February 18, 2011 - Colebrook Chronicle

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,
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Colebrook Chronicle Page 15
Community News
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.
(Continued from page 14)
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”