists have found ways to spoof the DFAS email address, this does not mean that customer accounts were compromised.

 

"We have not had an incident that has threatened our security or the accounts of our customers," said Steve Burghardt, a DFAS media relations officer. "We are always on the lookout. And we’re taking steps to (educate) folks."

 

To that end, DFAS officials are developing pages on their website to highlight their official email policy, examples of scam emails and law enforcement agencies that can initiate an investigation.

 

DFAS officials are also trying to make this information readily available via myPay, Burghardt said.

 

"That’s our biggest concern," he said. "As long as you keep your login credentials private and to yourself, then your account is pretty much assured a fairly decent amount of security. But if you give that away or give out that information that people can use to get new credentials ... I can always impersonate you and say, ‘I lost my login credentials, get me a new one.’"

 

Besides getting their personal information stolen, people can also fall victim to computer attacks by even opening these emails.

 

For example, if there are HTML attachments or links in the email, they can drop malware on the computer, usually a Trojan horse, Peace said. If this happens, the Trojan will call out to wherever they want it to and start to do a series of different things, such as loading more malware on the computer or turn the computer into part of a botnet. In the latter scenario, one’s computer is taken over by a hacker, made part of a larger network and used mostly for nefarious purposes.

 

In order to avoid falling victim to these computer viruses and malware, people using commercial email accounts should immediately erase these scam emails, Peace said. Service members who receive these types of email on their .mil accounts should immediately notify their network administrator.

 

For more retiree news and information, please visit www.retirees.af.mil.

 

Vaughn adds No one should send IRS paperwork in response to an email. If in doubt, call the local IRS number and verify it is who they say they are.

 


 

TOPS News

Submitted By Terrie Azotea

 

It’s that time of the year when we start cooking outside and going to cookouts and parties for the summer. As you all know, that means lots of pastas, burgers and chips.

 

Some changes you could make this year would be trying to eat turkey burgers with no buns and when making salads, use multi-grains pasta with light mayonaise. When asked to bring something to a cookout, offer to bring a fruit salad or a veggie platter that way you know there will be something you can eat. Also, bring your own meat so you can enjoy the company and stay on track with your food intake. Just some ideas for the next cookout.

 

At TOPS, we are here to help you with the weight loss journey. You get encouragement and are accountable for a weekly weigh in and that is the most important thing to keep you on the right road.

 

In the weigh in room it could be a happy day or an "I will try harder next week" day. If it’s a good week or bad week, at least you are sticking with it and trying and that is the most important thing; plus the ladies who weigh you in give you words of encouragement that make you feel better before you walk out.

 

We had a good auction last week and lots of fun around the room.

 

TOPS is a good support group that welcomes new members anytime. If you are interested in seeing what we are all about, join us on a Tuesday night at the St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield. We meet at 5:30 for our weigh in and at 6:30 for our meeting.

 

Any questions please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333.

"The road up hill and the road downhill are one in the same".

Hope everyone has a great week and see you lighter next week!

 


 

AFT-NH Statement On The Reversal Of The Pittsfield "Gag Order"

On Public Employees

 

In a statement released today, American Federation of Teachers-NH President Laura Hainey reacted to the news that on Friday evening the Pittsfield Board of Selectmen rescinded their April 10th gag order on public employees’ free speech in their town. Ms. Hainey states, "The April 10th policy passed unanimously by the Board of Selectmen was an illegal intrusion on the free speech of public employees. The Board took the correct action by reversing their written policy."

 

The policy passed by the Board of Selectmen on April 10th, stated that in part "It is therefore incumbent upon all employees to view all of their communication, written or otherwise, as being available for public viewing." The policy further stated that "any communication that is anticipated to be shared with media outlets (video, audio, written) should be reviewed by the Board of Selectmen ."

 

Ms. Hainey states that "What is most disturbing is that since Town meeting when the Board of Selectmen have been wrestling with $125,000 budget cuts initiated by Linda Small, serious issues of public safety have been discussed in Town. Since this Board’s first meeting they have sought to limit public employees participating in these very important discussions. The public is served when those providing vital public services can offer their perspective on proposed changes."

 

"AFT-NH is committed to protecting the free speech of our members and we will vigorously defend their rights and take the necessary legal action if the Pittsfield Board of Selectmen seeks to limit these rights as protected by law. We want our members to fully engage in the public discourse about how services are provided to the citizens of Pittsfield without fear of retribution. We believe the citizens of Pittsfield benefit from their experience and knowledge of what is necessary to get the job done. Why would a Board want to silence them?"

 

Attorney Terri Donovan, Director of Field Services and Collective Bargaining for AFT-NH states that "While we believe it was right to rescind this policy, we are concerned that the Board tried to explain away what they had said and done for the last few weeks. We already have contractual and other possible violations which may have occurred. The fact they stated they will be going back to the table to work on a new policy causes us serious concern. Only time will tell if they will truly respect the rights of their employees but we are cynical based on their attempts to explain away their illegal policy. Ms. Hainey stated that, "AFT-NH will remain vigilant in advocating for quality public services and the free speech of our members."

 

"AFT-NH is the State Affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers. The AFT has over one million members with nearly 4,000 members in New Hampshire. AFT-NH represents the Pittsfield Town Employees, AFT Local #6214.

 


 

Two Nights Of Fiddling In Pittsfield

 

On Thursday, May 10th at 7:00 pm the Pittsfield Historical Society, with support from the NH Humanities Council, will be presenting "Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest in New Hampshire and New England" as presented by Adam Boyce of West Windsor, VT.

 

On Friday, May 11th, at 6:00 pm, the Pittsfield Youth Workshop will be hosting their 10th Annual Fiddle Contest.

 

Both events will be held at the Scenic Theater located at 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield, NH. These programs are free and open to the public.

 

About Thursday Night’s Presentation

Fiddle contests evolved from being endurance events to playing a set number of tunes judged by certain specific criteria. Whether large or small, fiddle contests tried to show who was the "best," as well as preserve old-time fiddling and raise money for local organizations.

 

The greatest legacies of the fiddle contest are the recordings made during live competition, a sampling of which will be played during the presentation, along with some live fiddling by the presenter.

 

About Friday Night’s Fiddle Contest

Friday night there will be a silent auction and refreshments from 5:30 - 9:00 pm. The fiddle contest will begin at 6:30 pm, with the youth contestants competing first, followed by the open division in which anyone can participate.

 

There will be cash prizes for the first, second, and third place winners of both divisions. All proceeds from the evening directly support PYW programs and activities.

 

For more information on the Thursday night’s presentation contact Harry Vogt, Pittsfield Historical Society at 603-435-7993, or by email at [email protected]

 

For information on Friday night’s fiddle contest contact Zach Powers, Executive Director of the Pittsfield Youth Workshop at 603-435-8272, or by email at [email protected]

 


 

Letter

 

Well, I just read the Concord Monitor and saw where Ms. Small made one heck of a mistake on cutting the money out of the budget of the Fire and Police Departments.

 

That was a foolish move when they are the most important employees for the protection of the people of the town. And now the town is losing Mr. Johnson, the Chief of the Fire Department. Now what will happen to the Police Department?

 

The town will probably lose some men from both the Fire and Police Departments because of the cut in the salaries and also one man from the Highway Department. How come she did not cut her salary?

 

Glad they rescinded. She should not interfere with the emergency departments, she is not qualified.

 

Al Riel

Former Fireman

 


 

"Look What’s Bloomin’" Luncheon

 

You and your friends are invited to a luncheon sponsored by the Concord Christian Women’s Club and Stonecroft Ministries on Thursday, May 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. The special feature is Black Forest Nursery, "Sow to Grow" with Nancy Tarvel. Guest speaker, Miriam McCarthy’s message is entitled "Lady in the Mirror."

 

Reservations are required by May 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.

 



Women of Rotary

 

Women of Rotary met for their April meeting at the home of Maddy Pollard with 13 in attendance.

 

Due to the shrinking of our membership and other major concerns, after serious considerations, it was voted to down size some of our donations and eliminate some others. We all regretted the need to do this, but decided it was necessary if we were to continue as an organization. Plans were discussed for the coming year.

 

Refreshments were served by Maddy, Ann Carpenter and Alice Lunde. 

 


Obituaries


 

Lorraine C. Joy

 

Lorraine C. Joy, 80 of Springfield died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Wingate of East Longmeadow. Lorraine a daughter of the late Calvin and Gladys (Fifield) Joy was born in Pittsfield, NH on January 13, 1932. Lorraine was the head cook for 45 years for Sisters of the Good Shepherd formerly of Tinkham Road in Springfield. Lorraine was a special member of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Community and we are grateful for their faithful love and support to Lorraine over the years.

 

She resided in Springfield most of her life and was a communicant of St. Michael’s Cathedral. Lorraine loved to hunt, fish, and go to the movies.

 

In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a sister, Helen Davis. She is survived by her brothers, Walter and Kevin Joy and her sisters, Naomi Hodgedon, Doris Gerlach, Grace Locke, and Beverly Price all of New Hampshire; special friends, Donna Schiff, Sharon Rodrigues, Barbara Cassetta and all who knew and loved her at St. Michael’s Cathedral.

 

Her family would like to thank Wingate of East Longmeadow and Sol Amor Hospice for the care they gave to Lorraine. Family and friends met on Saturday morning, April 14, 2012 at the Holy Spirit Chapel, Elliot Street, Springfield to Celebrate the Liturgy of Christian Burial for Lorraine. Rites of Committal and Interment followed in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 421 Tinkham Road, Springfield.

 

Memorial contributions in Lorraine’s memory may be made to St. Michael’s Cathedral, 260 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103.

 

The Sampson Family Chapels were entrusted with the arrangements.

 


 

Walter John "Bunum" Come, Sr.

 

Walter John "Bunum" Come, Sr., 83, of Turner Road, Columbia, died peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at his residence after a lengthy illness.

 

Born on November 21, 1928 in Pittsfield, NH a son of Almo and Veronica (Malloy) Come he grew up in the Pembroke/Suncook area and moved to Columbia from Loudon in 1998.

 

Walter was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, and was a gun collector.

 

Before retiring in 1986 he worked as a pressman for Rumford Press in Concord. "Bunum" worked very hard to support his 16 children and loved to visit and reminisce.

 

"Bunum" is survived by his 16 children Michelle Sherman of Dunbarton, NH; Brian Come of North Stratford, NH; Keith Come of Penacook, NH; Kevin Come of Concord, NH; Denise Littlefield of Northfield, NH; Walter J. Come, Jr. of Penacook, NH; Vicki Come of North Stratford, NH; Sandy Locke of Concord, NH; Laurie Wright of Manchester, NH; Tina Fossette of Arizona; Audrey Callahan of Massachusetts; Vern Fossette of Concord, NH; Kathy Yeaton of Epsom, NH; Judy Walters of Concord, NH; Joann Raymond of Barre, VT; and Ruth Brown of Epsom, NH; many grandchildren and Great-grandchildren; two sisters Frances Bryant and husband Stanley of Durant, NC and Alberta Carter of Crescent City, FL ; and his dog Jack.

 

He was predeceased by his first wife Dorothy Elizabeth Come; two brothers Thomas Come and Alfred Come and one sister Irene Auger.

 

At Walter’s request there will be no services at this time. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton. To sign the online register book, one may go to, www.armstrongcharronfuneralhome.com

 


 

William A. St. Laurent

 

William A. St. Laurent, 79, a resident of the NH Veterans Home, Tilton, NH, formerly of Kingston, NH, died April 20, 2012, after a period of failing health.

 

Born in Newburyport, MA on August 19, 1932, he was the son of Arthur and Thelma (Cline) St. Laurent. He was raised in Rowley, MA, and graduated from Ipswich High School, Class of 1950.

 

After graduation, he served with the United States Navy aboard the escort carrier, USS Palau. Upon his return from the Navy, he resided in Ipswich, MA until 1978, when he moved to Kingston, NH, where he lived for thirty years.

 

In his early years, Bill was a self-employed carpenter. Later, he was a maintenance mechanic at Hood Foam, Marblehead, MA. After moving to NH, and until his retirement, he worked at the Lamprey Cooperative.

 

As a young man, Bill drove stock cars for Red MacDonald of Rowley, MA. An avid outdoorsman, Bill especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. He shared his love of nature with his children and grandchildren. Above all, Bill enjoyed spending time with his family and friends as well as traveling to new places in his RV.

 

Family members include two sons, William A. St Laurent of Boscawen and Robert C. St. Laurent of Exeter; two daughters, Patricia I. Power of Henniker and Andrea J. Aldrovandi of Meredith; two step-daughters, Tina Johnson of Newmarket, and Judy Bodwell of East Kingston; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brother, Charles E. St. Laurent of Georgetown, MA; a nephew and two nieces.

 

Following cremation, a memorial reception will be held Saturday, August 18, 2012, from 10 to 11 am at Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 537 Union Street, corner of Concord Street, Manchester, NH.

 

A funeral service will follow at 11 am in the funeral home.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH, PO Box 3993, Concord, NH 03302.

 

For more information, or to view the online guest registry, please visit www.connorhealy.com

  


 


 

 











 

 

 

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