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Laurie Crawford shared this picture of her two-year-oldgrandson, Wyatt Parsons, taken in Groveton Tuesday night,when Lancaster boys played Groveton boys (elementaryschool). One of the boys from the Lancaster team was teach -ing Wyatt how to catch a baseball.

CONCORD — Knowing thatmaintaining operations duringunforeseen interruptions is keyto long-term business survival,the New Hampshire Division ofEconomic Development (NHD-ED) and USDA Rural Develop-ment are working together topromote the importance of pre-paredness and communicationseven before a disaster such as aflood or ice storm strikes. NHD-ED and the USDA will host“When Disaster Strikes! HowWill Your Business Survive?,” aseries of workshops in all tenNew Hampshire counties toeducate business owners andsenior level managers on busi-ness continuity, social mediaefforts and media relations – allin an effort for these companies

Coos County businesses invited tofree workshop on surviving disaster

to be better prepared if a natu-ral or manmade disaster were toeffect their daily operations.

The workshop for Coös Coun-ty businesses will be heldTuesday, June 14, 8 am to 12p.m. at White Mountains Com-munity College, 2020 RiversideDrive, Berlin. There is no chargeto attend, but space is limitedand registration is required.

For more information and toregister, visit: h t t p : / / c o o s - d i s -aster-eorg.eventbrite.com/

The break-out sessions willfocus on:

Business Continuity:Howbusinesses, non-profits and thepublic sector can use businesscontinuity planning to prepareand to respond to emergency sit-uations. Presented by:Jeannette McDonald, Principal,Cogent Solutions LLC

So c i al Media : Web 2.0Disaster Management: How touse social networks to plan forand respond to emergency situa-tions. Presented by: AllenVoivod, Principal, EpiphaniesInc.

Pu blic an d Me dia Re la-tions: Communicating in a timeof crisis, getting to know yourSurviving---------------------(Continued on Page 14)

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Obituaries

LancasterWeatherSummary

Next issue is due out on June 18Deadline is TUESDAY, June 14 at 4 p.m.

In this Journal:Midge's column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4Off Your Rocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4Crossword & Games, Horoscopes . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6Rumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7Happy Hiker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 12 and 13Dining and Having fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 15Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 12, 13, 14 and 15 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18

Week of May 29 to June 4TEMPERATURE:

High Week 86 6/1Low Week 37 6/4High 1 Year Ago 83Low 1 Year Ago 44Normal High 72Normal Low 45Record High 90 1999Record Low 24 1961Degree Days This YTD 8608Degree Days Last YTD 7769Avg. Degree Days YTD 8300

Note: Degree Day Year begins July 1and ends June 30.

PRECIPITATION:Total Week 1.13Total This Month 0.27Normal This Month 0.76Total This Year 20.84Normal For Year To Date 12.93Total Snow This Month 0.0Normal Snow This Month 0.0Total Snow This Winter 99.6Normal Snow This Winter 74.2

Note: Melted Precipitation Yearbegins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31.

(Editor’s note: Dave has noti -fied us that he will not be send -ing any weather reports untilmid-August.)

STRATFORD HOLLOW —Cora “Betty” E. (Scott)Davenport, 79, of ThebergeRoad in Stratford Hollow, diedsuddenly, Thursday, June 2,2011.

Born in Stewartstown onAugust 11, 1931 a daughter ofEarl Scott, Sr. and Esther(Covell) Scott, she grew up inGroveton and has lived most ofher life in the Hollow. Beforeretiring, Betty worked as a shoestitcher for the Shoe Shop inStratford.

Betty was a member of theUnited Methodist Church. Herpassion was the Stratford OldHome Days. She loved her flow-ers, woodworking, crocheting,and crafts. When she wasyounger she helped the elderly.Betty’s biggest love of all washer grandchildren, great grand-

children and just children ingeneral.

Betty is survived by sevenchildren: David and PatDavenport of Fort Covington,N.Y.; Nancy and NormanRainock of Mechanicsville, Va.;Linda and Allan Carpenter ofLittleton; Patricia and GeorgeBrooks of Dalton; Daniel and

Cora “Betty”E. Davenport

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSConverged Communication System –

Lancaster SchoolSAU 36/White Mountains Regional School District is seekingproposals for a converged communication system at theLancaster School, 51 Bridge Street, Lancaster, NH. Amandatory walk-through is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. onWednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Lancaster School atwhich time a more detailed specification will bereviewed.Proposals will be received at SAU 36, 14 King Square,Whitefield, NH 03598 until Thursday, June 30, 2011, no lat-er than 4:00 p.m. Proposals must be submitted in a sealedenvelope labeled in the lower left-hand corner, “LES PhoneProposal”. Telephone and FAX proposals will not be accept-ed. Ample time should be allowed for the transmittal of bidsby mail. A postmark indicating the date of mailing will not beconsidered as evidence of intent to submit bids in propertime. The awarding of bids will occur as soon as possibleafter school board approval. SAU 36/White Mountains Regional School District reserves

the right to reject any or all proposals submitted.

IN LOVING MEMORYEDWARD P. SULLIVAN

July 31, 1960-June 6, 1987Our Dad ~ Brother ~ NephewTwenty-four years have passed since that sad day,

when one we loved was called awayGOD took him home—it was his will

within our hearts he lives still.Lovingly remembered and sadly missed,

Allison Marie and DianeFred, Patti and familyPamie, Rob and family

Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Bea Aunt Frances and Uncle Johnny

OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE BOARD OF LISTERS

TOWN OF GUILDHALLChange of appraisal notices for the tax year of 2011 have been mailed,in accordance with Title 32, V.S.A., Section 4111.Grievance hearings will be held at the Town Offices on:

June 16, 2011 5 pm - 7 pmJune 18, 2011, 9:30 am - 11:30 am

To make an appointment, please call 802-676-3797.Please visit www.guildhallvt.org for more information

on the grievance process.

NOTICEA MEETING OF THE

GUILDHALL ZONING BOARD7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2011

AT THE GUILD HALL, GUILDHALL, VERMONTThe Guildhall Zoning Board will convene at the Guild Hall at theabove stated time and place to consider a zoning permit applicationsubmitted by Richard Rosser on March 1, 2011 in regards to thelocation of an eight x eight storage shed in the Guildhall VillageDistrict.Said permit, complete copies of which are on file at the town officewere referred to the Zoning Board for deliberation and decision onthe proposed location.

TOWN OF GUILDHALLANNOUNCEMENT OF “BULKY DAY”

Saturday, June 18, 2011 will be the first of two “BulkyDays” held in Guildhall this year (the second will be heldon Saturday, November 5th). The event will last from 8a.m. to noon. The event, which is intended for disposal ofitems not normally picked up by the curbside garbage serv-ice, is limited to Guildhall residents only. Examples ofacceptable materials include, but are not limited to, mat-tresses, box springs, rugs, carpet, treated wood, couches,chairs, toilets, sinks, sheetrock, fiberglass, painted wood,and shingles.

Please note that this event will also include haz-ardous waste collection; this part of the event is open toany residents of the Northeast Kingdom Wa s t eManagement District. Examples of hazardous wasteinclude, but are not limited to, ammonia, mothballs, mercu-ry thermometers, car batteries, dioxins, pesticides, rat poi-son, antifreeze, waste oil and filters, and CFLs. Please donot include alkaline batteries (place these in the regulartrash), asbestos, gun powder or other explosives, liveammunition, flares, infectious waste, latex paint (please dryout the paint and throw the solid paint away in the regulartrash), prescription drugs, radioactive waste, smoke detec-tors, unknown gas cylinders, and empty containers.

Feel free to contact the Town Clerk if you have anyquestions.

Sam Swope, Town Clerk

LANCASTERRESIDENTSThe Water QualityReport is availableat the Lancaster

Town Office,25 Main Street.

Cora “Betty” E. Davenport

Rae Davenport of StratfordHollow; Brenda Phillips ofStratford; and Roberta andWilliam Montgomery ofMidlothian, Tex.; 27 grandchil-dren; 57 great-grandchildrenand one great-great grandson.Betty is also survived by threesiblings. They are Irwin Scott ofHolyoke, Mass., MaxineRummel of Colorado, and SheilaYaksetic of Pennsylvania, andnumerous nieces and nephews.

Her parents Earl Scott, Sr.,and Esther Wood, one sonDonald Davenport and fivebrothers, Dean Scott, KeeneScott, Earl Scott, Jr., RichardScott and Frank Wood, all pre-deceased her.

A memorial gathering washeld on Thursday, June 9, 2011under the Stratford HollowPavilion to celebrate Betty’s life.

In lieu of flowers the familyrequests donations be made tothe Stratford Old Home Days,c/o Sandra Theberge, 25Theberge Road, North

Stratford, NH 03590.Arrangements are entrusted

to the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home inGroveton. To send the familyyour condolences or for direc-tions to the service, one may goto, w w w . a r m s t r o n g c h a r r o n f u -neralhome.com

LUNENBURG, Vt. — Agraveside committal service forBertha Goodwin will be held onJune 11 at 11 a.m. in RiversideCemetery, South Lunenburg.

Arrangements are under thedirection of the Bailey FuneralHome in Lancaster.

BerthaGoodwin

COMMITTALSERVICES

LANCASTER — On theevening of Sunday, May 22,Conservation Officers from theNew Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment assisted four hikersin safely making their way outof the woods after being caughtby darkness on the Jewell Trailin Thompson and Meserve’sPurchase.

Four hikers rescuedafter being caught

by darkness on Mt. Washington

Justin Greenough, age 33, ofDover, called 911 via cell phoneat approximately 9:15 p.m. afterdarkness forced him and a hik-ing companion to completelystop due to their inability to seethe trail. Although the hikershad food, water and extra cloth-ing, they did not have lights,forcing them to wait for help toarrive.

Conservation Officer Lieu-tenant Douglas Gralenski andConservation Officer (CO) MattHolmes of the New HampshireFish and Game Departmentwere subsequently notified ofthe incident, with CO Holmesresponding to the Jewell Trail.

At 10:50 p.m., Holmes locat-ed Mr. Greenough and a hikingcompanion approximately 200yards from the trailhead. C OHolmes also learned that Mr.Greenough had two more hikingcompanions who were in thesame predicament, and that Mr.Greenough believed that theywere waiting at the next bridgeup the trail. As a result of thisinformation, CO Holmes hikedMr. Greenough and the otherhiker back to the trailhead, andthen had Mr. Greenough hikewith him back up the Jewelltrail to locate the other strandedmembers of the party. A f t e rhiking for approximately 20minutes, they located the twoother stranded hikers (who alsohad no lights) at the secondbridge along the Jewell Trail.With the assistance of lights,the hikers were able to followCO Holmes back to their vehi-cle, arriving there safely aroundmidnight.

Rescue -----------------------(Continued on Page 15)

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The name Dave Caron is familiar to many a household in the North Country. Dave started on his ownin 1976 and has worked for himself ever since. It took about 20 yrs. and he and his wife Victoria, start-ed a new business with the help of their son Ethan.Caronʼs Stove Shop has been selling and servicing wood stoves, pellet stoves, gas stoves, coal stovesand more, since 1997. They take pride in selling only the best brands of stoves and pellets. TheCaronʼs were the founders and educators of pellet stoves to the North Country. Back in ʼ97, nobodyknew what a pellet stove was. Now everyone does, and they realize how cost-effective they are. Rightnow, pellets heat for about half the cost of oil.Being in the hearth business now for almost 15 years, theyʼve topped over 5,000 stove sales and thou-sands and thousands of tons of pellets. Dave recalls back in ʼ97 that he had to purchase a minimumof five stoves, to become a dealer. He asked his wife “How the heck are we going to sell five stoves?”Well, they sold, and more sold, and more sold, and now theyʼre selling an average of 200 to 300 stovesa year. Some years more, as Dave predicts this year to be one of those years. Stove sales this yearwill probably top between 400 and 500. Just since January, theyʼve sold over 160 stoves.Dave says “word of mouth is our best advertising. When someone loves their stove, they show it offto all their friends. They donʼt know it, but they are our sales staff.”Their second best advertising is other brands of stoves and pellets. You would not believe some of thestories weʼve heard. Probably the most common is stoves that donʼt run right, out of the box. Now youhave to fight with the dealer or the store where you bought it, because most other dealers donʼt pro-vide “factory authorized” service. With Daveʼs background, service is a very important part of thebusiness. Nobody beats his service. Other dealers want to sell it to you, but donʼt want anything to dowith servicing it. You have to bring it back, swap it out, or call the factory 800 number and get therunaround. The same goes for pellets. The old saying “you get what you pay for” still rings true.Dave has a motto that he uses. “Stick with the best”, the best brands, the best service, and the bestdeals.Dave says beware of stoves that will be coming into the area from a bankruptcy or foreclosure, asthere is no “factory warranty” on any of them. If it sounds too good to be true, thereʼs usually a catchsomewhere.Caronʼs provides “factory authorized” service on all the brands they sell.So stop by sometime and visit and see one of the best floor displays in all of New England.

We wish all a great summer,from Dave, Vic and Ethan

CARON’S STOVE SHOP484 Main Street, Lancaster, New Hampshire 03584

“Look for the Flaming Silo” next to the Lancaster Fairgrounds

Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sunday — Closed

Telephone: (603) 788-2299 Fax: (603) 788-2282

TOWN OF LANCASTERThere will be a meeting Wednesday, June 15 at10 AM in the Town Hallʼs second floor meeting

room to begin planning forLancasterʼs 250th birthday in 2014.

Any interested person or group is welcome toattend to help organize a party worthy of our

town. If you have any questions please contactthe Town Office at 603-788-3391.

SULLIVAN GREENHOUSESLife Everlasting Farm, Rte. 135, 268 Elm Street

2-1/2 miles from downtown Lancaster • 603- 788-2034Thank you for supporting family farms!

$1.75/packAnnuals

The North Country’s Largest SelectionAnnuals, Perennials, Trees, and Shrubs

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily

The Adventurous Gardenerswill begin their fourth season ofsummer garden tours thisSaturday, June 11at 2 o’clockwith a tour of the Gardens atSullivan Greenhouses inLancaster.

In addition, Fred Sullivanwill be giving a talk to all tourmembers, on the process ofbuilding proper soil and

mulching. He is also ready tohelp any and all that need a bitof advice on making sure thatyour storm damaged plants cando their very best this year evenwith the damage they mighthave suffered during the recenthail storms

The Adventurous Gardenersis a group of dedicated NorthCountry Gardeners who tour

local gardens. There is a tourscheduled every weekendthroughout the summer and alltours are free, so feel free toattend as many or as few as youwish!

To be included on theAdventurous Gardeners weeklyemail newsletter simply send anemail tofruitlands9832@aol.com

4th season of garden tours begins June 11The Friends of the Weeks

Memorial Library are sponsor-ing a series of art classes forchildren at the library this sum-mer. Greg Porter, art teacher atthe Lancaster School, will intro-duce young artists to the excit-ing possibilities of the visual

arts. The first session will beginJune 27 and end July 8. A sec-ond session is proposed forAugust 22 through September 2.Picasso’s Penguins for children

Art classes to be offered at the Library

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Caleb Interfaith VolunteerCaregivers is assisting theCommunity Action Program ofBelknap-Merrimack Counties inthe delivery of CommoditySupplemental Foods to this areaon June 16. Currently theCommodity Supplemental FoodProgram is accepting new appli-cants for the Whitefield, Dalton,Jefferson, Lancaster, Groveton,and Twin Mountain areas. ThisUSDA program distributes freenutritional food to income eligi-ble seniors 60 years and older.The food includes: cereals,canned juice, powdered andcanned milk, canned meats,

canned fruits and vegetables,rice, pasta, peanut butter, driedbeans, and 2 blocks of cheese.

The current income guide-lines are (before deductions):Family of one with $1,174monthly income; family of twowith $1,579 monthly incomem;family of three with $1,984monthly income.

Whitefield delivery for theHighland House and McIntyreapartments residents will be at8:30 a.m., and then theCommunity Baptist Church onJefferson Road across from thePost Office at 9:15 a.m.Lancaster delivery will be at the

All Saints Catholic Church at10:45 a.m. Groveton deliverywill be at the Melcher CourtApartments at 12:30 p.m.

On delivery day, NEW partic-ipants need to provide proof ofincome, proof of residency andproof of age.

If you have questions aboutCommodity Food or if you meetthe guidelines, but are unable topick up the boxes of food pleasecall the Caleb Caregivers officeat 837-9179

You can reach TheCommodity Supplemental FoodProgram at 1-800-578-2050.

Commodity food delivery date is June 16

We’re open for the season.Not a lot of news to share at thistime, but we are receiving ournew brochures, maps, etc. Ourneighboring states have beengenerous with their new mapsand yearly publications. Wehave a new Summer Fun publi-cation from New Hampshirethat has interesting informationabout the Lakes Region and theMt. Washington Valley, but wein the Great North Woods havebeen slighted with barely amention.

An interesting group came inafter Memorial Day. They werespeaking a language that wasunfamiliar to our ear and whenasked where they were from,they replied Russia. It seems

they had lived in the Bostonarea for several years, but weremore comfortable speaking theirnative tongue to one another,than using English. In fact, onegentleman didn’t seem to speakEnglish at all. They were head-ed to Milan Hill campground,but when we looked in thecampground guide, we found itdidn’t open until the middle ofJune. They didn’t seem upset,but did want to see Berlin andMilan, familiar names to them.

The building has not beenlonely over the winter, as theLions Club, the Rotary Club andthe Chamber of Commerce haveheld their meetings here. Untilthe middle of June, we are openonly four hours a day—11 a.m.

Great North Woods Welcome Centeruntil 2 p.m. We still have a com-puter and the public is free touse it. Do come in for a visit andcheck out our racks of informa-tion.

The Lancaster Farmers’Market is in its fourth week for2011. It doesn’t seem possible!Fresh lettuce, chard, spinach,radishes, and now beet greensare available at many of thevendors’ tables. Try a stir frywith bok choy or sauté baby kalewith just a little oil and springgarlic. One vendor expects tohave zucchini, summer squashand maybe a cucumber or twoby next week, and another plansto have peas soon. Tomatoesshould be ready by July 1st. Ourbakers supply Polish, sour-dough, gluten-free, and sweetbreakfast breads each week. I’vetried them all and cannot decidewhich I like best. Locally raisedbeef, lamb, pork, and fresh boil-er chickens can round out anymeal. Maple syrup in containersof all sizes makes a wonderfulgift, as would one of the careful-ly crafted wooden bowls or theorganic wool blankets. Yes,organic wool from sheep raisedon natural grains on local fields.

Entertainment for the sum-mer will include the LooseWires band, fiddlers, recorderplayers, and vocal soloists.Later in July there will be abubble day for the children, andthe library will sponsor a BigRig day on July 2nd. If you knowsomeone who would like to per-form at the Market, let us know.

And don’t forget to check for thelatest happenings at the Marketweb site www.lancasterfarmers-market.net.

— Submitted by Barbara R.Robarts

Lancaster Farmers’ MarketBoard

Fourth Farmers’ Market in Lancaster

Breezly is a super nice three-year-old Husky lab mix. Heis great on a leash good withkids, cats and other dogs. Hejust needs someone to lovehim. If you can give him orany other dog a home, pleasecall 802-892-5300 or onlineat www.riversideanimalres -cue.org

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Say, did you hear about the time…

By Ed “Midge” Rosebrook, Jr.

…a logger treated oil as if it were gold?

Letters to the Editor

The Off Your Rocker ClubBy Corinne Comeau

Hi, fab OY Rocker peeps.Here we are at (oh, my gosh) col-umn/meeting #88.

Summer is really, honestly,trying to arrive (hold on while Irun to get another sweater). Iam writing this on June 6th(Monday) and the sunnywarmth is finally (sort of),weakly, making its way to usafter several downright COLDdays (had to get my Winter“jammies” back out of a storagetrunk.

I’m hoping (and, yes, pray-ing) for some genuine, honest togoodness garden growingweather. Some of my small plotis planted (tomatoes in pots,actually), but I’ve had to run outthere and throw “shelter” overeverything at night because ofthe dratted frost and threat offrost). Grrrrr! There are moreplant seedlings growing in shal-low pans in the house and I suredo want to set them out, but fearof more frost holds me back.How about y’all? Do you think Iam being too chicken and cau-tious?

Our “Kitchen Painter’s andArts and Crafts and otherDabblers OY Rocker Club” hasbegun its meetings again(yep…in my little kitchen). Weare a very, very informal group,

just meeting to dabble and totrade and share whatever abili-ty or bits (some folks have lots,actually) of talent or know howor “how to” information each ofus might have regarding paint-ing and drawing and arts andcrafts and needlework, in gener-al. Nothing professional or“know it all” about us…most ofus are just learning and havingfun while we are at it, so if youwould like to pop in and visit orjoin…c’mon along. We plan tocontinue getting together withour art supplies (or crafts orsewing or whatever makes usfeel creative) on Wednesdays, ona “come and go as you please”basis from 10 a.m. until day’send. Bring a sandwich ormunchy in case you get hungry,and your art stuff, of course. Ifyou are trying to learn some-thing totally brand new to you(painting, for instance) anddon’t have supplies or knowexactly what to get, come on inand we will help you figure outwhat you need to get, with ourcombined knowledge. There isno fee. We are more or less a cre-

ative coffee klatch group—neighbors! We meet in theextremely little kitchen in theextremely little white houseacross from Cabot Inn. Call meif you’d like, before heading in (Iam in the book) and all ages(from 9 to 90ish) are welcome.We are a zany, busy, happy peo-ple. Love to see you. So that is itfor now. See you again soon.And, God, please bless us all. (Iknow the Wednesday groupsounds sort of crammed in andcrowded, but we make plenty ofroom…really, truly.)

P.S. Thank you so very, verymuch to the lovely young OffYour Rocker peeps who helpedme “work” (figure out) the movierental thingy at Shaw’s. Wish Ihad asked your names (I amsure you know who you are.)God bless, and thanks again.

Comments may be shared bywriting to Corinne Comeau at191 Portland Street, Lancaster,NH 03584 or c/ o GreatNorthwoods Journal, 76 Mecha-nic Street, Lancaster, NH 03584or by email to editor@great -northwoodsjournal.net

Meeting number 88

With oil prices escalatingupwards, and closing in on the$4 per gallon mark, we are alltreating it as if it were preciousgold—the kind of gold that youpay dearly for, only to see itevaporate out of your tailpipeand disappear.

Then there’s the bad sideeffects from that extremely overinflated cost of Arab gold. Highfood prices, tire prices, heatingoil prices, you name it!

Most of our higher than nor-mal oil prices, are brought on bythe even higher national debt of$14+ trillion. Washington isprinting more money to help payfor their extravagant entitle-ment programs, that in turndecreases the dollar’s value,which increases the cost of oil.It’s called monetizing the debt.Hey, I’m not just a dumb old

grease monkey!Oh, yeah, speaking of grease,

or more like gear oil, Don Calltold me a story of local logger“Wild Bill” Hodgdon, who wasworking on his pulp truck at theGulf station, one day. I’m guess-ing it took place some time dur-ing the 1960s. Bill was repairingthe rear differential and hadjust opened a brand new five-gallon pail of gear oil to fill itwith. For those not familiarwith these types of containers,they are a typical five-gallonpail except the entire top lid isremoved, so a special pump canbe placed on top of it, which hasa length of hose long enough toreach the filler hole in the differ-ential.

When Bill’s helper crawledout from under the truck, heaccidentally “kicked the can”

and spilled the entire contentsinto the dirt.

To prove that money hasalways been tight for the work-ing class, instead of going backto the store to buy another can,Bill quickly grabbed a shovel,took an old shirt for a makeshiftscreen, scooped up as much oilout of the sand, as he could, andwrung every single drop of gearoil back into the pail.

I’m guessing, but he mayhave tossed away that old shirt.

— Comments may be sharedby writing to Midge Rosebrookat 25 Hill Street, Lancaster, NH03584 or c/o Great NorthwoodsJournal, 76 Mechanic Street,Lancaster, NH 03584 or byemail to editor@greatnorthwood -sjournal.net

Recipient of Northern Gateway Regional Chamberʼs2011 Director’s Award !

Give us a break, JaniceTo the Editor:

Now that the dust has settledon the 2011 Vermont legislativesession, it seems a good time totake a look back at the perform-ance of Janice Peaslee, StateRepresentative for Essex-Caladonia-1.

During the most recent elec-tion campaign, Mrs. Peasleeexplicitly promised to fight for“jobs, jobs, jobs” and work hardto bring broadband to all theresidents of her district. Herrecord shows a very differentpicture.

Mrs. Peaslee was one of only13 House legislators to voteagainst the passage of a bill tocreate additional jobs andincrease nonpublic-sector medi-an household income throughtax credits, incentives and newand amended economic develop-ment programs in the areas ofworkfare training, entrepre-neurship, the creative economyand access to capital (H287). Ifshe was at all involved in anyserious efforts to expand highquality broadband and cellphone service to our district,

there is no evidence of it.As far as I can tell, she was a

co-sponsor of only six Housebills, none of them having any-thing to do with economic devel-opment or broadband. One billhad to do with motorcyclelicense plates and two had to dowith an airport and air naviga-tion (favorite topics of hers, asyou might recall, she owns anairplane herself and flies it as apersonal hobby).

Most of what Mrs. Peasleeseems to do in Montpelier is tovote no. Her finest moment thissession came when she voted noon a bill that would haverequired employers to offer a 30-minute (paid or unpaid) breakduring six hours of consecutivework (H41.) Way to go.

The district that Mrs.Peaslee represents remains thepoorest and least served inV e r m o n t . Apparently, she isjust fine with that. Give us abreak, Janice. Start represent-ing us or step aside.

Laura L. WilsonGuildhall, Vt.

The Lunenburg Elementary/Gilman Middle School present -ed displays from “Around the World in 80 Minutes”. KristenPotteiger sits among the Africa section by sixth graders withher Ghana project. (Photo by Arlene Allin)

The Lancaster Rotary announced their final Sutdents of theMonth this week. They are Gabby Scott and Megan Wright.Each month, two students are selected by the LancasterSchool who exemplify the qualities and values of Rotary.

(Photo courtesy Louise Caouette)