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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY 

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 603-246-8998 

VOL. 13, NO. 43 

Dry Spell Early In Week Brought Brush Fire Danger 

Firefighters from Colebrook and Beecher Falls quickly took care of a brush fire during a dry spell on 

Monday on South Hill in Colebrook. Charles Jordan photo. 

By Donna Jordan 

Hot, dry weather throughout 

the state created high fire dangers 

on Monday, with every 

town in New Hampshire posting 

a class four fire danger—the 

highest level of danger. Two 

days later, the fire danger 

throughout the state was lowered 

to three and by Thursday 

(yesterday) it was down to one, 

(Continued on page 2) 

Tax Assessor Looks At 

Northern Pass Sales 

By Donna Jordan 

Full-scale property purchases 

in northern New Hampshire 

for the Northern Pass 

Transmission Line proposed 

project is hitting close to $30 

million—property that has been 

directly sold from a landowner 

to Renewable Properties Inc., 

Zero Seven.TwoFive LLC and 

to Properties Inc. for the proposed 

line. 

These are the three company 

names under the helm of Public 

Service of N.H. which have 

been listed on the recorded 

deeds. The Chronicle takes a 

look this week at the diverse 

prices of the parcels that have 

sold, and what those prices 


Local Masons 

Are Honored 

By Marie P. Hughes 

After participating in a dinner 

prepared by the Monadnock 

Congregational Church women, 

the Colebrook Lodge of the Eve- 


Stewartstown Day’s Future Depends 

On Volunteer Turnout At Meeting 

The four members of the 

annual Stewartstown Day committee, 

scheduled this year for 

Aug. 3, are hosting a planning 

meeting next Tuesday night, 

May 14, at the Stewartstown 

town office at 6:30 p.m. The 

committee has put out a re- 

quest for other members of the 

public to join this meeting and 

have said in an ad in today’s 

Chronicle, “We will not have a 

Stewartstown Day unless new 

members join the committee.” 

The committee which organized 

Stewartstown Day last 

year was down to just a handful 

of local residents and is now 

down to four. The annual event 

includes fireworks, music, two 

days of vendors, the crowning of 

a Stewartstown Day queen, a 

parade on Saturday morning, 


Dixville, Colebrook, Columbia And Stewartstown: 

Many Never-Before-Published Photos 

In New Book Covering Four Towns 

Striking authentic poses are Sandra Riendeau dressed as Mary 

Todd Lincoln and Joanne Doyle as the matriarch of the Poore 

Farm Museum, Emma. The pair were on hand during the showing 

of the film “Lincoln” at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook last Friday. 

Charles Jordan photo. 

Arcadia Publishing’s Images 

of America series has published 

a new, local book, Dixville, 

Colebrook, Columbia, and 

Stewartstown, by Colebrook 

author Susan Zizza. This 128- 

page book has over 200 blackand-white 

vintage photographs, 

through which Zizza tells the 

history of these northern New 

Hampshire towns. 

During a video interview 

with the Chronicle’s Video 

News of the Week this week, 

Zizza said, “I chose the four 

towns of Dixville, Colebrook, 

Columbia and Stewartstown 

because Colebrook is the center, 

the heart commercially. 

Dixville, Columbia and Stewartstown 

are all connected to 

Colebrook. I wanted to pull out 

some of things that are favorite 


Author Susan Zizza stopped by the Chronicle’s downtown Colebrook 

offices this week, bringing along a banner her publisher supplied 

for promoting her new book. Charles Jordan photo.

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Fire Danger 

(Continued from page 1) 

with rain showers bringing relief 

to the dry ground. 

While the level was at a 

class four on Monday, area fire 

departments were kept busy 

throughout the day with several 

spot fires. Mutual aid responded 

to Pittsburg on Monday, 

reports Pittsburg Fire 

Chief Kevin Lassonde, at 

around 11:45 a.m. on Tabor 

Road, near the old Indian 

Stream School House. A caller 

reported heavy black smoke 

and Lassonde said that when 

his crew of 15 arrived, along 

with all of the department’s 

apparatus, there was a lot of 

heavy black smoke. Chief Lassonde 

said that the heavy black 

smoke was determined to be 

caused by some tires and other 

debris that had caught fire from 

the original fire, which was on 

the Weaver property on Tabor 

Road. There were also two vehicles 

that were partially involved 

when the department 

arrived. “They were not road 

vehicles—they were old cars at 

the property,” said Chief Lassonde. 

“The fire traveled up 

into the woods and burned 

about a 75-foot by 75-foot area. 

We were provided mutual aid 

from Beecher Falls with their 

engine, tanker and forestry 

unit, and about a dozen of their 

crew.” He said that firefighters 

attacked the fire with hand 

lines and used about 6,000 gallons 

of water to get it extinguished. 

The N.H. Division of Forests 

and Lands arrived at the fire 

scene to make a determination 

on the cause. “They were at the 

scene after us to assist with 

determination. We were back in 

service at our station about two 

hours after the call,” he said, 

adding, “The property was beside 

and behind the old school 

house at the corner of Tabor 

Road, near Rte. 3, and it was a 

potentially dangerous situation. 

Another 10 minutes and we 

would have had a big situation—probably 

involving multiple 

structures and a big forest 

fire. Fortunately it was caught 

when it was,” said the chief. 

N.H. Division of Forests and 

Lands cited the property owner 

for burning illegal material. 

That same afternoon, around 

4:45 p.m., Pittsburg responded 

to the Beecher Falls station for 

coverage while the Beecher 

Falls crew headed to Colebrook 

to assist with a fire on South 

Hill. That fire was on land 

owned by Phil Lambert, Jr., and 

burned about half an acre. It 

started from the ash pile from 

an outdoor wood boiler. As they 

were finishing up with the fire 

on South Hill, shortly after 6 

p.m. Colebrook was called for a 

report of a fire in Couture 

Trailer Park, just off Route 3 

north of downtown. According to 

reports from the Colebrook Fire 

Dept., that fire was allegedly 

started by children in the park. 

It was extinguished before the 

department arrived. Pittsburg— 

which was covering the Beecher 

Falls department while they 

were assisting Colebrook on 

South Hill--was called to assist 

on Couture Street, but Chief 

Lassonde said they were cancelled 

while en route. A handful 

of firefighters from the Pittsburg 

department were on scene 

at the Couture Trailer Park fire 

to assist, he said, because they 

were already in town for a 

meeting over at the fire station 

and were able to respond along 

with some of the Colebrook 

crew. 

Masons 


ning Star Masons finished their 

annual meeting on May 5 by 

presenting several awards for 

years served as well as a few 

surprise awards. 

One special lady, Irene Bunnell, 

was truly was surprised 

when she was awarded a 50- 

year pin, certificate and flowers. 

Mike Biron, who helped with 

Bunnell’s presentation, was 

given the evening’s other surprise 

when Grand Master of the 

Masons for the State of New 

Hampshire, Paul M. Leary, presented 

him with one of the organization’s 

highest honors, the 

Major General John Sullivan 

Award. According to Master 

George Heald, “This award is 

always given to a member for 

outstanding service by a Mason. 

We were all surprised and 

At a fire on Monday morning in Pittsburg, the Beecher Falls Fire Dept. provided mutual aide to the 

Pittsburg Fire Dept. at a property on Tabor Road. The fire burned into the woods but was quickly contained, 

taking about 6,000 gallons of water, according to Pittsburg Fire Chief Kevin Lassonde. Charles 

Jordan photo. 

Both Colebrook and Beecher Falls fire departments responded to a fire on South Hill where ash from 

an outdoor boiler caught grass and trees on fire. The fire was quickly doused, and was the second 

brush fire that took place on Monday, when the entire state was under a class four fire danger. 

Charles Jordan photo. 

pleased Mike received the honor 

which he deserves, and it was 

the main surprise of the evening.” 

Other awards were also presented 

during the evening, including 

one for Master George 

Heald, who received his 50-year 

pin. Explained Grand Master 

Leary, Heald spent all but three 

of those years in the Colebrook 

Lodge. When Heald was asked 

about some of his activities during 

his 50 years with the Masons, 

Heald listed his involvement 

in the community, his 35 

years working for the telephone 

company, and his being a ski 

instructor at the Balsams. In 

thanking everyone in attendance 

Heald said, “I have spent 

50 wonderful years as a Mason, 

and I have made so many 

friends. Although I have put a 

lot of time into the Masons, I 

got more out of it than I put in 

because of the wonderful support 

I have received as the 

head, and the friends I have 

made.” 

Other men receiving their 25 

-year pins were Ralph Lynch, 

Mike Divney, and Bert (Eddie) 

Bryant III. Later in the evening 

Bryant was able to present his 

father Bert Bryant II with his 

60 year pin. Another 60-year 

pin was awarded to David E. 

Lewis, whose family members 

were present to honor him as 

well. Stanley Rappe also received 

his 40-year pin as a 

member. When Bryant and 

Lewis received their awards, 

they were escorted by Junior 

Grand Deacon of the State of 

New Hampshire, David Collins. 

In a bit of a history lesson, 

Master George Heald said, “The 

Masons are the oldest fraternal 


Left photo: Bert Bryant II receives his 60-year pin as a Mason from his son, Bert Bryant III, who received his 25-year pin. Also pictured is Grand Master Paul M. 

Leary. Right photo: Much to her surprise, Irene Bunnell, center, was honored for her 50 years as a member of Eastern Star. Presenting the awards were Master George 

Heald, Mike Biron, Marsha Biron and Sharon Bush. Marie Hughes photos.

Friday, May 10, 2013 The Colebrook Chronicle Page 3 

Masons 


organization in the world, and it 

dates back to Biblical times. 

We believe it was started as a 

builder’s guild when the common 

laborers built Solomon’s 

Temple.” As many people are 

aware, most workers in the 

early days belonged to various 

guilds; there were guilds for 

every occupation, and it was a 

way to protect the common laborers 

and for them to have a 

voice. Many of today’s fraternal 

organizations have been established 

as a result of the Masons. 

One concept that is indicative of 

the Masons is the member’s 

involvement in their community 

and in charitable contributions. 

For example, according to 

Heald, “The Shriners’ children’s 

hospitals nationwide cost three 

million dollars a day to operate, 

but every child who is treated at 

one of them, pays nothing for 

the care.” The Masons and the 

Shriners fund all of the hospitals, 

and parents have only to 

apply for the service. In many 

cases, even the transportation 

to the hospitals is provided as 

well. Therefore according to 

Heald, “What we do is try to 

take good men and make them 

better. That is our purpose, and 

we are very proud of all we have 

accomplished and the great 

number of people we have 

helped.” 

Court 

SUPERIOR COURT 

INDICTMENTS 

The Coos County Superior 

Court handed down the following 

Grand Jury indictments on 

May 3 in Lancaster. 

Timothy Adjutant, 21, of 

Beecher Falls, Vt., was charged 

with burglary at a home on 

Brandy Lee Lane in Colebrook 

in March. The charge is a Class 

A felony and if found guilty 

carries a sentence of 11-22 

years in N.H. State Prison and 

a fine of $4,000. Brexton 

Boudle, 29, of Columbia was 

charged with burglary at the 

same home on Brandy Lee 

Lane. The charge is a Class A 

felony and if found guilty carries 

a sentence of 7 and a half 

to 15 years in N.H. State Prison 

and a fine of $4,000. 

Suzanne Brown, 47, of North 

Conway, was charged with issuing 

bad checks in Colebrook on 

July 31, 2011, in the amount of 

$1,500, drawn on the account of 

the N.H. Institute of Agriculture 

and Forestry. The charge 

is a Class A felony and if found 

guilty carries a sentence of 7 

and a half to 15 years in N.H. 

State Prison plus a $4,000 fine. 

Zachariah Dambrosia, an 

inmate at the Coos County 

House of Corrections in West 

Stewartstown, was charged 

with assault by a prisoner/ 

assault by inmate, for allegedly 

pushing a corrections officer. 

The charge is a Class B felony 

and if found guilty carries a 

sentence of three and a half to 


Police, Fire, EMS Reports 

MANURE USED TO 

EXTINQUISH VAN FIRE 

On Sunday, May 5, a call 

came into the Sawyerville, Que., 

fire department reporting a vehicle 

fire and grass fire on 

Charpentier Road, just outside 

the village of Sawyerville. The 

fire was at the farm of Marc 

Charpentier, a local farmer and 

trucker. 

The Sawyerville department 

was quickly dispatched along 

with the Cookshire department. 

Upon arrival they found a minivan 

covered with manure. Reportedly, 

the van had overheated 

and caught fire. Workers 

at the farm had been spreading 

liquid manure at the farm and 

when the fire broke out they 

had backed their manure tankers 

up and smothered the fire. 

It apparently worked as the fire 

was quickly extinguished, although 

the white van was now 

coated in manure and the windows 

were down at the time, as 

well. 

Upon arrival, Lt. Yvon Laroche 

took a short walk around 

the van and found the fire was 

completely out. A loader truck 

was then used to pick up the 

van so that it could be hauled 

out of the manure and the fire 

department could investigate 

the fire. 

–Corey Bellam 

VT. STATE POLICE 

On May 9, at 5 a.m., Vt. 

State Police responded to the 

report of a theft of a safe from 

the Vernon Crawford, Jr., residence 

in Canaan, Vt. An investigation 

determined that the 

residence was burglarized and a 

small home safe containing 

medical marijuana and other 

items was taken. With the assistance 

of Pittsburg Police 

Chief Richard Lapoint and Officer 

Cheney, numerous interviews 

were conducted and two 

suspects were identified. The 

safe was eventually recovered 

from a pond on Old Country 

Lane in Pittsburg. Some of the 

A white van reportedly caught fire at a farm in Sawyerville, Que., on May 5. Before firefighters had 

arrived, farm workers who were spreading manure on the farmlands smothered the vehicle with the 

manure, which doused the flames. A loader truck was then used to pick up the van so that it could be 

hauled out of the manure. Corey Bellam photo. 

items in the safe were recovered 

as well and were returned to 

the owner. Alex Wheeler, 19, 

and Kasey Parsons, 25, were 

subsequently arrested and 

charged with burglary/ 

possession of marijuana. Both 

subjects are to appear in the 

Essex County court in June to 

answer to the above charges. 

This incident took place in the 

early morning hours with the 

report coming in at 4:50 a.m. 

With the cooperation of the 

Pittsburg Police Dept., specifically 

Chief Lapoint and Officer 

Cheney, the case was quickly 

resolved. 

45TH PARALLEL EMS 

A simulated driving course 

was set up in the parking lot of 


On Tuesday, May 7, the East Angus, Que., fire department responded 

to a fire at the Cascades Paper Mill. Upon arrival firefighters 

found a minor fire but a lot of smoke in one of the buildings 

housing machine number 4. The fire was quickly extinguished. 

The next morning, the department was called back to the 

fire again. The were assisted at the scene by the Cookshire- 

Eaton Fire Dept. who provided a water pumper and men with 

airpacks. The Chronicle arrived on scene at 4:15 am and was told 

that a paper mill has very high heat and dust build up. The street 

was closed to traffic for about two hours. Corey Bellam photo. 

Before it was removed, this white van sat covered in manure which 

was used to douse a fire. Corey Bellam photo. 

Last Saturday at around 1:40 p.m. the Cookshire-Eaton Fire Rescue 

responded to a car crash on Rte. 108 between Cookshire and 

Birchton, Que. Upon arrival a female, age 23, from the Cookshire 

area was found to be inside the vehicle. Rescuers freed the young 

lady using extrication tools. She was complaining of neck and back 

pain and was taken to a Sherbrooke Hospital to be treated for injuries. 

The Chronicle spoke with an eyewitness to this crash who 

reported it appears she lost control of her vehicle, causing it to 

leave the road, and hop a culvert, and coming to rest on its side. 

Corey Bellam photo.

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Friday, May 10, 2013 

View From The 

45th Parallel 

The Way We Were... 

Everyone Loves Books Of Old Photos 

We can’t begin to guess how many old photos have 

passed through our hands over the years, but we know 

they must number in the thousands. It is always gratifying 

to be able to reproduce in print a photo that perhaps 

hasn’t seen the light of day for a century. 

That’s why we are so pleased whenever a book 

comes along that accomplishes the same end result. 

One of the best done now many years ago was Richard 

Leavitt’s Colebrook Yesterday, published when Colebrook 

was marking its bicentennial. Richard knew how 

much we enjoyed his book and not long before his 

death he honored us with presenting us with one of the 

last copies he had in his possession. The book had become 

rarer than hen’s teeth. We have been able to 

share images from it with our readers, always offering 

in the process a tip of the hat to Richard in the credit 

line. 

This week a new photo book has debuted, Susan 

Zizza’s contribution to Arcadia Publishing’s popular 

Images of America series. Over the past year or so 

Susan has rounded up a treasure trove of classic images, 

these from the towns of Colebrook, Dixville, Columbia 

and Stewartstown, and like Leavitt’s book, it is 

bound to become a popular item. We congratulate 

Susan on her new book—having done books ourselves, 

we know the work that goes into the process. To finally 

have it in hand is a satisfying feeling. We know that 

the North Country will welcome this new archival 

source documenting our rich past. 

Charles J. Jordan 

From the newly released book, Dixville, Colebrook, Columbia, Stewartstown by Susan Zizza of Colebrook: 

Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Curtis, with their sons Louis (left) and Israel, pause for a photograph in 

front of H. Chatis Fruit Store in Stewartstown. The store was in what is now a residence, two houses 

west from the Route 3 intersection on Main Street’s northern side. A fleet of stagecoaches that served 

the region’s hotels in the summer were once kept behind what is now the Spa Restaurant. 

Letters 

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Downtown office in the historic Williams Building 

on corner of Main Street and Titus Hill Road. 

Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan 

Reporter/Photographer: Marie P. Hughes 

Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler 

Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie 

Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam 

Colebrook Office Manager/Video Editor: Thomas Jordan 

The Colebrook Chronicle (founded 2000) is published by Jordan 

Associates, established 1985. 

To The Editor: 

We want to comment on your 

May 3, 2013, editorial View 

From The 45th Parallel in the 

Colebrook Chronicle. 

We sold 18 acres not 20 

acres. 

We felt that your editorial 

was very derogatory towards 

the Weir and Weiner families. 

I did not want to sell and 

neither did my family. We 

turned down three substantial 

offers but when the fourth was 

offered, we had a family vote 

and we decided to take the offer. 

I believe that Lanny Placey 

said it best. 

Bill Weir 

Colebrook 

Dear Charlie, 

I thank you so much for 

keeping the public aware and 

informed of the latest sell outs 

to Northern Pass. What more 

important news could there 

be than what affects us as a 

whole community and state 

I must admit that I read the 

latest transactions with great 

sadness and disappointment. I 

feel these transactions are far 

worse than any previous ones 

because these parties were involved 

in the opposition, posted 

signs at their place of business 

and even spoke at public meetings 

of their opposition. It 

seems it was all a façade and 

when the big bucks were offered 

they couldn’t resist. I have 

never yet read any logical, 

sound explanation of why some 

people’s loyalty falters in the 

presence of enormous sums of 

money. I wonder how these 

folks can look themselves in the 

mirror 

For many others who have 

stood on good principles without 

faltering, remained faithful to 

our North Country and state, 

turning down large sums of 

money from Northern Pass, I 

salute and thank you. There are 

those who are being pursued 

even now to relent and give 

in. Stand strong. Remain faithful. 

The generations who follow 

us will thank you some day if 

this project is defeated. When I 

meet you in the local stores I 

will greet you with a smile and 

extend a handshake of warmth 

and gratitude. I will gladly 

stand shoulder to shoulder with 

you against this “for greed, not 

need” project. 

Charlie, I like your idea of 

posting the names of those who 

sold us out if the NP does succeed. 

I think a plaque with 

names and photos would be 

even better! However, I am convinced 

there are still the majority 

of us who love our state 

enough to stand firm and together 

defeat this horrendous 

proposed project. 

Please continue to keep us 

informed as you have so faithfully 

done. 

Lynne O. Placey 

Stewartstown 

Letter to the Editor: 

High school graduation is 

one of the most important rites 

of passage that our young people 

face. It deserves a celebration 

fitting its importance. That 

is what the baccalaureate service 

is all about—recognizing 

the sacredness of this time—a 

time of new beginnings. 

In the mid-1990s the baccalaureate 

service was dropped as 

a school sponsored event, a 

change that occurred both nationally 

and locally. At that 

time the Ministerium, the interfaith 

group of local clergy, 

stepped in and began providing 

a baccalaureate service for Colebrook 

Academy graduates. 

Opportunities lie ahead for 

our 2013 graduates that can be 

both challenging and exciting— 

not to mention a bit scary. 

Whatever choices they’ve made 

about further education, beginning 

a new job, remaining in 

the area or moving away, we 

know they’ve given a lot of 

thought and preparation for the 

next stage of their lives. And we 

want to honor that. 

So we invite the teachers, 

parents and family members, 

friends and community members 

to come and help us celebrate 

our graduating seniors. 

Baccalaureate this year will be 

on Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m. at 

the Monadnock Congregational 

Church at 147 Main St. in Colebrook. 

It is an ecumenical and 

interfaith service open to all. 

The graduates will be given a 

rose to give to someone important 

in their lives that helped 

them on their journey. Refreshments 

will be served after the 

service. 

We, the local clergy, will be 

there to honor and support, to 

bless and to make sacred, the 

Class of 2013, and we invite you 

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to join us. 

The Ministerium 

To The Editor: 

Coos County Commissioner 

Grenier’s letter, and its unwarranted 

attack on fellow Commissioner 

Rick Samson, speaks 

volumes, not only in terms of 

the need for closer scrutiny of 

County management, finances 

and the simple fact that the 

voters chose, whether Mr. 

Grenier likes it or not, a person 

who didn’t happen to be one of 

his long-time friends. 

Mr. Grenier criticized Mr. 

Samson for abstaining on a contract 

which he had no time to 

study or even read. 

Let me see now, “we need to 

pass this to find out what is in 

it!” 

Can it be that Mr. Grenier is 

a graduate of the Nancy Pelosi 

school of government 

Robert Elwell 

Lancaster 

(Editor’s note: The following 

letter by Dawn Scribner was 

sent to Gary Long, PSNH President, 

and copied to the Chronicle.) 

Dear Mr. Long: 

The Society for the Protection 

of New Hampshire Forests 

put out a publication copyright 

2001 entitled “People & Place – 

Society For the Protection of 

New Hampshire Forests–The 

First 100 Years.” PSNH was 

one of the supporters who contributed 

to the publication of 

this book. In that publication 

you, as President of PSNH, 

stated the following: 

“As a fellow statewide organization 

with deep roots in 

New Hampshire, we share the 

Society’s goals of preserving the 

State’s rural heritage and enhancing 

its quality of life. Our 

alliance to protect nearly 50 

acres along the Androscoggin 

River in Dummer is one demonstration 

of our shared commitment. 

Like other Society projects, 

the Paulo Bofinger Conservation 

Area ensures that 

New Hampshire citizens will 

have the opportunity to enjoy 

the State’s pristine beauty for 

generations to come. We congratulate 

the Society on this 

milestone and look forward to 

another century of working together 

to preserve the character 

and living landscape of New 

Hampshire.” 

The proposed Northern Pass 

Project is contrary to the statements 

you made in the Society’s 

book. Installing highly visible 

transmission lines does not afford 

“citizens the opportunity to 

enjoy the State’s pristine beauty 

for generations to come,” nor 

does it “preserve the State’s 

rural heritage and enhance its 

quality of life.” It does quite the 

opposite. It will ruin our beautiful 

State which relies heavily on 

the tourist industry. Those who 

come to New Hampshire are 

looking to get away from the 

suburban scenery to relax and 

take in New Hampshire’s 

beauty. The project certainly 

does not “enhance the quality of 

life,” especially for those in 

northern New Hampshire who 

rely on tourism to enhance their 

quality of life. 

You also state “…and look 

forward to another century of 

working together to preserve 

the character and living landscape 

of New Hampshire.” 

The NP Project wants to go 

through a portion of the White 

Mountain National Forest and 

also wants to try and go 

through already protected Society 

land. Most of the towns 

along the anticipated route(s) 

have all opposed this project. 

Doesn’t sound like PSNH is 

working “together” to me. 

What has changed since 

PSNH made those statements 

back in 2001 From my point of 

view, nothing. PSNH should 

want to adhere to those statements 

now more than ever as 

our state needs to be protected. 

As your initials P-S-N-H stand 

for, the Northern Pass Project 

does not benefit nor serve the 

people of the State of New 

Hampshire. 

Dawn Scribner 

Gilford 

To All Whom It May Concern, 

It has recently come to my 

attention that the future of the 

Coos County barn may be in 

jeopardy, for it seems that there 

are those who wish to tear it 

down. I don’t know why, but 

perhaps it’s very expensive to 

maintain an empty, abandoned 

barn. Or maybe it’s in the way 

or offended someone, or maybe 

some people are simply tired of 

looking at it. 

Either way, it would appear 

that the barn, like so many 

other historical structures, is in 

danger of falling prey to this 

time of progress and development. 

As if it wasn’t enough to 

shut down the barn, sell the 

cows, and lay off the employees. 

The barn served an important 

purpose, as it gave the 

prisoners a place where they 

could work and learn to understand 

the importance of physical 

labor and hard work. The 

labor helped to reform them, 

and now that it’s shut down 

they no longer have that opportunity. 

By shutting down the 

barn in the first place, our representatives 

have let down the 

very people who gave them 

their power. And now, to top it 

all off, they’re suggesting we 

tear down a vital part of West 

Stewartstown’s and Coos 

County’s history. 

Mankind has accomplished 

much in the last century, but it 

seems to me that over the last 

few decades mankind has progressed 

so much that we are 

beginning to forget our beginnings 

and what it was like to 

exist in a humbler, simpler 

time. A time without cars and 

phones, back before Internet 

and electricity. And who among 

us can say there has never been 

a time when they wished they 

could travel back in time to 

those days But the fact is we 

can’t. And the one of the only 

windows we have to those times 

are the buildings. In 2016, if the 

barn still stands, it will celebrate 

its 80th birthday. Eighty 

years. The barn was built during 

the Great Depression and 

stood through 13 presidencies, 

World War II, the Korean War, 

the Vietnam War, the Cold War, 

and the war in Iraq. It stood 

while the first man walked on 

the moon, and it stood while the 

Twin Towers fell. It has withstood 

thunderstorms and snowstorms, 

even hurricanes and 

earthquakes. And after all it 

has seen and withstood, it is 

now in danger of being torn 

down by a group of extremely 

inconsiderate folks who won’t 

fully understand the consequences 

of their actions until it 

is too late. 

You’re probably wondering 

why it is that I find this so infuriating, 

and that is a fair question. 

Why do I care so much 

Because in my mind I can still 

see the barn before they shut it 

down. I hear the cows, I see the 

glistening newborn calves, and 

every spring, for as long I live I 

will always remember that 

sweet scent of cow manure that 

means that winter has at last 

reached its end. 

But memories, my memories, 

are not the only reason this 


Court 


seven years at N.H. State 

Prison and a fine of $4,000. 

Lewis Hedberg, 44, of Groveton 

was charged with two 

counts for possession of child 

sexual abuse image. Each 

charge is a Class A felony and if 

found guilty is a sentence of 

seven and a half to 15 years in 

N.H. State Prison plus a fine of 

$4,000 each. 

Timothy Lanciani, 24, of Columbia 

was charged with second 

degree assault in Colebrook by 

causing serious bodily injury to 

another on March 2, 2013. The 

charge is a Class B felony and if 

found guilty carries a sentence 

of three and a half to seven 

years in N.H. State Prison and 

a fine of $4,000. 

David York, 63, of Groveton 

faces three charges of felon in 

possession of a dangerous 

weapon. Each charge is a Class 

B felony and if found guilty 

each carries a sentence of three 

and a half to seven years in 

N.H. State Prison and a fine of 

$4,000 each.

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The Colebrook Chronicle Friday, May 10, 2013 

Letters 

Guest Commentary 


bothers me. If you were to take 

a walk around this town you 

will see very little resemblance 

to the town that stood here 80 

years ago. This small town that 

many now fail to notice used to 

be a busy and exciting place, 

dotted with factories, saw mills, 

and hotels. And I’ll bet many of 

you didn’t know that, because 

those most of those factories, 

saw mills, and hotels are gone. 

A few examples would be: the 

creamery Gone. All four of the 

hotels that have stood where 

the town park now is Gone. 

The railroad station Gone. 

Heck, even the tracks are gone 

now. And if we stand by and do 

nothing, then the Coos County 

Farm barn will join the long list 

of progress and development’s 

victims. If we stand by and do 

nothing but mutter our opinions 

under our breath, then the barn 

will be gone. 

There are those who would 

say that the opinion of a 15-year 

-old girl does not count for 

much, but I am inclined to disagree. 

After all, I’m 15, not stupid. 

I know the difference between 

the truth and a lie, the 

difference between idiotic and 

intelligent, and I also know the 

difference between right and 

wrong. And I know, with every 

fiber of my being, that to tear 

down that barn is wrong. And if 

we the people stand by and let 

this happen then we will lose a 

vital piece of the history of our 

town. And this is not a circumstance 

where after it’s all said 

and done and people realize a 

mistake was made, they can 

take it back. If this is allowed to 

happen, it can’t be fixed. It can’t 

be undone. And that is why we 

have to step in now, before it is 

too late. 

Despite all the advances in 

modern technology, they have 

yet to invent a device that can 

make inanimate objects speak. 

Which means that the barn 

can’t speak up, it can’t defend 

itself. It’s fate relies ultimately 

on the people who care enough 

to stand up for it. I happen to be 

one of those people, and it’s 

heartening to know that I have 

the support of many good people 

who truly care for this town. 

And so I now ask that you, 

everyone one of you out there 

who cares even a little bit about 

history, about West Stewartstown, 

and about Coos County, 

stand beside us in protest of 

this unjustifiable affront 

against the county barn. Speak 

out in protest of this ridiculous 

suggestion and make your opinions 

heard. There are those who 

are willing to listen, if you only 

have the courage and the gumption 

to speak out. Please, in 

memory, and in honor of the 

booming, thriving town that 

once stood here, stand with me, 

and fight to defend its legacy. 

Fight to preserve the rich history 

of this beautiful place we 

call home. Fight to save the 

county barn! 

Echo Noelle Towle 

West Stewartstown 

Homeschooled 

Age 15 

COMMISSIONER’S 

CORNER 

The April 19 Coos County 

Delegation meeting held at the 

Stewartstown Nursing Hospital 

was a very interesting meeting 

not only for the newest members 

of the delegation but also 

the public. Chairman Theberge 

did allow for public input, which 

was beneficial to the public 

members present. 

One disappointing observation 

was the lack of several 

members of the delegation at 

the meeting. With the important 

decisions to be made concerning 

the former business 

administrator’s house and the 

barn one would think that all 

the information that was discussed 

would be very important. 

The decision is one that should 

Stewartstown 


and other sorts of entertainment 

in the town park, across 

from Solomon’s Store in West 

Stewartstown. It is usually held 

the first weekend of August, 

which is the same weekend as 

the Canaan Sugar on Snow Social 

(Aug. 3) and the annual 

men’s softball league (at Canaan 

School), which is scheduled 

for Aug. 3-5. 

Anyone interested in joining 

the committee to help organize 

this year’s event is asked to 

attend the meeting Tuesday 

night. As members of the committee 

have said, if there are no 

new members, there will be no 

Stewartstown Day. 

require a great deal of thought 

and discussion. 

Chairman Theberge made it 

clear that public input will be 

taken and considered before a 

decision is made on the barn 

and will not be rushed into. One 

should be reminded that the 

county is still receiving money 

from Agri-mart for their shares 

when the county was shipping 

milk. If some of that money was 

used to maintain the barn until 

a decision is made it would not 

be costing the taxpayers any 

money until a decision is made. 

That is money that the farm did 

earn. 

The next Commissioners 

Meeting is May 15 in Stewartstown, 

at the nursing home beginning 

at 9 a.m. Chairman 

Brady has allowed for public 

Guest Commentary 

OLD MAN’S SPIRIT 

LIVES WITHIN US 

By Sen. Jeff Woodburn 

Living in the North Country 

is often like a Country Western 

song. We have our troubles and 

challenges. 

The North Country is defined 

by two factors–a love of the land 

and struggle to make a living. 

The Old Man of the Mountain 

represented that spirit—that 

toughness that makes people 

tender. 

There is a powerful sense of 

place that draws and holds us to 

this seemingly inhospitable 

spot. We are connected to this 

land and humbled by it. We lack 

the power or the inclination to 

change it, fortunate to simply 

endure it and in the end we are 

all defined by it. Those same 

awesome forces of nature 

that carved the profile of the 

Old Man millions of years ago— 

surely—and ever so slowly– 

shape us. 

The Old Man was a symbol of 

this land and to some a point of 

demarcation of where the true 

Health Care 

input in two different areas of 

the meeting, which is something 

that he and I believe are crucial 

to allow the taxpayers to have 

an opportunity to be better informed 

about our county government. 

Another item that should be 

up for discussion will be the 

appointment of several positions 

on the Coos County Planning 

Board. There will be two 

openings for regular members 

and three openings for alternate 

members. 

As previously mentioned in 

my column, Mr. King had publicly 

stated that he would not be 

seeking reappointment to this 

board. This vacancy could very 

well be filled by someone from 

the Unincorporated Places and 

beginning to balance the board 

North Country began. But it is 

also about our people—as 

Daniel Webster famously noted. 

“In the mountains of New 

Hampshire,” he said, “God Almighty 

has hung out a sign to 

show that there He makes 

men.” 

This is a place of tough people–not 

tough in the popular 

sense of the word. It has nothing 

to do with bravado or competition. 

It is an inward, not 

outward quality; quiet and unknowing 

in the eyes of our old 

timers and the heart of our children. 

It’s a kindness, sympathy 

rooted in a common struggle 

formed by a hard life. Failure is 

never far away, and while that 

keeps us on our toes and also 

opens our ears to the secrets 

whispers of nature, life and God 

himself. 

The North Country has 

taken its hits these days—we 

know how to take a hit and to 

get back up and we know how to 

DR. SPINA TO RETIRE 

Effective May 31, Dr. William 

Spina, who has an orthopaedic 

practice at Indian 

Stream Health Center and Upper 

Connecticut Valley Hospital, 

will retire after 25 years of 

serving the Colebrook community. 

In a statement, Dr. Spina 

said this week, “Words cannot 

express the appreciation I have 

to my patients, fellow medical 

providers, and the clinical staff. 

The complexities and increasing 

costs of running an oldfashioned 

private practice, my 

own orthopaedic issues, as well 

as the serious medical issues 

faced by my sister who I will 

now be able to spend more time 

with, are the determining factors. 

I have been available 24/7 

for my entire career and am sad 

that now almost every orthopaedic 

case that presents to the 

hospital will require transfer 

elsewhere. Please believe me 

that I have done everything 

possible to prevent this from 

occurring. I will continue to care 

personally for all my recent surgical 

patients.” 

He said that his patients’ 

medical records will be available 

should anyone ask. “Almost 

every patient that I have 

treated already has had their 

office notes forwarded to their 

primary care physician,” he 

said. While his office will be 

closed at the health center on 

May 31, he said that he can be 

reached at home at (802) 328- 

3976, by email at genghis444@aol.com, 

or by mail at 

P.O. Box 99, Guildhall, Vt. 

05905, if those records are 

needed. 

“I have had a close relationship 

with Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

Medical Center and Concord 

Orthopaedics for many years, 

and strongly recommend them. 

They both provide highly skilled 

specialty orthopaedic care,” said 

Dr. Spina. 

DEPRESSION IN OLDER 

ADULTS WORKSHOP 

Is there an older adult that 

you know who may be showing 

signs of depression How to you 

know if these are signs of depression 

or something else, like 

dementia or a physical illness 

Where do you go for more information 

or help with an older 

family member who is depressed 

according to the boards own bylaws. 

If one is interested, they 

should contact the chairman of 

the planning board John 

Scarinza at 375 Randolph Hill 

Road, Randolph, NH 03593, 466 

-5775. 

An interesting saying that I 

read the other day speaks volumes. 

“A compliment offers 

genuine appreciation for a quality 

of action seen in another 

person.” “Flattery is usually self 

-advancement through gaining 

the favor of someone else.” 

Maybe this is something we 

should think about. 

—Rick Samson 

Coos County Commissioner 

District 3 

love and care for a neighbors 

when they are in need. 

The spirit of the Old Man of 

the Mountain lives in us and 

still inspires us. We need to look 

for new symbols but there are 

no shortages in the wilds of this 

place and spirit of our people. 

(This an adaptation of remarks 

made by N.H. State 

Senator Jeff District, District 1, 

at the 10-year anniversary of 

the collapse of the Old Man of 

the Mountain.) 

A free workshop called Understanding 

Depression in 

Older Adults is being offered at 

the Indian Stream Health Center 

at 141 Corliss Lane on 

Wednesday, May 29, from 1:30 

to 3:30 p.m. Due to limited 

space, registration is required 

and can be made by simply calling 

714-1737 or email 

bseifert@naminh.org. Leave 

your name and phone number 

or email address in order to get 

registration confirmation. 

This program is sponsored by 

the National Alliance on Mental 

Illness in New Hampshire 

(NAMI NH) and funded through 

the generosity of the Neil and 

Louise Tillotson Fund.


The Colebrook Chronicle Page 7 

Education 

Left photo: On April 5, Stark Village School held its Student Recognition for Character Award with Principal Bridget Gagne. From left, students Emily Auger Natalie Auger 

and Lydia Cross. On May 3 the Stark Village School held third quarter Student Recognition for High Honors and Honor Roll. Pictured, front from left, Dominic Pinard, Jacey 

Benway, Shayne Holmes, Katherine Bushey, Emily Auger. Back, Sarah Cox, Lydia Cross, Jacob Jewell, Dayna Randall, Jacob Cookson. Right photo: Katrina Holmes 

was Stark Student of the month in April. Courtesy photos. 

From the left, Natalie Auger was Star Student for the month of April at Stark School; Star Students of the month for March at Stark School are Emily Auger and Natalie 

Auger; Dominic Pinard was Star Student for the month of April; On May 3 the Stark Village School held its third quarter Student Recognition for Principal Award with Principal 

Bridget Gagne. From the left, Pearl Styles, Natalie Auger and Emily Auger. Courtesy photos. 

STRATFORD 

SCHOOL BOARD 

Despite advertising for a 

third school board since the 

annual meeting in January, at 

the meeting on May 8, Stratford 

School Board was still short one 

member. 

According to Superintendent 

Carl Ladd, he has received no 

applications for the position 

and that anyone who is interested 

in serving as a Board 

member is welcomed to apply 

and to help work for the welfare 

of the students at the 

school. The Board meets 

monthly at 6 p.m. with meetings 

usually lasting an hour or 

a bit longer. 

In other Board news, the 

underground tank at the school 

will be removed beginning on 

June 14 by Whipple Masonry, 

and the removal will take about 

two weeks to complete. Whipple 

has also been contracted to 

block up the several hornet 

holes on the building especially 

the ones over the entrances. 

During the summer, Seimans 

will be replacing the manual 

controls in the boiler room with 

automatic controls which will 

increase efficiency in operating 

the boilers, and the cost of 

$9,732 will be covered by the 

unreserved balance the school 

will have at the end of the fiscal 


Johnny Esau from the Youth Safety Council of Vermont spent Wednesday at the Canaan Schools providing 

students with hands-on experience of the consequences of texting while driving. Students had 

to negotiate around traffic cones in the parking lot while texting. They learned the problems this creates. 

The program was made possible through a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Council 

and was sponsored by the Canaan Schools and SADD. Charles Jordan photo. 

During the end-of-the-year ceremony at Head Start in Colebrook, 

Destiny Mills received her certificate for completing two years at 

Head Start Also shown is lead teacher Sara Dionne, FSC, Talena 

Richards, and associate teacher, Judith Champagne. Courtesy 

photo.

Page 8 


Education 

The regional schools art show was held at Canaan School on Friday evening, May 3. Left photo: Pittsburg’s 

Rebekha Haynes with her printmaking portrait of her cousin, “Baby Gage,” which won fourth 

place. Right photo: Colebrook sophomore Sierra Malcolm placed second with her graphite still life. 

Donna Jordan photos. 

Left photo: This illustrated chair was a collaborative effort by Colebrook students Brandi Lambert, 

Taylor Santangelo and Crystal Royal. Right photo: Brandi Lambert was one of several Colebrook students 

who took part in a Van shoe design company competition. Brandi’s art featured the Great North 

Woods theme. Donna Jordan photos. 

From the left, art teachers Amy Keafer of Canaan, Michele Johnsen of Colebrook and Deb Sargent 

from Pittsburg bring their art students together each year for the collaborative art show, which shows 

off the work students have completed during the school year. Donna Jordan photo. 


year. While the company is replacing 

the controls, they will 

also be placing individual turnoffs 

on the ventilators in order 

to allow them to work more efficiently 

as well. 

Tuition rates for the year 

were also set and will be 

$13,914 per student based on 

the state average plus $500. 

The rate is about $300 more 

than this year’s rate. 

When Principal Sandi Adams 

gave her report, she told the 

Board they expect seven students 

for kindergarten in the 

fall even though only two students 

came the actual day of 

registration. Parents can call 

the school to make an appointment 

to register for kindergarten 

at any time before the 

school year begins. Although 

Tabitha Paquette, the music 

teacher, only spends a day and 




Education 


a half at the school, Adams said 

she was pleased with the Spring 

Concert which was well attended. 

Chairman Dan Smith 

and Superintendent Ladd echoed 

her sentiments and wanted 

to acknowledge the fine work of 

the students under the direction 

of Paquette. 

The last item of note was the 

use of the school’s gym. The 

Groveton Seniors have requested 

the gym be used for 

their Chem Free party from 10 

p.m. to 4 a.m. on June 7 after 

graduation. The Board approved 

since there will be 

EMTs, a police officer and parents 

present during the party. 

After the approval, Chairman 

Smith asked that the Board 

consider making the gym accessible 

for Groveton athletics. 

However, Smith also stated it 

would be done according to a 

plan and a schedule so there 

would be no last minute appli- 

cations. No action was taken at 

the meeting, but the idea will be 

discussed, and anyone wishing 

to have input should come to 

the next Board meeting in June 

which is scheduled for June 12, 

but may be changed because of 

graduation and end of the year 

scheduling conflicts. 

—Marie P. Hughes 

POTTER IS SPEAKER AT 

UNH MANCHESTER 

The University of New 

Hampshire at Manchester will 

celebrate the achievements of 

357 graduates at the college's 

28th annual commencement 

proceedings on Thursday, May 

16, 2013, beginning at 6 p.m. in 

the historic mill yard. 

The program will include 

remarks from student speaker 

Ashley Potter, a resident of 

North Stratford and 2013 

graduate of the sign language 

interpretation program, and a 

keynote address from N.H. Governor 

Maggie Hassan. The program 

also includes the presentation 

of the college’s teaching 

excellence award to Melinda 

Negron-Gonzales, assistant professor 

of politics, and the adjunct 

teaching award to Andrew 

Laurie Stangel, adjunct professor 

of art history. David Bellman 

will accept the 2013 Granite 

State Award on behalf of the 

Frederick Smyth Institute of 

Music. 

UNH President Mark Huddleston 

will lead the commencement 

proceedings. The ceremony 

recognizes 265 undergraduate 

and 92 graduate students 

who have earned their 

associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s 

degree, or an advanced 

graduate certificate at the UNH 

campus in Manchester.

Page 10 


Community News 

Left photo: The Colebrook School Gymnasium was jam packed with friends and family for the Colebrook Elementary School’s Annual Spring Concert. The title of this year’s 

production was “A Small Part of the World” arranged and compiled by Sally K. Albrecht. Directors for the evening were Johanna Schillemat and Jay Stuart, accompanied by 

Sharon Pearson. Right photo: Colebrook School’s fifth graders performed two songs, “Shiri-ya-ka-naka” and “Spirit of America.” Angela Wheeler photos. 

Left photo: The Colebrook Kindergarten class, directed by Johanna Schillemat, sang “Sleep, Baby, Sleep,” a song from Germany, and “The Piñata,” a song from Mexico. 

Right photo: The second grade class performed “Sakura,” a song from Japan, and “That is Life!” a song from Nigeria. Angela Wheeler photos. 

THE FRETLESS COMING 

TO COLEBROOK MONDAY 

Just a reminder that the 

Great North Woods Committee 

for the Arts (GNWCA) will present 

The Fretless in concert at 

the Colebrook Country Club on 

Monday, May 13. The show begins 

at 7 p.m. and tickets are 

$15. 

“This is matchless string 

music played with style and 

flair,” said Charlie Jordan, 

President of the GNWCA. “The 

Fretless is quickly establishing 

itself as a force in the folk/ 

chamber circles here in North 

America and we are pleased to 

be able to bring them to northern 

New Hampshire for their 

first concert here.” 

This unique band is taking 

string music to fascinating 

places as it transforms fiddle 

The Colebrook Academy Choral Group held a fundraiser at the Monadnock Congregational Church 

last Saturday to help raise funds to attend the Grey East Festival at the end of this month. Kneeling 

from the left are Sophie Coderre, Brianna Zavala, Brenda Marsh and Victoria Rossi. Standing are 

piano accompanist Sharon Pearson, director Johanna Schillemat, Erica Haynes, Jessica Judd, Samuel 

Soucie, Trisha Leonard and Mackenzie Kenney. Angela Wheeler photo. 

tunes and folk melodies into 

intricate, beautiful, high-energy 

arrangements. 

Featuring Karrnnel Sawitsky 

(fiddle), Ivonne Hernandez 

(fiddle), Eric Wright (cello) and 

Trent Freeman (fiddle), The 

Fretless has emerged as a band 

which combines the finesse of a 

classical string quartet with the 

energy of a ceilidh. 

With the release of the 

group’s debut album “Waterbound” 

in early 2012, which 

features fresh styles, compositions, 

the year was capped with 

three awards, bringing the album, 

and the band further into 

the public eye: Instrumental 

Album of the Year at the Western 

Canadian Music Awards, 

and at the Canadian Folk Music 

Awards, The Fretless walked 

away with both Ensemble of the 

Year and Instrumental Group of 

the Year. The Fretless is an 

innovation in music that must 

be heard. 

The GNWCA invites the public 

to discover the beautiful musicianship 

of The Fretless at the 

group’s first northern New 

Hampshire. Tickets are now on 

sale at Fiddleheads, 110 Main 

St., Colebrook, as well as at the 

Colebrook Country Club, just off 

Route 26, on the night of the 

concert. For more information 

on this and other GNWCA music 

events, call 237-9302 or 246- 

8998 or you can visit 

www.gnwca.org. 

COMMUNITY SUPPER 

IN GROVETON MAY 18 

A free community supper of 

roast beef will be held on Saturday, 

May 18, from 5-7 p.m. at 

the St. Francis Hall in Groveton. 

All are welcome to attend. 

Come to meet your friends, have 

some fun and enjoy the food. 

MOHAWK GRANGE 

On Monday, May 6 four 

brothers and 10 sisters met for 

their monthly meeting. Ann 

Woodard read the minutes of 

the previous meeting. 

Michelle Hyde’s health report 

was “How to Relieve Season 

Allergies.” Lynda Gaudette 

reported that 80 productive 

units and 10 double reds at last 

Monday’s blood bank. Lynda 

volunteered for the American 

Lung Association. Eleanor Lyons 

reported that the ham and 

bean supper was very busy and 

the Grange made a larger profit 

than the previous year. Deputy 

Jean Abbott will be visiting the 

Grange on May 20. JR Haynes 

gave a Family Services Report. 

On Saturday, May 25 there 

will be a dedication of the 

Grange Memorial at the N.H. 

Veterans’ Cemetery in Boscawen, 

starting at 12 noon. The 

N.H. State Grange Convention 

will be Oct. 24-26 at the Holiday 





Left photo: Phyllis MacDonald, of the NHSA Office, and M.A. Ricci, a former Executive NHSA Board Member, were at the door of the Outback Pub in West Stewartstown 

this past Saturday, May 4, signing the 160 delegates from 36 different snowmobile clubs across New Hampshire in for the 44th Annual Snowmobile Association Meeting. 

The NHSA meeting moves every year and every year a different club hosts the meeting. Last year the meeting was held at Pat’s Peak Ski Area and the Weare Winter Wanderers 

were host. This year'’ meeting was held at the Spa Restaurant and the host was the Colebrook Ski Bees. The NHSA holds this annual meeting to go over reports from 

the previous year such as the secretary’s, treasurer's and the committee; give out awards, discuss old and new business as well as by-law amendments. Middle photo: Also 

attending this year’s NHSA meeting were representatives from Liberty Mutual Insurance. Liberty Mutual and the NHSA have a special partnership were any member of 

the NHSA that either joins or renews their contract with Liberty Mutual will get a discount as well as earn royalty money for the NHSA. Liberty Mutual was there to present 

a giant check showing the cumulative amount of $27,443.11 royalties members earned since 2005. Pictured holding the check are Gail Hanson (Executive Director of 

NHSA), Russ Davis, Jr. (President of NHSA) and Chris Valley (Liberty Mutual Sales Representative). Standing in the back are Tim Lorenz (Treasurer of NHSA), Roger 

Wright (Vice President of NHSA), Terry Callum (Past President of NHSA), and Gene Propper (Secretary of NHSA) Right photo: The Colebrook Ski Bees were selling 50/50 

tickets to benefit the club, Sherrie Holtby is shown here selling a body's length of tickets to Glenn Guyette, a delegate from the Pittsburg Ridge Runners. Angela Wheeler 

photos. 

Kristen Call, a Colebrook Academy 

graduate, earned a $1,000 

book scholarship from the N.H. 

Snowmobile Association. Kristen 

currently is a junior 

at Southern New Hampshire 

University. Angela Wheeler 

photo. 

(Continued from page 10) 

Inn at Concord. 

MaryAnn Neary shared her 

experiences during the recent 

trip to Washington, D.C., with 

the local students. 

The next meeting will be 

May 20 and Stephanie Lyons is 

the supper committee. 

CANAAN SENIORS NEWS 

On Wednesday the Canaan 

Seniors had a very good 

Mother’s Day dinner. They welcomed 

Leatrice Bacon back. The 

50/50 winners were Joyce 

Frizzell and Francoise Bohan. 

Free meals were won by Françoise 

Bohan, Janine Boire, Adrienne 

Roy and Louisette 

Thibeault. Louisette Thibeault 

also won a beautiful African 

violet. Bingo was played. 

The winners were Lucienne 

Jalbert, Fayone Cavanaugh, 

Billie Brockney, Theresa 

Merrill and Imelda Gosselin. 

Blackout was shared by, Louisette 

Thibeault and Imelda 

Gosselin. 

Next week’s (May 15) menu 

is chicken legs, mashed potatoes, 

gravy, peas or mixed vegetables, 

with squares for dessert. 

For your reservations, call Suzanne 

Roy at (802) 266-8989 on 

or before 10 a.m. Tuesday. 

SHRINE OF OUR 

LADY OF GRACE 

The Oblates are preparing 

another Pilgrimage Season at 

the Shrine of Our Lady of 

Grace in Columbia and it will 

be at the service of pilgrims and 

tourists throughout the summer 

months. The 2013 Pilgrimage 

Season’s beginning is 

Mother’s Day, May 12, with a 

mass at 11 a.m. 

Every day of the season 

there will be a mass at 11 a.m. 

when groups are present. Mass, 

the Stations of the Cross, Holy 

Hour and the Rosary prayer 

will be available at a convenient 

time. Pilgrims are welcome 

of the grounds at any time for 

their personal devotions. 

All are welcome at the 

Shrine. The season will close on 

Oct. 14, Columbus Day. 

COLEBROOK GARDEN 

CLUB PLANT SALE 

The Colebrook Area Garden 

Club Plant Sale will be held on 

Saturday, May 25, from 9- 

11:30 a.m. at the Tillotson Center 

in Colebrook. 

If you have plants you wish 

to donate and need assistance 

with them, call Terry Hurlbert 

(237-4448) or Ginny Freudenberger 

(237-4264). No early 

birds. 

COOS COUNTY 

NURSING HOSPITAL 

The beautiful spring 

weather has drawn people outside. 

Residents have been going 

for rides and walks. The newly 

stained patio furniture has 

been brought out to the patio 

and staff and residents have 

been enjoying them. May Day 

serve the Old Man by the Nielsen 

family. Residents reminisced 

about going to see the 

Old Man and how they would 

always look up to see him when 

traveling through the notch. 

A musical trip down memory 

lane was enjoyed with a 

game of Name That Tune. They 

listened and sang a long with 

some of the old records. In the 

Special Care Unit (SCU), residents 

enjoyed music and motion 

and also played Name 

That Tune. 

A Puddle Party was held on 

a bright sunny day. The room 

was decorated with rain clouds, 

rain drops and puddles on the 

tables. Centerpieces of bright 

was celebrated outside with 

staff and residents dancing 

around the May Pole with colorful 

ribbons. The end result 

was quite beautiful. Afterwards, 

everyone reminisced 

about May Poles and making 

and giving May baskets. A bird 

sensory was enjoyed on Three 

South. 

A group on the Second Floor 

had a great time watching a 

Lawrence Welk DVD while 

munching on popcorn. On the 

third of May, which is the anniversary 

of the Old Man falling, 

residents watched the movie: 

“Family Profile; Taking Care of 

the Old Man.” The movie 

chronicles the efforts to preumbrellas 

and jars of blue rain 

water. Party goers enjoyed blue 

cupcakes decorated with blue 

sugar and raindrops and fresh 

buttered popcorn while they 

sipped on their favorite beverages. 

Michelle Gibson won the 

Blackout Bingo game this week. 

In the SCU, residents played 

Shake Loose a Memory, did foil 

rubbings, enjoyed stamping and 

played unit Bingo. 

Some of the girls enjoyed a 

pajama party one evening. They 

enjoyed girl talk and some silliness 

together. 

An all day sensory lounge 

was held on Saturday. A group 


On Tuesday, Colebrook Girl Scout Troop 13131 donated books to the Colebrook Elementary School 

Library. Front row, from left, Isabell Dexter, Joshua Falconer, Mandilynn Howland. Back, Kalie 

Patenaude, Sara Samson, Jessica Falconer, Librarian Francis Doe, Brooklyn Berry, Madeleine Champagne. 

Jennifer Falconer photo.

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A few members from the Colebrook Academy Key Club participated in the CDDA’s Clean-Up Colebrook 

Day. The crew of Jessi Frechette, Brittnie Strickland, Ben Adair and Duncan Pearson worked 

picking the sides of the road near Beaver Brook Falls. Angela Wheeler photo. 


of residents worked with determination 

on a jigsaw puzzle, 

some sorted an interesting collection 

of buttons, cookies were 

made and savored and a collection 

of baby items was on display. 

Residents enjoyed looking 

over garden items and enjoyed 

some aromatic herbs that a staff 

member brought in to share. 

AURORA GRANGE NEWS 

Aurora Grange 235 held its 

regular monthly meeting on 

Wednesday, May 1, 2013, with 

two brothers and seven sisters 

in attendance. Master Lindsey 

Gray was in the chair. 

Eddie Evarts read an article 

on taxes from The Washington 

Times for his Legislative report. 

The article was entitled, “100 

Years of Servitude” as it discussed 

the fact that the American 

citizens have been paying 


The Colebrook Downtown Development Association held a Clean- 

Up Colebrook Day on May 4 where nearly 40 people turned out to 

walk the roads and pick up trash. If you were unable to attend the 

official Clean-Up Colebrook Day last Saturday, trash bags for the 

project were provided by the New Hampshire the Beautiful project 

and can be still picked up at the Liebl Printing office in the Williams 

Building in Colebrook from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. 

Pictured from the left are Wendy Heywood-West of Liebl Printing, 

Angela Ricker, Chris Mercer, Jadyn Ricker and David West of 

Liebl Printing. Angela Wheeler photo.




The Colebrook Academy Key Club hosted its annual chili cook-off again this year at the Colebrook 

Country Club. Key Clubbers and community members were encouraged to enter unique chili into the 

cook-off to be taste tested and judged. This year 10 entries were served by Key Club members, Dakota 

Fogg, Elias Rella, Kolton Swain, Jessica Judd, Jessi Frechette, Ben Adair, Isaiah Hutchinson, Jessa 

Kennett, Brianna Zavala, Brittnie Strickland, and Sophie Coderre and advisor Lindy Falconer. Angela 

Wheeler photo. 

The winner of the Colebrook Kiwanis Cinco de Mayo taco eating 

contest was Rebecca Champagne. The Cinco de Mayo event was 

held at the Colebrook Country Club on May 4. Sarah Cummings 

photo. 

There were many colorful costumes on display at the Colebrook Kiwanis Cinco de May event, held on 

May 4 at the Colebrook Country Club. Sarah Cummings photo. 


federal income taxes for 100 

years. The article shared some 

of the many changes in taxes 

that have transpired in the past 

100 years. 

The Agriculture Report involved 

the fact that wild flowers 

such as dog-toothed violets, May 

flowers, and green grass are 

beginning to make their appearance. 

It was also reported that 

it was a good maple syrup season 

this year. 

In her Deaf Activities Report, 

Ann Gray informed patrons of 

how a person would know that 

he or she should have their 

hearing evaluated as well as 

who should be present at the 

hearing evaluation. The article 

suggested that both an ear, 

nose, and throat physician and 

an audiologist should be present 

in order to determine the best 

course of treatment for someone 

showing signs of hearing loss. 

Ann Gray reported that she 

had completed this year's Ag in 

the Classroom project which 

involved reading, Mini Milk 

Maids on the Mooove, donated 

by Cindy-Lou and John Amey, 

to the kindergarten and first 

grade students at Pittsburg 

School. Dairy cows were the 

focus of this year's Agriculture 

in the Classroom project. The 

students then made ice cream 

with the Family and Consumer 

Science students in the Healthy 

Living class. 

Roy Amey will be providing a 

$500 scholarship to a graduating 

senior who is a Grange 

member. 

In the Lecturer’s Program, 

Ann Gray read “In Flanders' 

Fields” by John McCrae in recognition 

of Memorial Day. Chip 

Evarts then read a moving piece 


The Mohawk Grange held its annual ham and bean supper at the Grange Hall on East Colebrook 

Road last Saturday. Everyone was invited to visit with friends, enjoy a great home cooked meal and 

listen to live music. Angela Wheeler photo. 

Ralph and Barbara Lynch are all smiles after Ralph recently received 

his 25-year pin as a member of the Masons. Newlyweds, 

Ralph and Barbara were married just last Friday, May 3, in a 

ceremony held at the Tillotson Center. Marie Hughes photo.

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on Memorial Day and why we 

observe this special day. Nicole 

Varney then put on the Youth 

Night Program. She shared important 

information on juvenile 

diabetes explaining what these 

children have to do to stay 

healthy in spite of their illness. 

She also shared treatment options. 

The meeting concluded with 

a delicious luncheon. State Deputy 

Jean Abbott will give instruction 

at the June meeting. 

—submitted by 

Ann M. G. Gray 

FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY 

MAY 18 AT NCCRC 

Three area non-profit organizations, 

Indian Stream Health 

Center, North Country Community 

Recreation Center and Upper 

Connecticut Valley Hospital, 

along with the Town of 

Colebrook Recreation Dept., 

invite area residents to the 

First Annual Family Adventure 

Day on Saturday, May 18, at the 

Rec Center. 

Planned activities include: 

walking, geocaching, biking, hot 

shot basketball, volleyball, yoga, 

water aerobics and other fun 

activities. Registration begins at 

9:30 a.m., with no charge for 

participation. Activities start at 

10 a.m. and will run until 2 p.m. 

The OWLS (Older, Wiser, Livelier 

Seniors) are sponsoring a 

bake sale and the Kiwanis Cook 

Shack will be there offering hot 

dogs, hamburgers and drinks. 

Picnics are also welcome! 

Get a jump on the summer 

season by bringing your entire 

family out for a fun-filled Saturday 

to participate in family 

friendly activities. Walk or run 

along the Colebrook/Beecher 

Falls Recreation Rail Trail and 

participate in geocaching activity 

along the way, coordinated 

by Melissa Shaw of the Colebrook 

Rec. Department. You can 

take a bike ride led by Jonathan 

Dodge of the Rec. Center. For 

those not interested in biking, 

walking or running, there will 

be plenty of activities at the Rec 

Center including swimming, 

basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, 

bocce, shuffleboard or 

yoga. In short, there will be activities 

for people of all ages and 

activity levels. 

For more information, visit 

www.indianstream.org or call 

237-8336. 

NORTHUMBERLAND 

PUBLIC LIBRARY 

Your children, from Kindergarten 

to Fifth grade, are invited 

to join the Northumberland 

Public Library’s Summer 

Reading Program and attend 

the fun programs and events we 

are planning. This summer’s 

theme is “Dig Deep—Read!” We 

will learn about animals that 

live underground, explore the 

science of archaeology, and look 

for pirate treasure. 

The program will be held 

once a week on Thursdays from 

1-3:30 p.m., starting June 20 

and ending on Aug. 1. There will 

be no program on Thursday, 

July 4, because of the holiday. 

We will also have three very 

special presentations during our 

program this year. 

For the kickoff of our program 

we will have Mike Bent, a 

magician and storyteller, who 

will put on a show with an archaeology 

theme set inside the 

ruins of an ancient temple. On 

July 11 we will have Dawn 

Frost, who is a professional ar- 





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chaeologist, come and show us 

the importance of learning 

about our past through pottery 

shards. Then, for our finale, we 

have an expert naturalist from 

the Squam Lakes Nature Center 

coming to put on a presentation 

called Animal Excavators. 

There will be live animals 

and hands on materials that 

show the variety of ways that 

digging below the surface has 

its advantages for life underground. 

You can pick up a registration 

form at the library or at the 

Groveton elementary school 

office. Please fill out a registration 

form as soon as you can 

and bring it in or mail it to the 

library. Our program is free and 

open to children of all abilities. 

For more information, please 

call the library at 636-2066 or 

stop in and visit us Tuesday 

through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

or on Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

We will be glad to answer any 

questions you may have. 

—submitted by 

Gail Rossetto, Director 

Rae Davenport, 

Assistant Librarian 

MOOSE FESTIVAL MAPLE 

SYRUP CONTEST 

The Annual North Country 

Moose Festival is taking place 


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Jim Grittner (trip coordinator and chaperone), Amelia Sweatt, and Sara Blanchard attended the Kiwanis 

meeting held at the Wilderness Restaurant early Tuesday morning to thank the group for sponsoring 

the recent Washington, D.C., trip they and several other North Country students got to take 

and also talk about what sites they got to see in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. 

Angela Wheeler photo. 


on Aug. 24, 2013. The Maple 

Syrup Contest, in its third year, 

has been a great success. The 

contest gives the public a 

chance to experience the high 

quality maple syrup produced in 

the North Country. 

This year, organizers are 

changing up the categories and 

having a judge from the Vermont 

Agency of Agriculture 

come to give several prizes. 

Categories this year will be Best 

in Show, Best Fancy, Best Medium 

Amber, Best Grade B, 

and, the ever popular, People’s 

Choice. 

Those sugarmakers participating 

in the contest will have 

an opportunity to sell syrup 

during the day. Sugarmakers 

seeking to participate should 


Daniel Mackin of Stratford Public School supplied this image of 

area students during their trip to Washington, D.C. Along the way, 

they posed for this group photo taken in New Jersey at the site of 

the New Jersey victims 9-11 memorial. The Freedom Tower in 

lower Manhattan can be seen in the background. The trip was 

sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Colebrook. 

St. Albert's Church in Stewartstown held a first communion for four youngsters last Sunday morning. 

Many gathered at the church to help celebrate this moment with the children. Father Craig Cheney, 

Hannah Cote, Kaedyn Covell, Jaqueline Giroux and Maci Fournier posed for many pictures after the 

service. Angela Wheeler photo.




The Stratford Chorus sang numbers from the musical “Grease” at the annual concert held on May 2 at the school. Left photo: From the left, Mercedes Martin, Amanda 

Newman, Nadia Davenport, Jasmine Harlten, Sadie Kennett, Angelina Davenport and Kayla Holland. Directing in front is music teacher Tabitha Paquette. Middle photo: 

Natasha Bressette played two pieces for the audience at the annual Spring Concert at Stratford Public School. Right photo: Singing “Ode to a Marshmallow,” these second 

graders had fun with their props. Marie Hughes photo. 

ANNUAL BUTTERFLY 

RELEASE JUNE 23 

Northwoods Home Health 

and Hospice, a division of 

Weeks Medical Center, has an- 


contact Chris Masson at (802) 

266-3330 so that he can collect 

the syrup. 

PUBLIC MEETING ON 

TRANSPORATION MAY 13 

County Commissioner Rick 

Samson and N.H. State Senator 

Jeff Woodburn are hosting a 

public meeting with Dept. of 

Transportation District 1 Engineer 

Brian Schutt on Monday, 

May 13, at the Colebrook Town 

Hall at 17 Bridge St. to discuss 

transportation issues. The 

meeting begins at 1 p.m.. 

This event is open to the 

public, so please bring your concerns 

and ideas. If you have 

any questions in advance, contact 

Senator Woodburn at 259- 

6878 or Jeff.Woodburn- 

@leg.state.nh.us. 

WATER DRAWDOWN FOR 

PITTSBURG’S SCOTTS BOG 

The N.H. Fish and Game 

Dept., in cooperation with the 

N.H. Dept. of Environmental 

Services Dam Bureau, has announced 

that, effective immediately, 

the water level of Scotts 

Bog in Pittsburg is being lowered 

to prepare for reconstruction 

of the existing dam this 

summer. 

Anglers should note that all 

fish stocking for this pond has 

been cancelled for this season. 

Stocking activities at Scotts Bog 

will be re-initiated next year, 

following the completion of the 

dam reconstruction project. 

CRIBBAGE COHORTS 

On May 2, the Colebrook 

Cribbage Cohorts had a fun 

night at the Colebrook Country 

Club. There were seven members 

present. 

First place went to Ralph 

Haynes with 13 game points; 

second place went to Robert 

(Red) Fissette with 12 game 

points. 

Due to low attendance, it was 

decided that this would be the 

last game for the season. 

All cribbage players that 

would be interested in joining 

the Colebrook Cribbage Cohorts 

next season are encouraged to 

contact Louise Streeter at 237- 

8602 or Annie Laughton at 237- 

4034. 

nounced its second Annual Memorial 

Butterfly Release on 

Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 12 

noon. This event is open to the 

public and will be held at the 

Shrine of Our Lady of Grace in 

Columbia during the Blessing of 

the Bikes weekend. Releasing 

live butterflies for a loved-one is 

a unique way to honor and remember 

them. 

In support of its Hospice mission 

of providing compassionate 

end of life care, grief support, 

and education of the highest 

quality to patients, families, 

and the community, Northwoods 

Home Health and Hospice 

is offering this Memorial 

Butterfly Release as a time of 

reflection and celebration of 

loved ones we have lost. It will 

also be a time when people come 

together for a common purpose: 

to honor the lives of loved ones 

that have died. 

For a donation of $12 for a 

single butterfly, or for orders of 

three or more at $10 each, participants 

will receive a live 

Monarch butterfly in memory of 

their loved one. Envelopes containing 

the butterflies will be 

passed out at 11:30 a.m.—just 

prior to the butterfly release. 

The names of loved ones will be 

read aloud during the memorial. 

The Monarch Butterfly is 

nature’s ultimate symbol of 

change, transformation and 

beauty. 

Due to the nature of ordering 

live butterflies for this event, 

butterflies need to be reserved 

and paid for ahead of time. If 

you are unable to attend the 

Butterfly Release but would 

still like to purchase butterflies, 

a Hospice volunteer will release 

the butterflies for you. Order 

and reserve your Monarch today 

by calling Northwoods Home 

Health and Hospice at 1-800- 

750-2366 and ask to speak to 

Cindy or Mary. Butterfly orders 

are due by May 31. 

Last year’s butterfly release at the Shrine, set for June 23. Courtesy 

photo. 

Robert and Alison Lynch were awarded Colebrook Ski-Bees’ 2012-13 Groomer of the Year 

Award for their outstanding commitment and dedication to the Colebrook Ski-Bees trail 

system. Phil Monson, Groomer Coordinator for the club, presented the duo with the award 

at the final meeting of the season on Wednesday, May 1. Courtesy photo. 

On Tuesday, May 7, two youth tested in the youth group at Mathieu’s Martial 

Arts Tae Kwon Do. Bryson Fogg tested for white belt orange stripe and Gwendalynn 

Bolens tested for the next stripe on the white. From left, Master Lynn 

Mathieu, Samantha Samson, Rylee Phillips, Bryson Fogg, Gwendalynn Bolens 

and Master Renald Mathieu. Stephanie Noyes photo.

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Around The Region 

Business Directory 

Three moose enjoy watching passersby in Whitefield on Monday evening, May 6. Chris Parker photo. 

UPCOMING 

AUCTION 

On Saturday, June 1, Ross 

Bennett will be holding an auction 

at 585 Rte. 108 in Cookshire-Eaton, 

Que., at 10 a.m. 

Included will be horse equipment, 

machinery, tools, tractors, 

balers, tedders, trailers, a 

large quantity of horse harnesses, 

collars, bridles and 

brass. For more information, 

call (819) 563-2020. 

—Corey Bellam 

TEA TASTING 

On May 18 at the St-George's 

Anglican Church in Lennoxville, 

Que., there will be a tea tasting 

from 2-4 p.m. This promises to 

be a lot of fun. The minister for 

the church, Edward Simonton, 

has been collecting teas 

from all over the world for years 

and the special tea pots it will 

be served in. He is going to have 

all of his collection on display 

that day for all to see. 

—Corey Bellam 

PUBLIC SPEAKING 

CONTEST 

Last Wednesday in Lennoxvilles 

Amedee Beaudoin Community 

Center, nerves were 

certainly on edge for everyone 

in attendance. It was the 21st 

annual Student Public Speaking 

Competition sponsored by 

the Canadian Federation of 

University Women. Every year 

they hold a public speaking 

competition that brings students 

from five area high 

schools together to compete 

against each other. This year 

brought Richmond Regional 

High School, Bishops College 

School, Massey-Vanier High 

School, Alexander Galt Regional 

High School and Stanstead 

College School. 

The public speaking started 

at 4:15 to a full house of proud 

teachers, students and family 

members waiting to hear the 

young men and women talk 

about their topics. Subjects 

were to include gay rights, education, 

the “five second rule,” 

dangers of hydro wires, and 

many more topics of interest. 

The competition was divided 

into two groups which included 

Juniors Division (that included 

Secondary 1, 2 and 3) and the 

Seniors Division (which included 

Secondary 4 and 5). 20 

students all took their turn 

speaking to the crowd. The 

Chronicle came in contact with 

Sadie Smith from Montgomery, 

Vt., an attendee of Stanstead 

College. Sadie was one of the 

many speakers and her topic 

was “Why do we have an imagination” 

Students one by one made 

their trip up to the stand and 

spoke to the crowd, giving a big 

sigh of relief when it was over. 

The judges sat quietly back in 

the corner and listened, having 

the very hard job of picking a 

winner in each division. 

The winner for the Junior 

Division was Owen Teolis from 

Massey Vanier High School for 

his talk on “Canada: My Home 

and Native Land.” The second 

place winner was Emily Sylvester 

from Alexander Galt Regional 

High School for her talk 

about the “The Truth of the 

Five Second Rule.” Honorable 

mention from the judges for this 

division was Claire Paillard for 

her talk, entitled “What I Hate 

About Speeches.” The winner 

for the Senior Division was 

Nicholas Wilson from Richmond 

Regional High School for his 

talk about “Heightism.” Second 

place was Andrew Donaldson 

for his talk about “Cancer: Get 

Involved.” Wyatt Westover got 

honorable mention from the 

judges for his talk about 

“Education is the Key.” This 

event has been done every year 

for the past 21 years to help 

promote learning and help prepare 

these young men and 

women for life after graduation. 

The supports of the event, 

the Canadian Federation of 

University Women (CFUW), is 





Left photo: Public speakers at the Student Public Speaking competition in Quebec included Paul Cassar, Anne Escande,Alison Hayes, Claire Paillard, Jack Rolland, Sadie 

Smith, Emily Sylvester, Odette Tame, Owen Teolis, Sabrina Turrin, Nayla Al-Ajami, Ashley Carrier, Anna Davidson, Vianney Gomezgil, Tehya Lemaire, Malayha Vaillancourt, 

Jessica Walsh, Wyatt Westover, Nicholas Wilson. Right photo: Winners were, from the left, Owen Teolis (Massey Vanier), Wyatt Westover (Massey Vanier), Andrew 

Donaldson ( Stanstead College), Nicholas Wilson (Richmond Regional High School), Claire Paillard (Alexander Galt Regional High School), Emily Sylvester (Alexander 

Galt Regional High School). Corey Bellam photos. 


a national, bilingual, independent 

organization striving to promote 

learning for women. 


EATON MUSEUM 

PLANTING WORKSHOP 

The Chronicle recently visited 

a spring planting workshop 

presented by Brian Creelman 

from Bishopton, Que. The event 

was held at the Eaton Corner 

Museum and gave demos on 

how to sow seeds, and the fine 

art of transplanting. The workshop 

started at around 10 a.m. 

and before long close to 20 people 

were involved and learning 

the proper way to plant their 

seeds. Brian Creelman is an 

avid gardener and sells many 

types of organic seeds. Brian 

states that he believes “organic 

is the only way to go” and he is 

trying to teach the community 

the many benefits of it. The 

people seemed to really enjoy 

their day playing in the dirt and 

planting seeds and all the many 

laughs for free. 


IVES HILL 

RUMMAGE SALE 

Last Saturday, the Ives Hill 

Community Hall was buzzing 

with excitement during the annual 

craft and rummage sale. 

This year's sale featured many 

tables of treasures. It also had a 

huge table of hand-crocheted 

and knit articles made with love 

by Judy Bryant from Ogden, 

Que. and Lena Luce from Moe's 

River, Que. The Chronicle 

stopped and had a good visit 

with these two crafty ladies and 

checked all their creations out. 

Every year this unique sale has 

grown, giving the community a 

chance to get together for a visit 

in the Ives Hill Hall, a little 

building perched high in the 

hills over looking some of the 

prettiest scenery in the region. 


FAMILY 

SPORTS DAY 

Excitement and childrens' 

laughter was filling the air in 

Cookshire, Que. last Saturday 

at the Cookshire Fairgrounds. It 


Sadie Smith, a Vermont resident who goes to Stanstead College, 

took part in the public speaking competition. Corey Bellam photo.

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At the family sports day in Cookshire, Que., Kaely Morrison, age 

4, tries out cheerleading. Corey Bellam photo. 

The annual craft and rummage sale was held at the Ives Hill community hall above the border last 

week. Corey Bellam photo. 


was the annual Family Sports 

Day, put on to encourage families 

to participate in sports and 

be more healthy and active. The 

day kicked off at 10 a.m. with 

many sports being offered 

around the grounds. Activities 

included soccer, baseball, lacrosse, 

football, cheerleading, 

judo and much more to keep 

parents and children busy and 

fit. The event also included five 

inflatable games and slides that 

kept everyone entertained and 

bouncing all throughout the 

day. The day was attended by 

over 100 children of the area. 

Youngsters at the event told the 

Chronicle that they were enjoying 

their day to its fullest. The 

day came to a close at around 4 

p.m. with all young and still 

young-at-heart heading home 

after a long day playing in the 

sun. 


POST-WORLD WAR II 

ARCHITECTURE 

As part of the national May 

is Preservation Month celebration, 

the N.H. Division of Historical 

Resources will highlight 

the state’s newest historic architectural 

movement: Mid-20th 

Century Modern. 

Constructed primarily between 

1945 and 1975, Mid-20th 

Century Modern buildings often 

incorporated glass, steel and 

reinforced concrete into an architectural 

style defined by 

clean lines, simple shapes and 

unornamented facades. 

This unique period of architecture 

reflects a dedication to 

building a new future and is 

viewed as a byproduct of the 

optimism that surged after 

World War II. Rapid growth 

brought on by post-war economic 

prosperity resulted in the 

construction of new housing, 

schools, churches, offices, commercial 

structures, government 

buildings and other structures 

throughout New Hampshire, 

many of which embodied Mid- 

20th Century Modern elements. 

Throughout May, images and 

information about the Mid-20th 

Century Modern movement in 

New Hampshire will be highlighted 

on the Division of Historical 

Resources’ website, 

www.nh.gov/nhdhr. 

“We know a great deal about 

New Hampshire’s architecture 

from the 17th, 18th and 19th 

centuries,” said Elizabeth 

Muzzey, director of the Division 

of Historical Resources. “What 

is lesser known –and proves 

really interesting– are the wonderful 

examples of Mid-20th 

Century Modern architecture 

that exist throughout the 

state.” 

The National Trust for Historic 

Preservation organizes 

“May is National Preservation 

Month” as a nationwide event. 

Information about preservation 

month activities is available at 

www.preservationnation.org. 

New Hampshire's Division 

of Historical Resources, the 

State Historic Preservation 

Office, was established in 1974. 

The historical, archaeological, 

architectural, engineering and 

cultural resources of New 

Hampshire are among the most 

important environmental assets 

of the state. Historic preservation 

promotes the use, understanding 

and conservation 

of such resources for the education, 

inspiration, pleasure and 

enrichment of New Hampshire’s 

citizens. 

For more information, visit 

online at www.nh.gov/nhdhr or 

call 271-3483. 

FORESTS PEST 

WORKSHOP MAY 18 

NorthWoods Stewardship 

Center in East Charleston, Vt., 

hosts Forests Pest First Detectors 

workshop on Saturday, 

May 18, at 9:30 am. This free 

training includes seven online 

modules and one day of field 

training and will prepare landowners 

and volunteers to help 

protect Vermont forests against 

destructive invasive pests. 

To register, contact Caitlin 

Cusack, Forest Pest First Detector 

coordinator at (802) 656- 

7746 or caitln.cusack@uvm.edu. 

Education credits will be available. 

NorthWoods is a nonempowering 

new generations to 

appreciate, understand and 

wisely use the land through 

science, education and action. 

Bill Creelman explained planting to those who attended a planting 

workshop above the border last week. Corey Bellam photo.




Left photo: Mary Kirby and Diane Stanley attended the spring planting workshop at Eaton Corner in Quebec last week. Right photo: Brian Creelman from Bishopton, Que., 

presented the program on spring planting. Corey Bellam photos. 

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In the Colebrook section of the new book, the Colebrook Fire Dept. is shown hosting the N.H. State Fire Association Convention. The 1928 convention was held at the Bluebird 

Pavilion in Lemington, Vt. Colebrook fireman Leonard Vancore is seventh from left, second row, with the trombone. Longtime Colebrook Fire Chief Archie Wiswell is 

kneeling on the far right, front row. Photo courtesy Colebrook Fire Department. 

Zizza Book 


stories and favorite photos, but 

also photographs that have 

never been published before or 

stories that have never been 

told before,” she said. 

The book includes the story 

of settlement of all four towns, 

with a focus on life from the 

towns’ beginnings through the 

first half of the 20th Century. 

This publication also includes 

the area’s efforts to preserve its 

precious heritage, while presenting 

a positive face to the 

future. Today, the region draws 

thousands of visitors with its 

small-town Main Street merchants, 

annual festivals and 

outdoor recreation, such as hiking, 

boating, snowmobiling and 

other off-road activities. 

Highlights of the book include 

the glory days of the Balsams 

Grand Hotel in Dixville; 

the tale of a 19th Century-born 

local boy Neil Tillotson, inventor 

of the modern latex balloon 

and glove, who became the 

owner of the Balsams in the 

1950s; the role of the railroad 

and the rivers, with a focus on 

the heyday of logging and lumber 

baron George Van Dyke; the 

early era of snowmobiling, with 

a look back at its forerunner— 

dogsledding; Alice Converse, the 

first woman guide in New 

Hampshire; and the contribution 

of the French-Canadian 

immigrants and their descendants 

to the culture and economy 

of the region. The silent 

movie era and first “talkies” are 

covered, with vintage photographs 

and memorabilia from 

Colebrook’s Opera House and 

the Jax and Halcyon Theatres, 

as well as Stewartstown’s Gem 

Theatre. Featured are playbills 

with such silent stars as John 

Gilbert and Gary Cooper. Columbia’s 

granite quarry, from 

It is thought that this photo of a tinker peddling his wares was taken in the late 1800s on Meriden Hill in the Columbia section of the 

book. A tinker could do a brisk business, with 12 families in residence on that hill. Photo courtesy Nancy Biron. 

which was taken the stone 

called “Columbia Pink,” forms 

part of that town’s portion of 

the book. Columbia Pink was 

used in the construction of the 

Smithsonian Institute and was 

also used to rebuild the Pentagon. 

The majority of the images 

have been donated for inclusion 

in the book from the collections 

of local residents and local institutions, 

such as area libraries 

and historical associations. 

Beginning May 27, the book 

will be available at Creative 

Natives, area bookstores, independent 

retailers and online 

retailers or through Arcadia 

Publishing at 888-313-2665 or 

www.arcadiapublishing.com. It 

will continue to be available, as 

well, through the author at 237 

-5517. 

Susan Zizza is also the author 

of Turn of the Twentieth, 

and contributing author of Beyond 

the Notches. She is a 

writer and photographer who 

served as an editor for the 

News and Sentinel and photojournalist 

for the Colebrook 

Chronicle. Her work has appeared 

in Vermont Life and 

New Hampshire ToDo magazines, 

among other publications. 

She received the Editor 

of the Year and Spot Photographer 

of the Year awards from 

the N.H. Press Association. She 

is a member of the N.H. Historical 

Society and Colebrook 

Historical Society, as well as 

the N.H. Writers Project. Her 

This shot of the Hampshire House and the Balsams Grand Resort’s front entrance, with Dixville 

Notch as a backdrop, was taken in the early 1900s. Zizza’s new book has an entire chapter devoted to 

this historic hotel. Photo courtesy Balsams Grand Resort. 

roots in the region run deep, as 

her forefathers were among the 

first to settle in the area. She 

and her husband, Mark, have 

been residents of Colebrook 

since 1977. 

Dixville, Colebrook, Columbia, 

and Stewartstown will be 

available for $21.99 at a book 

signing with the author on May 

25, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at 

Creative Natives at 117 Main 

St. in Colebrook. 

(Editor’s note: See the interview 

with Susan Zizza about 

her new book in the Video News 

of the Week at www.colebrookchronicle.com.) 

Left photo: This 1960s photo shows a competitor in a snowmobile 

race. Right photo: Alice Converse was a noted guide and competitor.



Northern Pass 


might mean to the North Country 

towns, in particular, the 

town of Clarksville, where a 

large mass of land has been sold 

for this one proposed project. 

Over 60 actual warranty 

deed and easement deeds have 

been recorded at the Coos 

County Registry of deeds since 

2011 for the Northern Pass. The 

most recent transactions, as 

reported in last week’s Chronicle, 

were two parcels in Stewartstown; 

one, a 20-acre lot, sold 

for $4 million, and the other, a 

153-acre lot, sold for $4.5 million. 

Of the over 60 parcels that 

are now owned by Renewable 

Properties or Properties Inc., 

seven sold for over a million 

dollars. The lowest price paid to 

-date was $24,000 on a five-acre 

lot in Stewartstown that was 

owned by Coburn Associates; in 

addition, only 18 of the 60-plus 

parcels were owned by North 

Country residents. The rest live 

in another area of the New 

Hampshire or out of state. This 

newspaper know of two North 

Country residents who moved 

out of a house they were living 

in on the land that was sold— 

one of those residents moved to 

southern New Hampshire. 

The Chronicle spoke with 

Clarksville’s property appraiser 

John Trumbull of Trumbull and 

Associates, Inc., based in Lancaster. 

John Trumbull has been 

appraising property for 25 

years, he said, and is in his 

third year working for the town 

of Clarksville. He spent five 

years working for the N.H. 

Dept. of Revenue, where he 

oversaw the town of Clarksville 

as an assessment monitor. 

Knowing that typical market 

value is what creates the total 

value of a town, we asked 

Trumbull what sort of impact 

the high prices being paid for 

the Northern Pass line could 

have on the value of a town like 

Clarksville—which has about 

40,000 acres in the town. In the 

past, large-scale land owners in 

the town included lumber companies. 

Today, those lumber 

companies have disappeared. 

Now, Renewable Properties 

owns over 1,200 acres, with options 

for easements on more. 

Trumbull explained that because 

there is one company purchasing 

all of the properties for 

one set purpose, the Dept. of 

Revenue will look at the land 

and value as an “assemblage.” 

The value of the parcel will stay 

the same as it was before it was 

purchased by Renewable Properties—no 

matter how much 

they paid. “If they paid a high 

price, it’s not considered the 

market value because that land 

is part of an assemblage of a 

larger product that makes the 

individual parcels worth more 

than they typically would be 

under the definition of market 

value. They aren’t a typical 

buyer,” he said. In other words, 

if a parcel was valued at 

$200,000, and Renewable Properties 

paid $2 million for it, the 

town will continue to appraise 

the parcel at $200,000—for 

property tax purposes, and Renewable 

Properties will pay the 

property taxes based on that 

original value. The total value 

of a town is what is used in the 

math to determine the property 

tax rates for town, county and 

school. The higher prices paid 

by Renewable Properties will 

not factor into the town’s value, 

said Trumbull. 

He compared the work of 

purchasing land for a transmission 

line as similar to the efforts 

that Walt Disney put into purchasing 

land in Florida to build 

Walt Disney World. “They did 

so under different names—they 

ended up with something worth 

far more than the individual 

parcels ever could have been 

individually,” said Trumbull. 

With a parcel like the Weir land 

in Stewartstown—20 acres for 

$4 million, which amounted to 

approximately $200,000 per 

acre, he said, “It’s like having 

the last 100 feet in the coast to 

coast railway—that last 100 

feet in the middle is worth a lot 

of money; that makes the assemblage 

of all the parcels for 

their line and they are willing 

to pay more than anyone else. 

The longer a property owner 

holds onto a parcel, the more 

likely they (Northern Pass) will 

offer more,” he said. 

“The town loses nothing, 

Northern Pass will continue to 

pay the property taxes on the 

original valuation—or whatever 

the value was when they bought 

the parcels, until they put the 

lines in. If the line goes in, at 

that point their lines will be 

assessed—in addition to the 

land,” said Trumbull. “We don’t 

know what that number is going 

to be at this point. But if 

that goes through, it would be a 

hefty tax benefit to Clarksville. 

The town-wide value would 

change because the installation 

of the lines would be considered 

an improvement to the property. 

If they increase the value 

of the town value by, say $2 

million, and the budget stays 

the same, then the tax rate for 

each individual property owner 

would go down,” said Trumbull. 

On its website, Northern Pass 

estimates this could be in the 

area of two dollars per thousand. 

But, said Trumbull, the unknown 

is if that increased value 

could be offset by a reduction in 

the value of property situated 

near the line. “I can’t say with 

certainty, but there could be a 

reduction with properties that 

are close to the lines,” he explained. 

“That’s speculation on 

my part. What I would have to 

do is look in other towns as well 

as Clarksville (over time) when 

properties start to sell after a 

line is built, and see if there 

was a decrease based on what 

other property sales are in the 

town. We have to observe the 

market for what people are paying.” 

He said that lower sale 

prices for properties near the 

transmission line could offset 

the projected increase in value 

to the town. 

Like many transmission line 

projects, there appears to be 

little understanding of what can 

be expected from such a proposed 

project—if it should ever 

be constructed. The Northern 

Pass Transmission line, for example, 

is already a couple years 

behind schedule because of the 


Business 

Barbara Laros 

CITIZENS BANK NAMES 

LAROS LOAN OFICER 

Citizens Bank has named 

Barbara Laros a Residential 

Loan Officer. She will support 

the northern New Hampshire 

region and Canaan, Island 

Pond and Beecher Falls, Vt. 

Her office is in Colebrook. 

Laros develops relationships 

with real estate partners to 

provide first-time and repeat 

home buyers with the home 

borrowing products and services 

that are right for them. 

Laros joined Citizens Bank 

in 1999. Previously, she was 

Vice President, Business Banking 

Sales for the New Hampshire 

and Vermont markets. 

She has worked in the financial 

services industry in the New 

Hampshire and Vermont markets 

for 18 years, where she 

has held positions of increasing 

responsibility with Citizens 

Bank and other financial institutions. 

“Citizens Bank is committed 

to the mortgage business and, 

specifically, to growing our 

home financing capabilities in 

the New Hampshire market 

and throughout our retail 

banking geography,” said 

Glenn Carter, National Strategic 

Sales Manager in the 

bank’s Home Lending Solutions 

division. “Barbara’s 

knowledge of the industry and 

her expertise will help our customers 

assess their individual 

home borrowing needs.” 

Laros resides in Colebrook. 

She has been active with the 

Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, 

the Belknap Mill Society 

and the Laconia Downtown Association. 

She holds an Associates 

Degree in Business from 

Somerset Country College in 

Somerset, N.J. 

Citizens Bank is a division of 

RBS Citizens, N.A., operating 

its seven-state branch network 

in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, 

New York, Rhode Island and 

Vermont. It has 80 branches 

and 202 ATMs in New Hampshire. 

RESIDENTS BUY 

WINDSOR PARK ESTATES 

The residents of Windsor 

Park Estates in Colebrook 

closed on Monday, May 6, on 

the purchase of their 48-unit 

community, making it New 

Hampshire’s 104th residentowned 

manufactured housing 

community. 

Using funding, education 

and technical assistance and 

training from the New Hampshire 

Community Loan Fund, 

residents organized and formed 

the Colebrook Homeowners Cooperative, 

Inc., in November, 

2012 in order to purchase their 

privately owned park. 

The cooperative then negotiated 

with park owner Castmin 

Realty for the final purchase 

price of $384,000 before finalizing 

the deal with a mortgage 

from the Community Loan 

Fund. 

Windsor Park resident Denise 

Weston was thrilled about 

the purchase. “We’ve been 

working toward this for four 

years. We are thankful that 

Castmin Realty has given us 

the opportunity to control our 

future. We now have control 

over our lives and our rent. We 

have the opportunity to work to 

make our park an even-better 

environment for our children.” 

Although the Community 

Loan Fund works in several 

areas to connect people and 

families with the loans, training 

and advice that allow them to 

find and maintain affordable 

homes, have secure jobs and 

become economically stable, the 

Concord-based organization is 

best known for its work in 

manufactured housing. 

Residents of parks that are 

not cooperatively owned usually 

own the building they live in, 

but not the land beneath it. Because 

of that, they miss out on 

most of the usual benefits of 

homeownership, including conventional 

mortgage terms, the 

appreciation of their home’s 

value and the availability of 

equity loans. 

“Residents who purchase and 

run their communities are protected 

against excessive rent 

hikes and park closures, and 

often feel greater pride and investment 

in their homes and 

surroundings,” says Community 

Loan Fund President Juliana 

Eades. 

The Community Loan Fund 

helped convert its first park in 

Meredith in 1984. Since then, 

its ROC-NH team has developed 

a conversion strategy, an 

annual leadership program, a bi 

-annual conference and a management 

guide for cooperatives. 

Its strategy is now being applied 

nationally by a spinoff 

organization, ROC USA. 

For more information on the 

Community Loan Fund, go 

online to www.communityloanfund.org 

or call Director of 

Communications and Marketing 

Steve Varnum at 224-6669, ext. 

277. 

N.H. Community Loan Fund Director of Lending Nadine Salley passes a gavel to Colebrook Homeowners 

Cooperative President Derek Cornell as, from left, ROC-NH Director Tara Reardon, co-op Treasurer 

Helen Hurlbert and co-op secretary Geri Chateauneuf look on. Photo courtesy NH Community 

Loan Fund.

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Obituaries 

Police, EMS 

Marilyn C. Burns 

MARILYN C. BURNS 

NORTH STRATFORD— 

Marilyn C. Burns, 84, of North 

Stratford, passed away on Saturday 

afternoon, May 4, 2013, 

at the Upper Connecticut Valley 

Hospital in Colebrook after a 

long period of declining health. 

She was born in Clarksville 

on Dec. 9, 1928, a daughter to 

the late Bill and Clara (Mullen) 

Wheeler. She attended local 

schools and later was married 

to Roy Burns in 1950. 

Marilyn worked at many 

different places over the years, 

including as a young nurse at 

the Coos County Hospital in 

Stewartstown, at the Stratford 

Plywood Mill until its closing, 

as an inspector at the Beecher 

Falls Division of Ethan Allen, at 

the Bose plant until its production 

facility left the area, and 

later as a driver and companion 

for the clients of the local Vershire 

Center. 

She was a wonderful mother 

and homemaker for her family. 

Her greatest passion was in 

caring for her whole family. 

Marilyn was known as a very 

private lady who also enjoyed 

gardening; and she will be remembered 

as a wonderful cook. 

She is survived by her son, 

Ted Burns and wife Cathy of 

North Stratford; three grandchildren, 

Troy Burns and wife 

Kathy of Lancaster, Bill Burns 

and wife Kami of Bloomfield, 

Vt., and Dan Burns and wife 

Jen of Loudon; five great- 

grandchildren; a brother, Willie 

Wheeler of Browns Mills, New 

Jersey; a sister, Ruth Pineo of 

Canaan, Vt.; as well as numerous 

nieces and nephews. She is 

predeceased by her husband of 

37 years, Roy Burns, in 1987; 

six brothers, Glen, William 

“Buster,” Albert, Stewart, 

Stanley, and Donald; and an 

infant sister, Dorothy. 

Calling hours were on May 9, 

2013, at Jenkins and Newman 

Funeral Home in Colebrook. A 

service was held at the funeral 

home. Pastor Justin Weberg 

officiated. Burial will immediately 

follow at the Fairview 

Cemetery in North Stratford. 

Condolences may be offered 

to the family online by going to 

www.jenkinsnewman.com. 

Funeral arrangements are 

under the direction of Jenkins 

and Newman Funeral Home, 

Colebrook. 

ALGENIA “JEAN” 

B. MERROW 

LANCASTER—Algenia 

“Jean” B. Merrow, 84, passed 

away on Wednesday, May 1, 

2013, at Country Village Genesis 

Eldercare Center in Lancaster. 

She was born on Oct. 28, 

1928, the only child of Allen and 

Edder (Collins) Mailman. 

Jean was a lifelong Lancaster 

resident graduating from 

Lancaster Academy. She 

worked at Hoovey’s Market and 

for the Red and White Market. 

For 20 years Jean worked as a 

clerk for the New Hampshire 

Liquor Store, retiring in 

2000. For a time she was the 

treasurer for the VFW Auxiliary, 

where she was a member 

for over 50 years and the United 

Methodist Women. Jean enjoyed 

knitting and crocheting. 

Jean is survived by many 

cousins and her dear friends, 

Charlie and Mi Hwa Bell. 

A graveside service was held 

on May 6 in the Summer Street 

Cemetery. Reverend Ron Bruce 

officiated. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial 

donations may be made to Riverside 

Rescue, Inc., 236 Riverside 

Avenue Lunenburg, VT 

05906 or the Carroll Stoughton 

Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 

284 Lancaster, NH 03584 

Please go to www.baileyfh.net 

for more information or 

to send an online condolence. 

CHARLOTTE 

ANN CORNELL 

LUNENBURG—Charlotte 

Ann Cornell, 67, passed away 

on Saturday May 4, 2013, in the 

comfort of her home. She was 

born in Lancaster on Aug. 30, 

1945, the daughter of Harry and 

Karlene (Colby) Silsby. 

Charlotte grew up in Lunenburg 

and graduated from Concord 

High School. She worked 

wallpapering and painting in 

numerous local homes and businesses. 

She liked riding the 

back roads, fishing and four 

wheeling most of which she enjoyed 

with long-time friend 

Gary Downing. 

Charlotte was predeceased 

by her parents. She is survived 

by her son, Raymond Whitcomb 

of Dillingham, Alaska, and his 

two daughters, Gracie and 

Regan; two daughters, Ina 

Whitcomb of Lancaster her 

partner, Jeff Smith and her 

children Macaelin, Mackenzie, 

Emily; daughter Ellen Nelson of 

Lunenburg and her husband 

John and children Leigha and 

Wade. She is also survived by a 

brother George Silsby of Lunenburg; 

several nieces and nephews. 

A graveside service will be 

held at a later date. In lieu of 

flowers memorial donations 

may be made to Riverside Rescue, 

Inc., 236 Riverside Ave., 

Lunenburg, VT 05906 


for more information 

or to send an online condolence. 

PHYLLIS BRIGGS 

COMMITTAL SERVICE 

EAST CONCORD, Vt.—A 

graveside service for Phyllis 

Esther (Woodbury) Briggs, who 

passed away at age 93 on March 

18, 2013, at the Manor in Morrisville, 

Vt., will be held on Saturday, 

May 11, at 1 p.m., in the 

Riverside Cemetery in South 

Lunenburg, Vt. A luncheon will 

be held afterwards at the Gilman 

Senior Center. 




JOHN MASON 


JEFFERSON–A committal 

service for John H. Mason, 67, 

who died on Sunday, March 10, 

2013, at his home on Jefferson 

Notch Road, will be held on Saturday, 

May 18, at 1 p.m., in 

Hillside Cemetery in Jefferson, 

with Reverend Dean Stiles officiating. 




E. IRENE MURPHY 


LANCASTER–A graveside 

service for E. Irene Murphy, 96, 

who died on Wednesday morning, 

Feb. 27, 2013, at Country 

Village Genesis Eldercare Center, 

Lancaster, will be held on 

Monday, May 20, at 11:30 a.m., 

in the Forest Vale Cemetery in 

Jefferson, with Reverend Ron 

Bruce officiating. 




DENNIS LANGLEY 


NORTHUMBERLAND— 

Dennis Joseph Langley. 69, of 

Dean Brook Road, Northumberland, 

died unexpectedly Saturday, 

Jan. 5, 2013, after a very 

sudden illness. 

Dennis was born on Feb. 17, 

1943 in Lancaster to George 

Andrew “Pop” Langley, Jr. and 

Eleanor May (Blay) Langley. 

Dennis graduated from 

Groveton High School in 1961 

excelling in basketball and 

baseball. In 1959 he was the 

first high school athlete in the 

State of New Hampshire to 

achieve a perfect 30 out of 30 in 

the foul shooting contest at 

UNH. He attended Lyndon 

State College. 

Burial will be on Friday, May 

17, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Northumberland 

Cemetery, with Pastor 

Aaron Cox officiating. 

Memorial donations may be 

made in Dennis’ name to the 

Groveton United Methodist 

Church, 46 Church St., Groveton, 

NH 03582. 

To send the family your condolences 

via the online register 

book, one may go to, 

www.armstrongcharronfuneral 

home.com. 

Northern Pass 


opposition to the project. Construction 

was to have started in 

2013. The findings of a report 

published in May 2012 for the 

Mountain States transmission 

line on private property in Montana 

and Idaho (available at 

headwaterseconomics.org) perhaps 

suggest the best theory todate 

regarding high voltage 

transmission lines. In its conclusion, 

the report notes, 

“Despite these information challenges, 

there are some commonsense 

conclusions that can be 

drawn. From a broad permitting 

perspective, a general observation 

is that when property value 

impacts occur, they tend to be 

negative. Impacts to any type of 

property are highest when the 

impact of the line on the property’s 

use cannot be mitigated. 

From the perspective of a siting 

process seeking to minimize 

risk of lost property value (as 

one of a many factors considered), 

there is credible data suggesting 

that small-lot rural residential 

subdivisions face high 

risk as a class of properties. For 

larger properties, it is difficult 

to predict impact without specifically 

considering how the 

siting of the line would affect 

the use of the property. Formal 

appraisals are the only appropriate 

mechanism to assess impacts 

to individual properties.” 


the industrial building on Gould 

Street for the driving portion of 

the Emergency Vehicle Driver 

Training course. Those participating 

drove an ambulance 

through the course which required 

them to drive forward 

and backward in a straight line, 

do a three point turn, back into 

a simulated loading dock, maneuver 

through a lane with narrowing 

clearance, and do serpentine 

turns forward and backwards. 

Chief Darling was assisted 

by Hal Grosser of the 

Vermont Fire Academy. 

The following is the activity 

report for April 28-May 4: 

On April 28, at 1:12 a.m., the 

department responded to Colebrook 

for a medical emergency. The patient 

was transported to UCVH. 


department responded to UCVH for 

a transfer to DHMC. 

On April 28, at 12:35 p.m., the 









department responded to Beecher 

Falls, Vt., for a medical emergency. 

The patient was transported to 

UCVH. 



a transfer to Catholic Medical Center. 



a transfer to Androscoggin Valley 

Hospital. 


department responded to Androscoggin 

Valley Hospital for a transfer 

to UCVH. 

On May 1, at 4:47 p.m., the department 

responded to Norton, Vt., 

for a motor vehicle collision. The 

patient was transported to Fletcher 

Allen Medical Center by DHART air 

ambulance. 

On May 2, at 2:54 a.m., the department 

responded to Pittsburg for 

a medical emergency. The patient 



responded to UCVH for a 

transfer to DHMC. 


responded to Colebrook 

for a medical emergency. One patient 

refused transport and one 

patient was transported to UCVH. 


responded to Colebrook 




responded to Stewartstown 

for a medical emergency. The 

patient was transported to UCVH. 


responded to Columbia for 

a medical emergency. The ambulance 

was cancelled while en route.



Business Directory Call 603-246-8998 

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—DENTIST— 

Main Street 

Colebrook, NH 03576 

Phone 237-8919 

DAN′S 

Glass And Mirror 

 

Daniel Dionne 

Route 3, Clarksville, NH 

Business 246-8996 

Residential and Commercial Glass 

Auto Glass 

Garage Door Sales and Service 

Garage Door Operators 

Screen and Window Repair 

Mirrors 

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Solomon’s 

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Main Street 

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246-8822 

Quality Meats 

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Garden Produce 

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Classifieds Call 603-246-8998 

For Sale 

Central Boiler E-Classic OUT- 

DOOR FURNACES. Heat your 

entire home and hot water.EPA 

Qualified. Call today, 1-800-295 

-8301. (603) 237-8301. 6/28 

Buying snowmobiles, ATVs and 

motorcycles. Call (603) 538- 

6963 or (802) 334-1603. TFN 

Handmade walking sticks for 

sale: 4-feet long, 5-feet long or 6 

-feet long. All $15 each. 2 for 

$25. Call Donald Beloin, 237- 

8369. 5/30 

7-foot Fisher Plow SD Series, 

Minute Mount 2 System. Purchased 

10/2012, used one season. 

$4,000 or best offer. Also, 

oxygen and acetylene tanks, 

asking $250. 331-0184. 5/10 

Upright studio piano, Ivers and 

Pond. Tuneable. $300 or best 

offer. 738-1349. 5/10 

Two 28-ft. aluminum walk 

planks, $300 each. 237-8687 

before 8 p.m. 5/24 

Moose antlers attached to skull. 

54-inch spread. $600. 237-8687 

before 8 p.m. 5/4 

Services 

In my area, top prices paid for 

your junk or unwanted vehicles. 

Call Rusty Edwards. (603) 237- 

5676. 6/28/13 

Music Lessons: Guitar, Ukulele, 

Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Dulcimer, 

and Voice. Children ages 5 

-8 for $60/month, includes instrumental 

rental. All other 

students, $75, instrument 

rental $15. Roberta’s Studio, 

(603) 331-1628. TFN 

Personal care provider, including 

care, reliable transportation 

and from physician visits, errands, 

grocery shopping, etc. 

Excellent references. Flexible 

scheduling. Call (603) 237-4269. 

Please leave a message. 5/10 

Help Wanted 

Logger/Cutter/Skidder Operator 

in Greentown, Penns.: Positions 

open for a logger with 

experience in all phases of logging 

including hand felling, 

dozer, log loader and skidder 

(not skid steer) operating. EX- 

PERIENCE A MUST. Driver’s 

license and reliable transportation 

required. Full time, year 

round work located in northeastern 

Pennsylvania. Serious 

inquiries only. (570) 269-0434. 

5/17 

Experienced waitress, good 

wage. Apply in person at Northland 

Restaurant, Canaan, Vt. 

5/24 

Wanted 

Top dollar paid for junk cars 

and trucks. Also, steel, batteries, 

aluminum cans. Call (603) 

636-1667 days or (603) 636- 

1304 nights. 6/28 

Share complete house. Your 

own private room with television. 

Everything included. 

$400/month. (603) 331-2763. 

5/31 

Farm Fresh 

Fresh local Eggs, $3.60/dz, 

Natural and Whole foods, Soy, 

Gluten & Dairy free products at 

the Copper Leaf store. Located 

in the green building between 

IGA and the rest area, 237- 

5318. TFN 

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bread, honey, maple syrup, etc. 

FREE Workshops 

Saturday 10:00 am 

5/11: "Lasagna-Layered Sq-Ft 

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Presenter: Stephanie Bailey 

Thursday 6:30 pm 

5/16: "Free Trees To Plant" 

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For Rent 

Colebrook—1 and 2 bedroom 

apartments in downtown Colebrook. 

First, second and third 

floor choices—starting at $425. 

Some with pellet stoves. Call 

237-5371 or (508) 864-9985. 

5/10 

Groveton, West Street, 2 br., 

very nice apt., with garage and 

porch, heated, hot water, has 

stove and refrigerator. Also, W/ 

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pick up. No dogs. Security and 

references. 636-1588. 5/24 

Firewood 

Cut, split, delivered. Jones 

Brook Farm, Guildhall, Vt. 

(802) 328-2013. 1/17/2014 

Real Estate 

6 acres, West Stewartstown, 

NH. One-quarter mile hike, old 

logging road, to reach beginning 

of property. Very private and 

secluded. Financing with a 

down payment. $24,900. (603) 

466-5933 or (603) 915-6216. 

5/24 

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Daily and Weekly rentals 

We launch and pickup 

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Sports 

Colebrook knocked it out in the game against Lin-Wood on Wednesday, handling winning the game 17 

-5. Thomas Jordan photo. 

Groveton’s Breanna Mosher looks to hit the ball during the Woodsville 

game last week. Tin McKenzie photo. 

Hayleigh Martin of Groveton slides safely into second base in the 

Woodsville game last week. Tina McKenzie photo. 

Like the boys, the Colebrook Mohawk girls send one out into the field as they bested Lin-Wood at 

home on Wednesday night, 15-2. Thomas Jordan photo. 


May 6, Canaan 15, Lin-Wood 4 

May 6, Colebrook 9, Profile 14 

May 7, Canaan 8, Lin-Wood 9 

May 8, Canaan 6, Lisbon 9 

May 8, Colebrook 15, Lin-Wood 2 

May 8, Groveton 7, Littleton 6 

ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE 

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL 

May 15: Rockies at SWAT; Angels 

at Feisty Fielders, G, 5:30 p.m. 

May 16: Yankees at Sea Dogs; 

Eagles at Orioles, B, 5:30 p.m. 

GREAT NORTH WOOD CAL 

RIPKEN GAME SCHEDULE 

May 10: GMS and North Country 

Ford, 9/10 Boys. 

Littleton and Page Hill Co-op, 11/12 

Girls. 

Kilkenny and Groveton Foundation, 

7/8 Girls. 

Bank of NH and Old Corner Store, 

9/10 Boys. 

May 11: Old Corner Store and 

The Mohawk girls head for home when they hosted Lin-Wood at 

on Wednesday night, winning the game. Thomas Jordan photo. 

North Country Ford, 9/10 Boys. 

Berlin and Schurman Motor Co., 

11/12 Girls. 

Kid’s Connection and Berlin, 11/12 

Girls. 

Berlin and Page Hill Co-op, 11/12 

Girls. 

Bank of NH and Passumpsic Savings 

Bank. 9/10 Boys. 

May 13: VFW and Rotary, 11/12 

Boys. 

Riverside Speedway and Hiller Orthodontist, 

9/10 Girls. 

Six Gun City and McDonald’s, 8/8 

Boys. 

Whitefield True Value and ACFHC, 

11/12 Boys. 

P&R Excavating and Trail Blazers, 

7/8 Boys. 

Legion and Jiffy Mart, 7/8 Boys. 

May 14: Berlin and AMS, 9/10 Girls. 

Hiller Orthodontist and Gorham, 

9/10 Girls. 

North Country Ford and Old Corner 

Store, 9/10 Boys. 

Passumpsic Savings Bank and 

Bank of NH, 9/10 Boys. 

May 15: Littleton and Groveton 

Foundation, 7/8 Girls. 

Caron’s and Littleton, 9/10 Girls. 

Passumpsic Savings Bank and 

GMS, 9/10 Boys. 

Schurman Motor Co. and Page Hill 

Co-op, 11/12 Girls. 

May 16: Whitefield True Value and 

Rotary, 11/12 Boys. 

Jiffy Mart and P&R Excavating, 7/8 

Boys. 

VFW and ACFHC, 11/12 Boys. 

McDonald’s and Trail Blazers, 7/8 

Boys. 

AMS and Hicks Logging, 9/10 Girls. 

Legion and Six Gun City, 7/8 Boys. 

Kid’s Connection and Littleton, 

11/12 Girls. 

Caron’s and Whitefield Lions, 9/10 

Girls.

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Sports 

VARSITY BASEBALL AND 

SOFTBALLSCHEDULE 

May 10: Littleton at Colebrook, 

G/B 4 p.m. 

Groveton at Lisbon, G/B 4 p.m. 

May 13: Profile at Groveton, G/B 

4 p.m. 

May 13: Colebrook at Pittsburg- 

Canaan, G/B 4 p.m. 

May 15: Gorham at Colebrook, B 

4 p.m. 

Colebrook at Lisbon, G 4 p.m. 

Pittsburg-Canaan at Groveton, 

G/B 4 p.m. 

May 16: Pittsburg-Canaan at 

Gorham, G/B 4 p.m. 

GAME RESULTS 

BOYS BASEBALL 

May 3, Groveton 9, Canaan- 

Pittsburg 12 

May 6, Canaan 3, Lin-Wood, 1 

May 6, Groveton 8, Gorham 4 

May 6, Groveton 8, Gorham 4 

May 6, Colebrook 14, Profile 0 

May 7, Canaan 4, Profile 8 

May 7, Groveton 5, Linwood 6 

May 8, Groveton 2, Littleton 6 

May 8, Canaan 4, Lisbon 2 

May 8, Colebrook 17, Lin-Wood 5 

GIRLS SOFTBALL 

May 3, Canaan 7, Groveton 6 

May 3, Groveton 6, Canaan- 

Pittsburg 7 


Colebrook Mohawks take another one home as well as proceed to 

third during Wednesday’s game against Lin-Wood. For video of the 

game, see www.colebrookchronicle.com. Thomas Jordan photo.

May 10, 2013 - Colebrook Chronicle

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