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Local Notes
Refresh driving skills with AARP course
EXETER | An AARP Driver Safety Course for motorists age
50 years and older will be presented at RiverWoods at Exeter,
located at 7 Riverwoods Drive.
Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on two consecutive
Saturdays, March 3 and 10. Participants must attend both
sessions to complete the course.
The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and
largest classroom refresher course designed to meet the
safety needs of mature and experienced drivers. It is an
eight-hour class which helps drivers learn about defensive
driving techniques, new traffic laws, rules of the road and
much more.
The course helps older drivers learn how to adjust their
driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction
time. Also, many insurance companies now give discounts
on premiums paid by drivers who take this course.
The registration fee is $10 per person, and advance
registration is required. To register, or for more information,
contact John Hammon, volunteer instructor at (603) 772-
4342.
‘Story Hour by the Bay’
STRATHAM | The public is invited to join the staff at
Great Bay Discovery Center on Friday, March 9 and 23 for
upcoming sessions of “Story Hour by the Bay.”
This program is for all ages and runs from 10-11 a.m. the
second and fourth Friday of the month. No registration is
necessary
The topic for the first story hour is “Who’s awake at night?”
featuring books about critters that are more apt to snooze
during the day and move about at night. The second program
asks the question, “What else is out at night?” and will
include books about the moon and the starry night sky.
The program is held in the Discovery Center, located on 89
Depot Road, just off Route 33 on the Stratham/ Greenland
town line. For more information, call the Center at (603)
778-0015.
Free medical clinic open in Hampton
HAMPTON | A free medical clinic, located at 37 Ashworth
Avenue in Hampton across from the Mainsail Motel, is open
from 6-8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Staffed by a doctor, nurse and social worker, the non-profit
clinic offers free medical exams, pap smears, mammograms,
HIV screenings, pregnancy testing and more. No appointments
are necessary.
This medical clinic is made possible thanks to the generosity
of Preston Real Estate and the assistance of other local
individuals and organizations.
Donations are gratefully accepted; to make a donation,
please make checks payable to "Hampton Beach Free Medical
Clinic" and mail to Hampton Beach Free Medical Clinic, PO
Box 625, Hampton, NH 03843. For more information, call
(603) 770-4383.
Help Red Cross support US military
NEWINGTON | The brave men and women in America’s
Armed Forces face many challenges. The American Red
Cross supports these active military men and women by
keeping them connected with their loved ones at home.
Military caseworkers in the Red Cross’ Armed Forces
Emergency Services program are on-call to support active
military personnel and their families in times of crisis or
emergency through the delivery of messages.
Locally, the Great Bay Chapter is seeking volunteers to learn
how to support US troops by becoming a military caseworker
with the Red Cross. The time commitment is minimal but
the support is critical, as the Chapter has seen a tremendous
increase in need for this program.
For more information on how to help US troops by
partnering with the Red Cross, contact the Great Bay Chapter
at (603) 766-5440 or visit www.greatbayredcross.org.
Community
Garden club ready to bloom
LIFE PATTERNS
Kindergarten students at Barnard School have been looking
for patterns in everyday life, learning about patterns in nature
and in music as well as creating patterns with pictures,
objects and people. Here, students Delia Williams and Natalie
Terry follow another student's musical pattern with their
rhythm sticks.
— Atlantic News Courtesy Photo
AIDE From 16A
the class and give the student
a message or walk them to
the appropriate administrative
office.
Shortly into my career as a
service aide, Mr. Weaver came
up with some great ideas to
help improve the school. First,
work was started on designing
a Web page for the History
Department. It took me a couple
weeks, but with the help
of Mr. Weaver overseeing the
project, the design was almost
complete.
The final step was getting
the site up and running on
the World Wide Web. Since I
am not very computer savvy,
Mr. Weaver arranged for me
to meet with Mr. Demaine, the
school’s computer system’s
manager. Mr. Demaine was
extremely helpful in helping
me to grasp exactly how
to create the site we desired.
With the guidance of these two
gentlemen, the site was put
together and is now available
for exploration.
Another idea Mr. Weaver
envisioned was to research
and choose several interesting,
deep and meaningful quotes,
spoken by popular, public
figures. Next, I would stencil
and paint them on the walls of
the hallways. As an addition,
teachers in the History and
World Language wing were
asked to provide their favorite
quotes and I would stencil and
paint them above the door of
their classrooms.
Mr. Weaver found two
quotes he liked and I stenciled
one above his office and
another at the top of the stairway
leading to his office. As I
steadily worked on these projects,
I realized that the first
Special to the Atlantic News
RYE | Plans are currently
underway for the Rye Driftwood
Garden Club’s participation
in the seventh annual
Rye Art in Bloom exhibit, to
trimester was quickly coming
to a close and I was not even
close to finishing my projects
as Mr. Weaver’s service aide. I
also really enjoyed having this
position during fifth block. It
was a very pleasant way to end
my day.
My schedule for second trimester
did not allow for a free
block. Since I was concerned
about finishing my projects, I
decided to pay a visit to the
Guidance Department and
meet with my guidance counselor,
Mrs. Waterhouse, to see if
I could change my schedule.
Originally, I was supposed
to take Fitness Dance. But,
because I needed only one
more gym credit, I thought that
I could take that class during
my senior year. Mrs. Waterhouse
believed that would be
just fine. I was thrilled that I
would be returning to the service
aide role and have the
chance to finish all of the projects
I had worked so hard on
during trimester one.
So far, second trimester has
been smooth sailing. I finished
stenciling the aforementioned
quotes and successfully painted
one of them. I am also working
on several projects for teachers
within the History and World
Language Department.
The service aide position
has been, and continues to
be, a wonderful experience. I
have learned a lot about how
hard the administrators work
to make sure that Winnacunnet
High School is a great and
safe environment for students
to come to every day. I think it
is really cool that students have
the opportunity to become service
aides and highly recommend
it to anyone interested.
be held at Webster at Rye on
April 13-14.
This unique community
event is the result of the collaboration
between Webster
at Rye, the Rye Recreation
Department, the Rye Art
Study Group and the Rye
Driftwood Garden Club.
Also in the planning stage
is the garden club’s annual
CURE From 9A
asking people to sponsor his
second annual “Shoot for a
Cure” effort at a mere penny
a shot.
Those pennies, however,
have a tendency to add up
quickly.
“I was able to raise $2025
for the American Cancer Society
for my Grammy (Patricia)
Hoyt and my Godmother,
Anne-Marie Viviano, who
have breast cancer,” Casey
states in a flyer he is currently
distributing among family,
friends and the community.
He has high aspirations
for his upcoming effort too,
adding “I hope to beat the
amount I raised last year.”
To accomplish his goal of
shooting 2000 pucks, Casey
set aside daily blocks of time
throughout his vacation
week, shooting a set number
of pucks per session while
family members (including
parents Bobby and Cindy
Glynn) kept a running tally.
Word of Casey’s cause
spread faster than water from
a Zamboni. The donations
and well-wishes came pouring
in from those who heard
about “Shoot for a Cure,”
as did personal notes from
people whose own lives had
been affected by cancer in
one way or another.
The donations continued
to come in even after Casey
HEALTH From 4A
cator, is offering a six-week
series in Somatic Education,
beginning on Thursday,
March 15 from 7-8:30 p.m. at
Studio 7, located at 216 Lafayette
Road in Rye, at the corner
of Breakfast Hill and Washington
Road. Each class will focus
on a different muscle group
and movement pattern.
Although participants will
discover a gradual reduction
of back, neck and joint pain
within the six week series, a
5- to 10-minute “daily Somatic
grooming routine” is suggested
to remind the brain to
release the daily accumulation
of stress.
Plant and Bake Sale, scheduled
for May 19-20. Connie
Scully, Paula Shay and Priscilla
Brown will share the
chairmanship of this event.
For more information
about the Rye Driftwood
Garden Club or any of these
upcoming events, call Priscilla
Jenness at (603) 964-
8728.
had accomplished his goal
and returned to school. Once
they were all counted, the
total far exceeded anyone’s
expectations, much to the
Glynn family’s delight.
A third grader at the
time, Casey presented a
giant $2025 “check” to ACS
rep Tara Cavallaro during a
school-wide assembly held at
Marston last spring. He was
lauded by Assistant Principal
Lois Costa for his “caring,
commitment and dedication.”
The funds Casey hopes to
raise for 2007 will not only
go to the ACS, but also to
the Exeter Hospital “Beyond
the Rainbow” Fund which
Viviano established to benefit
local residents fighting cancer.
Donors themselves will
determine where they want
their checks to go.
In his public appeal Casey
notes, “I hope you will sponsor
me so I can make a difference
in helping those with
cancer.”
The community is invited
to help Casey Glynn meet
— and hopefully exceed
— his goal. Checks may be
made payable to either the
American Cancer Society or
the Exeter Hospital “Beyond
the Rainbow” Fund and sent
to Casey Glynn, PO Box 656,
Hampton, NH 03843.
This “grooming” will
maintain, and continue to
improve upon, the sensory
awareness and muscle control
achieved during this series.
Sensory motor awareness and
control is unlimited.
The cost for the six-week
Somatic Education series
is $150, with a sliding scale
available for those in need.
Participants are asked to wear
loose-fitting clothing to allow
for easy movement. To preregister
for the series, call Noreen
Owens at (603) 772-3307,
or visit www.owen somatics.
com for additional information.