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Court denies more state motions

The Cheshire County Superior Court has dismissed a motion from the State to strike the most recent updated filing in the school adequacy funding case.

The lawsuit asks the court to order the state to fund the constitutionally guaranteed “adequate education,” which

by Conval accounting is closer to $10,000 per student each year rather than the $3,600 the state currently sends.

The lawsuit was filed in March by the Conval School District, and the Winchester School District came on board right afterward. Masenic and Monadnock School Districts have just joined, which prompted the State to file a Motion to Strike - to remove the additional districts. Superior Court Judge David W. Ruoff ruled this week against the State’s motion, explaining that adding more school districts to the case does not fundamentally change

the lawsuit. “The central issue in this litigation,” Judge Ruoff wrote,

“as it has been throughout the preliminary proceedings and all versions of the Petitioners’ pleadings, is whether the State is fulfilling its constitutional obligation to fully fund an adequate education.”

School districts only have until June 30 to recoup the additional money from the State for the 2018-19 school year, if they win the lawsuit. The judge has set up a tight

Two more districts join lawsuit

The long-anticipated char-rette, a brainstorming session to be led by Plan New Hamp-shire about what to do for the downtown area of Hillsborough is now a clear and present real-ity. Only two weeks away now, the two-day event with special-ists in several fields listening to the concerns and ideas towns-people have for the town’s cen-tral area – the square encom-

passing the intersection of West Main, School, Henniker, Depot and Bridge Streets – will be the central topic. So get your ideas in order and prepare to attend the event. There will be two lis-tening sessions, a pot luck sup-per in between, on Friday. And there will be a public presenta-tion of the Team’s proposals on Saturday.

See full schedule and other information inside on page 11.

Hillsborough Charrette May 17 & 18

Anthony Atwood, Merrick O’Malley, Sydney Crane, Jason Smith, Caleb Dumas and Logan Mills were found in the woods adjacent to the High School parking lot, cleaning up trash during the town-wide cleanup on Saturday. See more on page 3. (Michael Pon photo)

Community volunteers clean up

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By lucy PivonkaStone Bridge Post

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Tom Alberts, proprietor of the soon to open Tom’s Sloppy Joes in the Hillsbor-ough Shopping Plaza on Henniker Street, grew up in Wisconson. But, some time af-ter graduating high school there, he ended up visiting his mother in New Hampshire, where she was visiting a friend. And he de-cided to stay.

Each place Tom worked, he quick-ly floated to the top. Always a leader, he ended up starting his own landscaping and maintenance company, which continues to serve the Center Woods Elementary School in Weare. After working for a cable company and a cinema, he ended up work-ing in a steel yard.

“It was physical work and I didn’t have to deal with contracts and so I figured I’d stick with that and continue with my com-pany on the side,” Tom explained. “And I continued with the Inside Outside Mainte-nance and Cleaning Company.”

Now, with 20 years under his belt at the steel yard, he’s decided to invest in a fam-ily-oriented restaurant, Tom’s Sloppy Joes.

Aside from his work and business his-tory, Tom has always had the heart of a promoter.

“I started Cruz’ns Nights Car Club in Manchester and doing promotions and charity events, helping a lot of people. And I want to continue that and bring it to Hillsborough,” Tom said. “A lot of people know me. I’ve worked with the Harlem Globe Trotters. I’ve had cars out on the ice at the Verizon Center in Manchester. I ran a national event at Wiers Beach. All these events raise money for charity. I’ve done Halloween and Karaoke. One event was A Very Special Christmas for 100 kids from the High Hopes Foundation – each one re-ceived a very special gift.”

Just last week, Tom hosted an Eas-ter event at the soon-to-be Tom’s Sloppy Joes, attracting a good many children and

Tom’s Sloppy Joes to open soonPromising good family food and community fun

By Michael PonStone Bridge Post

Tom and Anne Marie Alberts of Tom’s Sloppy Joes in Hillsborough. (Michael Pon photo)

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Hillsborough Police are still looking for Linda Minery, who went missing in the early hours of April 17 from her home. Around 2:30 a.m. she took a blue bag and may have ridden off on a maroon bicycle. Her vehicle was left in the driveway. Linda was last seen wearing a black jacket and black pants.

“There’s nothing to indicate she’s in danger,” according to Sargent Nick Hod-gen, and because no one witnessed her leave there’s no way to know which direc-tion she went, or in which location a search could be carried out. “There’s no new in-formation,” Hodgen stressed, adding that the investigation is active and ongoing.

Minery is 53, stands 5 foot 4 inches, 170 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Police ask that if anyone sees Minery they immediately call the station at 603-464-5512.

Her family is very worried about her and would like her to contact them.

No news in missing woman case

parents – the first of many family-oriented events he plans on having there.

“Tom’s Sloppy Joes will have a family atmosphere, a really good place for food and affordable fami-ly style dining with good quantities, and a lot of dif-ferent entertainment for both adults and children,” Tom pointed out. “People can come in and play pool and shoot darts for free. We’re going to have dance nights. I want to have line dancing lessons on Sun-day afternoons. A Cruise night for cars and bikes. We’re going to try some

different themes for dance nights, like 60s, and then 70s, different themes in general. We’ll have a little something for everybody on Fridays and Saturdays, and maybe an occasion-al Sunday afternoon. The most important thing is that everybody enjoys life and gets along.”

Tom is in the process of moving to Hillsborough and selling his house in Hooksett.

“I want to be a real part of the community, and I’ll open the restaurant ASAP when things settle down with the move,” he fore-

casted. He also plans to have a

special Hillsborough Burg-er on the menu.

“A dollar of that burg-er’s price will always go to the Hillsborough Food Pantry,” he noted. “This will be in memory of Tom Murphy, a very giving man, and a hard worker who was my friend.”

Pay attention to the What’s Happening page of the Stone Bridge Post to be on the lookout for more events Tom will be host-ing as he continues to knit himself into the fabric of the community.

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Linda Minery

As submitted by Hillsborough Youth Services

The 2nd annual Town Wide Cleanup brought together 50 community volunteers

and 15 Project Genesis Youth attendees for a rainy but productive morning. Commu-nity business owners, Girl and Boy Scouts, local churches and several families came out for the event and were eager to clean

up their town. Within the first hour of the event we saw 38 people lined up at the door ready to get their supplies and hit the road sides.

At the end of the event, Project Genesis

Youth and Staff circled around town and collected over 150 bags of trash. Special thank you to the staff at the Town Dump and all our dedicated volunteers for your assistance during the cleanup!

Town-wide cleanup a great success

After more than 18 months an Antrim woman has been sentenced for tampering with physical evidence in a September, 2017 overdose case.

Kayla Phillips, now 22, was with her boyfriend, Thomas Belcher, her mother, Geneva Niskala, and her mother’s boy-friend Shawn Lagasse, in her downtown Antrim apartment when Belcher over-dosed. The three carried Belcher out to his car, parked nearby, and left him there, with Phillips returning to her apartment, where she called 911. Niskala and Lagasse left the scene.

New Hampshire’s “Good Samaritan Law” would have protected the three from prosecution for possession of drugs in this case had they immediately called for an ambulance.

Phillips told police that Belcher left her apartment and later on she saw him unconscious in his car, so she called 911.

Nearby surveillance cameras caught the three of them staging the scene, however.

At the trial Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Sarah Warecki said that because of the actions of Phillips and the others, emergency help was delayed by at least five minutes to Belcher. When the ambulance arrived it took two doses of Narcan to counteract the overdose. Philips was originally charged with reckless con-duct as well, but that charge was eventual-ly dropped.

Phillip’s attorney argued that she was “scared” and “flustered,” especially after her mother and her mother’s boyfriend left her alone. In March a jury found her guilty of falsifying evidence after a three-hour deliberation, and she was just sentenced to 12 months at the Hillsborough County Jail, which has been suspended for five years.

Niskala was convicted of falsifying ev-idence last August, and is currently serv-ing 1-2 years at the state prison; she is ap-pealing her sentence.

Antrim woman avoids jail time

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Good Samaritan Law Saves Lives New Hampshire’s Good Samaritan Law, enacted in 2015, is intended to en-

courage people to call for assistance when there is an overdose. It provides immu-nity from being charged with possession of drugs in the case of an overdose, but a call to 911 needs to be made “in good faith and in a timely manner.”

Police can seize drugs and destroy them, but they can’t prosecute. The law also applies to alcohol overdoses.

The bill was passed at the same time another bill was passed allowing the pub-lic to carry and use Narcan legally. Used quickly, Narcan can reverse the breath-ing failure which is a primary cause of death in overdose.

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDBack Roads Tour

Mother’s Day May 12th1:30 - 2 pm

A 2-hour self-guided scenic drive for driver and navigator, starting at

the Washington, NH Town Hall.

The rhubarb plants are peeking out of the ground in Bennington, and you know what that means --- the Ben-nington Rhubarb Festival is just around the corner! In fact, June 1st will be the 7th year of the annual celebration. Held at Bennington’s Sawyer Park, the 2019 Festival will be bigger and even better.

To begin with, the Festival will actually start on Fri-day, May 31. At 5 pm, the Park will open with music from the new performance stage. Food truck food will be avail-able for your evening meal, and several events will be held. Art work from Pierce School students will be dropped off that evening to be put on display for Saturday.

Do you grow rhubarb at your place? Think yours is pretty big? Bring your largest leaf and/or your longest stem to be judged in the “Rhubarb Superlatives” contest. While you watch, the leaves and stems will be measured and the standings posted. This will be held from 5 -7 p.m. on May 31. Prize ribbons will be awarded on Saturday.

Do you make Rhubarb Wine? Bring over a bottle forthe first annual “All New-England Rhubarb Wine Com-petition.” A tent will be set up for a wine-tasting panel

of judges, who will sample and rate each rhubarb wine, whether it is made by a professional vineyard or by a kitch-en-pantry amateur. The winner will receive an attractive prize and bragging rights, of course. Wines for entry must be received by Thursday, May 30. Contact Molly Flower Eppig at 588-6828 to enter.

On Saturday, June 1st, the gates will open at 10 am. There will be music from the stage all day long, crafters, and vendors. The Petting Zoo will return, located in the children’s playground area of the Park. New this year will be the Rhubarb Store, set up to sell all things rhubarb. Chutney, salsa, jams, rhubarb stalks to take home for bak-ing, or rhubarb plants to take home for the garden – all will be on sale so you can take home a delicious product made from the ‘First Fruits of the Season.’ The Bake Sale will be in full operation, run by Laurie MacKeigan. Pro-ceeds go to the GEP Dodge Library Building Fund and all donations of baked goods will be accepted. Call Laurie at 547-5052.

A popular event of past Festivals has been the ‘Drink Your Rhubarb’ stand. There you can taste a variety of beverages made from our favorite fruit: from juice and

soda, to beer and wine. Peter Eppig will assist your tasting with suggestions of flavor notes and information about the making of such things. Donations will support the Build-ing Fund.

This year’s Baking contest will be under the auspic-es of the King Arthur Baking Company, of Norwich, VT. The theme is Rhubarb Pie, any way you want to bake it – as long as it is made with King Arthur Flour. Your pieentry must be accompanied by an opened bag of flour orthe UPC label from the bag. The Bennington Select Boardhas agreed to judge the pies again and the prizes will beprovided by the King Arthur Company, including prizeribbons and gift cards to use for King Arthur products.

There will be much to amuse you at the Bennington Rhubarb Festival this year. Whether you enter a pie or en-joy a slice while you listen to the bands; whether you pet a sheep or you sell your crafts; whether you enter a rhubarb stalk or dress like one for the parade, be sure to be at the Rhubarb Festival at Bennington’s Sawyer Park, just off Rt 202. That’s Friday May 31 from 5- 7 p.m. as well as Satur-day June 1 from 10 a.m. to the parade at 3:30 p.m.

Heading for the rhubarb in Bennington

The Deering Fire War-dens will be staffing the fire stations in town on Saturday May 11th from 10 AM to Noon, for annual re-newal of your seasonal fire permits. We will be avail-able to answer any ques-tions you may have along with handouts explaining the regulations regarding all outdoor burning.

Fire Permits are also

available on-line at a cost of $3 to Deering property owners through the State of NH, Division of Forests & Lands website.

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If you have any ques-tions, please don’t hesitate to call Fire Warden, Doug Connor at 620-0953 or Fire Chief, Dan Gorman at 831-2844.

Deering fire wardens on hand May 11

Town of DeeringRECLAIMING BID

The Town of Deering Highway Department will be accepting bids for reclaiming 3,700’ of Cross Road. The contractor must provide all equipment and labor for the reclaiming in-cluding roller. The town will supply the grad-ing and traffic control. For any questions you may contact the Road Agent at 603-748-3028. Bids can be mailed or delivered to the Deering Town Hall at 762 Deering Center Road, Deer-ing NH 03244. Proof of insurance and W9’s must accompany all bids. The Town reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Bids close May 23, 2019 at the close of business.

Town of DeeringTRUCKING BIDS

The Town of Deering Highway Department is excepting hourly rate bids for gravel hauling during 2019. The Town is looking for someone with one or more ten wheel or tri-axle dump trucks that could haul material for the High-way Department in the occasion that the De-partment could not handle all of the trucking themselves. The contractor would have to be available within 48 hours of notice. Contractors are responsible for all maintenance and fuel for their vehicles. If there are any questions you may contact the Road Agent at 603-748-3028. Bids should be mailed or delivered to the Deer-ing Town Hall at 762 Deering Center Rd., Deer-ing NH 03244. Proof of insurance and W-9’s must accompany all bids. Bids close May 23 2019 at the close of business. The Town re-serves the right to refuse any and all bids.

Town of DeeringCRUSH GRAVEL/STONE BID

The Town of Deering Highway Department will be accepting bids for crush gravel and stone for 2019. Please provide cost bids on 3” minus crush gravel per yard, 1 ½” crush gravel per yard and 1 ½” crush stone per yard. For any questions or details you may contact the Road Agent at 603-748-3028. Bids must include proof of insurance and W-9’s. Bids may be mailed or delivered to the Deering Town Hall at 762 Deering Center Road, Deering NH, 03244. The town reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Bids must be submitted by May 23, 2019 at the close of business.

Town of DeeringPAVING BID

The Town of Deering Highway Department will be accepting bids for paving in 2019. The Town will be paving approximately 3,700’ on Cross Road. The Town will be looking at putting 3” of base 22 feet wide. The contractor shall supply all equipment, supplies and labor. The Town will supply traffic control. For any questions or details you may contact the Road Agent at 603-748-3028. Proof of insurance and W-9’smust accompany bids. Bids may be mailedor delivered to the Deering Town Hall at 762Deering Center Road Deering NH 03244. TheTown reserves the right to refuse any and allbids. Bids close May 23, 2019.

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The teachers nominated for New Hamp-shire Teacher of the Year for 2020 in a cer-emony on April 1, 2019. They were among 39 candidates nominated for next year – the most ever during the history of the program here in the Granite State.

Three of them are in ConVal, where Sar-ah Grossi teaches, Mark Holt, who teaches at the Beech Hill School in Hopkinton, and Sarah Wright of the Hancock Elementary School.

At the luncheon Monday, the teachers displayed their work with students and also received a citation from Gov. Chris Sununu. The nomination process includes

applications and essays, recommendations, and resumes.

“As commissioner of the New Hamp-shire Department of Education, meeting teachers and learning what they are doing for our children is always exciting for me,” noted Frank Edelblut. “But seeing so many New Hampshire educators being nominat-ed this year and reading the acknowledg-ments of their colleagues and community is inspiring.”

The Teacher of the Year program is sponsored in New Hampshire by Geskus Studios and Yearbook Publishing. Finalists will be named later on this month.”

Local teachers nominated for NH Teacher of the Year

Sarah Grossi, ConVal High School

Mark Holt, Beech Hill School Sarah Wright, Hancock Elementary School

The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Cen-ter has recreated their route for this year’s Annual Spring Walk for Families on Saturday, May 11th. According to Grapevine Executive Director Melissa Gallagher, the route was in need of downsizing.

“Our former route was hilly, four miles long and hard to complete for some walkers,” said Gallagher. “The new one mile, flat route is friendly to walkers of all ages and abilities. We also welcome bikes, skateboards and stroll-ers!”

The annual event, now in its 15th year, has raised near-ly $150,000 in total for the organization and is their largest

fundraising event of the year. This year’s walk takes place on Saturday, May 11th with registration at 9:30 a.m. in The Grapevine parking lot at 4 Aiken Street. Local business sponsors include Bank of New Hampshire, Edmunds’ Ace Hardware, Antrim Medical Group, Bellows-Nichols Insurance, W.S. Badger Company and Chuckster’s Family Fun Park. Local youth and families collect pledges and come out to walk in support of The Grapevine including church, parent, school and civic groups.

Pledge forms can be downloaded from The Grapevine website www.grapevinenh.org and are available at The Grapevine and libraries in Antrim, Hancock, Bennington,

Francestown and Hillsborough. All proceeds will benefit Grapevine programs for children and families. Call The Grapevine at 588-2620 for more information.

The Grapevine is a nonprofit organization located be-hind the Tuttle Library in Antrim and serving the people of Antrim, Hancock, Bennington, Francestown, Hillsbor-ough and nearby towns. Donations to The Grapevine are tax deductible and can be mailed to PO Box 637, Antrim, NH 03440. Walk contributions by check should be made payable to The Grapevine with “Spring Walk” in the memo. Donations for the walk can also be made on The Grapevine website.

New route for Grapevine’s Spring Walk

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Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Term 3

Class of 2023 – 8th GradeHigh Honor Roll — Ella Austin, Megan Belanger, Hailey Cloutier, Katie Connarn,

Kagen Ellinwood, Courtney Ford, Emily Howell, Alexis Ledvina, Madison Ledvina, Danielle Pellecchia, Audrey Queen, Peter Seymour, Josephine Vassar.

Honor Roll – Devin Barrett, Kassidy Bienvenu, Brennan Billings, Griffin Cassidy, Lily Cate, Natasha Chouinard, Zack Coombs, Emma Davison, Cooper Dean, Han-nah Edwards, Jada Goudreault, Liam Greene, Haley Hathorn, Michael Johnson, Dalton Leavitt, Riley Leonard, Emily Martins, James McCurdy, Noah Morin, Hannah Putnam, Richard Robbins, Max Rocha, Richard Rose, Jayden Stevenson, Aidan Turner, Owyn Turner, Payton Twombley.

Class of 2024 – 7th GradeHigh Honor Roll — Victoria Berrocales, Signy Burke-Smith, Megan Denslow, Mi-

chael Denslow, Wyatt Descheneau, Claire Doyle, Raymond Goren, Elysia Hagstrom, Paige Kelly, Ryleigh McFadden, Erin McGillicuddy, Crystal Rocha, Rosemary Shifflett, Kennedy-Lynne St.Onge

Honor Roll — Abigail Benn, Mackenzie Borowiec, Dylan Braun, Barbara Brien, Abagail Carroll, Noah Carter, Gavin Coombs, Alex Davy, Addison Dillon, Emma Do-nahey, Caleb Dumais, Mason Ferwerda, Mackenna Goulette, Benjamin Hartford, Aden Henry, Airyana High, William Johnson, Alyssa Kelley, Kara Kopf, Benjamin LaBier, Madison Lane, Tyler Marx, Savannah McDaniel, Kyle Nickulas, Ariana Pendleton, Kai-ya Richard, Isabel Swirko, Savannah VanCleave, Tayla Williams.

Honor Rolls Class of 2025 – 6th GradeHigh Honor Roll — Cameron Anderson, Joel Belanger, Callia Card, Morgan Dean,

Robert Hamblett, Logan Lane, Grant Ledoux, Madison Paquette, Tyler Pollard, Emily Robbins, Kaylee Royal, Phoebe Seymour, Evan Smith, Heather Wagner.

Honor Roll — Ariana Ambrose, Dahlia Anwar, Jacob Audette, Hunter Bailey, Sa-vanna Baillargeon, Peter Beane, Amariah Breed, Jayden Brown, Autumne-Nikole Bry-ant, Liam Carter, Kortni Cate, Brendon Coffey, Donato Crane, Dylan Czyzewski, Ry-der Descheneau, Dylan Dubay, Gabriel Duvernay, Trinity Garvin, Dylan Gerlack, Jack Harrington, Lexi Harris, Michaela Hartford, Alana Harvey, John Heineman, Haeley Jouvelakas, Alexander Kulbacki, Benjamin Kulbacki, Joseph LaValley, Logan Luciano, Maisy Menard, Rylynn Nagy, Cejay Noiles, Tatanka Ole-Gli, Austin Payton, Benjamin Perrin, Ryan Podsadowski, David Prentiss, Brianna Puffer, Kassidee Rajaniemi, Alexis Rancloes, Ava Smith, Aidan Steele, Matthew Stokes, Kathryn Thyng, Chase Twombley, Paulo Vazquez, Makayla Vincent, Tyrus Whisman, Michael Wojcuilewicz, Kayleigh Wybert.

Great Brook School Term 3

Grade 8 High Honors: Harrison Bernier, Christine Broderick, Tyler Christophers, Lyd-

ia Cleveland, Nico Colon, Jake Daniels, Nicole Davison, Annabelle DeLisle, Addi-son Dodge, Jessica Gershfield, Eliza Harris, Wubalem Harrison, Allison Hodgen, Hayden Kaltsas, Ethan Kinney, Noah Lambert, Mikala Mackesy, Ethan Marony, Jus-tin Norton, Natalie Preble, Makenna Proctor, Charles Quintanilha, Leah Richardson, Abigail Shumway, Caroline Stultz, Donovan Sweeney, Dominic Trodella, Katelyn Vas-co, Laramie Wilson, Richard Woodin.

Honors: Cheyenne Austin, Chelsea Cilley, Shona Cousens, Cameron Earle, Isaac Hons, Abigail Kamieniecki, Quince Kirtland, David McBroom, Dylon Pelleti-er, Kevin Simmons, Anjali Singh, Ava Solod, Colby Sullivan, Mattison Visingard, Ja-mie Wood.

Grade 7High Honors: Jake Alonso, Riley Batty, Hannah Beisang, Gillian Bouthillette, Au-

tumn Charron, Lillian Clough, Gwendolyn Clow, Jennae DeShane, Makaela Drum-mond, Broden Frosch, Owen Gershfield, John Harris, Wyatt Harty, Hannah Leahigh, Aidan Learn, Abigail Lussier, Meran McKinnon, Ivy Polttila, Gabrielle Ramsden, Be-atrice Robblee, Ellen Rupp, Ryann Shippee, Colton Short, Adyson Spiller, Shaelan Stetzer, Jack Theberge, Emily Vanderpool, Aryanah Vayens, Sarah Walker, Chloe Whicker, Evalyn Whiteley, Uilliam Wilmoth, Evan Wloszczyna.

Honors: Nariyah Acorn, Charles Austin Jr, Cailyn Auterio, James Barna, Kilee Ben-otti, Aiden Brissette, Ronan Clough, Aiden Demetrion, Talia Desrosiers, Taylor Elliott, Troy Fedison, Seth Fowler, Roenne Hanley, Natalie Hardwick, Zachary Kanawah, Mariah Kiblin, Alexander MacKenzie-Hartwell, Tasha MacNeil, Owen Palmer, Dese-an Penny, Cohen Sanborn, Makila Sestito, Andrew St Cyr, Paytra Stacy, Liasiah Torres, Jason Way.

Grade 6High Honors: Iley Battaglia, Eliza Bull, Wrayana Covey, Hannah Daniels, Ken-

drick Edwards, Aric Evans, Brynn Frosch, Cadence Fuller, Honor Hagelberg, Han-nah Hardwick, James Healey, Ethan Holdredge, Madeline Lee, Luci McLay, Sam-uel Moritz, Mackenzie Noke, Grace O’Brien, Taylor Ouellette, Autumn Pierson, Riley Pitchard, Emma Reed, Mackenzie Rice, Stephen Simard, William Simard, Na-dia Solod, William Suchocki-Sulborski, Ceirra Valley, Ryan Whitney.

Honors: Evan Ainsworth, James Barto, Haydance Beck, Ashley Boisvert, Kay-la Bond, Sawyer Bouchard, Connor Broussard, Eben Charlonne, Addyson Charron, Bro-dy Cleveland, Damien Cronan, Griffin DeLisle, Violette Dube, Koltin Gernat/Hemen-way, Chrystina Hall, Owen Halliday, Karmen Holloway, Owen Kaltsas, Aidan Kelley, Jack Kidd, Liam Lambert, Tegan Lightfoot, Charles McGarvey, Morgan Munroe, Dani-ca Murdough, Matthew Palmer, Rudra Patel, Abigail Peters, Tucker Pierson, Liam Rich-ardson, Madison Smith, Melody Smith, Matlock Stains, Luis Torres, Faith Valencia, Arianna Werner, Brooke Whitcomb, Lily Woodbury, Suki Zhang.

We had a fun day with Mr. Patrick Greene from the Town of Hillsborough Transfer Station. He visited us at our school, the Stonebridge Montessori School, and talked to us about recycling last week. He discussed how to recycle, what happens with the recycling and where it goes once it leaves the Hillsborough Station. The kiddos were given a badge and a certificate in completion of being “OFFICIAL RECYCLERS!” (courtesy photo)

Stonebridge Montessori School kids learn about recycling

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deadline so the case can be over by then, but the State’s latest motion included a request for an emergency case management confer-ence to “establish a new schedule for this litigation and expressly object[s] to a final hearing occurring any time before June 30, 2019.” Judge Ruoff saw no need to adjust the timeline of the lawsuit at this point, and

denied that request as well.There will be a hearing

the week of June 3 to dis-cuss the merits of the law-suit.

Masenic School Super-intendent Dr. Stephen Rus-sell said, in a press release, that “we also believe that adequate levels of school funding should not be de-termined through an arbi-trary process of ‘pick and

choose’ dependent upon the subjective judgment of others. Adequate levels of school finding should be based upon the data com-piled annually, by the De-partment of Education, on the actual costs districts incur in providing services to our students.”

As of 2018-19, the aver-age cost per student in the Masenic district was just over $14,000.

Lawsuit, continued from page 1

Last Wednesday April 24, a serious motor ve-hicle accident took place in Weare, according to a Weare Fire Department press release. Fire Rescue responded to the accident

scene in the vicinity of 1030 Concord Stage Road around 12:16 p.m. The crew found three vehicles were involved, two of which col-lided head on. Although the outcome could have been

much worse, one adult man was transported to Con-cord Hospital with serious, but not life threatening in-juries. Ambulances from Concord and Dunbarton provided mutual aid.

Serious car accident in Weare

(Courtesy photo)

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Students’ PerspectiveLet the curtains rise

By courtney Ford

While this may not be Broadway, Hillcat Theater puts on an amazing play every year. In past years you may have seen signs up in the summer about this play or that play happening at the middle school. Well the time for rehearsals has come once again. The cast and set crew are working hard on this year’s play, Matilda.

In the cast is a range of students and teachers from Hillsboro-Deering Dis-trict. Playing Matilda is Regan Gaffey, playing Agatha Trunchbull is Heidi Doyle-Moreau, Miss Honey will be played by Rachel Mae Davison, play-ing Mr. Wormwood is Tucker Bettez, playing Mrs. Wormwood is Vanessa Gaffey, playing Michael Wormwood is Jack Anderson , playing Mrs. Phelps is Mia Moravis, playing Bruce is Landon Lane, Lavender will be played by Kathryn Thyng, playing Doctor/The Escapologist/Sergei will be Chris McCartie, Acrobat will be played by Maria Grace, the Nurse will be played by Sara Blair, Rudolpho will be played by Joey Gillett, playing Amanda will be Samantha Proulx, Nigel will be played by Jordan Roosevelt, playing Eric will be Noah Welch, Alice will be played by Michaela Hartford, playing Hortensia will be Violet Morse, Tabby will be played by Evelyn Byerhoff, the Big Kids will be played by Elizabeth Beane, Alaina McGillicuddy, Adre-anna Carroll, Cameron Anderson, MacKenna Goulette, Lucas Woods, Emma Matteson, Gracie Reissler, and Isabelle Hollenbeck, playing Matil-da’s friends will be Alexandra Chacos, Aveline Hartford, Brandi Morin, and Brooklyn Webb, playing the Mums/Judges will be Dale Osborne (also Cook), Allison Bartalotta, Heather

Anderson/Kaitlyn Bergstresser, and playing Henchmen/Dads/Mechanic/Judges will be Dave Hallen and Gene Gould. These kids and teachers dedi-cate their time to playing their charac-ter as best they can.

While you sit in the audience and watch the performance, there is more going on behind the scenes that you can’t see. Working as artistic director is former HD-SD employee Lynda Buck. The music director is also a for-mer employee, Heidi Welch. The pro-ducer of this excellent performance is a current HD-SD employer Mary-Rose Carter. The Choreographer is former student Laura Jackson. The person behind set design is current employer Jocelyn Drew. The stage manager is also a current employee, Shirley Berg-stresser. Make up is done by former student Meghan Carter. Hair design is also a former student, Katherine Ralph. Costume design is done by Di-ane Yeo, a local community member. In charge of Advertising and Market-ing is Amber Lane, a parent of one of the actors. The lighting technician is Robin Stamey, a former student. Fi-nally, the sound technician is Jacob Roth-Ritchie, a current employee of HD-SD. These are the people behind the scenes making sure that everything goes according to plan when the big day comes.

Every year the Hillcat Theater puts on an amazing show, and this year will be no different. When the time of the play draws closer, the dates of the show will be released. Make sure to set aside a time to go see the play. You are definitely not going to want to miss it!

As much as I try to ac-complish in the fall with thoughts of minimizing the spring cleanup, it nev-er really seems to happen. There is always a reason-able amount to accom-plish. My husband Gerry calls me strange since I LOVE TO RAKE. I can do it for hours. However, one of my least favorite things is picking up the extensive number of piles everywhere. Even with all the tractors and equip-ment we have to make the job easier, I wait until I have no choice but to load up the bucket and make the endless drive to the compost pile, that is if its dry enough to get to.

As soon as the tem-peratures warm up and you can get into the gar-dens without sinking down into 12 inches of wetness, you can begin to remove debris from spring blooming flowers. When they start emerg-ing, they are sensitive and raking can damage them. This is also the time to re-move debris from spring perennial fruits and veg-etables such as asparagus, strawberries and rhubarb.

Why not start a com-post pile if you don’t al-ready have one? This is a perfect time with all that debris you are lugging off. It can be a valuable addi-tion to the pile. Keep it simple!

As soon as the ground is warm enough to work you can plant cool weath-er vegetables: peas, let-tuce, kale, chard, spinach, onions, broccoli, cabbage and brussel sprouts.

Perennials can be planted, cut back and di-vided. This is a good time to fertilize using an organ-ic slow release fertilize. Shrubs and trees benefit

from spring planting since they require a great deal of water after planting.

While you are enjoy-ing the dirt between your fingers, take a cupful and have a soil test done. This should be done every few years. The results come back very detailed telling you what organic matter you need to add, if any-thing. Check UNH Coop-erative Extension website for details.

Gardening Tip: Re-bar makes great garden staked. They are cheap, durable and comes in many lengths.

Happy Gardening!

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Ruby Throat, Michael Pon’s favorite (Courtesy photo)

Reserve Your Spot at the Legion’s Annual Flea Market

Reserve your space for the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59’s annual Flea Market. Sunday, May 26, 8-2. American Legion Post 59, 538 West Main St., Hillsboro. Indoor and outdoor spaces available at $25 each, $30 with a table. Call Elaine at 464-9096 to reserve your space.

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The Hillsbor-ough Rabies clinic on April 13 at the Fire Station served 122 animals, dogs and cats. Over $1,110 was collected to support the Rescue Squad. “We had a very, very successful clinic,” said Hills-borough Town Clerk Debby McDonald. “We had over 30 dog registrations for Hill-sborough. Deering had a good number as well.”

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This year’s Hillsborough Rabies Clinic was one of the more successful ones in some years. (Courtesy photo)

I could see something up ahead. But, couldn’t tell what it was, at first. It’s a black bear laying on the ground. The wind was perfect. So, I cautious-ly and slowly approached downwind of it. I wanted to know what it was doing. Around forty-five yards away I stopped and started filming. But, I ran out of tape. Slowly, I reached into my pocket for another one and looked up. To my surprise, the bear was now up on all fours and look-ing directly at me and growling. As, I focused on its yellowish col-ored teeth. It started to charge me. I let out a big HAY and ended up behind a big tree a few yards away. Turning to see where the bear was. It had climbed a tree and was watching me. The bear just gave me a bluff charge, I said to myself. It just gave me a bluff charge!

I returned later on to see what the bear was doing and why it gave me a bluff charge. Well, I found the reason! Someone poured a bag of black oil sunflower seeds on the ground. The bear was eating them and growling to protect the pile! That’s why it bluff charged me.

When a black bear gives you a bluff charge. It’s protecting whatever it has and wants you to leave. Ignoring this warning can be dangerous!

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John Stark art students spent all day at a ceramics workshop at the New Hamp-shire Institute (NHIA) of Art earlier this spring. Held over the course of two days to accommodate the number of John Stark students, NHIA teacher and Ceramics De-partment Head Maureen Mills provided expert instruction in this wheel throwing workshop.

“We are beyond fortunate take our stu-dents to the Institute to work with Mau-reen,” said JSRHS art teacher Erin Smart. “Her long list of accomplishments, beyond teaching at NIAA since 2004, include

owning her own ceramics studio, being a member of the Potters Guild, and a mem-ber of the American Craft Council all since the 80s. Her depth of knowledge about ce-ramics is immense and our students were thrilled to work with her.”

Mills has donated her time to instruct John Stark ceramics students for several years now.

“The connection between these two schools is so very benefi cial for our John Stark students,” concluded Ms. Smart.

“I’m always glad for the John Stark students to come to our studio for an in-

Stark students enjoy ceramics workshoptensive workshop,” commented Mills. “I know they get a lot from the experience. They are attentive and apply the infor-mation in a constructive way. I can see in some of their reactions and from the work

they do that it can really impact their un-derstanding of the process and their ability to transform that process. Or, maybe even be transformed themselves by the pro-cess.”

NHIA senior Adriana Zulueta works with JSRHS’s Oliva Dam at the wheel. Photos submitted

John Stark student Becca Weatherbee at the wheel in the studio with Maureen Mills of the NH Institute of Art.

11Stone Bridge Post • May 3, 2019www.StoneBridgePostNH.rocksHillsborough Charrette

plans and scheduleAs submitted by Hillsborough Planning Department

The Town of Hillsborough is hosting a two-day charrette (planning session) with Plan New Hampshire focusing on the revitalization of the downtown.

The Plan NH team will be in town from Friday, May 17th morning through the afternoon of Saturday, May 18th.

Two public listening sessions will be held on Friday, May 17th in the Cafeteria at Hillsboro-Deering High school:

Listening Session 1 will be 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Listening Session 2 will be 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.A “Pot Luck” supper will be held between the two

sessions from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. If you are interested in bringing a dish to the supper, please contact Meg Curtis at stonewallfarm@gmail.com.

Public Presentation of the Team’s findings will be on Saturday, May 18, 3 p.m. at the Hillsboro-Deering High school Cafeteria

If you have any questions, please contact me at the Town Office by e-mail at robyn@hillsboroughnh.net or by calling my office directly at 603-464-7971.

Why Plan NH is coming to Hillsborough: In December of 2018, the Town of Hillsborough (the

“Town”) submitted an application to be considered for a Plan NH Community Design Charrette. The Plan NH Charrette Committee accepted the application.

The Town is seeking “a clear analysis with sugges-tions on how to:

• Improve and revitalize the downtown• Address ways to add parking spaces to entice busi-

nesses to [the] community• Explore ways to create a walkable community• Develop a plan that can be the basis for forming pri-

vate and public partnerships

In addition: The Town would like to “create an area ideal for

entrepreneurs, perhaps downtown residential and com-mercial communities that welcome visitors and have the ability to host gatherings and events, and attract good paying jobs to town.”

They want Hillsborough to be attractive to diverse populations including families and people of all ages, creating new neighborhoods

They want to “revitalize the economic base by mak-ing the area appealing and vibrant where boutique and unique businesses will prosper and entrepreneurs will find the space, support and customer base necessary for success.”

They want to “make the Contoocook River part of the downtown square landscape and make visible the mountain vista beyond.”

A charrette is a brainstorming session. For Plan NH, the focus is on the built environment and its effect on the community, usually around a downtown or other signif-

icant neighborhood.For each Plan NH charrette, a Plan NH member volun-

teers to be the leader, and pulls together a team of other vol-unteers according to the project. These volunteers are all professionals within their industry – architects, landscape architects, planners, contractors, historic preservationists, engineers of all types, and more. They donate their time because they believe in the process, in the importance of community, and see this as a way to “give back” to the Granite State.

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Upon arrival, Officer Mitch-ell found an unresponsive pa-tient, applied an AED, and began providing rescue breaths for the patient using a bag valve mask until Henniker Rescue personnel arrived. The patient was believed to have already been down with ineffective breathing for several minutes before 911 was called. From the time an emergency re-sponse was initiated to when Henniker Rescue personnel arrived was approximately another 12 minutes. Permanent irreversible brain damage or death can occur to patients

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SLICES OF LIFEby Jill Pertler

The Yankee Chefby Jim Bailey

Sticking with blueberries and the “blintz theme” from a previous column, I want to offer such a deli-cious recipe that it should be enjoyed no matter the weather. But upon looking at this recipe, I see where one might be a little over-whelmed because of the length of the ingre-dients, but don’t! I made these just last week for my kids and they are super easy, not to mention absolute-ly delicious. You can make both the crepes, fi lling and/or sauce ahead of time if desired to save some time.

Nonstick cooking sprayCrepes:1/2 cup milk1 egg1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted1/2 cup fl our1/4 cup cocoa2 tablespoons sugarFilling:1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature3 tablespoons powdered sugar1 teaspoon lemon juice1 egg. beatenBlueberry Sauce:2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries1/2 cup apple juice1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon cornstarch

Grease an 8 or 9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. For the crepes, whisk milk, egg and butter until well combined. Add fl our, cocoa and sugar and whisk

until smooth; set aside. Spray a 6-inch, nonstick skillet

with cooking spray and place over medium high heat. When hot, pour a 2-tablespoon measure crepe batter into hot pan and tilt on all sides until the bottom is completely covered. Cook 10 seconds and fl ip to cook an additional 10 seconds. Remove to a platter and repeat until all batter is used, spraying once or twice again to prevent crepes from sticking if needed. Make sure you do not stack crepes when hot or they will stick.

In a large bowl, combine ricot-ta and cream cheeses together with powdered sugar, lemon juice and egg until well incorporated.

Fill each crepe with equal amounts of cheese fi lling. Make a “log” down the middle of each crepe and fold, tuck ends and fi rm-ly roll each crepe. Using same skil-let, grease once again with spray and place over medium high heat. Place 2-3 fi lled crepes into pan and brown on all sides. Continue until all crepes are browned and place in prepared pan.

Heat oven to 375-degrees F. Bake 10 minutes and immediately remove. While baking, make blue-berry sauce by add all ingredients to a medium saucepan, stir well and cook over medium heat. Once boil-ing, stir almost constantly until the sauce has thickened. Remove from heat.

To serve, place one or two blin-tzes on a place and top with blueber-ry sauce.

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After spending the last three decades with my hus-band, I’ve learned marriage isn’t what I thought it would be. In some ways it is hard-er. In myriad ways it exceeds my expectations. And like a fi ne wine, it really does get better with age. Take heed, newlyweds!

Together we raised four kids, three of them sons. As I watch them grow into men, I hope we’ve provided them with the insight, patience and fortitude needed to cre-ate a successful marriage some day. And if I were to give them advice about mar-riage (not that I’d ever think of giving them advice) here’s what I might say:

In many ways, we live in a “What can you do for me?” society. This doesn’t work for marriage or relationships in general. John F. Kennedy once famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” When look-ing for a future life partner, replace the word country with marriage: Ask not what marriage can do for you, ask what you can do for the mar-riage.

By being together, how can you make each other better than when you were alone?

Dating, at its outset, is a lot about fi rst impressions and appearances. Marriage

is about lasting impressions and loving someone from the inside out. Look for someone whose interior is as beautiful as their exterior. Likewise, be willing to offer the same.

Be a person who com-pliments freely and criticiz-es rarely. Studies show that you need to give at least fi ve compliments for every one criticism to have a positive relationship. Everyone needs to hear good things about who they are or what they do, especially from their spouse.

Speak highly of your cho-sen one. It speaks highly of you.

Sometimes it’s best to bite your tongue. Not liter-ally, but you don’t have to say everything that comes to mind. If in doubt, don’t say it. You can always voice your opinion at a later time if needed.

Laugh together. Always be honest, but

never brutally honest. Talk about your day. Ev-

ery day. Share mostly the good, but also the bad.

Be consistently kind to one another so that you both know you can count on kind-ness at home. Teach your children this tenet as well.

Little things mean a lot. Your dad brings me a cup of coffee each morning. This small gesture provides posi-

tivity to the start of our day and has come to mean the world to me. Find something small and make it big.

Stick out the hard times – and there will be hard times. Even if both you and your spouse are perfect as indi-viduals, no marriage is. And although this one sounds hard (because it is) there is an upside. The hard times make you stronger and you will be glad for them in the end. (Or at least glad you got through them.)

Don’t seek the perfect spouse; seek to be the per-fect spouse. The goal is un-attainable, but it puts your perspective in the right place: on your signifi cant other and not you. You don’t get married so another per-son can make you happy. It’s vice versa. Basically, that means loving unselfi shly, which isn’t easy to do. But the things in life that are the most meaningful and worth-while aren’t ever easy.

That’s part of what makes them so valuable – and worth doing.

Jill Pertler is an award-win-ning syndicated columnist, published playwright, au-thor and member of the Na-tional Society of Newspa-per Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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High School Sports By John Segedy Stone Bridge Post

The Hillsboro-Deer-ing Baseball team lost a pair of games this week upon returning from their spring break. On Monday they lost 5-4 on the road to Franklin High and then Wednesday at home they were defeated by Hinsdale 6-4.

Hinsdale got on the scoreboard first with a pair of runs in the first in-ning. The Hillcats got one in the second when Kevin McCaffrey (3 for 4) led off with a double and was brought in by a Joe O’Brien single. The Hillcats tied the score with a run in the third. After the score was

tied again in the sixth 4-4 the game came down to the final inning when Hinsdale took a two-run lead to seal their victory.

The boys play Friday in Belmont and then host Interlakes on Monday and Conant on Wednesday.

SoftballThe Lady Hillcats split

a pair of games this week getting their first win of the season over Franklin on Monday 16-6 but then losing to Hinsdale 18-5 on Wednesday.

Wednesday Hinsdale scored first with a pair of runs in the first inning. The

Lady Hillcats responded with four in their half bat-ting through the order with hits from Elizabeth Labier, Maddy Podsadowski, Zoe Kemp, Madee O’Brien and Kim Rodier. In the second, with a five-run rally, Hins-dale retook the lead. Hills-boro-Deering got one more run in the bottom of the second but that would be the end of their offense for the day. Meanwhile Hin-sdale continued to add to their lead to secure the win.

The girls play Belmont on the road on Friday and then Conant at home on Wednesday.

Hinsdale outshines Hillcats on diamond

Megan Kimball-Rhines was untouchable Monday afternoon as she took the mound against the Monad-nock Huskies. She walked the third batter of the game, and then proceeded to not allow another base runner the rest of the way, finishing with a 14 strikeout perfor-mance as the Hawks beat the Huskies 5-0. The defense was solid backing her up, with strong defensive plays by freshmen Kally Murdough and Maddy Follansbee.

Offensively, the Hawks took an early lead scoring three in the first. With two outs, Megan Blanchette (3-4, R, 2RBI, 2B) singled in Julia Baer for the first run. Follansbee followed with a single, and Katie Meserve (1-3, 2B, 2RBI) roped a double to left to plate both and give the Hawks the 3-0 advantage that, it turned out, was all they needed. Single runs in the 3rd and 7th innings finished the Hawks scoring. Baer added a dou-ble, and Lauren Secore was 2-3 on the afternoon.

Tuesday completing a game from earlier this sea-son, the Hawks finished a 12-0 win over Laconia. Megan Blanchette pitched 6 scoreless innings striking out 11, and helped her cause with a 3-3 showing with a run, double, and three RBI’s at the plate. Megan Kim-ball-Rhines stayed hot with a 3-4 afternoon including 2 runs and 2 RBI, and freshmen Kally Murdough and Julia Baer each had two hits. Maurgan McGrath made a nice play at shortstop.

Wednesday the Lady Hawks added a 14-2 victory

over Trinity to their tally, bringing their record to 7-0. The girls play in Franklin on Friday, host Gilford on Monday and travel to Fall Mountain on Wednesday.

BaseballThe Hawks Baseball team added a pair of wins to

their record with a 2-0 win over White Mountain last Wednesday in their game played at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY and then on Monday they defeated Monadnock 8-4. The wins bring their record to 6-1.

Monday, Sam Crawford was on his game again pitching the Hawks to victory allowing only four Hus-kie hits, no earned runs and striking out two. At the plate he collected a hit and 2 RBI’s with 2 walks. Bryce Charron was the defensive star turning a double play and making 6 plays in the game. Mike Baer collected 2 hits again today while laying down a nice sac bunt and walking. Caleb Yianakopolos and Kevin Newton-Del-gado each had 2 RBI’s.

Coach Dave Chase summing up the game noted: “As former assistant coach Richard Brandt once said, “Get a lead and then get a bigger lead”. Hawks scored 1 in 2nd, 4 in 3rd, 2 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th before Monadnock scored 4 in bottom of the 7th. Great Job Hawks!”

The boys play in Franklin on Friday, host Gilford on Monday and travel to Fall Mountain on Wednesday.

Kimball-Rhines tosses no-hitter at HuskiesJordan Berrocales awaits throw at second base. (John Segedy photo)

Julia Baer crosses the plate. (John Segedy photos)

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High School Sports By John Segedy Stone Bridge Post

Izabella Nelson pitched a No-Hitter striking out 12 and helped herself at the plate going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles as the Lady Generals put down the Stevens Cardinals 6-0 on Monday afternoon. It was the second no hitter of her Var-sity career, having accomplished the feat last year as well.

Bolstering John Stark’s offense was Kali Kolehmain-en, who went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk and scored twice. Kacie Weston came in off the bench and hit a clutch single that drove in two runs in the fifth inning.

Coach Gerry Morin was obviously pleased with the team and was seen doing a cartwheel in the outfield after the game. He commented: “Izzy was outstanding in the circle and Kali did an incredible job catching and calling the game. Our offense continues to score runs and a sol-id win after the April break is exactly what the team was looking for.”

May Day the Generals celebrated by adding another victory to their tally defeating Merrimack Valley 3-2. The win brings the teams record to 4-2.

Izzy Nelson again took to the mound racking up 17 K’s, striking out the side in the 3rd,5th, and 7th innings. Kali Kolehmainen went 2 for 3 and scored a run on offense.

The game was not a runaway match by any means. The Generals found themselves down 2-1 when in the bot-tom of the sixth Sarah Ferguson hit a one out single. She advanced to 2nd on a fielders choice. Then with 2 outs, Kacie Weston hit a double driving in Ferguson and tying the game at 2-2.

In the seventh inning, Brooke Patnode walked and ad-vanced to second on a Kali Kolehmainen infield hit. Eliz-abeth Aubin’s laid down a sacrifice bunt pushing the run-ners to 2nd and 3rd. Izzy Nelson is intentionally walked to load up the bases. Sydney Nelson hits a sharp ground

ball to the MV shortstop that’s to hard to handle scoring Patnode for the walk off win.

Coach Morin noted: “We had lost a game early this season in the bottom of the 7th so we know what that feels like for sure. MV played a great game we were just able to plate a run late when we needed it but both teams battled and I’m sure the rematch will be a great game as well.”

The girls are at Conval on Friday and then on Monday have a double header at home playing St. Thomas at 3:45 and Hanover at 5:30.

BaseballThe John Stark Generals Baseball team won a trio of

home games this week defeating the Stevens Cardinals 3-2 on Monday, the Kearsarge Cougars 8-4 on Tuesday and Merrimack Valley 8-0 on Wednesday. The victories bring their record to 7-0.

Nathan Isabelle took to the mound against the Cardi-nals on Monday and won his third game of the season by spinning 6 innings of 2 run 4 hit ball, while striking out 9. Brett Patnode came on in the seventh and struck out the side for the save. Ben Stogner went 3-3 with 3 stolen bases and Aaron Robertson delivered a key 2-run double for the Generals.

Tuesday, John Stark took advantage of 12 walks and 7 steals to overcome an early 4-1 deficit. Ben Stogner’s go ahead 2 run double gave the Generals the lead for good in the 4th. Rian Queen added an RBI double with 2 walks and Jason Johannisson smacked a 2-run single to cap the scoring for the Generals. Nathan Innerfield had an RBI single and 3 walks. Austin Hazzard got the win, followed by 2 scoreless innings of relief from Stogner and Brett Pat-node striking out the side in the 7th for the save.

The Generals rallied behind behind the strong pitching

and offense from Brett Patnode on Wednesday. Patnode went the distance striking out 13 while allowing only 3 hits and 1 walk. At the plate he went 2-4 with a double 2 RBI’s and a stolen base. Aaron Robertson hit a solo home run, while Jake Cole and Nathan Innerfield both went 2-3.

The team has another three game stretch this week hosting Hanover on Monday then traveling to Lebanon on Tuesday and Sanborn on Wednesday.

Girls LacrosseThe Lady Generals Lacrosse team defeated the Spauld-

ing Red Raiders 9-1 on Monday bringing their season re-cord to 3-1.

The offense was led by Meg Cole who had 3 goals, Lexi Knapton and Paige Hamel with 2 goals each; and Ol-ivia Sohl and Michelle Hunter each had one goal. S am Porter had a great game in net with 8 saves and some re-ally great clears to get the ball up the field quickly for fast break opportunities. Lexi Knapton had 4 draw controls and Meg Cole and Paige Hamel each had one. The attack did a great job with the ride today, causing turnovers for more scoring opportunities.

The girls host Conval on Saturday and then play them again on their turf on Monday.

Boys LacrosseThe Boys Lacrosse team defeated Coe-Brown North-

wood 9-7 on Tuesday. They host Hollis-Brookline on Fri-day, Merrimack on Monday and then travel to Spaulding on Wednesday.

Another no-hitter hurled by Izzy

Elizabeth Aubin comes up throwing.

Paige Hamel battles past defender. (John Segedy photos)

Brett Patnode pitching in relief.

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Annie M. TromblyAnnie Marie Trombly, of Hillsborough, loving daugh-

ter, granddaughter and sister passed away Wednesday, April 17th at Tufts Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children at the young age of 12. Annie passed peacefully in the company of her mother and father after a month long illness.

Annie was born November 24th, 2006 at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. Beloved daughter of Lena and Jonathan

Trombly, sister to Max Trombly, granddaughters to Han-nah and Joseph Weisenburger, Connie and the late Ray-mond Trombly along with aunts, uncles and cousins.

Annie was in the 6th grade at Hillsboro-Deering Mid-dle School. She loved music, art, reading, sloth’s and play-ing video games. She enjoyed rollerblading and riding her scooter in the summer, as well as skiing and ice skating in the winter. Although only 12 years old Annie was very in-dependent and would always refuse help for anything she believed she could manage to do on her own. Annie also loved to spend time with her close friends and classmates, play games with her brother and be in the company of her pet pug.

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 18th, 1 p.m. at Blossom Hill Cemetery, 207 N State St, Concord, NH. All are welcome to attend and cele-brate Annie’s life.

The Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-vice Hillsborough, NH is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish of New Hampshire at https://nh.wish.org in Annie Trombly’s memory.

The family would like to thank the Nurses, Doctors, Clinical Social Workers and Staff at Tufts Medical Center Floating Hospital for Children for their care, support and dedicated effort.

For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com

James Arthur Hackett IIIJames Arthur Hackett III, age 64, died in his sleep

on April 17, 2019 in his life-long home of Deering, NH. James was the son of the late Delores Landry and James Hackett, born on October 16, 1954.

As a young man, James toured overseas with the Navy during the Vietnam War. He spent his life thereafter in and around the trees of New England as an arborist and nature enthusiast.

He will be greatly missed by his children Charlotte and Tucker Hackett, sister Margaret Barone, brothers Timothy and John Casey, and the wider community.

A celebration of his life will be held Sunday May 5 on his property at 117 Fish & Game Rd in Deering be-

ginning at 11 a.m. All are welcome. The celebration will be followed by a final hike up Hedgehog Mountain at 1 p.m. for close friends and family. Please consider donating time or funds to a VA Medical Cen-ter in his honor: www.volun-teer.va.gov

To view James’s Online Tribute, send condolences to

the family, or for more information, visit www.csnh.com

Robert H. Winters, Sr.Robert H. Winters, Sr. 90, passed away on April 18,

2019 at the Birches in Concord, NH. He was born in Worcester, Mass. on February 1, 1929 to Arthur and Gladys Winters.

Bob served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947. He worked as a tool and die maker for General Electric in Worcester, Mass from 1948 to 1958. He relocated his family to Hillsborough, NH in 1958 and worked at Sylvania until

his retirement in 1992. He enjoyed golfing at Angus Lea and woodworking.

He was predeceased by Beverly, his wife of 70 years. He is survived by a loving family that includes his son

Robert, Jr. and wife Linda of Deering, NH; daughter Shir-ley and husband David Ryder of DeLand, FL; daughter Gail and her husband Dan Kace of Manchester, NH; and son Arthur and his wife Sharon of Alabama. Bob has nine grandchildren, Bob III, Glenn, Beth, Kathy, Scott, Steven, Julie, Arthur and Jennifer and ten great grandchildren Morgan, Madisyn, Bridgette, Elijah, Evan, Ashten, Jorja, Ava, Brady, Anna and a great great grandchild that will be born in October.

At Bob’s request, there will be no services. The family is planning a celebration of life that will take place at a later date in June.

Charles “Chuck” P. WitasekCharles “Chuck” P. Witaszek, 68, of Contoocook,

passed away on April 26, 2019, after numerous years of suffering from kidney and heart failure.

Chuck grew up in West Warren, MA with his parents and four brothers. After high school, Chuck joined the US Navy, specifically riding diesel submarines.

Chuck married Sharon Jackson on June 17, 1972. Af-ter leaving the Navy, the fami-

ly moved to NH, finally settling in Contoocook.Chuck is predeceased by his father, Joseph Witaszek Sr.

He is survived by his mother, Lucille; his wife, Sharon; daughters: Jennifer (Darryl) Resio, Kelli (Sanjin) Grzetic, Stacy (Stephen) Santoro; grandchildren: Daniel and Al-exander Resio, Sophia and Gisella Grzetic, Isabella and Joseph Santoro. Chuck is also survived by his brothers: Jo-seph (Susan) Witaszek Jr., William (Madeline) Witaszek, Richard (Sherry) Witaszek, James (Alice) Witaszek; and many extended family members: nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral mass will be held at St. Theresa’s church in Henniker, NH on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 11:00 am, fol-lowed by a luncheon.

The Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Ser-vice Henniker, NH is assisting the Family.

For more log ON to www.holtwoodburyfh.com

Estella F. (Sunny) RosmusEstella F. (Sunny) Rosmus, 71, of Deering, died peace-

fully on (date) at home surrounded by family on Saturday, April 27.

Stella was born in Nashua on January 13, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Lester and Fran (Powell) Torrey.

She was predeceased by her daughter Torrey Anna (Rosmus) Demanche.

Stella was survived by her husband Charles T. Rosmus of Deering, NH, her sons, Ray-

mond Rosmus of Williston, ND, Charles Rosmus of Deer-ing, NH, Christopher Rosmus and his wife Kim of Somer-sworth, NH, her son-in-law Tim Demanche of Nashua, NH, her grandchildren Katie Demanche, Nicholas Ros-mus, Trisha Rosmus, Jeremy Piotrowski, Kailey Rosmus, and Jesse Rosmus, her great grandchildren Haylee and Bryce. Stella was also survived by her sisters Jessie Guay of Nashua, NH, Kathy Boucher of Barre, VT, Carol Au-but and her husband Armand of Norfolk, VA, Diane Gratz and her husband Gary of Citrus Springs, FL, Dawn Bu-reau and her husband Peter of Manchester, NH, her broth-er Lester W. Torrey and his wife Annette of N. Scituate, RI, her sisters-in-law Mary Jane Perusse of Nashua, NH, Ronalda Buckley and her husband Pat of Manchester, NH, her brothers-in-law Raymond Rosmus of Hemet, CA, Mi-chael Rosmus of Minneapolis MN.

Stella’s family was foremost in her heart and she loved nothing more than having her family and friends around her. She loved her animals and enjoyed raising and res-cuing so many while living on her small farm in Deering, NH. She loved to read, paint and has written many beauti-ful stories. Stella worked for many years at Frame Works in Antrim.

Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours at the Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service 32 School St., Hillsborough, from 12-1 p.m. on Saturday May 11, 2019, Service will start at 1 pm.

For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com

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Judith WoodJoin us in a celebration of life of Judith Wood on Sat-

urday, May 11, 2019 at 1-2 p.m. in the Deering Communi-ty Church 763 Deering Center Rd, Deering, NH 03244.

A reception will follow from 2-3 pm in the Church Function Hall with light re-freshments and food. Join the Wood, Gallagher, and Jarvis Families.

The Holt-Woodbury Funer-al Home & Cremation Service is assisting the family.

For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com.

Saturday, May 4DEERING — Annual town spring roadside cleanup 8:30 am-noon. Form a posse with your neighbors in Deering to spruce up your street by picking up bottle, cans and what-not left there over the last year. Safety vests, bags and water will be provided at town hall, 762 Deering Center Rd. Sponsored by the Deering Conservation Commission. Contact Gary Samuels 464-3143, samuelspatty@gmail.comANTRIM — The annual Mill Pond Fishing Derby at Me-morial Park begins at 8 a.m. Prizes are awarded in many categories, usually around 10 a.m. The Mill Pond has been stocked and is ready for all youths under the age of 16. Be sure to bring your own bait! The purpose of the derby is for young people to have a successful and fun fi shing experience.HILLSBOROUGH — The Open Door Coffeehouse, in the vestry of Smith Church. On our stage this month: Lizz Ferdina, Blind Dr. Bob, Rick Drost, Reggie Gerbert, and our feature this month: Fred Sprague. We have beverages, snacks, and the most loyal audience in the area. The music begins at 7 pm sharp. Hope you’ll join us!WARNER — At the Warner Town Hall at 4 pm the Pill-sbury Free Library’s Book Nook Theater group presents “School Lunch!,” a play based on the book by Warner res-

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ident True Kelley. It is produced by Children’s Librarian Susan Matott and actors are local children. The script was written by Emma Swanson. Admission price is a dona-tion of cash or items for the Warner Area Food Pantry. Refreshments will be available for a donation to the li-brary.

Tuesday, May 7ANTRIM — American Legion Post 50 will hold their monthly meeting at the post home on West St. at 7:30 PM. This will also be the annual installation of offi cers. All members, veterans & guests are welcome.

Thursday, May 9BENNINGTON — Speaker Chris Schadler, co-founder of the NH Wildlife Coalition, will speakat 6:30 pm on the ‘Real Eastern Coyote’ at the GEP Dodge library’s month-ly GEP Talks. This free program will be held at the VFW Hall.HILLSBOROUGH — Fuller Public Library’s new mystery book group will meet to discuss The Death of Mrs. Westaway at 6:30 pm.

Sunday May 12WASHINGTON — Mother’s Day Back Tour back by

popular demand. A 2-hour self-guided scenic drive for the driver and the navigator, starting at the Washington, NH Town Meetinghouse, 1:30-2 pm

Monday May 13HILLSBOROUGH — Fuller Public Library’s Military Book Group will meet to discuss Red Platoon by Clinton Romesha at 2 pm.WASHINGTON — NH’s Long Love-Hate Relationship with its Agricultural Fairs. Washington Historical Society with the NH Humanities Council’s Steve Taylor will dis-cuss the ups and down of the fairs down through the years and how public affection for rural traditions helps them survive in contemporary times. You are invited to a pot luck supper at 6 pm followed by a business meeting and the program will start at 7 pm. Camp Morgan Lodge on Millen Pond Road, Washington. All are invited.

Tuesday May 21HILLSBOROUGH — Cruising NH History: A Guide to New Hampshire’s Historical Roadside Markers author Michael A. Bruno will be here to talk about his book. Books will be available to purchase. Program begins at 6:30 pm at Fuller Public Library.

Dear Editor;

While colleges, companies, and individuals are fi nding and implementing ways of reducing costs and improving quality, the school system in the United States is increas-ing their budget every year. Also the quality of education in this country has gone down while the teachers’ unions along with the Democratic Party and the press have used ways to make it look like an awesome jog is being done with new programs.

The truth is other countries are doing a better jog with 35 in a class compared with the 20, 15, or even less in a class in America. The real reason for having smaller class sizes is to have more teachers paying union dues sup-porting the Democratic Party and voting to take control of everything in our country. They will say smaller class sizes allow teachers to work more closely one on one with students. Teacher like the idea of having less work so they will agree this is what needs to be don’t, but the results are students actually learning less as shown by tests. Go to a store and you will fi nd young people that can’t make change and need help to see if their paycheck is correct. What students of today do not know is greater that what they do. A presidential candidate recently thought New

Hampshire was the capital of Massachusetts.There have been solutions for many years to reduce

costs and improve the quality of education. Many of these solutions are being used in businesses and private schools now with great success.

O. Teresa Colby, Hillsborough

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Rosewood Country Inn which is lo-cated in the Lake Sunapee Region on Pleasant View Road in Bradford was re-cently named by WMUR as one of the top B & B’s in New Hampshire. The hosts, Stan and Ode Barron moved to Bradford three years ago from Texas, where he was involved in the airline business, and she was a journalist.

Stan, while reminiscing of younger days, admitted to thoughts of never mar-rying, and one day owning a B & B in Costa Rica. Then along came Ode, his wife who also had dreams of running a B&B. While looking around for a good educational system for their young son, they found Kearsarge Regional School system and also found the Rosewood Country Inn.

Rosewood consists of eleven rooms with their own private baths, some in-cluding a jacuzzi, a very attractive din-ing room where a three-course breakfast

is served on weekends and a two course on weekdays to guests.

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the month. The night before Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 11th they are host-ing a dinner- ballroom dance featuring Dance Instructor from the Let’s Dance Studios in Concord. Murder Myster-

ies are a popular event and there are monthly Art Classes of glass painting, fabric, Tree of Life, making pendants with instructor, Elise LaCourse where anywhere from twenty to eighty attend. A very social endeavor. The Inn is also very fortunate to have Elizabeth Bates as the events coordinator who helps with every event. The B & B is available for weddings and special receptions etc.

Rosewood Inn, formerly Pleasant View was first opened in 1896 by Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Messer with six guests, with a fee of $5 to $7 per week, and you had to provide a reference. At that time, a bowling alley, golf course across the street and dance hall and casino were the forms of entertainment provided.

In 1912, the owner’s son, Roy A. Messer and his new wife, Marion, op-erated the Inn until their two sons took over the operation. In the late 1970’s they had an auction and sold the property. Many young people in the area worked there during the summer months.

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