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Saturday, November 3, 2007 VOL. III, No. 7 For advertising information call: 603-788-2660 orcheck our website: greatnorthwoodsjournal.net
REMEMBERto turn your clock back
one hour tonightbefore retiring!
Beginning onSunday, November 4
at 2 a.m. Daylight SavingTime Ends.
1-800-982-2311 • 603-788-231129 Middle Street • Lancaster, NH 03584
2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEAWD, V6, auto, charcoal,power windows/locks/mir-rors, leather interior, oneowner, 18,000 miles, bal-ance of factory warranty.
$17,900
2006 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4x4Blue, cloth interior, CD, air,power windows/locks/mir-rors, 26,000 miles, factory
warranty.
$19,900
2007 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITEDGreen, leather, 3rd rowfold flat seating, loaded,one owner, only 2,500
miles. Balance of factorywarranty.
Was $32,000
$25,900
2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AWDLimited, black, leather,moonroof, loaded, oneowner, 23,000 miles.
$19,900
2003 FORD EXPLORER 4x4 XLTGreen, V8, auto, third
seat, powerwindows/locks, air, CD
$12,900
2007 FUSION AWD, SE
BRAND NEW!
The all-wheel drive and 4x4 season is here!Are you ready?
(The salt trucks were out on Tuesday the 30th)
Don’t let these deals slip away!2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4x4
FX4, V8, black, auto, CD,air, power windows/locks,
clean one owner truck with53,000 miles.
NOW
NOW
Blue, 3.0 L, V6, auto, pwr.windows/locks/mirrors,
CD, air, rear spoiler.MSRP $24,385
then deduct over$2,000 in rebates.
GROVETON — On Wednes-day, Oct. 24, we received a callfrom David Atkinson, VicePresident of Operations atWausau’s Groveton plant. Hewas returning our call from theday before, when we heard thatthe plant would be closing.
He wanted to make sure thateveryone knows that the rea-sons behind the mill closing inGroveton were nothing to dowith the quality of the workersthere. The mill closing had
Wausau closing is market driven;not reflection on quality of workers
everything to do with the mar-ket and financial situation ofthe plant.
The workers there are of thehighest caliber and they havedone a great job in keeping themill open this long. The mill’sclosing is not a reflection of theworkers or their skills.
There were several reasonswhy the mill could no longeroperate. Among them are that
Wausau closing -----------(Continued on Page 19)
WHITEFIELD — On Sun-day, Oct. 14, people gathered atThe Morrison to enjoy entertain-ment and fun during theirAutumn Folk Festival.
There was an antique carshow, a grand calliope outside.
Smiles wereeverywhere
On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Pittsburg Cub Scouts, Tiger DenPack 231, toured the Poore Family Homestead Historic FarmMuseum and made some fresh pressed apple cider. This wasthe final tour of the season. The Museum will be open againnext year on June first. (Photo courtesy Rick Johnsen)
Fall Festival ----------------(Continued on Page 12)
LANCASTER — Soup andFixin’s will resume another sea-son of providing free soup mealson Tuesdays beginning Novem-ber 6th at St. Pauls Parish Hallfrom 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Soup and Fixin’s will beback at St. Paul’s
Coordinated by the OutreachCommittee of St. PaulsEpiscopal Church, this commu-
Soup and fixin’s------------(Continued on Page 2)
The Weeks Medical CenterAuxiliary wishes to thank themany people who helped tomake their 30th Annual Walk-a-thon so successful!
Close to $5,500 was raisedthat, added to previously earnedmoney, enabled the Auxiliary topurchase a Sono-Site ultra-sound probe with docking sys-tem for the Emergency
Weeks Auxiliary announcesWalk-a-thon winners
Walk-a-thon winners -----(Continued on Page 12)
Department. This equipmentenables physicians in theEmergency Room to quicklydetect internal bleeding andmajor organ damage in traumapatients.
This year a scavenger huntwas added for children up to age
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Next issue will be November 10Deadline is November 6 at 4 p.m.
Once again, Lancaser Schoolwill host a Scholastic Book Fairon November 5 to the 9th from7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday, and from7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday.Families, teachers, and the com-munity are invited to attend theBook Fair that this year fea-tures an Arctic theme: BookFair Blizzard.
On Thursday, Nov. 8 from 5to 7:30 p.m. the Book Fair willfeature a special faily event withthe Parent Advisory Team in
coordination with the SpaghettiSupper.
The Book Fair will offer spe-cially priced books and educa-tional products, including newreleases, award-winning titles,children’s classics, interactivesoftware, adult books and cur-rent bestsellers from more than150 publishers.
More information may be got-ten by calling Lisa Brown,library media specialist at theLancaster School Library at788-4924 ext. 101.
Book Fair coming to LancasterSchool on November 5
Engagement
Barry and Becky Crawford ofLancaster, Marsha Lombardi ofWhitefield, and AlbertLombardi of Franconia, areannouncing the engagement oftheir children, Carly AnnCrawford and Clark AlbertLombardi of Derby, Vt.
Carly graduated from PennState University with a bache-lor’s degree in Animal Scienceand received her masters at TheUniversity of New Hampshire inBovine Nutrition. She currently
is working at the Derby PondAnimal Hospital as a veterinarytechnician in Derby, Vt.
Clark served five-and-a-halfyears in the U.S. Army as aMilitary Policeman. He is cur-rently employed as a trooperwith the Vermont State Police.He is a K-9 handler out of theDerby Barracks.
The wedding date has beenset for September 6, 2008 at theMountain View Grand Hotel inWhitefield.
Carly Crawford and Clark Lombardi
Heather Libby and Justin Kenisonmarry in Kissimmee, Fla.
David and Bonnie Libby ofLancaster and Chuck andSharon Kenison of Lunenburg,Vt., are happy to announce themarriage of their childrenHeather Libby and JustinKenison.
On September 7, 2007,Heather and Justin were unitedin marriage at The WeddingChapel in Kissimmee, Fla.
Following a honeymoon atWalt Disney Complex inFlorida, the couple is residing inLittleton.
A reception was held onSeptember 29 at the home ofJustin’s grandmother, Betty
Gainer, in Lancaster.Heather is a personal banker
at Passumpsic Savings Bank,and Justin works as a managerfor Lincare in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Heather and Justin Kenison
On Friday, Oct. 26 after ourpaper hit the street, LarryStanton of Colebrook called tolet us know that the fox on ourfront page was not a silver fox aswritten, but a gray fox.
Having been a trapper forover 40 years, Mr. Stanton saidhe recognized the fox as a grayone, because a silver fox is blackand silver, with no red.
Silver fox is a gray fox
The Dalton Ladies Aid will beholding their annual Silver Teaand Craft Sale on SaturdayNovember 10 from 10-3.Donations are needed for the
Bake sale and Crafts tables. For more information contact
Beryl Boyle at 837-2310 or DorisMitton at 837-2191 or JeanAbbott at 837-9592.
Silver Tea and Craft Sale tobe held in Dalton on Nov. 10
nity-oriented fellowship experi-ence encourages anyone wishingto volunteer in the program, tocontact Lois Cardin at 1-802-676-3916.
Everyone is welcome to comeand enjoy homemade soup.Donations are accepted, but notnecessary.
Soup and fixin’s ------------(Continued from Page 1)
LANCASTER — Area resi-dents are invited to attend theannual Memorial LuminaryService sponsored by Hospice of
Luminary Memorial Servicefor hospice patients andothers on Nov. 23
Weeks Medical Center onFriday, November 23 at 6 p.m.in the memorial garden of St.Paul’s Episcopal Church at 113Main Streets. This ecumenicalservice is held each year tohonor and remember hospicepatients who have died during
Luminaries ------------------(Continued on Page 19)
The staff and students wouldlike to extend a big welcome toour new Food Service Man-ager/Cook, Sandy Tilton. Sandyis a new resident of Stark andcomes to us with experience,much enthusiasm, and manynew ideas! We encourage you tostop in and meet Sandy and wel-come her to the Stark VillageSchool.
On October 12, we celebratedFire Safety Week with a visitfrom members of our volunteerfire department. Students wit-nessed a mock search of theclassroom, listened to a safetypresentation, toured the newfire truck, and were given a bagof goodies. We thank Mr.Gilman, Mr. Gibson, Mr.Cloutier, and Mr. Wentworth fortheir time.
Heather Carter from theUNH Cooperative Extensionwill be completing her time hereon the 9th of November. Wehave appreciated havingHeather work with students onFridays in the area of food andnutrition. Some students will beparticipating in the St. JudeMath-A-Thon during the weekof November 5th. Please consid-er sponsoring a student either aflat rate or per problem amount.All proceeds will go directly toSt. Jude.
Our second Passport To FunParty was a success thanks tothe hard work of students whowere able to participate andSOS committee volunteers. Ifyou have not seen your student’sPassport To Fun paper, youshould take a look. Grades closeon November 2nd with reportcards being issued after the 9th.You will be receiving informa-tion from your student’s teachershortly regarding conferencetimes.
Congratulations to ourOctober Students of the Month,Meghan Connolly and TrevorGibson, who were honored at
Stark VillageSchool news
Stark School ---------------(Continued on Page 8)
Last week, we ran an itemabout Charlie “Huck” Notariand his musical career. As itturns out, Charlie Notari a.k.aHuck Notari, from Jefferson,graduated White MountainsRegional High School in 1994,and recently completed a CDcalled “Highland.” Huck’s albumhas generated some interest in
Huck Notari hashis own website
Huck -------------------------(Continued on Page 3)
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On July 7, 2007, family andfriends gathered at LowdermilkBeach in Naples, Fla., for themarriage of Rebecca Hilton andAaron Barry.
Rebecca is the daughter ofLes and Debbie Hilton ofLancaster.
Aaron is the son of John andJean Barry of Madbury.
Pastor Jim Nite of CenterPoint Community Church inNaples, officiated at the ceremo-ny.
Given in marriage by herfather Les Hilton of Lancaster,Rebecca wore a chiffon sheathbeach gown with pleated bust,empire waist and tie back.
The bride was attended byher sister, Jessica Hilton asmaid of honor, and HeatherHilton, sister of the groom, andsister-in-law of the bride, SarahChapin, sister of the groom, andStephanie Wallace and CaliHahn, friends of the bride.
Josh Bushong served as hisfriend’s best man, and grooms-men were Michael Hilton, broth-er of the bride, Matt Chapin,brother-in-law of the groom, andJay Palmer and Bill Arnold,
friends of the groom.Ring bearers were Sophia
Hilton and Tristan Hahn. Theflower girls were Madison andAudrey Hilton.
Rebecca graduated fromWhite Mountains Regional HighSchool in Whitefield, andLyndon State College inVermont. She is presentlyemployed at The CrawfordGroup in Naples, Fla.
Aaron graduated from OysterRiver High School in Madburyand is presently employed atWilliam C. Huff Moving andStorage Co. in Naples, Fla.
A reception was held atRoyalwood Country Club inNaples, Fla., after which thecouple left for their honeymoonat Playa Conchal, Costa Rica.
Rebecca Hilton andAaron Barry wed
Aaron and Rebecca Barry
Week of October 21-27TEMPERATURE:
High Week 78 10/22Low Week 28 10/26High 1 Year Ago 44Low 1 Year Ago 27Normal High 54Normal Low 31Record High 82 1979Record Low 14 1969Degree Days This YTD 742Degree Days Last YTD 924Avg. Degree Days YTD 940
Note: Degree Day Year begins July 1and ends June 30.
PRECIPITATION:Total Week 2.05Total This Month 4.62Normal This Month 3.16Total This Year 35.53Normal For Year To Date30.84Total. Snow This Month 0Normal Snow This Month .3Total Snow This Winter 0Normal Snow This Winter .3
Note: Melted Precipitation Yearbegins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31.
LancasterWeatherSummary
LANCASTER — From Nov-ember 5th to the 19th, WeeksMedical Center Auxiliaryinvites you to lend a helpinghand with “Project Homebound”a community program that de-livers food baskets to hundredsof people in our area. Neededitems are canned goods, nonper-ishable items and donationstoward turkeys. Please makeyour deliveries to the volunteeroffice at Weeks Medical Centerby November 19th.
Sunshine Gift ShopOn November 15th and 16th,
Weeks Medical Center SunshineGift Shop will be having theirAnnual Holiday Kickoff Sale.Held in the lobby of the hospitalbetween the gift shop and thecafeteria, it will be from 1 p.m.
Weeks Auxiliary has a full calendarto 6 p.m. on Thursday the 15thand from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. onFriday the 16th. This kickoff isthe perfect opportunity to get a
first look at holiday merchan-dise, our jewelry lines, books,Auxiliary----------------------(Continued on Page 11)
the European market, mostrecently in the Netherlands andBelgium.
His activities can be followedby going to his website atwww.hucknotari.com. Thealbum may be purchased on thewebsite or at the LancasterHardware Store. The websitethat was listed in last week’sstory is a Dutch website, andneeds to be translated if you donot speak/read Dutch. The web-site included this week, is inEnglish.
Huck -------------------------(Continued from Page 2)
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Say, did you hear aboutthe time…
By Ed “Midge” Rosebrook, Jr.
The deadlinefor news andadvertisingfor the next
issue isTuesday,Nov. 6.
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The time was the early1960’s. We hadn’t been living inour new house that Dad built forvery long. We always had a cou-ple of cows, a few chickens andsome pigs once in awhile. Thecows kept us in milk, but beyondthat they were mostly pets. Dadmilked them by hand. Our firstand favorite cow, was BlueRibbon. She would follow Dadaround like a dog, lapping thenape of his neck and such. Onesmall problem with Bluethough, every calf she had was abull. So far, about three bulls,no heifers. One nice spring dayDad decided to pasture her inthe field across the road. Atsome point during the day ourneighbor, John Nadeau’s bullgot loose and wandered down fora visit. He wanted to get to knowpretty Blue Ribbon a little morethan a kiss and a nuzzle. By thetime Dad got home from the
grain store, John’s bull was onthird base and heading forhome. (Not his place either).Now, Dad was extra fussy aboutthe lineage of the father-to -be.George Graber had a Holsteinbreeder’s catalog that Dad usedto pick from. Those bulls wereall past grand champions withexcellent blood lines. John had avery nice bull, don’t get mewrong, but his was more “farmteam” than “major league”. Johnwas a good neighbor and a goodfriend. There is no closer bondthan the bond that farmers havetoward one another. Theirequipment and their time wasused to help each other in timesof need. Dad, however, didn’twant the help of John’s bullwhen it came to breeding hisprize cow. He ran into the houseand called the Nadeaus. WhenJohn answered, Dad asked himpolitely but firmly, if he would
come down and retrieve his bull.Mom was getting supper readyas Dad watched for John. Ananxious 15 or 20 minutes wentby and things were really heat-ing up across the road. Finally,Dad couldn’t wait any longerand called John back. “John, Ithought I made myself prettyclear the last time I called! Butif you’re not down here in fiveminutes with a rope to walkyour bull back home, bring achain and your tractor!” As Iremember old John had aboutfour minutes to spare.
— Comments may be sharedby writing to Midge Rosebrookat 25 Hill Street, Lancaster, NH03584 or c/o Great NorthwoodsJournal, 76 Mechanic Street,Lancaster, NH 03584 or byemail to greatnorthwoodsjour [email protected].
… Dad had enough of John’s bull?
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To the Editor,I was reading articles on the
mill today and I came across ablog that basically suggestedHillary Clinton should use it asan opportunity to pounce andclaim New Hampshire victoryby solidifying her status innorthern New Hampshire. Forsome reason, it pissed me off,and I decided to leave a com-ment. This is what happenswhen a writer has a bad day:
“I don’t know why it shouldsurprise me that a politicianwould use a tragedy such as thisto further his or her campaign,but for some reason this ideayou’ve voiced, that someoneshould pounce upon this obviousdeadening of a town thatthrived years ago, makes mesick to my stomach. Maybe itsbecause that town you speak soirreverently about fostered meand my brother and my fatherand his family. The idea thatthe closing of the town’s liveli-hood, of the Wausau mill, can be
reduced to a mockery ofHollywood apocrypha hits me inthe gut like a sucker punch froma stranger.
Perhaps a politician willarise victorious from the ashesof my hometown, but God helpus if he or she arrives withmedia cameras in tow. The peo-ple of Groveton want reassur-ance that there will be pensionsand life after December 31st andif you can explain to me what apolitician who sits in a cushyoffice in Washington and neverhas trouble putting food on theirtable knows about a blue collartown in the wilds of NewHampshire, then by all means,give me a ballot and I’ll checktheir name off.
Otherwise, tote your snakeoil politics elsewhere.
Meghan HuntColumbia, MD
(Meghan grew up in andgraduated from High School inGroveton. — Editor)
Executive Councilor’s ReportBy Raymond Burton
There are several interestinginformational items availablefrom my office that may be goodadditions to anyone’s informa-tion reference shelf.
1. A Map of N.H. PublicLands from the Department ofResources and EconomicDevelopment (DRED) and TheFish and Game Department
2. 2008-2009 N.H. PoliticalCalendar from the Secretary ofState’s office.
3. N.H. 2006 State Govern-
ment Telephone Directory.4. 2006-2007 Biennial Report
from the N.H. EmploymentSecurity Department.
5. A Biennial Report of theN.H. Public UtilitiesCommission.
6. 2007-2008 Highway Map.7. N.H. State ConstitutionContact my home office at
747-3662 or email me atr a y . b u r t o n 4 @ g t e . n e t and we’llget these right out to you!
It is a pleasure to serve you.
Reader upset by blog that suggestsusing closing of mill for political gain
To the Editor,As fall turns to winter, the
race for President becomes evenhotter with a slew of Democraticand Republican candidatesvying for our attention and ulti-mately our votes. As an activeparticipant in the politicalprocess for nearly three decades,I encourage my neighbors toconsider a candidate that I havecome to know, respect and per-sonally like.
Bill Richardson, the currentGovernor of New Mexico, and
former UN Ambassador, EnergySecretary and Congressman,brings a wealth of experience aswell as a fresh approach to theenormous problems facing ourcountry. My focus these days isabout protecting our rural cul-t u r e . Bill Richardson standsalone in this race as a chief exec-utive of rural, westernRepublican state. He respectsand understands our way of life,and has a history of workingwith diverse interests to bringpositive change. I admire his
thoughtful independence thatdefies simple labels. He hastaken the most assertive standon ending the Iraq war, but alsohas stood against his party tosupport the right of gun owner-ship. Moreover, Bill Richardsonstands out as a decent andauthentic public official, whocan bring out the best in ourcountry.
Jeff WoodburnDalton
Bill Richardson stands out as decent and authentic
To the Editor,I have a few questions that I
will direct to the many politi-cians in charge of operating thisgreat State and Country whoare purportedly looking out forour collective best interests. Iwill ask, specifically and first,the State Representatives whohave had the privilege of beingre-elected more than three orfour terms. These lucky solonsinclude the Honorable Repre-sentatives Stohl-(R), King-(R),Mears-(D), Theberge-(D), Tholl-(R) and the chronically middle ofthe road, ambivalent, two-termincumbent Governor Lynch-(D).What are your jobs creation/eco-nomic development plans otherthan continuing to pump cash
into the Chamber of Commercetouting tourism and LCHIP?What legislation have any of youproposed to urge Congress tostop the tax features and with-draw from the trade compactsbeing used by corporations inoutsourcing American jobs?How many invitations am Igoing to receive to donate to acampaign fund instead of get-ting some real substantiveanswers to any of these ques-tions? I was told by one of theaforementioned, long serving,dedicated servants of the peoplethat “We have the best team onthe job”. Well, the Red Sox don’tdo economic development in theNorth Country so we may needto rethink the DRED lineup.
The broadband issue por-tends to be the next Holy Grail.However its “jobs that willcome”, maybe, are few sincethey are customarily small oper-ations out of mom’s garage orbasement. Pumping gas andcleaning hotel rooms are alsosoon to be scarce and are not thetype of future security we needhere, especially when gas is over$2.80 a gallon and folks won’t bedriving here too many times. I
Job loss legislation and the incredible sucking sound
Job loss ---------------------(Continued from Page 12)
To the Editor,We had the pleasure of din-
ing at the Guildhall Country Innin Vermont last Sunday. It wastruly a treat having authenticItalian cuisine (and we knowItalian food) at a very reason-able price.
The portion sizes are goodand the atmosphere is comfort-able and homey.
Anyone who enjoys good foodwill not be disappointed.
