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For, by and about the people of Antrim.Vol. 25 #3June 2016

Meet the KingsnaKesJoan Gorga

Whileyouaren’tlikelytomeetawildkingsnakeintheenvironsofAntrim,youwouldlikelythoroughlyenjoyanencounterwiththelivelybandoflocalmusi-cianswhocall themselvestheKingsnakes.Theyplaymostlyblues,jazzandpopularmusicfromthe20s,30sand40s.Youcan’thelpgettingcarriedawaywiththem,sincetheyaresoclearlyhavingagoodtimeplayinggoodmusic.

Pleasesavethedate!“Antrim2020”isawayforallAntrimresidentstotakestockofwhereour town is todayandwherewewant it to be in the future,andtodevelopaplantogetthere.TheOctober eventwill bring residents to-gether to discuss whatmakes a com-munity a great place to live and howAntrimmeasuresup.WewilltalkaboutissuesthataremostimportanttoAntrim,

Lostmytrucktoday.Well,it’sstillintheyard,butitsspirithasrisen,andI’mjustnowcomingtotermswiththeloss.Solditofftoarecyclingcompanyforpeanuts,andMike’siscomingtogetitanydaynow.Thefuneralprocessionisincludedinthedeal.My 1995 Ford F-150 pickup truck

was a one-lover vehicle, and over our20-yearrelationshipsheperformedwitheveryexpectation,withhardlyamemo-rable hitch. By most of today’s stan-dards, itwouldn’t be consideredmuchof a truck: half-ton, two-wheel drive,straightsix,manual5-speed,andpower-nothing.Thebenchseatwashotorcoldvinyl,thebedlongandvoluminous,andthetailgatesoundandunbent.Mytruckwasdarkblue,had twogas tanks,andin1995 ranmearound$11,500.DougStone at Hillsborough Ford sold it tome,andIthinkheisstillthere.Overtheyears,andovertheroadsof

Antrimandbeyond, that truck earnedits keep. It, andwe, sawmany a hot,

Lost My trucK todayPeter Moore


coMMunity ProfiLe: antriM 2020Event Slated for October 21 & 22

Kristen Vance

anddecideonthreeorfourprojectstogetstarted.Michael Rondeau and I co-chair

the Antrim 2020 steering committee,whichisworkinghardtoplanandpro-motetheevent.Aquestionthatkeepscomingupas

we talk with residents about Antrim2020is“Willthisresultingoodthingsactually gettingdone?”The short an-

swerinmyexperienceisyes,ifwearesuccessful in getting lots of people tocometotheOctoberevent.We’reaim-ingforabout200residentswithdiversebackgrounds and experience—youngand old, long-time residents and new-to-town, those involved in communitygroups and thosewho aren’t, businessowners, students, parents of young orschool age children, grandparents, etc.Inordertofigureoutwhatweneedtodo

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Editor Emeritus Lyman Gilmore 588-6860

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Business Manager Ral Burgess 588-6650

Contributing Artist Virginia Dickinson

Contributing Writers Peter Moore

Schatze Moore

Sheila Nichols

Sandy Snow

Steve Ullman Sarah VanderwendePage Layout & Design Connie KirwinPhoto Editor Frank Gorga

The Limrik was founded November 1991 by Beverly Tenney, Lois Harriman, and Nancy Timko. It is published quarterly: March, June, September, and December and is delivered free to every mail address in Antrim. The Limrik does not receive any town funds and is supported entirely by sub-scription and advertising revenue.

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night,eightofAntrim’sbestandmosttalentedsingerswillsingalongwithaDJtoseewhowillbeANTRIM’SIDOL.More information on ourwebsite,homeandharvest.org,

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Land use Board aLternates neededColleen Giffin and Chris Condon

WhatisaLandUseBoard?TheAmericanPlanningAsso-ciationstates“thegoalofland-useplanningistofurtherthewelfareofpeopleandtheircommunitiesbycreatingconve-nient,equitable,healthful,efficient,andattractiveenviron-mentsforpresentandfuturegenerations.”InAntrim,LandUseBoardsareabiteasier todefine:ThePlanningBoardandTheZoningBoardofAdjustment.ThePlanningBoardisresponsibleforhearinglandown-

ers’developmentplansandensuringthattheymeetourtownordinances and regulations.TheBoard alsomaintains andupdatesthetown’szoningordinances,subdivisions,MasterPlanandotherdocuments.TheZoningBoardofAdjustmenthastheabilitytogrant

dimensionalvariancestoazoningordinance.Forexample,apropertyownercanappealtotheboardforpermissiontobuildclosertoapropertyline.Theboardalsograntscondi-tionalusesthatmaynotnormallybeallowedinazonebutmaybeapprovediftheuseisdeemedsuitable.WhenaLandUseboardmemberisabsentorcan’tpar-

ticipateinamatterduetoaconflictofinterest,wecalluponanAlternatetotemporarilytaketheirplace.EachboardcanappointuptofiveAlternates.That’swhyweneedyou!WhyshouldyoubeanAlternate?First,it’sagreatwayto

participateinlocalgovernmentandgivebacktothecommu-nitywithoutallthestressandanxietyofrunningforoffice.Second,you’llgetfreetraining,andlearnalotaboutlandusejustbybeingthere.Alternatesattendboardmeetingsjust likeregularmem-

bers.Eveniftheyaren’tappointedtositinplaceofaregularmemberandvote,weencourageAlternatestoparticipateandaskquestions.AninformedAlternateisonewhoisreadytostepinwhenneeded!Werecommendthatyouattendafewmeetingstoobserve

andseeifyouareinterested.ThePlanningBoard’sregularlyscheduledmeetingstakeplacethefirstandthirdThursdayofeverymonthat7:00p.m.TheZoningBoardofAdjustmentmeetswhenneeded.Youcanalsocheckthetownwebsitefortheschedule,whereyou’llalsofindtheminutesfrommeet-ingsallthewaybackto1962.Browsethroughtheminutesandlearnwhatgoesoninameeting!Alternatesareappointedbyeachboard.Ifyouareinter-

estedinbecominganAlternatejustsubmitaletterexpress-inginterestinjoiningoneoftheboards.Don’tworryifyouthinkyouaren’tknowledgeableenoughaboutlanduse.Themembersofbothboardsarenotexpert townplanners,buttheyhaveputthetimeintolearningallthattheycantomakeour community a better place to live.They are alsomorethanhappytoshare theirknowledgewithothers.With thelawsalwayschanging,thelearningneverstops. `

antriM PoLice dePartMentChief Scott R. Lester

Aswe all look forward to a fun and eventful summer,pleasetakeamomenttoconsiderallnecessaryprecautionstoensure thesafetyofyourselfandyour familywhileen-joying your activities.Be sure to obtain campfire permitsandtakenoteoffiredangerlevelsbeforestartingcampfires.Besuretoreviewwatersafetyandbicycleruleswithyourchildren,toincludewearingtheirbicyclehelmets.Youcanenforce thisbysettingagoodexampleandwearingyourswhenyouride.Welookforwardtoseeingyouandthekidsaroundtownandtakingadvantageoftheestablishedrecre-ationalareas.Fortheaddedsafetyofourseniorcitizenswhopreferto

live independently,we areworkingwith theHillsboroughPoliceDepartmentandourDispatchCenter toprovidese-niorswithanopportunitytosubscribetoaCheck-InServiceProgramcalled“AreYouOK?”inthenearfuture(seeruok.comformoreinformation).Thisisatelephonereassurancesystemorcallcheck-inserviceforseniorcitizensandtheirfriendsandfamily.Lovedoneswhofinditdifficulttomain-tainconsistentcontactorwhoareconcernedaboutalovedone’ssafetycanusethissystemforaddedsecurity.Afterthesubscriberisenteredintothesystem,theywill

automaticallyreceiveacheck-incalleachdayatapre-deter-minedtimethathasbeendesignatedbythesubscriber.Ifthe“AreYouOK?”subscriberdoesn’tanswerafter thepresetnumberofcallattempts,analertisgivenvisuallyandaudi-blyontheHillsboroughDispatchCenter’smonitor.Aprintoutcontainingemergencyinformationonthesub-

scriber,includingdoctor’snameandphonenumber,contactnameandphonenumber,nextofkinandbriefmedicalhis-tory is generated and either the personwho ismonitoringtheseniorthroughthe“AreYouOK?”programorthelocalauthoritiesgotothehometocheckonthesenior.Ifthe“AreYouOK?”softwaredetectsvoicemail it leavesa recordedmessage.Thecheck-inservicecanalsobeused to remindseniorstotakemedicationorgiveotherquickmessages.Currently the Hillsboro Police Department is utilizing

this programon a trial basis and is determining the valueand accuracyof theprogram.ChiefRoarickhas extendedaninvitationtojointheserviceandwewillbeestablishingaproceduretoextendtheprogramtoourcommunity.Onbehalfofall themembersof theAntrimPoliceDe-

partment,wegreatlyappreciateyourcontinuedsupportandhopeyouallhaveasafeandenjoyablesummer. `

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OnSunday,April17,Dr.LymanGilmorespokeaboutthehistoryofThe LimrikandhisdecadeasManagingEditor.Lyman, author of two books and former professor atNa-thanielHawthorneandNewEnglandColleges,documentedthe evolution of our community through those years. HespokeofthespectacularsketchesofRussRussell,andthosemorerecentlycontributedbyVirginiaDickinson.Ofthere-placementofthewarmemorial,fishingderbies,thetransi-tionsof theNathanielHawthorneCollegeproperty,Home&Harvestparades,MainStreetbusinessescomingandgo-ing,communitycitizensrecognizedfortheirservicetothetownortheircreativeendeavors,thedawningoftheFestivalofTrees,PaulHardwickdwarfedbyhishops, andclimb-ing up to inspect the bell at the old stone church.LymanemphasizedthatwhatmakesThe Limriksuchaneffectivecommunityvoiceisthenumberofregularcontributorswhovolunteertosubmitnewsofthetown.

History of the Antrim GrangeOnMay15,ArthurMerrill,TownModeratorandholder

ofseveralimportantGrangepostsattheregionalandstate

level, including Grange Master at the tender age of 19,teamedupwithDr.LynneRosansky, cultural anthropolo-gist,universityadministratorand25-yearGrangenext-doorneighborasowneroftheUplandsInn,todiscussthehistoryof theAntrimGrange.TheGrange,officially theNationalGrangeof theOrderofPatronsofHusbandry,wasstartedfollowingtheCivilWarasanagriculturaladvocacygroup.Antrim Grange was organized in 1883 and meets in thebuildingthatwastheoriginalTownHallinAntrimCenter.MerrillfamilymembershaveguidedtheGrangeasofficersformorethanacentury,andBethMerrillwasonceoneofthesixtop-rankingofficersoftheNationalGrange.LynneRosanskyalsowasacountrygirl,andevenrodeherhorsetoschool.Sheofferedother illuminating insights into thissymbolofAntrim’sagriculturalpast.

Upcoming ProgramsFounding of the Grapevine

On June12, theAntrimHistoricalSocietywill bepre-sentingapaneldiscussionby the“FoundingMothers andFathers”ofTheGrapevine.Thisvitalcommunityresourcecentercontinuestofillcriticalgapsinthesocialserviceandeducationrealms.Ifyouwanttolearnabouttheearliestdaysof thisvitalorganization,aswell as its subsequentevolu-tion,pleasejoinusonSunday,June12,at3p.m.attheFirstPresbyterianChurch,Antrim.

Independence DayJoinusonMonday,July4attheBandstandinMemorial

Parkbeginningat8:30a.m.forcoffee,teaandhomemadebakedgoods,music, singing, flag-raising,and the readingoftheDeclarationofIndependencebymembersoftheAnt-rimPlayers.ContactBillNichols(588-6539,[email protected])formoreinformation.

Ask an Antrim Historical Society ArchivistIf you are interested in exploring the contents of the

AntrimHistoricalSocietyarchives,you shouldknow thatmembersofthesocietywillbestaffingthearchivesSatur-daymorningsfrom10a.m.tonoon.Tobeabsolutelycer-tainthatoneofourcrackresearchersisgoingtobepresent,[email protected].

InvitationWeinviteyoutojointheAntrimHistoricalSocietywhich

isdedicatedtothecelebrationofAntrim’shistory.Duesarejust$10ayearforanindividualand$20foranentirefam-ily.Tojoin,pleasecontactmeatsullman@brockport.eduor588-2005orEricTenneyat588-2793.YoucanalsojoinbysendingachecktotheAntrimHistoricalSociety,P.O.Box172,Antrim,NH03440. `

antriM historicaL societySteve Ullman, President


StoneyHillFarmjustabovethepoundonOldPoundRoad,wasthetown’sfirstpoundkeeper.Supposeyouwoketofindacowinyourgarden.You’d

driveheroutandtieherup.Thenyou’deithercontacttheowner, if you knew him or her, or you’d alert the poundkeeperwhowouldcomeandtakethecowtothepound,col-lectingsixcentsamile, tobelaidtotheowner.Ifnooneknewwhosecowshewas,noticeswouldbepostedinneigh-

boringtowns,chargingtheowner25centseach,plustravel.Theowner,learningthewhereaboutsofhisvagrantcow,

couldn’tcollectheruntilhesettledwithyouforanydam-agedonetoyourgarden.Inaddition,thepoundkeepercol-lected30centsadayforfeedingthecow,andthreecentsadayforhistrouble.Thecowremainedinthepounduntilallfeesandchargeswerepaid.Iftheownersquabbled,thecowremainedconfineduntiltheselectmencouldnameanarbi-tratortosettlethematter.Ifnoownercameforth,thecowcould be sold.The pound keeper recovered his expenses,and theoverpluswas added to the town treasury.All thisandmorewasspelledoutinNewHampshirestatestatutes.Afree-roamingcow(horse,sheep,hog)wasnojokeinthe

dayswhenpeoplelivedonwhattheygrewandharvested.Icouldn’tfindanyrecordofthepound’suse,butin1852

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Forsure,youcandriverightbyandnotseeit.TheTownPound has all but faded into the rocky,wooded roadside.Butifyouwanttofindtheremains,quitedistinctivewhenyoustandwithin itswalls, thepound isat the junctionofOldPoundRoadandNorthHoltHillRoad,ontheedgeofAntrimCenter.BenPrattandIvisitedthesiteonespringday.Wefound

theheavyrockwallsmostlystillintact,thetopsaboutlevelwiththeroadsthatembracethepound.Theyencloseasquare28feetoneachside.A couple of cows, a few sheep,andahogortwowouldfillthepoundtocapacity.Wedidn’tfindanyevidencethatthe

poundhadaroof.Andwepuzzledoverwhatmightconstituteagateway.Still,the enclosure walls, about four feethighandtwofeetthick,provethatthestructurewasbuiltwell.Itwasimpor-tant.AntrimCenter, alongwithClinton,

wasbustlinginthe1850s.Inadditiontoseveralfarms,thevillagecontainedabeautifulbrickchurch,twocemeter-ies,atownhall,aneight-gradeschool-house, cabinet shops, saw and cidermills, Twiss’s blacksmith shop andthreedozenhomes.Many of those residences would

havehad a barn to house a cow, per-haps ahorse and apig.Anyor all ofwhichcouldgetlooseandtramplegar-dens,foragecrops,breakdownfences,desecratethecem-etery,andfoulandblocktheroadways.Orbestolen.Antrim farmers constructed the pound in 1817, though

theneedwasapparentasearlyas1779,accordingtotownmeetingminutes.AsahelCram,who livedatwhat isnow

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MarkReynolds,whodevelopedtheconceptoftheKing-snakes, says he picked the name even before he had anybandmembers. “It seemed like a good fit for thekindofmusic Iwanted to play,with a kind of royal implication,and a kind of sexual inference.”Mark used to play in aCelticbanddoingIrishandScottishmusic.Theywereoc-casionallyhoundedbywhathecalledthe“tradNazis”-theregulatorsofthegenre,whowouldcriticizemusicthatwasnotentirelytraditional.Hesays,“Iwantabandthatwecanmakestuffupandtellstoriesandnobodycansaythat’snottraditional.We don’t have to playNewOrleans.We play20’s,30’sand40’smusicmostly,oranyotherperiod,ifwethink it’sKingsnakemusic.”Oneof theotherbandmem-bersadds,“It’sjustabouthavingfun.Peoplearesohookedintotheirelectronicdevices.We’rerealpeopleplayingrealmusic,makingourownmusicourselves,havingfuncreat-ingourownmusic.”As they sayon theirFacebookpage(legendarykingsnakes),theirrecordlabelis“RCAViper.”Watersnake, a.k.a.Robert “Woody”Wood,playsguitar

and sings harmony vocals.Woody lives in Peterborough,isAssociateDirectoroftheenvironmentalnon-profitLakeSunapee ProtectiveAssociation and is a handy carpenter.He’sbeenplaying theguitar since the4thgrade, butwaschallengedtorelearnfingeringafewyearsagoafterdamag-inghisindexfingerinaconstructionaccident.Blacksnake,Antrim residentAndyChapman, plays the

clarinet,or“licoricestick”intheparlanceofthe1930’sbigbandera.Inhisotherlife,heteaches4thgradeattheJaffreyGradeSchool.Slidewinder or “Dr. Slidey” is Stoddard resident Dr.

RichardDoherty,whoplaystheukulelebassandlap-steelguitar.He’sbeenplayingmusicsince2ndgrade,wasinhisfirstbandinmiddleschool,andusedtoplayin thehouseband at theRynbornBluesClub.He is an environmentaleducatorandconsultantandanadjunctfacultyatNewEng-landCollege.BrerCottonmouth,onslidetromboneandvocals,isAnt-

rimresidentMarkReynolds,awriterandeditorforMarket-ingandCommunicationsatKeeneStateCollege.Hestartedlearningguitarandplayedinabandinmiddleschoolandhasbeen“singingforever.”Purple Ratsnake, drummer Tom Reynolds of Antrim,

rounds out the band. He has just graduated from KeeneStateCollegewithamajorinFilmStudies.Hetookupthedrumsinmiddleschoolandalsoplaysinanotherband.He’llbeslavingawayontheMcDowellColonygroundscrewthissummer.The Kingsnakes started as a quartet around 2000,

morphed into aduo, and took their present incarnation in2008,althoughtheyhaveknowneachothersincethemid-1980s.TheyfirstgottogethertoplayataMoveOn.org“StopMadCowboyDisease”fundraiser.Theysayinthepasttheir

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weeklypracticesweremoreaboutgettingtogetherfordin-nerandsocializing,but they’vestartedtotakeitmorese-riously since they’ve started toperform.Things started toclickinthefallof2014,whentheywerewellreceivedasfeaturedperformersattheHearditThroughtheGrapevineOpenMicatAvenueA.Itstruckthemthatiftheyworkedtoputtogetherfullsetsofsongs,theycouldreallyputonashow.They say no one is really the leader, but it helps that

they’reallinthesamezone,atsimilarmusicallevels,havesimilargoals,andwanttomakeagoodappearanceonstage.Theyarerespectfulofeachother’sopinions,andunderstandtheir abilities and needs. They don’t criticize each otheranddon’t lose sleepovermistakes,whichgives them thefreedomtojustenjoyplaying.Theyfeelthey’vecomefarenoughtofeelgoodabouttheirmusic,andsaytheirsecretisthattheyaresuchgoodsfriendsthattheyreallywanttoplaywith each other.And luckily, their spouses are goodfriends,too.TheKingsnakeshavebeenbusiestinspringandsummer,

includingplayinginalotofsummertimeoutdooreventsliketheAntrimintheEveningconcertseriesandtheHome&HarvestFestival,aswellassummerconcerts inHillsboroandatLakeSunapee.They’realsoavailableforpartiesandgraduations.Asofthiswriting,theirnextgigisscheduledtobeat theHancockFireworksonJuly2 (raindate, July9).They’llbeplayingAntrimintheEveningonAugust3,HillsboroConcerts in theParkonAugust4,andtheLakeSunapee ProtectiveAssociation at 10 a.m. onAugust 14.Theysay“Comeandseeus.”You’llbegladyoudid. `

14th annuaL art showAntrim Grange’s 14th Annual Spotlight on Community

ArtistsexhibitwillbeheldJune17–19attheAntrimGrangeHall. Inaddition to theusualacrylic,oilandpastelpaint-ings, visitors will view photography, pottery, glass, quilt,andsculptureexhibits.Aspecialexhibitbyschoolstudentsisalsobeingplanned.ThePeople’sChoiceAwardisselect-edbypopularvoteofguestsandpatronsoftheexhibit.Thehoursoftheshowareasfollows:Friday•2p.m.–5p.m.•ArtViewingFriday•7p.m.–9p.m.•EveningGalaandArtViewingSaturday•10a.m.–3p.m.•ArtViewingSunday•12noon–4p.m.•ArtViewingSunday•4p.m.People’sChoiceAwardpresentationAttendanceatFriday’seveninggalaoffers theopportu-

nitytomeetmanyoftheexhibitingartists,enjoylivemu-sicandpartakeofabounteousrefreshmenttable.FormoreinformationabouttheArtShow,checktheAntrimGrangeFacebook page, website (www.grange.org/antrimnh98) orcall588-6615. `


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toimprovelifeinAntrim,weneedallresidentsrepresentedattheAntrim2020eventthisfall.The steering committee and subcommittees are hard at

work,andwe’rebeginningtogetthewordout.Here’swhatwe’reworkingon:

Website and Social MediaThanks primarily toMichaelRondeau andFrankGorga

wehaveagreatwebsite,Antrim2020.com,aswellasaFace-bookpage.PleasepayavisitandshareitwithyourAntrimfriends.Youcansignuptogetemailupdates,andyoucangiveusyourideasabouthowtoimproveAntrim.Assummerprogresses,lookforsuchfeaturesastheAntrimPhotoGallery(whereyou’llhave theopportunity tosubmityourphotos),quizzes to test yourknowledgeofAntrim, andphotoproj-ectsandcontestsbyourteensteeringgroupmembers,BaileyKirkpatrickandJackVance,andotherAntrimyouth—allde-signedtobothshareandincreaseyourknowledgeofAntrim.

“Old School” ActivitiesForthoseofuswhoaren’tasadeptattechnology,orwho

enjoyusingamarkerandholdingthingsinourhands,we’reworkingon twohands-onprojects thatwehopewillbothinformandengage.ArtteacherCaroleStorroispartneringwiththe4thgradeteachersatAntrimElementarytocreateachildren’sartprojectabouttheAntrimcommunityweex-pectwillbeondisplayatcommunitylocationsthissummerandattheOctoberevent.Also,youwillseepostersfeatur-ingabig lightbulband invitingyou to shareone“brightidea”toimprovethetown.You’llfindthesepostersatvari-ousplacesaroundtown.

How Can You Help?1.Visitwww.Antrim2020.org.2.Talk with your neighbors about ways to improveourtown.

3.Find Antrim 2020 on Facebook and share with yourAntrimfriends.

4.Writeyourideaonalightbulbposter.5.Help with the event, for example bring a potluckdishorhelpwithchildcare.

6.Plan to come to the event the evening of Friday,October21andthemorning/earlyafternoonofSaturday,October22atGreatBrookSchool.Moreinfoonthatlater,butpleaseMarkYourCalendar!For more information,contactco-chairsMichaelRon-

deau (588-6885; [email protected]) or Kristen Vance(588-4904;[email protected]),ortalkwithanothermemberoftheSteeringCommittee:BiancaAcebronPeco,JeanneCahoon,KathleenCrawford,AmyDeLisle, FrankGorga,BaileyKirkpatrick,JanetMcEwen,ReneeMercier,BethMerrill,ShelleyNelkens,KimProctor, JohnRobert-son, Lynne Rosansky, Carole Storro, Steve Ullman, andJackVance. `

seLectBoardJohn Robertson, Chair

ManythankstoGordonWebberforhisserviceasSelect-man.Heleavesmanygreatmemoriesofdeedswelldone.Antrimisamuchbetterplacebecauseofhisservice.WewelcomeBobEdwards as our newmember of the

board.BobtakesGordon’splace.Bob’smanyyearsonothertownboardsstandshimingoodsteadasaSelectman.Pre-viouslyheservedonthePlanningBoardandasoneoftheTrusteesofTrustFunds.Bob’smanyyearsinthebankingindustryareagreatresourcefortheSelectboard.TheBoardishardatworkonall theitemsapprovedat

TownMeeting.Firstontheagendaistoarrangefinancingand award the contract for theHighlandAvenue/PleasantStreetwater and drainage project.Hopefully bidswill beoutsoonandconstructioncanbegin.TheHighwayDepartment’s newpickupwith plowhas

beenorderedandshouldbeheresoon.TheoldChevywastradedtowardthenewDodge2500.Withregardtotheproposedwindfarm,inMaythetech-

nicalsessionswereheldbeforetheSECinConcord.Atthesessions intervenorspro andconwere given the opportu-nitytoquestionAntrimWindofficialsonthemanyaspectsof building and operating thewind farm.Hearings to de-termine permitting construction are scheduled to begin inSeptember.YourSelectboardcontinues tosupport thewindproject

becauseof itsmanybenefits toAntrimand the support ithasfromthemajorityofAntrimresidents.Thisprojectwill,throughthePILOTcontract,provideaddedrevenuetothetown.WelookforwardtothecontinuedsupportofAntrimresidentsaswemoveaheadwithAntrimWindandthemanyotherprojectsthatfaceus.AsalwaysyouarewelcometostopinattheTownHall

togetinformationoraskquestions.FeelfreetoattendSe-lectboard meetings.We welcome public comment that isthoughtfulandconstructive.Haveagreatsummer. `


Thedayaftermy21stbirthdayin1976,IleftmynativeUSAforasix-weektriptoRussiawithagroupofAmericanstudents.RussiawasthenpartoftheUnionofSovietSocial-istRepublics.ManyoftheRussianstowhomwewereoffi-ciallyintroducedspokeaneasilydiscerniblepartyline,andtolduswhatweweresupposedtohear.IhadtakenseveralyearsofRussianlanguageincollegeand,thoughnotquitefluent,couldspeakwellenoughtoroamaloneawayfromthegroupandtalktopeopleonthestreet.Babushkaswerenotafraid to tellmewhat they thoughtorhowthepeopleinacertaincemeterydied,andIlearnedalotthatIwasn’tsupposedtofindout.Ironically,afterbeinglostforseveralhoursinMoscowonJuly4th,the200thanniversaryofsign-ingoftheUSDeclarationofIndependence,therewasnoth-ingsocomfortingasseeingthespiresofSaintBasil’sCa-thedralneartheKremlininRedSquare.However,aftersixweeks inMoscow,Krasnodar, Sochi andLeningrad (nowSt.Petersburg),mytoleranceforbeingfedpropagandawasverylow.ThecollectivesighofreliefwaspalpableasourtraincrossedtheborderbackintoFinland,andIvowedthatIwouldtakemyresponsibilitiesasacitizenofoneof theworld’spremierdemocraciesseriouslyfromthenon.WeintheUnitedStateshavefoughthardtogainvoting

rights. In colonialAmerica, votingwas restricted to land-ownersandtaxpayersoverage21,mostlymale,whowereconsideredtobethemostcommittedmembersofthecom-munity.WhentheUSConstitutionwasadopted,statesweregiventhepowertosetvotinglaws.Only6%ofthepopula-tioncouldvotewhenGeorgeWashingtonwaselectedpresi-dentin1789.Gradually,overthenext180years,Catholics,Jews,whitemen,freedslaves,women,NativeAmericans,peopleofAsianorigin,and18-to20-year-oldsgainedtheright to vote.Andwe are still debating voting rights andidentifyingdiscriminatorypractices.Alongwiththeright tovotecometheresponsibilitiesof

citizenship.Informedandengagedcitizensarethefoundationofademocracy.Itisourresponsibilitytoseekoutinformationon the issuesputbeforeus.Wehavenotonly theright tobeinformed,butalsotheresponsibilitytobecomeinformedandtobecivicallyengagedenoughtounderstandtheissuesonlocal,state,regional,nationalandinternationallevels.Voter turnout nationwide held at around 80% formost

ofthenineteenthcentury.Votingwaspublicatfirst.Duringthefirsthalfof thecentury,votingbyballotreplacedvot-ingbyvoice,buttheballotswerenotsecret,andsometimeswereevencolor-codedsoavoter’schoicecouldbetoldataglance.Secretballotsbegan tobe introduced in the late1800s,andby1896,39outof45statesusedthem.Disap-pointingly,inspiteoftheadventofnear-universalsuffrageandtheadoptionofthesecretballot,voterturnoutintheUS

hasfallentoaround55%,muchlowerthaninmostestab-lisheddemocracies.What isAntrim’s voting record?Town-by-town voting

statistics for approximately the last25years are availablefromtheNewHampshireSecretaryofState’soffice.Antrimdoesprettywellwhenitcomestogeneralelections,espe-ciallyinpresidential-electionyears(Figure1).Onaverage,around70%ofregisteredvotershaveturnedoutforgeneralelectionsover thelast25years,closeto80%inpresiden-tial-electionyears,andabout60%inoffyears.Participationhasaveraged55%inpresidentialprimariesbutonly25%instateprimaries.

Figure 1. Antrim voter participation in general elections, presidential primaries and state primaries. The number of registered voters is shown, along with those casting ballots in each election year. Data taken from sos.nh.gov/election results.aspx.

Antrim voters have participated in town elections at aslightlyhigherratethaninstateprimaries,butsubstantiallyfewervotersattendTownMeeting(Figure2).Since2007,onaverage,33%ofregisteredvotershavecastballotsintownelections,whereasonly9%havevotedatTownMeeting.

Figure 2. Antrim voter participation in town elections and Town Meeting. Data taken from Town of Antrim Annual Re-ports and www.antrimnh.org/Pages/AntrimNH_Town Meet-ing/index.

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Whatare the trends inAntrimvoter registration?Iwasunable tofindstatisticsgivingthenumberofeligiblevot-erswhohavenotregisteredtovote.Butamongthosewhodo choose to register,Antrim residents have increasinglyregisteredas“Undeclared”forgeneralelections,whilethenumberofvotersregisteredasRepublicanshasslightlyde-creasedandthoseregisteredasDemocratshasslightly in-creasedoverthelasttwentyyears(Figure3).Studieshaveshown, however, thatmost peoplewho register as “Inde-pendent”or“Undeclared”consistentlyvotewithoneparty.

Figure 3. Antrim voters registered as Republican, Demo-cratic or Undeclared for recent general elections. Data taken from sos.nh.gov/election results.aspx.

To vote in primary elections, voters must temporarilychoose a party. In presidential primaries, the numbers ofvoterstakingRepublicanandDemocraticballotshasevenedoutinAntrimoverthelast25years(Figure4),althoughthenumberofballotscast in theRepublicanprimarydroppedin2004,whenGeorgeW.BushwastheincumbentRepubli-canpresident,andintheDemocraticprimaryin2012,whenBarackObamawastheincumbentDemocraticpresident.Asexpected,votershavelessinterestwhenthereislittlecontest.

Figure 4. Ballots cast in presidential primaries in Antrim by party. Data taken from sos.nh.gov/election results.aspx.

NewHampshire is expected to be a swing state in theupcomingpresidentialelection,andAntrimlookslikeitisbecomingaswingtown,too.But,afterallthehard-foughtbattlestowintherighttovote,whydosofewpotentialvot-

erstakeadvantageofwhatisoneofthemostbasictenetsofdemocracy? Is it simply thatvoting in secret removes thestigmaofnotparticipating,aswellaspressuretovotewithfriends,neighborsorbosses?Isitapathy?Isitlaziness?Wearewithoutadoubtlivinginaneraofvoterdissatis-

factionwiththestatusquoofgovernment.The2016presi-dentialcampaignseasonhasproducedseveralunexpectedlystrongcandidateswhoaroseoutsideofthemainstreampo-liticalparties.Itisclearthatpeoplearefrustratedwiththegovernmentparalysisofthepastfewdecadesatmanylev-els.Andmanypotentialvotersaresodisaffectedtheydon’tseeanyreasontovote.Othersfeelthatthevotingisskewed,ornotfullyrepresentativeofthepeople’svoices.Otherswillvote inapresidentialelection,butdon’tsee therelevanceoflocalelections,eventhoughmanyoftheissuesdecidedatthelocalorstatelevelaffectourlivesatleastasmuchasissuesdecidedatthenationallevel.Andsomejustthinkitistoomuchtroubletobecomeinformedabouttheissues.Wehavetheabilitytovote.Itisn’tjustaprivilege,itisa

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MichaelPonhasbeenareporterforThe Villagerfornear-lytwelveyears,andManagingEditorforaboutfiveyears.ThushehaswrittenmoreaboutAntrimthananyotherlivingprofessional journalist. (WeLimrik writers are amateurs.)So, althoughThe Limrik is “for,by, andabout thepeopleofAntrim,”IthinkitreasonabletothinkofMichaelasanhonoraryAntrimite.OnarainylateAprilSundayIsatdownoppositeMichael

inadeeplysoftleatherchairatHillsborough’sEaton’sFur-niturewhereThe Villagerofficeislocated.HehadsaidonthephonewhenIcalledforaninterview,“IfyoucancomeSundaythestoreisclosedandwe’llhaveaccesstodozensofcomfortablechairs.”Ihadtworeasonsforwantingtoin-terviewMichael, first as theEditor ofThe Limrik for tenyears I had crossedhis pathmany times andwas curiousabouthim,andsecondbecauseIhadreadhisexcitingandinformative novelThe Strongbox about campesinos (poorpeasants)inanisolatedruralvillageintheDominicanRe-publicunderthecrueldictatorshipofRafaelTrujillo.Michael’s path toNewHampshirewas long and com-

plicated. “My earliest memory was living in a tenementin a rough section ofHoboken,New Jersey” fromwhichhis parents commuted to jobs in theNewYorkCity pub-liclibrarysystemacrosstheHudsonRiver.AfterasecondapartmentinUnionCity,NewJersey,themostcrowdedcityinthecountry,justaboveHoboken,hisfamilymovedtoarelative’shouseinoneofthewealthiesttownsinAmerica,Greenwich,Connecticut.Michaeldescribeshishighschoolexperiencethereasabigcultureshockashewasconfrontedwith “rich kids with expensive cars,” unlike anything hehadpreviouslyknown.SeveralyearsaftergraduatingfromGreenwich High School, having done some traveling, hestartedcollegeatSUNYPurchase(StateUniversityofNewYork)butneedingtimetobuildahouseforhismother inNewHampshire,hedroppedoutandwenttoworkincon-struction. “Inmy youth Iwould go back and forth, fromcarpentry and construction, towandering theworld.”HisfirstwanderwastoPeruinthe1980s“whichwaslikea60’s

renaissanceyear.”HissecondjourneywastoMexicowherehe became very ill with hepatitis, and then after makingsomemoremoneybackinthestates,histhirdjauntwastothejunglesandbeautifulcolonialtownsinGuatemala.Mi-chael’sfinalandmostsignificantjourneyfoundhimatthirtylivingforsixmonthsonacoconutfarmintheruralvillageofLasTerrenasonthenorthcoastoftheDominicanRepub-lic,anditchangedhislifepermanently.HefellinlovewithandmarriedaDominicanwomanwithafour-year-oldson,

MichaeL Pon: JournaList & noveListLyman Gilmore

Michael Pon in his writing studio, where he worked on The Strongbox for some years. An old map of the Dominican Republic hangs behind him. (Photo by Shannon O’Connor.)

andhebecameinspiredtowriteaboutthemisery—impov-erishment,torture,rape,murder—forcedupontheDomini-canpeoplebythebrutalTrujilloregimefrom1930to1961.Michael brought his wife Jackie and his stepson Ken-

nedytoWashington,NewHampshire,wherehisgreatauntownedpropertyandgavehimandhismotheraplotoflandonwhichhebuiltahouseforherandastudiowherehecouldwrite.HatingtheNewHampshirecold,JackielefttoliveinNewYorkCity,leavingKennedyinMichael’scare.In1986hemovedhismotherfromGreenwichtoNewHampshire.WhenhereturnedwithJackieandKennedy,shehadalreadysunkintothefirststagesofAlzheimer’sdisease.Andforthenexteleven-and-a-halfyearsheraisedKennedyandcaredforhismotherwhoseAlzheimer’sworsenedsoseverelythathe had to give upworking to bewith her constantly andwentonwelfare.Hismotherdiedin2003,andinOctober,2004,MichaelwashiredbyThe Villagerandbeganhisjour-nalisticcareer.Michael’ssonisnowthirty,Michael’sagewhenhefirst

metKennedy in theDominicanRepublic.LikeMichael’s


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culture clashwhen hewent from an impoverished life inNewJersey to awealthyConnecticut town,KennedyhadadifficulttimeadjustingtoHillsboroughschoolswherehewastheonlypersonofcoloratthetimewithaSpanishac-cent.InadditiontohelpingKennedycopewiththeunfamil-iarcultureofanAmericanschool—includingnamecallingandbullyingbyotherstudents—Michaelhad todealwithKennedy’sDominicanfamily’sattemptstoabducttheboybacktotheD.R.ButKennedyultimatelydecidedtoremainwithMichaelinNewHampshire,soMichaelchosetoresistKennedy’sfamily,whichultimatelyhewasabletoaccom-plish.NowKennedylivesinNewYorkCitynearhismotherandotherrelatives.Michael’s sojourns in thirdworld countries in general,

andintheDominicanRepublicinparticular,createdinhimadesire towriteabout them.HetoldmethatafterhissixmonthsintheDR,“IfeltIknewtheDominicancultureinti-mately.”HebeganbywritingabouthisownexperiencesontheDominicancoconutfarmandthepeoplehegottoknowthere,butaftercompletingninetypagesherealizedthatwhathehadwrittenwasallabouthimself,andthathewantedtotellthebiggerstoryofhowthepoorDominicanpeoplehadsufferedsogravelyundertheTrujillodictatorship.Withnoformalwritingtraining,hewentbacktoschoolandin2006received a Bachelor’s degree in “Multicultural LiteratureandCreativeWriting”fromGraniteStateCollege,abranchofUNHforadults.Thiseducationplus lotsofexperienceandpracticehasledhimtosuccessasaprofessionaljournal-istandnovelist.I look forward to Michael’s reporting every week.As

ManagingEditorofThe Villager, hewritesabouteventsinHillsborough, Henniker, Antrim, Peterborough, Benning-ton,Washington,Deering,Hancock,Weare,Windsor,Hop-kintonandWarner.Ialwaysreadhisstorieswithpleasureand illumination, butwhathas really impressedme is hisvividandmovinghistoricalnovelaboutthepoorpeopleoftheDominicanRepublic,The Strongbox,mybookreviewofwhichappearsinthisLimrik. `

The StrongboxANovelbyMichaelPon

Reviewed by Lyman Gilmore

WhatIlikeaboutagoodhistoricalnovelisanexcitingstorywithvividcharactersthattellsmesomethingIdidn’tknowaboutarealplaceandtime,writteninanaestheticallypleasingstyle.SuchisThe Strongbox, ataleofviolentpeas-antoppressionintheDominicanRepublicunderthedicta-torshipofRafaelTrujillobyMichaelPon,ManagingEditorofthelocalweeklynewspaper,The Villager.SadlyImustadmitthattheonlythingIknewaboutthe

DominicanRepublicisthatithasgivenussometerrificbase-ballplayers,especially theRedSoxfutureHall-of-Famer,David“BigPapi”Ortiz,currentlyinhisfinal,heroicseason.NotonlydidIenjoyThe Strongbox, butnowIunderstandsomethingofthecomplexhistoryofthis“CaribbeannationthatsharestheislandofHispaniolawithHaiti.”Ponprovidessomehistoricalbackgroundinabrief“For-

ward”inwhichheexplainsthatabrutalUSmilitaryforceoccupied the Roman Catholic Dominican Republic from1916to1924.Unliketoday’sintegratedanddisciplinedMa-rineCorps,theseMarines“wereallwhite,mostlyProtestantmen dispatched from aUnited Statesmired in JimCrowlaws.TheyinvadedtocollectanationaldebttotheUSthegreatmajorityofDominicancampesinos,whocouldneitherreadnorwrite,hadnoideaexisted.”WhiletheMarinesbuiltsomeroads,“manyofthemalsorapedDominicanwomenandabusedDominicanmen,regardingthemasniggersandspigs.”Mostofthecountry’scampesinos—peasants—con-sideredtheMarinesoppressorsliketheir“owndictatorsandstrongmen.”RafaelTrujillo,theworstofthesestrongmen,wasa“ruthlessandopportunistic”thugwhocapitalizedontheUSoccupationtobecomethedictatorialandmurderousPresidentoftheDRfrom1930tohisassassinationin1961.

The Strongbox isthestoryoftheremotecoastalDomini-canvillageofLasTerrenas,isolatedfromthecountry’spop-ulationcentersanditscapitalSantoDomingobyamountainrange and jungle.Although we come to know importantpeople inLasTerrenas, essentially thevillage itself is thenovel’sprotagonist.Thecentralcharactersareafatherandson,oldPapitowhofoundedthevillageafterescapingfromTrujillo torturers and thecounty’sUSoccupationmilitaryforce,andhissonRadhames.Radhamesidealisticallywantstobringmodernmethods to thevillage’s traditionalwaysofharvestingcoconuts,boilingthemforoil,andsellingtheoilforcookinginthecapital.Buthisidealismturnstobe-trayalashestealshisfather’smoney,cheatsthevillagersoftheirland,andsetshimselfupasapettydictatorwitharmedguards. The book’s title comes from the heavy wall-safeRadhamesimportsfromthecapitaltostorehismoneyandthedeedstothepeasantcoconutfarmers’landhehasswin-dledfromthem.Forthepoorvillagersthissafebecomesa

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longinglyatthehottubexhibit.Wethoughthowgooditwouldfeeltobesub-merged in thathotwaterwith jetsworkingout theknotsadayof farmchorescreates.Wetooktheplunge,boughtoneandhavenotregrettedit.Thereisnothingasmesmerizingassittinginthehottubwithsnowbankspiled

high,lookingupatthestar-studdedwintersky.Thewalkfromthetubthroughthesnowintothehouseisabitsoberingbutdoesnotdetractfromthesoak.Weoftenhaveourmorningcoffeeinthetub,discussthedayaheadandenjoy

thattimewhenwearejustsimplytogether.Earlyonespring,duringoneofourmorningcoffeereposes,Billnoticedducks

flyingoverhead.Theycamefromthedirectionofthemarshandflewnorthoverthefarmhouse,circledthefieldandlandedinanearbytreeontheedgeofthedirtroad.Thissequencetookplaceseveraldaysinarow.EachmorningBillwaitedtoseeifhecouldfindwheretheywerenesting.HeidentifiedthemasWoodDucks.Theyaredescribedthiswayonwww.ducks.com:

The Wood Duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches. Reliable estimates of wood duck populations do not exist due to the difficulty of surveying birds in forested habitat.

Wehaveanancientmapletreeattheendofourdriveway,andsureenoughonemorningwesawthefemaleleavefromaholeinthetreeandheadouttowardsthemarshforbreakfast.Afewhourslatershereturnedwiththemaleintow.

One morning, weeks later, as Billleftforwork,henoticedadark-coloredduckling running down Liberty FarmRoadinfrontofhiscar.Hestoppedtowatchasitranofftheroad,throughtheditch and into the bushes towards theriver.AfledgingWoodDuckducklingforsure!Eachspringwewaitwithbatedbreath

toseeif theywillreturnandeveryyearwe are rewarded once again with theirpresence.Althoughwehavenotseenanymoreducklingsfledgeweenjoywatchingthismatingpaireachmorning. `

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AnotherbusyfewmonthshavegonebyforCubScoutPack2!Theindivid-ualdenshavebeenoutforwalksinthewoods, made play-dough, and helpedtheir communities with service proj-ectssuchascleaninguptheAmericanLegioninAntrimandpickinguptrashon nature trails. The Tiger and Beardens also saw a great presentation bytheFrancestownandHillsboroughPo-liceDepartmentsontheirK9unitsandotherpoliceprocedures—thanks,guys!We recently held our Monadnock

District Chuck Wagon—an eventwherepackshaula(sometimesheavy)wagonthrougharelayracecourse.Sev-eralstationsweresetupalongthewaywhere theboyshad tostopand learn,solveproblems,andworktogether.Ac-tivities included knot tying, first aid,and a problem-solving course.At onepoint thepackshad to figureouthowtoget fromone rock to anotherwith-outtouchingthegrassusingonlycard-board,workingtogetherbecausetherewere fewer pieces of cardboard thantherewere scouts.When the daywasdone,congratulationswenttoPack33ofSwanzeyforearningthemostpointsandwinningtheannualChuckWagon.The2016/17Scoutingyearwillsee

some interesting changes. TheDanielWebsterCouncilhasbeengiventheop-portunitybytheBoyScoutsofAmer-ica toholdaLionDenpilotprogram.AsLionCubs,kindergarten-agedboyswillbeintroducedtotheScoutingpro-gramandlearntoworkwitheachotherandhelpeachothergrow.Ifyouoryourchildwouldliketobe

involvedwithScouting,orwould likemoreinformation,pleasecontactSusanDussellat(603)568-3069. `

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WorkingwithNickDuffyattheAntrimRecreationDepartment,BobHolmesstartedupanAntrimHikingGroupthisspring.Bobhasalwaysenjoyedtheout-doors,butsayshishikingreallytookoffafterheretiredfromthePostOffice.Hegotarescuedogandstarteddoinglongerwalks.Aboutfouryearsago,hedecidedtohikeallthe4000-foot-ers in the White Moun-tains. He completed hisquest last year, after fin-ishing10-12of thehikeseach year, and proudlydisplays his Four Thou-sand Footer Club badgeonhis jacket.Hesayshereally enjoyed getting toknow the plants, birdsand other wildlife alongtheway,andherecordedobservations about vari-ous flowering plants aspartoftheAMCMountainWatchprogram.Boblikeshiking,butsaysitcanbetoughtofindpeopletohikewith.Many

ofthebigmountainsareanhour’sdriveormoreaway,andhefeelsitisbettertohavecompany,especiallytokeepeachotherawakeonthedrivehome.Sohedecidedtoseeifhecouldgetagrouptogethertoenjoysometimeoutside,withthesupportofAntrimRecreation.Thehikinggroupstartedmodestlythisspring,withanApril9hikeupBaldMoun-

tain.ThenexttripwastoWindsorMountainandBagleyPond,followedbyMountKearsarge,MountSunapee,andPackMonadnockonalternateSaturdaymornings.Theyusuallymeetat9a.m.,whenitiscoolerandfewerbugsareout,andtrytobedonebynoon,atleastfortheshorterhikes.Eighttotwelvepeopleshowedupforeachofthefirstfewhikes.AspeoplehavesomanythingsgoingononSaturdays,thecrowdchanges,butBobsaysitisgoodtohavesomanypeopleshowup.Next,thegroupwilltakeonMountMonadnockonJune11.Afterthat,they

hope to hikeMount Cardigan,MountMoosilauke and theWelch andDickeyMountainloopinWatervilleValley.Ifyou’dliketojointhegrouponanyofthesehikes,pleasecontactNickDuffyattheAntrimRecreationOffice([email protected])tosignup.Bobhopestogetthegroupgoingagainnextyear,solookforitagainasthesnowbeginstomelt. `

BLacK fLiesIt seems especially appropriate this year to reprint this poem recently rediscovered in the June 1994 Limrik by Sue Conklin.

Black Flies

Blackflies!Theygetintoyourpies.Theygetintoyoureyes.Theycausestyes!

They’rehereeveryday.Don’tbothertospray.Justshoothemaway,Butthey’llstillstay.

ThepestythingHassuchasting;AndwillclingToanything.

Theygetinmyhair!They’reeverywhere!!DoIcare?I’mindespair!!!

Dotheybugyou?Theydome,too!!Idon’tknowwhattodo!I’mturningblackandblue!!

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summer’sdayinthehayfieldsofEastAlstead,haulingourpiled-highloads,andtag-team-loadingaconvoywithRickandDale Sudsbury, Gene and CherylWillette and truck-loadsofothers.Therearleafsneverletusdownandcertain-lydidn’tunderstandthemeaningofhalf-ton.Onthecoolingridebacktothebarn,upandoverPitcherMountaininlowergears,naryacomplaintwasheardfromthattruck,andwerodejoyfullyallthewayinherairycab.Anditwasn’tonlyhaychaffthatblewaroundheremp-

tybedwhenthatjobwasdone.Cordwoodpickedupanddelivered,mealwayspushingherforthatfullandroundedload…wasaskingabitmuchat times. Ifyouhaveanoldhome that never stops squawking for repair, renovationandaface-lift,thetruckisarequiredmemberofthemar-riage.Oldwindowsanddoorstakenawayinexchangeforreplacements,lumbertotrim,orreplacementsills.Aloadofpea-stone, raised-bed lumber, bags ofmortar and cement,squaresofroofing,pipe-staging,broken-downpowerequip-ment,younameit…thelistgoeson;shecarrieditall.EvencarriedtheTownHallmuralsontheirrenovationrun,toandfromtheAlabamaFarmbarnafewyearsback.Friendsandfamilyknowwhenyouhaveapickuptruck,

andbecausetheydon’toftenhaveahousetofixuplikeyou,theydon’tneedatrucklikeyours.Assuchitusuallymeansthat theyrent,andfromtime-to-timeneed tochange theiraddressforonereasonoranother.Andsothefearedphonecallscome…I’dsweartherewereasmanyrequestsovertheyearsastherewereyearsonthatFord!“CanIborrowyourpickupnextSaturday…wejusthavetomoveafewthingstoournewapartment,and…”What?!...Theyborrowmydeartruckandloadit roughly,shift itcarelessly,andparkit inplacesaroundobstaclesunfamiliar.No…Iwilltakemyonedayoffandhelpyoumove,andIwillbebehindthewheelwhenI’mnotbreakingmybackononeendofyourfold-outcouch!And,bytheway,whathaveyoubeenuptoforthepastthreeyears?!?!”And,ofcoursemyF-150wasessentialwhenitcameto

mybi-monthlyrunsto theAntrimRecyclingCenter.Both

ways…removingwhat Ino longerneededorwanted, andproudlybringinghomethingsthatsomeoneelsenolongerwantedorneeded.Ofallthetasksthatthetruckselflesslyperformedforme,thereturnwithrecycledgoodsinthebedwastheleastappreciatedbymywife,sothatpracticeended,for themostpartanyway.Oneof thecarries thatgot littleargumentfromher,betweenmeandmytruck,wasonSun-daylateafternoonsinthewarmseasonwhenwe’dloadthecanoe,andeverythingelsewe’dneedforaluxuriouspicnic,andrideuptoGreggLake.Itwillnotnowbeaseasyorspon-taneouswiththetruckanditseasy-loadbedretiredoutback.WhenGlenninformedmeafewyearsbackthatI’dget

justonemoreyearoflegitimateon-roadinspection…thattheframehadlostmuchofitsintegrity…Iabsorbedthecominglossbyfantasizingthatthetruckwouldmakeagoodwoods-buggy.Heck,I’dputlotsofnewpartsintothatrigovertheyears(evenifIhadn’tkeptupwithmyoriginaldisciplineofyearlyoil-undercoating),andprettygoodtires,analmostnewradiator…surelyIcouldsqueezeabitmorelifeoutofherinsemi-retirement…Butthereshesatforanotheryearandahalf,sinkingintotheabandonedpaddock.So,despitemydreamofhaulingdownfromthewoodsthecordwoodIcut,mylife-coachconvincedmethatitwasofnopracticaluseanymoreandthatshewanteditgone,recycled,away.AsIwrite,mylifeless,darkblueFordF-150sitscoveredwithadustingofsnow,awaitingthearrivalofMike’stotakeitonitslastrun.Sorrytosay…lostmytrucktoday. `

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In the last issue of the Limrik, Richard Reilly told his story of getting hooked on antiquarian books. Here he describes another aspect of collecting old books. Ephemeraandoldpostcardsareother facetsofantique

book collecting. “Ephemera” refer to almost any antiquepapers, from old photos to maps to newspapers, whichgenerallywere onlymeant to have short-term usefulness.Asinthecaseofantiquebooks,theartandeffortputintoanything soldwas very important, very colorful. Intricateillustrationswere expected to catch the eyeof customers,andtheywerenotnecessarilycostly.Forcallingcards,busi-nesscardsandbusinesssigns,artwasanimportantmeasureofyourcommitmentlevel.Eachstorewouldhavebeautifulgiveaways.I’vefoundmanyitemsfromFogg’sMarket inHancock.A1905largepaperdiecutofabeautifulwomanamazinglydisplayedinrichcolorsandabeautifullypaintedplatewithanowlperchedonacalendarfor1910aresomeofmyFogg’sfavorites.OthergreatephemerafromAntrimare pamphlets, such asGoodellCompany advertisements.Collectorsseekoutthemoreelaborateandcolorful,whichwerealsothemosteffectiveadvertisements.EverylittleNewHampshiretown,Antrimincluded,hasa

richhistoryofpostcards—themainstreet,anyfamoushouse,etc.Postcardshavebeeninvoguesincethelate1800’s,butthepeakofcreativitywastheearly1900’s.Travelwasopentoeveryone,andwhenanyonewentsomewhereexotictheysentapostcardhome.Forholidays,everyonesentpostcards.

antiquarian BooKs, Part 2Richard Reilly

ThemostelaborateoneswereproducedinGermany,butinNewHampshire, those created by the FrankW. SwallowPost CardCompanywere some of themost amazing.Aswith books, postcard value is all about rarity and collect-ability.SantaClauspostcardsareverycollectable,whereasEaster postcards are of interest primarily to Easterholics.Realphotosofdisastersarealsoverycollectable.The advent of the internet has had varied impacts on

books and ephemera. It hasverymuchhurt books.When

I startedcollecting twenty-fiveyearsago, the informationcontainedinthebooksyouhadwaslikeyouheldtheHolyGrail.Collectorswerenarrowlydefinedbybooktopic,suchasCivilWar,military, trains,children’s,orBoyScouts.Ifyouhadabookon,say,the1895memoirsofJamesLong-street,alieutenantgeneralintheConfederatearmy,itwasa rare thing, and collectorswould literally joust over thechancetoownit.Therewasnointernetoranyothersourceof that information.Now, ifyougooneBayoreven freebooksites,youcanownitinfiveminutesandbereadingitinevenlesstime,sotheonlypeoplewillingtobuytruefirsteditionsareseriouscollectors,andpriceshaveplummeted.Ephemerahavesurvivedtheinterneteraabitbetterduetobeingmorevisualandlocation-centered,aswellasstillhav-ingsomemystery. `

dog LicensingDiane Chauncey, Town Clerk

Eachdogover fourmonthsoldmustbe licensedby itsownerorkeeperpriortoApril30ofeachyear.ThelicenseiseffectiveMay1toApril30ofthesubsequent year.Your dog(s)musthavearabiesvaccination.(Yourvet-erinarianissupposedtosendrabiesupdatestotheTownClerk).FailuretolicenseyourdogisaviolationofStatelaw.Inadditiontotheannuallicense fee you will be charged alatefeeof$1.00permonth.Acivilforfeiture feewill alsobeassessedin the amount of $25.00,which ispayablewithinfifteen(15)daysofreceipt of the notice of failure toregisteryourdog(s).Iftheforfeiturefeeisnotpaidwithinthat time,youwill receivea summons toappear incourt.Anyquestions,pleasecall588-6785x223. `


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imaginetheruckusafrightened,runawayhorsewouldkickupwhenconfinedbythetightwalls),soGeorgeHutchinson,wholivednear thepoundonwhat isnowRte.31,earned$3.00in1856forfixingtheplace.Hutchinson’srepairsheldupprettywell, though in1863,at theheightofCivilWarinflation, Prescott Parmenter (my great-great-great-uncle)wholivedwithinsightofthepoundcollected$8.44forhisworkonit.Parmenter’swere,apparently,thelastoftherepairs.The

towndidn’tpayanyone thereafter forworkon thepound,thoughpoundkeeperscontinuedtobeelectedintothe1870s.When I lived inClinton,MorrisWoodswas called the

pound keeper, though he was never elected to the post.Morris,who livedat the junctionofOldPoundRoadandRte. 31, is remembered for his caution. It took himmostof theforenoon toget to thevillageandback,drivinghisModelTtruckonlyabitfasterthanIcouldwalk.Couldhecatchapig?Lefttofrostactionandgravity,theAntrimPounddete-

riorated.MembersoftheMollyAikenChapteroftheDARrecognizedthatherewasarelicthatoughttobesaved.In1948theladiesrecruitedmentorestorethewalls.(Benre-membersthatmymotherpushedtheproject,soit’sprettylikely thatmy fatherwas among thosehoisting the fallen

stonesbackintoplace.)TheDARmountedacommemora-tive bronze plaque (now broken loose) on one of the bigstonesandthepoundwallsstoodstrongonceagain.Nearlyseventyyears later,BenandI found tree trunks

fallenintothepound.Someofthestoneshavetumbledin,andbeechtreeshavetakenroot.Withoutattention,timeandthe elementswill turn this once criticalmunicipal facilityintoarockpile.Withsomeattention,amonumenttoaneraofwell-controlleddomestichusbandrycouldriseagain.

A correction. In the March Limrik I wrote about wood-land management. I based my description of tree removal on a method I had witnessed on my own property in Hinsdale, thinking that must have been how the trees were cut in An-trim. I assumed the trees had been converted into logs as they were cut down, and the logs hauled to a loading site. Instead, forester Charlie Levesque tells me, in Antrim whole trees were cut and bunched together by a “feller-buncher.” Another machine then carried the intact trees to the loading site where they were rendered into logs. I thank Charlie for setting me straight. `

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coMMunity caLendarJUNE

4 Black Fly Community Art Show•TheGrapevine•10:00a.m.–12noon 11 Antrim Hiking Group•HikeMountMonadnock•contacttheRecreationDept.588-3121 12 Founding of the Grapevine•AntrimHistoricalSociety•FirstPresbyterianChurch•3:00p.m. 15 Mystery Ride•AntrimGrange•7:00p.m. 16 Antrim Eclectic Book Club•FirstPresbyterianChurch•11:00a.m.–12noon 16 FREE Community Supper•FirstPresbyterianChurch•5:30p.m. 17–19 14th Annual Art Show • Spotlight on Community Artists•AntrimGrange Friday:2:00–5:00p.m.ArtViewing•7:00–9:00p.m.EveningGala Saturday:10:00a.m.–3:00p.m.ArtViewing Sunday:12noon–4:00p.m.ArtViewing•4:00p.m.People’sChoiceAwardpresentation 18 Yard Sale•TheGrapevineparkinglot•8:30a.m.–12noon 18 Dad’s Donut Day•TuttleLibrary•10:00a.m.–3:30p.m. 25 Summer Reading Program Kickoff•Comedy-JugglerBrysonLang•TuttleLibrary•11:00a.m. 28 Letterboxing Information Night•TuttleLibrary•5:30p.m.

JULY 4 Independence Day Festivities•AntrimHistoricalSociety•attheBandstandinMemorialPark 8:30a.m.coffee,tea,bakedgoods 9:00a.m.musicalgroup 9:30a.m.flag-raisingceremony 9:45a.m.readingoftheDeclarationofIndependencebymembersoftheAntrimPlayers 8 Summer Reading Program Story Time•TuttleLibrary•10:00a.m. 10 Eagle Scout Induction•BoyScoutTroop2atAntrimTownHall(2ndfloor)•7:00p.m. 15 Summer Reading Program Story Time•TuttleLibrary•10:00a.m. 17–23 Summer Camp at Hidden Valley•GriswoldScoutReservation•BoyScoutTroop2 18–22 Community Vacation Bible School•AntrimBaptistChurch•5:00p.m.–8:00p.m. 21 Antrim Eclectic Book Club•FirstPresbyterianChurch•11:00a.m.–12noon 21 FREE Community Supper•FirstPresbyterianChurch•5:30p.m. 22 Summer Reading Program Story Time•TuttleLibrary•10:00a.m.

AUGUST 12–13 Penny Sale•AntrimGrange 13 Summah Suppah•AntrimGrange 18 FREE Community Supper•FirstPresbyterianChurch•5:30p.m. 19 Cookout•AntrimGrange•6:00p.m.


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symbolofRadhames’swealthandpower,andtheynamethemodernhousehehasbuiltthatcontainsit,“TheStrongbox.”OneofthestrongestelementsinthisnovelisPon’srich,

vividdetaildescribingLasTerrenaslife.HereishowPap-ito prepared coconut oil: “Radhameswalked off abruptlyasPapito cracked a coconutwith hismachete andheld ithigh,dribblingthejuiceintohismouth.Thenheshelleditwithseveralswipes,slicedthewhitefruitintothehotoilandwatchedthechunksshrinkinthegoldendepths.Hethrewitsbrokenshellintotheflamesandskimmedabitoffibrousdebrisoff thesurfacewithasievemadefromanoldshirtandawirecoathanger.Heknockeditcleanonthecaldron.Thedebrisspatandhissedinthefire.”Intheopeningchapterwefindtheseacuteimages—end-

ing in a subtle irony—that expresses theLasTerrenas at-mosphere:“Marcos’smama,SenoraAurelo,bustledoutthebackdoorofTheStrongbox,downthecementstoopoffivesteps,pastanorganizedsqualorofcratesstackedwithemp-tybottlesandoldricesacksstuffedwiththeremainsoftherestaurant’sdailymenu—amenagerieofpoultryparts,fishheads,intricatewhitespinesandthehornybrokenshellsofcrustaceansbuzzingwithflies—withherheadheldhigh.”

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Another quality distinguishing this novel is the villag-ers’beliefinastrangemixofRomanCatholicismandVoduspiritualism.ForthreehundredyearstheDominicanRepub-licwasruledbytheCatholicSpanish,and,asPonexplains,“theland’soriginalAfricanslavesdisguisedtheirmisterios(spirits) as Catholic saints to convince theirmasters theywereconvertedChristians.Otherwisetheywouldhavebeenfloggedforpracticingtheirdirtyvodu.”Withherscreechingred-and-blue-feathered Macaw parrot, the Gypsy shamanDoñaMagdaisawonderfulcharacterwhocanforetellthefuture, cure the sick, and create visions for villagerswhoconsulther.Thisisanexciting,eventfulpage-turnerofanovel,fullof

hard-working,honestcampesinos,dishonestcitymerchantswhocheatthevillagers,cruelDominicansoldierswhosup-port Radhames and his greedy friends, lustful sexuality,andlotsoffascinating“magicrealism”—visions,portents,magicspells,futuresight,andvodu.Thenovelbuildstoanastoundinglyviolentclimaxthatsettlesallscores.Antrim’s Tuttle Library has a copy of The Strongbox,

andotherscanbeobtainedfromtheToadstoolBookstores,AmazonortheauthorMichaelPon:[email protected]. `


Calendar of Events• LegoClubeachThursday3:30p.m.• Sat.June18•Dad’sDonutDay•10a.m.–3:30p.m.• Mon.June20•SummerReadingProgram“On Your

Mark, Get Set, Read!”Sign-Upbegins• Sat.June25•SummerReadingProgramKickoffwithComedy-JugglerBrysonLang•11:00a.m.

• Tues.June28•LetterboxingInfoNight•5:30p.m.• Mon.July4•LibraryclosedforIndependenceDay• Fri.July8•SummerReadingProgramStoryTime•10a.m.• Fri.July15•SummerReadingProgramStoryTime•10a.m.• Fri.July22•SummerReadingProgramStoryTime•10a.m.• August–endofSeptember•CommunityArtDisplay

Dad’s Donut DayJoinusat10a.m.onSaturday,June18,forDad’sDonut

Day.BringyourfavoriteDad,Grandfather,orfriendtoen-joyadoughnutatthelibrary.Therewillbecomplimentarycoffeeandjuice,andafunFather’sDaycraftforkidstodowhileDadenjoyshisdoughnut.

“On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!”Readers of all ages are invited to join us at the James

A.TuttleLibraryaswecelebratethesummerreadingpro-gramtheme,“OnYourMark,GetSet,Read!”Ourfeaturedperformer,BrysonLang,willkickofftheprogramonSat-urday, June 25, at 11 a.m.with his comedy juggling rou-tine!Held indoors in theReferenceRoom, thiswill be afunshowforkidsandparentsalike.Therewillalsobelightrefreshments.Checkoutwww.brysonlang.comformorein-formation!Throughoutthesummertherewillbeotherfunactivities,whichwillincludestory-timesanddrop-inactivi-ties, games, andguessing jars!The2016 summer readingprogram is open to all ages and reading levels, preschoolthroughyoungadult.READ,BEREADTO,LISTENTOBOOKSONCD—whatever sparks your imagination; norules, just fun!Registration for “OnYourMark,Get Set,Read!”beginsJune20andrunsthroughJuly30.Signupat

anytimeduringthisperiod;allprogramsarefreeofcharge.Formoreinformation,callthelibraryat588-6786orstopin;we’dlovetoseeyouatthelibrarythissummer!

Lego ClubHave you heard about the Library’s new Lego Club?

EveryThursdayfrom3:30–4:30p.m., joinotherLegoen-thusiastsforbuildingwithLegosandK’Nextoys.Wewillalsohavesomeforyoungerkidstobuildwith.Childrenun-dertheageof10shouldbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Havesome fun building and then take some books home untilnextweek! Ifwe find that there is any further interest inLegosamongmiddleschoolorhighschoolagedstudents,wewilladdanadditionalsessionintheYoungAdultRoom.

Letterboxing 101Doyouenjoyhikingoutdoors?Howabouttreasurehunts

for old and young alike?Letterboxing combines artisticability with “treasure-hunts” in parks, forests, and citiesaroundtheworld.Participantsseekouthiddenletterboxesbycrackingcodesandfollowingclues.Theprize:animagefromaminiaturepieceof artknownasa rubber stamp—usuallyaunique,hand-carvedcreation.Letterboxinghasarichhistorycrossingcontinentsandcenturiesoftime.Let-terboxesarehiddenallovertheworld,withthousandsrighthereinNewHampshire.OnTuesday,June28,at5:30p.m.,localletterboxerandlibrarystaffmember,AnnPutnam,willsharealittlehistory,simpletools,materialsandonlinere-sourcesyouneedtogetstarted,includingaspecialbegin-ner’shunttopracticeinthelibrary.Noexperienceorsup-plies required.Presentation=20minutes, practicehunt=20minutes.

Community Art DisplayDuringthemonthofAugustwewillbeassemblingart-

workfromourlocalartists,artisansandcrafters.Pleasecon-siderlettingusdisplayyourcreationsforthecommunitytoenjoy.WeprefertokeepthisdisplayupthroughHomeandHarvestweekendtoaddsomepizzazztoourOpenHouse.Digaround inyour studios, attics andbarns to see ifyouhavesometreasurestoshare.Themorethemerrier!

New BooksStop inat the library to look for someofournewest ti-

tles by your favorite authors, including BenAaronovitch,JeffreyArcher,MaeveBinchy,C.J.Box,BillBryson,MaryHigginsClark,HarlanCoben,CliveCussler,PopeFrancis,LisaGardner,KevinHearne,JohnIrving,TamiHoag,Jona-thanKellerman,DeanKoontz,LaurieR.King,J.A.Krentz,BenedictJacka,J.A.Jance,DebbieMacomber,GregoryMa-guire,JoyceMaynard,JacquelynMitchard,JamesPatterson,AmandaQuick,AnnaQuindlen,NoraRoberts,JohnSanford,LisaScottoline,NicholasSparks,JacquelineWinspear,StuartWoodsandmore… `

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AtourMarchmeeting,welearnedabouttheactivitiesoftheHillsboroughCountyGleanersfromtheGleaningCoor-dinator,HazelGershfield,whichwasagreatkickofftomak-ing plans for theCommunityGarden thatwas establishedlastyearbehindtheTownHall.Thisprojectisbeingcontin-uedthisyeartobenefitlocalpeopleinneedoffreshproduce.We conferred the Third Degree on three candidates in

MayandwerehonoredtowelcomeChrisHeath,MasteroftheNHStateGrangeatourmeeting.Severaloftheofficersmadeanefforttomemorizetheirdegreeparts,whichisoftenneglectedandundervaluedinGrangeworkthesedays.AlsoinMay,wehostedHillsboroughCountyPomonaGrange,whichsponsoredtheprogram“NH’sLongLove/HateRela-tionshipwithitsAgriculturalFairs”byguestspeaker,SteveTaylor(providedbyagrantfromtheNHHumanitiesCoun-cil).Apotlucksupperprecededtheprogram.ArthurMerrillwas invited by theAntrimHistorical Society to present ahistoryofAntrimGrangeat theirMaymeeting,whichhewashappytodo.We’ve presented a free dictionary to every third grade

studentinAntrim,Bennington,Dublin,Francestown,Green-field,Hancock,andPeterborough,asacontinuationofourvolunteerworkwithTheDictionaryProject.ThankstothePeterboroughKiwanisandMonadnockPaperMillfortheirfinancialcontributionsthatmadethispossible.Seven members attended the Grange Bowling Tourna-

ment.ArthurMerrill tookfirstplaceintheClassAMen’sHigh Triple Category. Members also participated in theGrangeSpringFlingworkshopday(withBethMerrillpro-viding one of theworkshops) and theGrangeLegislativeDayattheStateHouseinConcord,andweassistedincon-ferringdegreesattherecentStateGrangeDegreeDayheldatBlazingStarGrangeinDanbury.Recipients at our annual CommunityAwards Night in

Maywereasfollows:TheAntrim-BenningtonLionsClubwasgiventheCommunitySpiritAward,MaryMaughanre-ceivedtheEducatorAward,andGordonWebberwashon-oredforhisserviceontheAntrimSelectboard.TheCom-munity CitizenAward was presented to Steve Ullman inrecognition of themany services he provides to the townincluding,butnotlimitedto,LibraryTrustee,TrusteeoftheTrustFund,EclecticBookClub,GreatDecisionsdiscussiongroup,Antrim Historical Society, theAntrim-BenningtonLionsClub,andtheBrownBagCoalition.Comfortbagsin-tendedtoassistchildrenincrisiswerepresentedtorepresen-tativesof theAntrimandBenningtonPoliceDepartments.Those present enjoyed the fruits of theGrange blueberrymuffinbakingcontest.

antriM grange newsBeth Merrill

OurGrangeisactiveintheStateGrangeYouthprogramandhadseveralmembersparticipateintheseStateGrange-sponsoredyouthevents:SpringFling,Fun@FunSpot,anddrill teampractices.This summerwewill attend the JuneYouthRallyinFranconia,theNortheastYouthConferenceinNewYork(includingthePublicSpeakingContest,Sign-A-SongContest,andtheDrillTeamCompetition),andtheGrangeFamilyCampWeekendatGunstock.NottomentionthatourJulymeetingatAntrimGrangewillfeatureapro-gramof,by,andforyouthmembers.Weaskforsupportofourfundraising effortstoaidus

inongoingeffortstopreserveourhistoricbuilding.Weareseeking friendswilling tovolunteeronJuly16at theNHMotorSpeedway inLoudonwith trash removalandotherservices.PleasecontactAdamPaquinVarnumat588-2622orarpaquin@gmail.comifyoucanhelpatthisevent.Also,pleasemarkyourcalendarsforour thirdSummahSuppahat theGrangeHall onAugust 13.After themealwewilldrawthewinnersofthedozensofprizesthatwillbeupforgrabsduringourAugust12and13PennySale.Thisisafun,inexpensivewaytotryformanyprizesinawidevarietyofcategories,fromgentlyusedhouseholdgoods,locallypro-duced arts and crafts, gift certificates, andmore.We alsowill gratefully accept donations of items and certificatesfromindividualsandbusinesses,too!

COMING UP THIS SUMMER:Mystery RideonJune15:destinationunderthedirection

ofLecturer,ReneeMercier.Wherewillwego?It’samystery!MeetattheGrangeHallandfindoutwiththerestofus!AntrimGrangewill hold the14th Annual Community

Art ShowJune17–19.Exhibitorsandpatronsareallwel-cometoparticipate.Check local listings,www.grange.org/antrimnh98, and/

ortheAntrimGrangeFacebookpageforfurtherdetailsonalltheseevents. `


Troop2’ssloganis“Adventure,LeadershipandServiceSince1913,”andthere’sbeenalotofeverythingtogoaroundthisyear.Withhostingthegourmetmac&cheeseCommu-nitySupperandtheSpringFoodDrive,Scoutsworkedhardtohelpfeedthecommunity.Thissummer,though,it’stimeforfun!

Summer Outings Begin June 15. Each summer, ourschedulechangesslightlytoaccommodatefunoutingseachweek.Scoutsmeetat6p.m.andheadoutforavarietyofactivities,whichthisyearincludea“travois”raceJune15,kickball on June 22, cardboard castles on June 29, battleboats, July6, and theGreatBrookChallengeon July27.Butthetroopwillspendafewofthoseoutingspreparingfora50-milecanoetripontheAndroscogginRiverandLakeUmbagogontheMaineandNHborderAugust1–5.AfterearningCanoeingmerit badges on Saturday, June 18, thefirsttune-uptripisscheduledontheContoocookonSatur-day,June25,followedbyatripontheslightlyfasterPisca-taqua(waterlevelpermitting).

Summer Camp at Hidden Valley. Weexpectthatasmanyas12boyswillbeattendingsummercampthisyear,July17–23,attheGriswoldScoutReservation.Aftertwoyearsof improvements, HiddenValley is in the best shape it’sbeeninforyears.Newfloatingactivitiesatthewaterfront

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werethehighlightlastyear,andevenmoresuchfloatshavebeenaddedfor2016.Thankstothegenerosityofourcom-munitiesinsupportingourwreathsale,mostTroop2boyshavehalfoftheircampcostspaid,makingcampaccessibletomorefamilies.

50-Mile Backpacking Trip in August. AssistantScout-masterEdForsterleadsthe50-milebackpackingtripagainthis year, this time into theWhiteMountains.Thisyear’stripwillbea“spoke”styletrip,usingonebasecamp,thenlaunchingoutinadifferentdirectioneachday.The50-mil-ersarealong-timetraditioninTroop2datingbacktofor-merScoutmasterDickJennison.

Troop 2’s Newest Eagle Scout Inducted July 10. HenryJohnson,sonofIanandSheenahJohnsonbecameTroop2’snewestEagleScout,the19thsincethefoundingofthetroopin1913.WorkingwiththeAntrimHistoricalSociety,HenrymappedthelocationsofAntrim’s19thcenturymills,andcre-atedakioskinGoodellPark,atthecornerofPleasantandMainStreet.Thekioskismadefromaweatherproofmaterialwithetchedaluminumpanelsandcanalsobeexpandedifad-ditionalinformationneedstobeadded.ThepublicisinvitedtotheEagleCourtofHonoronSunday,July10,7p.m.,TownHall(2ndfloor),withaspecialinvitationtoEagleScoutsandformerScoutsofTroop2.Refreshmentswillbeserved. `


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AtAntrimRecreation,seasonalweathercontributestotheebbandflowofourprograms,andthiswasquiteaninter-estingquarterastheweatherplayeditstrickygame.Whilethewinterleftuswistfulduetopoorconditionsforskiing,snowshoeingandskating,wecertainlydidenjoyourbasket-ballseason,andnow,withspringsportswellunderway,wewelcomethesunandlongerdays.Somethanks to members of our communityareinor-

der. Our basketball coaches, Kevin Proctor, Bob HolmesandClintonHarris,providedafullseasonofcommitmenttomanyyoungathletes!A.D.GuislinConstruction,EdmundsAceHardwareand theAntrim-BenningtonLionsClubareourspringsportssponsors!SteveSchachtagaincoordinat-ed theYouthFishingDerby, theLovelandsareorganizingPickleball, andour partners for theBikeSafetyEvent aretheAntrimPolice,Antrim-BenningtonLionsClub,RickandDiane’sPizzeriaandTenneyFarm!Summerishere,andtherearemanyprogramsinplacefor

youandyourfriendstoenjoy.Antrim in the EveningstartsonJuly6,witheventsfor

everyonetoenjoyat6p.m.everyWednesdaythroughAu-gust17.ThelocationisMemorialPark,unlessthereisasitu-ationwiththeweather—andinthatcase,weheadinsidetotheTownHall.PleasecheckouttheposterincludedinthiseditionofThe Limrikforalloftheevents.Wewillhaveseven weeks of programming for kidsthis

summer:JonathonRoitmanfromFlying Gravity Circuswillstart

outthesummerwithaweekofcircusartsdesignedforboysandgirlsages9through14,June20–24,9a.m.–3p.m.Jona-thon is a skilled circus coach, and kidswill learn the ba-sicsorpractice theirmore intermediate to advanced skillsofjuggling,acrobatics,tightwire,unicycling,rollingglobe,humanpyramidsandmore.June27–July1,9a.m.–3p.m.,wewelcomeNew Hamp-

shire Dance Institutewith“TheCreationStation-InventingDance,”foryouthenteringgrades1through6.ThekidsloveNHDI.

TherewillbenocampprogramstheweekofJuly4–8,butkeepyoureyeonthewebsiteandyoureartotheground,asweplansomeexcursions,eventsatthebeachandeventsintheparks,includingajump rope tricksclinicforkidsages6andolder.JT, Coach Ketchum, and your favorite troupe of camp

counselorsreturnforthreeweeksofAntrim Days of Sum-mer Camp, programs appropriate for kids entering 1stthrough6thgrades(6–12yearsold).Thefirstweek,July11–15,isSports Mixer,withfull-day(9a.m.–4p.m.)orhalf-day (9a.m.–noon)options.Thesecondweek, July18–22,isField and Forest, with no half-day option, aswe planon taking some great treks to local hills and valleys.Thethirdweek,July25–29,featurestheever-popularKetchums KickersinthemorningandSPLASH,ourannualcelebra-tionofallthingswater,intheafternoon.Finally,fortheweeksofAugust1–5and8–12,wewelcome

CaroleStorroandPatrickCoganfromJust Create Summer Art CamptotheTownGymfortwoweeksofartcamp!Detailsandregistrationformsforallofthesecampscan

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Swimming lessonsforchildrenages4through12,Amer-icanRedCrossLevel1throughearlyLevel4,willtakeplaceatGreggLakeBeachduringthemonthofJuly.Lessonswillbeofferedintheafternoons,TuesdaysandThursdays,July5–28.Lessons forAntrimResidentsare$15,and fornon-residents,$25.WewillhaveswimminglessonregistrationsandaBeachOpeningcelebrationpartyatGreggLake,onSaturday,June25.Watchtheboardatthelakeandthetownwebsitefordetails.Weareexcitedaboutanewjump rope clinictobeoffered

twicethissummer,andcombinedwithaJumpRopeforHeartFundraiser.Kidswillgetachancetolearncooljumpropingtricks,andalsospendsometimeoffthissummerfundraisingfortheAmericanHeartAssociation.TheJumpInclinicwillbe led bySarahSpires, an 11-year-old state, regional andnationaljumpropechampion!Sarahspendshersummerson



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indePendence day ceLeBrationPleasejointheAntrimHistoricalSocietyastheycel-

ebrateIndependenceDay,Monday,July4,attheBand-stand on JamesonAvenue. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., wewillbeservingcoffee, teaandbakedgoods.At9:00a.m.,awell-knownAntrimmusicalgroupwillperformsomepopular patriotic songs.At 9:30 a.m., the colors willbepresentedandwe’ll leadeveryone in thePledgeofAllegianceand theStarSpangledBanner.Promptlyat9:45a.m.,membersoftheAntrimPlayerswillreadtheDeclarationofIndependence,followedbymorerefresh-ments.Thisevent is freeandopen to thepublicofallages,rainorshine.TheHistoricalSocietywouldliketowelcomeeveryonetoattendthisAntrimtradition.Formoreinformation,contactBillNichols,VicePresi-

dent,AntrimHistoricalSociety,[email protected]. `

GreggLake,andwearedelightedthatsheisgivingtimethissummertoteachussomejumpropingwizardry!Theclinicisforboysandgirlsages6andup.OurfirstclinicwillbeheldonThursday,July7,4:30–6:30p.m.,andthesecondonThursday,July21,4:30–6:30p.m.SarahwillbesupportedbyRecreationDepartmentstaffandherMom,KimSpires.Thecostforeitherclinicis$5,andthatbuysyouyourownjumprope!More informationon theclinic,aswellasourJumpRopeforHeartFundraiser,isonlineatantrimnh.org.KidsparticipatingintheJumpRopeforHeartprogramhavea chance to learnabouthealthyhearts andhelpingothers,andcanearnprizesfortheirworkcollectingdonations.

Tennis lessonswill be offeredbyGregMorris, a townresidentwhohascoachedtennisformanyyears.PleasecalltheRecreationDepartmentifyou’reinterestedintennisles-sons,sotheycanbescheduledatconvenienttimes.Finally,awordaboutourvariousparks aroundtown.All

parkshavebeendesignatedtobacco-free.Allparksareopentothepublicfromdawn to dusk,or 9 p.m.,whicheverisfirst.Weatherpermitting,Gregg Lake Beachisstaffed7days

aweekbetweenJune15andAugust23.Hoursvaryslightlydependingonthedayandtheweather,andthereisnotal-ways a lifeguardonduty.AlthoughallAntrimparkshavebeendesignatedtobacco-free,GreggLakeBeachdoeshaveonesmallareadesignated for tobaccouse.Other rules fortheuseofGreggLake include:No glass bottles,no petsbetweenMay1andOctober1,no alcohol,parking permitrequired(freeforAntrimResidents,$5perdayor$25perseasonfornon-residents).Inaddition,GreggLakeisacarry in, carry outfacility.Whiletrashcansaretheretopreventlittering,we request thatgroupscarryout theirown trash,particularlyforgroupgatheringsandparties.Wearerecruit-ingvolunteerstolearnabout“Lake Hosting”—asteward-shipactivityattheboatlaunch,whereboatersfromnearandfar are provided with educational material and conversa-tiononbestpracticesforpreventingthespreadofnuisanceaquatic species.Wewill have local training inAntrim onSaturday,June25.PleasecontactCelesteattheRecreationDepartmentifyouareinterested.Weareonceagainhonored

tohavereceivedagrantfromtheNewHampshireLakesAs-sociationtosupporttheoperationoftheLakeHostprogramattheGreggLakeboatlaunch.

Memorial ParkindowntownAntrimprovidesanicespaceforenjoyingtheMillPond,playingtennisorpickleball(that’swhatthosefunnyyellowlinesarefor),enjoyingthebucolicset-tingofthebandstand,ridingscootersandskateboardsontherampsattheskatepark,shootinghoops,fishingandmore.

Shea FieldisourbeautifulathleticfieldonSchoolStreet.ThefieldisagreatsizeforultimateFrisbee,andthereisabaseballdiamondandplentyofroomforplayingsoccer.Tousethefieldforagroupactivity,contacttheRecreationDe-partmenttoseewhattimeisavailable.Manyprogramsareaddedtothescheduleasthesummer

getscloser.PleasewatchthetownwebsiteandthebulletinboardatTownHall to learn aboutmovies, special events,fallsoccersignupsandmore.YoucanreachusattheRec-reationDepartmentbycalling588-3121,[email protected]. `


ThereisnodoubtthatwhentravelingalongRoute9pastFranklinPierceLakeonceinawhileyou’venoticedthesignforIcehouseRoad.Perhapsyou’vewonderedaboutwhat’sattheendandwhattheIcehouselookslike.InthepastlargeblocksoficewerecarvedfromthelakesurfaceandbroughttotheIcehouseforstorageandtransporttohomesandbusi-nesses.Whileharvesting icehasgoneaway, the Icehousewas converted to a summer and then an all-seasonhome.Severalyearsagonewownersmovedinandhavemadethistheiryear‘roundhome.Indoingsotheyhavealsobecomeanothersetofoureyesandearsastothelake’sseasons.Perhapsyouhaven’tbeenout to the lake thiswinter—

theicewasn’tstrongenoughforsnowmobilesmostofthewinter, and you’re waiting for the water level to rise forlaunchingyourboat.HerearesomeobservationsfromthoseIcehouseowners,RandyandKathyAllen,andotherswhoareloyalmembersoftheFranklinPierceLakeAssociation,thelake’sstewardsofinformationandeffortstoprotectthewaters,wildlife,andshoresofthispreciousresource.

Waters:ThewaterlevelinthelakewasdroppedbyEver-source(formerlyPSNH)15to20feetduringthewinter,ex-posingawideswathoftheshorelineandthefull“bodies”ofmanybouldersthatreturntohidingasthespringwatersreturn. Thewaters had their revenge on some properties,withtheownersstilltryingtolocateatleastonedockthatbrokeloosefromitsmooringandfloatedawayandaswimdockthatgotloose.Nowthatwaterlevelsarerising,some8pontoonboatsand4speedboatshavealreadylaunchedfromManahan,whileafewbassboatshavecomeandgoneandoneoftheseaplaneshasbeenpracticingtakeoffs.

Wildlife:While the fishing inAprilandearlyMayhasbeen slow, you’ll be pleased to know that NH Fish andGamestocked400rainbowsand400browntrout,all6to8inches,inthelakenearManahaninMay.Sunfisharere-turning to docks, anticipatingworms and breadballs fromoursummerfishingapprentices.Anactiveflockofcommonmergansersspentmanyweeksfeedingacrossall500acresofthelakeduringthewinter.Folksmarveledattheirsyn-chronized diving to herd theirmeals of small fish (likelyperch)andonseveraloccasionsourresidentbaldeagle(s)wereseenswoopingintotaketheirownquarrybacktotheirnest in the hills overlooking the lake.Now that spring ishereseveralloonshavebeensightedandwelookforwardtothemnestingoffofBreezyPoint.Andontheshoresredfoxhaveentertainedthoseeagerforwinter’send.

Shoreline:WhenyoumakeyourwaytoManahanboatlaunchyouwillnowbegreeted24/7byanewbulletinboardfundedandbuiltbyoneofHillsboro’sEagleScouts.Hereyou’ll find information about the lake, about keeping ourwaters free of invasive plants, amap of the lake, variouspostingscourtesyoftheFranklinPierceLakeAssociation,

andacommonareawhereyoucanpostinformationorpostaboutthingsthatmaybelost thatyou’dlikehelpfinding.Returning to the lakeyouwillwant tocheckout thenewhome built off ofMarina Road and the shoreline repairsacrossfromBreezyPoint.YourFranklinPierceLakeAssociationhasnotbeenidle

inthequietwintermonths.WehavesuccessfullyobtainedourannualgrantfromtheNewHampshireLakesAssocia-tiontosupportfundingofourLakeHostProgramtoeducatevisitorsandboatersonhowtheycanhelpkeepthelakewa-tersclean.PlansfortheAnnualJuly4thBoatParade,AnnualMeetingwithPot-luckdinnerandauction,Boat-InConcertontheLake,andmembershipdriveareallgearingupforthesummermonths.Wecontinuetohaveresidentsandvisitorssharestunningphotos,commentary,andupdatesontopicslikethecellphonetowerissuethroughourFacebookPage(https://www.facebook.com/fpiercelake/).Pleasejoinusthereandonthelake.YourfriendsattheFPLA. `

the view froM the icehouseFrank Malinoski

coMMunity vacation BiBLe schooLCharlie Boucher

CommunityVacationBibleSchooliscomingtoAntrim!“CaveQuest:FollowingJesustheLightoftheWorld”willbe held July 18–22, at TheAntrim Baptist Church from5:00–8:00p.m.eachevening.Thisfun-filledweekbeginseachnightwithafreedinner

for the family.Thenpeoplegather together for “SingandPlayRock”with songsand skits.Thechildren thengo totheirstations—DeepBibleQuests,CaveCrafts,SpelunkerSports,CavernCafé,andKidVidCinema.TheAdultsevenhavetheirowngrouptheyattend.EveryonethenreconvenesforCaveQuestClosing.Theeveningendsat8:00.VBSisajointeffortofTheAntrimBaptistandTheFirst

PresbyterianChurches.Ages3–99areinvitedtobeapartof“CaveQuest.”Pleasecall588-6614 formore informationandifyouwishtoregisteryourchild. `

wantedHave you or a family member got a great story or tale about an event or person of interest in Antrim? If so, we would love to hear from you. Your stories about old-time happenings are of interest to us. We can interview you and even leave you with a copy of the interview as a family memento. How ‘bout it folks? Don’t be shy. We love all things (and people) historical.

Contact Kathi Wasserloos at [email protected] or 588-2253, or any other member of the Antrim Historical Society Board (see www.antrimhistoricalsociety.org).


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Bennington Lions Club that the Grange had decided tohonorourgroupwithaspecialCommunitySpiritAwardattheGrangers’annualCommunityAwardsNight.Thoughwederivemuchsatisfactionfromoureyescreeningandothercommunityactivities,thefacttheGrangechosetosaluteuswasmostheartening.

Community ActivitiesTocelebrateArborDay,theA-BLionspresentedsaplings

to the third and fourth graders at theAntrim ElementarySchool and the Pierce Elementary School in Bennington.JohnRobertsonreceivedanddeliveredthetrees;SarahEd-wardsmadeallthearrangementswiththeteachers;andBobEdwardsandSueConklinpresentedthetrees.AESteacherMrs.Colbyshowedherstudentsapictureofa tree inheryardwhichhadbeengiventoherchildrenjustliketheonesthatweLionshaddistributed.

Lions Club Speakers SeriesOneofthepurposesofAmericanserviceclubsistopro-

videa forumfor respectedspeakers.TheReverendsPeterandJanHowespoketousinFebruaryontheirdecisionstoentertheclergy,theirvariedrolesinthecommunity,andtheevolvingcharacterofAmericanProtestantchurches.InMarch,RebeccaRuleaddresseduson thehistoryof

theNewHampshireTownMeeting.Asweanticipated,Ms.Rulewasbothhilariousandilluminatingassheguidedusthrough colorful happenings at theGranite State’s uniqueexpressionofdirectdemocracy.InApril,RepresentativeMarjorie Porter updated us on

proceedingsinthestatelegislature.Ms.PorterhasservedasboththeChairandRankingMemberoftheMunicipalandCountyGovernmentCommittee,anassignmentofconsider-ablerelevancetoresidentsofAntrimandBennington.WhileIhadbeenawaretheStateRepsreceiveonlya$100annualsalary,Ididnotrealizethattheyhadtopaypersonallyfor

antriM-Bennington Lions cLuB Steve Ullman, First Vice-President

theirowndistinctivelicenseplates,badges,andstationery.Given these financial realities, it appears that our legisla-torsactuallyhavetopayoutofpocketfortheprivilegeofrepresentingus.

Dick and Robin LovelandWhentheLovelandsreturnedfromtheirFloridavacation,

theytoldusthattheywouldbemovingawayfromAntrim.TheLovelandshavebeeninstrumentalinmountingandsus-tainingtheA-BLions’eyescreeningactivitieswhichhavesafeguardedthevisionofthousandsofchildren.Dickactu-allywrotethebookonhowtooperatetheadvancedtechnol-ogywhichweemploy,andRobinwasasteady,resourcefulleaderasweLionsadministeredourexaminations.ForthisandfortheirmanyothercontributionstotheClubandcom-munity,wewillgreatlymissthem.

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Assomeofyoumayknow,Iwillbemovingonas theCoordinatorofAvenueAthisJune.Itiscertainlywithmixedemotions.Thepasttwo+yearshavebeenfilledwithfunanda lot of learning.While I will remain involvedwithTheGrapevineandAvenueAasavolunteer,Ihavedecidedtofocusmy energies on healing from chronicLymediseaseandoneofitsco-infections.IhavetoadmitthatwhatIwillmissmostaboutthisjob

istheconnectionsthatI’vemadewiththeyouth,aswellasthestaffandsupportersofTheGrapevine.ThispastFridaynightatAvenueAwasabittersweeteveningforme.SeveralofuswerewatchingaStarWarsmovieonournewHDTV,otherswereenjoyingthecomputers,whileacrosstheroomtherewereotherspainting.Ithoughttomyself,“Wow,thisisarealplace.”ThisisexactlythekindofplacethatIhadhopeditwouldbewhenIfirststarted.Wewantthistobeasafespacewhereyoungpeoplecansimplyhangout,havefunandbethemselves.SomeoftheaccomplishmentsthatI’mmostproudofin

mytenureatAvenueAaretheimportantrelationshipsthatIhavebuiltwiththeyouth,thecreationoftheafter-school

avenue a teen & coMMunity centerReflections, and Looking Ahead

Heidi SchultzAvenueAClubforGBSmiddleschoolers,modernizingthespace,andbringing in fantastic technicalupgrades. In thepastyearwe’vereceivedcomputers,generouslyrepurposedby Tom Griggs, and a big screen TV donated by BruceFrench.I’malsoproudofmyinvolvementwithsubstancemisuse andmental health groups, likeAntrim’s veryownHOPE committee, Monadnock Community Hospital’sBeTheChangeTaskforce, and the hospital’sCommunityHealthNeedsAssessmentfeedbackteam.Theseareinitia-tiveswithwhich Iwill continue to stay involved into thefuture.Finally,IwanttomentionhowmuchI’veenjoyedwork-

ingwithsomanypeoplefromtheAntrimcommunity.IfeellikeAntrimhasbecomemysecondhome,andIthankyouall foryour ideas, timeandsupport.As I lookahead, I’mexcited for thenextCoordinator tocontinue theseefforts,andcreatesomenewonesofhisorherown.TheGrapevinewouldliketobringinsomeonewithprogrammingexperi-encetofilltheposition,aswellasexpandopenhoursafterschool.Wearealsohopingtoenhanceourfundraisingef-forts,sothatwecancontinuetogrow,whichincludesmorerentalsofthespacebygroups.Ifyouhaveatalentorskillthat youwould like to sharewithmiddle or high school-agedchildren,orwishtovolunteeratAvenueA,pleasebesuretocontactTheGrapevine.Ilookforwardtoremainingconnectedtothisveryspecialcommunitythroughmyvol-unteerefforts.Haveagreatsummer! `

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For2016,ourmerrybandofbibliophilesselectedbooksthatTheModernLibrarylistedasbeingamongthe100bestnovelseverwrittenintheEnglishlanguage.Restassured,however,thatwedidsteerclearoflengthynovels.OnApril16thwedissectedJohnSteinbeck’sThe Grapes of

Wrath.AlthoughhighschoolandcollegeEnglishdepartmentsarefondofassigningthisbook,thisdidnotdiscourageus.Thebook’s continuing relevance to theeconomicproblems thatourcountryconfrontstoday,aswellasSteinbeck’scompel-lingprose,remindedusofwhyHenryFonda(averyyoungHenryFonda)chosetostarintherenownedfilmversion.OnMay19thweexploredD.H.Lawrence’sSons and Lov-

ers,whichwasextremelycontroversialwhenfirstpublishedin1913.ThenoticeIpostedaroundtownstated:“Whilethenovel initially inciteda lukewarmcriticalreception,alongwithallegationsofobscenity,itistodayregardedasamas-terpiecebymanycriticsandisoftenregardedasLawrence’sfinestachievement.”On June 16th we will tackle Dashiell Hammett’s The

This photograph that appears to be Antrim High School circa 1930 was uncovered by Liz Robertson. She thinks she can identify Forrest Tenney, Rachel Caughey, Robert Caughey, Judy Pratt and Margaret Pratt. Can anyone add more id’s? Send names to [email protected].

Maltese Falcon (only217pages long).Manyreaderswillremember the renowned film noir adaptation directed byJohnHuston and haunted by Peter Lorre as the astonish-inglycreepyvillainwhotriestohireSamSpade(playedbyHumphreyBogart)toreclaim“ablackfigureofabird.”Andfinally,onJuly21stwewillexamineHarperLee’s

PulitzerPrize-winningTo Kill a Mockingbird(384pages).WiththerecentdeathofHarperLee,Americanswereonceagain reminded how immensely influential this book hasbeensinceitspublicationin1960.Soifyouarelookingforthought-provokingdiscussions

ofourculture’smostnotablefiction,pleasejoinusbetween11a.m.andnoonattheAntrimFirstPresbyterianChurchonthedateslistedabove.CopiesofthesebookswillbeavailableattheTuttleLi-

brarythankstoMelissaLawless.For additional information please call SteveUllman at

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Thiswasthe4thyearthatAESprovidedourcommunitywithfoodthroughtheCans Can Help fooddrive.Thiswasourlargestfooddriveyet,doublinglastyear’srecordtotal!ThisyearAESworkedtogethertocollect2,183fooditemsfortheAntrimBenningtonFoodPantrylocatedattheAntrimBaptistChurch.TheAESPTOgraciouslymatchedeachfooditemwitha25centdonation.ThiswasgiventothefoodpantryatSouthMeadowSchool.ThePTOcontributed$545.75tofighthunger!BydonatingthefoodtoourlocalpantryandthemoneytoadistrictschoolfoodpantryAEShelpsfeedmanypeoplethroughoutourcommunityandbringstogetherourschooldistrict.Itisamazinghowhardthestudentsworkedtogatherfooditems.Ourbiggestcontributingclassbroughtinover900

items!Sevendifferentclassesbroughtinover100fooditemseach!Wehad111differentpeoplecontributetothefooddrivewhichmeansnearlyeveryoneparticipated!AESteachersworkhardtoshowstudentsthevalueofkindness.Onewaytheydothis isbygivingout eagles forkind, cooperative, andhonestacts.Thisyeartherewasanewchallenge.Anystudentwhowasawardedakindnesseaglewasalsohandedafooditemtoaddtotheirclassboxes.Therewere199kindnesseaglesgivenoutoverthecourseofthefooddrive.Thereisalotofkindnessinthisschool!WeallhopetheAESstudentscanrealizehowim-portantkindnessistoothersandthatevenasmallactofdonat-ingacanoffoodcanmakeadifference.TheCans Can Helpfooddrivehasbecomeayearlyeventto

helpfeedourcommunity.WeknowtherearealotofgratefulpeopleintownandwouldliketothankAES’steachers,staff,students,andfamilies.Thankyouforyourkindness!`

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LiMriK weBsiteThe staff of the Limrik is pleased to announce the launch of our own website. The main function of the site is to provide access to information about the Limrik and especially to serve as an archive for back issues of our publication. Please visit the new site at www.antrimlimrik.org. Comments about the website may be emailed to [email protected].


Bynoweveryoneiswellawarethatwefaceadrugcrisisinourstate.Wecannotpickupanewspaperorturnonthenewswithoutlearningaboutanotheroverdoseordeathre-latedtodrugs.Tragically,evenhereinouridyllichamlet,wehadtwodrug-relateddeathslastyear.Iwouldventuretosaythateveryonereadingthisarticle

hasbeentouched, insomeway,bythenegativeeffectsofalcoholandotherdrugs(includingtobacco),eitherasare-sultofpersonalexperienceor thatofa familymemberorfriend.Inthefaceofthisstarkreality,parentsoftenfeelatalossaboutwhattheycandotohelptheirchildrenmakewisedecisions.Last month was National Alcohol Awareness Month

sponsoredbytheNationalCouncilonAlcoholismandDrugDependence, Inc. (NCADD). The focus of the campaignwasonprevention,andthethemewas:“TalkEarly,TalkOf-ten.”NCADDofferedthefollowingguidelinesforparents:Listen Before You Talk --EncourageConversation:As

parentswewanttohave“alltheanswers.”And,sometimeswearesoanxioustoshareourwisdom–orouropinion–thatwedon’ttakethetimetolisten.Forkids,knowingthatwearereally listeningis themost important thingwecandotohelp.

Talk to Your Child and Ask Open Ended Questions:Talk to your child regularly – about their feelings, theirfriends,theiractivities.Asmuchasyoucan,andsometimesit’snoteasy,trytoavoidquestionsthathaveasimple“yes”or“no”answer.

Be Involved:Gettoknowyourchild’sfriendsandcontin-uetoeducateyourchildabouttheimportanceofmaintaininggoodhealth–psychological,emotionalandphysical.

Set Expectations, Limits and Consequences:Make itclearthatyoudonotwantyourchilddrinkingorusingdrugsand thatyou trust themnot to.Talkaboutpossibleconse-quences,both legal andmedical, andbeclear aboutwhatyouwilldoiftherulesarebroken.

Be Honest and Open:Careaboutwhatyourchildisgo-ingthroughastheyfaceandmakedecisionsthatwillaffecttheirlivesnowandforthefuture.

Be Positive:Manyparentshavediscoveredthattalkingabouttheseissueswiththeirchildrenhasbuiltbridgesratherthanwallsbetween themandhaveproudlywatched thosechildren learn tomake healthy,mature decisions on theirown.

Family History:Bothresearchandpersonalexperiencehaveclearlydocumentedthataddiction is a chronic, pro-gressive disease that can be linked to family history andgenetics.So,ifyouhaveafamilyhistoryofproblemswithalcoholordrugs,bematter-of-fact about it, asyouwouldanyotherchronicdisease,suchasheartdisease,diabetesorcancer.“Alcoholanddruguseisaveryriskybusinessforyoung

people,”saysAndrewPucher,PresidentandChiefExecu-tiveOfficerofNCADD,“andparentscanmakeadifference.The longer children delay drinking and drug use, the less likely they are to develop any problems associated with it. That’swhy it is so important to help your childmakesmartdecisionsaboutalcoholanddrugs.”Thereareseveralcommunitybasedinitiativeswhichfo-

cusonprevention:The Grapevine, our Family and Community Resource

Center, in partnershipwithGBS,AES, the PTOs and theBank of New Hampshire, routinely offers a reasonablypricedprogramentitled“GuidingGoodChoices.”Thisna-tionallybasedprogramforparentsof9-14yearoldshelpsparentsto:“Buildandpracticethefamilymanagementandcommunicationskillsthathelpreduceyourchild’sriskforusingalcohol,tobaccoandotherdrugs.”TheHOPECommittee(Health,Opportunity,Prevention

andEducation)meetsmonthly to address drug-related is-suesandisalwaysinterestedinhavingnewmembers.IfyouareinterestedinjoiningthiscommitteepleasecontactMar-ciaUllmanat588-2005.The “Be The Change” committee, which originated at

MonadnockCommunityHospital,ismadeupoflocalpro-fessionals and concerned citizens. This committee offersongoingeducationalprograms.OnesuchprogramisafreemovieanddiscussionthelastTuesdayofeachmonthatthePeterborough Community Theatre. Onemonth themoviedealswithadrug-relatedtopicandthenextmonth,abehav-ioralhealthissue.Bytakingaction,together,wecanpreventmoreindividu-

als from falling victim to drugs.As JosephMaloyRoachwroteinhis1950’slyrics,“Ifeveryonelitjustonelittlecan-dlewhatabrightworldthiswouldbe!” `

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Spring Walk. Bythetimeyoureadthis,ourAnnualSpringWalkforFamilieswillhavecomeandgone.Wethankthosewho collected pledges, participated and sponsored ourwalkers.Wearewellonourwaytomeetingtheanonymous$5,000 challenge grant that was generously renewed thisyear!Wearealsogratefultoourmanybusinesssupportersfortheircontinuedbackingofourlargestfundraisingevent,includingBank of NHforprizegiveaways,Edmunds Ace Hardware and Northern Vista Creative for the SpringGardenKitsgiventoallchildren,C&S Grocers fordonatedfooditems,High Tide Restaurant fortheirdonationofanicecreamsundaepartyfortheteamthatraisedthemostinpledges,andPG European Automotivefortheirdonationofoilchanges.Wecouldn’thavedoneitwithoutourmanyvolunteers, most notably our Parent Events Committee:Eren Pils-Martin, Jenn Fessenden, Jessica Ethier, Molly Cook andSue Conklin.

Black Fly Community Art Show,Saturday, June 4.Joinusbetween10a.m.&noontoviewworksofartbychildren,youthandadultsinourcommunity.Peopleofallagesareinvitedtoparticipatebymakingprojectsatthevariousartsandcraftsstations.

Yard Sale tobenefitTheLearningVinePreschool,Sat-urday, June 18, from 8:30-noon (raindateJune19)inTheGrapevine parking lot. Loads of treasures and bargains!Donationsofnewandlike-newitemsarewelcome—pleasecall588-2620beforeyoudonate.

Grapevine Summer Hours: July5–August24,Monday–Wednesdayfrom9a.m.–noon,orbyappointment.

Pay It Forward.Lookingforawaytovolunteerbutnotsurewhoneedswhatyouhavetooffer?Needahandwithsomethingbutdon’tknowanyonewhohastheskillortimetohelp?Summer is agreat time to join thePeople’sSer-viceExchangeandgetconnected.CallNancyat588-2620orvisitpse-nh.org.

Thank you… Rick and DianeDavisforonceagainhostingEat Out for

The Grapevineanddonating$400tosupportourprograms.Fiddlehead’s Café and Catering, The Common Place EateryandThe Hancock InnjoinedRickandDiane’sthisyearforatotaldonationof$1,060!

Jess PescitelliandEmily DeanforvolunteeringthisyearinourBetterBeginningsprogram.

Tom Badgley and Rick Edmunds for their donationof time and supplies for our new vegetable garden at theGrapevine,createdinrecognitionofKristenVanceandfam-ily!WealsothankIdeal Compostfortheirdonationofsoilmix andJoan Gorga for awide assortment of vegetableplantstogetusstarted.Ifyouareinterestedinhelpingmain-tainthegardenoverthesummer,pleasecalltheGrapevine.

Larry Schwartzforserving59familiesattheGrapevinethisspringdoingtaxpreparation.

Finally, it iswithdeepgratitudeand respect thatweac-knowledgethepassingofAntrimresidentBetty Avery. Bettywas adevoted supporter ofTheGrapevine andoneof itsfoundingmembers.Indeed,sheisrememberedasthepersonwhowas inspired to name us “TheGrapevine” to reflectspreading vines of support and reaching those in need. WerememberBettyforallthewayssheworkedtocreatecom-munityinAntrimandbeyond.

Summer Adventures at The GrapevinePleaseaskaboutfinancialaidifyourfamilycannotaffordthefullfee.Call588-2620formoreinformationandtoregister.

Backyard Adventures for children ages 4½ to 6 years.LedbyCarolLunanM.Ed.,LearningVineteacher.Activi-ties includeinvestigatingflyingcreatures,creepycrawlersand swimmingbugs; exploringmudandwater; and scav-engerhunts, hikes, nature stories, songs, crafts andpaint-

To Friends and Supporters of The Grapevine and Avenue A Teen and Community Center:Forthepasttwoyears,HeidiSchultzhasledAvenueATeenandCommunityCenterwithenergy,creativityandpas-

sion.Underherleadership,AvenueAhasfurthereditsoutreachandconnectionswithinourcommunity-includingschools,serviceorganizationsandotherkeypartners.HeidihasrepresentedAvenueAamongvariouscommitteesandtaskforcesaddressingthedrugandopioidcrisisinourcommunity,aswellasissuesofmentalandemotionalhealth.Beyondthis,Heidihasshownawonderfulabilitytoconnectwithyouthandquicklyearntheirtrustandrespect.AsofMay31,HeidiwillstepdownfromherroleasAvenueACoordinator.Wearegratefulforherworkwithusandwishherhealthandsuccessinthepersonalandprofessionalopportunitiesthatlieahead.PleasejoinmeinthankingHeidiforherworkanddedicationtoAv-enueAandTheGrapevine.Weknowshewillbemissed!WewouldberemissnottomentionthatwewillbesearchingforanewCoordinatorofAvenueA.Thisisaparttime

position(approximately12-15hoursperweek)andaformaljobannouncementwillbereleasedsoon.Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowmaybeinterested,pleaseemailusatadmin@grapevinenh.orgorcall603-588-2620.Thankyouforyoursupport!


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ing.Thisisawonderfulopportunityforyoungchildrentodiscover the natural world—and their place in it!—withtheirpeersundertheguidanceofourearlychildhoodedu-cators.July 11–15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost: $110. Parentsmaydropofftheirchildrenorstay.

Backyard Science for 7-9 year oldswithCarolLunan,back by popular demand!Nature exploration through thelensof science.Dailychallengesandscienceexperimentswill pique the children’s natural curiosity. Activities in-cludecampsongsandgames,scavengerhunts,andsciencethroughartandplaywithmudandwater. July 18-22 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost: $130.

Backyard Art Adventuresfor 4½–7 year oldswithAmyDoyleandCarolLunan,bothGrapevineearlychildhoodedu-cators.Noskillsneeded,justcomecreateforthefunofit!Ex-plorewithartmaterialsandeverydayobjects:soap,spatulas,paint,smallcars,straws,cups,andotherthingsthatwethinkof.Havefunwhilecreatingprojectsanddoingsomemessyoutdoorart.July 25–29 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost: $65.

Now Enrolling for SeptemberCall588-2620forfurtherinformationortoregister.

Better Beginnings Parent-Child Program—Mondays,TuesdaysandThursdays,9:30to11:30—Childrentoage5play and explorewith guidance fromour early childhoodeducatorswhileparentstalkwithparentingeducatorCarolLunan,M.Ed.,orNancyMacalaster,M.A.,andotherpar-entsaboutchild-andfamily-centeredtopics.

Better Beginnings for Babies—Wednesdays—Parentscometogetherwithinfantsandyoungtoddlerstoplayandtalkwithourearlychildhoodeducatorandotherparentsaboutthejoysandchallengesofparenthood, including topics suchasnutrition,breastandbottle feeding,crying, sleep issues (forbaby and parents!), developmental expectations and more.Facilitated by Parenting Educator Nancy Macalaster, MA.Parentswithbabieswhoarecrawlingandyoungtoddlersmeetfrom 10–11:30 a.m. and parents with younger babiesmeetfrom1–2:30p.m.Expectantparentsarealwayswelcome.

Learning Vine Preschool—Lookingforapreschoolpro-gramforyourchildwhowillbe3½ to5yearsold in thefall?Choosetwoorthreemorningsaweek,withafternoonenrichmentinthespringtoprepareforKindergarten.

Before and After School Clubs—BeforeandafterschoolcareMonday through Friday for elementary or GBS stu-dents,withtimetofinishhomework,playgames,andenjoyotheroutdoorandindooractivities.Childrencurrentlyen-rolledhavepriorityuntilJune15.

Avenue A Club for GBS students—RunsOctober–Mayon Wednesdays from 2:15 to 4. Snacks, fun, homeworkhelp,games,pool,foosball,crafts.Registrationformsavail-ableatTheGrapevineoratwww.GrapevineNH.org.

Services Available at The Grapevine… • CommunityWoodBank:we’relookingforsummerdona-tionsoffirewood–preferablysplitandreadytobestacked!

• ChildandfamilycounselingthroughMonadnockFamilyServices

• Informationandsupportedreferralforresourcestomeetbasicneedssuchashousing,homeheatingandfood

• Taxpreparationandfinancialplanning• HomevisitingsupportTheGrapevineisa501(c)(3)nonprofitfamilyandcommu-nity resource center located at 4Aiken Street, behind theTuttleLibrary.Formoreinformationcall588-2620.Taxde-ductiblecontributionsaregratefullyacceptedatPOBox637,Antrim,ordropbythecenterat4AikenStreet(behindthelibrary).Visitusonwww.GrapevineNH.organd“like”usonFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/grapevinenh.org/. `

Tori Gelinas, son Cooper and daughter Avery of Hillsboro, enjoy The Grapevine Spring Walk for Families. (Photo by Michael Pon.)


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