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Pittsfield NH News

November 5, 2014

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From Your Merrimack County Commissioner

Submitted By Attorney Bronwyn Asplund-Walsh

 

So much has happened during these last few months.  You will be very pleased to know that Merrimack County has recently received the highest rating possible for our Tax Anticipation Notes- an SP1+.  Our long term rating has been upgraded to AA by Standard and Poor. Because of internal reviews by our Insurance Company, we have received $9,527.00 back on our property and liability program, $34,926.00 on our worker’s compensation program, and $17,170.00 on our unemployment compensation program.  This is all because of very careful management by your County and your County Administrator, Kathy Bateson.  After years of working for Merrimack County, Kathy Bateson is retiring at the end of October. The Commissioners have just finished a diligent search reviewing dozens of applications for Kathy’s position (some as far away as Alaska).  We have hired Stephen Marro who has been County Administrator for Pike County, Georgia, and acting Town Manager for Gorham, New Hampshire.  Stephen will start October 31, 2014.

 

Our Nursing Home Administrator, Lori Shibonette, recently was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties.   I was recently elected as President of the New Hampshire Association of Counties.  As President of the New Hampshire Association of Counties, I am a voting member of the National Association of Counties.  This gives Merrimack County a tremendous advantage when it comes to County issues.

 

Issues of importance to Merrimack County at this time include the managed care rates for the nursing home, the renovation of our old correctional facility (Edna McKenna) which we hope to use to help our increasing population of  inmates with drug and mental health issues, and the recent push by the Superior Court Justices to have all felony cases be brought in Superior Court rather than District Court.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (603) 796-6840 or write to the County of Merrimack, 333 Daniel Webster Highway, Suite 2, Boscawen, N.H. 03303-2415.

 


 

November Events At The Josiah Carpenter Library

Submitted By Beverly Pietlicki, DIrector

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The Library will be hosting its First annual Tellebration event on Thursday, November 13th featuring New Hampshire writer, storyteller and creator of Coyote’s Inkwell, Michael Lang. This event will be from 3:30-4:30 at the Pittsfield Elementary School Media Center. No registration required. Come enjoy a mix of some old and some new traditional and international folktales from an “old” pro. 

 

On Tuesday, November 25 th at 7:00pm, Bob Veilleux will return to the library to present his program on meteorites and the New Hampshire Astronomical Society will take participants up to True Road for another pre-winter Sky Watch. Please call the library for further details. 

 

Preschoolers! Join Ms. Grainger for story hour on Thursday mornings from 10:00am – 11:00. It’s always fun to discover new books, learn about fall, do a crafty project and have a snack! Upcoming themes include eating your harvest veggies, gingerbread, and giving thanks. 

 

Josiah Teen Book Worms will be reading and discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry, (before seeing the movie!) on November 6th at 7:00 pm. 

 

The Writer’s Circle will be meeting on November 13th at 7:00 pm. We will open with a fun writing exercise and then continue listening to some new writing by members. 

 

The “Read, Meet and Talk” book club will be meeting on Tuesday December 2nd at 10:15 am to discuss Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” at the Pittsfield Senior Center. We will also be making choices for 2015 reads, so come with your ideas!  Have a cup of coffee or stay for lunch after the discussion. 

 

An initial meeting will take place on Thursday November 20th at 6:30 pm for all those interested in organizing a quilting fundraiser with next year’s Summer Reading Theme: Every Hero has a Story. 

 


 

Josiah Carpenter Library Updates Its Audio Book Collection

 

The staff at the Josiah Carpenter Library has been busy weeding old books out of the collection in preparation for the Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale in June as usual, but this year it took a look at the audio book collection and found many audio books were on still on cassette tape. These were not circulating very well and so it was decided to complete the grant that was generously given to the library by the Globe Corporation, the library would upgrade its audio book collection to include more CDs. To date the library has added more than 25 new books on CD. Some of these new titles include: Personal by Lee Child; Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier; The Bone Orchard by Maine author, Paul Doiron; 11th Hour by James Patterson and The Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. You will also find that the library has acquired some discarded audio books from its membership to the Suncook Valley Cooperative. These audios are still newer than some of the original collection and include some by authors such as Stephen King, Kathy Reichs and Khaled Hosseini. It’s easy to look these up in the library catalog by searching for audio CDs, but did you know that you can also look up eBooks and audio books that exist on the New Hampshire State downloadable books subscription “Overdrive” right from the Josiah Carpenter Library’s catalog? Next time you are looking up items in the catalog, look for the “Overdrive tab” to be linked directly into the state database. All you need is your library card! We hope you will visit the library and see “what’s new” soon.

 


 

Loudon Fine Art Show And Sale And Antiques Appraisal

 

Original paintings, prints, and photographs will be presented at the Fine Art Show and Sale, on November 8 and 9, at the Maxfield Public Library in Loudon, New Hampshire.

 

Sponsored by the Loudon Village Arts group, the show will run on Saturday, November 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m. Each day of the show will feature a door prize. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of artworks will be donated to the library.

 

The Sunday event will also feature free antique appraisals by John W. Bruno from noon to 2 p.m. There is a limit of 3 items per person. 

 

The Loudon Village Arts group is dedicated to celebrating, teaching, and promoting the arts. Made up of artists and art enthusiasts, the group meets at the library, at 7 p.m., on the first Wednesday of each month, and weekly, from 2 to 4 p.m., for open workshops. Newcomers are welcome.

 

For more information, please contact Nancy Hendy at 798-5153.

 


 

Dorcas Guild Plans Christmas Fair

 

Mark your calendar! The Dorcas Guild of the First Congregational Church, 24 Main St., Pittsfield, is holding their annual Christmas Fair Saturday, November 22 from 9 am to 2 pm.

 

There are many handmade items to choose from, as well as gourmet products, baked goods, “Unique Boutique” and the wonderful silent auction. Corn chowder and sandwich lunch with homemade pies will also be available. Plan to be there for this handcraft goldmine! Plenty of free parking in the rear, and the church is wheelchair accessible.

 


 

Church Continues Celebration with Special Service

 

The First Congregational Church, 24 Main Street, Pittsfield, will continue to celebrate their 225th anniversary with a special service, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” Sunday, November 16 at 10 a.m.  Be sure to attend to see and hear a page from their history as Henry Cooke brings their first pastor, Rev. Christopher Paige, to life. Period dress encouraged. Parking and wheelchair accessible entry are available at rear of church. For more information, call the church office at 435-7471.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).

 

It’s hard to believe that we are in our tenth year of operations here at Vintage Hill! After several years of prayer and planning (not to mention the actual construction), Vintage Hill, LLC and all that it entails was dedicated to the Lord on July 16th, 2005. “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it” (Psalm 127:1a). And so, our ministry began on Berry Avenue!

 

We would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to those who have left a fingerprint on our hearts and lives, our residents and their families, our family, friends, staff, neighbors and community members. Your support and encouragement over the years has been priceless! Most importantly, we thank our Lord for allowing us the privilege to serve Him in this way, for sustaining us through extremely unstable economic times (Luke 6:31-34), and for prospering us above and beyond anything we could have ever imagined or asked for! He has entrusted us with much and continues to deliver us through it all, and so we praise Him simply for who He is and look forward to all that He has in store for the next ten years, beginning with the completion of our Great Room!

 

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (I Corinthians 10:31).

 

Always to His glory,

Linda Small

Pittsfield

 


 

Globe Manufacturing Company

Hosts Pittsfield Middle School Students

 

In Support Of What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Video Contest

 

Contest Partners Middle School Students with Local Manufacturers to Produce Video Exploring Career Opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing.

 

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NH Governor Maggie Hassan and Commissioner of Department of Resources and Economic Development, Jeffrey Rose, recently launched the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Video Contest. Aimed at introducing middle school students to advanced manufacturing, the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Video Contest partners participating schools with a local manufacturer to produce a video that explores career opportunities in manufacturing, how the industry has changed and its importance to New Hampshire’s economy as the state’s largest industry.

 

“As our state’s largest industry, manufacturing is critical to keeping our economy moving in the right direction and expanding middle class opportunity,” Governor Hassan said. “By creating partnerships between job-creating manufacturing companies and local schools, the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Video Contest will help our students understand that they can stay in New Hampshire and find jobs here that are interesting and exciting. This contest will also help build relationships that can lead to a stronger workforce pipeline to fill the jobs that growing businesses are creating here in New Hampshire, helping this critical industry continue to thrive.”

 

Pittsfield’s own Globe Manufacturing Company has partnered with Pittsfield Middle School Tech Education classes in support of this initiative. On Tuesday, October 7th, PMHS Tech Education teacher, Paul Sherwood, brought 8th grade students to tour the Globe Manufacturing facilities. Along with a brief history of the fourth generation, locally-owned Globe, the students received a tour of the sales and customer service departments. Globe employees also walked students through each step of the manufacturing process, including a trip to the factory floor, to see first hand how the firefighter turnout gear is manufactured. 

 

“This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to see the scope of the work the Globe does, and it is right here in town!” says teacher Paul Sherwood, “Having such an opportunity within our own community will open many doors for our district and our partnering business leaders.”

 

Dean of Instruction, Danielle Harvey adds “We are very grateful to have such a wonderful resource in town. The Globe is a great supporter of our school and we appreciate the strong community partnership we continue to build with them. Moving forward, we hope to explore expanding our partnership with the Globe, and other community businesses, to enrich Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs), Learning Studios and other multiple pathways to learning offered to our students at Pittsfield Middle High School.”

 

“At Globe, we’re equally committed to the communities we do business in and our mission to protect firefighters around the world,” said Rob Freese, Senior VP of Marketing at Globe Manufacturing Company. “Having the Pittsfield Middle School students tour our factory and create a video about what’s cool about manufacturing is a source of immense pride. We wish them the best in the Governor’s video contest.”

 

Over the next few weeks, students will produce a 1-3 minute video highlighting the multifaceted aspects of Globe manufacturing. Students will be taking their notes and using that to create a storyboard draft. From the draft, they will go back to Globe to get more footage and then create a final video. Look for the video to be highlighted on the district webpage in December! Winners are expected to be selected in early 2015.

 


 

This Isn’t Some Dusty Musical!

The Pittsfield Players Ramp It up For South Pacific ‘14

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Kevin Kennedy and Shaima Al-Hammadi as Lt. Joe Cable and Liat, star-crossed lovers that may never have been meant to be.

 

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Angelo Gentile and Catherine Martinez as Emile de Beque and Nellie Forbush know it’s going to take more than Some Enchanted Evening to overcome the many obstacles that get in the way of their destiny.

 

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Director Maye Hart brings South Pacific to life once again on the Scenic Stage November 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 9 at 2PM.

 

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Sailor Joshua Crowell goes from performing on stage to assistant stage managing off stage, come to South Pacific to see why this double-duty actor calls for all hands on deck!

 

Now’s the time to reserve your tickets to South Pacific because if you’re caught without, it may be another 30 years before we bring it around again! That being said, this is not the 1980’s version you saw with your grandmother before the Players even owned the theatre. Retro this production is not. Prepare to be amazed at the innovations in set design put forth by Director Maye Hart’s set guru, her husband, Jim Hart. Anchors aweigh does not begin to describe the feeling you get when you literally walk aboard the Scenic for this ultra fantasy trip to the South Pacific. Probably the biggest set the Scenic Theatre has seen since My Fair Lady, Maye and Jim go wall to wall with grand murals, drop down  and movable set pieces twice the size of the actors and them some. Besides the talented actors and actresses, you are in for a treat and a feat of costuming, set design and Broadway-worthy performances.

 

The Pittsfield Players present South Pacific at the Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield, NH November 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 9 at 2PM. Doors will be open one hour prior to performances for refreshments and raffles. Tickets, $17, will be available at www.pittsfieldplayers.com, by calling (603) 435-8852 to reserve or at the box office the afternoon, evening of performances. Come be inspired by us.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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