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
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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