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Water WarriorConor O’Brian focuses on the pool wall during a recent practice of the swimmers representing GilfordHigh School in state meets. See story on A5.

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Bobhouses are appearing on local lakes and ponds already but state and local officials caution that there is still open water in many locations, asseen here in Meredith Bay.

Awareness is key to ice safetyLAKES REGION — With

cold weather gripping thestate,many are turning to thelakes and ponds for wintersports and recreation, likeice fishing, snowmobiling,and skating.

State and local officialsare quick to caution resi-dents and visitors alike, how-ever, that cold temperaturesdo not always mean it is safeto venture onto the ice. Thereare still areas on some bodiesof water that have yet tofreeze, an officials say peopleshould keep an eye out foropen water while crossing onice.

N.H. Fish and Game re-ports that there should be aminimum of six inches of icebefore foot travel is safe, eightto ten inches for ATV's andsnowmobiles. Thick ice doesnot always indicate safe con-ditions either, they caution,as varying weather can affectthe strength of the ice. Aslushy surface formed bywarmer temperatures thatthen refreezes can weakenice surfaces. Honeycombedice or dark snow and ice aresigns of unsafe conditions.Currents, wave action andunderwater springs can cre-ate hazardous conditions as

well.“Weather is a variable fac-

tor for ice, and people need tobe aware of it,” Liza Poinierof Fish and Game advised.

In Gilford, Deputy FireChief John Beland urgespeople to be aware of the cur-rent conditions when ven-turing out onto the lakes andponds. His department iscalled out several times eachwinter for injuries from slipsand falls, snowmobile acci-dents and many other occur-rences.

“People should alwayshave ice claws to pull them-selves out if they fall

through,” Beland said.The ice claws (also called

ice picks) can be purchasedat local sporting goods stores.Wet hands will never grip on-to an icy surface, but thesepicks are handles with asharp point that can drive in-to the ice and allow a personto pull themselves up and on-to solid ice.

Another safety tip is tocarry a strong object like apry bar horizontally to thesurface. If a person fallsthrough with such an objectin their hands, the bar canhelp prevent them from go-ing all the way under the ice.

Supervisors still get a‘no’ from BudCommBY DANIELLE [email protected]

The Budget Committeelast week reviewed its rec-ommendation for the com-pensation received by the Su-pervisors of the Checklist.

The Board of Selectmenmet with the supervisors todiscuss their compensationafter the supervisors submit-ted a letter requesting theirown office space, computersand more compensation. Af-ter the meeting the select-men recommended anhourly wage.

The Budget Committeedisagreed with the terms andrecommended the line itemrevert back to the stipend thesupervisors had receivedpreviously. The Board of Se-lectmen decided to stand byits initial recommendation.

Town Administrator ScottDunn requested that thecommittee look over the itemagain to see if the could cometo an agreement.

“We went and spent a cou-ple days and saw what theydo,” said Kevin Hayes, se-lectmen representative to thecommittee. “I would ask thecommittee to support our de-cision.”

The supervisors present-ed to both the Budget Com-mittee and the Board of Se-

lectmen to answer any ques-tions about their request.They described that theirconcern stems from new re-quirements of the positionand the extra work those re-quirements demand. The of-ficials readily agreed to adedicated space for the su-pervisors and their own com-puter. They were previouslyworking out of the TownClerk/Tax Collector’s office.

Dunn suggested that thesupervisors may feel there isan imbalance in their com-pensation. He used the ex-ample of Election Day, wherethe supervisors would not bepaid under the stipend planfavored by the Budget Com-mittee, but could be sittingnext to someone who is beingpaid $8.75 an hour.

“The selectmen are hereall day too, at times,” saidDoug Lambert, member ofthe Budget Committee, “andthey don’t get an hourlyrate.”

Skip Murphy noted thatthe Budget Committee re-ceives no compensation fortheir services. The differ-ence between the two recom-mendations is $1,624. TheBudget Committee voted 6-5to continue with their previ-ous position.

Budgeters pass onendorsing NGOsBY DANIELLE [email protected]

The Budget Committeevoted not to endorse two pe-titioned warrant articles re-questing funding for non-governmental organiza-tions.

Last year, the committeedecided to allow the voters todetermine what NGOs theywanted to fund through tax-es. The voters decided to on-ly fund two of the agencies,which the committee has al-ready approved for 2009. TheCommunity Action Pro-gram, one of the agenciesthat did not get funded lastyear, has submitted a peti-tioned warrant article re-questing funding from thetown. Because it is a fundeditem the committee has tovote on whether they en-dorse the $8,762 warrant ar-ticle. The Youth Services Bu-reau also submitted a peti-tioned warrant article in theamount of $6,000. The pro-grams use these funds to buysupplies and pay their em-ployees.

“I am voting against thisbecause I have spent manyhours that I will never getback researching this topic,”said Terry Stewart, memberof the Budget Committee. “IfI could create a businessmodel to suck money from asmany places as possible, thisis what I would do. They getmoney from everywhere.”

Dale Dormody, BudgetCommittee member, said hefelt the committee should notget to endorse these NGO pe-titions because the factorsthat go into voting for themare much more than mone-tary. He said it involved eth-ical, philosophical and moralissues when it comes to vot-ing on these particular peti-tions.

“I know we have to,” saidDormody. “I just wish we did-n’t.”

Committee member DougLambert said he had partici-pated in the public hearingat the county level that in-volved funding for NGOs.

Beland explained the bestthing a person who has fall-en into the water can do is totry to remain calm, place

their elbows onto the ice sur-face and pull themselves up-

SEE BUDGETERS PAGE A9

SEE ICE SAFETY PAGE A9

Changesmade toteachers’contractfor 2009BY DANIELLE [email protected]

The school board and Gil-ford Education Associationhave ratified a new teachers’contract that includes sever-al changes for the educators.

The teachers previouslywere able to leave schoolgrounds during their lunchperiod provided they had noassigned responsibilities.The language has beenchanged to read that theywill be able to leave providedthey have notified the prin-cipal’s office.

In the elementary schoolteachers will now receive 160minutes of planning timeper full workweek in addi-tion to their lunchtime. Theywill not be assigned other du-ties during this time. Theprincipal may call a meetingor meetings at his or her dis-cretion.

The teachers may applySEE TEACHERS PAGE A13

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A2 THE GILFORD STEAMER ALMANAC JANUARY 15, 2009

Gilford Public Library Top Ten Requests

For The Week of January 12, 2009

1. “Extreme Measures: A Thriller” by Vince Flynn (Fic-tion)

2. “Mamma Mia” (DVD – Rated PG 13)3. “The Twilight Series” by Stephenie Meyer (Young

Adult)4. “Dewey: A Small-Town Library Cat” by Vicki Myron

(Non-Fiction)5. “The Private Patient” by P.D. James (Mystery)6. “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” by David Wroblewski

(Fiction)7. “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout (Fiction)8. “American Lion: Andrew Jackson” by Jon Meacham

(Non-Fiction/Biography)9. “Arctic Drift” by Clive Cussler (Fiction)

10. “The Catch: A Joe Gunther Novel” by Archer Mayor(Fiction)

1. Where did Martin Luther King Jr.earn his Ph.D.?

2. What is the name of the countrythat sits in the Pyrenees betweenSpain and France?

3. What is the only Great Lake thatdoes not abut Michigan?

4. Who was the only U.S. president toserve as Chief Justice of the U.S.Supreme Court?

5. On what kind of ship would a Jol-ly Roger have flown?

1.Boston University;2.Andorra;3.Lake Ontario;4.William Howard Taft;5.A pirate ship

Gilford PD respond to 161 calls for serviceGILFORD POLICE LOG

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2 civil matters were re-ported.

5 larcenies were reported.1 report of shots fired was

made.15 fingerprint requests

were made.1 report of criminal tres-

pass was made.1 report of harassment

was made.

5 9-1-1 hang up calls weremade.

3 reports of road andweather conditions weremade.

3 attempts to locate weremade.

2 parking summonseswere issued.

1 warrant advised/vacat-ed was reported.

A juvenile, 17, was arrest-ed on a warrant.

Joseph P. Woods, 51, of 6Spring Street, Laconia, wasarrested for shoplifting.

Michael Spinale, 26, of 5Stevens Avenue, Meredith,was arrested and chargedwith conduct after an acci-dent.

Jeremy A. Luce, 22, of 4Noyes Lane, Atkinson, wasarrested and charged withcriminal mischief.

19 traffic stops were re-ported.

16 motor vehicle checkswere reported.

1 motor vehicle lockoutwas reported.

4 abandoned vehicleswere reported.

18 calls for an ambulance

were reported.6 calls for the fire depart-

ment were reported.4 reports of existing con-

ditions were made.2 suspicious vehicles were

reported.3 suspicious persons were

reported.1 possible burglary in

progress was reported.11 alarms were reported.6 calls for motor vehicle

assistance were reported.6 animal complaints were

made.5 motor vehicle com-

plaints were made.6 motor vehicle accidents

were reported.1 report involving a juve-

nile was made.10 services of paperwork

were reported.


Construction continues on the new Marriott Towne Place hotel beingbuilt near the Route 3 & 11 Bypass. The construction is on schedule toopen in the spring.

New hotel in Gilford on track for spring openingBY DANIELLE [email protected]

Construction on the newMarriott Towne Place hotel,located at the Route 3 & 11 By-pass, is moving right alongand will be ready for openingin the spring,

“We’re still doing interiorframing drywall plumbingand that sort of thing,” saidTim Daigneault fromOpechee Construction.“There have been no delaysor hold ups or anything likethat.”

The hotel was proposedlast year, and it was indicat-ed at the time that it would bea brand name hotel right offthe bypass. The idea was tocreate a place for people get-ting off the interstate to stopin Gilford, according to the

proposal.At the time, both the Plan-

ning Board and ZoningBoard of Adjustment lookedat the plans carefully andvoiced their intention tomake sure the look of thebuilding coincided with thedesired “village” feel of thetown. Marriott offered sever-al roofing options to helpkeep the building’s featuresconsistent.

After receiving approvalthe construction began lastJuly and is on track to finishin less than a year. The ho-tel’s opening is planned forsome time in May.

Daigneault said that thecompany has built hotels likethis one before, and so far ithas been a pretty routineconstruction. The winter

weather does not affect theinterior construction.Opechee Construction hasenclosed the building at thispoint and in the spring thecompany will complete the

outside landscaping andpainting.

“It’s going very well overthere,” said Daigneault. “Wewill be ready for the summerseason.”Filing period opens

soon for ’09 electionsBY DANIELLE [email protected]

The following positionswill be on the ballot in Marchfor the Town of Gilford:

Board of Selectmen, onethree-year term position;Budget Committee, threethree-year terms; SchoolBoard, two three year terms;one three-year position onthe Board of Fire Engineersand two three-year positionson the Board of Trustees ofthe Gilford Public Library.

Appointments on the

Planning Board, HistoricDistrict & Heritage Commis-sion, Parks & RecreationCommission, ConservationCommission, and ZoningBoard of Adjustment will beopening up this year as well.

The filing period to run forany of these elected posi-tions is Jan. 21-31. Those in-terested should inquire atthe Town Clerk/Tax Collec-tor’s office in the town hall orphone the office at 527-4713.

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Budget Committee narrowly endorses hockey fundingBY DANIELLE [email protected]

In a vote of 5-6, the BudgetCommittee endorsed a peti-tioned warrant article to al-locate funds to the Belmont-Gilford Ice Hockey BoostersAssociation for the coopera-tive varsity ice hockey team.

“We know that the econo-my is tough and it is certain-ly showing up in ourfundraising,” said DavidCaron, president of the asso-ciation.

The program is request-ing $4,250, which would onlybe expended upon confirm-ing that Shaker RegionalSchool District in Belmonthas raised a similar amount.This would be an annual ap-propriation and part of theoperating budget to be fund-ed from general taxation.Caron said that the moneywill go to paying half of thefees for coaching, game offi-

cials and ice time.The program does receive

sponsorships from local busi-nesses and fundraising mon-ey with a bake sale. However,Caron said that most of thefunding comes from the par-ticipation fees that the play-ers contribute. Caron dis-tributed a handout to theBudget Committee depictinghow much it costs to fund theteam for one year. Betweenfees and equipment the an-nual cost is $21,140.

Caron added that the play-ers buy their own equipmentand that because the sport isone of the most expensivesports they do their best tohelp the players. The coacheswill ask players for usedequipment to make sure thateveryone who wants to playcan.

“We won’t turn anyoneaway because they can’t pay,”

said Caron.The team was started

eight years ago. Caronpraised the team for itsrecord and for being the firstcooperative team in NewHampshire. It is the fifth var-sity season for the team,which made its first playoffappearance last year. Sixgirls have played,he said,andthe program saw its firstplayer named to the All-Stateteam. The record for thehockey team has been steadi-ly improving since the firstseason when they were a clubteam.

Budget Committee mem-ber Doug Lambert said hedidn’t like the fact that if thearticle passed, they would beforcing the coach to get paid.The assistant coaches do notget paid, but the head coachdoes get a stipend for the sea-son. The committee voted 6-5

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RAUS FAMILY

Parker Raus’ father, Bob, presents him with the Eagle Scout certificateas his mother, Holly, looks on.

Local teen earns Eagle ScoutBY DANIELLE [email protected]

Parker Raus completed ajourney of four years whenhe received the rank of Ea-gle Scout from the BoyScouts of America.

"Ceremonies like today'sare an example to set for ourcommunities and childrennationwide,” said CharlieGlover, Parker’s first scout-master from Florida. “That'swhat is it is all about, not justabout congratulating Parkeron a job well done."

More than 50 people fromthe community includingTroop 243, Cub Scout Pack243, relatives from out ofstate, friends, neighbors andmembers of the Gilford li-brary staff attended the Ea-gle Court of Honor at the li-brary Jan. 3. The Troop 243Scoutmaster, committeechairman, all four assistantscoutmasters and all troopcommittee members also at-tended and participated inthe ceremony.

Raus is a member ofTroop 243 and is a sopho-more at Gilford High School.He joined the Scouts at age11 and has been working to-wards this goal to become anEagle Scout at age 15.

His required service proj-ect to attain the Eagle Scoutrank was the building of aplayhouse/puppet theaterfor the children's room at thenew Gilford Library. Theproject took an estimated 300volunteer hours to complete.

The ceremony lasted justover an hour and was hostedand run by boys and youngmen from the troop includ-ing several current EagleScouts. The ceremony wasbroadcast via the web to rel-atives across the countrythat were unable to attend.

Besides the Eagle certifi-cate form the national BoyScouts Of America organi-zation, Raus also receivedmore than 20 congratulatoryletters, commendations andnotices from people such asGovernor Lynch, PresidentBush, all New HampshireSenators and Congressmen,

local selectmen and otherprominent leaders.

"Boys Scouts is the onlyorganization I've ever be-longed to that I cannot ques-tion a single thing theyteach,” said Bob Raus, Park-er’s father. “It truly embod-ies what I think we all wantour children to become. I amproud of Parker in manyways, and today especiallyfor achieving this rare honorand distinction."

Parker said that he is nowworking on getting his dri-ver’s license and confirma-tion in the church.

“I was really glad that mydad was there,” said Raus. “Itwas very emotional. I wasvery appreciative that he

said those things about me.He said it was probably oneof the biggest things I hadever done in my life and hewas so glad I accomplishedit.”

Raus said he didn’t thinkhe’d have the opportunity tospeak but it was a nice sur-prise. It was his father’s ideato set up the Web cam withhis uncle to share the mo-ment.

“I’m happy that’s it’s over.I have been working on it fora long time,”said Raus.“Nowthat I’m an Eagle Scout thereare a lot of obligations, (like)setting the right example notonly in Scouts but upholdingthose laws in my everydaylife.”

JetMan misses by win ‘this much’Rob Fulmer, a Top 4 Favorite, falls short in NFL contestBY DONNA [email protected]

People monitoring theNFL Web site for Gilford'sRob Fulmer and his quest tomake a Super Bowl commer-cial know that he gave it hisall.

The "That's How I See It"competition, co-sponsoredby Samsung, awarded a spotin a Super Bowl ad and a tripto the "Big Game" to onelucky fan. Fulmer's tale ofhis love for the N.Y. Jets wasa favorite right from thestart.

"One time I saw I wasn't inthe Top 4, but that was onlyfor a couple of hours," Ful-mer said.

The contest was all aboutpassion. Fans were selectedfrom around the countrywho displayed an extremepassion for their favoriteteam. Fulmer, in his JetManoutfit outside the N.J. Mead-owland's stadium, caughttheir eye. He was asked to tellhis story, recounting on filmhow his wife signed a con-tract allowing him to missany family event if there wasa Jet's game. And she heldher part of the bargain. Ful-mer missed her sister's wed-ding.

As he spoke to the cam-

eras, Fulmer gradually tookon his persona of "JetMan,"his face painted, stringing ongreen and white team beads,and finally donning his JetHat. One take was all it tookfor JetMan to come to life andtell of his passion for theteam.

There were a couple ofother videos that seemed tohang in the voter's favor aswell and that had Fulmerworried as the contest wounddown. Then, late last week,the phone call came, notify-ing him he was not the win-ner.

"They wouldn't say whowon, they only told me it wasnot me," he reported on Fri-day.

The Free Beer andHotwings syndicated radioshow talked with Fulmer onair a few times during thefootball season. The radiohosts were very supportiveof his video, urging listenersto vote for him. On Mondaymorning, announcing thatFulmer had not won, theylamented, "It feels like we alllost."

While Fulmer may havecome up short in the contestand his Jets have hung uptheir helmets for the year aswell, he remains always the

optimist. In an email to fam-ily, friends and supportersFulmer stated: "The GoodNews: Thanks to this contestI was able to experience someof the most amazing things!Such as I have realized howmany people care, supportand love me in the crazythings I'm involved in ... andthis was an amazing feeling."

Fulmer went on to men-tion his video had actuallybeen shown in a commercialduring an NFL game and wasfeatured in a show called"The Making of a Super Ad."He thanked everyone whosupported him in the compe-tition, especially his wife,Missy, for her understandingof his love for the Jets.

"I can't thank her enoughfor putting up with my pas-sion!" he wrote. "Also... if itwasn't for my wife agreeingto the contract in July of 2000... none of this would haveever been possible! Thankyou Missy."

Fulmer would like tothank everyone who votedfor him, especially the Patri-ots fans in the area who alsoknow what passion is allabout. It was a once in a life-time event that he will neverforget. JetMan, he assured,lives on.

endorsing the petition war-rant article.

‘This was the hardest voteI have had to make this year,”

said Terry Stewart, memberof the Budget Committeewho voted against the peti-tion. “One of the reasons was

the economy. Even thoughthis might start out as a smallamount, these things have atendency to grow and grow.”

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The Budget Committee had a particularly busymeeting last week, between recommendingfunding for the Belmont-Gilford hockey team,nixing petitioned warrant articles from outsideagencies, and holding fast to its decision to notrecommend a request from the supervisors ofthe checklist to increase their wages.

If you read our editorial a while back, youwon’t be surprised to hear that we agree withthe committee’s decision to not recommend theraise for the supervisors. Rather than reiteratewhy, we’ll simply say we’re glad continued pres-sure from the town administrator and the Boardof Selectmen did not deter the board.

On the other hand, we were somewhat sur-prised that the committee did recommend fund-ing for the hockey team. To be clear, we were sur-prised, not necessarily disappointed. Here’swhy: the small amount of money the hockey as-sociation requested will benefit a large numberof people, from the players themselves to theirparents to the people who enjoy watching thegames. It’s the same reason we heartily endorsedsupporting the football program.

However, this is a tough year, and there’s nodenying that hockey is a want, not a need. Wefigured the Budget Committee would not rec-ommend the article, knowing that if taxpayersreally want to help fund the program, they willvote to do so. It was obvious from the 6-5 vote thatseveral of the town budgeters were thinking thesame, but no matter. Because it’s a warrant ar-ticle, it’s easier for voters to make up their ownminds, regardless of whether or not the BudgetCommittee recommended it.

The same is true of the petitioned warrant ar-ticles submitted by the Community Action Pro-gram and the Youth Services Bureau. Like lastyear, voters will decide if they want to providefunding for these organizations with their taxdollars. Again, we don’t think it matters toomuch whether the budgeters recommend ordon’t recommend the articles in cases like these;as Dale Dormody pointed out, deciding whetherto vote for or against such requests is more aboutone’s philosophical and ethical views than mon-ey.

The committee plans to have all outside agen-cies request funding through warrant articlesin the future, which is the right thing to do andprobably should have been the case this year.We’re not quite sure why the two agencies thatwere approved by voters last year slid rightthrough this year, but it looks like that won’t bethe case in years to come.

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Addition architects, show him the lightTo the Editor:

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the new police station!PLEASE! Show him the

energy analysis you havemade of the various types ofwall constructions, insula-tion thickness and the rela-tive cost to construct versus

the cost to heat said buildingover the next 10-20 years.SHOW him that the insula-tion you have proposed forthe new building is the mostcost efficient design over thelong run!

Looking forward to yourletter in the newspaper show-ing that this is the best thatcan be done.

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A4 THE GILFORD STEAMER OPINION JANUARY 15, 2009

Thank You and Happy New YearTo the Editor:

Happy New Year from theFaith, Hope and Love Foun-dation! Our Board of Direc-tors would like to extendwarm wishes for a happy andhealthy 2009 to all of our sup-porters, fans and loved ones.

As we move into the NewYear, we are reminded of allthat we accomplished in 2008and how we are so grateful toyou all for helping us getthere. We awarded over$4,000.00 to youth in NewHampshire to help with costssuch as clothing, exchangeprograms and the transitionfrom High School to college.We more than doubled theturn out at our Gowns for

Girls event and not only didwe give out numerous promdresses, we provided manywith shoes and accessoriesfor their magical night.

With each year we havegrown, become more wellknow and recognizedthroughout many communi-ties and been able to achieveand surpass many mile-stones. We can only hope thatthe New Year will bring usthat and then some. Our goalfor 2009 is to get out there andmake an even bigger impactthroughout the state, whileproviding all the support andassistance needed to enhancethe lives of our youth.

Our first event of 2009 willtake place on Monday, Jan.

19. We are hosting a fundrais-er at Uno’s Chicago Grill atthe Tilton Outlets. Pleasecontact us at [email protected] we will send you a ticketto present at the restaurantwhen you order. This is agreat opportunity for us tostart the year off right, socome one, come all. Bringfamily and friends for dinneror order lunch with your staffat work.

We have also planneddates for our 3rd annualGowns for Girls and BenefitDinner. Please check ourwebsite, www.faithhope-andlovefoundation.org, formore information on theseevents or with questions

about tickets, donating adress or volunteering for ourBoard of Directors. We arealways looking for new facesto help us continue on ourmission. ?

It is our mission to bringrelief to children and youthsuffering from poverty,hunger,or homelessness,andto bring them hope, throughfaith and love, so that theymay accomplish all of theirdreams.

Thank you for all of yoursupport!

Laura L. Brusseau andJessica A. Dutille

Co-presidents Faith, Hope, & Love Foundation

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Grateful for community supportTo the Editor:

Opechee Garden Club hasmany to thank for its suc-cessful holiday events.

The Christmas PresenceHouse Tour and Greens Saleheld in December exceededexpectations and proved avery successful fundraiser.Carolyn Temmallo and JeanVaillancourt, who ably guid-ed the event, thank the mem-bers for their efforts, espe-cially committee chairs, andthe community for its sup-port. A variety of Gilford andLaconia homes dressed forthe holidays offered differentthemes and decorating ideas,plus an opportunity to pur-chase fresh greens--from gar-land and decorated vintagesleds to a tiny arrangementin an ink well.

A project of this scale canonly be achieved with the in-volvement and dedication ofmany. Special thanks go tothose who generouslyopened their homes: Deanand Audris Clark, Debbieand Paul Cotton, Sandy andSteve Gove, Sandy andRichard Hickok, and Mari-lyn and Dave Lynch, withspecial thanks for use of thehistoric Rowe House facili-

tated by its president,Carmel Lancia, and docentsof the Thompson-Ames His-torical Society. Jerry Mur-phy and the Gilford SchoolChorus lead by musicteacher, Denise Sanborn,added festive music of sea-son.

The club gratefully ac-knowledges the followingwho were key to its success:area media such as the Gil-ford Steamer, Lakes RegionPublic Access TV with Es-ther Peters and the NH Fed-eration of Garden Clubs; Gil-ford and Laconia Librariesstaff; as well as Hair Factory,Heaven Scent Design, Sundi-al Shop, Lakes Region Linen,Gunstock Inn, Online Com-munications/Nextel, Jeri-co’s, Sawyer’s Dairy Bar, Lin-da’s Flowers, Brouillard andBrouillard, PLLC, Decora-tive Interiors, Fay’s BoatYard, Gilford House of Pizza,Debbie Cotton/ColdwellBanker RE, Gator Signs,Achber Studio, WineingButcher, Blue Water Realty,Dave’s Motorboat Shoppe,Vilela General Contracting,Market Basket, Gould’s Gar-den Center, Gilford Gift Out-let, Stone Gate Vineyard, Raf-ferty Chiropractic, Frates

Creative Arts Center, Whitte-more’s Flower Shop, Ché Bel-la, Tilton Trailer Rental,Odu’s, Lakeside Florals,Frank Loto, Carroll and San-dra Stafford, Hank and Bar-bara Sargent, and Ray andKay Vercoe.

Winners of the donatedraffle items were: Tanya Vec-chi, Gilford Print by JoannaDecesare; Grace Lavallee,Decorative Wreath by Rose-mary Muphy; Ethie Ritson,Vineyards Restaurant GiftCertificate; Winnie McCul-laugh, Boxwood Tree; JanetRuggiero, Spirit of the OldMan of the Mountains byJoanna Decesare; SharonWhitten, Boxwood Tree; andGinnie Johnson, Table Run-ner by Barbara Sargent.

Proceeds from thisfundraiser allow OpecheeGarden Club to return fundsto the Lakes Region in theform of scholarships, aid tonon- profit agencies and gen-eral community betterment.

Opechee Garden Club alsoheld its annual Silver BellsTea to benefit Taylor Com-munity residents in lieu ofits December meeting andappreciates the use of theWoodside facility for theevent. The buffet table set

with glistening silver teaservices and tall glass cylin-ders filled with red and greenpeppers floating in sparklingwater and table centerpiecesof fresh greenery greetedguests. China tea cups andsaucers donated by the resi-dents, refreshments provid-ed by the garden club alongwith the holiday music ofBetty and Bob Davis com-pleted the festive tea. Mem-bers attending brought do-nated items for St. VincentdePaul. The club wishes tothank event chairperson,Judy Riley, along with Bever-ly Martin and Doreen Knightfor their efforts that providedcheer to so many.

Rounding out Decemberactivities, the club’s entry atthe Belknap Mill’s Festival ofTrees was decorated by JoConnelly and her committee,which chose a theme basedon the movie “Dr. Zhivago,”creating a sparkling snow-laden tree evoking a Russiansleigh ride.

All in all, Opechee GardenClub had a full and reward-ing December thanks to somany.

Audris Clark, PresidentOpechee Garden Club

Police addition a wasteful design To the Editor:

A warning to Gilfordhomeowners and voters: theGilford police Facility Plan-ning Committee has stuck totheir earliest energy waste-ful design, and now wants usto approve such waste!

The first reason the Gil-ford Police wanted a new fa-cility was the cold and con-densation in the lower level,a problem caused by bad de-sign, no insulation under aslab floor or concrete foun-dation walls, in the GilfordTown Hall.

The FPC’s "new" design isexactly the same as theflawed design of the facility

the police don’t want! ForMANY years I’ve given themfree engineering data as away for them to reduce con-struction costs, and lowerheating costs 95 percent, andcooling cost to zero. Theyhave ignored all of that. Theonly explanation I’ve gottenfrom the few I can talk to isthat they just don’t under-stand heating and construc-tion costs. Why, then, are theyon that committee?

I invite all of you to visitthe selectmen’s office and re-view their bad plans. I warnyou that 70 percent of theplans are just "cast iron-al-ways there" crapola, so youhave to carefully study the ac-

tual things that may apply.The base floor is 4" concretewith no insulation under itor above (4" is absolute mini-mum to drive on: I used 6" forcheap parking garage). Thebase level walls are CMU(concrete masonry units, ie,common concrete blocks),the coldest and most expen-sive construction known. Iwish I could tell you that isthe most outrageous ex-pense, but, where a cheapconcrete retaining wallwould do the job (out of sightof all), they specify "AllanBlock" retaining wall, atthree times the cost.

All of the base floor can bea wood structure over crawl

space, at 3/4 the constructioncost, and 1/50 the heat loss.Been there, done that!

All their upper walls are2x6 stud walls, with no ther-mal block. That is to the stan-dards of 1960, when heatingoil cost $.18 per gallon! Forthe material cost of a 2x6 studwall, they can build 2 2x4 studwalls with massive insula-tion between, resulting in1/20 the heat loss.

There are more problemswith their design, but theabove is more than enough torevolt and get them to wakeup to reality.

Jack Stephenson Gilford

shoulder and the side of herface.She’s a big dog, with abigger heart, happy to playwith tennis balls, swim, hangout with the family, and justbe lavished with all the at-tention you can give.

Best not to place her withcats, somehow she sees them

as more of the same from herlast home, but other dogs, es-pecially another large dog,yes please.

Call the canine depart-ment at New Hampshire Hu-mane Society if you’d like tocome and see Molly. She’s aterrific girl.

Pet of the Week: MOLLY

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Number of GHS swimmers increases dramatically this seasonBY DANIELLE [email protected]

In previous years therehave been, at most, two Gil-ford students who choseswimming as their highschool sport. This year thegroup boasts six members,all eager to improve theirskills.

The Gilford High Schoolswimmers have been aroundsince 2006. The first year stu-dent Jillian Whitaker swamfor Gilford with her father Dr.Jeff Whitaker, a local chiro-practor, serving as her coach.In 2007 two swimmers, one ofthem Whitaker, swam forGHS. In 2008, Whitaker wasagain the only GHS swim-mer.

Jillian Whitaker graduat-ed last year and currentlyswims for Keene State Col-lege. In her absence, six GHSstudents have signed up forswimming, with Dr. Whitak-er continuing as coach. It isthe largest group of swim-mers the school has seen.

“Jillian kind of startedthe group,” said CoachWhitaker. “She wanted to puthigh school swimming onher applications.

Whitaker said he has beencoaching swimming for 10years. His daughter swam

with local club teams theGunstock Stingrays and theLakes Region Wavemakers.He said before he startedcoaching his daughter on be-half of GHS the two clubteams were the only optionfor student competitiveswimming.

He said that the studentssigned up for swimming be-cause they probably hadheard of his daughter andher competitions. She fin-ished fifth in the state tour-nament in her senior year.

The six swimmers willcompete in six meets this sea-son and those with qualify-ing times will move on to thestate tournament. To qualifythey not only have to have aqualifying time in the top 18for the event, but they need tocompete in a certain numberof meets during the season.

“Swimming builds upyour endurance,” said CoachWhitaker. “You use virtuallyevery muscle in your body.It’s also mental. You have toconstantly be thinking aboutyour stroke. If you do itwrong you have to work hard-er.”

The swimmers are sopho-mores Ben Whitaker, 16,Conor O’Brian, 15, andAbageal Slattery, 15. Fresh-

men Courtney Leach, 14,Sarah-Drew Anderson, 15,and Brian Burns, 15, roundout the group.

The students are not an of-ficial team of GHS. Theswimmers receive only theirNew Hampshire Inter-scholastic Athletic Associa-tion membership from theschool. Uniforms, trans-portation and pool time areall funded by other means.Whitaker said that since thegroup has grown they wouldbe looking into the possibili-ty of fundraising.

“The parents have beenvery supportive of us,” saidWhitaker. “The GunstockInn has also been very ac-commodating of the team bygiving us pool time.”

The team practices startsand for their events at theGunstock Inn. The eventsvary in distances andstrokes. Freestyle, butterfly,backstroke, breaststroke andindividual medley are part ofthe practice regimen. Thestudents practice all of thestrokes, but they do special-ize or excel in certainstrokes. Whitaker said someof the team members are bet-ter sprinters and some do bet-ter over long distances.

“It’s really good condi-

Students step back in time for intensive history projectBY DANIELLE [email protected]

History won’t seem so faraway for Gilford ElementarySchool fourth-grade studentswhen they take on some ofthe jobs Gilford residents hadduring the 1700 and 1800s.

“We have already learnedabout the towns and howthey developed,” said Mary-Beth Godbout, fourth-gradeteacher. “We are taking themthrough time starting withthe 1600s through the pres-ent.”

The project is two monthslong and will require the stu-dents to select a job thatsomeone in Gilford per-formed in colonial times andresearch the topic. At the endof their research they willpresent their paper, powerpoint or however the class de-cides the students shouldpresent their work during aVillage Market Day on Feb.19. The students will dressand display the tools of theirtrade as third-graders walkthrough the market.

“Most of these studentscame last year and heard pre-sentations from last year’sfourth-graders,” said God-bout. “They already knowabout the project and get re-al excited about it. Some ofthem know what they wantto do before we even talkabout the project.”

To start the project thewould-be colonists visit the

historical society to learnabout the various jobs andthe tools that they use. TheThompson-Ames HistoricalSociety has many tools fromthat time period that wereused to make a living in thesmall village. What types ofjobs were in Gilford backthen? Gilford residents wereapothecaries,printers/binders, copper-smiths, cutlers, blacksmiths,cabinetmakers, weavers,wheelwrights/wainwrights,schoolmasters, shipwrights,whitesmiths, gunsmiths,coopers, millers, shoemak-ers, chandlers, silversmiths,wigmakers, glassblowers,housewrights/sawyers,pewterers, basketmakers,potters, storekeepers, sad-dlers, hatters, hornsmiths,seamstress’/milliners, andbrickmakers.

“All of these were jobs thatsomeone actually had in Gil-ford,” said Godbout. “Youcan even see some of the ru-ins from the old mill near theTannery Bridge.”

Godbout said they showthe kids how to find sources,determine which sources arereliable and make bibliogra-phies of their research. Theywill also do team readingsand study their jobs on theInternet. Adam Morton, whoworks for Misiaszek Turpinin Laconia as an intern ar-chitect, spoke to the studentsabout how houses were built

in colonial times. Passingaround wooden pegs anddemonstrating how boardswere carved to slide togetherthe students learned how ahouse could be put togetherwithout a lots of nails orvinyl siding. Morton saidthat he has a hobby interestin old houses and their con-struction. A small houseback then was one room witha chimney in the center. Iffolks had more money, theycould afford apartments withrooms they wouldn’t evensee.

“I want to be a milliner,”said Zoe Fullerton, fourthgrade student. “I chose it be-cause I love the dresses andclothes.”

“I want to be a gunsmith,”added student JacksonSpooner. “It’s kind of chal-lenging and for protectingmy family and hunting forfood.”

Andrew Nelson said helearned that being a tanner,someone who prepareshides, was very hard work.Nick Boutwell said he want-ed to help people eat, so heasked to be a silversmith sohe could make spoons.

“It looks really fun,” saidKaitlyn Marcella. “I’m goingto ask to be a shoemaker be-cause it is real interestinghow the leather is put to-gether to make shoes.”


The Gilford High School swimmers are in their element at the Gunstock Inn pool. Clockwise from left are ConorO’Brian, Ben Whitaker, Brian Bush, Courtney Leach, Abageal Slattery and Sarah-Drew Anderson.

tioning for the whole body aswell as cardio,” said Slattery.“It’s not hard on your jointslike running.”

Slattery said she is work-ing on a stronger 100-meterbuttery event. She added thatin the other sports she playsshe didn’t use her upper bodyas much as when she is swim-ming. Teammate ConorO’Brian said he uses swim-ming to help keep him inshape for lacrosse season.For Sarah-Drew Anderson,

swimming is fun and socialand allows her to get somegood exercise.

Slattery said they do fundrills instead of just swim-ming laps, and that helpsmakes practices enjoyable.Slattery added that Whitakerstill keeps them workinghard, even as they are havingfun.

“(Whitaker) is very expe-rienced and knows what heis doing,” said Slattery.

Whitaker builds practices

over time as they get condi-tioned, and the team usuallyswims about 1000 meters apractice.

“I’ve been swimming for along time,” said Leach. “It’sreally more individual thanother sports.”

“My old coach used to sayswimming is 90 percent men-tal,” added Ben Whitaker, theson of Dr. Whitaker. “If youthink you can do it, you can.”

PHOTOS BY DANIELLE DELISLE

Right: Adam Morton, who worksfor Misiaszek Turpin in Laconia asan intern architect, shows a pic-ture of a colonial house he tookapart bit by bit so he could seehow they were made. The pictureshown is of the outer frame on thehouse, which was still standingafter hundreds of years.

Below: Zoe Fullerton inspects awooden house peg that was usedto hold beams together in colonialhouses. The item was part of theGilford Elementary School fourth-grade class two-month long proj-ect about the jobs that peopleheld in the 1700s.

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All parents were our parents, growing up in GilfordBY PATTI LANDRY HERRICKFOR THE THOMPSON-AMESHISTORICAL SOCIETY

In 1957, on my brother’sfourth birthday, we movedfrom Lakeport to Gilford. Lit-tle did I know that it would bethe first meaningful gift ofmy life.

The second gift was the ar-rival of Arthur and BillieHoffman to the Brook Houseacross from the Gilford Out-ing Club. She became mymentor, and is responsiblefor all that I am today, for allof my talents and aspirationsin life. We had a relationshipthat spanned forty-five years,lasting through her return toLong Island, N.Y., where I vis-ited her monthly and wroteher every day for three years.

My next greatest gift, andone I truly treasure today,was given me on my first dayof second grade. Bonnie Nev-ers Ness stood at the steps ofmy bus and asked if I’d beher friend. Fifty years later,through thick and thin, wecelebrated our anniversarywith a tour of Gilford Ele-mentary School orchestratedby our dear friend Carly.Amazing the changes, yet allthat we remembered was stillthere.

After our tour, we went toSally Snow Bickford’s restau-rant Kitchen Cravings. Sallyis another 50-year friend anda “Gilford Girl.” Most storieschange the names to protectthe innocent; not here, as we

were all innocent back in the‘50s and ‘60s.

Grade school was staffedby teachers on the brink ofretirement; one teacher eventaught my Dad while he wasin school. Some lived in thevillage and were our olderfriends. Our parents allknew each other, and if onehad a skill saw, saw horse,ladder, or any other tool need-ed for a project, the othercame by and borrowed it. Forbigger projects, whole fami-lies came for the day to helpand cook food while the kidsplayed and the women talked.Maple syruping was a fa-vorite time at the Green-woods.

We grew up in a commu-nity with great resources, in-cluding the Gilford OutingClub for all winter activities,ski lessons, packing theslopes by foot, a rope tow thatshredded our jackets andmittens, hot chocolate, foodcooked by our moms and skilessons from our dads. Wewere privileged to have in-struction from Olympic Sil-ver medalist Penny Pitou,her dad Gus, brother Chip,and later Egon Zimmermanand Gary Allen. We all be-came excellent skiers undertheir tutelage.

There were Halloweenparties where all of the kidswere sent on a clue-to-cluehunt through the cemetery,village, sand-pit, and finallyover Potter Hill to the Club,

where all our parents satwaiting for us to return withhot cocoa and donuts. Scaredout of our wits, it was a badgeof courage for us to getthrough, and how our par-ents beamed with pride thatwe all made it back to themsafe and sound, and no worsefor wear, the buggers.

My dad was a policemanat the time. We had justsoaped all of the school win-dows we could reach whenDaddy, in the cruiser, saw uson the Village Street, andstopped to say hi. Our“blonde” Sally soaped all thecruiser windows while Boand I were talking with Dad-dy. When he left and thestreet lights hit the car win-dows, our jig was up. Nextday we were washing win-

dows.In the summer we were

sent from our homes and toldnot to show up till lunch ordinner; this we took as a li-cense to disappear. Somedays we would pack ourlunch and ride to BelknapMountain, hiding our bikesin the brook under the lastbridge. We would hike to thetop and have lunch with theranger, then hike down andride like hellions to the roadhome. Mom called us in withthe ringing of a cow bell.

Gilford Beach was anoth-er place of childhood lessons.We rode our bikes from theVillage to swim in freezingcold water, and learned to beswimmers of the best. Theraft was a place for us to prac-tice our jumping and diving,

and congregate with the lo-cal boys. Our moms told uswe would never go on boat-ing dates if we didn’t learnto swim, so swim we did!Evenings found all our fami-lies together for a picnic,swim, and discussion of theday’s events.

Back at home, my Dadbuilt a shack across thebrook from our home. Thiswas the place of dreams. Thestructure was built aroundfour trees, with a floor, roof,and two windows installedsideways. Our only amenitywas a broom to clean the for-est from our old linoleumfloor. We spent many a nightthere as friends, going intothe woods and the cow field,and one night falling into anold cesspool,ending up in thebrook to wash ourselves offso my mom would not beprivy to our filth while cook-ing us her French toastbreakfast.

As we got older, kick thecan and Village games werethe thing to do. We reveled inthe twilight and dared to befriends and share the new ac-knowledgement of boys andgirls. What a time! We hadmany a sleep-over in theshack. One memorablenight we girls “let it slip” tothe boys. About 10 p.m. wehad visitors; some of us gotkissed and some did not,that’s all I’m going to say. Allvery innocent, yet one dadcame to the edge of the brookand asked if his son wasthere. “No!” Later, welearned he had escaped hisroom with sheets tied to-gether, a movie scene at best.

These are some of thehighlights of our wonderfulchildhood in Gilford. Myparent’s friends became myfriends with 50 years of shar-ing. After all, they helped toraise us, as all parents wereour parents during our child-hood and we had many eyeswatching out for us, espe-cially those with eyes in theback of their heads! TV wasnot an option except Won-derful World of Disney onSunday nights, in our PJs.

Yet the message for me isthe history we have all takenwith us. We have strived toinstill in our children the les-sons of loyalty, community,

family, fun without hurt, na-ture, sports, helping others,and respect for the teachersand seniors who make ourlives the total tapestry that acommunity worth investingin can provide.

I want to leave you withthe Gilford Girls theme songwritten during our elemen-tary school days and per-formed at our 20th highschool class reunion, anddarn proud of it!

We are the Gilford Girls!We wear our hair in curls.We wear our dungareesRolled up above our knees.

And when it comes to toysWe’d rather play with boys!We are the Gilford Girls,We are the Gilford Girls.

(Sung to the tune of TraLa La Boom Dia)

Gilford’s Thompson-Ames Historical Society wel-comes comments on, or sug-gestions for, articles. You cane-mail us at [email protected] and visit gil-fordhistoricalsociety.org.

BELKNAP COUNTY —On Jan. 20, Belknap CountyDemocrats are invited to cel-ebrate the inauguration ofPres. Barack Obama andVice-President Joseph Bidenat the Black Cat Café indowntown Laconia, thetrain station. Please join to-gether, once again, after allthe work of elections, to seethe days’ televised events, tobuy yourself a meal and re-freshments.

Start-time is 6 p.m., andwe’ll stay until about 9 p.m.Help send up our “hurrahs!”for the U.S.A.! Give thanksfor our local candidates, aswell as county, state, and fed-eral.

On Jan. 29, a Thursdaynight, please come to Hart’sTurkey Farm Restaurant’smeeting room, Route 3 inMeredith, for a 7-8 p.m. coun-ty meeting of Democrats. Allare welcome. We’ll hear fromnew State RepresentativeKate Miller of Meredith.Ryan Mahoney, Field Direc-tor from the NHDP, will alsoshare with us his new state-level party plans and needs.

Bring your ideas for en-livening 2009 with Democra-tic party activity. Please callLynn Chong at 934-6486 forinformation.

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GMS students put their own spin on classic fairy talePHOTO BY DANIELLE DELISLE

BY DANIELLE [email protected]

The Gilford MiddleSchool drama departmentwill put on “Rodgers & Ham-merstein’s Cinderella” astheir spring production withone of the largest casts thatthe school has worked with.

“It’s not as big as when wedid ‘High School Musical,’”said Matt Demko, director,“but it’s definitely a largecast. We had over 70 kids au-dition. That’s a really goodturn out.”

In the title role of Cin-derella is fourth-grade stu-dent Emily Hanf. Sharingthe roles of her evil-step fam-ily are Mary Raus, EmilyReera, Koko Clarke, RebeccaPouliot, Mariah Monahanand Grace McLaughlin. Theroyal family will be por-trayed by Roland DuBois,Sarah Gill, Sarah Cook,Austin Schinlever and DeClarke. The role of the god-mother will be shared by El-la McGonagle and Noel Be-navides.

“We just had so much tal-ent,” said Demko. “It was re-ally hard to decide with somany talented kids. They’rereally great. They just floorme.”

This version of Cinderel-la was premiered for the firsttime in 1957 with Julie An-drews in the lead role.Rodgers and Hammersteinwrote the musical in eightmonths, with Andrews inmind for the role. Since thetelevision premier was be-fore video cassettes, it wasnever recorded. In 1965 it wasrecast with Lesley Ann war-ren in the lead role andshown on CBS. The musicalfeatures such songs as “10Minutes Ago” and “Impossi-ble” and “A Lovely Night.”

Hanf said that the bestpart of being in a show is get-ting out in front of the peo-ple and performing. She hadseen this particular versionbefore on television and hadbeen practicing for audi-tions all through her winterbreak. She said she is a littlenervous about her starringrole because she does nothave an understudy and soHanf has to make sure shedoesn’t get sick. Not to men-tion going out in front of thecrowd, she said even the au-ditions made her nervous.

“I barely slept the day be-

fore the cast list went up,”said Hanf. “Then before theauditions it seemed like itwas forever until they actu-ally happened.”

Monahan, who has beenin many shows said the “cra-ziest” part is during produc-tion weeks. She said that be-ing in a show is like having alittle family. They talk andhave fun while they are prac-ticing their parts. She wasparticularly excited to havethe part of a step-sister be-cause it was the part she wasauditioning for. Like Hanf,Monahan said she had prac-ticed way before the auditionto make sure she got her au-dition just right.

“In middle school it’s allabout the experience of the-ater,” said Demko, “gettingthem exposed to theprocess.”

There are both new andold faces in the show andDemko said it was a verygood balance of old and newperformers in the show. Henoted that there were alsosome fifth graders in theirlast year of middle schoolwho tried out.

Joining Demko on the pro-duction staff are Jo-Ann Be-langer, assistant director,Denise Sandborn, music di-rector, Aaron Witham, set de-signer, and choreographerKristen Ruggeri. Nick Den-ver and Bailey Ramsdell willserve as student directors forthe production. The showwill run in the Gilford HighSchool auditorium Jan. 29-31at 7 pm with a special mati-

nee at 2 pm on the 31.“We are having just so

much fun learning the songsand practicing,” said Mona-han. “Some might complainabout going to rehearsals,but I am always like ‘Yes! Wehave practice today.’ It’s justa lot of fun. I am really ex-cited for the show.”

Filling out the cast areChristian Ayer, Dave Mc-Cutcheon, Brandon Currier,Sami Shafique, Autumn Bos,Rebecca Roberts, Anna Ellis,Cassidy Bartlett, Casey War-nick, Tessa Schurpp,Danielle Maupin, RebeccaCook, Kirsten Dionne, KatieGingrich, Rachel Blandford,Summer McGaffigan, De-

laney Andrews, RachelCapello, Sophia Czerwinski,Megan Curran, DanielleMarhefka, Caitlin Houston,Mikeyla Lesnewski, ChrissyLeach, Michael Murphy, Car-lie Carson, Ashley Brunelle,Ashley Neylon, Caity Ney-lon, Tayla Dionne, LoganBaxter, Madison Eldridge,Hannah Saulnier, KelseyBurbee, Ashley Hewitt, Brid-get Eldridge, Abby Drouin,Kendra Fox and Lauren Mer-curi.

Left: Emily Hanf and AustinSchinlever share a sweet momentCinderella and the Prince duringrehearsals for the Gilford MiddleSchool production of “Rodgers &Hammerstein’s Cinderella” pre-miering Jan. 29.

elow: Roland Dubois tests out hiscostume for his role as the King inthe Gilford Middle School produc-tion of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’sCinderella” on stage Jan. 29.

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Guilt-stricken parenting is no way to liveBRINGING UP BEN AND BABY

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My mother gave me thebest Christmas gift I couldhave hoped for last weekend.I’d asked her if she and mydad wanted to take Ben for anight; I didn’t even mentionEisley, because who in theirright mind would willinglysuffer through a sleeplessnight? But I guess Mom feelssorry for the 190 or so sleep-less nights I’ve suffered sinceEisley was born (or maybeshe wanted me to quit com-

plaining about it) becauseshe offered to take the in-somniac too.

After we made plans forpickup, I immediately start-ed daydreaming about what Iwould do all by myself for awhole night. With Brandynat work, the possibilitiesseemed endless. I could goout and shop, or get my haircut or hunker down in abookstore drinking coffeeand reading one of the many

books I’ve been meaning toget to. Or, since the housewould be empty, I could stayhome and watch a chick flick,have a peaceful dinner, andgo to bed early.

Ultimately I went with ashort but sweet shoppingtrip, followed by dinner anda movie at home, and, ofcourse, early to bed. It was anevening of bliss and a nightof deep sleep. If you thinkI’m going to write about howmuch I missed Ben and Eis-ley, you’re wrong – and that’swhere the problems began.When I woke up the nextmorning, rather than feelingrefreshed and excited to goget my kids, I felt a sense ofdread. From that dread grewa garden of other negativefeelings, and guilt was the gi-ant sunflower toweringabove them all.

How could I not want tosee my children, my ownflesh and blood? Why was Inot even remotely excited to

see their smiling faces? Whatkind of mother am I?

Oh, the guilt we parentsfeel when we chose some-thing, anything, over ourchildren. And to enjoy it?Well, that’s just sinful.

On top of that, I commit-ted another parenting crime.Since Eisley was kindenough to sleep through thenight for my mother, andthen not so much the nextnight when she was backhome, I did the unthinkable:I put a blanket in her crib.Everyone I’ve talked to whois my mother’s age or olderhas said it’s ridiculous thatdoctors have become so rigidabout not putting anythingin baby’s crib, but everyonemy age has been told repeat-edly that it’s dangerous andcould cause suffocation.

My mom did it, though,and Eisley slept through thenight for her, so I tried it too,and guess what? She sleptthrough the night. The next

Lots to see and do at Gilford Public LibraryBY JEAN M. CLARKELIBRARY CORRESPONDENT

Special Events

Foreign Movie Night:

Thursday, Jan. 22, from 7

p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Foreign Movie Night fea-tures “The Chorus” in theMeeting Room at the library.When he takes a job teachingmusic at a school for troubledboys, Clement Mathieu is un-prepared for its harsh disci-pline and depressing atmos-phere. But with passion andunconventional teachingmethods, he’s able to sparkhis students’ interest in mu-sic and bring them a new-found joy! Recipient of twoAcademy Award nomina-tions including Best ForeignLanguage Film in 2004, “TheChorus” is both inspiringand enchanting to watch.French with English subti-tles. Rated PG-13.

Brown Bag Book Dis-

cussion: Thursday, Jan.

22, from 11:30 a.m.- 12:30

p.m.

Join us for a lively discus-sion of the multi-awarding

winning novel The Hand-maid’s Tale by Margaret At-wood. First published in1998, this futuristic tale ex-amines the role of women insociety. “Funny, unexpected,horrifying and altogetherconvincing, The Handmaid’sTale is at once scathingsatire, dire warning and tourde force,” states one review-er. As the author of over 25books including fiction, po-etry and essays, Margaret At-wood delivers a thought-pro-voking story that still res-onates with readers today.

Watercolor Painting

Class: Friday, Jan. 23,

from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The library will host a wa-tercolor painting class withlocal artist, Mary Lou Johnon Friday, January 23 from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This begin-ner painting class is de-signed for all those interest-ed in practicing various wa-tercolor techniques. The costto participate is $5 per per-son and a supply list is avail-able at the circulation desk.

The library will be closed

Last week Mr. Gil was checking out the municipal process by visit-ing the meeting room in Town Hall. Did you guess correctly? If youdid…great! If not, no need to worry because here is anotherchance. Where in Gilford is Mr. Gil enjoying a tasty snack?

on Monday, Jan. 19, to ob-serve Martin Luther KingDay.

Ongoing Programs

Granite State Knitters

Display: The Granite StateKnitters is a statewide, non-profit organization that edu-cates those who are interest-ed in developing their knit-ting skills and techniques.On display for the month ofJanuary are handcrafteditems including stockings,sweaters, and scarves. TheGranite State Knitters meetthe first Monday of everymonth at the library. All knit-ters are welcome whetheryou are interested in learn-ing a new technique or havequestions about your partic-ular knitting project. Con-tact: [email protected] for more informa-tion.

Babytime Sing-A-Long:

Wednesdays at 10:30 and11:30 a.m. and Fridays at11:30 a.m. Rhyming, danc-ing, singing, fingerplays andmuch more!

Storytimes: Tuesdaymornings at 11 a.m.or Thurs-day afternoons at 1 p.m.Share stories about winter,create a craft, for ages 3 andup.

Tales for Tails: Thurs-day afternoons from 3:15 p.m.– 4 p.m. Come down to the li-brary Thursday afternoonsto meet Holly Raus and herdog, Ben, in the StorytimeRoom. Ben is a certified ther-apy dog who loves to makenew friends and listen to lotsof stories. This is a great pro-gram that is proven to im-prove literacy skills.

Knit Wits: Thursdayevenings at 6 p.m. and Fridayafternoons at 1:30 p.m. Withmany blustery days stillahead, come and relax by thefireplace as the Knit Witsgather to exchange knittingtips, patterns, techniques,and conversation. Whetheryou’re just getting started ona knitting project for the newyear or finishing up an oldone, the Knit Wits offer awarm welcome to all.

night too. But after that I feltso guilty about the potentialhazard – despite the fact thatevery time I went in to checkon her, the blanket wasn’teven close to her – that I tookthe blankie away. And nowwe’re back to not sleeping.It’s a prime example of un-happiness fostered by guilt.

I can think of a gazillionother situations where guilthas cropped up in the three-plus years I’ve been a parent,including but not limited toworking full time, frequentlyserving Ben microwavablemeals due to my utter lack ofcooking skills, and notbreastfeeding Eisley past herthree-month birthday(which was not for lack oftrying and caused me manytears, I must add in my guilt-stricken defense).

Maybe instead of feelingguilty all the time over whatI may or may not be doingwrong, I should pay more at-tention to what I’m doing

right. I’m not one of thoseterrible parents you see onTV who use their babies tosmuggle drugs or commitother hideous crimes, sothat’s a plus. I’m fairly toler-ant and don’t yell too often,and most of the time I put mychildren’s needs before myown.

In general, Ben and Eisleyare well cared for and muchloved, which overrides a lotof the little things I may notbe doing perfectly. It’s hard toremember that, though,when I find myself spendingan extra hour in the officejust because it’s quieter thereand I’m not really in themood to come home to thecrying or badgering or whin-ing that inevitably awaitsme. But I guess that toomakes me a better parent, ina way. By the time I comehome, I’m ready to face thecute little monsters, and oncethey start driving me nuts,all traces of guilt disappear.

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The beach in Bimini would have been more funNormally I keep a note-

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This time I misjudged thechallenge. Writing is a job –no, a passion, one of my fouror so major passions (secondto my family and, maybe, tofarming, reading, good con-

versation around the suppertable at home or camp, histo-ry, and all things outdoors).Normally I can not only stay

ahead of the writing (and themail), but I relish it.

This is not one of thosenormal times, if there is anysuch things as normal, and Ihave to hasten to note herethat the only reason I’m get-ting into what is a distinctlypersonal matter is a ton ofmail, calls and questions I’vebeen getting from friends,longtime readers, and, ofcourse, editors, not to men-tion the poor guys (I used tobe one) who actually run thepresses. The question, ofcourse, is “Where in hellhave you been?”

I wish I could say that thereason my ever-helpful edi-tors have been scroungingup fill-in columns from thearchives for the last fewweeks was because I’ve re-laxing on a beach on Biminisipping a Bloody Mary witha bimbo named Bambi. Alas,not true. In any case, it wouldnot have been with a bimbonamed Bambi, but insteadwith my wife Nancee, who isamong the several near anddear people who’ve had totake up the slack while I’mrecovering from beinghacked up at a hospital inBoston.

That’s not putting it verycharitably – “hacked up” –it’s just fun to write it thatway. The factual version isthat I had major neck recon-struction (five discs, sevenhours on the table) at one ofthe finest of the finest, NewEngland Baptist Hospital inBoston, on Dec. 15 and it hastaken me this long (as of this

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John Harrigan

PHOTO BY KAREN HARRIGAN

John Harrigan’s temporary work station at the Colebrook News andSentinel. Note the bell, which is for calling for room service.

writing, Jan. 8) to even beable to think about address-ing a keyboard, much less fig-ure out the means for doingso.

But today here I sit (ormore or less recline), writingin 20-word bursts in between10-minute rests to do whatnormally is about as easy forme as falling off a log, or offa horse, or out of a canoe, oroff a cliff, or down a steepridge with a dead rabbit inone hand and a shotgun inthe other, all of which I’vedone, and more.

“Going to the well” is whatwriters and editors call re-sorting to burrowing into

past stuff to come up withsomething to fill an unex-pectedly long absence, andneither they nor readers canbe expected to put up with itfor very long. My eldestdaughter Karen, for in-stance, wrote a nice fill-in col-umn for me last week, andwhat a sweetheart for doingit.

Unfortunately, she wrotesuch a nice column that I’mworried about being re-placed, and so this week,thanks to the News and Sen-tinel crew who helped me setup a Rube Goldberg writingstation, I’m back.

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Celebrating the opening of the TD Banknorth Gilford branch are from leftto right: Christian Karagianis of the Gilford Cal Ripken Baseball pro-gram; Carol Ford, Regional Vice President for Retail Sales, TDBanknorth; Cheryl Cornish, Executive Vice President, Northern RetailDivision, TD Banknorth; Jim Glover, Manager, TD Banknorth's Gilfordbranch; Sandra McGonagle, Principal, Gilford Elementary School; PeterKaragianis of the Gilford Cal Ripken Baseball program; Kristen Jarvi,Program Assistant, Gilford Parks and Recreation Department; ThomFrancoeur, Chairman, Gilford Parks and Recreation Commission; andScott Bacon, President and CEO of TD Banknorth in New Hampshire.

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Patrick’s hosts ‘Comedy with a Cause’ nightsPatrick’s Pub & Eatery is

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“This is definitely not thetime to stop doing comedy,”said co-owner Allan Beetle,referring to the economicdownturn. “I think nowmore than ever, people need

to get out and have a goodlaugh.”

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Patrick’s, along with pre-senting sponsor MeredithVillage Savings Bank, willcontribute $5 each time acomedy patron indicates that

they would like to contribute? of their $10 admission toone of the participatingcharitable organizations.

“We hope to be presentingmany checks to our local sup-port organizations at the con-clusion of the 2009 Comedyseason,” said Cindy Hemeon-Plessner of Meredith VillageSavings Bank. “We are verypleased to partner withPatrick’s, an organizationthat shares our values of giv-ing back to the community”.

The Boys & Girls Club,Community Health & Hos-pice, Genesis BehavioralHealth, Laconia Area Com-munity Land Trust (afford-able housing), Lakes RegionCommunity Services, NewBeginnings, NH Humane So-ciety, Ozanam Place, ProjectEXTRA!, Salvation Army, St.Vincent de Paul, are all par-ticipating organizations.

“We are always looking forcreative ways that help us toraise funds in order to deliv-er our services,” explainedMary Lee Gorham-Water-man of the NH Humane So-ciety, “and this would cer-tainly fall into the ‘creative’category. We look forward toworking with Patrick’s inthis new way. We are alsovery grateful to Meredith Vil-lage Savings Bank for spon-soring this program.”

In addition to the supportof Meredith Village SavingsBank, media sponsors Nas-sau Broadcasting and TheLaconia Daily Sun havejoined ranks in support ofComedy with a Cause.

For more information,reservations or for Patrick’scomedy schedule, call 293-0841 or go on-line atwww.patrickspubcom.

the Gilford youth sports pro-gram for kids ages 5 – 18.

“With the new branch, welook forward to providing theregion with a superior levelof personal service and ahassle-free banking experi-ence,” reads the notice of theopening. “The full-service,3000 square foot branch is de-signed to make bankingfaster, easier and hassle-free

for our customers. It featuresan open layout with a fourstation teller line, conferencerooms, two drive-thru lanes,one full-service walk-upATM and one full servicedrive up ATM.”

The branch is open Mon.-Wed. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Thur.-Fri. 8 a.m. -6 p.m.; and Sat. 8a.m. – 1 p.m., and can bereached 275-0093.Good news on the horizon?

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Vernnetta Ann Lapre(Bartrum), AKA Nita tosome, AKA Gram to others,passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6,2009 after a short fight withcancer, at DHMC inLebanon.

She was the daughter ofAndrew Bartrum andGertrude Bartrum (Dear-born) and was born inFranklin on Jan. 10, 1945.She is survived by her fourchildren; Gertrude Rollins-Perry of Grantham, NaisaChase of Belmont,Theophile Lapre of Orfordand James Lapre of Berlin,their spouses/partners, agaggle of grand-children

and great grand-children,her brother FrederickBartrum of Meredith andher cousin Elaine Swain ofSanbornton.

A Native-American cere-mony to honor her life andher death was conducted byher children and grand-chil-

dren at the time of her deathper her wishes, and friendsand family gathered to cele-brate her life at her eldestdaughter's home inGrantham on what wouldhave been her birthday, Sat-urday, Jan. 10.

In lieu of flowers orcards, well wishers are be-ing asked to instead consid-er a small contribution to"DHMC Auxiliary Volun-teer Program" c/o AndreaHenry, DHMC, 1 MedicalCenter Drive, Lebanon, NH03756, as the volunteers inthis program greatly con-tributed to Nita's comfort atthe end of her life.

for and receive up to $1,400for classes in their chosensubject area or field of spe-cialization. The school boardhas allocated $35,000 in totalfor this purpose, which wasdecreased from $40,000 in theprevious contract. Theteacher must have a passing

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A teacher who is at least 55years of age, has worked atleast 25 years as an educator,and has worked at least 18 ofthose years in the GilfordSchool District is eligible forthe retirement salary andhealth benefits laid out in theagreement. For 18 years ofservice they will receive 13percent of their last salary,plus 1 percent more per yearbeyond the initial 18. Themaximum paid will not ex-ceed 25 percent of the

teacher’s salary.The retired teacher may

select single, two-person orfamily coverage for health in-surance. The district will beresponsible for 35 percent ofthe premium. The benefitwill last until the age of 65.

“I think people are pleasedto come to an agreement andpresent something in a time-ly manner,” said Paul DeMi-nico, superintendent. “Aswith any bargaining thereare some smooth parts andsome rough parts. Therewere challenges and areas ofdisagreement and rather

than coming to an impassewe came to an agreement.”

DeMinico said the majorcomplicating factors werethe economic challenges, likethe uncertain economy andenergy costs. He said that theprocess was as respectful andprofessional as he had everseen.

“I think it’s a very pre-sentable package to the taxpayers,” said DeMinico.“Hopefully, they will see itthat way too.”

The contract extends to2012, a three-year contract,should it pass.

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ALTON PLANNING BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSSECOND ZONING AMENDMENT HEARING

January 20, 2009 @ 5:00PMInclement weather date January 21, 2009 @ 5:00pm

The Alton Planning Board will discuss proposed ZoningOrdinance changes on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at ameeting to be held commencing at 5:00 p.m. at the AltonTown Hall (second floor). If changes are accepted as is,there will be no need for a second hearing otherwise a sec-ond hearing will be scheduled accordingly.

Amendment #11: The Planning Board proposes to amendArticle 400, Section 401 Permitted Uses: Table of Uses toallow Small Wind Energy Facilities in all zones with thenote “No more than one (1) unit per lot with a height restric-tion not to exceed a pole height of 50 feet. A unit exceed-ing a pole height of 50 feet or additional units shall requirea Special Exception through the Zoning Board ofAdjustment and Site Plan Review by the Planning Board”.Rationale: The purpose of this amendment is to increaseenergy efficiency capabilities within all zones of the town.

RNs, Surgical ServicesLittleton Regional Hospital has four full time, day shift open-ings in our Surgical Services Department. These RegisteredNurse will provide all aspects of nursing care to patients inSurgical Services, from newborn to the geriatric, includingpre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative and willalso assist with surgical procedures.

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The Barnstead School District is requesting sealedbids for the printing of the 2007-2008 School DistrictReport. Specifications for printing of the report maybe obtained from the office of SAU #86, located at 10Watson Road, Center Barnstead, NH 03225, or maybe requested by calling (603) 435-1510. Sealed bidsshould be submitted before 1:00 PM on January 30,2009.

Quality Assurance and Training CoordinatorLittleton Regional Hospital has an opening in our Patient AccessDepartment for a Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator.The Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator develops andimplements training programs for new hires and existing staff inpatient registration. Also, is responsible for the collection,analysis, and reporting of specific quality improvement indica-tors designed to measure staff performance. Provides feedbackto staff on work related performance. Performs staff relief func-tions as needed. Actively participates in on-call rotation andmay work various shifts as needed. Must have a minimum of three years of hospital or health careexperience in registration or business office environment orcompletion of associates or bachelors degree in business/med-ical administration within the last six months. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have knowledge ofmedical terminology and insurance.

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TO RSA 669:19; 652:20 THE FILING PERIOD FOR

FILING DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY

JANUARY 21, 2009 THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2009

The following Town and School District positions are open for filing:

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One (1) Tax Collector 3 Year Term

One (1) Town Treasurer 3 Year Term

One (1) Trustee of Trust Funds 3 Year Term

One (1) Trustee of Trust Funds 2 Year Term

One (1) Library Trustee 3 Year Term

One (1) Cemetery Trustee 3 Year Term

One (1) Water Commissioner 3 Year Term

Two (2) Budget Committee Members 3 Year Terms

Two (2) Planning Board Members 3 Year Terms

One (1) Zoning Board Member 3 Year Term

One (1) Zoning Board Member 1 Year Term

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Girls varsitybasketball runsrecord to 6-0

Gilford, behind a 20-pointnight from Emily Strese, ranits record to 6-0 with a 62-41win against Stevens HighSchool.

The Eagles, who led fromstart to finish, jumped out toa 19-7 lead at the end of thefirst period as Stresedropped in 10 points in thequarter.

Gilford extended theirlead to 36-17 at the half andcoasted to the win.

For the Eagles EmilyStrese added 9 steals and 6assists to her offensive out-put. Lindsey Carr added 17points and hauled down 16boards while Sam Wattersonscored 11 points and 9boards, Danielle Dean had 5points with 10 boards and ablock, Rachel Landry con-tributed with 3 points, 7boards and 3 blocked shots.Point Guard Cassie Crockettled in assists with 14 and 6steals and 4 points.

The team previously beatNewfound Regional HighSchool 73-38.

In JV action the Eagles se-cured their first win of theseason with a hard fought 36-26 win behind the play ofHeather Lakin 11 points,Melissa Ryan 6 points andJen Daviault 6 points.

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Katrina Howe of Gilford preparesto shoot at the North AmericanCup Races.

Gilford’s Howe finishes third in biathlonGilford's Katrina Howe,

racing for the Vermont Col-legiate Biathlon Team, wasamong the 21 junior/seniorbiathletes who braved blus-tery winds and icy tempera-tures to compete in the NorthAmerican Cup at the Centrede Biathlon Estrie in La Pa-trie, Canada, earlier thismonth.

Located just north of theNew Hampshire border inthe province of Quebec, vol-unteers at the venue at La Pa-trie shoveled snow onto trailsfor several days in order to beable to host the two-dayevent.

Saturday's sprint raceswere 10km long for the menand 7.5 km long for the

women. All racers shot oneround (5 shots) from a proneposition and the secondround (5 shots) standing. Anymissed shots required theskier to ski a short penaltyloop for each missed shot up-on leaving the target range.Upon completion of any nec-essary penalty loops theycontinued on to the race

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Precision shooting wasdramatically hampered notonly by the gusty winds butalso by the low temperatureswhich challenged any ath-lete's ability to keep warmenough hands for gun han-dling.

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on Jesse Downs (P2,S2), a USNational Guard team mem-ber, missed only four shots: 2Prone and 2 Standing. Hewas followed by Casey Si-mon(P2,S3) of the US Devel-opment Team and Walt Shep-ard(P3,S0) from the MaineWinter Sports Center. In theWomen's race, Beth-AnnChamberlain(P1,S3) also

from the Maine WinterSports Center, finished withthe fastest time of 28:13.

Katrina Howe(P2,S5) nar-rowly beat out US Develop-ment team member JenniferWygant(P4,S4)for secondplace by finishing with atime of 30:33 over Jennifer'stime of 30:45.

Sunday's event was a pur-suit race - racers start in or-der of their Saturday finish-es. The men skied a 12.5kmcourse, the women a 10kmcourse. All racers shot twicefrom a prone position andtwice standing with penaltyloops for missed shots. JesseDowns was once again themen's winner with a total of6 missed shots out of a pos-sible 20 and a time of 38:41.Simon with 5 missed shotsand a total time of 39:08 wassecond and Sam Morse, alsoa US National Guard skier,was third - 7 missed, 39:37. Inthe women’s race, JenniferWygant took the top spotwith a time of 42:02 and 10missed shots, Beth-AnnChamberlain was secondmissing 10 and a time of42:19. Katrina Howe placedthird - 9 misses and a time of43:57.

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