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BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

LITTLETON — An international student at The White Mountain School was one of two people in New Hampshire being isolated and tested for coro-navirus as of Wednesday.ThestudentrecentlytraveledtoWuhanCity,Chi-

na,theoriginofthenewcoronavirus,andreturnedwith a respiratory ailment. The announcement was made Monday evening at the annual meeting of Lit-tletonRegionalHealthcareandwasconfirmedinastatement by White Mountain School to community members.ThestudentwasadmittedtoLRHlastweekanda

sample was sent to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention,inAtlanta.LRHwasexpectedtohavetheresultsbyThurs-

day,Jan.30.“Wehaveapatientundersuspicionofthatvirushere,”confirmedLRHCEOBobNutter.

(For up to the minute reporting see The Caledo-nian-Record)The 19-year-old male patient arrived from an

outsidehealthfacilitywithamildrespiratoryillness,saidEdDuffy,chiefLRHmedicalofficer.“Thehookwas that thisyounggentlemanwas

fromWuhan,ChinaandhadjustarrivedbackintheUnitedStates,”saidDuffy.“Hewasbroughttoourfacility and immediately placed in a negative pres-sure isolation room in our in-patient unit. Standard contact procedures were also implemented by our staff.”

Lab specimens were sent to the state Department of Public Health on Thursday evening and the re-sultsruledoutinfluenzaandotherwell-knownre-spiratoryillnesses,saidDuffy.

Separate samples were sent to the CDC.Thepatient,whomDuffysaid“iscurrentlysymp-

tomfree,”remainsinisolationatLRH,andthenextsteps in his care will be guided by the CDC pending the test results.“Ourstaffdidawonderfuljob,”hesaid.“They

knewexactlywhattheyweregoingtodoandper-formedbeautifully.Ingeneral,wehavetheknowl-edgeandexperience,butinthiscasewehavethemodern facility and modern equipment to treat this typeofcaseandwedidso.”LRHofficialssaidthereisnopublicrisk.“Ihavetoremindyouthatinfluenzastillremains

amorevirulentthreattoourcommunity’shealth,”said Duffy. “There is absolutely no threat to thecommunity whatsoever from this individual. There isabsolutelynothreattoourvisitorsandourstafffromthispatient…It’sreallyquiteasimplecase.”Asforthepatient,Duffysaid,he“isdoingwon-

derful[and]he‘swonderingwhenintheheckhecangetourofhere.”

His discharge is pending the CDC test results.Todate,coronavirushaskilledanupwardof100

people in China and has caused several thousand more to fall ill.IntheUnitedStates,therearefiveconfirmedcas-

esandmorethan100peopleintheU.S.suspectedofpossiblybeinginfected,likethetwoinNewHamp-shire,areundergoingtesting.Symptomsincludebreathingdifficulties,cough,

andfever,andtherearecurrentlynovaccinesavail-able.

Precautions are similar to precautions for stan-dardfluvirusesandincluderegularhand-washing,stayingawayfromillpeople,andifill,stayingawayfromothers,anddisinfectingareaswherethosesickwithflu-likesymptomshavebeen.Thevirusisofficiallycalledthe2019novelcoro-

navirus,saidNewHampshireepidemiologistBen-jaminChan,whocalledLRHandspokeduringthemeeting over the telephone.

The coronavirus is a group of viruses that cause infections in humans and animals and circulate each year,hesaid.In many cases, they cause just common cold

symptoms,butbeginning1oto15yearsago,somevirusesdevelopedtheabilitytojumpfromanimalstohumans,anearlierexamplebeingtheSARSvirusin2003,hesaid.“Weareseeingsomethingsimilarwiththecoro-

navirus,”saidChan.ItwasfirstreportedinDecemberbytheChinese

government when a cluster of patients with viral lung infectionswithnoclearcausewereseen,hesaid.Currently,caseshavebeenconfirmedin15coun-

tries, including theUnitedStates,where thepres-enttotaloffivecaseswerereportedinWashington

State,Illinois,California,andArizona,hesaid.The100peopleunder investigation in theU.S.

havetheriskfactorsofrecenttraveltoWuhan,Chi-na,andcomingdownwithsymptomsafewweekslater,saidChan.

Chan did not say in which part of New Hamp-shire the second person being investigated for the coronavirus is being isolated.

The two patients in New Hampshire are stable andrecovering,saidChan.

WMS Issues Letter To CommunityOnlateMondayafternoon,JohnDrew,headof

schoolatWMS,issuedanemailedlettertothecom-munity.“OnThursdayoflastweek,aninternationalstu-

dent at The White Mountain School with recent traveltoChinareportedcold-likesymptoms,”wroteDrew.“Outofconcernfortheirpeersandthebroad-er community, this studentquickly isolated them-selves and later requested transportation to Littleton UrgentCareatLittletonRegionalHealthcare.”Outofanabundanceofcaution,thestudentwas

putintomedicalquarantine,hesaid.“Itisadmirablethatourstudenttookprecaution-

ary and immediate steps after developing symp-toms,andwearegratefulfortheircooperationwiththestaffatLRHduringtheirmedicalquarantine,”saidDrew.“Weareinfrequentcontactwithboththe

studentandthestudent’sfamilytoprovidesupport,comfort,andinformation.Likewise,weremaininclosecontactwithhospitalstafftoensureourstu-dent’sphysicalandemotionalwell-being.”Drewsaid,“Weareproudtohosttoavibrantco-

hort of international students here at White Moun-tain, a number ofwhom are fromChina.At thistime,noneofourotherinternationalstudentshavereportedsymptomsassociatedwiththe2019-nCoV,nor has any other member of the White Mountain community. The CDC believes at this time that symptomsofthe2019-nCoVmayappearinasfewastwodaysoraslongas14afterexposure.Asourstudents returned fromwinterbreakonJanuary6and7,wearejustpastthatwindow.Assuch,itisveryunlikelythatanyofourstudentswereexposedtothe2019-nCoVduringtheirtraveltotheU.S.”Theschool,hesaid,willcontinuetomonitorthe

situation,isactivelyengagedwithpublichealthof-ficials,andthecommunityshouldknow“thatthereare procedures in place tominimize transmissionandensurethehealthandsafetyofourcommunity.”“Althoughnewandunpredictablediseases like

the2019-nCoVcannaturallyinspireuncertaintyorfear,itisofvitalimportancethatwecontinuetodoour best to avoid rumors and to treat all members of thecommunitywithrespect,”saidDrew.

WMS International Student Being Tested For CoronavirusLittleton Regional Healthcare Plans

$10-$11 Million Expansion

LITTLETON—Duringits113thannualcom-munitymeeting onMonday, Littleton RegionalHealthcare unveiled plans to invest an estimated $10to$11millionintotheexpansionofitsemer-gency department and in-patient care units.

Also illuminated were growing tele-medicine services aimed at keeping patient care close tohome.Citingthemission,LRHCEOBobNuttersaid

LRHaimsto“providequality,compassionateandaccessible health care in a manner that brings val-uetoall.”BoardChairmanRogerGinguesaid2019was

a year in which the board of trustees focused on setting a strategic direction.Itwas also a challengingyearfinancially for

LRH, the largest of the state’s nonprofit criticalaccesshospitals,hesaid.“Wehavetohavealittlebitofamargintogrow

andexpandourservices,”saidGingue.“Wehaveover50differentservicesweprovide,whichisun-usual for a critical access hospital … Positioning ourselvesforthefuturemeansthinkingandactinganddoingdifferently.Wehaveanagingpopula-tionandwecan’tjustrepeatthelastyear.”2019was also the yearLRHwithdrew from

NorthCountryHealthcare,theregionalhospitalsaffiliation,atacostof$2.6million.“Afterthreeyearsofparticipatingintheaffili-

ation,ourboard…knewtherewasasignificant

costofwithdrawalprocess,butfeltstronglythatoperating independently was in the best interest of our hospital and our employees and would allow LRHtoprovidethehighestlevelofcareforourpatients and our community,” said LRH boardvice-president. “That’swhat’s behind thewholeprocess.”In2019,LRH’sgrossrevenuewas$181mil-

lion and its net revenue $90 million, said ErinHennessey,boardtreasurer.

The hospital operated on a negative net operat-ingmarginof$3.8milliontoendtheyear,amar-ginthatwouldbeclosertothebreak-evenpointwithouttheNCHseparationexpenses,shesaid.Atthesametime,2019saw136,000totalpa-

tientvisits,saidHennessey.“LRHcontinuestobeastablehealthcareinsti-

tution,”shesaid.“Asanot-for-profit,itisnotinourmissiontomakeaprofit,butasRogersaid,tomakeenougheachyeartoreinvestinthefacilityandmeettheneedsofourcommunity.”LRH, the region’s largest employer, saw its

totalmedicalstaffincrease25percent,from209in2018to262in2019,andtotalstaffmembersincrease11percent,to557.

ExpansionTheplannedexpansionsoftheemergencyde-

partment and in-patient units are part of the strate-gic vision begun last year to meet the needs of the community,andtheycameoutofastudyconclud-ingLRH’semergencydepartmentisunder-sizedand lacks privacy and an adequate number oftreatmentrooms,saidGingue.Bothexpansionsaresubjecttolocalandstate

approvals and final LRH board approval, saidNutter.

Emergency department beds will be increased from10to16,allofwhichwillbecomeprivaterooms.“Privacyisabigdeal,”saidNutter.Four roomswillbededicated to treat trauma

patients.There will also be four dedicated and secure

roomsforbehavioralhealthpatientsexperiencingmentalhealthcrises,apopulationthathasrisen.As for growth, he said, “We’ve studied the

numbers [and] we have to meet the needs of our communitynotjustwherewearetoday,butthinkfive, 10 years into the future and what are theneedswearegoingtohave.”

All in-patients rooms on the medical/surgical floorwillalsobeprivateandwillaccommodatethe increasing number of surgical patients. Sixrooms will be observation units.“Wedecidedtotakeanewstepandsaidlet’s

haveall-privatepatientrooms,”saidNutter.The existing in-patient double roomswill be

convertedtosinglerooms,addingeightnewsin-gle-patient rooms,aswellasa“patientof size”room and new rehabilitation space.Thehospital,too,planstoembarkonrenova-

tions to its hospice area to create a hospice suite.“Wecanbuildasuitewithinthehospitalsowe

can have a family and the patient stay in a suite together inamorerobustwaythan today,”saidNutter.“Wearereallyexcitedaboutthat.”Ifallapprovalsaremet,groundcouldbebroken

in2020,withconstructionplannedforthefallandwinterof2020andcompletionofbothexpansionsinmid-2021.

— Robert Blechl

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BRETTONWOODS—PaulHarveyandDaveHarklesswere recognized for their steadfast dedi-cation to the community during the Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce’s 98th annual dinner andmeeting Thursday at the Mt. Washington Hotel.“Wehavesomeamazingpeopleinthisroomwho

needtobehonored,”saidLACCExecutiveDirectorNathan Karol.Harvey,aLittletonnativewhohasrunGlenwood

Cemeteryandcontinues toworkhard tokeep thetown’s cemeteries beautiful and who has also vol-unteered with the Littleton Fire Department andworkedforRossAmbulance,wasnamed2019Lit-tletonCitizenoftheYear.Harkless, owner of Littleton Bike and Fitness

whoplayedaleadpartinrevivingMt.EustisSkillHill andwhoorganizes the annual lightingof thejack-o-lanternsthathasbecomeanannualtraditiondrawingscoresofpeople to the town, is the2019GeorgeandJaniceKirkVolunteeroftheYear.Forherowncontributionstothecommunityand

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Volunteer Of YearPresentingtheawardtoHarkless,whowasalso

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NewHampshire,whatarethethingsthatarereallymeaningfultotheexperienceoflivingandworkinghere,”saidCaswell.“Theexperiencetomeiscom-munity.Whatmakes a community are thepeoplewhospendtheirtimetomakethingswork,andourhonoreeissomeonewhohasdonethattoanextentthatmanyofussay,‘Dave,youhavetosaynooc-casionally.’”The Mt. Eustis Ski Hill, a place where many

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PHOTO BY ROBERT BLECHL

LEFT: Paul Harvey, right, who has spent decades maintaining and beautifying the town’s cemeteries, was named the 2019 Littleton Citizen of the Year. Beside him, Chad Stearns, left, Littleton selectman, and Nathan Karol, executive director of the Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce, enjoy the moment. RIGHT: Dave Harkless, owner of Littleton Bike and Fitness and volunteer for the Mt. Eustis Ski Hill and PRKR MTN Trails, was named 2019 Littleton Volunteer of the Year.

Harvey Named Citizen Of YearDecoste Named Student

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See LACC, Page 7

ON THE COVER: Profile’s Ella Stephenson competes in a giant slalom at Cannon Mountain’s Mittersil race venue in Franconia Notch on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Pho-to by Paul Hayes)

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adventurer, father, grandfather, and businessman,diedWednesday, Jan.22,2020, inhishome in Ft. Lau-derdale,Fla.

Mr. Wemyss is survived by his two children Heather Petryk and JamesC.WemyssIII,fivegrandchildren, andseven great-grand-children.

Mr. Wemyss had a particularly close relationship with his grandfather who taught him about business and the paper industry starting at a very young age.HegrewupgoingtoschoolinStamford,Conn.,andinNorthernNewHampshire–hisbeloved“NorthCountry.”WithWorldWarIIlooming,heaskedhisparentsifhecouldgoamilitary high school inVirginia to ensurehe was prepared should he have to serve our nation. He often said that this preparation and trainingnotonlysavedhislife,butalsohelpedhim save the lives of other American soldiers he served with.Havingareliablyaccurateshot,hewasre-

cruitedtoshootdownGermanseaminesonhis trip to Europe. He courageously fought in theBattleoftheBulgewithGeneralPatton,where he led a platoon of men to safety due tohisquickthinking,militaryschooltraining,andhissharpshot.WhileinFrance,hesuf-fered a casualty that earned him The Purple Heart and had him return home to recuper-ateathisgrandfather’shomeinNY.Thisiswhere he met and fell in love with his wife of 70years,Zelma(Zellie)RobinsonWemyss.Afterthewar,hewenttoworkforhisfam-

ily business: theGroveton PaperCompany.Heflourishedandevolvedintoaninfluentialbusinessman in the paper industry that led to thecreationofmanyjobs.Mr.WemysslovedGroveton and theNorth Country and oftengavebacktothecommunitybyfixingthingssuch as the community pool and the local schoolafterafire.AtonepointhebecameSe-lectmanofGroveton.

Mr. Wemyss could be described as a resil-ientloveroflife.Evenintohis90’s,hecouldbe found on hisATV, snowmobiling in hisback yard, or cruising around his favoriteplace,Maidstone Lake,VT on his pontoonboat listening to big band music. He was a strongsupporterofNorthCountryATV.

While he often had a commanding pres-ence, thosewhoknewhimwellwouldalsospeak tohisplayful, loving, soft side, espe-cially forhisgrandchildren,great-grandchil-dren,anddogs(despitehisallergytothem).He loved being with people and continually creatednewrelationshipswhereverhewent,allthewaytothelastweekofhislifeherehemade friends with the new neighbors over a bottle from his Scotch reserve.Heoftenwaggedhisfingertoanyonewho

wouldsay,“good-bye,”correctingthemtoal-wayssay,“Toot-a-loo.”Withourgreatestloveandrespect,“Toot-a-

loo”Mr.Wemyss.Untilnexttime.AcelebrationoflifeforJamesC.Wemyss

Jr.andZelmaR.WemysswillbeplannedinGroveton,N.H.forSummer2020.

Donald Robert BilodeauDonaldRobertBilodeau,77,ofLancaster,

N.H.,passedawayunexpectedlyathishomeFridaymorning,January24th,2020.Mr.BilodeauwasborninCortland,NY,on

February19,1942,thesonofErnestandMil-dred(Cryan)Bilodeau.For28yearsDonaldwasemployedwith

GrovetonPaperworkinginmaintenance.Hehadmanyinterestsincludinghunting,fishing,casinogambling,playingcards,photographyand traveling in the US and Canada. He was a memberoftheGrovetonFish&GameClub.

Surviving family members include his wife Raymonde (Boudrias)Bilodeau ofLancast-er; a sonRobertBilodeau andwifeBonnieofSeabrook;adaughterRobinRichofLan-caster; two stepdaughters, LiseWhitcher ofGloucester, Mass.,Rachel Bruce andhusband Rob ofSugar Hill; sixgrandchildren,Na-talie and husband Shawn, Michael,Wesley, Krysta,Serena,Kylie; andfour great-grand-children Kylie,Dylan, Lilly andShawn.HewaspredeceasedbyhisfirstwifeBev-

erly Chilafoe and his parents Ernest and Mil-dred.VisitinghourswillbeheldTuesdayafter-

noon,Jan.28,from1to3p.m.attheBaileyFuneralHome,Lancaster.Aservicewillfol-lowat3p.m.atthefuneralhome.Rev.ChadHemphill,Senior pastor of theValleyBibleChurch,Haddam,Conn.,will officiate.Ser-vices will conclude with a burial at Summer StreetCemetery,Lancaster.Donationsinlieuofflowersmaybemade

in his memory to the American Heart Associ-ation,NewEnglandAffiliate,20SpeenStreet,Framingham,MA01701-4688ortotheNHSPCA, 104 PortsmouthAve, Stratham,NH03885.Formoreinformationortosendanonline

condolence please go to www.baileyfh.net.

Ernest R. LandryErnestR.Landry,79,ofDalton.,N.H.,died

Wednesday morning, January 22, 2020, atTheMorrisoninWhitefield.Mr. Landry was born in Berlin, N.H.,

onMarch10,1940,thesonofNormanandGladysCross.HewasraisedinLancasterandservedwiththeUSArmyinBerlin,Germany.Fora timeErnieworkedat theGroveton

papermillbeforestartinghislifelongworkinconstruction.FormanyyearsheworkedforR.S.Audley,Inc.includingconstructionoftheAlaskanpipelineandalsoSeawardConstruc-tion Ltd where he retired as an operator fore-man.Duringhisretirementheenjoyedfishingand spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviving family members include his three children, Eric Landry of Stratford,Christopher Landry ofDalton,Tara LandryofLancaster;sixgrandchildren,Dylan,Chey-enne,Dakota,Morgan,Cooper,Carson;andseveral great-grandchildren.

Memorial visiting hours will be held Mon-dayevening,January27,from5-7p.m.attheBaileyFuneralHomeinLancaster.Agrave-side service with military honors will be held in the spring.

Arrangements are under the di-rection of BaileyFuneralHome,210Main Street, Lan-caster. For moreinformation or to send an online con-dolence please go to www.baileyfh.net.

Ned Dale JohnsonA life well lived came to a quiet end when

NedDaleJohnsonofBethlehem,N.H.,diedpeacefully at home with family at his bed-sideonJanuary17,2020leavinghisfamilyandmanyfriendstorejoinhiswifeandbestfriendKathleen(Kay)whopredeceasedhimin2016.Born inDayton,Ohio onNovember 14,

1921 toClayandMabel Johnson,Nedwastheyoungestofthreeboys.FollowingamovetoVincennes,Ind.,wherethefamilyoperatedashoestore,NedgraduatedfromVincennesHighSchoolin1940beforeheadingofftoDe-pauwUniversityinGreencastle,Ind.,wherehe andKathleenfirstmet, andNedquicklyproposed. Their studies were interrupted by WWIIwhenNedjoinedhisfellowmembersoftheGreatestGenerationinthecalltodutyand enlisted in the Army Air Corps.While stationed in California, Ned and

Kathleen married in Beverly Hills on Sep-tember22,1943beginningapartnershipthatraisedeightchildrenandlasted73yearsuntilKaypassed.Followingthewar,theyreturnedtoDepauw in1946whereNedfinishedhiscollegestudiesandtogether,theystartedtheirfamily.Followinghisgraduation(1947)thefamily

movedeasttoConnecticutwhereNedworkedforGE,abrokeragefirm,andfinallylandingwithTraveler’sInsurancewhereNedworkedin regional management in Connecticut and NYCityfortwenty-twoyears.Tiringofcor-poratework, in 1973Ned andKaymovedwith their youngest children to Stowe, Vt.,wherethefamilyfirstownedandoperatedamotel before moving on to other endeavors. In

Obituaries

James Wemyss Jr.

Ernest Landry

Donald Bilodeau

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“Butittakesvolunteerstobeabletorunthat,ittakesvolunteerstogetupearlyinthemorning…,”saidCaswell.“It’ssomethingthataddstothecom-munity,addstotheflavorofthetown,addstowhypeoplewanttocomehere.”Thereisaspirittovolunteerismandnobodyex-

emplifiesitbetterthanHarkless,hesaid.“Ijustlikemakingthiswonderfulcommunitya

wonderfulplacetolive,”saidHarkless.Citizen Of Year

Presenting the award toHarvey,who has beenworkingforGlenwoodCemeteryfor53yearsandbecameitssexton35yearsago,wasLittletonSelect-man Chad Stearns.WhileHarveyhas seenmore than60directors

serve on the cemetery’s board of trustees and saw morethan100employees,heistheoneconstantthathasn’tchanged,saidStearns.“Whetherit’shelpingoutasavolunteerfirefight-

erortakingawhite-knuckleridedowntoDartmouthonaRossAmbulance,he’salwaysbeensomeonewhocanbecountedon,”saidStearns.“Whenthehospital found it actually owned the horse cemetery onMt.EustisRoadandsawinhowdisrepairitwas,Paulwastheretofixitrightupandhaseversince.Infact,Paulandhiscrewmaintainallsevenceme-teries in town and I would put the maintenance and appearanceupagainstanyinthestate.”

Harvey is always on call and is puts in a tremen-douseffortworkingwiththosewhoareexperienc-ingtheheartbreakthatcomeswiththelossofalovedone,hesaid.“Heissomeonethatwecanallbeproudtocall

ourfriend,”saidStearns.Student Of Year

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Carbonneau, who thanked the community for itssupport of Littleton students.“IthasbeenapleasuretowatchMadisongrow

sinceshejoinedus,movingfromalargeschoolinMassachusettswhereshefeltshewasjustanumbertooursmallschoolwereshefeelslikeastudentwitha voice.Certainly, that should present challenges,

however,herwork,ethicsandpersistencepaidoff.”Decoste is also Student Council president.“She has supported the greater community by

participatinginFeedmyStarvingChildren,wherevolunteerspackfoodrationstosendtothoseinneedthroughouttheworld,andshealsosupportedourlo-calDinnerBell,”saidCarbonneauInheressay,CarbonneausaidDecostewrotethat

avibrantcommunity“isaplacewhereyoufeelwel-comelikenoother”andismostimportantlyaplacewhere everyone is proud to call home and where she met a community of friends.“She will most likely be pursuing a career in

themedical field,” saidCarbonneau. “However, Iknowthatwhatevershechoosestodo,wherevershechoosestogo,Madisonwillfindsuccess.”

Changes For ChamberThis year’s keynote speaker was Gov. Chris

Sununu.During Thursday’s meeting, the chamber also

welcomedBillJollyastheincomingpresidentonitsboard of directors.KarolthankedoutgoingpresidentTriciaFryman.“Wehadalot toworkthroughorganizationally

andherleadershipandwillingnesstothinkoutsidethebox,tomakechangeandtoalwaysthinkofthefuture was exactly what we needed,” said Karol.“Sheisstrategicinherthinkingandheractions-al-wayswiththefutureoftheorganizationandofourcommunitiesinmind.”In the past year, 26 newmembers have joined

thechamber,hesaid,andthegoalistogain50newmembers for the year.“It’sbeenabusyyear,”saidKarol.“Outsideof

the event and program planning and implementa-tion,we’vebeen focusedon theoperationsof thechamber itself [and] creating a sustainable model for thefuture.”Karolalsooutlinedwhatisnewin2020,theyear

the LACC turns a century old and will be celebrating witha100thanniversarygala.

The LACC has partnered with Atlantic Commu-nications to produce a community and visitor guide thatwillincludebusinessandcommunityprofiles,maps, andmember advertisements. Itwill bedis-tributed across the region and used as a resource for those interesting in living in or visiting Littleton

The chamber’s board of directors also approved a newLACCfiscalyear,nowfromOct.1toSept.30,that will coincide with its current membership year.Asa result, thechamberwillhold itsfirstever

combined annual meeting and economic develop-mentbreakfastonOct.15,whenitwillalsocele-brate the citizen, volunteer andbusiness leaderofthe year.

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M a d i s o n Decoste, left, a senior at Little-ton High School, was named 2019 Littleton Student of the Year. Honoring her with the award was LHS Principal Jen Carbonneau.

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Opposition To Battery System Grows Fiercer

LITTLETON — Opposition to the proposed industrial-scale lith-ium-ionbatteryenergystoragesystem(BESS)at thedeadendofFosterHillRoadhasgrownfiercer.OnTuesday,theroughly100residentsturningouttotheLittle-

tonOperaHouseputboth theapplicantand theZoningBoardofAdjustmentonthehotseatduringapublichearingthatwasagaincontinued,untilMarch24.MostofthoselivingalongFosterHillRoadappearedandthema-

jorityofallresidentsspeakingvoicedconcernsaboutsafetyandthepossibilityofanexplosionorafirethatcouldleavesomeresidentstrapped with no way out.They also charged the applicant, the Massachusetts-based

EnelGreenPowerNorthAmerica,withnotbeingable toanswerlife-safety,publichealthrisk,andotherquestionsaboutthefacility,thelargesizeofwhichwouldbeafirstforthecompany,notonlyinNew Hampshire but on the continent.Nonespokeinfavor.“Howmanyofthesebatterystoragesystemsdoyouhaveinthe

UnitedStates?”askedFosterHillRoadresidentDebCobb.“Theseparticularbatteries,thenumberiszeroinNorthAmeri-

ca,”saidJamesGeorge,permittingspecialistforEnel,whichseeksavariancefromtheZBAtobuildinaruralzoneat370FosterHillRoad.Whatmakes theLittleton site attractive is its proximity to the

Eversource Energy transfer station and that station’s interconnec-tion,hesaid.

“Andwithnoregardyou’reputtingpotentiallivesinharm’swaybyadead-endroad,anybodybeyondthat,andyoucan’tgiveusa100-percentguaranteetherewillneverbeaproblem?”askedCobb,who added the proposal shouldn’t even be considered.

Toward the end of a nearly three-hour hearing that saw outbursts byresidentswantingtheboardtovotedownthevariancerequest,JessicaDaine,chairoftheZBA,madeamotiontoallowtheboardtoenlistanexpertconsultant,paidforbytheapplicant,togathertheinformation,suchassafetyquestionsandimpactstopropertyvaluestheboardneedstohelpitmakeadecision.Thatmotion, though,while supported byZBAmemberDavid

Rochefortwho saidLittletonFireRescueChief JoeMercierihasalreadyrecommendedanexpert,wasdefeated3-2.ZBAmembersRalphHodgmanandJerryLeSagesaidtheboard

alreadyhasenoughinformationtotakeavoteandshouldlistentoresidents,andboardmemberJamesMcMahonsaiditwouldopenadoortoanongoingconversationwithexpertsonbothsidespossiblycontesting each other’s information.

The unmanned facility that would be monitored remotely from Andover,Mass.isbeingproposedbyLITUSEnergyStorageLLC,asubsidiaryofEnelsetupspecificallyfortheLittletonproject.Itwouldbea$30to$50millioninvestmentdependingifitis100

megawattsordown-sizedto50megawatts.Thesystemwouldstoreelectricalenergyusingspecializedbattery

storecontainersandwouldgoon13ofthe27woodedacresownedbyAaronScottDeAngelis,whowouldleasethesitetoLITUS.Theutility-scalebatteries,in96containers,each40-feet-longand

8-feet-wideandspaced15feetapart,wouldbechargedatnightatalowerprice,temporarilystored,andsoldbacktotheelectricgridasneeded at higher price.Thesystemalsoentails48transformersandinvertersandwould

connect to the nearby Eversource substation.Eachcontainerhasafire-suppressionunit,andfireprotectionin-

volvesa24-hourmonitoringsystemtomonitor.Residents Put Heat On EnelThere arefive criteria for a variance thatmust bemet, among

them:isitcontrarytothepublicinterest,willitdiminishsurround-ingpropertyvalues,anddoesdenyingitcreateanunnecessaryhard-ship,saidformerZBAmemberSchuylerSweet.Asforthepublicinterest,thepowerwouldnotbeforresidentsof

LittletonandmaybenoteveninNewHampshire,saidSweet,whosaidhebelievestheBESSdoesnotmeetanyofthefivecriteriaandnooneknowsmuchaboutthenewtechnology.“Itdoesnotbelonginaruralzone,”hesaid.“It’sindustrial.”TheprocessofdevelopingaBESSinLittletonwillbelongand

alsoinvolvesstateapprovals,saidGeorge.“Itwillbefourorfiveyearsbeforeweeverbuildthisthing,”he

said.“Soalotofthetechnicalquestionsyouhaveaboutsafetyandfireandmonitoringandhowthisisgoingtoberespondedto,we

seekexpertstoretainonourdime…toanswerthesequestions.”Heaskedfortheirpatience.Most residents were not assured.“Ithinkyourcompanyiswayaheadofitself,”saidBudFoster.

“Youshouldhavealotmoreofthisdatabeforeyouevenaskthesepeopletoevenconsiderthis.”CitingsafetywasFosterHillresidentGeorgeMorgan,whosaid

hehas34yearsintheutilitybusinessasanelectricalengineerwork-ingwithprotectionsystemsandanalyzingfailuresofallkinds.“Regardingcontrols,Iamsurethattheirequipmentisgoingtobe

thebestthatmoneycanbuy,”saidMorgan.“Nobodymakesanin-vestmentlikethey’replanningwithoutdoingtheirduediligenceandhavinggoodequipmentandagreatamountofconfidenceitwillnotfail.Thatbeingsaid,everythingcanfail.TheoneissuethatfacesusonFosterHillRoadisacatastrophicevent.Theycannotguarantee,norcananyoneguarantee, that itwon’toccur…Nomatterwhatkindofcontrolsyouputinforprotection,itcanfail.

The argument is we have to be prepared to deal with a catastroph-icevent,”saidMorgan.“Ifwecan’t,thenthisprojectshouldnotgoforward.Lifeandpropertyareoftheutmostconcern.”

Enel Puts Heat On Fire ChiefAtthefirsthearingsessiononDec.10,Mercieripresentedphoto-

graphsofwhathesaidwerefirefightersbattlingalithium-ionbatteryfacilityfireinSurprise,Ariz.EarlyDuval,attorneyfortheapplicant,saidEnel’sprimarypoint

of discussion on Tuesday was to highlight what he said were inaccu-ratephotographsMercieripresentedattheDecemberhearing,noneofwhichhesaidwerefromtheArizonafire.After Tuesday’s hearing,Mercieri said he obtained the photo-

graphsfromawebsitedocumentingtheL-Ibatteryfiresandsaidhestands by his conclusion that the facilities can be dangerous.SeveralresidentsspokeindefenseofMercieriandthankedhim

for his focus on public safety.InalettersubmittedtotheZBAonTuesdayaskingtheboardto

enlistanexpert,MercieriandLittletonHealthOfficerMiltonBratzwrote that given how well-documented battery storage system acci-dentsaretheyareconcernedthataBESSinLittletonmightposeasignificantpublichealthriskandpublicsafetyhazardtonotonlytheresidentsofFosterHillRoadbuttothelargercommunityaswell.Currently, neither the state nor the town has adoptedNational

FireProtectionAssociation855,thestandardfortheinstallationofBESSs,andthelackofanenforceablecodecombinedwithtechni-calitiesandpotentialhazardsmakeitaseriousconcern,theysaid.AndneithertownofficialsnorZBAmembershavethetechnical

expertisetonavigatethereviewprocess,wroteMercieriandBratz.CitingareviewofaWorcesterPolytechnicInstitutestudy,they

saidthatonceanL-Ibatteryignites,othercellshavethepotentialtooverheatandinitiate“thermalrunway”reactionsbetweenadjacentbatteries,makingahazard.

“Todate,theapplicantshavenot provided a comprehensive fire safety and emergency re-sponse plan to any of our town officials,”theywrote.

Enel SpeaksOn Wednesday afternoon,

Enel provided a statement on the Littleton project, sayingthe company’s first priority isensuring the safety of commu-nities, and its workers workcloselywithlocalofficialsandfiredepartmentstomeetsafetyrequirementsonitsprojects.“At last night’s hearing

we requested that the ZoningBoard ofAdjustment retain athird-partyexpertofitschoos-

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ingtoreviewtheLITUSenergystorageprojectandanyfiresafetyconcerns and we are disappointed that the board voted against al-lowing for additional educationon this topic,” said spokespersonAJGosselin.FailuresofbatterystoragesystemsareveryrareandEnelcon-

ducts its own safety tests with local authorities and develops an emergency response plan before putting a system into operation,saidGosselin.TheLITUSprojectwasnotpresentedtoanyothermunicipality

beforehand,saidGosselin.“InchoosingtheLittletonsiteamongseveraloptionsscreened,

Enel evaluated a number of factors including available land and proximitytotransmissioninfrastructure,”saidGosselin.

Board Incorporates Land Donation Into Revised School Article

LITTLETON—Afterbeingofferedadonationof landfor thepossiblesiteofanew$20millionLakewayElementarySchool,theLittletonSchoolBoard,whichpreviouslyproposedanothersite,hasincorporated both properties into one warrant article.OnMonday,theLittletonSchoolDistrictSAU84posteditsbud-

getandwarrantfornextweek’sdeliberativesessionandtheMarchtown meeting vote.IncludedinitisarevisedArticle3,askingvotersfor$788,000

fortheacquisitionoflandandengineeringcostsandauthorizingtheschoolboardtodeterminethelocation,eitherGreenwoodAcresorthedonatedlandatthetopofGroveStreet,whichwouldbepresent-ed to voters at a future town meeting.In2019andagainin2020, theboard,afterseveralstudiesand

conclusionsofseveralLESstudycommittees,proposedGreenwoodAcres,a29-acreparcelatthetopofElmStreetnearthehighschoolthatcarriesapurchasepriceof$500,000.OnJan.12,however,thedistrictwasnotifiedthattheDaughters

of theCharityof theSacredHeartof Jesus arewilling todonateabout17acresatthetopofGroveStreet.

The donation was announced at the school district’s budget hear-ingonJan.16.WithlessthantwoweeksbeforetheJan.27deadlinetopostthe

budget andwarrant, theboardhad to act fast indeliberating andmakingadecisionastothetwoproperties.Afterconsultingwithboardlegalcounsel,schoolboardmembers

votedtoexpandArticle3toincludethedonation.Thearticlewillaskvoterstoraise$788,000($288,000tocom-

plete the engineering and architectural studies and $500,000 fortheGreenwoodAcres land), furtherauthorize theboard toacceptthedonatedlandonGroveStreet,“andfurtherauthorizetheschoolboard to determine the site for the construction of the new elementa-ry school for presentation to voters at a future annual school district meeting.”IfitpassesinMarch,theboardwilllookatthestudiesforboth

sitesanddeterminewhichoneisbestforanewLES,whichiscur-rentlylocatedonUnionStreetina70-year-oldbuildingthatisagingand costing more in maintenance and repairs.“Ifwe, theboarddecideswhereandwhenandhow, therewill

beanotherarticlenextMarchforthetotalamountofconstruction,”AnnWiggett,chairoftheLittletonSchoolBoard,saidMonday.IfvotersapproveArticle3andanysubsequentarticlesforanew

LES,thestateofNewHampshireisexpectedtoprovidestatebuild-ingaidthatcouldcover55percentofthetotalcost,makingforatotaltownshareofabout$9million.IftheprojectmeetstheapprovalofLittletonvoters,construction

onanewschoolwouldnotbeginuntilabout2023.Theofferonthedonatedlandisgoodforfiveyears.

The$788,000articleforthisyearisnotforabondoversever-alyears,butforaone-timeexpenditurethatbeforetheuseofthe$150,000inbudgetsurpluswouldhavecarriedanestimated$1.23taxrateimpactper$1,000ofassessedvaluation.Usingup to$150,000, though,would reduce theamount tobe

raisedbytaxationanddecreasethetaximpactbyapproximately23cents,to$1.Inall,Article3,theproposed2020-2021operatingbudget,andall

warrantarticlescarryanestimatedtaxrateimpactof$1.02.

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JamesWemyssJr.,knownas“YoungJim,”wasa man who stayed connected to his community.

After dedicating decades to running the Groveton Paper Co. mill— the economic en-gine of the region that he continued to grow after takingitoverfromhisfatherandthatemployed1,000peopleunderhis leadership—he retiredtoFlorida.YoungJimalwayscamebackforamonthor

two each year, though, popping into town andcatchingupwiththoseheknew.ThisweektheGrovetoncommunityisremem-

beringWemyss,whodied inFt.LauderdaleonJan.22,attheageof94.Hewasthelastofhiskind,thelastofthena-

tion’sgreatpaper-makingtitans.ChrisWheelock,chairoftheNorthumberland

BoardofSelectman,whowasafifth-generationmillworker, remembersWemyss for his gener-osity.“Themillemployedcountlesspeopleinmulti-

plegenerations,”WheelocksaidTuesday.“WhenIworkedthere,itwaswithWausau,butmyfather,grandfather,anduncleworkedforMr.Wemyssatone time or another. That was the case with most peopleinGroveton—everyoneworkedorhada

family member employed by Mr. Wemyss at one pointoranother.”Sometimesoverlookedwerehiscontributions

thatrippledthroughthecommunity,saidWhee-lock.Whilerunningthemill,Wemyssalsoservedas

a town selectman in a community that had a num-berofdifferentrecreationcommitteesandyouthprograms,includingthecommunitypool.“Themillshadvendingmachines,coffee,soda

and sandwiches, andMr.Wemyss gave all theproceedsfromthattotheyouthprograms,”saidWheelock.

Then there were the resources at the mill.“Whetheritwasmaintenanceresourcesormill

staff,thoseresourcesultimatelybecamethetownresourcesifthetownhadaproblem,”hesaid.“Ifthetownhadaproblemwithoneofthewells,hewould send a crew from the paper mill to help assist the town crew. If a small crane was needed bythelocals,thatresourcewasalwaysavailableforthetownandthepeopleinthetown.”Wemyss’spropertiesinGroveton,nowowned

by his family, remain prominent properties intown,saidWheelock.“Hewillcertainlybemissedforhiscontribu-

tionsyears agoand for justbeingaround thoselast few months and years in the last generation orso,”saidWheelock.“Hewouldalwaysmake

a point to stop in and say ‘hi’ to the people he knew.”OneofthosepeoplewasDavidAtkinson,who

intheearly1990s,afterbeginninginthe1980sasa summercollegestudent,hadbeenworkingatthe mill for seven years.In1999,hewaspromoted tomillvicepresi-

dent and plant manager.“IneverworkeddirectlyforMr.Wemyss,but

have fond memories of how he treated my fam-ilywhenmyfatherworkedforhimandIwasayoungchild,”saidAtkinson.“Hewasverygoodto thefamiliesof theemployees thatworkedinthe mills.“IgottoknowMr.Wemyssonamoreprofes-

sional basis when Wausau purchased the mill and hewasverysupportiveofa‘localkid’managingthe operation,” saidAktinson. “Hewas alreadyretiredatthistime,butmadeitapointto‘stopin’and give me advice. His advice was always wel-come and inevitably ended with us reminiscing aboutthelonghistoryoftheoperations.”AtkinsonandWemyssvisitedwitheachother

mostrecentlyin2019.“MywifeandIhadthepleasureofvisitingwith

Mr.WemyssathislakehomeonMaidstonelatelast summer and spent an hour or more wishing that the mills were still humming in the village ofGroveton,”saidAktinson.“Hewillbesorely

missed and I hope that the ‘Mr. Wemyss stories’ willbetoldforgenerationstocome.”Eighty years ago, in 1940, Young Jim’s fa-

ther, JamesWemyssSr., boughtwhatwas thena run-down mill and pumped much money into thebusinessthatdoubledinsizeinthe1960s.Hisdedicationtothecommunity,bustlingwithshops,storesanddancehalls,waspassedontohisson.In1968,theWemyssesmergedwithDiamond

International.A quarter century later,Wausau PaperMills

Co. became the mill owner.Asthecommunityenteredanewmillennium,

though,theforcesofglobalizationwerequicken-ing, and a declining papermarket, competitionwith faster machines and cheaper labor, and acorporatefocusoncostcutsandefficienciesputthesqueezeonGroveton.ThemillclosedinDecember2007.Forhis2018booktitled“YouHadaJobFor

Life,”aboutthehistoryofthemillanditsimpor-tance to the community,North Stratford authorJamie Sayen interviewedYoung Jim,whomhecalleda“committedowner.”“IwantyoutotellthepeopleinGrovetonIal-

ways consideredyoumy family,”Wemyss toldSayen. “I think Groveton has something to beproudof.Theywerebuildingsomething.”

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WMRHS Recognized For Innovative Learning Approach

WhiteMountainsRegionalHighSchoolhas learnedthepowerof perseverance.In2014, theschoolapplied tobeamemberofNewEngland’s

League of Innovative Schools, a nonprofit professional learningcommunity that connects secondary schools from across New En-gland so they can partner up and learn from each other.Then,theapplicationwasdenied.WMRHScameback,though,andwasadmitted.OnThursday, theLeaguehelditsquarterlyregionalmeetingat

WMRHSinWhitefieldanditsmemberswentonstudent-ledtoursthroughout the school.“Now, we’re hosting meetings,” Mike Berry, principal of

WMRHS,whichisadvancingitsownapproachtoinnovativelearn-ing,saidFriday.“Thatisasuper-bigcomplimentforus.”

The League had wanted to host in northern New England to get away from the big population centers in Concord, Portland, andBostonandnotmissoutonotherschools,hesaid.With the growing recognition ofWMRHS, its administrators,

teachers and students are hopeful the growing partnership will pay dividends for the school’s students and education.“Ithinkitgivesussomeexposuretootherschoolsthataredoing

goodworkanditconnectsuswithanorganizationthatwillbepush-ing out research and best practices and opportunities for us to learn asaschool,”saidBerry.“Ithinkthatistherealimportantpiecetothis.Weconsiderourselvesaprofessionallearningorganizationandthisisawaywecancontinuetogetbetteratourcraft.”Thecollaborationcanfacilitateprojectsanddifferentunits into

WMRHS existing programs and courses, he said, allowing oneclass,forexample,toworkonaprojectandpartnerwithadifferentclassthatwillworkonthesameprojectbutcomeatatwithadiffer-entperspective,hesaid.“Thesearemeaningfulprojectsthatkidswouldbeengagedin,”

saidBerry.The League’s work as a professional education network is to

promote the best strategies and innovative practices in education aroundNewEngland,andWMRHS’sselectionasaplaceforoneofitsmeetingsisanindicationofthequalityofworkbeingdoneattheschool,whichisputtingagreateremphasisoninquiry,intellectuallychallengingwork,andpartnershipswithlocalcommunities,hesaid.“WedothishereandIthinkthat’sauniqueapproachtoeducation

thatnotalotofotherschoolsaredoing,”saidBerry.WMRHS already partners with several schools, among them

PembrokeAcademyandManchesterWestHighSchool.WMRHS has been advancing its own approach to education

called“ownyourownlearning,”whichmovesawayfromatradi-tional culture of teaching to one of learning that encourages students totaketheinitiativeintheireducationbygivingmorechoiceandvoicetostudents,fosteringmoreinteraction,discussionandcollab-oration,facilitatingmorecriticalthinking,andexpandingopportu-nities for cross-curriculum.

CurrentlyservingasasanAmeriCorpsVISTA(VolunteerInSer-vice toAmerica)atWMRHSisIsabellaGaetjens-Oleson,a2019WMRHSgraduatewhoisfocusingonsocialmediamarketingandcommunity outreach for the high school.“Throughouttheweek,we’vebeendoingalotofworkonthis

presentationandhadgroupscomingtotheschool,but[Thursday]wasabigdayforusandIthinkthestudentsreallypulleditoff,”she said.

The students leading tours of the school and its classes were WMRHSseniorsCortneyPattersonand JaySilva; juniorsOliviaBaker,AndrewCookandJonathanDean;andsophomoresMorganDoolan,MaddyCrane,JustinWentworth,OliviaShallowandJustinGillespie.“In the afternoon, a panel of four teachers also helpedpresent

about the trials and tribulations of the transition we made from a cultureofteachingtoacultureoflearning,”saidGaetjens-Oleson.TheteachersthatpresentedinthepanelwerePatsyAinsworth,

JeannineLaBounty,MollyCampbell,andShaneMacElhiney.KaidiBedell,aWMRHSsenior,alsopresentedwithNicoleGross,

ajunior,andAbbyFriedman,asophomore,onThursdaymorning.“Nostudentisthesame,andwe’reabletocatertoalldifferent

typesofstudentsbecauseofthevarietyofopportunitieshere,”saidNicoleGross.“It’snolongeryouaskaquestionandtheygiveyouananswer,”

saidAbbyFriedman.“It’syouaskaquestionandtheyaskonebacktogetyouthinkingaboutitevenmore.”Berrysaid,“Wewanttocreateahighschoolwherekidsat14,15,

16,17wanttogo.Wewanttocreateaplacewhereteacherswanttowork.”Andlearning,hesaid,“doesnothavetobeconfinedtothewalls

ofahighschool.”

To Draw More Traffic, Town Looks At EV Charging Station

AstheystudywaystoboostthelocaleconomyandmakeWhite-fieldmoreofanattraction,townofficialsarelookingatbringingthewave of the future to town.AlthoughRoute3goesthroughtheheartofWhitefield,alackof

electric vehicle charging stations along the highway has led to many vehicles bypassing the town, Rob Larson, the town’s director ofpublicworks,toldWhitefieldselectmenduringtheirJan.6meeting.ButthereisanopportunityforWhitefieldtobenefitfromchanges

inthetransportationfield,hesaid.NowLarsonisdeterminingacostforanEVchargingstation,and

theworkingplanistoputarequest,whichcouldreceiveagranttoreducethetownshare,onthetownmeetingwarrantforvoters todecideinMarch,WhitefieldadministrativeassistantJudyRamsdellsaid Thursday.AccordingtotheJan.6meetingminutes,Larsonsaidtherewasan

initiativebythestatetoencourageEVchargingstationsalongRoute2 and there is a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that wouldpay50percentoftheprojectcostforWhitefield.OnJan.6,heestimatedthetotalprojectcostatabout$35,000for

aLevel2chargewithonehigh-densitychargeonapad,thoughthefinalcostnumbersarenotyetin.Larson proposes putting a four-bay, high-density station in the

parkinglotbehindCumberlandFarms,adirtlotthathesaiddoesnotmakethetownanymoney.Astationcouldgothere,though,andbecomeageneratorofin-

comeforthetownandnotinterferewiththeright-of-way,hesaid.Thosewhouseitwouldhave30to40minutestowanderthrough

Whitefield,hesaid.TheMountainViewGrandResortuptheroadhaspeoplewho

haveelectriccarsand the townwouldbenefit from that trafficaswell. Itwould be an attraction toWhitefield’s downtown and anopportunity for local residents to adopt the electric vehicle form of transportation,saidLarson.

Plug Share is an open source application that allows people with thevehiclestosearchforchargingstations,hesaid.ComparedtoVermontandMaine,NewHampshireisbehindon

the stations, andmanyof the cars that aregoing tobeginhittingthemarketwillbeusedelectricvehiclesthatwillneedtostopmoreoften,saidLarson.Whitefield,hesaid,hasaperfectopportunity.Itcouldbesetupasabusiness,andthetown,whichwouldown

the station, could absorb the electrical cost for the benefit of thedowntownarea,saidLarson.Theletterofintent,whichwouldnotcommitthetown,needed

tobesubmittedbyJan.17,andtherequestwouldgoonthewarrantarticle,hesaid.SelectmanStanHolzsaiditisacatalystthatwouldbegoodpro-

motionforWhitefieldandbringtraffictotown.SelectmanPeterCorey,whosuggestedtheformertownhallpar-

celbesidethenewWhitefieldMarketandDeliasanalternativelo-cationforachargingstation,wasagreeabletotheideaandsaidtolet voters decide.

NEK Duo Indicted For Lancaster Truck Stop Burglary

Burglary charges are racking up for aConcord,Vt.,manwhoisnowaccusedofbreaking intoa truck stop inLancasterwithaLunenburg woman as his driver.IndictedFridaybyaCoosSuperiorCourtgrandjurywereJason

L.Fournier,38,andStephanieFournier,41,whoeachfaceaClassBfelonycountofburglary.OnJune16,CoosCountyprosecutorssaidJasonFournierwas

driventoanddroppedoffoutsideofT.J.’sTruckStop,at100BridgeSt.,acrosstheriverfromVermont,andbrokeintothestore,whichatthetimewasnotopentothepublic,andmadeoffwithstoremer-chandise.JasonFournierwas also chargedwith aClassAmisdemeanor

countofcriminalmischieffordamagingthefrontdoorofthetruckstopbyhittingitwitharockandcausingafinancial losstostoreownerSusanParker.BothFourniersarenostrangerstothecourtsystem.InDecember2017,theywerearrestedonchargesofcreditcard

fraud stemming from a card police said was stolen from a women’s purse in Lyndonville.Morerecently,inSeptember2019,JasonFournierwasarrested

forbreakingintoaneighbor’shouseinConcord,anincidentpolicesaid was captured on video.

He pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony burglary.ItemsfromtheburglarizedhomewereallegedlyfoundinFourni-

er’s residence.

Jefferson Seeks To Re-purpose Former School Building

TwoyearsafterJeffersonElementarySchoolserveditslastclassfollowingaschoolboarddecisiontocloseit,thetownofJeffersonislookingatre-purposingthebuildingforthecommunity’sfutureand will present a plan to voters at the March town meeting.“Thingsaremovingintherightdirection,”saidSelectmanCindy

Silver.“Wehopetohaveveryspecificarticlestobeapprovedbythetownspeopletohopefullymovethetownofficesandlibraryinthatbuilding.”Currently, theJeffersonBoardofSelectmenisworkingonthe

languageofwarrantarticlesandwillmeetwiththestatefiremar-shal for approval of plans based on survey results from residents in-dicatingwhattheywouldliketoseeforfutureusesofthebuilding,whichwasbuiltinthelate1950sandservedasaschoolfornearlysixdecades.Anotherproposal,too,istoturnthebuildingintoacommunity

emergency shelter.“Thereisthepossibilityofgrantsifthat,infact,isgoingtobea

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dentenrollment,votedtoclosetheK-5JeffersonElementary School and consolidate it with the LancasterandWhitefieldschools.ThatvotecameafterSAU36voters,in2011,

amendedawarrantarticleaboutJEStostatethatthe board would take no action on closing theschoolforaperiodoffiveyears.Thearticlelapsedin2016.InJune2018,thelastJESclasswalkedthrough

its doors.InaspecialtownvoteonJune5,2018,Jeffer-

sonresidentsvoted88-16toallowthetowntoas-sumeownershipofthe13,250-square-footbuild-ing,whichhadbeenownedbytheschooldistrict.Surveys seeking citizen input were then dis-

seminated.To develop its plans and determine cost es-

timates, the town has enlisted an architect andADGconsultants,whichassistscommunities infuture planning and whose representatives will meet with selectmen on Monday.

ADG’s feasibility study is determining costsand needs associated with utilizing the spacein its present formor amodified form for usesidentified in the 2018 building reuse survey. Itincludesanestimatedcostforeachoption,astra-tegicplanforreuse,andimpactsassociatedwithmoving town services and buildings or creating new services.Accordingtothedraftstudy,severalplancon-

ceptswithdifferent layoutsarebeinglookedat.Inaddition to the townofficesand library, theyincludespaceforaconferencecenter,communityarea,seniorcenter,thehistoricalsociety,alearn-ingcenter,sharedWi-Fiworkspace,andkitchenand cafeteria.

Three town meeting warrant articles are being lookedatforaslidingscaleofrenovationsbasedonhigh-,mid-,andlow-levelwork.OptionAisestimatedat$2.2million,OptionB

$1.5million,andOptionC$987,274,accordingto the draft study.“Thegoalistokeepitatasminimalacostas

wecanbecausewewant tokeep the taxesat aminimum,”saidSilver.Astheywork,ADGhasalsolookedintogrant

opportunities that could reduce the town share.The former school building advances into the

21stcenturyingoodshape.“Thebuildingisstillsoundandit’sbeingmain-

tainedandbeingheatedandcaredfor,”saidSil-ver.Thefiredepartmenthasuseditasaplacefor

breakfast and the local Boy Scouts have metthere,shesaid.

Silver said anyone with questions about the plans for the building can contact her or select-menTomBradyandKevinMeehan.“The desire is there for the townspeople and

wewanttomakesurewecandeliveronthatandalsoberespectfulabouttaxes,”saidSilver.“Wehave a solid building and want to put it to a pur-poseanddon’twanttowait.”AsJefferson,atownwithjustover1,000resi-

dents,embarksonre-purposingtheformerschoolbuilding, amaster plan survey by the planningboard is being sent out.“For those folks who haven’t received one,

theycangetitattownhall,”saidSilver.It’s been more than a decade since the town

master plan was updated.

Snowmobiler Charged For Suspended License

PITTSBURG, N.H. (AP) — A snowmobileoperatorwhowentoffatrailandstruckarockorstump was charged with having a suspended license forthevehicle,theNewHampshireFishandGameDepartment said. Conservationofficerssaid they investigated the

crash on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburg. They said thesnowmobileoperator,TerriChase,39,ofKings-ton,sufferedserious,butnon-life-threatening,inju-ries.ShewasbroughttoahospitalinColebrook.

Authorities were told that a mechanical failure of afrontshockabsorberorsuspensioncomponentledtothemachinegoingoffthetrailandstrikingarockorstumpunderthesnow,causingmoderatedamage.An investigation showed that Chase was operating it and that her privilege to drive had been previously revoked.Chasewaschargedwithoperatingasnow-mobile with a suspended license. It wasn’t immedi-atelyknownifshehadalawyerwhocouldspeakonherbehalf,andaphonenumbercouldn’tbefoundfor her.


theearly1980stheymovedontotheMyrtleBeach,S.C.,areawhereNedre-turned to the insurance business as a training consultant as well as sell-ing. As his passion was golf, he greatly enjoyedthe opportunity to pro-vide marketing servicesto thePGAof theCaro-linasorganization.In1999NedandKay

returned to New England where they settled in Bethlehem,N.H.,withtheirdaughterCarol,son-in-lawRod,andtheirfamily.OverthelastfortyyearsNed was never far from his passion for golf and tookadvantageofalltheopportunitiestoplaywithfamily and the many friends he made through the sport.Ashisyearsmovedon,hefoundgreatplea-sureintheroundswherehescoredunderhisage,recountingtheelusivebirdies,andmostespeciallyheenjoyedtheroundsplayedwithhischildrenandgrandchildren. Ned played his last round of golf whilevisitinghissonStepheninFloridajustacou-pleofweekspriortohispassing.

In addition to his loving wife Kathleen and his parents,NedwaspredeceasedbyhisbrothersRob-ertandJack,andadaughter-in-lawBethKathleen.He is survived by his son James, daughter DaleMorrissey,sonMark,daughterCarolJohnson-Hay-wood(Rod),sonPhilip(Roberta),daughterAmeliaMarsland(Charles),sonBrian(Stacy),sonStephen(Marva), twenty grandchildren and fifteen grand-children. He was an inspiration to all!ThefamilyexpressesitsappreciationtoDr.Fuld,

theinfusionroomnurses,andtheentireVAmedicalstaffinbothWhiteRiverJunction,Vt.,andOrlando,Fla.,forthetendercareprovidedDadoverhisthree-

and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Up until his last VAvisit,Dadnever failed toexpresshisheartfeltappreciation to everyone he came in contact with for their service to veterans.AMassofChristianBurialwillbecelebratedat

St.RoseofLimaCatholicChurchonSaturday,Feb-ruary1,2020at11a.m.,withFatherMarkDollardOfficiating.Thefamilywillreceivefriendsandfam-ilyatthechurch30minutespriortotheservice.Acelebration of Ned’s life will follow at Maplewood GolfClubinBethlehem,NH.InkeepingwithNed’sspirit,thefamilysuggestswearinggolfattireorac-cessoriestotheservice.Inlieuofflowersthefamilysuggestsanyonewishingtocontributemakeadona-tiontoSt.RoseofLimaChurch,77ClayStreet,Lit-tleton,NH03561,ortheBethlehemLibrary,2245MainStreet,Bethlehem,NH03574.The Ross Funeral Home, Littleton Chapel has

been entrusted with these arrangements. To offeryour condolences to the family please visit www.rossfuneral.com

Vaulene Gilbert BouletVauleneGilbertBoulet,age96,ofLandaff,N.H.,

diedonJan.21,2020attheGraftonCountyNurs-ingHomeinNorthHaverhill,N.H.ShewasborntoGenevaandEdwardGilbertonSept.10,1923inLandaff, N.H. and livedthere most of her life.Vaulene worked for

the Lisbon RegionalSchool lunch program for many years. She then workedforNewEnglandWire Technologies in Lisbon until her retire-ment.Vaulene spent therest of her years takingcare of other people who neededhelp.Gardeningandworkingonherhousewere some of her favorite pastimes. Living in the househergrandfatherbuiltin1897washer‘dreamcometrue.’Vauleneenjoyed“CampVaulene,”the

annual family reunions on her land.Vauleneissurvivedbyherdaughter,LouiseLew-

isofRockland,Mass.;hersonanddaughter-in-law,AllanandJudithBouletofLandaff,N.H.;daughter-in-law,G.JoannaBouletofKeystoneHeights,Fla.;11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, sevengreat-great-grandchildren,sister,BerniceBenoitofGrafton,Mass.:andnumerousniecesandnephews.Vaulenewaspredeceasedbyherson,PaulNor-

butBoulet;agrandson,ElwinLeeBoulet,aswellassiblings,NormanGilbertandVirginiaTowle.ThefamilywouldliketothanktheNorthCoun-

tryHomeHealthandHospiceAgencyandGraftonCounty Nursing home for their care and comfort in herfinalmonths.

A celebration of her life will be held in the spring.Inlieuofflowers,taxdeductibledonationscanbe

madetoFriendsofLandaff,anorganizationdedicat-edtorenovationsattheLandaffTownHall.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Pills-buryPhaneufFuneralHomeandCrematorium inLittleton,N.H.Formoreinformation,ortosendamessageofcondolence,pleasevisittheirwebsiteatwww.pillsburyphaneuf.com.

James H. PlaceyJames H. Placey, 81, of Lancaster, N.H., died

attheUVMMCinBurlington,Vt.,onJanuary21,2020,surroundedbyhislovingfamily,afteracoura-geously fought battle with pancreatic cancer.HewasbornonFebruary23,1938inLancaster

toGeorgeH.andElizabethC.(Kidman)Placey.Asan11yearoldchild,hewasseverelyinjuredwhileworking inhis father’ssawmill, leavinghimwithvery limited functionality in his left hand and arm for the rest of his life.

In the summers during high school he caddied at the Waumbek Golf Club. He graduated fromLancasterHigh School in 1956.After graduationheworkedanumberofjobs,includingatthefor-merCrawford’sExxonstationandNorthCountryFord.In1963hewenttoworkfortheStateofNewHampshirewherehestayedforthenext36years,

retiringin1999.Duringthattimeheworkedprimar-ilyattheNationalGuardarmoryinLancaster,butinlater years at the one in Littleton as well. Through-outtheyearshealsoheldseveralsecondjobswork-ingnightsandweekends.Formanyyearshealsorepaired bicycles out of his garage.After retirement, he began volunteering at the

LancasterFairworkinginthemuseumbuilding,atthe Lancaster Heritage Trail and also at the Lan-caster Historical Society. In his spare time he loved tinkering on things, es-pecially antique engines and tractors.He married Jeanette

M. Kenney in Lunen-burg,Vt.,onOctober19,1963. They resided inGuildhall,Vt.,until2000.In2001,theymovedintoanewhomethattheybuilttogetheronthePlaceyhomesteadonBrookRoadinLancaster,wherehegrewup.Hewaspredeceasedbyhismotherin1969;his

fatherin1994;andhissisterLouisePlaceyin2014.Hewasalsopreviouslydeceasedbyahalf-brother,NeilLaFlammeandsister-in-lawJoanKenney.

Left to cherish his memory is his devoted wife of 56years,JeanettePlaceyofLancaster;hisdaugh-ter Katherine; his daughter Mary Anderson and husbandGalen,andhisonlygranddaughterKate-lynAnderson,allofS.Burlington,Vt.He isalsosurvived by his brother-in-law William Kenney of Groveton,threeniecesandseveralcousins.VisitinghourswillbeheldSaturdayafternoon,

January25th,from2to5p.m.attheBaileyFuner-alHome,Lancaster.BurialwillbeattheSummerStreet cemetery in the spring.Inlieuofflowers,donationscanbemadetothe

LancasterHistoricalSociety,226MainStreet,Lan-caster,NH03584.Formoreinformationortosendanonlinecondo-

lence please go to www.baileyfh.net.

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Upstage Players To Hold Auditions For Urinetown

UpstagePlayersisexcitedtoannouncethatitwillbe holding auditions for its May production of the Tony award winning Urinetown the Musical. Audi-tions will be held at the Littleton Opera House on Thursday,January30from6to8:30p.m.andSatur-day,February1from1to4p.m.Callbackstofollowonthe1stasnecessary.InaGotham-likecity,aterriblewatershortage,

causedbya20-yeardrought,hasledtoagovern-ment-enforcedbanonprivate toilets.Thecitizensmust use public amenities, regulated by a singlemalevolentcompanythatprofitsbychargingadmis-sion for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid thepeople,aherodecidesthathe’shadenoughandplans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!WinnerofthreeTonyAwards,threeOuterCritics

CircleAwards,twoLucilleLortelAwardsandtwoObieAwards,Urinetownisahilariousmusicalsatireofthelegalsystem,capitalism,socialirresponsibil-ity, populism, bureaucracy, corporatemismanage-ment,municipalpoliticsandmusicaltheatreitself!Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urine-town provides a fresh perspective on one of Ameri-ca’s greatest art forms.Interestedactorsareaskedtoprepareashortsong

they know well, preferably from musical theatrerepertoire. Please bring sheet music. Singing with accompaniment preferred. An accompanist will be provided.Actorsmaybeaskedtodosomemove-ment and/or read from the script. Come prepared to move. Urinetown,theMusicalwillbedirectedbyAn-

drewLidestri,ArtisticDirectorforUpstagePlayers,choreographed by Madalyn Sheehy & Lidestri,with music direction by Marie Snyder. All roles are openandpeopleofallagesandexperiencelevelsareencouraged toaudition. Full characterbreak-down is available on our website. The show will rehearse and perform at the Littleton Opera House. RehearsalsbeginFebruary13andwill takeplacemost Wednesday and Thursday evenings as well as Sunday afternoons. Performance dates are May 8,9,10,15,16,17

Any theater lovers not interested in being on stagebutinterestedinworkingwithsetcrews,propand tech production or costuming are encouraged to email us at [email protected]. Upstage Players isawelcomingcommunitytheatreexcitedtowork

Upstage Players Honored At NHTA Theater Awards

UpstagePlayers,ofLittleton,N.H.,werehonoredat the New Hampshire Theater Awards this past weekendwitharecordsevenTopThreeshowingsandthegroup’sfirstwin.UPhadatotalof17nominationsacross15cate-

gories,withmorethanoneUPactorcompetingforthetopprizeintwocategories,andseveralmembersof the company receiving nods in multiple catego-ries.“Wearethrilledwiththeoutcomeofthenight,”

said Managing Artistic Director Andrew Lidestri. “NorthCountrygroupsoftenhaveahardtimecom-peting against the larger groups from the southern partofthestate,soweareincrediblyproudoftheacknowledgmentwe received.Our name and the

caliberofourworkarebeingrecognized.”UP’sboldproductionofWho’sAfraidofVirginia

Woolfshowedphenomenallywell,despitehorrificweatherduringitsperformancerunandjudgesbare-lybeingabletoattend.TheshowrankedintheTopThreeBestCommunityProductionsofaComedyor Drama.Lidestri earned his first TopThree in the Best

Directorcategory.HewasalsoTop10forScenicDesign.KristjarNielsonearnedaTop10intheBestSupporting Actress category for her performance of Honey. Connor MacDonald and Dennis MacKay bothmadeitintotheTopThreeinBestSupportingActorandBestActorrespectively.ThehighlightofthenightwasKateGoldsborough’swinasBestAc-tressinaDramaorComedy.GoldsboroughthankedLidestri for his direction of her character Martha in this dream role.Shrek the Musical, which packed the house

duringeveryperformance,earnednumerousacco-lades in the ultra-competitive Community Musical Theater categories. Catherine Carter and Owen FogggotTopTenintheirrespectiveBestActress/ActorcategoriesandKristjarNielsongothersec-ondTopTenof thenight inBestSupportingAc-tress. Connor MacDonald nudged out fellow UP actorLidestritogarnerasecondTopThreeinBestSupporting Actor. Lidestri’s outstanding direction earned him his second Top Three Best Director(communityproduction)ofthenight.ShrekplacedinthecovetedTopThreeforBestCommunityMu-sical,beatingouthugegroupsinthesouthernpartof the state.InashowofNorthCountrysolidarity,UP,Col-

onel Town Players of Lancaster, Carriage LanePlayersofColebrook,andtheWeathervaneTheatredominatedthebackoftheawardsvenue,forcefullycheering all nominees from above the notches.SaysLidestri,“WhileIcouldn’tbemoreproudof

Kateandallourtop10andtopthreenods,sincerestanddeepestcongratulations,I’mmostexcitedthatI felt we came together as a loud and proud North Countrytheatrevoiceforthefirsttimelastnight.Ihope this is the beginning of more cohesive partner-ships and group support. I’m proud to not only be a part of Upstage but theatre in the North Country. I urge people to cross the mountains and come see whatwe’reworkingsohardtodouphere,allofus.Sincerecongratulationstoeveryone!”

Interim Director Appointed For Court Street Arts

HAVERHILL,NH—TheBoardofDirectorsofHaverhillHeritage,Inc.(HHI),onbehalfofCourtStreetArtsatAlumniHall,hasnamedPhilipCoutu,ofMonroe,N.H.,asCourtStreetArts’interimdi-rectorfollowingthedepartureofformerExecutiveDirector Keisha Luce.Asinterimdirector,Coutuwilloverseetheorga-

nization’sprogrammingandmarketingefforts,andwill coordinate performances and events during the upcoming spring season. With a bachelor of arts in StudioArtandGraphicDesign,coupledwithexpe-rienceinbusiness,marketing,andcustomerservice,Coutu is no stranger to the demands of a dynamic organization.AsoneofCourtStreetArts’cadreofdedicatedvolunteers,Coutuiswell-acquaintedwithits programming and mission.“IlovewhatCourtStreetArtsdoestobringthe

artsandthelocalcommunitytogether,andI’mjust

gladtobeabletohelpout,”hesaid.Coutuwillbeassisted by InterimBuildingManager EdMood-ie,recentlyappointedbytheBoardtooverseeandmaintain Alumni Hall, CSA’s main performancevenue.CourtStreetArts, establishedbyHHI in2005,

is a local venue for programs and events in the vi-sualarts,music,dance,andtheater,featuringbothregionalandnationally-recognizedartists.HHIwillsoonopenthesearchforanewexecutivedirectortoleadtheorganizationintoitsnextstage.“HavingPhil’ssteadyhandatthehelmallowsthe

BoardofDirectorstofocusonthisimportantsearchandonitsotherinitiatives,specificallythedevelop-ment of a community-based business plan for the historic Wentworth-Brown property,” said BoardmemberJaneQuigley.Forinquiriesaboutthetransitionortheorganiza-

tion,[email protected].

‘Vintage Hitchcock’ Coming To The Rialto Theatre Feb. 4

LANCASTER,NH—TheCarriageLanePlay-ers, in collaborationwith theGreatNorthWoodsCommitteefortheArtsinColumbiaandtheRialtoTheatreinLancaster,willbepresentingtheirhitra-dioplay,“VintageHitchcock,”attheRialtoTheateronTuesday,Feb.4at7p.m.This old-time radio show takes place in the

1940s-eraradiostation–WBFR.Allofthecharac-tersare“actors”from1946,arrivingattheirhome-townradiostationfortheireveningjobstoperformaproductionof“VintageHitchcock:ALiveRadioPlay,”byJoeLandry.ThreevintageHitchcockshowswillcometolife

with“TheLodger”(Act1),“Sabotage”(Act2)and“The39Steps”(Act3).Thisisatriplefeatureandincludes vintage commercials — spotlighting a slew ofcharactersportrayedbyonlysixactors.Thecastof“characters”includestheannouncer,

WinstonJ.Collingwood(playedbyCharlesJordan),aWorldWarIIwarcorrespondentnowbackhomeand returning to civilian life; Stage Manager/Sound Manager Gilbert Finklestein (played by SteveRoss), who is well-versed in creating sound ef-fects;AssistantSoundManagerNellieBlondestein(playedbyNancySmith),whohassomeveryin-tenseexperiencewithsoundeffect;ShowDirectorBarbara Benton (played by Donna Jordan), whois the well-known model for the famous Rosiethe Riveter posters; actorAmelia Bly (played byMichelleLassonde),whohasa tawdryvaudevillereputation; Ethyl Ratchett Goodbody (played byLaurieDaley),whohasjustreturnedfromaUSOtouroverseas;WinstonJ.Collingwoodthesecond(playedbyThomasJordan),thefamousnewspaperdelivery boy who assists in his family’s newspaper empire; the esteemedGarrison Feeler (played bySteveBunnell),wholovestogiveouthisautographandtalkabouthisstarringroleinB-horrorfilms;andVanessaVanHuston(playedbyBeckyBunnell),achildactresslookingforherbigbreaknowthatsheis all grown up.AlfredHitchcockwas known famously for his

laterfilms“Psycho”and“TheBirds,”aswellashislong-running television show, “Alfred HitchcockPresents.”Thesethreevignetteswerecraftedbythismaster of suspense.“TheLodger,”subtitled“AStoryoftheLondon

Fog,”capturesadarkandshadowyworldinwhichnewsboys yell out their stories of the latest murder bytheAvenger,justasamysteriousstrangershowsupattheBunting’sroominghouse.In“Sabotage,”Londonis thesetting.Itbeginswithanexplosionthatputstheentirecityinthedark—andendswitha bomb that threatens to cause widespread panic in averypublicplace.Thefinaleis“The39Steps.”Amasterfulblendofhorror,comedyandromance;this vignette was a template for the infamous Hitch-cockfilm,“NorthbyNorthwest.”

The Carriage Lane Players have collaborat-ed with the Colonel Town Players of Lancaster to borrowthegroup’slargeWBFRsign,“onair”and“applause”signs,whichthosewhohaveattendedaColonel Town Players live radio show will be famil-iar with. Live radio plays were new last year for the CarriageLanePlayers,whichalsohosted“WaroftheWorlds”(inColebrook)and“It’sAWonderfulLife”(inColebrookandWhitefield)asradioplayslastyear.Theyoriginallyproduced“VintageHitch-cock” last July,with an encore production takingplace in the fall. The new radio play concept has the troupetakingtothestagerecreatinganold-timera-dio station with a small group of actors portraying multiple voices andusing complex sound effects,performed in front of a live audience.TicketsfortheFeb.4showattheRialtoTheater

are$20perpersonandavailableatthetheaterinad-vance or at the door on the night of the show. They mayalsobepurchasedinadvanceatFiddleheadsinColebrook.Formoreinformation,call348-1671or331-5034.

Blues Musician Guy Davis To Perform At The White

Mountain School

BETHLEHEM,N.H.—OnFriday,Feb.7,be-ginningat7p.m.,TheWhiteMountainSchool(371West FarmRoad) will present internationally ac-claimedbluesmusicianGuyDavis.WhiteMoun-tain presents this program as part of its Cultural EventSeries,whichaimstoconnectWhiteMoun-tain students and the community at large with rich cultural and performing arts productions.GuyDavis has spent his musical life carrying

hismessage of the blues around theworld, fromthe Equator to theArcticCircle, earning him thetitle “AnAmbassador of the Blues.” The son ofRubyDeeandOssieDavis,Guyfellunderthespellof blues icons like BlindWillieMcTell and FatsWalleratanearlyage.Hisone-manplay,“TheAd-venturesofFishyWaters:InBedWiththeBlues,”premieredoff-Broadwayinthe1990sandhassincebeen released as a double CD. He went on to star off-Broadwayas the legendaryRobertJohnson in“Robert Johnson: Trick The Devil,” winning theBlues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive”award. He followed the footsteps of another blues legendwhenhejoinedtheBroadwayproductionof“Finian’sRainbow,”playingthepartoriginatedbySonnyTerryin1947.In1995,Davis’much-praisedsolodebut,“Stomp

DowntheRider”onRedHouseRecords,markedthearrivalofamajortalent,earningacclaimforhisdeft acousticplaying,hiswell-traveledvoice, andhisliterate,yethighlyaccessiblesongwriting.He’sbarely rested since then, takinghismusic to tele-

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Friday, Jan 31COMMUNITY

Acorn Club Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathenae-um.org.

Athenaeum Game Night: 6-8 p.m., St. Johnsbury Athenae-um, 1171 Main Street, St. Johns-bury. http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Stonewalls of New En-gland with Kevin Gardner: 6-7:30 p.m., Bethlehem Elemen-tary School, Main Street, Bethle-hem. http://ACT-NH.org/educa-tion-events.

“LI”ve From Here: 7:30 p.m., Lyndon Institute , 63 King Dr, Lyndonville.

Saturday, Feb 01COMMUNITY

Saturday Story Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Peacham Library, 656 Bayley Hazen Rd, PO Box 253, Peacham. http://peachamli-brary.org.

Join the St. Johnsbury Band: 6:30-8:15 p.m., Caledonia County Court House, 1126 Main St., St. Johnsbury. http://stjohns-buryband.org.

Winter Coffee House with Fifth Business: 7-9 p.m., Peacham Library, 656 Bayley Hazen Rd, Peacham. http://www.peachamlibrary.org.

Montpelier Contra Dance with Will Mentor: 7:45-11 p.m., Capital City Grange Hall, 6612 Rt 12, Berlin. http://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/con-tradancing/.

Sunday, Feb 02COMMUNITY

Worship Service: 10:15-11:15 a.m., Sutton Freewill Baptist Church, 36 Church Street, Sutton.

DARK WATERS Movie and Discussion of PFAS at Catamount Arts: 1:30-4:15 p.m., Catamount Arts, 115 Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury.

Ice On Fire: 2-5 p.m., North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St VT, Montpelier. https://alltogether-nowvt.org/seasonal-celebrations.

Kingdom Chess Club: 2-4 p.m., Cafe Lotti, 603 Vt Route 114, West Burke.

Monday, Feb 03COMMUNITY

Discover Girl Scouts:

2:30-3:30 p.m., Lafayette Regional School, 149 Main St., Franconia. http://www.girlscoutsgwm.org.

Discover Girl Scouts: 2:30-3:30 p.m., Lafayette Regional School, 149 Main St., Franconia. http://www.girlscoutsgwm.org.

Join the St. Johnsbury Band: 6:30-8:15 p.m., Caledonia County Court House, 1126 Main St., St. Johnsbury. http://stjohns-buryband.org.

Tuesday, Feb 04COMMUNITY

Gentle Yoga: 8:30-9:30 a.m., Iyengar Yoga North, 23 Ammonoo-suc Street Fourth Floor, Littleton. http://www.revealyoga.com.

Alzheimer Support Group: 9:30-11 a.m., Littleton Community Center, 120 Main Street, Littleton. http://Littleton-CommunityCenter.org.

Storytime: 10-11 a.m., Co-bleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St., Lyndonville. http://www.cobleighli-brary.org.

Preschool Story Time: 10:30-11 a.m., Bethlehem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethlehem. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

Paint by Pages: Where Picture Books Meet Art: 1-2 p.m., Becky Hatfield, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Free Fall Prevention Tai Chi: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Karen Bud-de, 481 Summer Street Suite 101, St. Johnsbury. http://Nekcouncil.org.

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Lifelong Learning @ The Fairbanks Museum & Plan-etarium: The Chemistry of Beer: 5-6:30 p.m., Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, 1302 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. https://fairbanksmuseum.kindful.com/reg-ister/chemistry-of-beer-2019.

Teen Advisory Board: 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathenae-um.org.

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Wednesday, Feb 05COMMUNITY

Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Cobleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St., Lyndonville. http://www.co-bleighlibrary.org.

Play Bingo: 1 p.m., McIntyre School Apartments, 16 Highland St., Whitefield.

Whatever Wednesdays: 2:30-3:30 p.m., Bethlehem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethlehem. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

Oscar-nominated mov-ies at the Library: 7-9 p.m., Bethlehem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethlehem. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

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tice: 7-8:30 p.m., St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathenae-um.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Gallery Reception: Dona Ann McAdams: 4-5 p.m., Cat-amount Film & Arts Center, 115 Eastern Ave, Saint Johnsbury.MUSIC

Kingdom All Stars Con-cert: 10:30 a.m., Fuller Hall, 1000 Main Street, St. Johnsbury.

Kingdom All Stars Con-cert: 1 p.m., Fuller Hall, 1000 Main Street, St. Johnsbury.

Thursday, Feb 06COMMUNITY

Beginning Computer Class: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Cobleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St., Lyn-donville. http://www.cobleighlibrary.org.

Handwork Circle and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Little-ton Community Center, 120 Main Street, Littleton. http://Littleton-

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Origami Group: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Cobleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St., Lyndonville. http://www.cobleighlibrary.org.

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Classic Movie Night: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: 6:30-8 p.m., St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathe-naeum.org.

Free Family Movie Night: 7-9 p.m., Lyndon Full Gospel A/G, 377 Main Street, Lyndonville. http://www.lyndonfullgospel.org.

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Saturday, Feb 08COMMUNITY

Winter Craft/Vendor Fair: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Moose Lodge, 2388 Portland St, St.Johnsbury .

Modern Traditions in Hunting and Angling: Winter Wildlife Tracking: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., NorthWoods Stewardship Center, 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston. https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/event/modern-tra-ditions-in-hunting-angling-winter-wildlife-tracking/.

Birch Bark Basket Workshop: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Catamount Film & Arts Center, 115 Eastern Ave, Saint Johnsbury.

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vision (“Late Night with ConanO’Brien,” the “Late Show withDavid Letterman”) and radio(“A Prairie Home Companion,”“MountainStage,”“WorldCafe,”and “E-Town”), as well as per-forming at theaters and festivals. Along the way, Davis has cutnine critically-acclaimed albums fortheRedHouselabelandfourfor his own label, SmokeydokeRecords, andwasnominated fornearlyadozenBluesAwards.This performance will take

place in White Mountain’s Love-joy Chapel, and parking foroff-campus guests will be avail-able at any of the school’s public lots. This performance is free and open to the public.Guy Davis is the second of

three Cultural Events White Mountain will host as part of its Cultural Events Series, whichaims to support White Mountain’s broader commitment to equity and inclusion by featuring artists from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds.

Ed Mulhall And Susan Ackerman To Perform Free Concert Feb. 14

EdMulhall andSusanAcker-man will perform a free concert onFeb.14at2p.m.atIcePondVillageinLancaster,N.H.Allarewelcome. Ed and Susan are sing-ers and writers and have been en-joyingsingingmostoftheirlives.Ed is the winner of the 2010

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Ed at [email protected],[email protected].

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