Loudon Center Freewill Baptist Church
433 Clough Hill Road, Loudon
Saturday, May 17th, please join us for a potluck supper at 6 p.m.
followed by a concert by The HomeFolk (Harold & Diana Muzzey and
Mark & Vicki Whittemore) at 7 p.m. The supper is free but a freewill
love offering will be taken for The HomeFolk. For further info,
please contact Sam Langley, Fellowship Coordinator, at 796-2194.
Peter H. Gray of Hampton NH has been named the Assistant
Superintendent of Schools for the Carver Massachusetts School
District beginning July 1, 2014. Gray recently completed an 18
month program with the National Institute of School Leadership
sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education as a Race to the Top school district and served
as the Interim Superintendent of Schools for the Hamilton-Wenham
Regional School District in Wenham MA. He is a 1974 graduate of
Pittsfield (NH) High School and has his undergraduate degree from
Southern NH University and his MBA from Franklin Pierce University.
He is the son of Henry and Shirley Gray of Epsom.
Due to a resignation of a school board member, the Pittsfield School
Board seeks interested Pittsfield citizens who wish to be considered
for appointment as a board member for the Pittsfield School
District. The appointment will extend through the March 2015
election. Please indicate interest in writing to: Superintendent of
Schools, Pittsfield School District, 23 Oneida St., Unit 1,
Pittsfield NH 03263, by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21. Questions
about this position may be addressed to a current board member or
Superintendent John Freeman.
Letter To The Editor
Take note of the beautiful hanging flower baskets at the Clothes
Closet window. They are a gift from our landlord, Jim Travato, and
a delightful welcome to spring and summer. Thank you Jim.
The Drolets and Staff
Letter To The Editor
The Pittsfield Beautification Committee would like to thank everyone
who generously donates monetary support to help us keep our Town
Gardens looking so attractive from spring through fall. We
appreciate your support, and as you can see from the Washington
House lot that was re-built last year, your donations truly do make
a difference.
We are currently looking for volunteers to join our
Committee. We meet the first Monday of the month from
April through October at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall. If you would
like to join our Committee and help us plan, plant, and maintain our
5 gardens and street planters, please contact me at
[email protected].
Thank you again for all of your support.
Carol Lambert
Secretary
Pittsfield Beautification Committee
Josiah Carpenter Library News
Adult Book Group : “Read, Meet and Talk” will be meeting on Tuesday,
May 20th at 10:00 am at the Pittsfield Community Center. We will be
discussing “My Life in France” by Julia Child. Bring your favorite
French recipe to share with the group! Please join us for a cup of
coffee and some great discussions!
Josiah Teen Book Worms: What a time was had discussing Eleanor and
Park by Rainbow Rowell! The hottest couple in Teen literary fiction!
Join us next month when we discuss the first in Erin Bowman’s
trilogy, Taken. It’s always a lively discussion with the Fabulous
Five.
Teen Writers: The writers’ group for teens will meet on Wednesday
May 14th at 6:30 pm. After sharing some pretty amazing poems and
getting familiar with each other’s writing style, we are ready to
get down to the nitty-gritty. Bring a piece of writing that will be
acceptable to read out loud for group feedback. See you there!
Monthly Movie Madness: New movies for the month of May include Fast
and Furious Six, Frozen, Into the Wild and Sahara. Voting will
resume after summer.
Preschool Story Hour: Join the fun with Mrs. Grainger on Thursday
mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Preschool Story hour; engaging
young readers with stories, crafts and snacks. Story hour will take
a break after May 29th to prepare for the Summer Reading Program.
The Summer Reading Program will begin on July 17th and will take
place at the Pittsfield Elementary School. Summer Reading Program
sign- ups will begin June 16th.
Upcoming Youth Program: The Friends of the Josiah Carpenter Library
and the Pittsfield Youth Workshop will be sponsoring New Hampshire
author of The Adventures of Buffalo and Tough Cookie: a hiking
journey of discovery through New Hampshire’s 52 With a View mountain
list. Dan Szczesny and his hiking companion, Janelle will be
speaking at the old Masonic Hall (5 Park St.) on June 10th at 5:00
pm. This program is for all ages. Children under the age of ten
should be accompanied by their parents.
Please call the library for further details: 435-8406
Letter
Dear Pittsfield Middle High School Students,
What a joy it is to walk along “Joy” Street and no longer see all
the trash along the river, as well as many other locations
throughout town! I would like to personally thank you for your
effort in helping to clean up Pittsfield. Countless hours are
devoted by so many citizens to keep our community a desirable place
to work and live; you are to be commended for your role in
maintaining that healthy community spirit!
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the
birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” (Genesis
1:26)
While our Creator has blessed us with much to behold and enjoy, He
has also given us the privilege and responsibility of properly
stewarding it. Let each of us do our part in taking good care of
that which He has entrusted us with. Otherwise, it won’t remain the
beautiful Pittsfield that we call home!
With Much Appreciation,
Linda Small
Pittsfield
Suncook Valley Rotary Club (aka Pittsfield Rotary)
Speaker Series Wednesday May 21st
Department of Transportation Commissioner Chris Clement
The Suncook Valley Rotarians are honored to have
Commissioner Chris Clement as their guest speaker on Wed May 21st,
7pm at the Pittsfield Community Center. If you would like to attend
and hear more about D.O.T, NH roads and the Route 93 Visitor Center,
please RSVP to Donna Keeley at
[email protected]. Doors open at 6:55 and the event will run until 7:30.
As Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation,
Chris Clement oversees a $700 million transportation agency of over
1,600 employees with the daily mission of transportation excellence
that enhances the quality of life in New Hampshire.
Prior to becoming NHDOT Commissioner, Chris Clement was the Director
of the Governor’s Office of Economic Stimulus.
His private sector experience included 19 years with Goss
International, Inc. of Dover, New Hampshire, where he began as a
Design Engineer and rose to the position of Director of Global
Printing Press Product Management.
A New Hampshire native, Chris Clement earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of New
Hampshire, and a Masters Degree of Business Administration from the
New Hampshire College Graduate School of Business.
Letter
THANK YOU Pittsfield 7th and 9th Graders
The Economic Development Committee (EDC) wants to express their
gratitude for your help in picking up trash along Joy Street on May
2nd.
Those of you who were there did a great job. We hope by seeing the
amount of garbage that townspeople had littered the river area with,
you will continue to help keep Pittsfield clean. The EDC plans on
doing further clean up of Joy Street and River Road in the fall. We
hope you will join us then to help improve the appearance along the
river. Again, THANK YOU!
P.S. Should anyone else reading this letter want to
join us in the fall please contact us, by email:
[email protected] or call 435-6573,
(ask for Ted).
Sincerely,
The Pittsfield Economic Development Committee
Share Your America With An International Exchange Student
Have you ever thought of hosting an international exchange student?
Local families are invited to “Share Your America” with a high
school exchange student for the next school year. Sponsored by
PAX-Program of Academic Exchange, there are several great kids still
waiting to find host families in the Lakes Region. These students
arrive in late August and spend the school year with a local family,
and then return home just as school finishes in June. The current
group of PAX exchange students have done amazing things and opened
the world for our communities this year, teaching about their home
counties while participating fully in our high schools.
The students below are hoping to do the same thing in the Lakes
Region next year. Why not consider hosting one of them?
Ludovico from Italy is an athletic 17 year old boy who enjoys track
and field, soccer, Boy Scouts, camping and hiking, swimming, acting,
and also plays the trumpet. He is the class leader in his school
and is friendly and confident. Along with 14 years of English, he
also speaks French.
Yosephine from Indonesia is an exceptional young lady. At 16, she
has already taken English for 12 years, is the president of the
English and Debate clubs in her school, and also enjoys guitar,
singing, cooking, drawing, swimming, and volunteering. She helps
her parents in their retail shop after school, and her teachers
describe her as smart and sociable.
Arina from Russia is a lovely 16 year old girl who enjoys dance,
sports like basketball, ice skating, running, and volleyball, and
also loves cooking and drawing. She excels in languages, and is not
only fluent in English, but also speaks Chinese and German. In her
essay, she tells how she hates to see homeless animals in Russia and
hopes to someday open a shelter.
Ulviyya from Azerbaijan is a remarkable 16 year old who volunteers
at an orphanage, loves the environment, and hopes to be an aerospace
engineer someday. Along with English, she also speaks Turkish,
Russian, and Azeri. She loves crafts, animals, children,
volleyball, photography, volunteer work, and swimming.
Aengela from Qatar, age 17, was born in the Philippians and has
lived in the United Arab Emirates and now Qatar because her family
has moved for work. She has had 10 years of English, loves
swimming, running, baking, acting, and writing, and is a confident
and independent young lady.
Maryam from Bahrain, age 16, can’t wait for her year in America!
She has discovered a deep love of technology, and with parents who
are both in the computer industry, it is no wonder. She has taken
12 years of English, and also loves reading and helping in the home.
She is described as a very friendly and helpful person.
PAX exchange students are covered by comprehensive medical insurance
and have their own spending money for incidentals. Volunteer host
families provide students with a bed, a quiet place to study, a seat
at the dining table, a warm and supportive home environment, and
encouragement to engage in everyday American life. With their
exchange students, host families experience activities through fresh
eyes while also learning about the student’s country and culture.
All types of families—single parents, young couples, retirees, and
parents with young children or teenagers—are welcome to host.
Founded in 1990, PAX is a non-profit educational
organization and one of a select few U.S. Department of State
designated Exchange Visitor Programs chosen to participate in its
prestigious U.S. government-sponsored FLEX, YES, and A-SMYLE
programs. Most of the students above are scholarship winners from
FLEX or YES, being chosen from among tens of thousands of applicants
in their regions because they are “the future leaders of their
countries”. School deadlines are approaching, and the
kids above need volunteer host families to be able to be part of our
community next year. If your family wants to learn more, call Kris
Hales, the PAX Lakes Region Community Coordinator, at (603)
269-7760, e mail [email protected] or visit www.pax.org.
At its annual meeting on May 7th, the Business and Industry
Association of New Hampshire elected Don Welch, president of Globe
Manufacturing Company, as Chair of the Association. The BIA is New
Hampshire’s statewide chamber of commerce and leading business
advocate. Working with the governor, legislators and state
regulators to develop and shape pro-business public policy, its
mission is to promote a healthy business climate and robust economic
future for New Hampshire.
Meet Our Members – FF/Paramedic Jason Nichols
Next up in the Pittsfield Fire Department’s “Meet Our Members”
series is Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Nichols.
Q: What is your background?
A: I’m a transplant from Indiana. I moved to New Hampshire in 2010
and purchased a house here in Pittsfield. I have been active with
the fire department since then. I started my EMS career in 2005,
earning my EMT certification, and then went to school for my
Paramedic license. I became a firefighter in 2008 and volunteered
for the Lowell (Indiana) Fire Department. When I moved to
Pittsfield, I knew I wanted to stay active on a small town fire
department.
Q: Congratulations on your new full-time employment! Tell us about
your new job and other employment.
A: I have been recently been hired as a probational firefighter for
Plymouth (NH) Fire Department. I am hoping that my experiences and
training in Plymouth will benefit the citizens of Pittsfield. In
addition, I also work per diem EMS shifts at Goffstown Fire
Department and Stewart’s Ambulance.
Q: Why did you become a firefighter/EMT?
A: Growing up, I always felt a need to help people - whether that
was holding the door open for the elderly or volunteering in Boy
Scouts - I always knew that my career would be involved in the
service field. When I went to EMT school, it was a perfect fit.
And I knew I found what I was meant to do!
Q: What have you learned while being a FF/EMT?
A: One thing that I have taken from my career in Fire/EMS is how to
communicate with people. Building a relationship with my patients
helps me to be a better caregiver and puts my patient at ease, in
what is a very stressful situation for him or her.
My personal motto is “We can always do better.” To accomplish this,
I hope to continue my education by taking several classes at the NH
Fire Academy over the next several months.
Q: Do you have a special area of interest in fire or EMS?
A: One area of EMS that I am very interested in is ambulance design
evolution. By changing the way we set up our ambulances, we can
increase the safety of not only the caregiver, but also of the
patient. I was on the committee for the brand new ambulance for the
Pittsfield Fire Department that we took delivery of in January.
Pittsfield Players Present Making God Laugh
At The Scenic Theatre
May 15 - 18
Making God Laugh, co-presented by The Majestic
Theatre and The Pittsfield Players at The Scenic Theatre, May 15,
16 and 17 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, May 18 at 2:00 pm. Tickets,
which are $12 per person, can be purchased via The Players’ website
at
www.pittsfieldplayers.com or reserved by
calling 435-8852.
Making God Laugh, an original comedy about home and
family, will be co-presented by The Majestic Theatre and The
Pittsfield Players at The Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot Street,
Pittsfield, NH on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 15, 16 and 17
at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, May 18 at 2:00 pm. Tickets, which are $12
per person, can be purchased via The Players’ website at
www.pittsfieldplayers.com or reserved by
calling 435-8852.
Originally produced by The Majestic Theatre and presented at The
Chateau Restaurant in Manchester earlier this year, this touching
“dramedy” is brought to the Scenic Theatre with the cooperation of
The Majestic Theatre.
The show is a family comedy that takes place in four scenes, each
ten years apart, set at various holidays. Starting in 1980, the
newly “launched” kids – a priest, an aspiring actress and a former
star football player – all return home, where we learn of their
plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. The “empty
nest” parents contend with their own changes too, as old family
rituals and dubious recipes are trotted out and ancient tensions
flare up. Over the course of thirty years’ worth of celebrations we
see how, despite what we may have in mind, we often arrived at
unexpected destinations.
Don’t miss out on this great show! Call 603-435-8852
to reserve your tickets or visit
www.pittsfieldplayers.com for more
information.
Pittsfield Old Home Day
Save the Date........SATURDAY, JULY 19 will be Pittsfield Old Home
Day and the theme for the day and parade is “Off to the Races.”
Just an FYI, there are ALL KINDS of races (Cars, Horse, Bikes,
Motorcycles, Foot) and we hope that groups, organizations,
businesses and friends/family will put on their best creative
thinking caps and put together some GREAT floats for the parade.
We are putting together a fun day with some music, car show, games
and crafts for the kids, kids bike parade and more! This year the
Annual Cook-off will be Baked Beans - more information will be
coming about this. If you are interested in setting up a table at
Dustin Park to sell crafts or raffle items or to promote your
non-profit organization, please contact Tammy Colby at 435-6629. Watch The Sun for more information. Please contact
Louie Houle - 435-6938 or Andi Riel -435-6346 with any questions.
Letter To The Editor
Reading the letter in The Sun of April 30, 2014, I was shocked that
Ted Mitchell is asking for money for a project he took on himself.
I would have thought he would have approached the Pittsfield
Beautification Committee to do those two areas. Actually, I thought
that committee was doing that as well.
The cost he estimated, was in my opinion, a bit high. I
do enough of my own yard beautification and I do not spend that kind
of money. I am not sure if Ted is looking for “citizen of the year”
award, pat on the back, or what.
Maybe the Beautification Committee can show him how to save money.
Last year, I saw a young lady doing a lot of the decorating along
downtown as well as Rt. 28/107 as well as downtown. She was
working alone and did a great job. I don’t know who she is but I do
know it was tedious work. She deserves a pat on the back.
Diane Vaughan
Letter
Dear Citizens,
It has recently been brought to my attention that some dog owners
have been allowing their dogs to defecate in Drake’s Field and not
picking up the mess. I walked the area myself and counted more than
ten piles.
Drake’s Field is an area to be enjoyed by everyone, especially our
youth. Most people are responsible and do pick up after their dogs,
however, there are a few that allow their dogs to do their business
and leave it behind. Children and adults step in this and it is not
very pleasant.
It is also against the law.
RSA 466:31 states that a dog is considered a nuisance if it excretes
on property other than its owners’ property. This offense carries a
fine of $25.00. Anyone observed leaving behind any dog feces,
whether it be at Drake’s Field, or on any other property other than
their own, will be issued this fine.
Please carry a bag to pick up after your dog. Let’s keep Pittsfield
clean.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Respectfully,
Anne Taylor
Animal Control Officer
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