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Kolby Fenner

Gunstock Acres burglar arrestedBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

The Gilford Police Depart-ment has made an arrest in astring of 15 burglaries which

occurred in Gunstock Acresthis winter, taking the iden-tified subject, Kolby D. Fen-ner, into custody.

These burglaries took

place in the months of Janu-ary and February 2011, in thearea of Gunstock Acres inGilford. Police have linkedFenner to separate instances

within two months, perhapsa record for the town.

While police arrested Fen-ner in Brookline, his arrestwas made based on Gilford’s

warrants.Fenner, whose previous

addresses include SouthLake Tahoe, Calif. andBrookline, Mass., was takeninto custody in Brookline onMay 10, last Tuesday, as afugitive on six outstandingfelony burglary warrantsout of Gilford and a proba-tion violation in California.

The arrest has ended afour-month investigationand search conducted by Gil-ford police, with the help ofother agencies, includingBrookline Police and the U.S.Marshals Service.

During the course of theinvestigation, Gilford Policewere able to uncover the ma-jority of stolen items in thestring of burglaries and re-lated incidents, including amotor vehicle stolen fromMIT in Cambridge, Mass.

During a Board of Select-men meeting last Wednes-day, Deputy Chief KevinKeenan was proud to reportthat Det. Sgt. Kristian Kelleyand Det. ChristopherJacques helped to identify,search, and finalize the ar-rest of Fenner, along withthe aid and support of the re-mainder of the Gilford Po-lice Department and otherentities.

“He will most likely comeback to Gilford first to ad-dress these issues, and thenback to California andBrookline, although I am notsure of the circumstances ofhis residency,” said Kelley.“This is the biggest string ofburglaries we’ve had sinceI’ve been here. It’s a fairlylarge amount of burglariesin a small time. We usuallyhave 30-35 burglaries peryear in Gilford, but with this

year’s events, we will cer-tainly exceed that number.”

Fenner was identifiedthrough cellular phone data,online resources, and physi-cal evidence obtained fromindividual scenes, such asDNA, footwear and finger-print impressions. All evi-dence taken from the indi-vidual scenes helped to linkthe crimes together to iden-tify the ultimate subject.

“It took a lot of resourcesfrom us to make this arrest.We were able to use the In-ternet, cell phones, and DNAto find him,” said Jacques.“Yesterday (last Tuesday)was a good day, when he wasfinally arrested. This hasmore or less been a focus ofthe department, and a relieffor us.”

Both Kelley and Jacquesechoed Keenan’s thanks tothe remainder of the depart-ment’s staff, who spent end-less frigid winter nightstrudging through the snowat 2 a.m. searching for, andeven chasing after, Fenner

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A night to rememberGilford High School students Nicole Lemire, Laura Guadet, Alyssa Diamantoplos, Mia Lemire, Meg Kelleher, and Donia Jarre pose with theirfriends in bright, colorful prom dresses on a fittingly bright prom night afternoon last Friday.

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Band and chorus students endtheir trip on a high noteBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Students returned withmore than just chocolatebars during a trip to HersheyPark in Pennsylvania thisspring, where both the highschool concert choir andsymphonic band received anexcellent performance rat-ing.

The entire trip ran forthree days. Participants vis-ited New York and Philadel-phia along the way, and hadthe chance to enjoy the Her-shey theme park for the re-mainder of the stay aftertheir performance.

Gilford High School bandand choir students voyagedto Hershey Park this monthto perform in the “Music inthe Parks” festival, whichband president and vice-president, clarinet playerTim Zimmermann and per-cussionist Ross Breton, de-scribed as an educational ex-perience.

“The trip also served asgreat education. Whileschools were ranked as en-tire concert bands, we alsoreceived individual cri-tiques and rankings,” saidZimmermann.

Breton, new to this par-ticular trip, said he also ap-preciated the educational ex-perience and enjoyed thepark atmosphere.

As for the GHS concertband, both officers feel thatthe band is ending their yearon a good note, consideringthe band received an excel-lent rating in the First Con-cert Band Division A. In 2010

and 2008, the GHS band re-ceived an excellent rating aswell, and a superior rating,the highest rank of all, in2009.

“We lost a lot of strongplayers in the last few years.This is a reconstructing year,and we are a young band, yetwe are doing pretty well,”said Breton.

After an annual MonsterBand performance with mid-dle school students twoweeks ago, these students be-lieve that a few strong eighthgrade musicians will also aidin the reconstruction of theband next year.

While the trip was fun,Zimmermann said the end of

the year is always a chal-lenge, attempting to juggleclass trips, testing, prom, andspring sports, yet worth pur-suing all the while.

This year, the symphonicband performed the tribal-like song “Dark Lords andAncient Kings” and a classi-cal number by Bach.

Concert choir seniorsZach Pereira and Alysa Hem-cher, a bass and alto vocalist,said as GHS students, thechance to travel to a farawaystate was an excitingprospect.

Hemcher traveled to Her-shey Park five years ago forher sibling’s performance,and had the chance to shine

herself this spring.“The first time, I went

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GMS staff members Beth Zimmer, Barbara Strohm, and Beth DeVivostand with their well earned awards following a recognition dinner heldby the NHAMLE.

Stand out staff membersrecognized by state associationBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Parents can rest assuredthat Gilford Middle School isequipped with caring, effec-tive staff members, consid-ering three faculty membersreceived separate awards ofrecognition this year, pre-sented by the New Hamp-shire Association of MiddleLevel Education.

Gilford recipients ac-knowledged at the NHAM-LE’s awards dinner this Mayinclude seventh grade mathteacher Barbara Strohm,fifth and sixth grade guid-ance counselor Beth Zim-mer, and eighth grade para-professional Beth DeVivo.

Strohm has devoted herlife to teaching for the past 28years at GMS, and said shewas shocked, yet pleasantlysurprised to hear she wasnominated by her own prin-cipal, Marcia Ross.

“The recipient does nothave to be a teacher, but any-one in the school system.Theaward is a form of recogni-tion for all the services re-cipients have contributedover the past years,” saidStrohm. “All three Gilford

nominees made it throughthe process and ended up be-ing recognized at the dinner,out of 75 other recipients inNew Hampshire.”

She added that other localschool district employees al-so received recognition at theNHAMLE awards dinner onMay 5 in Manchester, includ-ing six faculty members fromGilmanton ElementarySchool.

Strohm was nominatedand acknowledged for her

hard work as a math teacherover the past few decades atGMS, yet she also goes aboveand beyond what is expectedof her, from fundraisingevents such as the Box Topsfor Education to her role as ateam leader for years. For thepast five years, she and her“mathletes” have also helpedraise $2,500 in all for St. Jude.

“I felt really privileged tobe singled out. It’s nice to be

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LWSA sets sailfor a busy seasonBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

The Lake WinnipesaukeeSailing Association is enter-ing its 24th year with a fewnew faces, and has alreadyseen a large rise in sailingschool enrollments com-pared to last season.

According to LWSA Pro-gram Director AnthonySperazzo, the sailing schooltook in 200 students in 2010and 170 students so far thisyear, as of last Monday.

“On this day last year, wewere at about 90, so that num-ber has doubled. We have al-ready closed out three weeks

out of the eight weeks, andanticipate this may be thefirst year we sell out everyweek,” said Sperazzo.

As for the sailing school,students can expect the ma-jority of the same staff mem-bers as last year, includingSperazzo, James Unsworth,instructing at MiddleburyCollege, RJ Darabant, andCarson Quigley.

“Our kids want to comeback because of our coun-selors,” said Sperazzo, at-tributing this to the school’sincreased success over the

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1. “10th Anniversary” by James Patterson2. “Caleb’s Crossing” by Geraldine Brooks3. “Night Road” by Kristin Hannah 4. “Unbroken: A WW II Airman’s Story of Survival,

Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand 5. “Breaking Clean” by Judy Blunt6. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett7. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey8. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg

Larsson9. “I’ll Walk Alone” by Mary Higgins Clark

10. “Buried Prey” by John Sandford

From May 10-17, the Gil-ford Police Department re-sponded to 247 calls, includ-ing:

Police arrested DanielBenjamin Powell, 56, of Gil-ford, and charged him withstalking and a false swear-ing/statement, and criminalthreatening.

Police arrested YvanBolduc, 57, of Gilford, andcharged her with driving af-ter revocation or suspen-sion.

Police arrested HeatherRago, 36, of Laconia, andcharged her with theft byunauthorized taking ortransfer, all other larceny.

Police arrested AlbertBurns, 30, of Laconia, andcharged him with arrest ona warrant and obstructinggovernment administration.

Police arrested Ronald E.Dulac, 54, of Gilford, andcharged him with drivingwhile intoxicated.

Police arrested CoryHeck, 21, of Wolfeboro, andcharged him with disobey-

GILFORD POLICE LOG●

ing an officer, driving afterrevocation or suspension,driving without giving proof,and arrest on a warrant.

10 reports of suspiciousvehicles

2 reports of criminal mis-chief

5 alarms1 harassment70 traffic checks4 motor vehicle com-

plaints34 motor vehicle checks9 calls for an ambulance7 motor vehicle accidents6 reports of suspicious

persons 1 larceny3 fingerprint cases1 burglary in progress 1 report of shots fired 12 reports of existing con-

ditions3 lost/found items13 abandoned vehicles6 911 hang-ups4 services of paperwork6 animal complaints3 calls for the fire depart-

ment1 road/weather report6 requests for motorist as-

sistance1 drug case1 civil matter2 domestic disturbances3 motor vehicle lockouts1 report of a juvenile1 master name check2 pistol permits2 intoxications1 other department re-

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threatening1 report of an explosion1 issuance of a parking

summons1 illegal dumping

Notes from the Gilford Library BY ABI MAXWELLLIBRARY CORRESPONDENT

A grotesque bug born ofold soda cans, a series of feetin their strange shoes, a star-tlingly yellow sliced lemon, acow lounging in his bucolichome—these are the thingsthat the teenagers have deco-rated the walls of the librarywith, along with still-lifedrawings of tabletop objects,ceramics both abstract andutilitarian, provocative pho-tographs of themselves andtheir friends, and computer-generated mixed-media col-lages. This year’s highschool art exhibit is bright,it’s diverse, and it offers usthe occasion to glimpse theinterior lives of this nextgeneration.

“Art defines me as an in-dividual,” said Beth Gilsonwhen asked what it is artmeans to her. Another stu-dent, Heather Lakin, now asenior, added that art “keepsme going.” These are boldstatements to make—andthey beg that age-old ques-tion … when it really comesdown to it, what is it that artgives us?

Consider that Oliver Mes-siaen, one of the most influ-ential composers of the 20th

Century, composed his mas-terpiece while in a concen-tration camp and performedit for four thousand prison-ers and guards, and it seemsthat art really can be not on-ly a way to enrich life but al-so—as Heather remarked—away to keep going. BecauseMessiaen is not an anomaly;never mind the creatorsthemselves—thousands ofviewers have risked theirlives to print and distributeliterature, to listen to music,to carry with them a piece ofart deemed illegal by aregime. There is somethingin art, these stories argue,that is vital to life.

So if you haven’t alreadyseen the show, come by the li-brary to view the works ofGilford teens. There’s a tincan motorcycle that took An-drew Marceau “forever” tomake and that taught himhow much time and effort de-tails require—a “great lifelesson,” he says. MarthaHempel, who defines art as“freedom of expression” hasstunning photographs dis-played, one of which won aScholastic Arts Gold Keyaward. There are photo-graphs of shoes that madeKyle Middleton realize that

each piece of art, like eachperson, requires “a uniquesolution,” and there is pieceafter piece that, as manyteenagers remarked, justmakes them feel good—ac-complished and proud. Thatis reason enough to come byand take a look. The highschool art show will be up un-til Monday, May 30.

Programs & Special

Events

Toddler Time, Thurs-

day, May 19, 11:30 a.m. –

noon. Bring your toddlerages 18 to 36 months to singsongs, share stories, andmove to the music. Sign upin the Children’s Room forthis six-week session.

NHHC Brown Bag Book

Discussion, Thursday,

May 19, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

This month’s book discus-sion is a NH HumanitiesCouncil pick that explorestheir theme of “The Ameri-can Experience.” The bookis “The Woman Warrior,” amemoir by Maxine HongKingston, and it is a beauti-ful and heart-wrenching ex-ploration of Chinese immi-grants living in the UnitedStates. All are welcome andencouraged to check out acopy of the book and join thediscussion. Bring yourlunch and we’ll provide thedessert!

Tales for Tails, Thurs-

day, May 19, 3:30 – 4:30

p.m. All children are invit-ed to choose a story to read toour furry friend, Sam theBernese Mountain Dog.

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, May 19, 6:00 – 7:30

p.m. Needle arts coordina-tor Dawn Lemay will facili-tate all interested crafterswho love knitting, crochet-ing, and other needleworkprojects. Bring your latestdesign and work in a relaxedcorner of the library.

NHHC Evening Book

Discussion, Thursday,

May 19, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

This month’s book discus-sion is a NH HumanitiesCouncil pick that explorestheir theme of “The Ameri-can Experience.” The bookis “The Woman Warrior,” amemoir by Maxine HongKingston, and it is a beauti-ful and heart-wrenching ex-ploration of Chinese immi-grants living in the UnitedStates. All are welcome andencouraged to check out acopy of the book and join thediscussion.

Drop-In Storytime, Fri-

day, May 20, 11:30 a.m. –

12:15 p.m. All children agestwo to five are invited to singsongs, listen to a story, andcreate a craft. No sign upnecessary.

Knit Wits, Friday, May

20, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Join theweekly knitting group towork on a project, meet oth-er knitters, and learn somenew techniques. All knitterswelcome.

Drop-In Craft, Saturday,

May 21, 10 a.m – 2 p.m. Allchildren are invited to stopby to create a work of art totake home at May’s SaturdayDrop-In Craft. Bring yourcreativity and we'll supplyeverything else.

Mahjong, Monday, May

23, 12:30 – 3 p.m. One of theoldest board games in theworld, Mahjong depends up-on skill, strategy, and a cer-tain degree of luck. Join us!New players welcome.

Pre-School Storytime,

Tuesday, May 24, 10:30 –

11:15 a.m. Bring your chil-dren ages three to five to singsongs, listen to a story, andcreate a craft. Group size islimited to 15 children to en-hance this special time fortoddlers and caregivers. Signup required.

BabyGarten, Tuesday,

May 24, 11:30 a.m. – noon.

Babies from birth to 18months are welcome at Baby-Garten, where we’ll singsongs, share stories, andmove to music. Sign up in theChildren's Room for this six-

week session.Philosophy Club, Tues-

day, May 24, 6:30 – 7:30

p.m. Take a break from thedaily routine to contemplateand discuss life’s questionsin a comfortable, friendly en-vironment. All are welcome.

Check-Out-An-Expert,

Wednesday, May 25, 9:15 –

11 a.m. Whether you havebasic questions about com-puter use or you need helpdownloading an audio book,our expert is here to help younavigate the technologicalworld.

Write Now Writers’

Group, Wednesday, May

25, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Writersof all levels and genres areinvited to join this on-goingwriters’ group designed tokeep you writing and shar-ing your work. Sign up at thecirculation desk.

Friends of the Gilford

Library Meeting, Wednes-

day, May 25, 6:30 p.m. This

volunteer group meets on thefourth Wednesday of eachmonth. New members wel-come.

Toddler Time, Thurs-

day, May 26, 11:30 a.m. –

noon. Bring your toddlerages 18 to 36 months to singsongs, share stories, andmove to the music. Sign upin the Children’s Room forthis six-week session.

Tales for Tails, Thurs-

day, May 26, 3:30 – 4:30

p.m. All children are invit-ed to choose a story to read toour furry friend, Brady theMaltese.

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, May 26, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Needle arts coordinatorDawn Lemay will facilitateall interested crafters wholove knitting, crocheting,and other needlework proj-ects. Bring your latest designand work in a relaxed cornerof the library.

Charges droppedagainst deceasedassault suspect

GILFORD — The BelknapCounty Attorney’s office re-cently received a certifiedcopy of a North Carolina De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services Medical Ex-aminer’s certificate of deathfor one Thomas Clark Fuller,born Nov. 28, 1961.

The Nash County, N.C.Medical Examiner con-firmed the validity of thedocument by telephone lastweek.

Fuller was charged withfour counts of Class A Ag-gravated Felonious Sexual

Assault based on allegationsof misconduct during timehe spent in Gilford, and anadditional three counts ofClass A Aggravated Felo-nious Sexual Assault basedon allegations of misconductmade against him in Alton.He was scheduled to appearin Belknap County SuperiorCourt for jury trials in bothmatters, but in view of hisrecent passing, the CountyAttorney’s office has nolprossed all charges pendingagainst him.

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Memorial Day paradeset for May 30

The Town of Gilford willobserve the Memorial Dayholiday with a parade andcommemoration honoringall United States veteranswho made the ultimate sac-rifice in service of our coun-try.

The observance will beheld Monday, May 30, withthe parade organizing at theGilford Community Churchparking lot at 9:15 a.m. Theparade will begin at 9:30 a.m.and proceed along Potter HillRoad for observances at theWorld War I & II VeteransMemorial, and then ontoBelknap Mountain Road forobservances at Pine GroveCemetery.

The town invites all atten-dees to gather at the Veter-ans Memorial and follow theparade to the Pine GroveCemetery.

The Gilford Memorial DayCommittee invites all veter-ans to participate in the pa-

rade by gathering at thechurch parking lot andmarching as a group. Veter-an volunteers will be invitedto carry a large United Statesflag in the parade.

A vehicle will be suppliedfor disabled veterans to par-ticipate and ride along the pa-rade route. Disabled veter-ans requiring rides are urgedto contact Sandy Bailey atTown Hall at 527-4700.

Additionally, recent feder-al laws allow all veterans towear their earned militarymedals on civilian clothes,and to render a hand salutewithout cover or hat.

In addition to veterans,the Gold Star and Blue StarMothers organization hasbeen contacted to have theirrespective groups march to-gether. Any Gold or Blue StarMothers are invited to gath-er at the assembly point andbe with their group duringthe observances.

The party may be over for China BistroBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

A request to renew enter-tainment permits at ChinaBistro, located on Lake Streetin Gilford, was denied by theBoard of Selectmen lastWednesday evening.

The board feels that the fa-cility must clean up its actand abide by town standardsbefore redeeming such privi-leges.

Over the past coupleyears, abutters have alsocomplained of the loud noiseand live music coming fromChina Bistro at all hours,which residents claim onlyheightens during Bike Week.

Along with an entertain-ment permit for dancing andlive music, the board has al-so denied the owner, Lin Bi,

an “unusual entertainment”permit due to complaints ofwet t-shirt contests and swimsuit contests on the property,or other events of that na-ture.

For now, the restaurantwill have to forgo a live DJ orband, which ultimatelymeans no dancing. Instead,the restaurant is allowed toplay music over the radio ata reasonable level.

Other than loud noise andunusual behavior, Town Ad-ministrator Scott Dunn saidthere have been other issues,such as the use of illegalsigns and an increased bur-den on police, who must of-ten break up the party on latenights.

While the town looks tosupport local businesses,and

is willing to work with localbusiness owners, for now, theboard feels that nixing thesepermits is the best decision.

“The Board of Selectmenis here to work with all localbusiness owners,” said Se-lectman Gus Benavides. “Wewant our businesses to thriveand to hire locals, yet this alocal business owner fails tomeet up to these standards ofrunning such a business. It isour job to make sure these ex-pectations are being carriedout.”

Selectman Kevin Hayesadded that the police have al-so reported incidents such asexcessive drinking, a stab-

bing, assaults, robberies,fights, squealing tires, bro-ken windshields, and the is-sue open containers.

“I feel this businessshould get things under con-trol before we give them thislatitude,” said Hayes.

The entertainment per-mit expired on May 14. LiveDJ’s and bands must come toa halt, although backgroundmusic, food, and drinks arestill acceptable practices.

At the end of the discus-sion, several nearby resi-dents thanked the selectmenfor their decisions, and werethankful to gain back poten-tially restful nights of sleep.

Resident transforms the idea of origamiBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Gilford resident AnneLaVin put her vast knowl-edge of origami to good useduring a teen workshop atthe library last week, help-ing participants transformpieces of paper into crea-tures, aircraft, and more.

LaVin has lived in Gilfordsince 2002. She is originallyfrom Connecticut, where herlove for origami struck dur-ing a first grade art class.Since the age of six, LaVinhas practiced the Japaneseinspired paper craft, and hasmade everything from paperanimals to metal, weldedshapes.

During a workshop lastWednesday at the Gilford Li-brary, participants createdfrogs, fish, and airplanes outof basic origami paper.While most teens in the classwere beginners, LaVinhelped open the door to fu-ture possibilities in the craft.She showcased large “mod-ule” pieces she made bymelding metal, and alsopassed around other designs,such as high heeled shoesand ornaments, made withmetallic foil paper, “washi”or handmade paper, prints,

and more.Contrary to popular be-

lief, not every origami designmust start out with a square,either, although it is the mostcommon practice. As theyears go by, it seems that thecraft has become more popu-lar, and because of this pop-ularity, more creative av-enues are being pursued.

“I’ve been doing origamifor a while. Origami has be-come more popular in thepast few years, but back then,it was harder to find paper orbooks,” said LaVin. “I keptup a collection, and now Ihave about 450 books onorigami. Some of thesebooks are in Japanese, Span-ish, and French, yet all thediagramming language isconsistent. It’s a universallanguage.”

Every year, she also gearsup for a big annual conven-tion hosted by OrigamiUSAin New York City, whichbrings in 600 people over thecourse of three days. LaVinalso sits on the board of di-rectors for OrigamiUSA,where she’s had the opportu-nity to travel to different con-ventions across the world,such as Tokyo.

Because of her love for

this craft, she has formed anappreciation for other cul-tures, and also for the calm-ness that origami can bringto one’s life.

“Origami is great for allkinds of things. It can bemeditative if you’re workingwith your hands. You are ab-sorbed in your work andforced to focus,” said LaVin.“I think it’s good for the west-ern brain, since it’s nicesometimes to do somethingpointless, although it is con-sidered a craft to some, and

an art to others. The interestand levels range from papercranes to much more sculp-tural pieces.”

While some create origa-mi for fun or for ornamentsaround the holidays, some ofher peers actually make a liv-ing off of the art of origami,transforming this paper craftinto a true, abstract art form.Origami can even be used indifferent advertisements.Those who create origami fora living often make their ownpaper, as well, and have a dif-

ferent type of paper for justabout every model they havecreated.

“While I weld and appre-ciate the mathematics oforigami, since I have train-ing in engineering, I appreci-ate the intermediate and lessabstract pieces. They aremore realistic and compara-ble to their true form,” saidLaVin. “Some creatures aremore abstract, and you haveto know their exact measure-ments. I love replicating ani-mals, since the mathematics

appeals to me.”LaVin said when it comes

to her role as an origami en-thusiast, she considers her-self to be more of a “per-former” than an “orchestra-tor,” since she prefers tomake origami, and replicatenature and shapes, ratherthan creating her own origi-nal designs. Although in thefuture, she foresees herselfbecoming the orchestrator tooriginal works, whether pa-per or metal.

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Natasha Tyler, 12, and Kayla Zarella, 12, concentrate on their paper folding techniques to create a standing frog.

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Over the past few weeks, the Steamer’s Opinionpage has played host to a war of words the likes ofwhich we haven’t seen in quite some time.

The controversy has its roots in the Gilford SchoolBoard’s decision to disregard the support that votersshowed during this year’s school district election fora petitioned warrant article calling for the elimina-tion of the superintendent’s position and a return tothe management plan purportedly developed by thedistrict’s SAU Planning Committee in 1998.

The board claims to have based its decision to dis-regard the favorable vote on the petitioned article ona state law (RSA 194-C:4) mandating that all districtswith more than 400 students appoint a superintend-ent; on its own contention that the Planning Com-mittee intended to leave the decision on whether notto hire a superintendent in the board’s hands; and onthe advice of its attorney, Barbara Loughman, whodeclared during this year’s Deliberative Session thatthe petitioned article was non-binding and advisoryonly.

Since the board announced its decision, however, avery vocal group of residents has come forward atmeetings and on our Opinion page challenging thedismissal of the vote and claiming that the schoolboard has overstepped the bounds of its authority,and is deliberately ignoring the will of the people.

As seen in one of this week’s letters to the editor,the latest salvo in this ongoing battle is a petition re-cently submitted to the board, signed by 70 residentsof Gilford, calling for a special district meeting to dis-cuss the superintendent issue.

While it should be stated upfront that the chancesof the Superior Court granting permission for a spe-cial district meeting on a non-financial matter areslim at best, we are of the opinion that a public meet-ing or forum of some sort to clear the air and settlethis issue once and for all might not be a bad idea.

We respect and appreciate the school board’s beliefthat its position on the superintendent issue is sup-ported by state law and by the historical record, andshould therefore be considered the final word on thematter. The growing discontent among residents whofeel (however rightly or wrongly) that their voiceshave been unfairly dismissed, however, compels us tosuggest that the time has come for the board to reeval-uate that stance and make a good faith effort to listento, and address, the concerns of its constituents. Eachside may not necessarily like what the other has tosay, but we believe that the opportunity to ‘let it allout,’ so to speak, would go a long way toward assuag-ing the concerns of local voters who feel disenfran-chised, and putting the issue to bed once and for allbefore the rift that has already formed between theboard and the community becomes too wide and toodeep to heal.

EDITORIAL●

Time to let it all out

FROM OUR READERS●

School board only interested in their side of the storyTo the Editor:

In a letter last week, I en-couraged readers to go to theGilford School District’s Website and read all the docu-mentation and laws pertain-ing to the superintendentcontroversy.

At the May 2 School Boardmeeting, I was assured thatthe district would post the en-tire text of RSA 194-C (the rel-evant law pertaining to thisissue). That never happened;I guess the School Board hasno interest in having us merecommoners (taxpayers) de-

termining if their actionsare legal. Who are we to judgethe mighty, all-knowingSchool Board?

Since my letter was pub-lished last week, two thingshappened:

1. A petition with nearly70 signatures was submittedto the district requesting aspecial meeting to discussonly this issue. The SchoolBoard cannot legally denythis request. But then again,the law and voters don’t seemto be guiding the Board’s ac-tions lately.

2. The district’s Web sitehas been scrubbed of all thedocuments related to this is-sue (the same documentsthat my letter encouragedtaxpayers to read). All thatremains is a video of theSchool Board’s pathetic pres-entation used to defend theirillegal action. So I guess theyare only going to allow theirside of the story on “their”Web site that is paid for by allGilford taxpayers.

The School Board, afterpledging to be more open andmake more information

available to the taxpayers,has changed its mind. Maybethey didn’t like people ques-tioning the accuracy of theirown statements, or compar-ing their actions to what thelaw actually allows. It seemsas though transparency justdoesn’t work for them.

And they wonder whymany residents consider thisSchool Board arrogant.

Kevin LeandroGilford

Rosy is a beautiful dog, aLabrador mix; will it makeher more attractive if we sayshe is crossed with Vizsla, arare breed for sure? Let ushope so!

We know that Rosy had aterrible start to life, mis-treated and neglected by hu-mans from the very momentshe arrived on the planet.Born in South Carolina,abused in South Carolina,rescued in South Carolinaand rehabilitated in a foster

home there, too, she travelednorth to New Hampshire fora better life about a monthago.

It’s true she needs love, pa-tience and kind leadership tohelp her develop her confi-dence. She is still afraid ofmen. We hope she will over-come her worries given thatdogs really do “live in the mo-ment.”

Just eight months old,Rosy is just at the beginningof her life, which, from this

point forward, should befilled with positive, happy ex-periences, with humans whocare about her. Currently,she is in a staff foster home,but hopes for a permanenthome. Please call to arrangea date to meet Miss Rosy.

Shelter is open Tuesday –Saturday. Closed to the pub-lic Sundays and Mondays.Call 524-3252. Checkwww.nhhumane.org for de-tails.

Pet of the Week: Rosy

An outstanding year for Gilford Fine ArtsTo the Editor:

Congratulations to theGilford Band and Chorus forreceiving excellent ratings,as

both groups were awardedfirst place trophies in theirrespective divisions at theMusic in the Parks Festivalheld recently at HersheyPark, Pa.

Both Lyvie Beyrent and

Denise Sanborn are to becommended for directing thestudents’ outstanding per-formances in the five weeksthat the groups had the timeto rehearse. Additionally,the students had the oppor-tunity to see the Broadwayproduction of “The Phantomof the Opera” in New YorkCity, experience many rollercoaster rides at Hershey

Park, and visit IndependenceHall in Philadelphia.

With the Drama Group’schampionship performanceof “The Seussification

of Romeo and Juliet” atthe New England State Dra-ma Festival last April , thishas been

a truly championshipyear. The students and advi-sors are to be commended for

their long hours of rehearsals and

dedication to the Gilford FineArts Program. To the stu-dents, your parents are veryproud of you for all that youhave accomplished this year.

Frank WeeksGilmanton Iron Works

School board’s latest expenditures show questionable ethicsTo the Editor:

Once again, we see thatthe Gilford School Board hasdecided that it is a power un-to itself with its decision toexpend leftover funds to pur-chase items not approved un-til next year – and some notapproved at all.

Such a turnaround fromjust a few weeks ago, whenthe soon-to-be-departed Su-perintendent DiMinicowhined about an impendingbudget problem, as statefunding is to be less than inpast years (golly, guys, I've on-ly been yelling about thiseventuality for what, threeyears?), causing staff mem-bers to lose their jobs.

Fast forward a couple ofweeks, and they have just vot-ed to spend on new stuff ?That chest beating now lookslike strictly faux concern forthe affected staff. Now, thepublic is the audience to anover-exuberant display ofChristmas happiness, as in"Hey! We're getting a new$40,000 mower! Oh, not ap-

proved for this year? Doesn'tmatter; that grass has gottabe cut!"

After all, “it's for the chil-dren.”

No, it isn't. Instead, it is apower struggle provoked bythe School Board; dollars aremerely the proxy.

Sure, spending $169,000 in-stead of returning back tothe taxpayers, when com-pared to the fiscal problemsthat D.C. has caused for thisnation, and that Concord hascaused for the state, this ispretty much "small ball.”However, regardless of theabsolute amount, it stillshows that politics is politics,regardless of the size of thestage, and it greatly illus-trates the major problem un-derlying politics today — alack of ethics.

Sure, the School Boardcomplained that the BudgetCommittee was trying to dic-tate policy under the rubricthat attempting to decreasetheir budget was an attemptto dictate policy; now we see

that was just a smokescreen.After twice refusing the willof the voters (the latest by atwo-to-one margin) and mar-ginalizing the intelligence ofthose same voters by stating“Hey, it was a vaguely writ-ten petition,” their currentaction is far from beingvague. The Kurt Webber-ledBoard may have the legalwherewithal to do the trans-fers and "claim" that some ofthese purchases are just"maintenance" items andhave legit line items intowhich to log the transactions.But is it right?

No; it is unethical to sub-vert the spirit of the SB2 law— seemingly what SchoolBoard Chair Kurt Webber isdoing! How is it ethical tospend, under this year'sbudget, items that have notbeen approved for purchaseuntil next year? How is it eth-ical to purchase fairly largedollar items without goingthrough the budget process?How ethical is it to vilify theBudget Committee for trying

to change policy, yet KurtWebber decides to not changethe budget process, but tocompletely bypass the budg-et process? It seems that hehas sanctioned analogous be-havior by his Board (spendmoney without authoriza-tion) without so much as a“by your leave" (actually, itseems like you've snotted inour general direction).

It is a “poke in the eye tothe budgeting process.”

The bottom line is that thisis no longer a fiscal matter —it is now an ethical issue:wanton spending by [bypass-ing] the process. Kurt Web-ber's claim that "it made goodfiscal sense to make somenecessary purchases now,rather than next year" showsthat it is about his end to hismeans – and his means is todo what he wants. This isnothing but a "spend it whileI can and suffer the conse-quences next year.”

Indeed.Skip Murphy

Gilford

Local vet deserves thanks for help with rabies clinicTo the Editor:

Gilford's Thompson-AmesHistorical Society wishes toexpress their sincere appre-ciation to Dr. Robert Mac-Donald of MacDonald Vet-erinary Services in Laconia,his family, and wonderful

support staff for the dona-tion of their time and ex-pertise at the rabies clinicsponsored by the HistoricalSociety in April.

Each spring, Dr. MacDon-ald donates the profits from anumber of clinics through-

out the Lakes Region to vari-ous non-profit organizations.This year, there were approx-imately 100 animals thatwere vaccinated during athree-hour period at the clin-ic, which was held at the Ben-jamin Rowe House.

A big thanks also goes tothose who watch for thisevent as an opportunity tosupport their historical soci-ety while being responsiblepet owners.

Karin Landry, PresidentThompson-Ames Historical Society

Property tax bills go out this weekTo the Editor:

The 2011 First Issue TaxBills will be mailed thisweek.

The due date is Thursday,July 7.

The office hours are 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday,and Thursdays, 8 a.m.-6:30p.m.

Postmark dates on en-velopes are honored on duedate. Post-dated checks willnot be accepted, and checkswill be returned.

An online payment serv-ice is available on the Town’sWeb site, www.gilford.nh.org(additional fees apply).

Partial payments (weekly,

monthly,bi-monthly,etc.) andprepayments (you may payahead on your bill at any time– call for more information)will be accepted.

For your convenience, adrop box is located in thefront of the Gilford TownHall building for payments 24hours a day, seven days a

week.Please feel free to contact

this office for further infor-mation.

Denise Morrissette Gonyer, CMC,NHCTC

Town Clerk – Tax CollectorGilford

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MENTAL HEALTH MATTERSBy Kristen Welch, Director of Development and Communications, Genesis Behavioral Health ●

Good mental health: managing life’s challengesMay is Mental Health

Month, which is quite ap-propriate as the trees arebudding, the flowers areblooming and the bleakweather is, for the mostpart, behind us.

Spring is a time for newbeginnings and rising spir-its, a time to celebrate theimportance of our healthand well-being—includingour mental health.

Created by MentalHealth America in 1949, thepurpose of Mental HealthMonth is to raise awarenessof mental health conditionsand mental wellness for all.One of the themes for thisyear’s Mental Health Monthis “Live Well! It’s Essentialfor Your Potential.” Man-aging stress is a critical partof living well, and promotesgood mental health for all ofus.

Stress is an unavoidablepart of our lives, and wetend to accept it withoutquestion. For so many ofus, stress feels like a non-stop onslaught, with ourbodies triggered to respond.Stress may be good for youin small doses, when it givesyou a burst of energy. Toomuch stress, or stress thatlasts for a long time, howev-er, can take its toll on yourbody.

Stress may contribute toa host of problems, includ-ing high blood pressure,heart disease and stroke, de-creased immune defenses,cancer, stomach problemsand poorer brain function-ing. It can also lead to moreserious mental health prob-lems, such as depressionand anxiety disorders.While it is unrealistic toeliminate stress from ourlives, there are things wecan do to make it more man-ageable.

Often, it seems there islittle we can do to minimizeour stress levels. How canwe, with career, family andhousehold responsibilities,not to mention bills to pay?It seems like a never-endingcycle, but in reality, we havethe ability to take control ofour lives and our stress lev-els. This realization is thefoundation of stress man-agement.

Managing stress is abouttaking charge. We all wanta balanced life, with ade-quate time for family, work,relationships, relaxationand even a little fun. Ifyou’re concerned aboutyour well-being and theamount of stress in yourlife, take a look at the symp-toms of stress overloadfrom Mental Health Ameri-ca:

-Fatigue-Headaches-Loss of concentration-Difficulty making deci-

sions-Inability to control

anger-Increased use of alcohol,

caffeine, cigarettes or drugs-Increased or decreased

eating-Feeling overwhelmed

-Thinking often aboutwhat you need to do

Before you can managestress, you need to identifythe sources of stress in yourlife and how you cope withthem. It is important to lookclosely at your own habits,attitudes and excuses. Astress journal is a good toolto use. Each time you feelstressed, keep track of it ina journal. After keeping alog for a while, you will no-tice patterns and commonthemes.

There are steps everyonecan take to improve theirwell-being and resiliency in

the face of difficult timesand challenges. Use healthymethods to better managestress. Focus on what makesyou feel calm and in control.Know that managing andcoping with stress in ahealthy way will likely re-quire change on your part.The first step is to eliminateunnecessary stressors inyour life. Learn to say “no,”and avoid people or situa-tions that you know causeyou stress. If you can’t avoida stressful situation, do yourbest to alter it so the prob-lem doesn’t present itself inthe future. It may be neces-

sary to make personalchanges if you cannotchange the stressor. For ex-ample, you can reframe theproblem in a positive way orask yourself how importantthe situation really is in thelong run. Some sources ofstress can’t be prevented orchanged, such as a death ofa loved one or financial dif-ficulties. You might have toaccept the things you can’tchange in order to managestress. In this situation, it ishelpful to share your feel-ings with a friend or a ther-apist.

Finally, make time for

fun, relaxation and ahealthy lifestyle. Nurtureyourself so you are in a bet-ter position to manage life’sstressors when they maketheir inevitable appearance.Go for a walk, call a friend,work in your garden orwrite in your journal, butmake sure you set aside pre-cious time for you every day.

This Mental HealthMonth, we at Genesis Be-havioral Health hope youwill resolve to “Live Well.”And if you need a helpinghand, we are here to listenand support you. Everyoneneeds help sometimes, and

good mental health is key tooverall wellness.

Genesis BehavioralHealth is designated by theState of New Hampshire asthe community mentalhealth center serving Belk-nap and southern GraftonCounties. A private, non-profit corporation, Genesisserves over 3,000 children,families, adults and olderadults each year. For moreinformation or to schedulean appointment, call 524-1100 or visit the Web site atwww.genesisbh.org.

A return to work and to retirement saving

MONEY MATTERSBy Robert J. Kennelly, CFP®, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial, Meredith, 279-5393 ●

It isn’t unusual in thesetimes for individuals to betemporarily out of the work-force. In some cases, this isa voluntary act, such as amaternity or paternity leaveor planned early retirement.Challenging economictimes and changing demo-graphics have also made itmore common for some toleave work because theyhave to, through a layoff,forced early retirement, orto deal with family care-giv-ing issues.

Time away from work notonly means a loss of currentincome, but also, in mostcases, the suspension ofcontributions to a retire-ment plan. If there is nocash flow due to a time off,chances are that money isnot available to continuefunding your nest egg.

So if you are getting backinto the workforce or intendto soon, you have an oppor-tunity to look at your finan-cial circumstances in awhole new light. Can youfree up money for retire-ment savings once again?Here is a process to help youdetermine what is possible

in your situation.

Step 1 – Take care

of regular expenses

and debts

Make sure your cash flowcan pay for your lifestyle.First and foremost, thatmeans paying for necessi-ties like food, clothing, shel-ter, and transportation. Lim-it extraneous expenses untilyou are into a steady routinewith work, and with manag-ing your paycheck.

In addition, make sureyou can continue to pay offany debts that remain onyour personal books. Carloans, student loans andcredit card debts must bepaid on time. If it is possi-ble, pay more than the min-imum monthly payment re-quired on high-interestcredit card debts in order toreduce the principal bal-ance each month.

Step 2 - Manage your

spending

When paychecks startrolling in after a periodwithout them, it is easy tofeel “rich” again and quick-ly turn on the spending spig-

ot. After all, depending onthe circumstances of yourtime away from work, youmay have significant pent-up demand for items you’vedelayed purchasing.

The feeling is under-standable, but it is impor-tant to spend money respon-sibly. You already know bet-ter than most the challengescreated when cash flow froman employer or your ownbusiness stops. This is notthe time to begin carelessspending habits, but insteadto prudently manage yourincome.

Step 3 – Pay for your

future security

Take advantage of yourimproved cash flow positionto save for your future. Theimportance of saving for re-tirement cannot be overem-phasized, regardless of youreconomic position. Today,you have the ability to workand generate income. Therewill come a time in life whenthis will no longer be possi-ble.

If you’ve been away fromwork for a while, you should

be particularly inspired toresume a serious retirementsavings regimen. You have akeen understanding of thefinancial challenges in-volved when regular pay-checks don’t arrive. This issimilar to what most Amer-icans face in retirement.Their well-being is depend-ent, in large part, on theforesight they had to savemoney for their future fi-nancial security.

When you worked previ-ously, were you in the habitof putting a portion of yourpaycheck away in a retire-ment plan, either throughwork, or in an IRA, or both?If so, this should be one ofyour top priorities whenpaychecks resume.

Find out what retirementsavings options are avail-able through your employer.If you can contribute to aplan (such as a 401(k) or403(b) plan), you shouldmake that arrangement assoon as you can. The closeryou are to retirement, themore you should be saving,as your time to let wealth ac-cumulate in your invest-ment accounts is limited.

If offered, be sure to cap-italize on the opportunity totake advantage of an em-ployer match of all or partof the amount you put intoyour plan. Many employerswill match your contribu-tions by up to three percentof your salary – giving you abuilt-in return on your in-vestment. This is, in a sense,“free” money that shouldn’tbe passed up.

Contributing to an IRA isanother good idea. Considermaking contributions to aRoth IRA (if you qualifyfrom an income perspec-tive). It is a rare opportuni-ty to build up a source of po-tential tax-free income. AnIRA is a must for anyonewho does not have the abili-ty to participate in a savingsplan at work, but it is bene-ficial for anybody trying tomeet retirement savingsgoals.

A6 THE GILFORD STEAMER Obituaries / Local News MAY 19, 2011

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LACONIA — Theresa A.Constant, 78, of 15 BaconDrive, Apt. 9, Gilford, diedat the Lakes Region Gener-al Hospital, Laconia onThursday, May 12, 2011 aftera four-year battle with can-cer.

Mrs. Constant was bornAug. 27, 1932 in Raritan,N.J., the daughter of Edgarand Albina (Gagnon) Fluet.

Mrs. Constant was a 15-year resident of the Clear-water, Fla. area and a five-year resident of Gilford.She had been employed bySprague Electric, Hamp-shire Manufacturing, Laco-nia Savings Bank, and byAtttorney Charles Robin-son while in Florida.

Survivors include herhusband of 59 years, Nor-man Constant of Gilford; asister, Claire Berthiaume ofNashua; and manynephews, nieces, grand-nephews and grandnieces.

There will be no callinghours.

A Funeral Service will beheld at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-PaquetteFuneral Home, 164 PleasantSt., Laconia, on Tuesday,

Theresa A. Constant, 78

May 17, 2011 at 1 p.m.Burial will be held at the

family lot in St. FrancisXavier Cemetery, Nashua,at 3 p.m.

For those who wish, thefamily suggests that memo-rial donations be made to acharity of one’s choice.

Wilkinson-Beane-Si-moneau-Paquette FuneralHome & Cremation Ser-vices, 164 Pleasant St., La-conia, is assisting the fami-ly. For more informationand to view an online me-morial, go to www.wilkin-sonbeane.com.

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Theresa Constant

Senior Moment-um program will honor troopsThe Gilford Parks and

Recreation Department willbe sponsoring a Senior Mo-ment-um program on Mon-day, May 23. In honor ofMemorial Day, we will bemeeting in the FellowshipHall in the Gilford Commu-nity Church at noon to makecards to thank our troops forall they do for our country.The Parks and RecreationDepartment will provideplenty of blank greetingcards, stamps, stickers andpaints. Participants shouldbring their own lunch. Par-ticipants are asked to RSVPby Friday, May 20.

For more information orto RSVP, please contact theGilford Parks and Recre-ation Department at 527-4722.

Adult Spring Hiking

Program Continues on

Tuesdays

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department issponsoring a series of springhikes for any adults lookingfor fresh air, fun and exer-cise. The hikes will be heldevery Tuesday morningthrough the month of May.The program continues withhikes on May 24 at Locke’s

Tickets available now forbicentennial kick-off fundraiser

The Gilford BicentennialCommittee is holding itsKick-Off Fundraiser on Sun-day, June 5 from 4-6 p.m. atthe Gilford CommunityChurch on Potter Hill Road.

For the price of a $10 tick-et, there will be entertain-ment, followed by a dinner.

Gilford singer/song-writer Don Watson will en-tertain us with songs that arebased on New Hampshirehistory, people, and places.He co-wrote these songs withpoet and historian SteveRedic of Candia; some of thetitles are “Pumpkin Pie (ourstate fruit),” “Merrimack,”“Hannah Dustin,” and “Wel-come Home New Hamp-shire.” Before he sings eachsong, he will give some his-torical background concern-ing it. He is in the process ofrecording them, and hopesto have the CD available byearly summer.

Since the release of hisfirst CD, “Back East,” Wat-son has performed on manystages around New Hamp-shire, including theFranklin Opera House andMeadowbrook, as well ascommunity band stands,

farmers markets, apple or-chards, and military appre-ciation events. Once youhave listened to him, you willrealize why he is now beingcalled “New Hampshire’sJohn Denver” and “FritzWetherbee with a guitar.”

Gilford’s Jane Ellis willdebut her Gilford Bicenten-nial song. This was writtento highlight what a specialtown Gilford is as we cele-brate our bicentennial.

Corey Lofblad will also be

adding interesting facts con-cerning Gilford and its his-tory, interspersed during themusical entertainment. Youmight be surprised and wantto share some tidbits withothers.

Following the entertain-ment, there will be cornchowder, chili and corn-bread dinner downstairs inthe Fellowship Hall cateredby Kitchen Cravings. Theiraward winning chili will befeatured. Harkening back towhen churches and the localGrange used to have theirsuppers where everyonewould bring a dish, it ishoped that those who enjoymaking desserts will bringsome to share.

Our two singer/songwrit-ers, Don Watson and Jane El-lis, have both volunteeredtheir talents and time, as hasLofblad and Bill and SallyBickford of Kitchen Crav-ings, to raise funds for pro-grams for the Gilford Bicen-tennial in 2012.

The success of the Bicen-tennial Celebration dependson community support. Any-one who is interested in mu-sical entertainment and agood meal is invited to come.Tickets are only $10 per per-son, and may be purchasedat the Gilford Library, Gil-ford Village Store, GilfordFire Department, GilfordPublic Works, Gilford Com-munity Church, and KitchenCravings in Gilford.

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Don Watson

Hill in Gilford and May 31 atWaukewan Highlands Parkin Meredith. Participantswill gather each morning at9 a.m. at the Gilford TownHall before departing for thehike. All interested partici-pants must RSVP at least oneday in advance to each trip.The cost of the hikes is $1.00per person, per hike.

For more information orto RSVP, please contact theGilford Parks and RecreationDepartment at 527-4722.

Gilford OHD Committee

Accepting Submissions

for Art Contest

The Gilford Old Home DayCommittee is currently ac-cepting submissions for theOld Home Day Art Contest.The annual contest willagain be sponsored by the La-conia Savings Bank andTrust, with the top three en-tries receiving savingsbonds. The top entry as se-lected by the Old Home Day

Committee may be used asthe artwork for the cover ofthe Old Home Day ProgramBooklet. The deadline for allentries is Wednesday, June 1at 5 p.m. For more informa-tion and art contest guide-lines, please contact the Gil-ford Parks and RecreationDepartment at 527-4722.

Pheasant Ridge Youth

Golf Lessons

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department issponsoring Youth GolfLessons available throughthe Pheasant Ridge GolfClub. These lessons are avail-able for children ages sevenand up and are led by GolfPro and Gilford High SchoolGolf Coach, Jim Swarthout.These lessons will be held onWednesday evenings thisJune and July. The sessiondates these lessons are; Ses-sion 1 - June 15, 22 & 29, 2011and Session 2 - July 13, 20 &27, 2011 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. Reg-

istration is limited and willbe accepted on a first come,first served basis.

For more information,please contact the GilfordParks and Recreation De-partment at 527-4722.

Tennis Programs

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department is of-fering tennis lesson pro-grams for youth and adultsages five and up this summer.Professional Instructorsfrom the Gilford Hills TennisClub will be leading a four-week session on Mondaysand Wednesdays from July 6– Aug, 1. Session times willbe broken up by age.

All sessions have limitedavailability and registra-tions will be accepted on afirst come first served basiswith priority given to Gilfordresidents. For more infor-mation, please contact theGilford Parks and RecreationDepartment at 527-4722.

REGION — The ‘On Deck2012’ Speaker Series has an-nounced its second event tobe held in the Lakes Region.

Presidential hopeful andformer Governor of Utah,Jon Huntsman, will be cross-ing through the Lakes Re-gion on Sunday afternoon,May 22. He’ll be stopping atJo Green’s Restaurant, 33Dockside St., Wolfeboro, at12:15 p.m. to meet & greetlunch and brunch diners inthe restaurant, and on JoGreen’s outdoor dining deck.He’ll then briefly meet andaddress any and all comersin the meeting room at JoGreen’s.

Gov. Huntsman will thenmove on to a second ‘On Deck

2012’ meet and greet event atthe VFW in Laconia, 143Court St., at 2:30 p.m. Thereis no charge for these events,so why not plan to stop by tomeet another potential pres-idential candidate and learnwhere he stands on the is-sues?

And then, on June 3, ‘OnDeck 2012’ will help launchthe boating season as theBelknap County RepublicanCommittee presents theFirst in the Nation Presiden-tial Cruise on the M/S MountWashington.

As candidates campaignin various cities and townsin New Hampshire, they passthrough the heart of ourstate, the Lakes Region. ‘On

Deck 2012’ is a BelknapCounty/Lakes Region Re-publican initiative to pro-vide ‘up close and personal’opportunities for Presiden-tial hopefuls and other influ-ential leaders to stop, meet,and greet local residents dur-ing the next year and a half,leading up to New Hamp-shire’s First in the NationPrimary and the November,2012 Presidential election.We are working with candi-dates’ campaigns to suggestkey stopping points in Belk-nap County and the LakesRegion at small business-es/restaurants/diners inour local communities tomeet & greet local votersalong these routes. If you’reinterested in being includedas an ‘On Deck 2012’ stop, orare interested in more infor-mation about the First in theNation Presidential Cruiseon the M/S Mount Washing-ton, please email Alan@-BelknapCountyRepubli-cans.org or call 364-9780.

Presidential hopeful touring Lakes Region Sunday

THE GILFORD STEAMER A7CultureMAY 19, 2011

North Country Notebook

John Harrigan

Mother Nature wastes nothing; humanity’s record is not so good

When I landed my firstnewspaper job at the NashuaTelegraph, in 1968, one of myearliest acquaintances (oth-er than Bill Bean, who hiredme, and Mike Shalhoup, whotrained me) was RobieSwart. His family had beeninvolved with the paper formany years, and he was in-stalled in a front-corner of-fice as a sort of grandfather-ly symbol of continuity.

We soon became friends,this gentleman and I, and hewas a true gentleman,emerging from his office in

an ancient, finely stripedthree-piece suit, completewith watch fob, to greet anyand all who visited the Tele-graph’s front office andcaught his eye.

Mr. Swart knew that I hadcome straight from the Lor-den Lumber Company inMilford, and before that, hadhailed from the far upperNorth Country, so in hismind, I simply had to knowsomething about trees andforestry. Hence the first ques-tion he really asked me, acouple of weeks after I’d ar-rived, was, of course, abouttrees.

It went sort of like this:“I’ve got this woodlot, andthe trees are mature, and I’mgetting advice from all sides.I really hate to cut them, butpeople say that if I don’t, thetrees will eventually blowdown and go to waste.” Im-plied here, of course, was“What do you think?”

Now, this was before I hadbeen exposed to AldoLeopold’s “A Sand CountyAlmanac” and other loftywritings about the holisticcycles of nature, but I’d hadmy share of experience on

farms, in the woods and ingeneral the great outdoors,and my response was thatthere is no waste in MotherNature, that a downed treewill be reabsorbed by the soiland microbes from which itsprang, and that whether tomake wise use of a tree isstrictly up to the beliefs ofthe woodlot’s owner, eco-nomic demands, and what’sright for the land. If you needa tree as it’s passing by in theendless cycle, make carefuluse of it. If you don’t, leaveit be. But don’t let the notionof “waste” sway your ethicsor judgment.

Evidently, Mr. Swart likedthe answer, because later hetold me that the woodlotwould remain uncut for aslong as he had a say.

Now, after nearly a life-time of seeing how thingswork and thinking about it alot, I’ve made feeble attemptsat writing about the endlesscycles that are so evident allaround us. Ancestors’ Field,for instance, is just up theroad from my farmhouse. Wescattered my parents’ andmy brother’s ashes thereover the ground they loved.Microbes and other smallcreatures added them to thesoil. Grass grew to become

hay for livestock or nurturemoles, voles, mice, rabbitsand deer, not to mention aplethora of insects and thebirds that consumed them.Foxes, fisher cats and coy-otes consumed all creaturesgreat and small until theytoo succumbed to time andthe tug of gravity to repay, asLeopold so aptly put it, theirdebt to the soil.

Many a writer is eventu-ally humbled by someoneelse who wrote and said itbetter. This happened withme (again) as I neared theend of “The Blue Bear: Atrue story of friendship anddiscovery in the AlaskanWild,” by Lynn Schooler, anaward-winning wildlife pho-tographer and back-countryguide.

He had recently scatteredhis father’s ashes into a crys-tal-clear stream thick withspawning salmon and, whilepaddling across a bay, hadhappened onto eagles tear-ing at a seal carcass,and then

into the middle of a pod ofwhales feeding on a massiveschool of herring. After-ward, he scrounged forLabrador tea, lily roots,limpets and a crab for hissupper.

The power of the whales’feeding had moved him, hewrote, to him their huntingsong — said to stun and dis-orient the herring — “asmuch a song of joy and exul-tation” as it was a tool of thehunt.

“It had been a beautiful ex-perience,” he wrote, “in aninexorable, powerful way —so much so that it was hardto grasp the measure ofdeath it entailed. A hundredtons of small silver lives hadperished in the feeding, yet itwas patently a fair exchange,this trade of small lives forlarge, just as consuming thelimpets, lilies and crab thatmade up my dinner wasnothing to regret. The eagles,too, had been doing the same,taking the life of the seal for

the sake of their own.”It all amounted to a

demonstration, he conclud-ed, of the fate of all livingthings, “which is to be eaten,whether by whales, eagles,bears, or the microbes of thegrave, part and parcel of thecontinuation of life, of thetranslation of bodies intomore bodies, and life into life.

“Gathering up the frag-ments of shell, I cast thescraps of my meal back intothe water and thought abouthow those remains, too,would give up their mole-cules and minerals to thechain of life. Nothing is wast-ed, I reassured myself. It’s allan exchange.”

(This column runs in adozen weekly papers coveringthe northern two-thirds ofNew Hampshire and parts ofMaine and Vermont. JohnHarrigan’s address: Box 39,Colebrook, NH 03576, or hooli-gan@ncia.net)

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In this woodlot, some trees are cut for firewood, pulp and lumber, but a good many succumb to wind or oldage, falling to be reabsorbed by the soil that gave them life.

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Old Man of the Mountain

Old Man program kicks off G’mantonHistorical Society summer series

GILMANTON — A pro-gram on the “Old Man of theMountain, Symbol and Sub-stance” opens the GilmantonHistorical Society’s summer2011 series on Tuesday, May24, 7:30 p.m. at the Old TownHall on Route 140 in Gilman-ton Iron Works.

Maggie Stier’s presenta-tion includes images ofpaintings, literary passages,souvenirs, and film clip in-terviews with those closestto the Old Man. The programconcludes with a discussionof current efforts to memo-rialize the state symbol.

The story of the Old Manof the Mountain is a story ofNH itself, reflecting our his-tory, arts, literature, geogra-phy, philosophy, and evenpublic policy. As the multi-faceted story of this icon un-folds, the audience will bechallenged to think aboutthe different and evolvingways that this image hastouched the public imagina-tion over its 200-year history.

Stier holds an undergrad-uate degree from Vassar Col-lege in American Studiesand graduate degrees fromBoston University in Ameri-can and New England Stud-ies and Antioch New Eng-land University in Educa-tion.

The 2011 summer series,on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month, continues witha program on New Hamp-shire covered bridges June28. Pat Clarke brings us“Gilmanton One RoomSchools” on July 26. Former

Agriculture CommissionerSteve Taylor returns on Aug.23 to tell us about “Cows andCommunities.” The Societytakes a field trip to theWright Museum inWolfeboro on Saturday, Aug.27.

The final program, Sept.27, brings back “Your Hit Pa-rade.”

All programs are free andopen to the public.

The Gilmanton HistoricalSociety offers a number ofpublications on the history

of the Town. They are avail-able at all Society programs,at the Town Clerk’s Office,and at the Brick House inGilmanton Corners. The So-ciety’s Museum, in the Acad-emy Building, is open by ap-pointment. Call curatorsJeanine Moorhead 267-8870or George Carpenter 267-8907. For more informationabout the summer series,pick up a copy of the flier atthe Academy or call Presi-dent John Dickey at 267-6098.

A8 THE GILFORD STEAMER Health & Wellness MAY 19, 2011

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Timothy Martin, President and CEO,Taylor Community; Jason Harvey, Co-Administrator, Live Free Home HealthCare; Jennifer Harvey, RN BSN Co-Administrator and Clinical Director, Live Free Home Health Care; ChrisThompson, LPN; and Patty Oakley, LPN.

Taylor Community, Live Free Home Health Care form unique partnership LACONIA — Taylor Com-

munity President Tim Mar-tin and Live Free HomeHealth Care (LFHHC) Co-Ad-ministrator Jason Harvey re-cently announced a uniquepartnership between the twoLakes Region organizationsby naming LFHHC as a Pre-ferred Provider for HomeCare services to Taylor Com-munity residents.

Live Free Home HealthCare, headquartered in Bris-tol, is the premier provider ofhome care services in centralNew Hampshire and theLakes Region. Taylor Com-munity is a not-for-profit(501(C)3) continuing care re-tirement community consid-ered the leader in senior re-tirement communities.

According to LFHHC Clin-ical Director Jennifer Har-vey, RN BSN, Taylor Com-munity independent resi-dents will have the benefit ofan on-site office staffed by a

nurse to provide all of thebenefits of dealing with LFH-HC, to include triage, accessto nurses, LNA’s and all lev-els of care to include com-panions and housekeepers,all at a discounted rate.

“We will be available to ad-dress any and all questionsand concerns that may arisefrom residents at the TaylorCommunity,” said Harvey.

“The addition of LFHHCbeing here on site comple-ments the care and servicesalready provided by the Tay-lor staff to Taylor residents,”said Taylor CommunityPresident Timothy Martin.“We are constantly lookingfor opportunities to collabo-rate with other organiza-tions to offer new and differ-ent services and choices, andthis partnership does justthat.”

Co-Administrator JasonHarvey of LFHHC comment-ed that both organizations

are acutely aware that peri-odic or chronic conditionsare a fact of life for most eld-erly individuals, so involv-ing a healthcare profession-al in private duty home careoften assures that changes inhealth status are properlymanaged.

“We believe that havingnurse trained caregivers andnurse oversight of all caremakes a difference even withbasic home care needs,” heconcluded.

“We were thrilled to getthe call to discuss this proj-ect,” said Jennifer Harvey.“The Taylor Community andits staff are well respected,and we are proud to be asso-ciated with this great or-ganization and its residents.We look forward to a greatrelationship and an excitingfuture.”

For further information,contact Jason Harvey at LiveFree Home Health Care at217-0149 or Diane Poh at Tay-lor Community at 366-1203.

St. Baldrick’s kicks of eighth annual fundraiserThe eighth annual St.

Baldrick’s “Shaving to Con-quer Kids Cancer” fundrais-ing event is in full swing, andaccepting shavees anddonors who wish to be a

“hero to kids with cancer.”Jump starting the 2011

event were Brother DaveBuilders and Country CowRestaurant in Campton witha “shave off “raising morethan $8,000. Gilford Police Of-ficer Holly Harris and Liz Ko-var of Gilford Middle Schoolalso had their “locks shorn,”contributing to the $18,499raised to date for this year’sevent.

The mission of the St.Baldrick’s Foundation is toraise awareness and funds tocure children’s cancer bysupporting research and fel-lowships.

The St. Baldrick’s Foun-dation organizes head shav-ing events that raise moneyto support cancer research.

Each year, more than160,000 kids worldwide are di-agnosed with cancer. Since2000, when the first event washeld in New York City, morethan $120 million in fundshas been raised to supportthe mission. Locally, the sev-

en events held in the LakesRegion have raised approxi-mately $255,159.30.

In partnership with theSave Giovanni Foundationand DKMS Americas, morethan 125 people have beenregistered to the NationalBone Marrow Registry, andalso donated more than 800inches of hair to the non-profit organization Locks ofLove.

All of the major cancer re-search and treatment hospi-tals in New England havebenefited from thesefundraising efforts in theform of research grantsand/or fellowships.

St. Baldrick’s researchgrants enable doctors andscientists at more than 230institutions to pursue themost promising new curesfor childhood cancer. Grantsfocus on saving lives and giv-ing survivors the best possi-ble quality of life.

Shavees come from allwalks of life, including busi-

ness executives, firefighters,police officers and educa-tors, just to name a few. St.Baldrick’s has seen studentparticipation range from el-ementary schools to univer-sities. More than 11,800 kids17 or under participated in2010.

Locally, nearly 40 womenjoined nearly 3,900 women in2010 by shaving their heads -proving to the public thatbald is truly beautiful.

We hope to make oureighth anniversary event thebiggest and most successfulyet; however, we need yourhelp to do it. Please considerjoining us on June 4 from 8:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the GilfordYouth Center, located on 19Potter Hill Rd. in Gilford. Inaddition to the “shaving ofthe heads,” participants canenjoy music, entertainment,great food, as well as a silentauction and raffles through-out the day.

To become a shavee, spon-sor a shavee, be a barber orbecome a corporate sponsorplease visit www.st-baldricks.org. Click “FindOne Near You,” type ‘Gil-ford, New Hampshire,’ andfollow on screen instruc-tions to register as a shavee,team, volunteer, barber or tosponsor a shavee and makedonation to the event.

More information can beobtained by calling 455-8915.Visit us at www.facebook.-com/lrstbaldricks. We hopeto see you June 4 at the Gil-ford Youth Center for this lifesaving event!

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Gilford High Schoolfreshman Nate Furbishaims to work his hardest inschool now that he is play-ing in the big leagues.

He is currently on theboys’ JV lacrosse team,which has a strong recordso far, and has played thesport of lacrosse since sev-en years old. Because thesport is not yet offered at themiddle school level, he de-voted years to a Lakes Re-gion club team.

Furbish plans to try hishand at golf next year aswell, and enjoys snowmo-biling, camping, dirt bik-ing, and just about anythinghe can get his hands on out-doors. In future years, hemay look to enter competi-tive dirt biking.

As a student, he alsolearns best hands on, andenjoys Physical Educationand science classes.

“I try my best in schoolsince I know it counts,” said

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Furbish. “I like hands onclasses, and science ishands on. I need time to runaround. I am always out-side.”

He is only a freshman,soon to enter his sophomoreyear at GHS in the fall, yetFurbish is already thinkingabout his future and lean-ing towards engineering ormechanics.

As for short term goals,he is looking to be the beststudent he can and make hismark on the high school.While he tries his best tocomplete his work on time,

and to the standards expect-ed of him, he also helps hispeers within the classroom.

“I just want to finish myfreshman year strong andbe a hard worker,” said Fur-bish, who has taken on anew work ethic since hisfirst year in high school. “Ido whatever is asked of meand get my work done.”

He also believes that hewas picked for Student ofthe Month because of thegood attitude he radiates onschool grounds.

“I try my best to help peo-ple out, and don’t put peopledown. I keep positivevibes,” said Furbish.

During class time, teach-ers also appreciate the factthat Furbish will take thetime to help out fellow stu-dents who are stuck on asubject or assignment with-in the classroom.

“If people need help inschool, I am always willingto help them with classwork or whatever it maybe,” he said.

When school is out thisJune, Furbish plans to keepup his work ethic and land-scape the summer away.

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Nate Furbish PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Gilford Middle School principal Marcia Ross, math teacher BarbaraStrohm, and Store Manager of Hannaford Larry Poliquin stand with the$1,000 donated to the school through the Hannaford Helps Schools pro-gram.

GMS receives $1,000 check from HannafordOn last Friday, Hannaford

Store Manager LarryPoliquin presented a $1,000check to Gilford MiddleSchool.

The education grant is be-ing awarded to GMS for rais-ing the most dollars throughthe Hannaford Helps Schoolsprogram. In total, the schoolraised $1,564.

Under the terms of theprogram that ran from Sept.5 – Dec. 5, shoppers couldraise funds for local schoolsby purchasing participatingproducts.

This year, there weremore than 900 eligible “payback” products, includingHannaford brand items andproducts from partners Gen-eral Mills, Clorox, Heinz,Ocean Spray, Gorton's,Bush's Beans, Kellogg's, Bay-er, McCains, New World,Coke, Hershey, Nestle Bever-age, Purina, Tyson, Mott'sand Welch's.

More than 2,700 schools infive states participated in theprogram, raising more than$650,000 overall.

In the 11 years since its in-ception, the HannafordHelps Schools program hasraised more than $6.75 mil-

lion for participatingschools.

There was no limit on theamount that could be raisedby each school. Each storehas awarded an additional$1,000 education grant to theone school registered withthat store which raised themost funds. GMS was thisyear’s Gilford Hannaford ed-ucation grant winner.

“On behalf of Hannaford,it gives me great pleasure to

present this check to GilfordMiddle School,” saidPoliquin. “Hannaford is com-mitted to improving the qual-ity of life in the communitieswe serve, and I can’t think ofa better way to do so then byinvesting in our localschools.”

After the Gilford SchoolBoard approves the $1,000,funds will directly help sup-port the students and aid instudent scholarships.

Gilford High School Prom photos by Lauren Tiner

Friends Cody Hook, Tori Christi, Amberly Clifford, and Ryan Conrad posetogether Friday night, after showing off their matching outfits on anannual prom promenade.

Ashley Lamot and Matt Dassatti pose outside of the Gilford High Schoolgrounds last Friday, waiting for prom night to begin.

Friends Sierra Brown and Destiny Moulen pose with one another outsideof Gilford High School last Friday prior to one of the most memorablenights of the year - prom night.

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Plans underway for Class of 2000 reunion

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Members of the Gilford High School Class of 2000 are invited to a reunion dinner Saturday, Aug. 27 at thePheasant Ridge Golf and Country Club.

Plans are currently un-derway for the Gilford HighSchool Class of 2000 reunion,and the class is hoping toreach out to classmates thataren’t connected on Face-book and spread the word.

The class is planning anadults-only dinner, dancingand night of fun! The eventwill take place on Saturday,Aug. 27 (Gilford Old HomeDay) at Pheasant Ridge Golfand Country Club from 6-11p.m. Tickets are currentlyon sale for $40 until June 3.The preliminary timeline forthe evening includes cock-tails and appetizers from 6-7p.m., dinner from 7:30-9 p.m.,cocktails and dancing untilthe event concludes at 11 p.m.There is an informationsheet that needs to comeback with your ticket money,and that can be downloadedfrom www.metrocast.net/~lyvie/reunion.pdf.

Please send you ticket in-

formation and check, madeout to Jessica Bishop, to: Jes-sical Bishop, Gilford HighSchool, 88 Alvah WilsonRoad, Gilford, NH 03249.

If you have any questions,please contact Jessica (Best)

Bishop at jessicarbest@ya-hoo.com or Alicia (Briggs)Carsen at acarsen1@gmail.-com.

We will be looking formore volunteers as we movetowards the day of the re-

union to put together funevents for the night, as wellas help with decorations, set-up, clean-up and such. If youwant to be involved, there arestill plenty of opportunities.

Tilton School studentinducted into CumLaude Society

TILTON — Abigail Ross’11 of Gilford was recentlyinducted into the TiltonSchool chapter of the CumLaude Society.

Founded in 1906, theCum Laude Society is ahighly selective academichonor society. Schools se-lect only a small number ofnew members every year.

In addition to an exten-sive academic selection cri-terion, candidates shouldalso demonstrate excel-lence in all aspects of theirdaily lives and relation-ships, and should reflect asense of dignity in times ofstruggle, as well as in times

of success.Tilton School is an inde-

pendent, coeducationalboarding and day school inTilton, serving students ingrades nine through 12 andpost-graduates. Tilton’scurricular model stressesthe acquisition of skills,knowledge and under-standing in five areas: com-munication, critical think-ing, community, creativityand character. TiltonSchool believes in the pow-er of each student’s indi-vidual potential for lifelongpersonal success and serv-ice.

Good news on the horizon?Place an announcement in your local paper!

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on several occasions.“It takes a certain type of

person to go above and be-yond what is expected ofthem. There was no hesita-tion from our department,patrol officers, or other agen-cies in helping us throughthe investigation,” said Kel-ley.

Now that Fenner is in cus-tody, the Police Departmentis waiting on further labora-

tory results from the StatePolice Forensic Laboratory,which may lead to additionalcharges. Fenner is currentlybeing held without bail at theNorfolk County Jail in Ded-ham, Mass. He is scheduledto appear on May 25 at theBrookline District Court.

The Gilford Police Depart-ment has yet to answer thequestion of why Fennerchose to commit multiple

burglaries in GunstockAcres, and his connection tothe town of Gilford.

Other agencies involvedwith the investigation in-clude the New HampshireState Police, Belknap Coun-try Sheriff ’s Office, LaconiaPolice Department, Alton Po-lice Department, U.S. Mar-shals Service, and NewHampshire Fish and Game.

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noticed for the things you do.I was shocked, but it was anice surprise,” said Strohm.“I just like GMS for its smallschool atmosphere. I like thestaff, my team, and the num-bers in the seventh gradehave been very enjoyable.”

Paraprofessional DeVivohas spent her entire careerat GMS, 19 years in all, andcouldn’t imagine workinganywhere else. She believesshe was nominated by hercolleagues because she is agood role model to childrenand adults alike.

“I put my best efforts for-ward to make sure all stu-dents succeed and go the ex-tra mile. I love what I do, andI enjoy coming to work,” saidDeVivo. “Everyone here isjust so willing to help youlearn and grow. I can’t sayenough about the peoplehere. I wish I could haveshared this award withmany of them.”

DeVivo is also involvedwith the community,a found-ing member of the GilfordSchool District PTA, and waspresident of the BoostersClub for many years.

“It meant a great deal tome. It shows that what I do isimportant, and that kidshave benefitted from it. Tosee a kid’s success, no matterhow little, really makes myday,” said DeVivo. “Thisaward also makes me feelvalued as a GMS employee.”

During the awards night,DeVivo described the experi-ence as “heartwarming,”and felt fortunate enough tobe surrounded by her familyin the audience and fellowschool staff members fromall over New Hampshire.

Guidance counselor Zim-mer said she would also liketo share this award with herstaff members, since shefeels it takes a team effort to

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build student success andcreate a positive atmosphereat GMS.

Zimmer is constantlyworking with students,whether in her office, duringstudent council meetingsand events, or during afterschool hours, giving studentsthe chance to try different ac-tivities, such as rock wall

climbing, biking, and pho-tography.

She shares a close bondwith her colleague who nom-inated her, and feels thatteamwork and problem solv-ing are key factors when itcomes to student success,which she advocated for inher position as principal atseveral different schools. She

also feels that the studentmust always come first.

“I’ve been in education forover 30 years. I’ve taught atall levels; I’ve been a specialeducation teacher and a prin-cipal at two schools. Middleschool is my favorite agegroup. I am energized bythem, and feel I can make adifference,” said Zimmer. “I

really get a lot of enjoymentand a sense of accomplish-ment working with these stu-dents. It’s incredibly reward-ing to know I helped maketheir life a little better.”

She is flattered to receivethe award, yet wishes shecould extend the award toother deserving staff mem-bers at GMS in roles of the

superintendent, administra-tors, and the teachers, whohelp make her job as effectiveas it is.

Zimmer was also sur-prised to receive a handful offlowers and cards after re-ceiving her award. The re-sponse from the greater com-munity only makes her jobseem more worthwhile.

along with my sister. It’s socool to travel so far for a com-petition,” said Hemcher. “It’snice to participate in a com-petition outside of this re-gion and see what other peo-ple are doing, and not just thechoir right next door.”

Pereira added that thisnew experience also openedhis eyes to different compe-titions and different types ofchoirs, since GHS was theonly concert choir at the fes-tival.

This year, the choir wastwo points shy of receivingan excellent rating. Thechoir performed the upbeatsong “Festival Gloria” andthe inspirational song,“When You Believe.”

“Our rating was very goodsince we have a young choirand lots of freshman thisyear,” said Pereira. “It’s alsogood to get some feedback sowe can improve for our homeconcert.”

The current choir also hasabout eight male bassist vo-calists - a factor that judgesnoted as a positive in theirreviews.

It took both band andchoir about five weeks to pre-pare for the “Music in theParks” festival at HersheyPark. The choir is also sched-uled to perform their Mon-ster Concert this Thursday,and perform a piece withmiddle school students.

Judges praised the GHSband for their “likeness” andability to play together, andpointed out needed improve-ments and an increase in“low base sound” or balance.Judges also gave the choir a10 out of 10 ranking on noteaccuracy and precision, andnoted needed improvementsin the pronunciation ofworks and certain vowels.

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past three years. “Our staffreally has the experienceneeded in sailing.”

This year, the LWSA hasalso received a grant fromthe Northeast Sailing Asso-ciation, and is able to pur-chase shutes and traps forthe racing class, which willhelp challenge the studentswith more advanced sailingskills.

“Now we finally have kids

at that level, since they havedeveloped through our pro-gram. We didn’t have that be-fore,” said Sperazzo.

This non-profit associa-tion is now offering morescholarships as well, and hasseen a rise of need as a resultof the economy at this time.

“We want to get every kidout in the water who wantsto be there, regardless oftheir situation. Sailing

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teaches kids self confidenceand how to work as a team.Life skills can be developedthrough sailing,” said Sper-azzo.

For the second year,Mighty Mini classes will beoffered for the youngsterswho want to pick up sailingskills early in a non-intimi-dating environment, as wellas an adult program, whichalso made its debut in 2010.Due to popularity, the adultprogram is expanding, andmorning and evening ses-sions will now be offered.Each adult class offers threespaces per session for morefocused or private lessons.

Three out of the four orfive sessions have alreadysold out. Sperazzo said word

has gotten out in the pastyear and through avenuessuch as Chronicle on WMUR,which has brought focus tothe prospect of an adult pro-gram. Starting up an adultprogram has been a prospectfor years, yet turned into areality after more sailboatswere obtained.

Adults will also see a newface aboard their program,Dan Egan, who has sailed allover the world and managedthe Boston Sailing Centeryears ago. Egan has also com-peted events such as theLighting World sailing com-petition in Chili. With ties tothe Lakes Region and a lovefor sailing, Egan decided tojoin the team, as well as Gra-ham Philpot, who sails for

Maritime College out ofMassachusetts.

Another new face, formerBoston University sailing in-structor Ron Sandstrom, willbe working along with theyoungsters and helping outwith annual WinnipesaukeeAnnual Regatta, affection-ately known as the WickedAwesome Regatta, at the con-clusion of the youth pro-gram. WAR will be held onJuly 27 and 28, and has ex-panded to a two day event.Host families will take in par-ticipants throughout thecourse of the regatta. Theevent also gives youths achance to work with variouscollege sailing coaches.

As a result of growingnumbers, the LWSA is also

looking to hire an additionalinstructor, and is in theprocess of completing thissearch.

At the end of the year,members of the associationmay have to face a new ques-tion: If the programs even-tually max out, what’s nextfor the association?

“At the end of the year, wewill have to figure out our op-tions if we do max out even-tually, which I foresee hap-pening,” said Sperazzo.“We’ll have to figure out howwe can grow and expand ourprogram in future years.”

Sailing lessons begin inmid-June, and class open-ings are still available. Formore information, visitwww.lwsa.org.

Antique car festival re-scheduled The Antique Car and

Street Rod Festival sched-uled for May 19 at the Gil-ford Community Church (19Potter Hill Rd., Gilford) hasbeen changed to May 26 dueto weather predictions.

The event will start at 5p.m. Cars should be on siteby 4:30 p.m. The BBQ ofpulled pork by Ellie Murphywill begin serving at 6 p.m.The cost per person is $10.For those who have pur-chased their tickets andcan’t make the change to the26th, please stop by thechurch office to have yourmoney returned.

Reservations are nowneeded by Monday, May 23,and can be purchased fromBill Littlefield, Don Allard,or Warren Hutchins, orfrom the church office. Toregister your car, please callLittlefield at 528-4394 or Al-lard at 279-1070, or call thechurch office at 524-6057.

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Alex Boucher rips a shot as he checked by a Windham player duringGilford’s 12-5 win on May 9 at Gilford Meadows.

Offense strikes early as Gilford beats Windham, 12-5BY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – A barrage ofgoals gave the Gilford HighSchool boys’ lacrosse team asignificant cushion on May9, as the Golden Eaglesjumped out to an 11-0 leadand cruised to a 12-5 win overWindham at Gilford Mead-ows.

“We played pretty well,”said Gilford coach DanKallmerten. “Most of ourgoals came on unsettled situ-ations and I’d like to see uswork on set plays but we gotout to a nice lead and wereable to play a lot of JV kidsin the fourth quarter.”

Senior Alex Boucher, whofinished with three goals onthe afternoon, got the scor-ing started just 1:12 into thefirst quarter, when freshmanTre Galligan made a nicefeed in front of the net whiletaking a hit. Bouchersnagged the pass in front ofWindham goalie Jeff Trova-to and buried it for the 1-0 Gil-ford lead.

Steven Hickey, ChristianSt. Cyr and Andy Upton allscored goals in the first quar-ter, as the Eagles took advan-tage of a Windham team thatstruggled to string passes to-gether early on. As a result,Gilford dominated time ofpossession and scoringchances.

“We weren’t really toosure about what kind of teamWindham was because wehadn’t seen them before,”said Upton. “We just tried tocome out strong and possessso that we could score some

early goals.”The lead grew to 7-0 at half-

time, thanks to second quar-ter goals from Boucher, Hick-ey and Upton. Sophomoregoalie Brett Hanson got thestart in net with startingkeeper Norm Harris gettingthe day off, and he took ad-vantage with a pair of nicesaves just before intermis-sion.

“We feel real confidentwith Brett in net,” saidKallmerten. “I have noqualms about putting him inthere; he’s shown a lot of po-tential.”

Boucher finished off thehat trick with a tally just 38seconds into the third quar-ter, while Brendan Murphymade it 9-0 just 13 seconds lat-er. Forrest Aldridge and St.Cyr pushed the lead to 11-0before Windham finally goton the board with 5:23 left inthe period. Galligan closedout the third with a goal asGilford led 12-1.

Colby Larsen, who scoredWindham’s goal in the third,tallied three more times inthe fourth as the visitorsclosed to the 12-5 final.

The win came just fourdays after a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to Hollis/Brookline,who had just one loss on itsseason entering the game.Gilford led 5-3 with five min-utes remaining but threegoals down the stretch com-pleted the comeback victory.

“We were wondering howwe matched up with the bet-ter teams and that game re-ally showed us we can com-pete with the best,”

Kallmerten said. “They’re awell-coached, deep and ath-letic team but I thought wedominated a large portion ofthe game. The kids were up-set to lose that game but Ithink it gives us confidence

going forward.”Upton agreed.“I think it gave us more of

a feeling of where we’re atbecause Hollis/Brookline isone of the better teams inthis division,” the midfielder

said.While the loss was a tough

one to swallow, Kallmertenwas happy with how his teambounced back against Wind-ham.

“We didn’t know anything

about them coming in butthey’ve got a lot of talent,”Kallmerten said. “For us, Iwas worried about the poten-tial for a trap game but wewent out and played well.”

PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Steven Hickey tries to beat the goalie from up close in Gilford’s win overWindham.

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Gilford’s Katelyn Achorn comes to the net in her match against Sanbornon May 9.

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Jennifer Daviault was a double winner in singles and doubles as theGolden Eagles beat Sanborn.

BY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – In a rare Sun-day matinee, the GilfordHigh School girls’ tennisteam ran its perfect record to8-0, as the Golden Eagles beatLittleton, 6-3, indoors at Gil-ford Hills Tennis Club onMay 15.

With number two playerCharleyne Panner not avail-able, the rest of the Gilfordlineup shifted up one spot be-hind Cheralynn Corsack atfirst singles. Matched upwith Littleton Swedish ex-change student HannahRhodin at the top of the or-der for the second time thisyear, Corsack fell, 8-3, al-though it was an improve-ment over the 8-0 loss earlierthis month.

Despite the loss at numberone, Gilford led 4-2 after sin-gles play. Katelyn Achornwas victorious at numberthree, picking up an 8-0 winover Felicia Mann whileOlivia Broderick took homean 8-2 win at number fourover Megan Landry. SarahAnderson (8-3) and MikaylaClarke (8-0) completed thesingles wins at numbers fiveand six.

Corsack and JenniferDaviault dropped theirmatch at first doubles to

Rhodin and Mann, 8-2, butthe other two doubles match-es went in Gilford’s favor.Achorn and Broderick won a9-8 (7-3) marathon tiebreakerover Lindsey Glines andLandry, while Clarke and An-derson were easy 8-0 winnersat number three.

“Overall another greatteam effort by the girls,” saidGilford coach Hermann De-fregger.

The win was preceded bya nice 8-1 victory overKearsarge on May 12, withCorsack (8-5) and Panner (8-6) winning tight matches atfirst and second singles.Daviault and Achorn were 8-1 winners at three and fourwhile Broderick (8-3) and An-derson (8-2) took care of busi-ness at five and six. Doubleswins by Achorn/Daviaultand Broderick/Clarke com-pleted the win.

“Great comeback by Cher-alynn Corsack, who wasdown 2-5 to a very hard hit-ting Allie Mellen,” said De-fregger. “She fought back andwon 8-5. Charleyne Panneralso was trailing AshleyMellen, but was able to rallyand win 8-6 in a great match.Daviault, Achorn, Broder-ick, Anderson and Clarkeplayed very well and hadcomfortable wins in singles

and doubles.”In a home match on May 9,

Gilford kicked off the weekwith a 9-0 shutout of San-born.

The closest matches of theday came at number six sin-

gles, as Anderson was an 8-4winner over Katie Hamor.Achorn and Daviault held onfor an 8-4 win at second dou-bles while Corsack and Pan-ner were 8-3 winners in thetop spot.

“We continue to build ourconfidence with good steadyplay,” Defregger said of thewin. “Every match countsnow. I told the girls, remem-ber last year - we missed theplayoffs by 1/100th of a

point.”The Eagles had a very

busy week scheduled, withfive matches in three daysthanks to a pair of double-headers on the docket to closeout the regular season.

Perfect week hasJV baseball at 8-2

GILFORD – The GilfordHigh School JV baseballteam won its fifth game in arow on May 12, and the teamis currently 8-2 after beatingWhite Mountains 16-3 in fiveinnings.

Gilford was led by pitcherMax Desmarais (4-0) witheight strikeouts and just fourhits allowed. Offensively,Desmarais went 2-for-2.

Anthony Diamantoplosalso went 2-for-2 and had astrong defensive day at thirdbase. Ricky Davis and BrettHuckins scored three runseach. Gilford's offense is redhot producing at least 15 runsin its last three games. Fourgames in three days willmake for a tough stretch forthe team.

The Eagles beat New-found, 15-1, on May 11. A bigreason for Newfound onlyscoring one run was in largepart because of pitcher An-drew Stokes. Stokes pitcheda complete game (six in-

nings), struck out eight, gaveup five hits, and allowed nowalks. He also went 2-for-3 atbat, scoring three runs.David Sykie and Richie Ed-son also had three hits eachon the day.

The week began with a 21-10 win over Berlin on May 9.The team combined for 15hits on the day. Cam Patridgewent five innings, giving upsix hits and two walks whilestriking out four. Patridge al-so went 2-for-4 at bat andscored three runs.

Max Desmarais came onin relief and pitched two in-nings, allowing only one hitwhile striking out three. Des-marais had three hits on theday including two doublesand three runs scored. An-thony Diamantoplos, RichieEdson, and Brett Huckinseach had two hits on the day.Center field standout ColbyScribner was able to trackdown several well hit ballsthroughout the day.

Defending champs closing out regular season

PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Andrew Kwist had a perfect week at number two singles to pace theGilford boys’ tennis team.

BY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – Playing itsbest tennis of the year as theregular season winds down,the Gilford High Schoolboys’ tennis team swept apair of matches last weekand was fighting for a spotin the four-team playoffwith the right to defend theClass M-S State Champi-onship.

Entering this week, Gil-ford stood in a tie for thirdwith Kearsarge behindnumber one Profile and sec-ond place Bow.

The Golden Eagles start-ed the week with an 8-1 winover Sanborn on May 9, asGilford swept the six singlesmatches to breeze to victory.Curt Chapin continued hisstrong play at the top of thelineup, taking an 8-3 win atfirst singles. Andrew Kwist,Parker Raus and Stefan De-fregger were 8-0 winners at2-3-4 singles, while MichaelWorkman (8-1) and MaxFisher (8-3) took care of

business at five and six.With the match in hand,

Gilford coach Terry Wilsonmixed in some reserves atdoubles. While Workmanand Fisher moved up to cap-ture an 8-2 win at first dou-bles, James Curtis and MattSaulnier were 8-1 winners atnumber two. The day wasrounded out when HendrikLindemann and BryceQuigley fell at third doubles,8-6.

It was a clean sweep threedays later on the road at Lit-tleton, as the 9-0 win markedthe sixth time in ninematches this season thatGilford didn’t drop a match.

The Eagles lost just fivegames total in six singlesmatches, as Raus, Defreggerand Workman all won 8-0 tolead the way. Chapin andCurtis teamed for an 8-5 winat first doubles while Rausand Defregger (8-1) andTyler Caulfield and MattSaulnier (8-2) finished theshutout and second andthird doubles.

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Mollie Dignan squares around to bunt for Gilford during action earlierthis season.

BY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – Like a brokenrecord, the Gilford HighSchool softball team put to-gether yet another unde-feated week, as the GoldenEagles allowed just five runsin wins over Berlin, New-found Regional and WhiteMountains to improve to 12-1 on the year.

The week kicked off witha convincing 11-2 victoryover Berlin, as the Eaglesscored seven times in thesixth inning to cruise to vic-tory against the fifth-rankedteam in Division III. Theloss was the first against Di-vision III foes for the Moun-taineers, and the team cameinto the contest averaging7.5 runs per game. On theother side of things, no teamhad scored more than threeruns against Berlin all year.

With that in mind, sopho-more pitcher Sydney Stroutdid it all against Berlin, asshe went 4-for-4 at the plateincluding a grand slam overthe center field fence in theseven-run sixth. Strout wasin total command in the cir-

cle as well, as the leftystruck out eight and didn’tissue a walk. Behind her, theGilford defense committedjust one error.

After Berlin scored tworuns in the top of the firstinning, Gilford respondedwith four runs in the bottomof the third to take a 4-2 ad-vantage. Ali Daigle led offthe frame with a single andmoved up to second on awild pitch. After Molly Diet-rich sacrificed her over tothird on a bunt, Daiglescored on a Strout singleand Strout scored on a PaigeLaliberte RBI single to tiethe game 2-2. Abby Harrisdrew a walk and Lisa Os-borne hit a two-run single toput the Eagles up 4-2.

The exclamation pointcame in the sixth, when sixhits led to seven runs and an11-2 lead. Daigle singled in arun to get things started andDietrich drew a basesloaded walk, setting up theStrout grand slam. Osborneclosed out the scoring withan RBI single, driving inHarris with the 11th run.

With Strout leading theoffensive attack, Osborne,Laliberte and Daigle all reg-

istered two hits to pace theEagles.

The winning streak con-tinued on May 11, as Gilfordwas held to three runs but itwas plenty for Strout, as sheheld Newfound to just onerun on three hits in a 3-1victory.

It was senior day in Gil-ford, with the team honor-ing lone senior MelissaRyan prior to the game.Ryan, a three-sport athleteat GHS, was captain of thebasketball and softballteams. The National HonorSociety member will head toUNH in the fall where shewill study genetics.

Newfound took a 1-0 leadin the top of the second in-ning but Gilford would putthree runs on the board inthe third to take the lead.

Daigle led off with a sin-gle and scored on an error totie the game. Dietrich drewa walk and scored on a Lal-iberte sac fly to take a 2-1lead while Harris woulddrive in the third run of theafternoon on a double.

Strout and the Gilford de-fense didn’t allow a hit fromthe third inning on, as the

pitcher struck out five toearn the win.

The 10-2 win over WhiteMountains on May 12 toclose out the week was theeighth straight win for Gil-ford.

The Eagles scored sixruns in the top of the firstinning and didn’t look back,as the team totaled 10 hitsand didn’t commit an error.Dietrich led off the gamewith a home run as she fin-ished with two hits andthree RBI while Osborne al-so poked two hits in the win.

Laliberte, who registeredthree hits on the day, brokethe Gilford school record byhitting safely in 13 consecu-tive games. The sophomorecatcher recorded 26 hits inthe team’s first 13 games,hitting out of the 3-hole inthe lineup.

Moving to 12-1 on theyear, Gilford sat in a tie forsecond place with Stevens(11-2) in the Division IIIstandings. Top-seededCampbell sits in the top slotwith an 11-1 record.

Adventuresin Sports Reporting

By JEFF LAJOIE

Summer box office timeYes, technically this is a

sports column. So while I’mwriting about five moviesthat I’m excited about seeingthis summer, it’s also got methinking that high schoolteams in the Lakes Regionare somewhat relatable toeven the biggest blockbusterfilms. Here’s the end result,as I’ve compared a few teamsto the movies you should lookfor this summer.

Super 8 (June 10)

Plot: Strange happeningsbegin to occur in small-townAmerica circa 1979 after atrain crashes nearby.

Why you should see it:Steven Spielberg is produc-ing, with J.J. Abrams direct-ing, meaning just about any-thing can and will happen.The trailer doesn’t give too

much away leading to allsorts of buzz as to what thebig “phenomenon” will endup being. Plus, Coach Taylorfrom ‘Friday Night Lights’(Kyle Chandler) plays the lo-cal deputy, so you know thetown is in the best possiblehands.

Which team it comparesto: Inter-Lakes baseball. TheLakers also have a reliableperson in the middle ofeverything (BrandonKrueger), although justabout anything has been pos-sible when the left-handedsophomore isn’t on themound.

The Hangover 2 (May 26)

Plot: The gang returns af-ter debauchery in Las Vegas,this time traveling to Thai-land (of course) for Stu’s (Ed

Helms) wedding.Why you should see it: I

know the expectations willbe really high for this one af-ter the first movie did so wellat the box office, but I’m hold-ing out hope it can live up toat least some of the hype.Mike Tyson is back for more,so that’s worth your $10 rightthere. Remember the peoplethat used to spend $50 towatch his 90 second knock-out fights on pay-per-viewback in the day? Well nowthey can spend significantlyless to watch him for proba-bly a little more screen time.

Which team it comparesto: Winnisquam baseball.The original (2010 statechamps) are also a hard actto follow (see what I didthere?), but so far the Bearshave performed well and sitnear the top part of the Divi-sion III standings.

X-Men: First Class

(June 3)

Plot: Professor X and Mag-neto’s origins are shown cir-ca 1963, as we see how theirrift began set in the backdrop of the Cold War.

Why you should see it:

January Jones from ‘MadMen’ as Emma Frost. Notenough for you? Okay fine, itshould be plenty interestingto see how they shape a su-per-hero movie set in the 60s.

Which team it comparesto: Moultonboro Academyboys’ tennis. If it’s interest-ing to see how superheroesevolve over time, then thePanthers have also been afascinating case study asthey shoot up the standingsthanks to a current three-game winning streak afteropening the season 1-6.

30 Minutes or Less

(August 12)

Plot: A pair of criminalskidnap a pizza delivery driv-er (Jesse Eisenberg) and

strap a bomb to his chest, de-manding he rob a bank forthem.

Why you should see it:Comedy dream-team, withEisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Dan-ny McBride and Nick Sward-son starring. It’s going to beR-rated for sure, so makesure you leave the kids athome but I’m sure there willbe plenty of unsophisticatedhumor to make your laugh itup. Lots of potential for thisto be a breakout.

Which team it comparesto: Gilford softball. With allthe key players performingat a high level (SydneyStrout, Paige Laliberte, Mol-ly Dietrich, Abby Harris), theEagles have the potential to

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Legal Notice

NOTIFICATION OF AQUATIC TREATMENT

Locke Lake - Center Barnstead, NH

Aquatic Control Technology, Inc., 11 John Road, Sutton, MA 01590,Telephone (508) 865-1000, has been contracted by the Locke LakeColony Association to chemically treat portions of Locke Lake in CenterBarnstead for control of non-native milfoil. Portions will be treated withthe USEPA/State registered herbicide Navigate (2,4-D) herbicide, EPARegistration Number 228-378-8959 on or about Tuesday, May 31, 2011,in accordance with Special Permit SP-064 issued by the NH Division ofPesticide Control.

The following temporary water use restrictions will be imposed on theday of treatment:

• No swimming for 24 hours following treatment, within 200 feet oftreated areas.

• Do Not Use this water for drinking, irrigation or for mixing sprays foragricultural or ornamental plants until further notice. Some irrigationrestrictions may be relaxed, as per the pesticide label, at the discretionof the applicator. These restrictions apply to all intakes within 1,200feet of the treatment area, and to all wells within 50 feet of the treat-ment area. Contact Aquatic Control Technology, 11 John Road, Sutton,MA 01590-2509, 508-865-1000, info@aquaticcontroltech.com forinformation on the release dates of these restrictions or for additionalinformation on the irrigation restrictions.

Herbicide will not be applied within 50-feet of the shoreline, so wellwater will not be subject to the water use restrictions. Other domesticuses of well water are not restricted.

The shoreline of the lake will be posted with signs warning of the tem-porary water use restrictions that will be imposed, immediately prior totreatment. If you have any questions concerning this treatment, contactAquatic Control Technology, Inc. at the above address.

ALTON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Alton Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold Public Hearings onThursday, June 2, 2011, during its meeting commencing at 7:00 p.m. at theAlton Town Hall to consider the following application (the applications list-ed in this notice are in no particular order):

Case Z11-08 Map 34 Lot 33-40 Special ExceptionGeorge & Karen Makso 9 Mission Path

This is a request to renovate the subject cottage by constructing a full base-ment below and adding a second floor, raising the existing ridgeline. Thisproperty is zoned Residential. The Zoning Ordinance in question is Article 300Section 320 A.4.

Case Z11-09 Map 8 Lot 6 Special ExceptionBlake Kellar 281 Frank C. Gilman Hwy (Route 140)

This is a request to remove and rebuild an existing enclosed parch, full foun-dation which is partially in the front 25’ property line set back. The ridgelinewill be raised approx. 3’ to match the attached barn and improve show shed-ding. Repairs will be made to the existing conforming attached barn. Thisproperty is zoned Rural. The Zoning Ordinance in question is Article 300Section 320.

Case Z11-10 Map 8 Lot 49 Special ExceptionRobert H. Carleton-Trustee Route 28 S.B.Robert H. Carleton Rev. Trust

This is a request to develop 150 unit campground for recreational vehicles ona portion of parcel 8-49, which is a nonconforming lot. This property is zonedRural. The Zoning Ordinance in question is Article 300, Section 320 C. 2.

Plans are on file in the Planning Department on the first floor of the Alton TownHall. You are invited to come in to view them during our regular businesshours of 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.

Reservations - Customer Service AssociateThe Lakes Region's leader in vacation home rentals seeks a full-time reservations-customer service associate to join our team.Vacation rental experience and NH real estate licensed preferred,but not necessary.

• Year Round • Retirement 401k• Salaried Position • Health benefits• Some Weekend Work Required

Resumes to: MarkB@PreferredRentals.com or mail to:Mark Borrin

Preferred Vacation Rentals, Inc.PO Box 261 • Center Harbor, NH 03226

Alton Central School K-8Fall Coaching Positions

Alton Central School is seeking qualified applicants to coachthe following sports for the 2011–2012 season:

Girls’ A VolleyballGirls’ B Team Soccer

Girls’ B Team BasketballIf interested please submit a letter of interest, resume and 3references sent to: Alton Central School, c/o Kristi Hikel –Athletic Director, PO Box 910, Alton, NH 03809

Application Deadline: June 3, 2011

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SALESPERSONTo sell boats, watercraft & snowmobiles. Part time year roundflexible schedule. Base pay with commission.

MARINE TECHNICIANPosition available for a skilled Marine Technician. Powersportsbackground helpful. Good work ethic and attention to detail. Fulltime, year round position with benefits.

Call or apply to Wayne Gautreau

Route 28A, 723 East Side Drive, Alton Bay, NH 03810(603) 875-5700

waynegautreau@irwinmarine.com

Middle School

Language Arts Teacher 2011-12Alton Central School in Alton, NH is seeking a middle schoolLanguage Arts Teacher for the 2011-2012 academic year.This position will involve working with 7th and 8th gradestudents, actively participating on our middle school team,and designing curriculum to integrate with other contentareas. Applicants must hold New Hampshire state certifica-tion and be HQT in middle school language arts. We arelooking for an educator who can differentiate instruction,integrate technology, and use best practices in language artsto move our students forward. This is a grant-funded posi-tion for one year only.

Kathy Holt, Superintendent - Alton School District252 Suncook Valley Highway, Alton, NH 03809

Application deadline: May 30, 2011EOE

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OSSIPEE - Great buy on this 'College Park'3BR2B Ranch on 1.43A. Nice open living area,Master BR with bath. One floor living andclose to Route 16.

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TUFTONBORO - Attractively decorated 2bd,2ba, partially furnished mfd. home. Features lg.LR & kitchen, wood fp, DR leads to 3 seasonporch. Pantry & patio complete the picture.Min. to Wolfeboro & Lake Winnipesaukee.$54,900 (4051177) Call 569-3128

BROOKFIELD - COUNRTY ACRES - Pretty rolling acreage. Two acres intotal. Frontage on two roads. Convenient to Rte 16 commuter corridor.$40,000 (4059638) Call 569-3128

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Windham Well maintained 2752 sq ft 4Br/3BaColonial on 5.2ac boasts pool, deck, hot tub, centrala/c, fireplace & more! $429,000

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B6 THE GILFORD STEAMER Sports MAY 19, 2011

TToll Freeoll Free1-866-56-DEPOT1-866-56-DEPOT

Gilford High SchoolSports Schedule

Thursday, May 19

GIRLS LACROSSE

Laconia at Gilford, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 21

TRACK

Moultonboro,Inter-Lakes, Gilford,

Belmont, Winnisquamat Wilderness

Championships,Kennett, 9 a.m.

Monday, May 23

BASEBALL

Gilford atBerlin, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Gilford atBerlin, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE

Gilford at Pelham, 4 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Hopkintonat Gilford, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25

BOYS LACROSSE

Kennett at Gilford, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 26

GIRLS LACROSSE

Gilford at Con-Val, 4 p.m.

Merrimack Mudcats football camp coming in July TILTON — The 2011 Mer-

rimack Mudcats youth foot-ball camp is slated for July23 and 24 at the Route 132football field in Tilton.

The camp is open to any-one ages seven to 18 and is

limited to 200 registrants.This is a full-contact campand all campers should havean approved helmet withchinstrap, non-metal cleatsand pads.

Camp instructors include

former Patriots Ronnie Lip-pett, Max Lane, RolandJames, Robert Perryman,Vernon Crawford and DaveBavarro among others.

All players will be placedin groups according to their

age and all players will beassigned to a professionalinstructor. Individual andgroup instruction will begiven on both offensive anddefensive fundamentals andeach camper will leave camp

having been trained on howto be a better, more confi-dent football player.

Each player receivesmore than 12 hours of on thefield practice and drill timeduring the camp.

Anyone looking for moreinformation on the campcan e-mail merrimackmud-cats@hotmail.com or visitwww.eteamz.com/merri-mackmudcatsfootballclub.

Brewstersoccer schooloffers threesessions

WOLFEBORO — The 21stannual soccer school atBrewster Academy for boysand girls, ages 10 to 18, willbe held June 26 to July 1 andJuly 3 to July 8. A third ses-sion is scheduled for July 10to July 15.

Each session is availableto commuting or overnightsoccer campers.

Instructors from the highschool, college and pro ranksare scheduled for each camp.

Tyoshi Tanikawa andbrother Takeru Tanikawa,professional Japanese play-ers, will again instruct instrategy and individual at-tacking skills. Other coacheswill perform in their spe-cialty.

This is a very speciallearning situation and themotto “educational successthrough soccer” has yieldedmore than 150 scholar-shipped players.

Call 934-6713 or writemillersoccer@hotmail.comfor information.

be one of the best as the post-season looms.

Captain America: The

First Avenger (July 22)

Plot: The superhero isshown from his beginnings,as an unfit rejected soldierwho volunteers for a top se-cret project that turns himinto Captain America.

Why you should see it: It’llbe interesting to see howMarvel Comics handles theAvengers and this is one ofthe steps in getting that start-ed.

Which team it comparesto: Belmont baseball. Afterstarting 0-3, the Red Raidersbeat Winnisquam and went5-3 over its next eight gamesto make some noise. Not ateam anyone is going to wantto see in the postseason.Same could be said for a fightwith Captain America.

Jeff Lajoie covers sportsfor the Gilford Steamer,Meredith News and Win-nisquam Echo. He can bereached at jlajoie@salmon-press.com.

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