February 18, 2011 - Colebrook Chronicle

photo: Laurel Brown of PSNH talks with the Clarksville selectboard. Bottom left: Residents at 

Top 

East Hereford meeting with Hydro-Quebec. Right photo: Northern Pass Project Coordinator Don 

the 

Charles J. Jordan 

By 

we on this side of the 

When 

think of French- 

border 

music, we tend to 

Canadian 

around the kitchen table 

ered 

up lively renditions of 

serving 

Anne’s Reel” or “Joys of 

“St. 

Quebec.” 

picture a group of fiddlers gath- 

traditional music scene in 

the 

but Francophone music 

Quebec, 

much more—incorporating 

is 

from world-class jazz 

everything 

to avant-garde musicians/composers 

performers 

who are sus- 

a large fan base all 

taining 

the Province of Quebec 

across 

other locales in Canada, as 

and 

as achieving popularity in 

well 

they remain 

Europe—yet 

unknown here in the 

largely 

More the loss for us, for 

States. 

the process we are missing 

in 

on the talents of some topquality 

out 

musicians. 

in the North Country are 

We 

being so close to Que- 

fortunate 

that we can easily travel 

bec 

and “discover” these per- 

north 

for ourselves. The top 

formers 

of Quebec not only 

performers 

at major venues in Montreal 

play 

and Quebec City, but also 

small venues with intimate 

frequent 

settings, making both 

music and performers 

Francophone 

most approachable. 

Donna Jordan 

By 

a four-month wait, 

After 

of Pittsburg and 

residents 

finally received in- 

Clarksville 

on the routing of the 

formation 

Pass transmission 

Northern 

Donna Jordan 

By 

Hampshire’s newly 

New 

U.S. Congressman 

elected 

Bass found during a 

Charlie 

Charlotte Sheltry 

By 

Fish and Game is pro- 

N.H. 

a three-point antler restrictioposing 

for Wildlife Manage- 

Unit A (WMU-A), which 

ment 

north of Rte. 26 from 

extends 

Charlotte Sheltry 

By 

residents, school 

Stratford 

members and SAU 58 are 

board 

all possibilities 

examining 

it comes to keeping a 

when 

in Stratford. 

school 

through their towns during 

line 

meetings on Monday 

selectmen 

night. 

of Public 

Representatives 

of N.H., including Sen- 

Service 

on page 2) 

(Continued 

Northern Pass transmission 

the 

was the number one topic 

line 

everyone’s minds. 

on 

a telephone interview 

In 

to the Canadian border, 

Colebrook 

and from the Vermont bor- 

east to Errol. 

der 

Fish and Game Commis- 

A 

meeting held in Con- 

sioner’s 

on page 3) 

(Continued 

addition to keeping the 

In 

as is, but with a 74 per- 

school 

in cost, there is research 

cent 

done to send some of the 

being 

to another school via 

students 

on page 8) 

(Continued 

High School seniors were honored on Feb. 14, 2011, for 

Groveton 

academic excellence while lettering in at least two 

maintaining 

recognized sports, and are a positive role model in doing 

NHIAA 

service activities, from left: Kelley Collins, Governor 

community 

Lynch, Dr. Susan Lynch and Ethan Emerson. Missing from 

John 

photo is Jessica McKenzie. Liz Carney photo. 

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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 603-246-8998 

VOL. 11, NO. 31 

After Hydro-Quebec Meets With East Hereford Residents: 

Pittsburg And Clarksville Northern Pass Route Revealed 

Congressman Charlie Bass 

Discusses Northern Pass 

recent tour of his district that 

(Continued on page 2) 

Propose Three-Point Antler 

Restriction For This Year 

Is The Answer for Stratford 

Being A Conversion School? 

Music Above The Border: Jorane 

Has Top-Selling New CD In Quebec 

Chase explains the newly released map in Pittsburg. Charles Jordan photos. 

That is certainly a part of 


with her CD “Une sorciere comme les autres,” the topselling 

Jorane 

Francophone album this past week. The Chronicle interviewed 

her in Saint-Camille, Que. Charles Jordan photo.

Corporate News Representative 

ior 

Martin Murray, Project 

Manager Laurel 

Communications 

Brown and Project Coordina- 

Don Chase, met with the 

tor 

boards of selectmen to pre- 

two 

what they called an 

sent 

on the project. As resi- 

“update” 

got wind of the planned 

dents 

they showed up in 

meeting, 

to get a look at the proposed 

force 

route—both preferred and 

the two 

alternates—through 

The Northern Pass team 

towns. 

the meeting were met with 

at 

and angry resistance to the 

loud 

anger that has built 

project—an 

the past few months into a 

over 

opposition group. The 

large 

showed a preferred route, 

maps 

first alternate and a second 

a 

alternate. 

in the day, Hydro- 

Earlier 

officials met with resi- 

Quebec 

in the towns along the 

dents 

Townships border 

Eastern 

the three potential entry 

where 

have been identified. A 

points 

session was held during 

public 

afternoon where residents 

the 

come in to view the maps 

could 

meet with officials from 

and 

There was also a 

Hydro-Quebec. 

meeting with a few Que- 

private 

landowners whose propertiebec 

are near the three entry 

into New Hampshire. 

points 

of those landowners is 

One 

Stream resident Richard 

Halls 

who is faced with both 

Thibault, 

preferred route and the first 

the 

route cutting across 

alternate 

land. Thibault’s property 

his 

both sides of the border 

spans 

both Hydro-Quebec and 

and 

Pass will need to ne- 

Northern 

with him for the right of 

gotiate 

way. 

described the private 

Thibault 

meeting as an advance look 

what the public would be 

at 

later in the day. “One 

seeing 

about the people from 

thing 

they do things 

Hydro-Quebec, 

than Northern Pass,” 

different 

Thibault. “Hydro-Quebec 

said 

to the people first before 

goes 

make the announcement of 

they 

route.” He said that one of 

the 

questions raised asked why 

the 

Hydro-Quebec use the 

doesn’t 

corridor through Ver- 

existing 

and the response, said 

mont 

was that “They can’t 

Thibault, 

this is a New Hampshire 

because 

customer.” 

described the preferred 

He 

as crossing a field that he 

route 

his wife, Pauline, own down 

and 

road from their house. “My 

the 

is also the first alternate, 

land 

the line is right smack in 

and 

of my house, in the middle 

front 

our field,” said Thibault. “One 

of 

the landowner’s from the Canadian 

of 

side owns a piece of land 

is 200 feet by 200 feet, and 

that 

will be a pole on that 

there 

he said. 

land,” 

said his concern is 

Thibault 

if the day should ever 

that, 

when he would like to sell 

come 

lots, he now can’t because 

building 

the pipeline is in the way. 

we got something (money) 

“Yes 

we have to live forever 

—but 

the pipeline. Down the 

with 

it hurts because we can’t 

road 

build anything there,” he 

ever 

And he sees the Northern 

said. 

project potentially removing 

Pass 

a wide swath of trees in his 

that he feels he 

woodlands 

ever be able to harvest 

won’t 

retirement,” he said. 

our 

Hydro-Quebec officials 

The 

not talking about purchase 

were 

offers for the line ease- 

yet, said Thibault. “It 

ments 

strictly a meeting to tell us 

was 

they wanted to cross and 

where 

they are going to have an- 

that 

meeting in April where all 

other 

landowners on all three 

the 

will be invited. They will 

routes 

listen to what the 

supposedly 

prefer and what 

landowners 

don’t like,” explained Thi- 

they 

“But if its anything like 

bault. 

the pipeline was built, 

when 

be treated much nicer by 

we’ll 

Canadian people. Portland 

the 

gave an insulting low offer 

Gas 

the property and the Cana- 

for 

offer was a fair offer, and 

dian’s 

time my father met with 

every 

he was paid for his time, 

them, 

with Portland Gas he 

whereas 

wasted hours with them 

just 

to negotiate.” 

trying 

the afternoon session, 

During 

several New Hampshire 

who opposed the 

residents 

Pass project met with 

Northern 

officials to talk 

Hydro-Quebec 

the project and look at 

about 

border crossing points. The 

the 

spoke with Hydro- 

Chronicle 

Project Manager Jean- 

Quebec 

Giroux, who explained 

Pierre 

the entry points were chosen 

that 

based on the request of the 

Northern Pass. 

“client,” 

Community 

Hydro-Quebec 

advisor Ginette 

Relations 

explained to the Chroni- 

Cantin 

that the company would 

cle 

a 300-kv DC trans- 

construct 

line about 75 km long 

mission 

46 miles) plus two 600- 

(about 

converter stations in Val- 

mw 

just east of Windsor, Que- 

Joli, 

to convert the power from 

bec, 

to DC before it is transmit- 

AC 

down the line into New 

ted 

The actual source 

Hampshire. 

the hydro power comes from 

of 

northern Canada, where 

far 

the hydro dams are located. 

several 

A portion of the Quebec 

area includes maple 

study 

Christmas tree farms, a 

stands, 

and forest park and Mount 

bog 

Hereford. 

Quebec residents, the 

For 

siting of the route is ex- 

final 

in the summer of 2011. 

pected 

this side of the border, 

On 

and Clarksville residents 

Pittsburg 

listened on Monday night 

Project Coordinator Don 

while 

explained the locations 

Chase 

lengths of the lines in both 

and 

The preferred route and 

towns. 

alternate both cross from 

first 

Quebec/Halls Stream con- 

the 

and travel east toward 

nection 

Clarksville town line, where 

the 

route then goes through an 

the 

into the Washburn 

opening 

over Wiswell Road, the 

lands, 

hill behind the home of Al 

large 

(sometimes called 

LeBlanc 

Hill), across Rte. 145, 

Hurlbert 

then travels south across 

it 

Pond Road, south- 

Clarksville 

across Old County Road, 

west 

then south to the connec- 

and 

at the Stewartstown town 

tion 

In total, there are 1.74 

line. 

in Pittsburg and 3.55 

miles 

in Clarksville, and the 

miles 

crossing location of the 

border 

preferred route is 

preliminary 

miles north of the New 

0.6 

border. 

Hampshire/Vermont 

three routes will be provided 

All 

to the Dept. of Energy, 

is hosting a series of environmental 

which 

scoping meetings 

month. (The Colebrook 

next 

is scheduled for Satur- 

meeting 

March 19, from 1-4 p.m. at 

day, 

Elementary School.) 

the 

of the most breathtaking views in the North Country can be seen from Grandview Drive off of Old 

One 

Road in Clarksville. If built, the Northern Pass Transmission line will fill the skyline just the 

County 

side of the road shown here as the powerlines roll down to Clarksville Pond Road and Route 145 

other 

on up over Hurlbert’s Hill to Pittsburg beyond. Charles Jordan photo. 

and 

selectman Merrill 

Pittsburg 

asked Chase when will 

Dalton 

Northern Pass route be 

the 

in. Chase answered that 

locked 

is “behind us in 

Hydro-Quebec 

routing study.” Laurel 

their 

added, “This is our proposed 

Brown 

route and it may change. 

will the final route be 

When 

will be at the end of the 

known 

process.” She explained 

permitting 

that the Dept. of En- 

will listen to all the concernergy 

raised and come back to 

Northern Pass with a list of 

the 

to be considered. “The 

things 

impacts are not 

environmental 

only thing of concern—they 

the 

are concerned with social, 

also 

and historical im- 

cultural 

she said. 

pacts,” 

asked by selectmen 

When 

McKeage if the Northern 

Brendon 

Pass project was looking at 

into using the Vermont 

all 

Chase said, “We are not 

Route, 

at going into Vermont 

looking 

we would have to come 

because 

the pipeline; and we 

across 

set up to do business in 

aren’t 

Selectman Bing 

Vermont.” 

responded, “I think you 

Judd 

study it more. I think it 

better 

be looked into.” 

should 

values following 

Property 

construction of the trans- 

the 

line was of big concern 

mission 

residents attending the Pitts- 

to 

meeting. “These route are 

burg 

through woodlands— 

primarily 

we would have a lower value. 

so 

if a value goes down, other 

And 

owners will have to 

property 

more,” said resident John 

pay 

whose farm and forest 

Amey, 

are part of the second 

lands 

route. 

alternate 

to one woman’s 

Responding 

about why is Northern 

question 

buying foreign electricity, 

Pass 

Murray responded, “No 

Martin 

‘needs’ the energy—we 

one 

more ‘renewable’ energy. 

need 

of the power produced here 

All 

New Hampshire is sold elsewhere; 

in 

Seabrook sells else- 

we are trying to lessen 

where; 

more expensive fossil fuels, 

the 

produce carbon emissions.” 

which 

are putting all of this 

“We 

and angst into something 

effort 

isn’t even for us,” said resident 

that 

Cindy Lou Amey. “We pur- 

power from 68 hydro facilities, 

chase 

small and not so small,” 

Murray. “There is an incredible 

said 

demand to lower car- 

the Chronicle, Congressman 

with 

Bass explained that, fol- 

his election last Novemberlowing 

he began to hear from his 

about the project. 

constituents 

purpose of my tour, 

“The 

started in Salem and 

which 

in Pittsburg, was to reac- 

ended 

myself with the district 

quaint 

to talk about every conceiv- 

and 

issue,” said Congressman 

able 

“The issue of the North- 

Bass, 

Pass was dominating,” he 

ern 

“In Coos County, in Graf- 

said. 

County, and in the city of 

ton 

which is also in his 

Franklin,” 

district. 

to the Northern Pass, 

As 

the Congressman, he is 

said 

to listen to his constitu- 

trying 

“Understand that I did 

ents. 

hear anything about this 

not 

until mid-November, so 

project 

am attempting to listen to as 

I 

different individuals and 

many 

as I can to find all the 

groups 

facets about this complex 

various 

and very important deci- 

being made,” he said. “I 

sion 

up three or four criteria,” to 

put 

if a project should move 

decide 

“Is the project consis- 

forward. 

with my interests in promotintent 

New Hampshire’s clean, 

energy needs; is it 

renewable 

for the energy needs of 

good 

Hampshire; will it positively 

New 

impact the economy; will 

have a negative environmental 

it 

impact or an undue 

impact on the environment,” 

negative 

said Congressman Bass. 

trying to figure out where 

“I’m 

project is in this criteria.” 

this 

said he learned the notice 

He 

intent for the project was 

of 

filed on Friday, Feb. 11, 

being 

that public meetings would 

and 

held in the state for comments 

be 

on the scope of the envi- 

and the impact statementronment 

There are five meetings 

Colebrook meeting will be 

the 

on Saturday, March 19, 

held 

1-4 p.m. “I think the DOE 

from 

will take, if I’m judging 

process 

about 18 to 24 

correctly, 

to be completed. Then 

months 

NEWS OF THE 

VIDEO 

FOR FEB. 18, 2011 

WEEK 

Northern Pass continues 

The 

be the major headline story 

to 

the North Country this week. 

in 

Monday, we traveled just 

On 

the border the East Hereford, 

above 

Que., for an open session 

by Hydro-Quebec 

presented 

They discussed 

representatives. 

end of the project, including 

their 

the use of the word “client” 

referring to the branch of the 

in 

south of the border. 

project 

in the evening, Pittsburg 

Later 

and Clarksville learned of 

preliminary and alternate 

the 

proposed for this length 

routes 

the Northern Pass, which 

of 

more questions and 

brought 

heated opposition. 

increasingly 

Charlie Bass 

Congressman 

in on the Northern 

weighed 

after a visit to the North 

Pass 

He found the transmission 

Country. 

line to be the main is- 

of controversy among citizensue 

of his district. He dis- 

his thoughts regarding 

cussed 

plan. the 

Kiwanians held 


annual Winter Carnival 

their 

and fun at the Colebrook 

antics 

Club. 

Country 

special feature of the video 

A 

week is a trip above the 

this 

to see French-Canadian 

border 

Jorane. The Cole- 

singer/cellist 

Chronicle had an opportunitbrook 

to sit down with the mu- 

before her performance. 

sician 

currently has the top- 

Jorane 

Francophone album in 

selling 

An extended interview 

Quebec. 

concert clip is also available 

and 

view on our special 

to 

Jordan 

—Thomas 

Editor 

Video 

Page 2 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday, February 18, 2011 

Northern Pass 

Bass 



(Continued from page 1) 

Chronicle Video 

www.colebrookchronicle.com 

“TheChronicleMusic” 

YouTube 

channel. 

scheduled for mid-March, and 

and sell in the future. “That was

on Wednesday approved 

cord 

forward with the pro- 

going 

The next step will be to 

posal. 

public hearings to listen to 

hold 

public, which will probably 

the 

in late March or early 

occur 

said Fish and Game Biologist 

April, 

Kent Gusterson in a 

interview yesterday. 

phone 

change in deer manage- 

This 

is said to be occurring in 

ment 

to manage the population 

order 

habitat of the deer, but 

and 

members of the Tea Party, 

some 

well as some Fish and Game 

as 

are not sure that this 

employees 

the right thing to do. Some 

is 

Party members say that a 

Tea 

antler restriction 

three-point 

nothing to do with popula- 

has 

or habitat management, 

tion 

everything to do with 

but 

deer” hunting. And that 

“trophy 

Fish and Game is outside of 

the 

powers it was granted. 

the 

a recent document written 

In 

the Tea Party members 

to 

was sent to the Chronicle 

which 

week, it states: if this proposal 

this 

passes, hunters will aban- 

the North Country and 

don 

to less regulated areas; 

move 

residents suffering from 

local 

unemployment, will 

staggering 

be able to put meat up for 

not 

and businesses which 

winter; 

on hunter tourism to fill the 

rely 

weeks each fall between 

five 

and snowmobile season, 

foliage 

suffer as a direct conse- 

will 

quence. 

said that there 

Gusterson 

a two-point restriction in 

was 

for the three previous 

WMU-A 

NORTHUMBERLAND 

SELECTBOARD 

Marcel Platt informed the 

Chief 

Selectboard 

Northumberland 

Monday evening that the 

on 

snow banks, before they 

large 

able to be moved, and the 

are 

on both sides of State 

parking 

by Groveton High School 

Street 

creates a one-lane 

literally 

This in turn, makes 

highway. 

for large vehicles like 

problems 

trucks and plows to get 

pulp 

through. 

has received a few reports 

He 

of vehicles parked in the 

which are getting clipped. 

area 

roadway is a state high- 

The 

and there is some signage 

way, 

the area in regards to park- 

in 

but the state has said that 

ing, 

signs do not belong to them. 

the 

said he is going to look 

Platt 

into the matter. Per- 

further 

the town ordinance needs 

haps, 

be tweaked, and/or changes 

to 

by the state. He has spoken 

made 

with the state’s Dept. of 

and is working 

Transportation, 

the issue with them. 

on 

Gauthier spoke to the 

Rob 

about the fire depart- 

board 

wanting to use the buildinment 

at 53 Brooklyn St. for train- 

purposes—not for a burn, 

ing 

for overall training and fire 

but 

training. The fire 

investigation 

has insurance, and 

department 

to 2010. The department 

years 

that it placed more pres- 

found 

on the older bucks, so they 

sure 

away with it for 2010. And 

did 

they did that, it raised 

when 

in the hunting commu- 

concern 

and the subject became 

nity 

They sent out a 

controversial. 

last fall asking the hunters’ 

survey 

their opinions and as a re- 

of that survey, have decided 

sult 

suggest a proposal for three- 

to 

antler deer. 

point 

overview of that survey 

The 

that 5.7 percent of the 

shows 

who took the survey 

hunters 

they hunted in WMU-A, a 

said 

of 3,753 hunters, but 13.9 

total 

hunted in WMU-J2. 

percent 

83.3 percent of the hunters 

And 

New Hampshire citizens. 

were 

success rate was 14.8 per- 

The 

And about 85 percent said 

cent. 

would shoot a deer smaller 

they 

a large antlered buck. And 

than 

percent said they would kill 

37.5 

legal deer, while 14.6 percent 

any 

preferred to kill large ant- 

bucks (six-point buck). 

lered 

percent of the hunters 

Fifty 

satisfied with the number 

were 

large bucks seen, and 58 per- 

of 

were satisfied in opportunitcent 

to kill a large buck. When 

if the hunters would support 

asked 

buck-aged structured man- 

when necessary, 27.7 

agement 

they strongly favored it, 

said 

19.5 said they strongly opposed 

and 

it, with varying degrees of 

in between. But when 

support 

if they would support it if 

asked 

buck-aged structured management 

the 

as not necessary, 17.3 

town owns the property. 

the 

board approved. 

The 

residents present at 

Town 

meeting asked if the fire 

the 

could burn it. 

department 

said there are a lot of 

Gauthier 

to jump through to be 

hoops 

to do that. But a town resi- 

able 

said that it would save the 

dent 

money and get rid of an 

town 

It is open to the elements 

eyesore. 

and if someone gets hurt 

of it, the town could be 

because 

He suggested that the 

liable. 

board it up. 

town 

board signed the town 

The 

after slight changes in 

warrant 

were made. It is now 

verbiage 

for Town Meeting. Selectman 

ready 

Jim Tierney told the small 

at the meeting that on 

crowd 

21, at 6 p.m., there will be 

Feb. 

bond hearing on the purchase 

a 

the town hall (see adjacent 

of 

BUILDING 

TOWN 

ON WARRANT 

PURCHASE 

Feb. 3 at the Northumberland 

On 

Budget Committee 

hearing with the town, 

public 

committee reviewed the 

the 

on the town warrant, 

articles 

will be presented to the 

which 

voters in March. 

registered 

of these articles asks 

One 

the answer was 28.9 

approve, 

for 3-point restriction 

percent 

33.9 said one buck bag 

while 

The survey then asked, 

limit. 

many would continue to 

how 

the same area no matter 

hunt 

restriction was placed on 

what 

72.2 percent said they 

deer, 

and 12.6 percent said 

would., 

would hunt some where 

they 

else. 

asked why this re- 

When 

was only being proposestriction 

for WMU-A. Gusterson 

POLICE 

PITTSBURG 

Wednesday evening, 

On 

Police were called to 

Pittsburg 

motor vehicle accident on the 

a 

side of Ben Young Hill in 

north 

Clarksville. 

Kelley of Clarksville 

Shawn 

driving a Ford Windstar 

was 

north on Rte. 145 when he 

van 

the highway, went over the 

left 

and the van 

embankment 

landing on its roof. He 

flipped, 

transported to UCVH by 

was 

45th parallel EMS for treat- 

the 

of his injuries. The vehicle 

ment 

to be totaled. 

appears 

Police Chief Richard 

Pittsburg 

Lapoint was assisted by the 

State Police, the Colebrook 

N.H. 

Police Dept. and U.S. 

Patrol. The Pittsburg 

Border 

Dept. was on scene until 

Fire 

NORTHUMBERLAND 

POLICE 

Feb. 11, Northumberland 

On 

arrested Kevin Sheehy, 

police 

it has been the one place in 

said 

state that has an objective 

the 

its plan to try to maintain 

in 

bucks. He also said that 

older 

proportion of yearlings has 

the 

above 50 percent and go- 

been 

up. ing 

realistic expectation as 

One 

result of this change is that 

a 

percent of yearling bucks 

83.2 

be protected. Because of 

would 

Hampshire lower produc- 

New 

and development, it 

tivity 

also protect older bucks 

would 

of Groveton on a Connecticut 

51, 

warrant on violations of 

a fugitive from justice for 

being 

to comply with 

failure 

of release.” He was 

“conditions 

on $20,000 cash bail and 

held 

to the Coos County 

transported 

of Corrections. He will be 

House 

until a probable cause 

held 

is completed or a gover- 

hearing 

waiver from Connecticut is 

nor’s 

to transfer him to 

presented 

Connecticut. 

that day, Wanda 

Later 

37, of Stratford reported 

Marsh, 

someone had cut her brake 

that 

while parked in Groveton. 

line 

is under investigation. 

This 

following day, Anthony 

The 

24, of Groveton was 

Marsh, 

with an unregistered 

charged 

An investigation is also 

vehicle. 

for the possible alteration 

underway 

of a plate. 

Wheeler, 43, of 

Pamela 

was arrested for DWI 

Groveton 

day later after an officer 

one 

her off the road in her 

found 

well, resulting in 48.1 percent 

as 

of all antlered bucks being 

from legal harvest. 

protected 

buck aged structure man- 

But 

methods are too nontraditionaagement 

to be acceptable, or 

inappropriate for implementation 

simply 

in New Hampshire, 

the Fish and Game website. 

states 

this proposal was implemented, 

If 

it would start in the 

police were called to a motor vehicle accident on the north side of Ben Young Hill in Clarksville 

Pittsburg 

on Wednesday evening. Shawn Kelley of Clarksville came down the hill and hit an embankment. 

Ford Windstar landed in the snow on its roof. Kelley was taken to UCVH and treated for his injuries. 

His 

Charles Jordan photo. 

on Rte. 3 near the 

vehicle 

Vt., turn. She was 

Guildhall, 

released on $750 personal 

later 

bail and a court 

recognizance 

was set for March 16. 

date 

Hedberg, 22, of 

Ashley 

was arrested on the 

Groveton 

day on a warrant for pro- 

same 

sale of alcohol to minorshibited 

A March 16 court date 

set. was 

also conducted eight 

Police 

vehicle stops during the 

motor 

week of February with two 

first 

cited with speed summons, 

being 

three warnings for non- 

and three warnings 

inspection, 

defective equipment. 

for 

FISH AND GAME 

N.H. 

Feb. 16, at approximately 

On 

p.m., Joan Thompson, 74, 

1:30 

Epping was injured in a 

of 

crash. The accident 

snowmobile 

on trail 131 and 20 in 

occurred 

police were called to a two-vehicle accident near the Spa Restaurant in West Stewartstown on 

State 

afternoon. More information was not available at press time. Charles Jordan photo. 

Wednesday 

Friday, February 18, 2011 The Colebrook Chronicle Page 3 

Three-Point 


fall of 2011, Gusterson said. 

Police, EMS Reports 

strongly opposed, and 19.3 

were 

approved. And 32 per- 

strongly 

were against it if this plan 

cent 

state wide, with 17.3 per- 

was 

were for it. When asked 

cent 

age-structured manage- 

which 

ment they would most strongly 

Town 


Police 

—Charlotte Sheltry 

the vehicle was removed. 


story). 

—Charlotte Sheltry 

(Continued on page 8)

made a good point after the Pittsburg and 

Someone 

meetings this week where PSNH revealed 

Clarksville 

preferred and alternate routes for the Northern 

the 

Transmission line. She said, in essence, that the 

Pass 

this is all coming down would appear that PSNH 

way 

attempting to pit neighbor against neighbor in de- 

is 

where the route should go. 

ciding 

is why the best route for New Hampshire is no 

That 

Once we start arguing an argument that Northern 

route. 

Pass has framed, all of us who live here lose and 

are no winners among us. Remember that in the 

there 

Northern Pass still wins, just as long as the line 

end 

through our area somewhere. 

goes 

this “neighbor against neighbor” idea got us to 

But 

that already this harebrained proposal has 

thinking 

a detrimental effect on how we feel about folks 

had 

been close to for generations, our neighbors to 

we’ve 

north—our Canadian friends. We had occasion 

the 

this past week to go above the border. Last Saturday 

twice 

we attended a concert by Jorane, a Francophone 

artist, in the tiny village of Saint-Camille, 

recording 

The folks there were so hospitable in welcoming a 

Que. 

of New Hampshire journalists who found their 

couple 

center and the people running it delightful. 

music 

hours later we were again heading north, 

Forty-eight 

time to see Hydro-Quebec’s plans as being pre- 

this 

to the citizens of East Hereford. We found what 

sented 

already detected—our Canadian friends are no 

we 

welcoming of this intrusion on their beautiful 

more 

than we are. 

landscape 

also found, in talking to Hydro-Quebec officials, 

We 

this whole idea would seem to be driven by folks 

that 

this side of the border. Maybe the real story is yet 

on 

come out, but we wonder just who is driving all this 

to 

Northern Pass, which is a name for this project 

craziness. 

only on this side of the border, appears to be call- 

the shots—and the folks at Hydro-Quebec clearly 

ing 

to Northern Pass as “the client” in answer to 

referred 

question as to why the line isn’t going through an 

our 

right of way in Vermont. They said, simply, 

existing 

“the client asked us to deliver energy to New 

because 

Check out the quote for yourself in our 

Hampshire.” 

News of the Week at www.colebrookchronicle.com. 

Video 

It will leave you asking some new ques- 

just as it did us. 

tions, 

the meantime, let’s not let this Northern Pass 

In 

come between us and our neighbors to the 

business 

Our fight is also their fight. 

north. 

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Colebrook Chronicle (founded 2000) is published by Jordan 

The 

established 1985. 

Associates, 

North Country has never been afraid to stand up and speak its mind. This photo from 25 years 

The 

shows a meeting held in the Colebrook gym early in 1986. The purpose was to allow residents to 

ago 

their concerns about plans to increase flowage down the Connecticut River. Standing is Frank 

air 

of Colebrook. To his left are Harold Davis and Bob Shaw. 

Owen 

Charles and Donna, 

Dear 

want to give you a very 

I 

overdue thank you for the 

long 

article and photo of my 

great 

jump from an airplane 

exciting 

in the warmer weather. I 

back 

it took awhile to get my 

guess 

planted back on the 

feet 

I am still amazed at 

ground. 

amount of your readers who 

the 

come up to me and ask me 

still 

the jump and want to 

about 

what it was like. It was 

know 

amazing ride! 

an 

was planning on going 

I 

skydiving again this sum- 

but I must say to you and 

mer, 

readers that I have in- 

your 

decided to donate the 

stead 

to the Concerned Citi- 

money 

Against the NSTAR 

zens 

Pass (www.livefree- 

Northern 

If some of your readerorfry.org). 

are still interested in jump- 

visit, www.skydivenewengland.coming, 

you don't mind, I want to 

If 

about my feelings on the 

write 

Pass. I lived and 

Northern 

in southern New Hamp- 

worked 

brought my children up 

shire, 

and through the years 

there 

the North Country 

visited 

times to want to 

enough 

back and live here. Well, 

come 

years ago I planned to 

eight 

up for the summer. As 

come 

can see, I fell in love with 

you 

place and never left. Not 

this 

I did not love southern 

that 

Hampshire, but up here 

New 

is pure, unspoiled beauty. 

there 

road, every turn, every 

Every 

has its own unique 

season 

The people are friendly 

beauty. 

hardworking, the water 

and 

and the air is full of peace 

pure, 

tranquility. 

and 

saw the bald eagle on your 

I 

page the other day. What 

front 

symbol of America! What a 

a 

of the North Country! 

symbol 

sad it will be to see that 

How 

that symbol, perched on a 

bird, 

powerline. 

my eight years of living 

In 

I have met many that 

here, 

born and raised here, as 

were 

their grandparents. It was 

were 

that carved the beauty of 

them 

place. By planting, cutting, 

this 

and building, they 

harvesting 

this place with hard, back 

built 

work. One can 

breaking 

these people by their walk, 

tell 

talk, their skin like 

their 

but most importantly 

leather, 

twinkle in their eye from 

the 

pride that comes from 

the 

something meaning- 

building 

ful. 

makes my heart grieve, 

It 

this Northern Pass is going 

that 

do away with much of this 

to 

work. 

hard 

just can not believe that 

I 

governor and our representatives 

our 

that look over our fine 

would let such a horrid 

state 

to happen. What are they 

thing 

thinking? 

sure many years ago 

I'm 

from the North Country 

people 

about giving up and 

thought 

the cold weather. But 

escaping 

didn't. They fought on and 

they 

out what we call home 

carved 

today. 

I am asking all your readers 

So 

to stand like the forefathers 

the North Country and fight 

of 

this piece of land we call 

for 

Wear orange. Write your 

home. 

and be heard. We will 

letters 

go quietly into the night. 

not 

eagle is the symbol of 

The 

freedom and pride. 

our 

once said this 

Someone 

the Northland, “It’s made 

about 

tall trees and tough men.” 

of 

show them how tough we 

Lets 

be. can 

Doyle 

Joanne 

Stewartstown 

West 

to the Editor, 

Letter 

am writing to express my 

I 

toward the Northern 

concerns 

and the Swift Diamond 

Pass 

Club. 

cannot say we are neu- 

One 

on this issue. Either you 

tral 

for the project or you are 

are 

Being neutral reminds me 

not. 

German citizens claiming to 

of 

neutral and denying the 

be 

at the very least 

Holocaust—or 

club is prostituting itself by 

the 

financial backing, “a 

accepting 

solution to a permanent 

temporary 

problem.” 

yes, I am a transplanted 

And, 

flatlander and lived 

Hampton when the Seabrook 

near 

Nuclear Power Plant was 

the planning stages. The 

in 

promises were made: jobs, 

same 

taxes, electric costs would 

lower 

down. There were temporary 

go 

until construction was completed, 

jobs 

then the job holders 

on, out of state in search 

moved 

employment elsewhere. Oops! 

of 

electric also went south 

The 

with the other promises. 

along 

began attending the 

I 

in the late 1990s while 

SnoDeo 

at the Polaris dealership 

employed 

in Pittsburg and have at- 

the event nearly every 

tended 

However, never again. 

year. 

Swift Diamond Club’s decisions 

The 

leave me no choice but to 

myself and my money 

take 

else and urge others 

somewhere 

Robert Parry 

C. 

Pittsburg 

Friday, February 18, 2011 

Page 4 


View From The 

45th Parallel 

The Way We Were... 

Neighbors 

Letters 

Charles J. Jordan 


Video Editor: Thomas Jordan 

to do the same. 


desecration planned for one of northern New Hampshire’s most scenic vistas: shown above are two file photos taken by Charli e Jordan. The photos on the 

The 

show the view looking down Old County Road in Clarksville and the same area as viewed from high above Hurlbert’s Hill, tod ay the property of Al LeBlanc. 

left 

photos on the right show the same views with the proposed Northern Pass Transmission towers in place as they are expected t o appear, based on information 

The 

to Clarksville residents on Monday. This is one of many such vistas threatened by PSNH’s planned project. 

released 

you are also concerned, please clip this out and mail it today to: The Honorable Governor John Lynch, Office of the Governor , 107 North Main St., Concord, NH 

If 

along with your name and your feelings as to why you feel this and other vistas of Northern New Hampshire will be seriou sly impacted by this project. 

03301, 

Open Letter to Gary Long, 

An 

of PSNH 

CEO 

Mr. Long, 

Dear 

week’s color glossy came 

This 

Last week you sent pictures 

today. 

showing the natural won- 

of our area enhanced by 

ders 

metal transmission 

gigantic 

This week you went the 

towers. 

blackmail route, us- 

emotional 

photos of smiling people in 

ing 

hats to tout jobs you claim 

hard 

Pass will bring us. 

Northern 

effect, you promise to pay 

In 

to destroy our own landscape, 

us 

the one remaining eco- 

asset we have. To a regionomic 

that has seen plant closing 

plant closing and job loss 

after 

job loss, this is like show- 

after 

food to a starving person 

ing 

saying, “You can have this 

and 

you do what I say.” 

if 

are you going to offer 

What 

next week? World peace? A 

us 

home in Florida? 

free 

is acting as the agent 

PSNH 

a foreign company, Hydro- 

of 

is paying for the generation 

PSNH, 

and transmission of the 

that will course along the 

power 

towers through New 

monster 

to somewhere else, 

Hampshire 

nothing behind for us. 

leaving 

short, we are being used 

In 

we know it, no matter how 

and 

you try to manipulate us 

hard 

a slick PR campaign. 

with 

we want jobs? Yes. Are 

Do 

going to do what you say? 

we 

Martland 

Nancy 

Hill Sugar 

Friday, February 18, 2011 The Colebrook Chronicle Page 5 

Commentary 

Governor Lynch, Don’t Allow This Desecration! 

Letters 


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do anything to avoid this 

can’t 

said Pam Frizzell. 

project,” 

scoping sessions listen to 

“The 

of citizens,” answered 

concerns 

Brown. “All the things 

Laurel 

are bringing to the table, 

you 

have to find the route that is 

we 

least impactful,” she said. 

the 

talk about alternate 

“You 

What about no route,” 

routes? 

Street 

Main 

Stewartstown 

West 

Meats ♦Quality 

& Beer ♦Wine 

Service Deli 

♦Full 

Produce 

♦Garden 

& Clothing 

♦Footwear 

Fishing and 

♦N.H. 

Licenses 

Hunting 

and 

♦Megabucks 

Tickets 

Lotto 

Cash Machine 

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One Name in 

The 

Shopping! 

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Owned 

Family 

Operated 

And 

an angry Frizzell. 

said 

anger carried over to 

That 

Clarksville meeting following 

the 

Pittsburg’s. After listening 

Chase explain the preferred 

to 

alternate routes, Clarksville 

and 

Charlie Jordan spoke 

resident 

“I have a real problem 

first. 

the fact that we are the 

with 

town that this is going 

only 

the heart of,” with all 

through 

routes coming down to 

three 

145, cutting into the scenic 

Route 

village area. He pointed out 

it is going to affect the view 

that 

Ben Young Hill all the way 

from 

to Josh Young’s. 

down 

the Dept. of Energy proc- 

“In 

said Laurel Brown, “You 

ess,” 

tell them you don’t want the 

can 

she said. “We do have 

project,” 

siting concerns—that’s the 

the 

to find a way to make 

challenge, 

project as least impactful as 

this 

responded Martin 

possible,” 

Murray. 

Wilbur, who owns 

Theresa 

on top of Ben Young 

property 

said that for the past 26 

Hill, 

she and her husband have 

years 

able to sit on their porch 

been 

look out over the beautiful 

and 

from Ben Young Hill. 

views 

we will look at a mon- 

“Now 

and that isn’t right. We 

strosity 

our house by hand. I don’t 

built 

what the tax benefits are, 

care 

not why we came up 

that’s 

she said. 

here,” 

Keazer, who lives at 

Kathy 

foot of the Ben Young Hill, 

the 

“I have lived there most of 

said, 

married life. My husband 

my 

born in that house, his 

was 

was born there, I can go 

mother 

the way back to Ben Young 

all 

built that house,” she said. 

who 

going to hurt every rea- 

“You’re 

why we live here. We’re 

son 

because we love the North 

here 

We don’t want the destruction 

Country. 

this will wreck on our 

land.” 

Howcroft asked, “How 

Judi 

meetings will it take before 

many 

you figure out you’re not 

Dawn Andrews 

wanted?” 

“I say pack it up and go 

shouted, 

else because we’ve 

somewhere 

enough.” 

had 

addition to landowner concerns, 

In 

questions were asked 

the interference with radio 

about 

frequency. There are Dept. 

Homeland Security and emergency 

of 

communication towers on 

top of Ben Young Hill. 

the 

a point that if you make 

“That’s 

the Dept. of Energy hearing 

at 

would tell us to address 

they 

said Murray. When asked 

that,” 

they intend to handle the 

how 

in Stewartstown and 

farmland 

that is under the 

Clarksville 

grassland Reserve Program, 

federal 

Murray said they will 

to go around it, but that 

need 

had not been completed 

process 

yet. 

to property owners in 

Letters 

towns have been mailed 

both 

week to notify them that 

this 

line is proposed through 

the 

lands. Residents will also 

their 

packages from Coler and 

receive 

which is conducting 

Colantonio, 

property surveys and research. 

the 

Residents will be offered 

when they sign a right-ofentry 

$400 

agreement, and at the 

meeting resident 

Clarksville 

Roche urged residents not 

Judy 

sign the agreement. She gave 

to 

phone number and said, “If 

her 

gets that letter, and you 

anyone 

need that $400, call me 

really 

We will get you that money, 

up. 

if we have to have bake 

even 

We’ll do something to help 

sales. 

she urged. 

you,” 

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Page 6 Friday, February 18, 2011 

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(Editor’s 

the week off. He suggested 

took 

republish this column this 

we 

which first appeared in 

week 

IN THE TURNIPS 

COWS 

I bought the farm in 

When 

in 1947, I became 

Clarksville, 

with David Pond, who 

friends 

the old Jack and Rose 

farmed 

farm up the road to- 

Chappell 

Ben Young Hill from me. 

ward 

was fond of a little re- 

David 

and we often discussefreshment 

local characters. 

had met in the service. 

We 

told about the new recruit 

He 

traveled all over his company 

who 

trying to find the 

stretcher” that his 

“mattress 

leader had sent him af- 

squad 

He told me about how he 

ter. 

got into the army in the 

first 

1930s. He and his brother, 

late 

were working for his 

Walter, 

Thompson was following 

Clarksville. 

her husband on a 

section of Deadwater 

plowed 

when they missed the 

Road 

entrance to the trail. 

groomed 

attempting to go over a 

While 

bank to reach the trail, 

snow 

snowmobile rolled 

Thompson’s 

her from the machine. 

throwing 

Fire and Rescue as 

Pittsburg 

as 45th Parallel EMS responded 

well 

to the scene. She sus- 

injuries to her right leg 

tained 

the crash and was flown by 

in 

to Dartmouth Hitchcock 

DART 

Center. 

Medical 

the afternoon of Feb. 14, 

On 

Libin, 53, of Natick, 

Cathy 

was traveling south on 

Mass., 

128 in Clarksville 

Corridor 

she drove off the trail into 

when 

brook drainage. Libin stated 

a 

was trying to clear snow 

she 

her helmet visor when she 

from 

off the trail. She was 

went 

to the Upper Con- 

transported 

Valley Hospital in 

necticut 

by 45th Parallel 


then med-flighted to 

EMS, 

Medical 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

in Lebanon, where she 

Center 

treated for chest injuries. 

was 

STATE POLICE 

N.H. 

Feb. 11, at 7:48 a.m., 

On 

State Police responded to 

N.H. 

motor vehicle collision in the 

a 

of Stewartstown on U.S. 

town 

3. Patricia Nelson, 62, of 

Route 

Charles, Mo., was traveling 

St. 

when she lost con- 

northbound 

of her vehicle, striking the 

trol 

There was no per- 

guardrail. 

injury and the vehicle 

sonal 

towed from the scene. 

was 

Feb. 12, at 7:21 p.m., 

On 

Police responded to a re- 

State 

of a motor vehicle collision 

port 

Columbia. A vehicle operated 

in 

Clorese Johns, 17, of Colebrook, 

by 

began to fishtail. She 

as being a hard 

remember 

and careful with a dol- 

worker 

They were sawing wood 

lar. 

a dull cross-cut saw when 

with 

said to Walter, “I’m going 

David 

join the army. It pays more 

to 

Guy does.” They left the 

than 

saw in the cut and Guy did- 

old 

see them again for two 

n’t 

years. 

could see David’s cows 

I 

they got out and I would 

when 

up and tell him and he’d 

drive 

ask, “Are they in good 

often 

I’d say, “They are in your 

feed?” 

field. I guess it’s good 

lower 

David would say, “Have a 

feed.” 

of homebrew and then 

bottle 

go and get them in.” 

we’ll 

happened often and I 

This 

not surprised when David 

was 

down and said “Dick, your 

came 

are out.” I was thinking 

cows 

had gone across Chappell’s 

they 

pasture into his lower 

lower 

I said, “Are they in good 

field. 

me a bottle of home 

handed 

We drank it and I said I 

brew. 

have a couple of “old ones” 

may 

the milk cooler. David 

in 

out with me and we 

walked 

off another. We had a 

polished 

look at David’s lower 

better 

from the barn and I could- 

field 

see my cows down there. I 

n’t 

“David, where did you 

asked, 

my cows?” He said, “They’re 

see 

in your turnips.” 

up 


The Colebrook Chronicle Page 7 

It Was 

Only Yesterday 

By Dick Richards 

(802) 277-8890 

the Chronicle on Jan. 25, 2002.) 

brother, Guy, who many will 

feed?” He said “Yes” and 

Police 



initiating a cooperative 

tuition; 

study committee; and 

school 

the school into a conversion 

changing 

charter school. 

research on a conversion 

The 

charter school was re- 

completed by Stratford 

cently 

School Principal Tonya 

Public 

The following information 

Arnold. 

is based on that research, 

information retrieved from 

the 

N.H. Dept. of Education, 

the 

the state’s RSAs. 

and 

conversion charter school 

A 

not be applied for by a 

can 

district, but an applica- 

school 

to the state must be made 

tion 

by a nonprofit organiza- 

either 

two or more certified 

tion, 

or 10 or more parents. 

teachers 

approved by the state 

Once 

of education, it operates 

board 

a board of trustees. The 

under 

Public School could 

Stratford 

a conversion school if 

become 

is a majority of teachers 

there 

a two-thirds vote, and 

equaling 

superintendent and princi- 

the 

approve it in writing. 

pal 

data affirms that con- 

State 

schools are not subjecversation 

to most state educational 

But they do have to meet 

laws. 

state’s minimum number of 

the 

days and stipulate 

instructional 

compulsory attendance. 

percent of the teachers 

Fifty 

be certified, have three 

must 

experience, and must 

years 

highly qualified teacher 

meet 

And the graduation 

regulations. 

requirements must be suf- 

to ensure an adequate 

ficient 

states New Hamp- 

education, 

RSAs. 

shire 

is an adequate educa- 

What 

The state’s criteria for an 

tion? 

education includes: 

adequate 

writing, speaking 

reading, 

to enable communica- 

English 

and creative and critical 

tion 

math and familiarity 

thinking; 

science to enable students 

with 

analyze information, solve 

to 

and make reasonable 

problems, 

decisions; knowledge of 

and physical and earth 

biology, 

to enable students to 

sciences 

the world around 

appreciate 

knowledge of civics, gov- 

them; 

economics, geographyernment, 

and history, so as to be 

to participate in the democratic 

able 

process, and make 

choices; grounding in 

informed 

arts, language, and litera- 

the 

so as to appreciate culturature 

heritage and develop life- 

interests; have sound 

long 

and environmental 

wellness 

that enhance the well 

practices 

of individuals and others; 

being 

skills for lifelong learning, 

and 

include the technological 

which 

to enable students to 

skills 

work, and participate in 

learn, 

society. 

School Board 

Stratford 

Jack Avery said in a 

member 

interview last week that 

phone 

believes that Stratford could 

he 

up a conversion school by 

set 

on the core courses of 

focusing 

science and English. 

math, 

it would offer enrichment 

Plus, 

such as cross- 

programs, 

skiing and ice skating, 

country 

of competitive sports. 

instead 

of the other regulations 

Some 

for the school include: it 

be open to all students in 

must 

district at no tuition fee 

the 

It must also be 

transportation. 

to students from any other 

open 

which meets the predesignated 

district 

criteria of the 

school. 

big question is how to 

One 

the school, states Arnold. 

fund 

Stratford be better off by 

Would 

its own school? (There 

financing 

no federal start-up grants 

are 

conversion schools.) They 

for 

funded from local tax dol- 

are 

According to the state, the 

lars. 

per pupil tends to run 

cost 

80 percent of the state’s 

about 

cost per pupil, which in 

average 

was $14,550 for grades 

2009-10 

This cost includes the 

K-12. 

of the school, plus 

operation 

and books, and 

equipment 

states the DOE. 

transportation, 

Stratford’s aver- 

Presently, 

cost per pupil for Grades K- 

age 

is $19,489, states the DOE. 

12 

using the 

Hypothetically, 

figures, the cost per pu- 

state’s 

for Stratford’s conversion 

pil 

would be $11,640 per 

school 

which is a savings of 

pupil, 

per pupil. Stratford 

$7,849 

has 110 pupils. 

presently 

operation cost for a con- 

The 

school could be worked 

version 

between taxpayers and the 

out 

and may include not just 

school, 

but can be off set with 

money, 

various kinds of staffing, 

services, 

and the facility space. But 

Title II funds can be 

federal 

through a public school 

directed 

the charter, and the school 

to 

apply for all federal fund- 

could 

available to charter schools 

ing 

No Child Left Behind. 

under 

is no school building aid, 

There 

the charter may receive 

but 

aid through private 

financial 

financial aid or other 

gifts, 

as if it were a school 

revenue 

states the data. 

district, 

said that the questions 

Arnold 

left to be answered in- 

Who would pay the costs 

clude: 

design a school and the costs 

to 

the application process? 

in 

the potential savings be 

Would 

the time and initial investment 

worth 

made? Would the 

be able to draw students 

school 

other towns? Who would 

from 

willing to be funding partners 

be 

with the school? In the 

run, would the conversion 

long 

be cost neutral-compared 

option 

the cost today? What would 

to 

school offer if some students 

the 

not want the conversion 

did 

By law, education 

approach? 

be provided to every student 

must 

who lives in the district. Is 

a core group in Stratford 

there 

the area interested in this 

and 

option? 

already know by edu- 

Truths 

and town residents includecators 

the state aid is inade- 

and uncertain, and Stratforquate 

would have local control of 

own school if it were a 

their 

school. 

conversion 

schools can be any 

These 

can offer any grade level, 

size, 

single grade levels, 

including 

offer any type of program 

and 

long as there are high standards 

as 

in the core programs. It 

take at least a year from 

would 

to initiate such a school, 

July 

the DOE. 

states 

option for Stratford 

Another 

be a cooperative school. 

could 

idea stems from a recom- 

This 

made from the longrangmendation 

planning committee, 

met in 2008. At that 

which 

members of the commit- 

time, 

came from the towns of 

tee 

Stark and Groveton. 

Stratford, 

presented a final option 

They 

months of research, to 

after 

Groveton’s elementary 

close 

and Stratford’s high 

school 

and create a cooperative 

school, 

Two budgets were for- 

school. 

one with Stark includemulated, 

in the school, and one 

With this idea in mind, 

without. 

SAU formulated two budg- 

the 

One option left Stark out of 

ets. 

project. It showed an overall 

the 

for both schools of about 

savings 

roughly 34 percent 

$1,088,093, 

their combined budgets at the 

of 

with Stratford saving 

time, 

$402,000, and Groveton 

about 

$686,000. Stratford would 

about 

all K-6 students for 

house 

and Stratford, and 

Groveton 

would house all 7-12 

Groveton 

also from both schools. 

students, 

second option with Stark 

The 

showed a potential 

included, 

for Stratford at 

savings 

Groveton’s savings 

$537,000; 

$968,451; and Stark could 

were 

about $114,000. But after a 

save 

deal of debate over transporting 

great 

the students, closing 

and the impact on 

schools, 

and community, it was 

staff 

that the members 

decided 

take the idea back to the 

would 

and meet again 

communities 

community input from 

with 

town. At their final meeting 

each 

in December, Stratford and 

turned the idea down. 

Stark 

feeling expressed, and writ- 

The 

in the minutes from that 

ten 

stated that the two 

meeting 

were apprehensive about 

towns 

future. It was 

Groveton’s 

after the closing of the 

shortly 

mills. But all agreed that 

paper 

could be discussed again in 

it 

future if needed. Now, town 

the 

in each of these three 

residents 

will see it as an article on 

towns 

school warrant in March. It 

the 

ask if the registered voters 

will 

approve to study the issue 

will 

again. 

voters to approve the purchase 

the 

of the building which 

houses the town offices 

presently 

for a purchase price of 

This requires a twothirds 

$184,900. 

ballot vote to pass. It is 

by the board of 

recommended 

2-1, but not recom- 

selectmen 

by the budget committemended 

6-1. The warrant article 

as such-to see if the town 

reads 

raise and appropriate 

will 

for the purchase of 

$184,900 

town office building, and to 

the 

issuance of not more 

authorize 

$122,500 of bonds or notes 

than 

accordance with the provisions 

in 

of the municipal finance 

and to authorize the selectmen 

act, 

to issue and negotiate the 

or notes, and determine 

bonds 

rate of interest. The re- 

the 

$62,400 will come from 

maining 

$50,000 grant from Rural 

a 

$10,000 from the 

Development, 

office fund, and 

municipal 

from monthly rental 

$2,400 

If the grant is not 

payments. 

the money will not be 

received, 

or appropriated. 

raised 

question was raised as 

The 

what the building was as- 

to 

for. The answer was 

sessed 

Town resident 

$181,000.00. 

Grant, who was present 

Karen 

the meeting, asked why the 

at 

was willing to pay $184,90 

town 

it was only assessed for 

if 

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Conversion School 


Town 


and the school must provide 


graders at Canaan Elementary school enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party on 

First 

14 with flowers candlelight and special treats in their classroom. Thomas 

Feb. 

Hakey, a 2010 graduate of Stratford Public School, was named to the Dean’s list for the Fall 

Meghan 

semester at Castleton State College in Vermont where she is a theater arts major. She received a 

2010 

point average of 3.94. Left photo: At the annual Stratford Alumni banquet held in August 2010, 

grade 

Hook congratulates Meghan on receiving a $500 scholarship in memory of Laurence Hook. 

Eleanor 

photo: At the alumni banquet Stratford Alumni Mary Woodward presents Meghan with a $500 

Right 

which she receives after successful completion of her first semester. Meghan recently re- 

scholarship 

a $1,000 scholarship form the Colebrook Kiwanis in honor of late Kiwaniian Richard Beauregardceived 

part in the Colebrook Elementary School first-ever spelling bee for grades 

Taking 

two and three were, from left, Bryn Pearson, Lauren Brock, Caden Parker, 

one, 

kindergartner Evan McAllister and his mother, Renee 

Groveton 

enjoy dinner hosted by Title 1 during family night. Vicky 

Ramsay, 



Education 

Amanda Leslie, Sean Moran and Adrianna Noyes. Thomas Jordan photo. 

Jordan photo. 

Bailey photo. 

Pearson, front left, and Lauren Brock, front right, were first and second place winners in the 

Bryn 

ever spelling bee for Grades one, two and three at Colebrook Elementary School this week. Stand- 

first 

ing in back, from left, teachers Marsha Biron, Lisa Kenney and Paulette Owen. Thomas Jordan photo. 

Police Sergeant Jonathan Woodworth and his daughter, 

Groveton 

grader Dakota, pose for the camera during the Title 1 Par- 

third 

ents' Coffee Hour. Vicky Bailey photo.

photo: Washington crossing the Delaware—not. Right photo: Cribbage tournament going on inside 

Left 

the Colebrook Country Club. 

photo: A passenger’s-eye view of the sled dog rides. Right photo: Don Hutchinson shows his fine 

Left 

ball style. 

bocce 

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North Country Photo Album 

Colebrook Kiwanis Winter Carnival 

Photos by Charles Young 

of the junior division cardboard box derby last Saturday sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of 

Winners 

from the left, first-place winner Liam Connell, best-box winner Shania Richards, best wipe- 

Colebrook, 

out-winner Garrett Hodge. The event was held at the Colebrook Country Club.

stage in Saint-Camille: Jorane performs to an appreciative audience 

On 

with two-hours of music drawn from her career now span- 

12 years and many popular recordings. A portion of her concerning 

appears in the Video News of the Week. Thomas Jordan photo. 

past week the Chronicle 

This 

to the village of Saint- 

travelled 

Que., population 500, 

Camille, 

see the recording artist cur- 

to 

with the top-selling 

rently 

CD in Quebec. 

Francophone 

name is Jorane and her 

Her 

CD, released Feb. 1, is en- 

new 

“Une sorciere comme les 

titled 

autres.” 

first saw Jorane perform 

We 

summer at the Fete du Lac 

last 

Nations in Sherbrooke (see 

des 

July 23, 2010, issue of the 

the 

That proved to be 

Chronicle.) 

introduction to this creative 

our 

native who has been 

Quebec 

cutting edge albums 

producing 

1999. 

since 

appearance at P’tit 

Jorane’s 

music hall in Saint- 

Bonheur 

last Saturday night 

Camille 

sold out quite a while ago, 

was 

on the heels of her best- 

coming 

CD release. The P’tit 

selling 

is housed in a former 

Bonheur 

store and adjacent 

grocery 

which have was recon- 

house 

to a performing arts centeverted 

in 1988. It was named after 

song by well-known French- 

a 

singer-songwriter 

Canadian 

Leclerc, “P’tit Bonheur.” 

Felix 

member Karen-Ann 

Committee 

told us that the center, 

Page 

seats 120, puts on about 

which 

shows a year and is made 

15 

by local volunteers. 

possible 

some of the best performers 

Here 

of Quebec are in the spot- 

(You can find out more 

light. 

P’tit Bonheur at 

about 

www.ptitbonheur.org.) 

this cold February eve- 

On 

Jorane held the audience 

ning, 

for two hours per- 

enraptured 

as a solo artist. Jorane 

forming 

an accomplished cello player 

is 

defies the norms of the 

who 

She not only plays 

category. 

standing up, sometime in 

cello 

evening gown and barefoot, 

cut 

also sings as she plays selections. 

but 

For this performance, 

also treated the audience to 

she 

on harp and ukulele. 

selections 

years of composing a 

After 

of popular songs and film 

string 

her new album features 

scores, 

songs made popular by 

“covers,” 

recording artists which 

other 

her unmistakable treat- 

receive 

These include songs like 

ment. 

et John” made popu- 

“Marilyn 

in the ’80s by Vanessa Paradilar 

(wife of Johnny Depp) to the 

“Suzanne” written by fellow 

song 

Canadian Leonard Cohen. 

spoke with Jorane just 

We 

last Saturday’s concert 

before 

the upstairs art gallery at 

in 

P’tit Bonheur, where she 

the 

us the idea behind the CD. 

told 

is a totally new ap- 

“This 

she said. “This is my 

proach,” 

real album of just voice 

first 

cello.” She explained that it 

and 

a bit of a challenge to do 

was 

made famous by others 

songs 

12 years of composing her 

after 

songs. She said that her 

own 

for songs on her new 

criteria 

is that “the lyrics had to be 

CD 

moving.” 

such song is “Suzanne,” 

One 

is internationally known 

which 

in its English version. 

largely 

are two versions of it,” 

“There 

told us. “One is a translation, 

she 

but this is an adaptation” 

there—it is so touching.” 

still 

many years of experi- 

After 

with sounds, including 

menting 

popular “16 mm” (2000), 

her 

included largely instrumentation 

which 

and vocal sounds 

words, she said that it 

without 

something new for her to put 

is 

lyrics into the forefront, 

the 

it “a new way to experi- 

calling 

the power of 

ment—with 

words.” 

Jorane has recorded 

While 

both in English and 

songs 

including her all- 

French, 

album “The You and 

English 

Now” (2004), she said that 

the 

feels most comfortable sing- 

she 

in her native tongue. “When 

ing 

sing in our first language, it 

we 

so personal,” she said. 

is 

continues to evolve as 

Jorane 

performer, as she introduces 

a 

sounds and instruments to 

new 

recordings. She began on 

her 

when she was only four, 

piano 

played guitar. When she 

then 

cello at the age of 18, 

learned 

incorporated much of the 

she 

rhythm she used on 

strumming 

making for the distinctive 

guitar, 

manner in which she plays 

strumming as well 

cello—often 

bowing to accompany her- 

as 

As for adding harp and 

self. 

to her current reper- 

ukulele 

she laughs and says that 

toire, 

she’s played both in- 

although 

for years, it was 

struments 

in my living room, not for 

“only 

audience,” until now. 

an 

now, Jorane will be busy 

For 

her new CD, with 

promoting 

next appearance in our re- 

her 

being at the Granada 

gion 

in Sherbrooke next fall, 

Theatre 

Oct. 7. But she says that 

on 

are still doors to open.” 

“there 

explained that she has 

She 

putting her classical cello 

been 

to use by performing 

training 

occasion with a full sym- 

on 

saying that playing in 

phony, 

of an assembled classical 

front 

is “like having the 

orchestra 

behind you.” She would 

ocean 

to record an album in the 

like 

with a symphonic or- 

future 

chestra. 

crowd gathered in the 

The 

music hall on 

Saint-Camille 

night fell under her 

this 

spell as she introduced 

“sorciere” 

songs from her new al- 

ending by giving her three 

bum, 

ovations. 

standing 

note: You can see 

(Editor’s 

of our interview, as well 

more 

highlights of Jorane’s concert 

as 

the Video News of the Week 

in 


at 

can learn more about Jo- 

You 

at her website, 

rane 

www.jorane.com.) 

former grocery store in Saint-Camille, Que., has been turned into an arts and cultural center 

This 

Le P’tit Bonheur. Here is where Jorane performed last Saturday after finding that her latest 

called 

will be the state Site 

there 

Committee, the 

Evaluation 

and the EPA; this is 

USDA 

that’s not going to 

something 

tomorrow,” said the 

happen 

“I may submit 

Congressman. 

own comments during the 

my 

public hearing process,” 

DOE 

said. he 

also endeavoring to find 

“I’m 

how the agreement that is 

out 

proposed is actually 

being 

Who are the key 

structured. 

makers here? I’m try- 

decision 

to figure out the justificatioing 

or criteria on how this 

was developed. Why was 

route 

selected, what were the alter- 

it 

why were they eliminated?natives, 

he said. “I think this 

is conceptual, it hasn’t 

line 

been finalized. I want to 

really 

out where Hydro-Quebec is 

find 

this issue. How set in stone 

on 

they on their current plans? 

are 

are the other options; 

What 

are the alternatives? 

what 

other types of transmis- 

What 

could be used or other locationsion 

for this? As I figure all 

out, I want to try to come 

this 

with a plan to try to resolve 

up 

from a standpoint for the 

this 

Country to determine if 

North 

power is needed,” said Congressman 

the 

Bass. 

has talked, he said, with 

He 

Independent System Opera- 

the 

(ISO) which controls the 

tors 

of power throughout New 

flow 

“I also hope to communicate 

England. 

with the Federal En- 

Regulatory Commission 

ergy 

This is why there is so 

(FERC). 

information to be determined 

much 

here,” he said 

DOE review and the 

“The 

Evaluation Committee 

Site 

in New Hampshire, 

(SEC) 

upon what I know now, 

based 

be the critical forums,” he 

will 

“I’m not at the point here 

said. 

I can speak intelligently 

where 

the scope of options avail- 

about 

added the Congressman. 

able” 

of what came out of the 

“Part 

with North Country 

meetings 

is that, no one could 

citizens 

any of the questions I 

answer 

posing—they didn’t know 

was 

about the science of putting 

much 

up power lines, the costs 

such. So I need to understand 

and 

everything before I move 

this,” he said, assuring residents 

on 

that he would make sure 

are aware of public meetings 

they 

and opportunities to speak 

on the project. 

out 

can assure constituents 

“I 

I am concerned about issues 

that 

associated with the North- 

Pass. I think that the North 

ern 

is a fragile part of my 

Country 

both economically and 

district, 

We have 

environmentally. 

as public policy makers, 

spent, 

lot of time trying to protect 

a 

economy and trying to build 

the 

new economy, both in manu- 

a 

and tourism. I don’t 

facturing 

to be a part of a process 

want 

turns that clock back. On 

that 

other hand, I can not make 

the 

decision based on incomplete 

a 

I will be involved 

information. 

this project, but the number 

in 

goal is to make sure the 

one 

Country’s interests are 

North 

ignored. If I feel the North- 

not 

Pass project is not adequatelern 

addressing the goals 

I will not support it. But I 

try, 

not at that point yet,” he 

am 

“The fact finding side is 

said. 

to take another few 

going 

and I will work with the 

weeks, 

of the delegation, perhaps 

rest 

with them in March, to 

meeting 

if the three of us (Senator 

see 

and Senator Ayotte) 

Shaheen 

move together as a team,” 

can 

suggested. 

he 

Congressman said he 

The 

like to plan another district-wide 

would 

tour to the state in 

next week or so, and may 

the 

consider hosting a town 

even 

meeting to try to gain 

hall-style 

information from the pub- 

more 

regarding the Northern Pass 

lic 

proposal. 

the brakes and lost control 

applied 

and went into the snow 

No injuries reported and 

bank. 

was driven from the 

vehicle 

PARALLEL EMS 

45TH 

following is the activity 

The 

for the 45th Parallel EMS 

report 

Feb. 6-12. 

from 

Feb. 6, at 6:48 a.m., the department 

On 

responded to Coos County 

Hospital in West Stewartstown 

Nursing 

NH for a medical emergency. 

patient was transported to 

The 

UCVH. 

Feb. 8, at 6:31 a.m., the department 

On 

responded to Colebrook 

a medical emergency. The patient 

for 

was transported to UCVH. At 

a.m. the department responded 

10:51 

to Colebrook for a medical 

The patient was transported 

emergency. 

to UCVH. At 11:04 a.m. the 

responded to Pittsburg 

department 

a medical emergency. The pa- 

for 


tient 

p.m. the department re- 

7:50 

to UCVH for a transfer to 

sponded 

Valley Hospital. 

Androscoggin 

Feb. 9, at 12:40 p.m. the 

On 


department 

a medical emergency. The patient 

for 


p.m. the department responded 

1:06 

to Colebrook for a medical 

The patient was transported 

emergency. 

to UCVH. At 3:46 p.m. the 

responded to Colebrook 

department 

a motor vehicle accident. One 

for 

was transported to UCVH. 

patient 

Feb. 10, at 2:21 a.m. the 

On 

responded to UCVH for 

department 

transfer to DHMC. At 2:58 a.m. 

a 

department responded to Colebrook 

the 

for a medical emergency. The 

was transported to UCVH. 

patient 

7:40 a.m. the department re- 

At 

to Canaan, Vt., for a medicasponded 

emergency. The patient was 

to UCVH. At 11:03 a.m. 

transported 

department responded to Nor- 

the 

Vt., for a medical emergency. 

ton, 

patient was transported to 

The 

Country Hospital. At 3:18 

North 

the department responded to 

p.m. 

Country Hospital to transport 

North 

a patient to their home in Nor- 

Vt. At 6:21 p.m. the departmenton, 

responded to Dixville for a 

emergency. The patient 

medical 

transported to UCVH. At 7:20 

was 

the department responded to 

p.m. 

for a medical alarm. The 

Pittsburg 

was canceled while en 

ambulance 

route. 

Feb. 11 at 10:15 a.m. the 

On 


department 

a medical alarm. The ambulance 

for 

canceled while en route. 

was 

Feb. 12 at 3:51 p.m. the department 

On 




Bass 


Police 

Jorane 



scene. 

on the CD, “so all the poetry is 

for a medical emergency. 

Four 

patients refused transport. 

and needs of the North Coun- 

CD had been named the top-selling Francophone album in Quebec. Charles Jordan photo.

AND JOHNSEN 

JACQUES 

CONCERT ON FEB. 23 

IN 

Great North Woods Committee 

The 

for the Arts announces 

third of its current Winter 

the 

concerts series with 

Warmers 

evening of music provided by 

an 

folk music favorites 

local 

Jacques and Michele 

George 

Johnsen. 

performance will take 

The 

at the Colebrook Country 

place 

beginning at 7 p.m. on 

Club 

Feb. 23. Titled 

Wednesday, 

Jacques and Michele 

“George 

Alone and Together,” 

Johnsen: 

first half of the show will 

the 

Michele stepping out of the 

find 

of The Folk Tree to perform 

shade 

a solo set of classic folk/ 

gems, followed by George 

rock 

a set of his original 

doing 

After a brief intermission, 

songs. 

they will join forces for the 

of the evening covering 

rest 

from Bob Dylan and Neil 

songs 

to Gillian Welch and 

Young 

Griffin. George will tickle 

Patty 

ivories on many songs, 

the 

Michele accompanies on 

while 

guitar. 

and George have been 

Michele 

friends for many years and 

good 

excited and delighted to join 

are 

as they have in the past 

forces 

they revisit some old favor- 

as 

and break out some new 

ites 

tunes. 

event is sponsored by 

The 

Great North Woods Com- 

the 

for the Arts and is a nonprofimittee 

event. Tickets are $12 

route for the proposed Northern Pass transmission line through Pittsburg and Clarksville was revealed at the selectmen meet ings 

The 

Monday evening. The red dotted line is the preferred route and the two blue dotted lines are alternate routes. 

on 

her Valentine’s gift to classmates, Maci Fournier, in center of photo, a kindergarten student at 

For 

Elementary School, handed out bright red Brooks Chevrolet T-shirts. On hand to help out 

Canaan 

her mom, Tina Fournier, kneeling at right, and Jane McCoy, kneeling at left. Both Tina and 

were 

work at Brooks Chevrolet and the business kindly provided the shirts for the special Valentine’s 

Jane 

Fiddleheads on Main Street 

at 

Colebrook and at the door on 

in 

evening of the concert. Admission 

the 

includes a buffet pro- 

by the Colebrook Country 

vided 

which has served as hosts 

Club, 

the GNWCA Winter Warmers 

to 

concert series for over five 

Funds raised by the 

years. 

an all-volunteer or- 

GNWCA, 

are applied to bring 

ganization, 

arts opportunities to 

performing 

CIVIL WAR 

CANAAN 

FUND 

MONUMENT 

for the Civil War 

Donations 

Fund are being 

Monument 

received by the 

gratefully 

Committee of the 

Monument 

Historical Society, but 

Canaan 

total is not reaching the 

the 

that is needed. To place the 

goal 

with the Barre Granite 

order 

on time, committee members 

Guild 

say they will need several 

dollars more by the 

thousand 

of March, which is fast 

middle 

approaching. 

Historical Society Board 

The 

will be meeting at the 

members 

at 3 p.m. on Thursday, 

museum 

17, and can then assess 

Feb. 

the monument project 

whether 

go forward for a dedication 

can 

the Fourth of July of this 

on 

summer. Many of the 

coming 

for a community cele- 

elements 

have already been confirmebration 

for an encampment of 

Hemlocks, which is the 

The 

history group re-enacting 

living 

3d Vermont Volunteer Regiment 

the 

which served in the Civil 

music from the North 

War, 

Community Band, 

Country 

David Nelson, and a 

speaker 

guard from Northland 

color 

47. Young people from the 

Post 

School will be asked to 

Canaan 

in the dedication as 

participate 

well. 

project has stimulate a 

The 

of new members for the 

number 

Historical Society, so 

Canaan 

membership list is growing. 

the 

for the Monument 

Donations 

should be made to The 

Fund 

of Canaan Civil War 

Town 

Fund, and mailed or 

Monument 

to Dr. Mary Lou 

delivered 

P.O. Box 36, Canaan, 

Lovering, 

05903, or to the Canaan 

VT 

on page 13) 

(Continued 

Page 12 


Community News 

each and available in advance 

the region. 

Day gifts. Thomas Jordan photo.

Harrison and his team of horses gave horse-drawn wagon 

Bob 

during the Winter Fun Day in Lennoxville on Feb.. 12. Corey 

rides 

TIME” AT 

“TEEN 

LIBRARY 

COLEBROOK 

Colebrook Public Library 

The 

is starting a new program 

encourage teenagers to use 

to 

library and all that it has to 

the 

The first “Teen Time” 

offer. 

held on Thursday, Feb. 3 

was 

will be held each Thursday 

and 

5:30-7 p.m. Patrons in 

from 

7-12 are welcome to 

Grades 

to the library to use the 

come 

play board games, 

computers, 

read a book. 

or 

library is hoping that 

The 

program is a special time 

this 

the teens and “tweens” 

when 

use the library by them- 

can 

without other patrons 

selves 

the facility. Having a 

using 

set of hours for them 

separate 

will invite more teens 

hopefully 

come in and enjoy themselves. 

to 

and “tweens” are invited 

Teens 

to bring their favorite 

or card games with them 

board 

use what the Library has. 

or 

on hand to assist the teens in 

be 

busy and having 

keeping 

Any suggestions to enhance 

fun. 

the program will be welcomed. 

more information, call 

For 

COUNTY 

COOS 

HOSPTIAL 

NURSING 

Pichette and his friends 

Don 

and Terry offered Karaoke 

Matt 

the residents on Sunday. 

to 

Bruce joined them this 

and entertained residents 

week 

his wonderful voice. Ed 

with 

played Valentine love 

Chester 

later in the week. He was 

songs 

by his better half, 

accompanied 

and their pooch, 

Jackie 

It's funny that Fred never 

Fred. 

to sing along. He did, how- 

tries 

double as a Hoover when 

ever, 

hit the floor. The 

crumbs 

came from a beautiful 

crumbs 

cake made by Brenda 

Valentine 

of dietary. Special Care 

Rowell 

(SCU) residents listened to 

Unit 

Band music. 

Big 

Council met this 

Resident 

They went over the February 

week. 

activity schedule and 

in March. The council is 

enjoy 

a penny sale in 

planning 

A few of the residents’ 

March. 

were reviewed and dis- 

rights 

cussed. 

facts were discussed 

Football 

honor of the Super 

in 

Residents in the SCU had 

Bowl. 

Super Bowl party with plenty 

a 

yummy snacks. 

of 

were able to imagine 

Residents 

themselves in Hawaii at the 

cocktail party. The 

monthly 

was decorated with live 

room 

trees and other Hawaiian 

palm 

Staff members donned 

decor. 

skirts while mixing up 

grass 

of choice and snacks 

beverages 

mini pizzas, ham and pineapple 

of 

kabobs and a Hawaiian 

cake. 

house sure seemed 

The 

this week. It seems that 

sweet 

was busy baking cook- 

everyone 

brownies, cinnamon rolls, 

ies, 

bread twists and cup- 

cinnamon 

this week. All those with 

cakes 

sweet tooth were very happy. 

a 

group of residents enjoyed a 

A 

fry dinner party this 

fish 

SCU residents enjoyed a 

week. 

Hatter tea party. 

Mad 

halls are love-ly as staff 

The 

and residents are 

members 

for Valentine's 

decorating 

Residents have been mak- 

Day. 

Valentine's Day cards. SCU 

ing 

played a Valentine 

residents 

game. Residents were 

word 

to a visit from a real 

treated 

this week. A staff 

sweetheart 

brought in her puppy 

member 

for a visit. Lucy is a cute 

Lucy 

Bulldog puppy who has 

English 

the hearts of staff and residents. 

won 

gathered to play 

Residents 

one afternoon. Theresa 

cards 

was the winner of this 

Perry 

Blackout Bingo 

week's 

SCU residents played 

game. 

Bing, a matching mitten 

Unit 

What’s That Smell?, had 

game, 

sock race and worked on col- 

a 

pencil art. 

ored 

Kenney was the 

Margaret 

bowler in Bowling with 

top 

Residents on Three South 

Love. 

a balloon volleyball and 

enjoyed 

on puzzles. Residents 

worked 

a variety of trivia 

discussed 

this week including birds, 

topic 

remedies and different 

home 

cultures. 

RECEIVE 

DEPARTMENTS 

DONATIONS 

MEMORIAL 

Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, 

On 

and family of Gary 

friends 

met with members of the 

Lopes 

Fire Dept., N.H. Fish 

Pittsburg 





Bellam photo. 


Historical Society, P.O. 

Box 

371, Canaan, VT 05903. 

the library at 237-4808. 

Two library staff members will 

discussed activities they would

photo: Presenting and receiving donations in memory of Gary Lopes are, from the left, Mrs. Lopes and Dan DaRosa, with memb ers of Pittsburg Fire Dept., Kevin Lassonde, 

Left 

Arnold Gray, Pete Kenney and Dwayne Covill. Right photo: At the presentation of funds to N.H. Fish and Game are Lopes fa mily members with Dan DaRosa, Lt. 

Lopes Memorial donation: Mrs. Lopes and Dan DaRosa with 

Gary 

Richard Lapoint of the Pittsburg Police Dept. Courtesy photo. 

Chief 

Game Conservation Officers 

and 

and Chief Richard Lapoint 

the Pittsburg Police Dept. to 

of 

donations to each organi- 

make 

in memory of Gary 

zation 

Lopes. 

Lopes, a longtime 

Gary 

enthusiast from 

snowmobile 

Mass., died in a snowmobile 

Dighton, 

accident near Back Lake 

Pittsburg in February of last 

in 

Each of the responding 

year. 

to the snowmobile 

departments 

received a donation. 

accident 

fire and police departments 

Pittsburg 

both received checks to 

equipment for snowmobile 

purchase 

rescues. Conservation 

eight hands-free communicators 

ceived 

to use during snowmo- 

patrol, which will be presentebile 

to the Fish and Game 

on Feb. 16 for official 

Commission 

acceptance. 

Lapoint said, “It is 

Chief 

appreciated that Gary 

greatly 

friends and family recognized 

Lopes’s 

the need to support 

rescue and law 

snowmobile 

in order to keep 

enforcement 

a safe and fun 

snowmobiling 

sport.” 

GROUP 

STRATFORD 

EVENT IMPUT 

SEEKING 

farmers’ market in North 

and 

at the railroad station 

Stratford 

Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6 

on 

At the last meeting in 

p.m. 

organizers discussed 

January, 

more variety to 

adding 

entertainment, including 

the 

for children. They would 

events 

to hear from the people of 

like 

and surrounding com- 

Stratford 

regarding what types 

munities 

entertainers and vendors you 

of 

like to see this summer. 

would 

you have any bands or acts 

Do 

suggest? It would also be 

to 

to know what hours and 

helpful 

of the week is preferred by 

day 

majority of patrons. 

the 

you have an opinion or 

If 

on page 15) 

(Continued 

Page 14 



Douglas Gralenski, Sgt. Wayne Saunders and Conservation Officer Adam Cheney. Courtesy photos. 


Officers from District One re- 

will be a planning 

There 

for this coming sum- 

meeting 

mer’s weekly entertainment

students in Colebrook spent the outdoors on Wednesday 

Elementary 

learning outdoor wilderness survival with the help of staff from 

please attend this 

suggestions, 

or contact Tim Brooks 

meeting 

922-5560 or Kathy Roth at 

at 

962-3498. 

(802) 

SCHOOL 

STRATFORD 

MARCH 17-18 

PLAY 

Public School will 

Stratford 

putting on “Murder by Inde- 

be 

the hilarious story of 

cision,” 

mystery play- 

world-renowned 

Agatha Crispy. 

wright 

has crept up on the 

Age 

kooky writer, and it is 

slightly 

harder and harder to 

becoming 

the words flowing. She 

keep 

has four weeks to come up 

only 

latest and greatest play to 

with 

her agent or she’ll have 

satisfy 

turn “Typy” the typewriter in 

to 

good. for 

Stratford School Drama 

This 

play will be performed on 

Club 

and Friday, March 17 

Thursday 

18, at 7 p.m. 

and 

GRANGE 

MOHAWK 

NIGHT FEB. 21 

YOUTH 

Mohawk Grange will 

The 

its annual Youth Night on 

host 

Feb. 21, beginning at 

Monday, 

p.m. It is an opportunity for 

7 

people to come, have fun, 

young 

games and enjoy goodies 

play 

learning about one of the 

while 

community service 

oldest 

in the United States. It 

groups 

also allow young people to 

will 

in the Grange’s rituals, 

participate 

which comprise a time- 

celebration which centerhonored 

on the farm and rural life. 

Mohawk Grange is in 

The 

Colebrook. All local young 

East 

GENEALOGY 

COLEBROOK 

ON FEB. 19 

SEMINAR 

Feb. 19, from 12 noon 

On 

4 p.m., the Church of Je- 

until 

Christ of Latter Day Saints 

sus 

hold a free genealogy semi- 

will 

at the Colebrook Public 

nar 

at 126 Main St. in Cole- 

Library 

brook. 

with one name of an 

Come 

you would like to find, 

ancestor 

there will be a family his- 

and 

consultant there to assist 

tory 

in your search. By using 

you 

and the computers 

“Ancestry.com” 

at the library (you may 

your own laptop if you 

bring 

you may find your ances- 

wish), 

in just a few minutes. 

tor 

program provides cen- 

This 

records, immigration and 

sus 

records from Ellis 

emigration 

to California, ship passenger 

Island 

lists, naturalization re- 

and passport applications, 

cords 

security death and birth 

social 

from England and 

indexes 

birth and marriage in- 

Wales, 

military records as far 

dexes, 

as Revolutionary War, IRS 

back 

exemptions papers, plus 

tax 

more. 

and enjoy the search, 

Come 

socialize with others who 

and 

doing the same work. For 

are 

information, call Sandra 

more 

DANCE 

CHEM-FREE 

GROVETON 

IN 

Groveton Chem-Free 

The 

is hosting a dance– 

Committee 

on Saturday, Feb. 

fundraiser 

from 8 p.m. to midnight, at 

19, 

Groveton American Legion 

the 

live music by the band 

with 

COMMUNITY 

FREE 

IN GROVETON 

MEALS 

will be a free community 

There 

dinner of chicken and bis- 

on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 

cuits 

p.m. at the St. Francis Hall 

5-7 

Groveton. 

in 

will be another free 

There 

dinner of roast pork 

community 

chicken dinner on Satur- 

and 

March 5, from 5-7 p.m. at 

day, 

Francis Hall in Groveton. 

St. 

is welcome. The dinners 

Everyone 

are sponsored by a grant 

GRANGE 

MOHAWK 

Mohawk Grange met on 

The 

7, at 7 p.m., with six brothers 

Feb. 

and nine sisters present. 

Neary read the minutes 

MaryAnn 

of the previous meeting in 

Woodard’s absence. Lynda 

Ann 

said that the N.H. 

Gaudette 

Project was set for 

Dictionary 

9, at 2 p.m. 

Feb. 

American Red Cross 

The 

Mobile will be in Cole- 

Blood 

on Feb. 16 from 12:30- 

brook 

p.m. at the Monadnock 

5:30 

Church. Michelle 

Congregational 

Hyde’s health report was 

or Fact on Handwashing.” 

“Myth 

April, on Home Economics 

In 

the baking contest will 

night, 

whoopie pies. Plans were 

be 

for Youth Night which 

made 

beheld on Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. 

will 

Granger is encouraged to 

Each 

a young person to enjoy 

bring 

and lunch to participate 

games 

the Grange’s ritual. 

in 

thank you card was read 

A 

UCVH for the donation 

from 

Grange gave in Carolyn 

the 

memory. Brad Brooks 

Brooks’ 

everyone for the cards, 

thanked 

visits and food provided 

prayers, 

during Carolyn’s illness. 

Neary’s program was 

MaryAnn 

mad lib game which everyone 

a 

enjoyed. 

lunch was enjoyed after 

A 

GRANGE 

STRATFORD 

Feb. 7 two brothers and 

On 

sisters met at Fuller Town 

five 

for their monthly meeting. 

Hall 

opening song was “Let Me 

The 

You Sweetheart.” Pat Allin 

Call 

the minutes of the previous 

read 

meeting. 

Stratford Grange received 

The 

a certificate for commu- 

service in 2010 from Nationanity 

Grange. Frances Pepau 

that the baking contest 

said 

be any kind of whoopee 

will 

to be judged. Than you 

pies 

were read from the third 

letters 

students who received 

grade 

from the N.H. Dic- 

dictionaries 

Project. Vicki DeLalla 

tionary 

knitted socks for dis- 

brought 

play. 

Pepau’s Lecturer’s pro- 

John 

pertained to Valentine’s 

gram 

with readings by Master 

Day 

Lovering, Frances 

Robert 

Vicki DeLalla, Lynda 

Pepau, 

Pat Allin, June Fluery 

Gaudette, 

and John Pepau. 

closing song was “I 

The 

A Girl.” The next meeting 

Want 

be March 7 and the program 

will 

will pertain to the town 

SENIORS NEWS 

CANAAN 

Craig was a guest of 

Father 

Canaan Seniors on Wednesday. 

the 

The 50/50 winners were 

Pierce and Pauline Jalbert. 

Connie 

The Bingo winners were 

Dube, Yvonne Burrill, 

Maria 

Roy, Jacqeuline guay 

Suzanne 

Louisette Thibeault. Dencie 

and 

won the Blackout 

Cunningham 

game. 

week (Feb. 23) will be 

Next 

monthly penny sale and 

the 

of the February 

celebration 

The menu will be, 

birthdays. 

with meatballs, toss 

spaghetti 

LEGION 

AMERICAN 

POST 47 

NORTHLAND 

delicious lasagna supper 

A 

prepared and served by, 

was 

Brockney, Donna Allen 

Billie 

and Diane Rancourt. 

helping hands were 

Other 

Richards and Beverly 

Tommy 

Hibbard. 

were Winston Kit- 

Guests 

Mary Lou Lovering, 

tredge, 

Cowan and Tommy Rich- 

Joan 

of the Canaan Historical 

ards 

After supper, they 

Society. 

to the Legionnaires, Sons 

spoke 

the American Legion and 

of 

members on the 

Auxiliary 

War Monument that is to 

Civil 

installed in the Canaan Park 

be 

July 4th. There are 64 

on 

to be put on this monument. 

names 

They are also looking 

grants and seeking donations. 

into 

The Ladies Auxiliary 

to send a letter to all 

voted 

members, near and far 

their 

for donations for this 

asking 

cause. 

worthy 

HABITAT 

WILDLIFE 

PACKAGES 

PLANTING 

having a year long hiatus, 

After 

the Coos County Conserva- 

District and the N.H. 

tion 

of the National Wild 

Chapter 

offering a very special 

again 

habitat planting pack- 

wildlife 

This offer is available only 

age. 

New Hampshire landowners. 

to 

planting packages are 

These 

offered on a first-come, 

being 

limited sale. There 

first-serve 

only 40 planting packages 

are 

for the whole of the 

available 

state. 

year the packages will 

This 

the following bare root 

include 

four Crabapples (semidwarf), 

stock: 

at least two varieties, 4- 

feet tall, two Mountain Ash, 

6 

Washington Hawthorne, 10 

two 

Sargent Crab (actually 

Roselow 

true apple shrub), 10 Hazel- 

a 

(American Filbert), 10 Red 

nut 

five winterberry, 

Chokeberry, 

10 Highbush Cranberry. 

and 

the trees come 

Additionally, 

mouse protectors, weed 

with 

squares and slow release 

check 

fertilizer. 

value of the year’s plant- 

The 

package is well over the 

ing 

price of $170 which in- 

asking 

shipping and handling to 

cludes 

District, but the N.H. Chap- 

the 

of the Turkey Federation 

ter 

subsidize $50, leaving the 

will 

to the landowner an amazing 

cost 

$120 per package. 

deadline for ordering 

The 

wildlife package is March 

your 

Contact Diane Bennett by e 

18. 

diane.bennett- 

-mail, 

or by at 788- 

@nh.nacdnet.net, 

ext. 102. 

4651, 




the N.H. Charitable Foundation 

from 

Neil and Louise Tillotson 

fund. 

garlic bread, with birthday 

salad, 

cake and ice cream for dessert. 

Northwoods Stewardship Center from East Charleston, Vt. 

the 

the left, Alexis Lawson and Shelby St. Onge make a wilder- 

From 

ness fire. Donna Jordan photo. 


Turkey Federation are once 

the meeting. 

Ferrini at 237-4586. 

Stripes. 

meeting in Stark and Stratford. 

people are invited to attend. 

“George Jacques and Michele Johnsen, Alone & Together”

and dancing with Bonhomme Carnaval at the Winter Fun Day in Lennoxville, 

Music 

Que. Corey Bellam photo. 

the left, Founder and President Michel Cloutier and Volunteer 

From 

Gerald Gelinas of the Fondation Harley Inc. Children’s Wish 

QUE. 

LENNOXVILE, 

FUN DAY 

WINTER 

annual Lennoxville, 

The 

Winter Fun Day was held 

Que., 

the Lennoxville Golf Club on 

at 

12. The day included horse 

Feb. 

wagon rides, broomball, 

-drawn 

dancing and lots of good 

music, 

fashioned family fun. 

old 

fun kicked off around 10 

The 

with Bob Harrison and 

a.m. 

of Milby Meadows giving 

family 

drawn wagon rides to a 

horse 

line of boys and 

never-ending 

The fun didn’t stop there. 

girls. 

air was filled with music 

The 

local radio station CJMQ, 

from 

a fun broomball game was 

and 

played. This was a good 

also 

for the children to com- 

chance 

against the adults. 

pete 

day was a good family 

The 

that everyone enjoyed 

outing 

much. 

very 

CHURCH 

ANGLICAN 

VALENTINE TEA 

HOLDS 

very enjoyable afternoon of 

A 

and good food was enjoyed 

tea 

over 60 people at the St. 

by 

Church in Lennoxville, 

Georges 

on Feb. 12. 

Que., 

afternoon kicked off at 2 

The 

with a steady buzz until 

p.m 

4 p.m. with everyone en- 

after 

a cup of tea and some of 

joying 

best sandwiches. Squares 

the 

served for dessert. 

were 

day also included sales 

The 

and many drawings of 

tables 

prizes all in true Valentine 

door 

It was a good chance to 

spirit. 

your sweetie out for a spe- 

take 

afternoon of visiting. 

cial 

special afternoon would 

This 

be possible without the hard 

not 

of the St. Georges Church 

work 

EXPO HELD 

HOME 

SHERBROOKE, QUE. 

IN 

the first weekend of 

During 

the 20th annual 

February, 

action-packed broomball tournament featured children competing against adults. 

An 

Bellam photo. 

Corey 

de Foires in Sherbrooke, 

Centre 

Que. 

were 270 vendors, filling 

There 

the center to capacity. Ven- 

included building contractordors 

from all over the province 

also a very special business 

and 

makes kitchen and bath- 

that 

sinks out of stone, copper 

room 

brass. This business also 

and 

bowls, jars and plates. 

makes 

show also featured busi- 

The 

that make hardwood 

nesses 

Stairs, sell excavating 

flooring. 

home insurance and 

equipment, 

flooring. There was also 

garage 

booth for the Children’s Wish 

a 

which grants 

Foundation, 

and volunteer Gerald 

Cloutier, 

Gelinas. 

four-day event was very 

The 

attended. The center has 

well 

parking space and access 

1,200 

800 more, which were always 

to 

It was reported that close 

full. 

double the amount of people 

to 

this year over last 

attended 

event. Several vehicles in 

year’s 

parking lot were from New 

the 

Vermont and 

Hampshire, 

and there was even a 

Maine, 

plate. 

Massachusetts 

Antoine Importation products at the Sherbrooke Home Expo. They manufacture 

St. 

kitchen and bathroom sinks from stone, copper and brass as well as bowls, 

Page 16 


Around The Region 

—Corey Bellam 

event is a way for local 

The 

to show their prod- 

contractors 

and services to the public 

ucts 

maybe book a building pro- 

and 

ject. 


for sick children. The 

wishes 

was manned by its foun- 

booth 

der and president, Michel 

Foundation at the Sherbrooke Home Expo. Corey Bellam photo. 

ladies. 


ATTENTION COMMUNITY GROUPS 

IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS 

Send us your upcoming events. We’d 

be glad to promote them free of charge. 

Email them to: 


Home Expo was held at the 

Fortin of Le Groupe Expert Drains of Mansonville, Que., was at the Sherbrooke 

Steven 

Home Expo. The show included almost 300 vendors from home building contractors 

to insurance agents. Corey Bellam photo. 

jars and plates. Corey Bellam photo.

60 people enjoyed the St. Georges Church Valentine’s Tea in Lennoxville, Que., on Feb. 12. Corey 

Over 

photo. 

Bellam 

Selectman Jim Tierney 

$181,000. 

said that was the negoti- 

price with the owners, 

ated 

and Tracy Dupuis. 

Richard 

resident Addison Hall, 

Town 

was also present at the 

who 

asked if building was 

meeting, 

The answer was no, 

appraised. 

to the minutes. 

according 

member Jack 

Committee 

asked if there was any 

Bernard 

on what we (the 

consideration 

had already put into the 

town) 

as repairs and altera- 

building 

Selectman Rob Gauthier, 

tions. 

negotiated the price with 

who 

said that it was part of 

Dupuis, 

negotiations, and that this 

the 

the price settled on. Budget 

was 

Chair Al Rossetto 

Committee 

said that makes the price 

then 

the building really $210,000, 

of 

we (the town) had already 

because 

put approximately 

into the building. He 

$30,000 

taking the $181,000 

suggested 

and deducting the 

appraisal 

the town put into the 

monies 

and that would be the 

building, 

recommended as a sale 

amount 

states the minutes. 

price, 

discussion then turned 

The 

where the building was located, 

to 

and the amount of land it 

on. (Presently, the land 

sits 

the building and a small 

under 

space on the back side 

parking 

the building is all the land 

of 

is). Rossetto said that the 

there 

Building Committee 

town’s 

that the town hall 

agreed 

to be in the town center, 

needed 

that we (the town) really 

and 

the building and the 

needed 

purchasing the two 

discussed 

of land abutting the 

parcels 

The subject was discussed 

building. 

with Groveton Acquisi- 

but that it is presently in 

tions, 

holding position, and no the 

a 

could be given to 

information 

town at this time. (Some of 

the 

land discussed is the vacant 

the 

on Main Street where the 

lot 

Eagle Hotel use to sit) The 

old 

also entailed placing 

discussion 

town’s police department 

the 

a trailer on that land, if 

into 

The building committee 

purchased. 

had discussed using the 

home, which the elementary 

mobile 

school is now using as 

class room, and moving it to 

a 

land. Bernard asked 

that 

Police Chief 


Platt if he was agree- 

Marcel 

to this, and he said that it 

able 

alright with him, according 

was 

the minutes. 

to 

had been a former 

There 

at the time the town 

discussion 

into the Dupuis building 

moved 

the police department 

that 

move in down stairs in 

could 

building, but the town 

that 

it that it would be a li- 

found 

issue if the department 

ability 

that, and Platt said that he 

did 

not agreed to move his department 

had 

there. 

said that he felt 

Rossetto 

purchasing the building 

that 

the land surrounding it 

without 

not in the best interest of the 

is 

Hall agreed, and asked if 

town. 

article could be amended. 

the 

said yes, it could be, 

Tierney 

it would have to be 

but 

on the floor at Town 

amended 

although no one can 

Meeting, 

the intent of the article. 

change 

would be best if the verbiage 

It 

written out and given to 

was 

moderator. Tierney re- 

the 

everyone that the articlminded 

is written up as a bond issue 

Dept. Revenue Administration. 

per 

Hall said he just wants 

to understand what they 

people 

voting for. Tierney advised 

are 

the town would not have 

that 

information about the 

any 

it is looking at until after 

grant 

Town Meeting. 

the 

question as to whether 

A 

is still a five-year lease on 

there 

building, and if the owners 

the 

going to actively put the 

were 

on the market if the 

building 

did not buy it, was asked. 

town 

said that the town has 

Tierney 

to purchase for three or 

options 

years. The town office 

more 

yesterday via telephone 

said 

it has been in the building 

that 

one year, and that the lease 

for 

revisited every year. 

is 

said that the lease 

Gauthier 

continue if the town did 

would 

buy the building. The owner 

not 

sell the building, but the 

could 

would have to stay in ef- 

lease 

for the remainder of its 

fect 

term. 

asked, if the town 

Rossetto 

add to the article that if it 

could 

not get the property surrounding 

did 

the building, the 

would not be raised or 

money 

Tierney said, that 

appropriated. 

possibly be done. Hall 

could 

if the town is not going 

asked, 

know about the grant until 

to 

spring or early summer, 

late 

the town even be voting 

should 

it. And town resident Barry 

on 

asked if the people 

Colebank 

put restrictions on the 

could 

And there were 

$184,900.00. 

questions about whether 

also 

building was going to 

the 

tested for mold and radon. 

be 

said the testing could 

Gauthier 

done before the purchase. 

be 

resident Nancy Merrow 

Town 

asked who would pay for 

then 

radon or other testing of 

any 

building. Tierney replied 

the 

it would be paid for by the 

that 

buyer. 



Around The Region 

Numbers That YOU Need! 

And a price that you can afford! 

Call The Colebrook Chronicle 

At 603-246-8998 

Town 


parcels of land to 

surrounding 

a town municipal com- 

become 

plex. He said that committee 

—Charlotte Sheltry

“YOGI” R. CARRIER 

EGIDE 

Vt.—Egide “Yogi” 

CANAAN, 

Carrier, 68, of Canaan, Vt., 

R. 

away late Thursday af- 

passed 

Feb. 10, 2011, at the 

ternoon, 

Connecticut Valley Hos- 

Upper 

in Colebrook after a courageoupital 

battle with cancer. 

was born on June 23, 

He 

in St. Jean, Qué., a son to 

1942, 

late Cyrille and Irena 

the 

Carrier. He was 

(Thivierge) 

in Canada and moved 

educated 

the United States in 1962. 

to 

working life was as a 

Yogi’s 

farmer and log- 

self-employed 

He also owned and operateger. 

The Spa Restaurant in 

Stewartstown with his 

West 

and daughter Nancy from 

wife 

He was an avid hunter 

1987-92. 

outdoorsman who loved 

and 

to do with nature. His 

anything 

trips took him to many 

hunting 

places in the U.S. In 

different 

younger days, Yogi also 

his 

to snowmobile, and he 

loved 

contributed some of his 

always 

game to the Canaan Lions 

wild 

annual fundraisers. He 

Club 

his family and loved 

cherished 

spend time with his grand- 

to 

Yogi was also known 

children. 

his annual cookouts at his 

for 

with many, many family 

home 

friends. He was a fair and 

and 

man, who will be missed 

honest 

by his beloved family and 

dearly 

friends. 

is survived his wife of 47 

He 

Denise (Laverdiere) Carrier 

years, 

of Canaan, Vt.; two daugh- 

Christine Carrier of Hopkintonters, 

Mass., and Sylvie 

and husband Christopher 

Downey 

of Bermuda; four grand- 

Jillian Katz, Alex 

children, 

Addysen Downey and 

Downey, 

Downey; four brothers; 

Hailey 

sisters; and numerous nieces 

six 

nephews. Yogi is preceded 

and 

death by a daughter, Nancy 

in 

in 1999; one brother 

Carrier, 

two sisters. 

and 

calling hours will 

Memorial 

Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, from 2 

be 

and 6-8 p.m. at Jenkins and 

-4 

Funeral Home in Cole- 

Newman 

A memorial Mass will be 

brook. 

on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10 

held 

at St. Albert’s Church in 

a.m. 

Stewartstown, with The 

West 

Craig Cheney as celebrant. 

Rev. 

A private committal ser- 

will take place in the spring 

vice 

St. Albert’s Cemetery. 

at 

of sympathy in 

Expressions 

memory may be made to 

Yogi’s 

Nancy C. Carrier and Egide 

the 

Carrier Memorial Scholar- 

R. 

for Excellence in Medicine 

ship 

c/o Ginette Ladd at Ca- 

fund, 

Memorial High School, 

naan 

Street, Canaan, 

School 

05903. Condolences may be 

VT 

to the family on-line by 

offered 

to www.jenkinsnewman.com. 

going 

arrangements are 

Funeral 

the direction of Jenkins 

under 

Newman Funeral Home, 

and 

Colebrook. 

D. PERRY 

HAROLD 

STEWARTSTOWN— 

WEST 

D. Perry, 83, passed 

Harold 

on Wednesday morning, 

away 

16, 2011, at the Upper 

Feb. 


Connecticut 

after a period of failing 


health. 

was born in Clarksville 

He 

May 28, 1927, a son to the 

on 

Durwood L. and Vina 

late 

Perry. 

(Little) 

served with honor in 

Harold 

U.S. Army during World 

the 

II, and was proud to have 

War 

posted in Washington, 

been 

where he was a member of 

D.C., 

color guard to President 

the 

D. Roosevelt and he 

Franklin 

was part of the elite cere- 

also 

detachment that guards 

monial 

Tomb of the Unknown Sol- 

the 

at Arlington National 

dier 

Cemetery. 

returning home to the 

Upon 

Country, Harold had a 50 

North 

farming career in Columbia. 

-year 

He was known as hard 

who also drove a milk 

worker 

and a grain truck, plowed 

truck 

for the town of Columbia, 

roads 

also pumped septic sys- 

and 

He loved to travel and 

tems. 

with his family and 

snowmobile 

In his later years, Harold 

friends. 

was known for making bas- 

at the Coos County Nursinkets 

Hospital. 

leaves behind his 

Harold 

wife of 63 years, 

beloved 

(Cavanaugh) Perry of 

Theresa 

Stewartstown; two sons, 

West 

Perry and wife Linda of 

Dennis 

and Daniel Perry of 

Columbia, 

Beach, Fla.; one who 

Maderia 

considered as a daughter, 

he 

Beauchemin and husband 

Sheila 

Keith of Colebrook; two 

Laverne Perry and 

brothers, 

Gadwah of Colebrook; two 

Neil 

Glenwin Stewart of 

sisters, 

and Velma Lavoie of 

Lebanon, 

three grandchildren, 

Berlin; 

Perry, Wendy Riendeau 

Wade 

Nicole Perry; three greatgrandchildren, 

and 

Matthew Rien- 

Ayla Perry and Lila 

deau, 

as well as numerous 

Perry; 

is preceded in death by 

He 

parents; four brothers, Dick 

his 

Neil Sweatt, Lyman 

Stevens, 

and Bernard Gadwah; 

Gadwah 

two sisters, Pearl Grace 

and 

Aurilla Unfonak. 

and 

hours will be on Sunday, 

Calling 

Feb. 20, 2011, from 2-5 

at Jenkins and Newman 

p.m. 

Home in Colebrook. A 

Funeral 

service will be held on 

funeral 

morning, Feb. 21, at 11 

Monday 

at the Trinity United 

a.m. 

Church in Colebrook, 

Methodist 

The Rev. Rick Boyden officiating. 

with 

A committal service 

interment with military 

and 

will occur in the spring 

honors 

the Colebrook Village Cemetery. 

at 


Expressions 

memory may be made to the 

his 

County Nursing Hospital, 

Coos 

Box 10, West Stewarts- 

P.O. 

NH 03597. Condolences 

town, 

be offered to the family on- 

may 

by going to www.jenkinsnewman.comline 


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W. BRADY 

FRANCIS 

W. 

COLUMBIA—Francis 

91, of Columbia passed 

Brady, 

early Wednesday morn- 

away 

Jan. 12, 2011, at the Upper 

ing, 


Connecticut 

with family by his 

Colebrook, 

side. 

on July 17, 1919, in 

Born 

he was a son of 

Newmarket, 

J. and M. Adaline 

Daniel 

Brady. He had two 

(Varney) 

and two sisters, and 

brothers 

his sisters remain. He was 

only 

to Ruth (Smith) Brady 

married 

they had recently cele- 

and 

68 years of marriagebrated 

They had lived in New- 

on the family homesteadmarket, 

until 1965, when they 

the former Lyman 

purchased 

farm in Colebrook. 

Forbes 

was a longtime dairy 

He 

and was active in dairy 

farmer 

Francis was one 

organizations. 

the first farmers to use the 

of 

Breeding Assn. of 

Artificial 

He grew up with 

N.H./Vt. 

being an important part 

horses 

his life. His father was a 

of 

as well as having a 

blacksmith, 

family farm, and Francis 

small 

the horses for farm work 

used 

logging, often using his 

and 

to help others, as well. 

horses 

had raised and bred 

He 

horses for many 

Percheron 

and he was a member of 

years, 

Percheron Horse Association. 

the 

He showed his horses for a 

years at local fairs, and his 

few 

of them and his enjoyment 

love 

handling them produced 

in 

fond memories for family 

many 

community alike. Francis 

and 

his teams were fixtures at 

and 

Balsams Grand Resort Hotel 

the 

in Dixville, starting there in 

with weekly summer hay 

1976 

eventually doing them in 

rides, 

months, as well. There 

winter 

many guests who will recall 

are 

Mr. Brady and his team 

fondly 

horses. In October1985, he 

of 

in a fund-raising 

participated 

for restoration work on 

event 

Statue of Liberty. He was 

the 

driver of a restored Concord 

the 

family of Randolph, 

Cowles 

The convoy of coaches went 

Vt. 

Concord to Boston collecting 

from 

funds along the way. He 

his teams participated in 

and 

Fourth of July pa- 

numerous 

in Woodsville and Colebroorades 

drawing the Cowles’ 

They also re-opened 

stagecoach. 

bridges at rededications 

covered 

Bath and Columbia with the 

in 

stagecoach. Francis sup- 

same 

a four-horse hitch to pull 

plied 

restored snow roller in a dedi- 

a 

in Pittsburg in 1990, and 

cation 

always enjoyed being able to 

he 

his horses at home and for 

use 

events. He and his wife 

public 

put much work into 

always 

horses and harness for 

their 

events, and he took great 

these 

in both “looking the way 

pride 

should be.” 

they 

love of horses was only 

His 

by his love of 

overshadowed 

and he was always 

family, 

to help and give support. 

there 

In particular, Francis en- 

Sunday and holiday dinnersjoyed 

and having more family 

around to share meals 

members 

and tell stories to. 

with 

will be greatly missed by 

He 

wife, Ruth, and his children, 

his 

great grandchildren, 

grandchildren, 

sisters and many good 

friends. 

his request, there were no 

At 

hours. Private services 

calling 

be held later at the conven- 

will 

of the family in Newmarketience 

Condolences may be offered 

the family online by going to 

to 

www.jenkinsnewman.com. 


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I. DURETTE 

OLIVER 

STEWARTSTOWN— 

WEST 

I. Durette, 93, of Columbia 

Oliver 

passed away on Friday af- 

Feb. 11, 2011, at the 

ternoon, 

County Nursing Hospital 

Coos 

West Stewartstown. 

in 

was born on Aug. 7, 1917, 

He 

Gilford, a son to the late 

in 

and Josphine 

Lorenzo 

Durette. At the age 

(Merchant) 

16, Oliver worked for the 

of 

Conservation Corps, 

Civilian 

he was married to Clara 

and 

in 1939. 

Drake 

worked for Lund’s Ski 

Oliver 

in Laconia for 40 years, 

Shop 

he also later worked for the 

and 

Eastern Gas Co., retiring 

Texas 

there after 10 years of 

from 

service. 

faithful 

enjoyed fishing, camping, 

He 

watching baseball, 

traveling, 

and he enjoyed 

four-wheeling, 

spent with his loving family. 

time 

is survived by his 

Oliver 

Norma Boughton and 

daughter, 

Michael of Gilmanton; 

husband 

son, Arthur Durette of Colum- 

a 

a brother, George Durette 

bia; 

South Carolina; a sister, 

of 

Good of Ashland; 13 

Yvonne 

11 great- 

grandchildren; 

three greatgreagrandchildren; 

grandchildren; and nu- 

nieces and nephews. He 

merous 

preceded in death by his wife 

is 

67 years, Clara Durette, in 

of 

and a son, Ronald 

2007; 

at the Sacred Heart 

spring 

in Laconia. 

Cemetery 


Expressions 

memory may be made to the 

his 

Connecticut Valley Hospital, 

Upper 

181 Corliss Lane, Cole- 

NH 03576. Condolences 

brook, 

be offered to the family on- 

may 

by going to www.jenkinsnewman.comline 


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T. BEAN 

BERTHA 

Maine— 

FARMINGTON, 

T. Bean, 91, late of 

Bertha 

Maine, passed 

Farmington, 

Feb. 14, 2011, after a brief 

away 

illness. 

was born on June 27, 

She 

in Chester, the daughter of 

1919 

May (Moore) and Louis 

Ethel 

Butterfield. Bertha 

Martin 

her childhood years in 

spent 

and Kittery, Maine. 

Raymond 

graduated from Traipp 

She 

and after graduating 

Academy, 

college, worked during 

business 

War II as supervisor in 

World 

drafting department at Kittery 

the 

Naval Shipyard. On Sept. 

1944, she married the love 

10, 

her life, Merit W. Bean. After 

of 

graduation from the 

Merit’s 

of New Hampshire, 

University 

settled in his hometown of 

they 

where she resided for 52 

Errol, 

and raised their four children. 

years 

loving wife, devoted 

A 

and superb homemaker, 

mother 

enjoyed summers at 

Bertha 

vacation home on Long 

their 

Maine, as well as skiing 

Island, 

Bald Mountain and Saddle- 

at 

Mountain in Rangeley, 

back 

In support of her hus- 

Maine. 

passion for flying, she 

band’s 

her Pinch Hitter certi- 

received 

from the Airplane Ownerfication 

and Pilots Association. 

her marriage, 

Throughout 

and Merit enjoyed traveling 

she 

the United States 

throughout 

Canada. One of the high- 

and 

of her later years was her 

lights 

to Italy and Austria with 

trip 

daughter Juanita 

her 

and son Merit, Jr., 

(Chummy) 

at the age of 84. She was 

(Buzz) 

avid antique collector and 

an 

many memorable hours at 

spent 

auctions throughout 

antique 

New Hampshire and 

Maine, 

Vermont. 

was pre-deceased by her 

She 

Merit, her son Laury 

husband 

Bean, and daughter Nona A. 

A. 

on page 19) 

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Page 18 


Obituaries 

Egide “Yogi” R. Carrier 

Harold D. Perry 

Bertha T. Bean 

stagecoach owned by the 

Durette. 

graveside committal ser- 

A 

vice will take place in the 

nieces, nephews and cousins.

She is survived by her 

Royce. 

Peter Royce of Bar- 

son-in-law 

her daughter Juanita 

rington, 

Bean and son-in-law 

(Chummy) 

Smith of Farmington 

Bradford 

her son Merit (Buzz) W. 

Maine, 

Jr., and daughter-in-law 

Bean, 

Bean of Madrid, Maine, 

Sally 

grandchildren Tonya Bean 

her 

Yorkville, Ill., Jonathon 

of 

of Nashua, Brian Royce 

Royce 

Oklahoma City Okla., and 

of 

Smith of Seattle, Wash. 

Tucker 

hours will be held on 

Visiting 

Feb. 18, from 4-7 p.m. 

Friday, 

Adams-McFarlane Fu- 

at 

and Cremation Servicesneral 

108 Court St., Farming- 

Maine. Funeral services 

ton, 

be held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 

will 

2011, at the Errol Congregational 

19, 

Church, Main Street, 

A reception will follow at 

Errol. 

Errol Town Hall. 

the 

may be made be 

Donations 

in Bertha’s memory to the 

made 

Congregational Church 

Errol 

of Butch Lane, P.O. Box 

care 

Errol, NH 03579. Those 

175, 

may send condolences 

wishing 

the family at www.adamsmcfarlane.com. 

to 

ARSENAULT 

DENISE 

NH – 

STEWARTSTOWN, 

M. Arsenault, 71, of 

Denise 

passed away Sat- 

Stewartstown 

evening, Feb. 12, 2011, in 

urday 

London, Conn., after a 

New 

of failing health. She had 

period 

family at her side. 

her 

was born on April 24, 

Denise 

in Shawinigan Falls, 

1939, 

a daughter to the late 

Qué., 

and Florence 

Claude 

Cyr. She was educated 

(Boulanger) 

in Canada before moving 

Connecticut to start working. 

to 

the mid-1960s, Denise 

In 

to Columbia. She worked 

moved 

the Tillotson Rubber Com- 

for 

in Dixville for 25 years, 

pany 

in 2002. She also had 

retiring 

as a cook at the Wilderness 

worked 

Restaurant and the Cole- 

Country Club for many 

brook 

years. 

enjoyed the company 

Denise 

her family and close friends. 

of 

loved to laugh, take long 

She 

rides, go shopping, watch 

car 

birds, garden and fish. 

the 

is survived by her 

Denise 

Elena Caron and husband 

children, 

Michael of Berlin and 

Arsenault and his wife 

Alan 

of Niantic, Conn.; two 

Judi 

Roland Cyr and his 

brothers, 

Susan of Trumbull, Conn., 

wife 

David Cyr and his wife 

and 

of Monroe, Conn.; two 

Lynda 

Joanne Hofferman and 

sisters, 

Peter of Milford, 

husband 

and Lorraine Perkins 

Conn., 

husband Jack of Roswell, 

and 

and eight grandchildren 

Ga.; 

Chelsey, Tara, Jillian, 

Carissa, 

Emily, Eric and 

Jessica, 

She was predeceased by 

Luke. 

beloved companion, Harvey, 

her 

her great dane, Joe. 

and 

are no public calling 

There 

A graveside committal 

hours. 

will take place at St. 

service 

Cemetery in Berlin in 

Kieran’s 

spring. Condolences may be 

the 

to the family online by 

offered 

to www.jenkinsnewman.com. 

going 


Expressions 

of Denise may be made 

memory 

the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, 

to 

c/o Rosemary Mulliken at 

First Colebrook Bank, 132 

the 

St., Colebrook, 

Main 

03576. 

NH 


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(Continued from page 18) 

Colebrook.

WORKER IN 

FACTORY 

CAREER AS LNA 

NEW 

happens when a person 

What 

gets bounced from a job he 

and that he had held for 

loves 

years? For David Fuller of 

24 

Vt., being laid off 

Bloomfield, 

the Ethan Allen plant in 

from 

Falls, Vt., in February 

Beecher 

meant a 360-degree 

2009 

in careers–from a laborer 

change 

and stock person at the 

factory to a Licensed 

furniture 

Assistant–or LNA–at 

Nursing 

Morrison nursing home and 

the 

living facility in White- 

assisted 

field. 

many men and women 

Like 

have worked in the paper 

who 

and furniture factories of 

mills 

New England during 

northern 

last decade, Fuller always 

the 

that his hard work and 

believed 

would pay off with a 

dedication 

pension at retirement. The 

good 

of these businesses has 

demise 

a difficult blow to hundreds 

been 

of individuals and the 

northern economy. Some, 

entire 

Fuller, are lucky. They 

like 

reinvented themselves 

have 

are now pursuing new ca- 

and 

reers. 

thought my job was pretty 

“I 

said Fuller, 55. “There 

secure,” 

a sense of pride. I loved my 

was 

I loved my job. I loved the 

work. 

That all changed in 

factory.” 

2009. Fuller was 

February 

the first 60 employees 

among 

were laid off. Six months 

who 

the remaining 250 em- 

later, 

were let go, and the 

ployees 

Allen factory was closed 

Ethan 

good. for 

signed up for unem- 

Fuller 

and starting looking 

ployment 

a job. Three months into his 

for 

his son brought home 

search, 

advertisement for an LNA 

an 

Fuller, who had spent a 

course. 

on the North Stratford 

decade 

corps, was intrigued 

ambulance 

decided to check it out. He 

and 

put on a waiting list. 

was 

waiting list proved to be 

The 

case of the right place at the 

a 

time. One of the students 

right 

up for the course had an 

signed 

and his misfortune 

accident 

a stroke of luck for Fuller. 

was 

spot had opened up and he 

A 

in. was 

was hard,” said Fuller. 

“It 

but interesting.” 

“Difficult, 

weeks later he had 

Eight 

the course, and several 

passed 

after that he had his 

weeks 

license. With that in hand, 

LNA 

began looking for a position, 

he 

on June 24, 2009, he was 

and, 

at the Morrison. 

hired 

unintended career move 

The 

been a good one for Fuller. 

has 

working out pretty good,” 

“It’s 

said. “I like helping people. 

he 

is a lot of variety and 

There 

He doesn’t even 

challenges.” 

the 45-minute Bloomfield 

mind 

Whitefield commute. 

to 

is assigned to Morrison’s 

Fuller 

C wing–the rehabilitation 

of the facility. He said he 

arm 

learning about the new 

enjoys 

losing his job at Ethan Allen, David Fuller of Bloomfield, Vt., 

After 

found a new career as an LNA. Courtesy photo. 

has 

get to see them improve 

“You 

see them go home. That’s 

and 

I like. And the help is 

what 

I couldn’t ask for better 

great. 

to work with.” 

people 

has grown with the 

“David 

to develop areas of his 

Morrison 

in the health care 

capabilities 

that he probably never 

field 

he had,” said Ginny 

knew 

RN, Director of 

Thibodeau, 

“He is eager to learn 

Nursing. 

obviously enjoys his interactions 

and 

with the residents. He 

learned to deal with all his 

has 

as unique individuals 

residents 

with what they may need 

along 

with.” 

help 

was one of the lucky ones,” 

“I 

Fuller, who is coming up 

said 

the two-year anniversary in 

on 

of his new career. 

June 

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Health Care 

as they come in, and 

residents 

the feeling of accomplish- 

likes 

ment when they are discharged. 

and recognize their capabilities 

Morrison at 6 Terrace 

The 

in Whitefield, is a non- 

Street 

nursing home and assisteprofit 

living facility that pro- 

comprehensive long- and 

vides 

nursing care, reha- 

short-term 

care, social services, 

bilitation 

activities and ther- 

recreational 

For more information, call 

apy. 

or visit www.morri- 

837-2541 

sonnh.org.

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Ashlynn Parkhurst in the middle of a pileup under the basket during last Friday’s home 

Colebrook’s 

with the Groveton Eagles. Charles Jordan photo. 

game 

photo: Groveton’s Sean Irving jumps between Colebrook’s Dylan Leach (34) and Tyler Griffin (31). 

Left 

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Right 

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last Friday. Charles Jordan photo. 

Groveton 



Sports 

photos.

High School seniors were honored on Feb. 14, 2011, at the New Hampshire 

Pittsburg 

High School Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony in Concord. From left: Whit- 

Covill, Logan Chase, Dr. Susan Lynch, Governor John Lynch, Brooke Judd and 

ney 

Carney. Seniors missing from the photo are Matthew Ormsbee and Matthew 

Felicia 

Feb. 14, 2011, Colebrook Academy seniors were honored at New Hampshire 

On 

School Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony in Concord for academic excel- 

High 

being lettered in at least two NHIAA recognized sports and as a positive 

lence, 

model who participated in community service activities. From left: Alyssa 

role 

Asenath Brooks, Alex Hibbard, Dr. Susan Lynch, Tyler Griffin, Governor 

Cass, 

Lynch, Chelsea Brooks and Kristen Call. Liz Carney photo. 

John 

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Sports 

Jeralds. Liz Carney photo.

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