Those Celebrating Birthdays are: January 2, Kelly Feeny, Dawn
Farnham, Matthew Cornell; January 3, Merrill Vaughan;
January 4, Andrew Topouzoglou; January 7, Ardra Cate, Christina
Cornell; January 8, Christine Dunne
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: January 2, Don and Kathy Bergeron;
January 4, John and Effie Topouzoglou
Congratulations!
The Pittsfield Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at
Society headquarters, 13 Elm Street, on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at
7:00 pm.
School Lunch Menus
January 7 - January 11, 2013
PES
Monday
Loaf and Ladle
Grilled cheese varieties, corn, tomato soup, fresh fruit
Tuesday
Mexican Fiesta!
Beef tacos, roasted corn salsa, Rio Grande rice, fresh apple
Wednesday
Pastalicious!
Chicken and pasta broccoli with cheese, Italian green beans, mixed
fruit
Thursday
New England Classic
Turkey pot pie over a warm biscuit, mashed potato, seasoned apple
slices
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, carrots, baked cinnamon pears
PMHS
Monday
Loaf and Ladle
Grilled cheese varieties, corn, tomato soup, fresh fruit
Tuesday
Mexican Fiesta!
Taco bar, roasted corn salsa, Rio Grande rice, fresh apple
Wednesday
Pastalicious!
Chicken and pasta broccoli with cheese, garden salad, mixed fruit
Thursday
New England Classic
Turkey pot pie over warm biscuit, mashed potato, apple crisp
Friday
Fresh and Healthy
Garden salad with chicken pita bread, sweet potato fries, pears
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Well, we are ending the year with a nice weight loss. Kudos to
Laurel for being the best loser of the week! Keep up the good work.
Not much was going on at TOPS this past week; a few weighed in and
it was a nice meeting. Everyone was getting ready for Christmas
day.
Soon enough its going to be a new year and that’s when we all set
our new year’s resolutions... A lot of people say they are going to
lose weight. Well, if anyone made that resolution, they are welcome
to come join us.
We are a good support weight loss program that has lots of
encouragement and a way to meet new friends. If anyone is interested
in joining us, we meet on Tuesday nights at the St. Stephen’s Church
on Main Street in Pittsfield. Weigh in is at 5:30 and the meeting is
at 6:30. Any questions call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at
435-5333.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Hope everyone has a happy and healthy New Year!
Merrimack County Budget Update And Other News
Submitted By
Bronwyn Asplund-Walsh, Chair Merrimack County Commissioner
Well, another election is behind us and another County Budget has
just been proposed to the new legislative delegation by the
Merrimack County Commissioners. I am proud to announce to you that
we, the Commissioners of Merrimack County, have passed on to your
local State Representatives a proposed budget which is nearly flat
funded (a 0.29% increase from last year’s budget which was flat
funded). Your local State Representatives will now meet in various
sub-committees to determine and pass the County Budget for this
year. Already, your local representatives have been very busy
attending County meetings. I look forward to meeting with them
individually regarding issues concerning our nursing home,
Department of Corrections, Sheriff’s Department, etc.
You must know how hard our department heads have worked to both
improve their individual departments and maintain costs. Ron White,
Administrator for the Department of Corrections, has begun a request
for proposals for pharmaceutical services for the Department of
Corrections, which should significantly cut costs for medications.
Our Merrimack County Child Advocacy Center continues to improve and
expand its programs while increasing its funding through donations.
We recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service and
Merrimack County which will continue our long-time unique
partnership. This will set the stage for an even stronger
association while enabling Cooperative Extension to become even more
efficient. Our County Administrator, Kathleen Bateson, received the
County Administrator of the Year award at the New Hampshire
Association of Counties annual convention. Through her efforts,
Moody’s investment service has awarded Merrimack County an Aa3
rating sighting our conservative budgetary management practices, our
large and stable county tax base and manageable debt burden.
As Chair of the Merrimack County Commissioners, I attended a
National Association of Counties Justice and Public Safety Symposium
in Fulton County, Georgia. We discussed how to safely lower jail and
juvenile detention populations, cost-effective pretrial justice
programs, cybersecurity, and diverting the mentally ill from the
criminal justice system with some of the nation’s foremost justice
and public safety experts. We also considered how county officials
can best shape federal policies and funding to ensure that services
for residents in their communities are enhanced. Keynote speaker was
former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young. We also
heard from Dr. James Austin, former director of the Institute on
Crime, Justice and Corrections at George Washington University.
The National Association of Counties has for several years offered a
free prescription drug discount card through the counties. Now, they
also offer a dental discount program. For both of these discount
programs, residents of Merrimack County can contact our office at
(603) 796-6800 for their free discount cards.
Lastly, I am proud to announce that I have been elected as Vice
President of the New Hampshire Association of Counties. County
government was established in 1771. There are now 10 New Hampshire
Counties. NHAC represents the interests of County Government in New
Hampshire. Our affiliates include the Register of Deeds, County
Attorneys, County Nursing Homes, County Corrections, County Human
Services, and County Human Resources. Please feel free to contact me
at any time if you have any questions or issues concerning our
County Government.
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