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sensed there is a demand has made a proposal.” and ● VINYL ● TILE CARPET ● COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL YEARS EXPERIENCE 37 1-603-237-4510 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 ♦ATM One Name in The Shopping! One-Stop 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,” Colebrook Chronicle Page 6 Friday, February 18, 2011 The Northern Pass (Continued from page 2) bon emissions—Hydro-Quebec “We don’t have a choice—we Carpenters Contractors Builders The Best Home Service in the North Country. “FREE ESTIMATES” COLEBROOK, NH 03576 Lowest Prices! Call Red And Save Some Bread! Solomon’s Supermarket 246-8822 For 78 Years.
note: Dick Richards (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 Colebrook 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 Friday, February 18, 2011 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 (Continued from page 3) (Continued on page 11)
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