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The Colebrook ChronicleCOVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014 603-246-8998 VOL. 14, NO. 28

On Tuesday Granvyl “Bud” Hulse, Jr., received recognition as Colebrook’s longest-serving public servant.He has served as a Trustee of the Trust Funds since 1977. From the left, State Senator Jeff Woodburn,Colebrook Selectman Ray Gorman, Bud Hulse, Colebrook Town Manager Becky Merrow and N.H.Secretary of State Bill Gardner. Charles Jordan photo.

By Donna JordanA special primary election

was held for voters in DistrictOne on Tuesday, Jan. 21, tonominate a candidate for theRepublican and Democratic par-ties for a new Executive Coun-cilor to represent largest districtin the state. The seat had beenheld for many years by Raymond

place on Friday evening, Jan. 1and Saturday, Feb. 1.

The Fireside Fiddlers willopen the Winter Carnival eventswith a 7 p.m. concert on Friday,

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Local arts and recreationorganizations are joining forceswith the Kiwanis Club of Cole-brook to put on the annual Win-ter Carnival, with events taking

Above The Border:

Downtown Coaticook, Quebec, HitWith Flooding Damage And Fire

The demolition of the burned-out buildings in downtown Coaticook, Que., attracted a throng on onlookersalong Child Street. Photo courtesy Raynald Drolet Perso.

By Marie P. HughesFor those who have been fol-

lowing the ever-changing storyof the wind farm in the region,the latest development in the

Unified Towns and Gores (UTG)hits close to home.

As reported earlier in theChronicle, the UTG voted 170


Burton of Bath, who lost hisbattle with cancer two monthsago. It was a day of small voterturnout, ranging from two inDixville Notch to 76 votes thatwere counted in Colebrook.

In the contested three-wayrace for the Republican specialelection primary, candidate


N.H. State Police report thata Vermont man lost his life in amishap earlier this week involv-ing a vehicle on Millsfield PondRoad.

On Monday, Jan. 20, N.H.State Police responded to Errolfor a report of a tractor-traileraccident with serious injury.

Conservation Officers of theN.H. Dept. of Fish and Gamewere nearby on snowmobile andwere the first officers on scene.EMTs from Errol ambulance alsoresponded for medical assis-tance. The accident occurredapproximately one-tenth of a


Vt. Man Dies In MishapInvolving Tractor-Trailer

Pittsburg School held its Annual Winter Carnival events last weekand through until Monday. Arlyn Dorman walks very carefully acrossthe challenging plastic bubbles at the start of the obstacle course theAthletic Department created. Angela Wheeler photo.

Jan. 31-Feb. 1:

Colebrook Winter CarnivalExpands Program Of Events

Ouimette Talks About HisDecision On Land Closure

For Executive Council Position:

Kenney Wins Republican Primary, To Face Cryans

By Corey BellamFollowing recent flooding in the downtown of

Coaticook, Que., the two buildings at 37-43 ChildStreet were demolished on Jan. 17. The structureshoused Boutique Jackie, an accountant’s office andtwo apartments that were damaged following flood-ing from ice jams on Pratt Creek.

The creek runs underneath the buildings andthe water flooded the lower floors of the buildings,deeming them to be declared unsafe. Before theflooding and demolition, the buildings were understudy by town officials for the lack of repairs andthe deterioration of the building.


A car attempts to negotiate onrushing water indowntown Coaticook during the recent flooding.For more, see the video clip in the Video News atwww.colebrookchronicle.com. Courtesy photo.

The Colebrook Chronicle Friday, January 24, 2014

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 2Christopher Boothby, 10,Joseph D. Kenney, 22DemocratMichael Cryans, 2

STRATFORDSome 14 voters turned out in

Stratford on Tuesday.RepublicanMark Aldrich, 5Christopher Boothby, 4Joseph D. Kenney, 2Michael Cryans (write-in), 1DemocratMichael Cryans, 2.

Kenney

Coaticook

Demolition of the buildings hit by fire in downtown Coaticook, Que., attracted a crowd throughout theday. Photo courtesy Raynald Drolet Perso.

Joseph Kenney of Wakefield beatout Mark Aldrich of Lebanon andChristopher Boothby of Mere-dith. The final tallies for theentire district are: Kenney,3,622; Boothby, 2,622; Aldrich,499. In the Democratic Primary,only one name was on the ballot,Michael Cryans. He received atotal of 1,767 votes. The GeneralElection to vote in the new Exec-utive Councilor for District One-will be held on Town Meeting dayin March, when Joseph Kenney(R) will face Michael Cryans (D).

Secretary of State Bill Gard-ner and State Senator Jeff Wood-burn traveled to several towns inthe district during the day, hon-oring the longest-serving publicservants with a state proclama-tion. Gardner is New Hamp-shire’s longest serving electedofficial. He has served in hiscurrent position since 1977.

Here are the town-by-townresults:

CLARKSVILLEA total of 21 voters went to the

polls in Clarksville.RepublicanMark Aldrich, 0Christopher Boothby, 6Joseph D. Kenney, 12DemocratMichael Cryans, 2Write InChristopher Boothby, 1

COLEBROOKThere were 76 voters—or five

percent of the checklist—whoturned out for the special electionPrimary in Colebrook. Secretaryof State Bill Gardner and StateSenator Jeff Woodburn honoredColebrook’s Bud Hulse, who hasserved as a Trustee of the TrustFunds since 1977.

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 3Christopher Boothby, 34Joseph D. Kenney, 32DemocratMichael Cryans, 6

COLUMBIAThe Town Clerk reports there

were a total of 27 voters whoturned out. Norman Cloutier, aSelectman who has served since1991, was honored by Secretaryof State Bill Gardner and StateSenator Jeff Woodburn.

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 1

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Christopher Boothby, 10Joseph D. Kenney, 16DemocratMichael Cryans, 0

DIXVILLEIt clearly was a small turnout

in Dixville Notch, where theprimary voting was held at theformer Wilderness Ski lodge.Only two votes were registeredfrom the primary election day.Secretary of State Bill and StateSenator Jeff Woodburn honoredTown Moderator Tom Tillotson,who has served in that positionfor 30 years.

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 0Christopher Boothby, 2Joseph D. Kenney,DemocratMichael Cryans, 0

ERROLThere were a total of 31 votes

that were counted in this towneast of Dixville Notch. Secretaryof State Bill Gardner stopped inwith State Senator Jeff Wood-burn to honor long-time townofficial Larry Enman, who hasserved since 1972.

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 1Christopher Boothby, 13Joseph D Kenney, 10DemocratMichael Cryans, 7

MILLSFIELDSome 11 votes were counted

in Millsfield, which was one ofthe many towns that Secretaryof State Bill Gardner stopped into visit during the special elec-tion, along with State SenatorJeff Woodburn. The two honoredSelectman Lewis Sweatt, whohas been a town official since1975.


NORTHUMBERLANDThere were a total of 66 bal-

lots cast in Northumberland: 43Republican and 23 Democratic.

RepublicanMark Aldrich, 5Christopher Boothby, 8Joseph D. Kenney, 29DemocraticMichael Cryans, 16

PITTSBURGIt was also a quiet voting day

in Pittsburg, where 40 voteswere counted at the end of theday.


STARKA total of 19 votes were

counted in Stark at the end ofthe day.


STEWARTSTOWNA total of 37 voters went to

the polls in Stewartstown, with36 votes counted and one ballotin the box that was not marked.

The businesses will have torelocate along with the tenantsof the apartments upstairs. TheLe Baril Tavern, which shares awall with the condemned build-ing, will also be closed until thedemolition is completed and therubble hauled away.

The flooding wasn’t the endof the problems for downtownCoaticook. On Wednesday, Jan.15, at 11:41 p.m., a fire wasreported at 45-51 Child Street.Firefighters were quick to thescene and upon arrival theyfound by a major structure firenext to the two buildings that


Joe Kenney, shown during arecent interview at the Cole-brook Chronicle, was the win-ner in the three-way Republicancontest for his party’s nomineefor Executive Council for DistrictOne. Donna Jordan photo.

Left photo: The view looking down on the demolition crew taking down the ruins of the fire-strickenstructures. Their removal left quite a hole in the downtown. Photo courtesy Raynald Drolet Perso. Rightphoto: Child Street remained closed during demolition and inspection. Corey Bellam photo.

had been deemed unsafe follow-ing the floods. According to pressreports it took firefighters mostof the night to get the fire undercontrol. Residents were alreadyout of the building when theyarrived thanks to the smokealarms.

The building consisted of fiveapartments, the GaetaneFleuriste and also CreationsRosy Stores. Firefighters rushedinto the building but werebeaten back by heavy smoke sothey concentrated on protectingsurrounding buildings. With thearrival of a heavy shovel, theypoked holes in the building andit subsequently fell in on itself.The Municipality of Coaticookconfirmed that eight people fromthe five apartments were home-less. No one was hurt in theblaze.

The Chronicle was on scenefor some of the demolition andalso talked with many residents.We were told that the buildingswere over a century old. TheChild Street district is a veryclose-knit community and thisloss of the three buildings leavesa big hole.

Authorities reported yester-day that progress in clean-upefforts and the continued inspec-tion of standing buildings nearthe most affected areas mayallow at least one lane of trafficon Child Street to be openedshortly.

Jan. 31 in the first floor galleryat the Tillotson Center, spon-sored by the Great North WoodsCommittee for the Arts. Concert-goers can pick up complete infor-mation about the next day’s car-nival activities, and pick upraffle tickets, buttons, and regis-tration forms for events. Ticketsfor the concert are $12 andinclude free beverages and good-ies.

Saturday’s events will takeplace at the Colebrook CountryClub, at the North Country Com-munity Recreation Center, andat the Colebrook Public Library.Starting at 9 a.m., tickets will besold in a 50/50 raffle to benefitResponse to Sexual and Domes-tic Violence, with the winner tobe drawn at 3:15 p.m.

The day begins with a pan-cake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.at the Colebrook Country Club,with proceeds to benefit the Cole-brook middle school students’annual American Heritage Tourin May. The cost is $8 per person,$7 with carnival button.

Perennial favorites also tak-ing place at the Country Clubinclude the Cardboard BoxDerby, starting at 9 a.m., and the



Winter Carnival

Friday, January 24, 2014 The Colebrook Chronicle

Police, EMS Reports

Mishap

NORTHUMBERLANDPOLICE

On Jan. 13, at 7:25 p.m., thedepartment officers assistedStark with a vehicle that wentinto the river off of NorthsideRoad.

On Jan. 15, at 11 a.m., acitation was issued to DarleneSkillen of Groveton for operatingwithout a valid license. At 11:25a.m., a citation was issued toDebbie Ann Valente of Man-chester for speeding.

On Jan. 16, at 4:27 p.m., themanager from Dollar Generalreported a theft from the store.The case is under investigation.At 9:24 p.m., officers arrestedMark Leighton of Groveton fordriving under the influence ofalcohol. He was bailed andreleased on $1,000 PR Bail witha court date of Jan. 27 in theLancaster Court.

On Jan. 17, at 10:45 a.m., acitation was issued to MichaelJohnson of Whitefield for non-inspection.

On Jan. 18, at 5:51 p.m., offi-cers arrested Sarah Kelley ofGrafton for operating after sus-pension. She was released witha court date of Feb. 24 in theLancaster Court.

On Jan. 19, at 1:10 p.m., acitation was issued to KatrinaAllin of Groveton for non-inspec-tion. At 6:27 p.m., officersarrested Montana Keddy ofGroveton for willful conceal-ment. She was released with acourt date of March 31 in theLancaster Court.

GROVETON EMSIn the spring of 2013,

Groveton EMS Director SandraMason announced her retire-ment from the position of EMSdirector effective Feb. 1, 2014.Sandy has been with theGroveton EMS since June 1981,serving as EMS Director sinceSept. 2008. While Sandy is retir-ing from the EMS Director’sposition, she will remain on staffas an EMT-Intermediate and

possession of Ritalin, possessionof amphetamine, possession ofoxycodone, possession of clonaze-pam and possession of mari-juana.

TRAGIC FIRE IN QUEBECJust six months after the

tragic train accident in Lac-Me-gantic, Que., which took the livesof 47 residents of the small town,another tragedy has struck theQuebec province.

Shortly after midnight onWednesday night, fire broke outat a seniors’ residence in L’Isle-Verte, about 240 km (150 miles)northeast of Quebec City. Thelatest reports are that threeresidents were confirmed killedin the fire and about 30 areunaccounted for. The Surete-Quebec along with the owners ofthe residence are working tolocate the missing residents inthis small community of 1,500.

Soon after news of the firespread yesterday, the Municipal-ity of Lac-Megantic issued astatement saying that theirhearts go out to the people ofL’Isle-Verte. In Lac-Megantic, atrain with 72 oil tankers derailedand traveled driverless into thedowntown, exploding when hecrashed.

The Quebec residence struckby fire yesterday has 52 roomsand houses over 60 residents,according to recent informationfrom the Surete-Quebec. Theblaze appears to have started onthe second floor of the residence.The building also housed a socialagency, a pharmacy and a hairsalon. Several fire departmentswere called to the scene to helpwith the rescue but the fire wasvery quick-moving and they hadto work to control the fire duringextremely cold temperature andhigh wind conditions. Accordingto Canadian media, a number ofresidents were taken to the hos-pital, including 13 people whohad carbon monoxide poisoningor fell ill. Among the first


continue to volunteer for on-callshifts.

On Dec. 30, 2013, the Nor-thumberland Board of Selectmenannounced at their regularlyscheduled meeting that JamesGibson, Jr., has been promotedto the position of EMS Chief,effective Feb. 1, 2014. Jim hasbeen with Groveton EMS since2004, serving as Deputy EMSDirector since Oct. 2008. Jim willbe taking over for retiring EMSDirector Sandra Mason.

Groveton EMS is a depart-ment of Town of Northumber-land. Groveton EMS depends ona dedicated corps of about 30volunteer personnel to provideemergency medical services toNorthumberland and other areatowns which it contracts with toprovide EMS, including Starkand Stratford and Bloomfield,Brunswick and Maidstone inVermont. All 911 emergenciesare responded to with a state-of-the-art ambulance staffed by anAdvanced Life Support levelcrew utilizing the latest in EMStechnology. Groveton EMS alsoprovides inter-facility patienttransfers, both emergent andnon-emergent, upon request ofthe area hospitals.

COOS COUNTYINDICTMENTS

The Coos County Grand Jurymet on Friday, Jan. 17, andhanded down the followingindictments.

Brexton Boudle, 30, of Colum-bia, was indicted on receivingstolen property, two counts ofpossession of buprenorphine,burglary and attempted bur-glary. Amy Perkins, 44, of Cole-brook, was indicted on 2 countsfor possession of heroin and onecount for possession of mari-juana. Jennifer B. Reichelt, 28,was arrested in Groveton andindicted on possession of hydro-morphone, 2 counts for posses-sion of heroin, possession ofoxycodone. Jennen A. Tetreault,31, of Groveton, was indicted for

mile west of the intersection ofRoute 16, just north of the Erroltown line with Cambridge.

Investigation at the sceneshowed, a log truck owned byKelley Trucking of Milan, anddriven by Mike Doucette, 24, of


Dan Ouimette discusses the reasons for closing off his 9,000 acres of land in Ferdinand and Brighton,Vt. Marie Hughes photo.

Winter Carnival

annual Peter Goudreau Memo-rial Snow Bocce Tournamentstarting at 9:30. Registration isrequired for both events. Thereis no fee to participate in the boxderby, which awards prizes forfirst finisher, best box and bestwipeout. The fee for the boccetournament is $50 per four-per-son team, with a $200 cash prizefor the winners.

The Cribbage Cohorts willhost a cribbage tournamentinside the Country Club at 1p.m., offering prizes of gift certif-icates worth $50 for first place,$30 for second place, and $20 forthird. A downhill canoe racestarts at 3 p.m., followed bykayak race at 3:30, with $100cash prizes for both.

The Colebrook Public Librarywill hold its Bingo for Booksevent from 11 a.m. to noon. Ques-tions about this and other kids’activities at the library may bedirected to children’s librarianJudy Santangelo, at 237-4808.

Winter Carnival activities arealso taking place at the NorthCountry Community RecreationCenter, with ice skating andsledding all day. Kids are invitedto try out a snowshoe obstaclecourse at 10 a.m., and adults cantake a snowshoe run at 10:30.Registration is required for bothevents; snowshoes are availablefor kids, but adults must providetheir own.

The Brady family Percheronswill provide horse-drawn sleighrides at the Rec Center from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone cangather ’round the fire at 12 noonfor a weenie roast ($2, withdrinks sold for $1), a marshmal-low roast and s’mores.

Kids can take to the ice forbroomball at 1 p.m., and at thesame time an ice skating clinicwill be offered for adults; skatesare available to rent for $2. Forthose who wish to learn aboutbocce, demonstrations will beheld on the Rec Center’s courtsat 1 and 1:30 p.m.

In conjunction with the week-end events, the Kiwanis is con-ducting a raffle for a 47-inchLED television. Tickets are avail-able for $2 each or $5 for six, andthe winning ticket will be drawnat 3 p.m. on Saturday. Souvenirbuttons are being sold for $1each, with all proceeds to benefitthe Kiwanis Club.

Updates and registrationforms for Colebrook Winter Car-nival events will be posted on-line at www.colebrook-kiwanis.org. More information isavailable from committee chair-man Mary Jolles at 237-0979 orfrom Rec Center director LoriMorann, at 237-4019.


Milan, was stopped on MillsfieldPond Road to put tire chains onthe tractor for a two-mile tripfurther into the woods. The truckwas delivering a piece of loggingequipment. A second worker, theoperator of the logging equip-ment, was also assisting withplacing the chains on the tires.The driver, believing the otherworker was clear of the truck,began to drive forward. Whendoing so, Brian Young, 42, ofConcord, Vt., was struck by thetractor-trailer. Young receivedserious injuries and was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is still ongo-ing and there are no chargesbeing filed at this time.

The investigation is beingconducted by troopers from NHState Police Troop F and TroopG. Also assisting at the scenewas the N.H. Medical Examin-er’s office.

Ouimette

to 107 not to allow EolianRenewable Energy, LLC, toplace a wind farm in Ferdinand,Vt., which would be situated onproperty owned by Colebrookbusinessman Dan Ouimette.

Various media have reported,as a result of the “no” vote, thatOuimette had threatened toclose off his 9,000 acres in Fer-dinand and Brighton to any typeof usage other than for his ownpurpose, even though Ouimettesaid he would never retaliate inany way if the vote did not favora wind farm. When asked aboutthis by the Chronicle,Ouimette said he would like theopportunity to express his sideof the story.

One media source reportedOuimette said it was because ofdamage to his property andharassment by various environ-mental groups, but the groupsdenied any such actions. How-ever, Ouimette said those deni-als are false since he has proofof vandalism and threats as wellas his reports he made to theproper authorities.

According to Ouimette, all ofthe problems began in 2012when a neighbor, Don Proctor,whose land abutted his, askedOuimette to log the property. AsOuimette recounted for theChronicle, the owner lived inOhio and he gave Ouimetteauthority to construct a road sothat he could access the propertyand begin logging. According toVermont law, land use propertyhas to be logged at certain timesaccording to a plan, and it wasProctor’s time for the harvestingto occur. One day when Proctorwas on his property, a woman issaid to have kept driving backand forth in a pickup as if mon-itoring what was happening.Finally Proctor saw the womanget out of her truck, come overto him, say she was an environ-mentalist, and asked him ifknew it was Dan Ouimette’sland, and the road was builtbecause there would be a windfarm. Proctor tried to explain itwas his property, not Ouimette’sthat the road was being built for.

The woman returned the nextday when Proctor, who also has




How Cold Was It?This week the common greeting around the area

was “So how cold it get at your place?” It’s usuallyone of the few perks of sub-zero temperatures–it’sa great conversation starter. But others are moreinspired by the cold. Take for example SarahCummings of Colebrook, who is always findinginteresting subjects for her camera. She was out ather place blowing bubbles to see what happens.What happens, she reports, is that they freeze upmid-air and start dropping like lead balloons.

Charles J. Jordan

Quebec Residents Also Worry AboutThe Visual Impact Of Powerlines

For those who think our neighbors to the northare more passive about the intrusion of unsightlypowerlines crisscrossing the landscape, we pointyour attention to the story that we reprint from theMontreal Gazette this week (see bottom right ofthis page). It reports on a protest at St-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec, last Saturday.

This isn’t an “us versus Quebec” thing. It’s allabout people everywhere protecting what’s impor-tant to them.

Charles J. Jordan

This card which promoted upcoming movies for the Jax Theatre (current site of the State Liquor Store)on Main Street in Colebrook featured movies starring Rosalind Russell, Dorothy Lamour, Red Skeltonand William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd, among others. A little research on the Internet dates these filmsas having been shown in July and August 1942. The prices to see a movie back then: 11 cents for childrenunder 12. Older children: 31 cents for all shows. Adults: Matinees were 31 cents and 40 cents for anevening show. Thanks to Deborah Brooks for showing us this.

Northern PassQUEBEC PROTEST OF

PROPOSED POWERLINE(Editor’s note: The following

report is from the Jan. 19, 2014,edition of the Montreal Gazetteand is reprinted by permission.)

MONTREAL—More than 500people marched Saturday after-noon in the Laurentian village ofSt-Adolphe-d’Howard to protestagainst a proposed new power-line that would cut through theirpicturesque cottage country in2016.

The crowd was led by MayorLisette Lapointe, a former PartiQuébécois MNA, and by veterancomedian and actor Claude Meu-nier, who has a home in the area.

Roland Richer, the Parti Qué-bécois Member of the National

Assembly for Argenteuil, alsojoined the protest.

“We know Hydro-Québec canhear us—we just hope nowthey’ll listen to us,” spokespersonSarah Perreault said after theevent, which lasted about 90minutes.

Lapointe and her supportersoppose Hydro’s plan to build anew 120-kilovolt line calledGrand-Brûlé-dérivation-St-Sau-veur.

Construction would begin in2015. The line would be opera-tional in 2016.

About 1.2 million squaremetres of forest would be razedto make way for pylons as highas 20 storeys along a 20-kilome-

tre path through St-Adolphe,Val-David and Ste-Adèle.

The line might also be contin-ued to Ste-Marguerite, Estereland Chertsey, Lapointe’s advi-sory committee warned a weekago at a news conference.

Some of the high-tensionline’s pylons would be in resi-dential areas near lakes.

Quebec celebrity talk-showhost Guy A. Lepage, who has acountry house in St-Adolphe, isone of many residents who wanta moratorium on constructionpending an environmental hear-ing.

With the help of a retiredHydro engineer as their consul-tant, the opponents have pro-


Photos taken by Sarah Cummings of Colebrook this week shows whathappens when you go outside to blow bubbles during sub-zerotemperatures in the North Country.

More than 500 people rallied on Saturday to protest against a proposed Hydro-Québec line that wouldcut through cottage country in St-Adolphe-d’Howard and others areas. Photograph by Jean Diamant.Courtesy Montreal Gazette.


posed alternatives such asburying powerlines in placeswhere pylons would be an unwel-come sight.

Organizers will follow up Sat-urday’s march by meeting Tues-


day with high-rankingadministrators of Hydro-Québecand on Jan. 27 with the chief ofstaff of Quebec environmentminister Yves-FrançoisBlanchet.

“We’d like to have an intelli-gent discussion with them tofind a solution that will respectthe environment that makesthis region so special,” Perreaultsaid.

“We’re known for ecotourismhere; our economy is based onthe beauty of the landscapes. Sowe hope we can establish a dia-logue with a bit of vision.”

St-Adolphe is 100 kilometresnorthwest of Montreal betweenMorin Heights and Ste-Agathe-des-Monts.

More at www.projet-hydro.com.

Northern Pass

CampaignSIX MORE CRYANSENDORSEMENTS

(Editor’s note: The followingpress release was issued thisweek by the Cryans campaign.)

Fresh off victory in the Dem-ocratic Primary, the Mike Cry-ans’s campaign for ExecutiveCouncil continued to buildmomentum, announcing that sixCounty Commissioners havedeclared their support for MikeCryans’s Executive Council bid.The group includes BelknapCounty Commissioner EdwardPhilpot, Coos County Commis-sioner Paul Grenier, GraftonCounty Commissioner MarthaRichards, Strafford CountyCommissioner Leo Lessard, Sul-livan County CommissionerEthel Jarvis, and SullivanCounty Commissioner Jeff Bar-rette. The Commissioners haveseen first hand Cryans's dedica-tion as a public servant andknow he is someone voters cantrust.

“It is with great enthusiasmthat I proudly endorse Mike'scandidacy,” said Grafton CountyCommissioner Martha Richards.“Working with Mike as a fellowCounty Commissioner hasallowed me to watch him as apublic servant who cares deeplyabout and consistently fights for

the best outcomes of our citizens.He is non-partisan, believes pro-foundly in investing in educa-tion, and will work hard topromote and support the NorthCounty like his late great friend,Ray Burton.”

The press release continuedto state: “Martha Richards hasserved with Cryans and Burtonas Grafton County Commis-sioner. For more than a decade,Ray Burton served as bothGrafton County Commissionerand Executive Councilor.Together the trio built a strongrecord of working together acrossparty lines in a bipartisan man-ner to find commonsense solu-tions for their constituents, bringjobs to the County, and savetaxpayers money. As ExecutiveCouncilor, Cryans will be astrong advocate for the morethan 100 diverse and indepen-dent communities that make upDistrict One, and champion forworking families and small busi-ness of northern New Hampshire.

“Mike Cryans is the Demo-cratic candidate in the March11th, special election for Execu-tive Council in District One. Cry-ans, a lifelong resident of NewHampshire and the first Execu-tive Council District, began hisprofessional career as a teacher,

passing on the gift of a qualityeducation to the next generationat the very same high school inLittleton he graduated fromhimself. Outside of public life,he twice set the fastest time everfor a New Hampshire residentin the Boston Marathon. Hebrings the tireless work ethicand unending dedication of along distance runner to publicservice. For 18 years, Cryanshas served the people of GraftonCounty, almost all of them sideby side with Ray Burton. Duringthat time they worked hard toinvest in strengthening theeconomy and protect taxpayers.”

Northern PassTRANSMISSION BILL

PASSES HOUSEA law calling for the burial of

new transmission line projectsthat was introduced by severalState Senators and Representa-tives, led by Rep. Larry Rappa-port of Colebrook, has passed theN.H. House of Representatives.

House Bill 569, as it is called,suggests that any new transmis-sion line proposed in the state ofN.H. that is not required forsystem reliability should be sub-stantially buried underground.

After the bill was approvedthis week by the N.H. House ofRepresentatives, it was referredon to the House Ways and MeansCommittee—the chairman ofthat committee, however, hasdeclined the referral, whichmeans it now goes directly to theState Senate, where, if it isapproved, it will go directly to theGovernor’s office to sign into law.

The bill instructs the state’sSite Evaluation Committee(SEC) to give preference to new

transmission lines that are pro-posed for underground construc-tion rather than overhead. If thelaw passes the next steps, itwould mean that any energyproject that proposes to buildtransmission lines will have toprove the project cannot be builtunderground.

The bill was written followinga controversy over the proposedNorthern Pass transmission lineproject, which was proposed in2010 by Public Service Co. ofN.H. to build a 180-mile trans-mission line from the Canadianborder on the northwest side ofPittsburg through New Hamp-shire to Deerfield in the south-east corner of the state. Lastyear, the project was revised sothat seven and a half miles wasproposed to be buried ratherthan building the entire 180miles overhead. The project—whether buried or not—has metwith a tough resistance fromresidents in the state.

–Donna Jordan


Education

Last Wednesday afternoon, Colebrook Elementary School held its annual spelling bee in the school'sgymnasium. Each grade from four through eight held spelling contests in their classrooms and two winnersfrom each class participated in the contest. Kneeling from the left are Ryleigh Rainville, Brynn Pearson,Lauren Brock, Olivia Barba and Jamie Martini. Standing in the back are Selena Richards, Missy Collins,Joshua Edwards, Lucas Brock and Brandon Wheeler. Angela Wheeler photo.

STRATFORD HOLDSSPELLING BEE

As Mrs. Terri Andritz said tothe students and adults attend-ing the Stratford School’s sev-enth annual spelling bee, “Whosaid spelling couldn’t be inter-esting?”

Mrs. Andritz, English Lan-guage Arts’ teacher at theschool, made the remark afterthree rounds of spelling elimi-nated all but two of the 46 stu-dents from Grades 3 to 8 whoparticipated in the contest.

The two remaining students,Adam Howland, third grader,and Christina Asher, eighthgrader, started the fourth roundeach spelling words correctly.For Adam, the word was “intro-verted” and for Christina it was,“vivacious.”

As the round went on fourmore times, “hermitage” finallystumped Adam, while Christinawent on to spell “bountiful” and“exorcism” correctly.

Both students seemed toenjoy the competition and highfived each other at the end.When Adam was asked how heknew such hard words, his replywas, “I’m just a good speller, andI like spelling.”

Christina will now go to TheCapitol Center for the Arts inConcord on March 2, where shewill compete with other studentsacross the Granite State toattend the Scripps’ Spelling Beein Washington, D.C., this spring.However, Adam is an alternate,in case Christina cannot go. But,according to him, “I will be backagain next year.”

–Marie P. Hughes

NORTHUMBERLANDSCHOOL BOARD

As part of the GrovetonSchool Board Meeting on Tues-day, Jan. 21, Chairman DaveHurlbutt announced the AnnualTown Meeting and School Meet-ing would once again take placeon the same day.

The School Meeting will be at10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15,to be followed by the Town Meet-ing at 12 noon in the high schoolauditorium. The day and loca-

tion was based on the success oflast year’s same day meeting.

Two teachers, Angie Brownand Michele Fox Bushaw, pre-sented an overview of the Com-mon Core requirements onbehalf of the Curriculum Lead-ership Team. The team is com-posed of Superintendent CarlLadd, principals, vice-principalsand teachers from all levels ofELA and Math at all SAU 58schools. Not only is the overallcurriculum more rigorous, but itbegins with kindergarten andfollows through to Grade 12.

The main principle behindthe Common Core is once astandard is mastered, studentsshould be able to build upon itin each subsequent year. Forexample, in kindergarten, stu-dents will be expected to writeopinions and narratives, pluslearn how to draft, write andrewrite. Even though the writ-ing will be simple, those con-cepts will be taught and builtupon as students continuethrough the grades and masterthe standards. By the time astudent becomes a senior in highschool, the standards for writingwill be at optimum level. Manyconcepts such as math functionshave been moved to lower gradesthan previously taught, makingstudents more ready for highschool and beyond. The otheraspect of the new standards isthe ability for students to partic-ipate in the regularly scheduledintervention classes where stu-dents can be retaught conceptsor challenged to do more. Manyof the standards will be taughtin units of five or six seeks, andeach student will receive a preand post assessment test.

All of the teachers of SAU 58schools will be working on thesame standards, but how eachteacher chooses to teach thosestandards will be up to the indi-vidual teacher who knows whatworks best in his or her class-room. However, every teacherwill use the same test for thegrade level being taught. Forexample, a third grader atGroveton Elementary will betaking the same math test formultiplication and division that

Once the Common Core Stan-dards are tested, the schools willbe using the Smarter BalanceAssessment as its standardizedtesting. As Dr. Ladd said, “Thefirst year will set the baselineand then measure growth. Noarbitrary numbers or score willbe given as in the past. The testwill only show growth from yearto year, and that will be the waystudents are measured.”

Director Adult EducationRobin Scott gave a report to theBoard about the new test beingused in New Hampshire calledHiSet. This test will take theplace of the GED, but is morechallenging and more expensivefor students. The GED used tocost $65 per test, but HiSet willcost $95. Last year eight stu-dents completed the GED and


At Stratford Public School a third grader and eighth grader competed for four rounds before a winnerof the spelling bee was declared. From the left, Adam Howland, Grade 3, Mrs. Terri Andritz, LanguageArts teacher, and winner eighth grader Christina Asher. Marie Hughes photo.

the third grader at Stratford andStark is taking. There are sevensteps to each standard beingtaught. They are: Pre-assess-ment, Data to plan, Differentia-tion, Teaching, Monitoring,Teaching, and Post-assessment.As one of the presenters stated,“Right now we are playing catch-up. We have to get through all ofthe material, and our studentsare not prepared for these newstandards.”

However, actual testing willnot begin until spring 2015, soteachers have time to implementthe standards. “Mastery is thekey of Common Core. The bigdifference is not trying to coverall standards, but choosing theones students need to master,and knowing once they havemastered it, they have it to buildon,” according to both Bushawand Brown.

Selena Richards was the winnerof the Colebrook spelling beeagain this year, making it to thefinal round and by spelling theword “ventriloquy.” Selena willbe continuing on to Concord tothe Center for the Arts to competeagainst other spellers on March1. Angela Wheeler photo.


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students are measured.”

COLEBROOK SHOWN INCANADIAN TV PROGRAM

Last summer a film crew forTFO, a French-language Cana-dian television network, came toColebrook accompanying LesChercheurs D’or for their con-cert at the Tillotson Center. Theconcert was sponsored by theGreat North Woods Committeefor the Arts in conjunction withthe Skye Theatre in Maine,which hosted the Quebecoisgroup. They put on an all-French language concert both inColebrook and later in EastDixfield, Maine.

The filming was part of aplanned series, “Arriere-Scene,”focusing on the Canadian musicscene. Les Chercheurs D’or por-tion was included in an episodewhich spotlighted touring. TheColebrook visit was the group’svery first performance in theUnited States. Les ChercheursD’or, which translates to TheGolddiggers, was one of a hand-ful of groups featured in thethird episode.

Last week the program airedin Canada and this week theepisode went online. It featuresfootage of the group comingacross the border at BeecherFalls and pulling up to theTillotson Center to unload theirgear. There is also footage takenof the group setting up equip-ment and instruments on thestage at the Tillotson Center.

Later in the program there isa segment of the group visitingthe Colebrook Chronicle’sClarksville office, including itslibrary.

It concludes with its arrivalat the Skye Theatre in Maine,greeted by Phill McIntyre, whoruns the Celtic-based theater inwestern Maine.

The episode can be seen in itsentirety on Arriere-Scene You-Tube channel, with highlightsalso viewable in this week’sVideo News of the Week atwww.colebrookchronicle.com.

–Charles J. Jordan

Les Chercheurs D’or performing in Colebrook last summer.

From the TV program: they arrive in the U.S. at Beecher Falls.

Unloading their equipment at the Tillotson Center…

…and setting up on the Colebrook stage.

Band member Simon Pelletier-Gilbert talks to the film crew duringhis visit to the Colebrook Chronicle’s Clarksville office.


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FIRESIDE FIDDLERS ATCOFFEEHOUSE JAN. 31Get ready for the return of the

Fireside Fiddlers to Colebrook asthey continue their “North Coun-try tour” which began in Cole-brook before Christmas and hasincluded the Cabin Fever Con-cert Series in Guildhall, Vt., and

Weeks Public Library in Lan-caster (this Sunday).

On Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.,the Great North Woods Commit-tee for the Arts in conjunctionwith the Tillotson Center will behosting the return of the FiresideFiddlers to the new gallery cof-feehouse setting at the Center on

kicks off the two-day ColebrookWinter Carnival sponsored bythe Colebrook Kiwanis Club.Representatives of the WinterCarnival will be at the coffee-house on the night of the concertwith information about events atthe Colebrook Country Club andNorth Country Community Rec-reation Center scheduled for thenext day.

Tickets for the Jan. 31 coffee-house at the Tillotson Center are$12 and available in advance atFiddleheads at 110 Main St. inColebrook and at the door on thenight of the show. The price ofadmission includes complimen-tary goodies and beverages. Formore information on this and

other upcoming GNWCA shows,visit www.gnwca.org or call 237-9302 or 246-8998.

CRIBBAGE COHORTSTwelve players participated

in the 15th tournament for thisseason. Those members with atleast 12 points were eligible toreceive points. Four playersreceived points on Thursdaynight at the Colebrook CountryClub.

First place: Louise Streeterwith 17 game points, eight wins,spread of 104.

Second place: Kathi Woodardwith 15 game points, six wins,spread of 116.

Third place: Wendell Wood-ard with 13 game points, sixwins, spread of 68.

Fourth place: Stanley Mullinswith 12 game points, six wins,spread of 51.

The last Thursday of themonth will be a fun night. Allcribbage players are welcome toattend. We gather at the Cole-brook Country Club on Thursdaynights; games start at 6:30 p.m.If you have any questions, con-tact Louise at 237-8602 or Annieat 237-4034.

–submitted byCribbage Cohorts

COOS COUNTYNURSING HOSPITAL

Residents started the week offwith a jewelry workshop. Theymade bracelets and necklacesusing beads and wrapped prettyrocks for necklaces. SpecialCare Unit (SCU) residentsworked on painting stackingboxes, reminisced about snow-storms and made a cute mittenbanner. Some of the ladiesgathered for a quilting bee.

Big Ed joined us one after-noon. He sang songs and playedguitar. In between songs he tolda few personal stories. Jackieand their dog Fred joined every-one a little late. Judy Roche sangand played on Saturday. She

mixed in a few jokes for a funtime. The chorus made their ownmusic in a practice session.

Residents played Frosty PrizeBingo this week. They were ableto choose from a collection of cutesnowman figures and scratchtickets. The scratch tickets werebought with money donated byPaul Hamel in memory of hisdaughter, Renee. AnnonciadeMarquis won the Blackout Bingogame which was a cash prize.SCU residents played the dicegame, a dictionary game, maderhymes and made their own lottogame.

A Birthday Bash “T Party”was held to honor those withJanuary birthdays. Participantssipped on tea, munched on cook-ies and sang “Happy Birthday ToYou.” The group racked theirbrains to come up with as manywords as they could that startwith the letter T.

An obstacle course was set upin the Family Room. Participantswent through a course of chal-lenges of ball games.

CRAG SPONSORINGDRAWING CLASS

The Connecticut River Arti-san Group (CRAG) is sponsoringa drawing and use of differentmediums art class from 4:30-6:30p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014,at the Pittsburg school art room.To sign up for the class, contactNicole Jeralds at 238-9934 [email protected].

Class size is limited so pleasesign up as soon as possible. Asuggested donation of $10 isrequested from people taking theclass.

BRIDGE REPAIRS ONROUTE 26 IN ERROL

The N.H. Dept. of Transporta-tion announces bridge repairsare scheduled to begin Monday,Jan. 27, 2014, on the Route 26bridge over Corser Brook in Errol.


14 Carriage Lane in Colebrook(next to the Post Office). Thecoffeehouse concerts are beingheld in the first-floor gallery atthe Tillotson Center.

The regional fiddle group willbe performing popular old-timeyfiddle tunes like “Red Wing,”“Old Joe Clark,” “Angeline theBaker” and “Soldier’s Joy,” alongwith standards like “The Tennes-see Waltz.” The group, comprisedof musicians from all over theNorth Country and NortheastKingdom, recently released itssecond CD–which will be on saleat the Tillotson Center on thenight of the show.

This appearance will have anadded significance as it officially

State Senator Jeff Woodburn hosted New Hampshire’s Secretary of State Bill Gardner on a tour to several towns in District One during the special election primary held on Jan.21. They presented state proclamations of recognition to several of the area’s longest-serving public servants. Left photo: In Errol, long-time Selectman Larry Enman, standingcenter, was honored. Right photo: In Columbia, Selectman Norman Cloutier received a proclamation. Photos courtesy Jeff Woodburn.


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At Colebrook’s polling place in the school gym, Town Clerk Sheila Beauchemin shows a visiting Secretaryof State Bill Gardner the town’s ballot box during the special election primary on Jan. 21. Charles Jordanphoto.

This bridge deck repair proj-ect is expected to take 12 weeksto complete and will require one-way alternating traffic controlledby temporary signals. The travellane on the bridge will be 13-feetwide during this period.COMM NEWS

COLEBROOK DISTRICTHEATING SURVEY BEGINS

The Colebrook District Heat-ing project is ready to take thenext step in its evaluation pro-cess by surveying potential dis-trict heat customers about theirinterest and heating needs.

Colebrook has been consider-ing a wood-fired district heatingsystem since 2010 to providelower cost, locally generated heatto the downtown area, majorinstitutions, industrial park andnearby residences.

The purpose of the survey isto determine potential heatingdemand for the system and togauge customer interest. Theresults will be used by the localproject management team to

(Continued from page 8) assess demand for the projectand—if interest is sufficient—toseek financing options for sys-tem construction.

The project managementteam for the Colebrook districtheating project has retainedColebrook-based Calex Environ-mental, LLC, to conduct thesurvey of potential district heatcustomers.

The survey will focus on own-ers of approximately 125 proper-ties that are located alongBridge Street; the downtownportion of Main Street from theintersection of Park Street to theColebrook Elementary School; asection of Park Street (Rte. 145)beginning at the intersectionwith Main Street and extendingto Corliss Lane; and portions ofCorliss Lane ending at theUpper Connecticut Valley Hos-pital. The survey will also inviteinput from the business proper-ties located in the ColebrookBusiness Park.

Calex Environmental ownerRonald Guerin said his firm willmail an advance notice to allparticipants in the very nearfuture, then call participants to

set up a convenient interviewtime to complete the survey.

Since 2010 the Town of Cole-brook has been exploring thecreation of a wood-fired districtheating system to provide lowercost, locally generated heat to itsdowntown, major institutions,businesses and nearby resi-dences. The community com-pleted an engineering feasibilitystudy for the project in 2012,


EvelynJordanJanuary

27th

Happy 89th Birthday Mom!


Project Management Team by [email protected].

CANAAN SENIORS NEWSJean-Nil Theroux entertained

the Canaan Seniors on Wednes-day, playing all his instruments,which is always enjoyed. Jacque-line Guay was welcomed back.The 50/50 winners are MariaDube and Peter Durno. Freemeal winners were LucienneJalbert and Adrienne Roy. TheBingo winners were LucienneJalbert, Ray Lanctot, Jean-NilTheroux, Therese Rougeau,Suzanne Roy and Lisette Fau-teux. Ghislain Charland won theBlackout game.

Next week (Jan. 29) will bethe monthly penny sale and cel-ebration of the January birth-days. The menu will be soup,assorted sandwiches, pickles andchips, with birthday cake and icecream for dessert.

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On Tuesday Sarah Cummings of Colebrook took this photo of a cold morning on the Connecticut River.

For reservations, call DencieCunningham at (802) 266-8206on or before Tuesday by 10 a.m.

ISHC NAVIGATOR HELPSWITH HEALTHCARE

“It’s been a very busy time,”said Jordan Phinney, Outreachand Enrollment Facilitator atIndian Stream Health Center.The federal website is now func-tional, and residents are able tocreate accounts, submit applica-tions and enroll in plans.

As the March 31, 2014,enrollment deadline approaches,Phinney and Outreach Coordi-nator Brenda Puglisi are work-ing steadily to help theuninsured and under-insuredapply for and receive insurancecoverage. “We are the Naviga-tors for this Community,” saidPhinney. “We guide peoplethrough the enrollment process,and help them select the cover-age that is best for them and fortheir family members.”

New Hampshire, as a state,opted out of managing its ownHealth Insurance Marketplace

under the Affordable Care Act.This means that New Hamp-shire residents must access theFederal Marketplace site inorder to shop for, and sign upfor, medical benefits under theAffordable Care Act (ACA).

As most people know, ini-tially the Federal Marketplacewebsite was fraught with prob-lems and, for more than amonth, was very difficult to signup for insurance through thisprocess.

According to Phinney, “Thoseresidents we assisted initiallythe old fashioned way: paperapplications, have now beeninformed that their applicationshave been processed and mosthave enrolled in their healthinsurance plan of choice.”

To date, Jordan and Brendahave assisted over 300 arearesidents through one-on-oneappointments and interactions.Their assistance includes pro-viding learning opportunitiesabout the Marketplace optionsand, indeed, getting residentssigned up for new healthcareplans under the Affordable CareAct.

There are many success sto-ries coming out of the NorthCountry with regard to access toaffordable health coverage.There have been many residentsthat have been able to enroll inplans that, thanks to cost shar-ing reductions, have boasted 94percent coverage for their healthcare costs. This has significantlyreduced deductibles and out ofpocket costs as well, while keep-ing monthly premiums at veryaffordable levels.

As explained by Phinney, “Avast majority of the communitymembers in this area haveincomes that allow them to qual-ify for advanced premium taxcredits and cost sharing reduc-tions; these are significantlyimproving the affordability ofhealth care insurance. There areplenty of residents that havebeen very pleasantly surprised

which concluded that a districtheating system was viable.

With those positive results,in September 2013, the Cole-brook Development Corporationformed a management team forthe project in cooperation withthe town. Attorney Rick Brockof the law firm F.D. Brock,PLLC has been retained to facil-itate the efforts of the manage-ment team.

With the assistance of theNorthern Forest Center, theproject recently received fundingfrom the Neil and Louise Tillot-son Fund to survey potentialusers. Potential survey respon-dents may contact Calex Envi-ronmental, LLC, by email [email protected] 237-9399 or with any ques-tions regarding the survey.

For more information on thedistrict heat project, email the


with what they were able toaccess”.

Karen Mercier of Colebrookcontinues to be very pleasedwith her experiences with theHealth Insurance Marketplaceand Indian Stream Health Cen-ter’s navigator expertise. Mer-cier stated that “Once I gotconnected with Jordan, thewhole experience with the Mar-ketplace was superb. I’m goodwith computers, but I couldn’thave done it alone. The pricingis wonderful. It’s making a hugedifference in our lives. I knew Iwas going to lose my previousinsurance at the end of the year,and it’s scary to not have healthinsurance. Anything can happenat any time. I would absolutelyrecommend anyone to call ISHCfor an appointment. Now, withinsurance, I am back to beingestablished with a primary carephysician in Colebrook for thefirst time in a long time – andI’m very happy about it”.

Kasha Ramirez of Colebrookalso encourages residents to callISHC and see what the Market-place can offer them. “Goingthrough the Marketplace was awonderful experience. I was ableto get health insurance at a veryreasonable price. I haven’t hadinsurance since 2007. I woulddefinitely recommend makingan appointment with Jordan atISHC–it’s easy! I’ve already rec-ommended other people to callher.”

Shirley Powell, ISHC CEO,encourages everyone to “Passthe word: the online Market-place is working, and at IndianStream Health Center, JordanPhinney and Brenda Puglisi, ourPatient Navigators, are doingwhat it takes to assist individu-als in finding the best coveragefor those in need!”

Open enrollment does notend until March 31, 2014, sothere is still plenty of time tosign up, shop around and takeadvantage of potential cost-sav-ing plans.



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FARMERS MEETING INCOLEBROOK ON JAN. 30The Coos County chapter of

the Small and Beginning Farm-ers of NH (SBFNH) will meet onThursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at theColebrook Public Library at 6:30p.m. downstairs (back entrance).

The group will share informa-tion about its organization, itsanimal pass-on program (startedwith Heifer International), andwill decide on the purchase of afive-way seeder for its membersto share.

Membership is open to any-one. The public is welcome at themeeting. SBFNH is a statewideorganization and can be foundonline at www.sbfnh.org. Con-tact Julie Moran at 726-6992 fordetails.

(Continued from page 10) FUEL ASSISTANCEGUIDELINES

With the recent extreme coldweather and still a substantialportion of the heating season leftto go, Tri County CommunityAction Program (TCCAP) wishesto announce that it is still takingapplications for the N.H. FuelAssistance and Electric Assis-tance programs. Householdswho have not yet applied forassistance are encouraged tocontact one of our local offices tomake an appointment to apply.

The Fuel Assistance Programprovides grants for eligiblehouseholds to help pay for theirheating expenses. Applicationsfor this seasonal program will betaken through the end of April.Renters as well as homeownersmay be eligible for the program.The program determines eligibil-ity by household size and gross

household income. Benefits areprovided in the form of a creditwith the heating supply vendor.The program can also assist rent-ers that pay for their heat indi-rectly through their rent.Applicants are required to applyfor assistance each heating sea-son and will be required to bringdocumentation for householdmembers and their income.

The Electric Assistance Pro-gram can provide a discount ona household’s monthly electricbill. This program operates yearround. Again, renters as well ashomeowners are eligible. Theelectric bill must be in the nameof an adult household member.Eligibility is determined takinginto account household size andgross income. The level of dis-count is determined by thehousehold income with the low-


The judges for this year's Mock Rock at Pittsburg School were third grade teacher Karen Pariseau, N.H.State Senator Jeff Woodburn and first grade teacher Wanda Merrill. Angela Wheeler photo.

This scrappy looking bobcat was photographed wandering through a Clarksville yard where he has beenseen numerous times this winter where he munches on bird seed. The property owner says he appears tobe blind in one eye and is missing the right hind paw–and walks just on the leg portion. Courtesy photo.


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Left photo: Daughter Edith on fiddle and Dad John on banjo during the Gawler Family concert inColebrook. Right photo: Molly Gawler finishes a number with a flourish. Sarah Cummings photos.

est income households receivingthe largest discount amount. Ahousehold does need to recertifyeach year to remain eligible.

To apply, contact the TCCAPoffice nearest you: Berlin at 752-3248, Colebrook at 237-8168 orLancaster 788-4477. In CarrollCounty call 1-888-842-3835,Littleton call 444-6653, Woods-ville call747-3013, Ashland call968-3560, Lebanon call 443-6100.

The 2014 gross income guide-lines are as follows for householdsize, 30-day income limit:

1 $1,889 2 $2,550 3 $3,210 4 $3,871 5 $4,532 6 $5,193 7 $5,854 8 $6,515

ERROL CHURCHBENEFIT CONCERT

A benefit concert for the ErrolCongregational Church in Errolwill be held on Saturday, Feb. 8,at 2 p.m. The concert will includethe groups Stanza 21 from Con-way, Dan and Beth Buteau, Pauland Tammy Herman of Berlinand Bob Lord of Errol.

There is a jazz group, gospelgroups and another who willperform a little gospel—both hisown songs and Country. Therewill be refreshments during theintermission. For more informa-tion, contact Sharon Miller at482-7771.


The Gawler Family Band from Maine delighted the audience at Saturday’s show at the Tillotson Centerin Colebrook. The concert was sponsored by the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts. You can seehighlights and an interview with the band in the Video News at www.colebrookchronicle.com. AngelaWheeler photo.


North Country Photo AlbumPittsburg School Winter Carnival

Photos by Angela Wheeler

Winning the Mock Rock at this year's Winter Carnival at Pittsburg School was the freshman Class of2017 with its choreographed dance to the song “Footloose.”

Left photo: Facing off in the gym for a game of floor hockey were freshman Cody Richards and juniorJacob Reich. Right photo: Pulling themselves across the floor on scooters, from front to back, are WilliamBerhardt, Sarah Woody and Caleb Umlah, and in the back holding the rope is freshman Cody Richards.

Kicking off the Mock Rock skits this year was the Pittsburg School staff. The staff performed to the song“Vogue,” each with some pretty interesting attire.

The Pittsburg School senior class performed a Mock Rock mash up this year, performing several differentsongs all strung together, with a battle of the sexes earning them second place for the event.


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home in Brighton, was once againon his land. This time instead ofengaging with the woman, hewalked away.

Ouimette said that he wassubsequently reported “to everyauthority in the state of Ver-mont,” such as the Fish andGame, Forest and Parks, plusNatural Resources. According toOuimette, investigations foundhe had done nothing wrong orillegal in his logging practices.

At this same time, Eolian hadalready installed test towers onOuimette’s land which monitorwind speed and provide otherdata to help determine whetherthe location would be feasible ornot. Ouimette put up the towers,and at one point they had to betaken down in order to be movedto a different location, and some-one reported that to the authori-ties as well. Again he asserts thatno wrong doing was discoveredhere either.

As tensions mounted regard-ing his efforts to promote a windfarm, Ouimette asserts that hewas the victim of vandalism.Ouimette said he and his menhave locks on all their equipment,but not on the excavator, so theyplaced tape over the fuel tank.When they returned to work oneday, they found the tape had beenmoved, and, as he said, “We tooksamples of the fuel and sent it toCaterpillar, and they told us notto use the excavator because somechemicals, including gas, hadbeen put in the fuel tank, and itcould have caused serious prob-lems. We had to drain the fueland clean everything out beforewe could even use it.”

This example is only one ofmany which Ouimette and hisemployees have encountered, hesaid. “No matter where I amworking in Vermont, someonecomes along and tries to disruptmy work. I am tired of the harass-ment. In fact, the last job inVermont, where we were logging,it was clearly marked that thetrails were closed because of log-ging, and people hiked in anyway.Someone reported to the environ-mental people we were causing‘dirty water’ to form where wewere logging. Inspectors came inand found it was an existingswamp.”

Ouimette is very concernedwith someone getting hurtbecause they do not belong neara logging operation. Therefore,because of all the difficulties, hesays he spoke to people in IslandPond and to Eolian and said, “Nomatter what the vote, I am clos-ing off my property, but I willwait until after the vote to do so.”He stated, “It doesn’t matterabout the vote, but I am a strongbeliever in property rights. I wantto separate my business from thewind farm because logging is theway I make my living, and I amnow concentrating on working inNew Hampshire, where we havenot been subject to the harass-ment we received in Vermont.”

Ouimette’s daughter, Bridget,said that the land has been partof her father’s property for a longtime, and every time he has beenreported to the state for illegal


doings, nothing has been foundwrong. So now according toOuimette, “The only recourse Ihave is to post my propertywhich will make any trespassingillegal.”

Police, EMS

responders, two police officerswere hospitalized.

Many of the 30 people stillunaccounted for at the fatal firehad very limited movement andwere in wheelchairs or usingwalkers. Acting Town MayorGinette Caron told the press thatonly five of the residents hadcomplete mobility. One residentwas seen on a balcony yelling forhelp. Her son tried to raise aladder to rescue her but was notsuccessful. Local fire Chief YvonCharron described it as the nightfrom hell. A portion of the build-ing had a fire sprinkler system,the rest of it did not. Every roomhad a smoke detector. The searchfor residents has been hamperedby the fact that the buildingcollapsed during the fire andbecause what remains of thebuilding is encased in thick ice.

–Corey Bellamcontributed to this report

45TH PARALLEL EMSThe following is the activity

report Jan. 12-18.On Jan. 12, at 12:15 p.m., the

department responded to Cole-brook for a medical emergency.

On Jan 13, at 8:25 a.m., thedepartment responded to Cole-brook for a medical emergency.At 10:07 a.m., the departmentresponded to Pittsburg for a med-ical emergency. At 1:51 p.m., thedeparted responded to Columbiafor a medical emergency.

On Jan. 14, at 1:27 a.m., thedepartment responded to Pitts-burg for a snowmobile collision.

On Jan. 15, at, 6:16 a.m., thedepartment responded to Pitts-burg for a medical emergency. At7:55 a.m., the departmentresponded to Colebrook for amedical emergency. At 8:33 a.m.,the department responded toColebrook for a medical emer-gency. At 11:23 a.m., the depart-ment responded to Colebrook fora medical emergency. At 12:19p.m., the department respondedto Colebrook for a medical emer-gency.

On Jan. 16, at 11:15 a.m., thedepartment responded to UCVHfor a transfer to Catholic MedicalCenter.

On Jan. 17, at 12:45 a.m., thedepartment responded to Cole-brook for a medical emergency.

On Jan. 18, at 6:35 a.m., thedepartment responded to Colum-bia for a medical emergency. At6:50 a.m., the departmentresponded to Colebrook for amedical emergency. At 10:08a.m., the department respondedto UCVH for a transfer to Con-cord Hospital.


presently there are two workingon their high school equivalency.Chairman Hurlbutt told Scott“We believe the adult educationprogram is one of our successes,and we will support it in any waywe can.”

In Business Manager PattyBrown’s report, the Boardlearned the paraprofessionalswill be receiving a one-time raisebecause their hours will be cutnext year from 32½ hours to 29hours. This raise will make themwhole so they will not lose anymoney due to loss of hours.Brown also told the Board, thenew school budget will onlyincrease the tax base by an esti-mated 84 cents per thousand.

The next School Board meet-ing will be a hearing of the bud-get and will take place onMonday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m., in thehigh school library.

–Marie P. Hughes

ON PRESIDENT’SLIST AT SNHU

Theresa Andolina, a 2010Colebrook Academy graduate,has been named to the Presi-dents ‘s list at Southern N.H.University where she is majoringin middle school math education.Theresa will graduate in May,2014.

Kristen Call, also ColebrookAcademy graduated, has alsobeen named to the President’slist at SNHU. Kristen is major-ing in Elementary Educationwith a certification in GeneralSpecial Education.

ON DEAN’S LISTAT SNHU

Alyssa Cass, a graduate ofColebrook Academy, has beennamed to the Dean’s list atSouthern N.H. University whereshe is majoring in English Lan-guage and Literature. DeanNeary, another Colebrook Acad-emy graduate, has also beennamed to the Dean’s list atSNHU. He is majoring in Historyand Social Studies Education.

ON DEAN’S LISTAT UNH

Brett Gervais of Island Pond,Vt., has been named to the Fall2013 Dean’s List at the Univer-sity of N.H. Students named tothe Dean's List at the Universityof New Hampshire have earned


recognition through their supe-rior scholastic performance.Highest Honors are awarded tostudents who earn a semestergrade point average of 3.85 orbetter out of a possible 4.0. Stu-dents with a 3.65 to 3.84 averageare awarded high honors andstudents whose grade point aver-age is 3.5 through 3.64 areawarded honors.

ON DEAN’S LISTAT JOHNSON

Brian Lima, Sr., of Canaan,Vt., has been named to theDean’s list at Johnson State Col-lege in Johnson, Vt.

NORTHUMBERLANDELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HONOR ROLLHonors

Grade 4: Kaitlin Cassady,Kassidy Whiting, Dylan Desau-tels, Nolan McMann, DakotaWheeler.

Grade 5: Colby Stinson, NoahBodnar, Madison Howland,Marissa Leighton, Matthew St.Cyr, Alexus Call, Caitlyn Gib-

ney, Julian Kenison, BrandonLaundry, Kiesha Ritchie.

High HonorsGrade 4: Patrick Keenan.Grade 5: Nathan Guay,

Emmalee DeBlois, Nodia Daven-port, Victoria Leighton, PaigeRoy.

STRATFORD SCHOOLHONOR ROLL

HonorsGrade 3: Bennett Brooks-Av-

ery, Kylee Lachance, Evan McAl-lister.

Grade 4: Christopher Corliss,Kayla-Rose Howland.

Grade 5: Ruby Come, Mer-cedes Martin, Amanda Newman,Jasmine Noyes.

Grade 6: Nicolas Goulet.Grade 7: Janessa Lavoie, Eliz-

abeth Noyes.Grade 8: Austin Lesperance,

Erik Lynch.High Honors

Grade 8: Christina Asher.

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LANCASTER GRAND PRIXThe Lancaster Snow-Drifters

are dusting off the famed Kil-kenny Cup as they bring it outof retirement to help celebratethe 50th Anniversary of theLancaster Grand Prix, the oldestsnowmobile race in the country.Named after the rugged moun-tain range on the border of Lan-caster, the Kilkenny Cup is oneof early snowmobiling’s oldestand most coveted awards. Withsnowmobile races, a parade anda vintage snowmobile show,along with the 50th AnniversaryKilkenny Cup Ball, the Lan-caster Grand Prix will boastloads of fun, snow and speedfrom Friday, Jan. 31, thoughSunday, Feb. 2.

“In a lot of ways, competitivesnowmobiling was born in NewHampshire, in Lancaster,” saidKen Bolland, President of theLancaster Snow-Drifters. “TheKilkenny Cup is really at theheart of the sport’s history. For13 years, the Lancaster GrandPrix was the superior snowmo-biling race in the country,attracting nearly 20,000 specta-tors, making it then the largestoutdoor sporting event in thestate, and possibly New Eng-land. We decided to restore theGrand Prix in hopes this special,one-time event will bring outpast competitors, along with thenewest generation of snowmobil-ers.”

The Kilkenny Cup, whichincludes the names of the Snow-mobile Hall of Fame memberswho began their victorious reignat the first Lancaster GrandPrix in 1964, resides with theLancaster Snow-Drifters, theoldest snowmobile club in theUnited States. Participantswere awarded the Kilkenny Cupif they received top points forthree consecutive years. Timber-land Machines donated the hugesilver cup to the Snow-Driftersin 1966.

The Northern New York Vin-tage Snowsled Racers will raceto the finish of the one-quarter-mile track at the Lancaster Fair-grounds at 9 a.m., on Saturday,Feb. 1. The race will be followedby a snowmobile parade andbonfire. The marquee event, theLancaster Grand Prix, will takeplace at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb.2, at the Lancaster Fairgrounds.

Race winners will have theirnames inscribed on the Kil-kenny Cup. Racers will beawarded $8,000 in cash prizesover the two days of the Lan-caster Grand Prix celebration,which is sponsored by Ski Dooand Dalton Mountain MotorSports, F.B. Spaulding, NorthCountry Ford, Mountain ViewGrand, and Fitch Fuel.

“This weekend-long celebra-tion is a great way to rememberand commemorate this region’ssnowmobiling roots,” said CathyConway of New HampshireGrand. “Snowmobiling has

Jim Gillies came to entertain with plenty of songs at the St. Paul’sRest Home in Bury, Que. Corey Bellam photo.

The 50th Anniversary of the Lancaster Grand Prix, the oldestsnowmobile race in the country, will take place in a weekend-longcelebration beginning Friday, Jan. 31. Pictured here, Bill Bucklinraces to the finish. Courtesy photo.

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become a huge part of the recre-ation scene in northern NewHampshire, so we expect snow-mobilers to be excited to take insome snowmobiling history thisweekend, along with a few racesand plenty of fun.”

Events will kick off with theVintage Snow Sled Show atCrane’s Snowmobile Museumfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday,Jan. 31. The Kilkenny Cup Ball,which will take place on Friday,Jan. 31, at the Mountain ViewGrand Resort from 5:30 to 11p.m., will feature cocktails, cashbar, buffet dinner, music anddancing.

Additionally, the weekendtakes place on the ReciprocalSnowmobile Weekend which isshared by New Hampshire, Ver-mont and Maine. During thisweekend, snowmobilers regis-tered in Vermont and Maine willbe able to operate on NewHampshire trails during thethree-day open weekend.

The Lancaster Grand Prixwill take place as part of a year-long celebration of Lancaster, as2014 marks Lancaster’s 250thanniversary.

For more information, visitwww.lancastergrandprix.com.

MOOSE STUDYUNDERWAY

Northern New Hampshire res-idents may see a helicopter over-head in the coming weeks as theN.H. Fish and Game Depart-ment’s latest study of moose mor-tality and productivity getsunderway. Fish and Game hascontracted with Aero Tech Inc. tocollar moose for the study. Activ-ity will be weather-dependent,but could occur any time betweenJan. 20 and Feb. 2.

During this time, residents ofSuccess, Berlin, Milan, Cam-bridge, Dummer, Millsfield andErrol may notice a low-flyinghelicopter. The collaring will takeplace in Wildlife ManagementUnit C2 and the eastern side ofWMUs B and C1. The Aero Techwildlife crew will use net-gunsand tranquilizer darts to capturethe moose and collar them. Resi-dents with questions can callFish and Game’s Wildlife Divi-sion at 271-2461.



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Decorated pilot Gilles Boulanger passed away on Dec. 31 at the ageof 91. Corey Bellam photo.

“We hope to find out if natu-ral mortality has increased sincea similar study was done aboutten years ago,” explained Kris-tine Rines, N.H. Fish andGame’s moose biologist. Theearlier New Hampshire moosestudy took place from 2001-2006. The current study willspan three years. Over a two-year period, radio collars will beplaced on about 80 moose cowsand calves. A graduate studentfrom the University of NewHampshire (UNH), which ispartnering with Fish and Gamein the study, will track themoose.

The collared animals will betracked for four years and mon-itored for as long as the collarskeep transmitting, said Rines.“We’ll look at how long the indi-viduals live, and when they die,we'll try to get there as soon aspossible to determine cause ofdeath.”

This current research effortis a more directed study focusedprimarily on mortality, accord-ing to Rines. “It’s clear that weneed to learn more about thecauses of moose mortality andhow our changing weather pat-terns may be affecting both thecauses and rates of mortality inour moose herd,” she said.

Researchers will be lookingclosely at whether the increasein moose mortality and reduc-tion in reproductive success inNew Hampshire is because ofwinter tick, or if additional dis-ease and parasite problems orother causes of mortality are inevidence.

“If this trend is driven pri-marily by winter tick, thenevery year will be different,because weather is such a bigplayer,” said Rines. “What welearn will help our moose man-agement team anticipate andrespond to changing moose mor-tality and productivity.”

The study, funded by federalWildlife Restoration dollarswith the support of matchingfunds from UNH, may helpanswer a question on the mindof many Granite State residentsand visitors. Namely, findingout what’s in store for NewHampshire moose.

“While regional moose popu-lations are indeed facing someserious threats, moose are noton the verge of disappearingfrom the New Hampshire land-scape, but they are declining,”said Rines. “The fact of the mat-ter is that we don't know whatthe future holds, but we’re hope-ful that a combination ofresearch and managementefforts will allow us to do all wecan to secure the future of NewHampshire’s invaluable mooseresources.”

For more information on NewHampshire's moose population,one can learn more by visitinghttp://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/


Neal Hancock, front, and Bethany Rothney have the lead roles as WillStone and his wife, Olive Stone, in the new historical play from EatonCorner, “William Stone’s Leg.” Courtesy photo.

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“WILLIAM STONE’S LEG”AT EATON CORNER

An original play entitled“William Stone’s Leg” will beperformed for the public at theSawyerville Community Centre,6 Church St., on Feb. 15. Perfor-mances are at 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m.

It tells the story of the manat the center of a real historicevent in Eaton Corner: the firstuse of anesthesia in Canada.The two-hour play was writtenby Marlene Lowry of Sawyer-ville and will be performed by acast of 20 local actors in periodcostume, supported by musi-cians, make up artists, andstage crew, all volunteers.

The price of admission is $8.The play will be performed inEnglish, and it is a benefit forthe Eaton Corner Museum. Fortickets, call Pat Boychuck at(819) 875-3182, or [email protected].

In 1847, medical history wasmade in the village of EatonCorner when Dr. Edward D.Worthington performed the firstmajor operation in Canadausing ether as an anesthetic.Before that, patients had tosuffer the agony of medical pro-cedures, amputations, and sur-geries with only the support oftheir faith or a bit of alcohol, orboth.

We know a lot about thesurgery and about the skill andscientific expertise of Dr. Wor-thington from coverage by news-papers and medical journals ofthe day. Dr. Worthington, origi-nally from Ireland, was a distin-guished doctor practicing inSherbrooke, Que. At the EatonCorner surgery, he was assistedby two local doctors, Dr. Rogersof Eaton Corner, and Dr.Andrews from Cookshire. Wor-thington administered sulphuricether to his patient in a series ofoperations to remove his lowerleg. His leg had become diseasedas a result of an accident eightyears before.

In Worthington’s own words,the patient, a 30-year-old mannamed William Stone, was“quite willing, indeed anxious,upon a fair representation of thefacts, to try any means thatpromised to lessen the dreadfulpain of an operation.” He wasconscious during the surgery butfelt no pain. “One time when hehad a presentiment of pain, (he)gave the word to “pass the bot-tle,” which he afterwardsseemed to cherish as a bosomfriend.”

Little is known, though,about this patient, WilliamStone, who was brave enough toallow Worthington to do thesurgery. In this play, the storyis told from William Stone’spoint of view, the way it couldhave happened. Although basedon a true event (the operation)

and on real people, the story ismostly imagined. The storybegins at the point where theinitial injury could have occurred.

Lowry used the diary of thelocal Congregationalist minister,Rev. Sherrill, as an historicalsource. Of the 20 characters,including neighbors, families,and doctors, all but seven arebased on real persons who livedin Eaton Corner at the time. Asthe story unfolds, we are contin-ually reminded of William’s leg,hence the title, “William Stone’sLeg.”

UPCOMING EVENTSABOVE THE BORDER

Here are some of the eventsthat are taking place above theborder in the coming weeks:

The fourth annual BenefitDance for Relay for Life “TeamBravehearts” is taking place onFeb. 8. The Army-Navy-Air ForceUnit 318 on St. Francis Streetin Lennoxville, Que., is hostingan evening of good old countrymusic by Slightly Haggard start-ing at 8 p.m. This dance is to helpraise money for the CanadianCancer Society to help in findinga cure for cancer. If you’re outand about and north of the bor-der, stop in for a while and enjoythe music while helping thecause. Tickets are $10 and avail-able at the door. For more infor-mation, call (819) 837-2363, orsend an email [email protected].

Lennoxville Junior Curlerswill hold a fundraising brunchon, Saturday, Jan. 25, at theLennoxville Curling Rink onSpeid St. (just off of QueenStreet.) in Lennoxville, Que. Itwill run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,and includes baked beans, eggs,pancakes, maple syrup, andeverything else one could everwant in a brunch. This would bea good family outing above theborder, and visitors could trytheir hand at the fine sport ofcurling. This reporter is verysure the young boys and girls onhand during the event would behappy to show event-goers howto play. The cost of the brunch is$10, and all are welcome.

–Corey Bellam

TOES TAPPING ATST. PAUL’S REST HOMEThe Chronicle visited the St.

Paul’s Rest Home in Bury, Que.,this past Friday, and found amusical show in progress. JimGillies was singing his heart out,much to the enjoyment of theresidents and many visitors. Wejust pulled up a chair and joinedright in to listen to this verytalented singer/songwriter. Theresidents were all tapping theirtoes and singing at the top oftheir lungs to one of the bestmusicians this reporter has per-sonally seen in a long time.

We spoke to St. Paul’s HomeMatron Norma Wiley, and wewere told that Jim Gillies comes



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once in a while to visit them andput on a little show. Jim is usu-ally accompanied by his faithfulsidekick Sherry Aldrich, but thistime he was alone. When hestarted the show, a silence fellover the crowd, but it wasn'tlong before the singing voicesstarted to show up and joinedright in.

The show was attended byclose to 45 people, both residentsand visitors from the village ofBury. We took the time to chata little with Jim and he plans oncoming back in the fall for ashow. Jim and Sherry are fromThunder Bay, Ontario, and puton shows just about everywherefrom living rooms right up to bigarenas. They just love to playand sing, and really don't carewhere they do it, as long as theycan.

–Corey Bellam

REMEMBERINGGILLES BOULANGEROn Dec. 31, 2013, the world

lost a true gentleman by thename of Gilles Boulanger. Gilleswas born on June 3, 1922, inMontmagny, Que. His motherdied when he was only eightyears old and his father broughthim up along with nine otherchildren.

In 1938 to 1939, he had fin-ished nine years of schoolingand his only dream in life was tofly up in the clouds like a bird.Upon turning 18 years old,Gilles volunteered into the AirForce and continued his know-ledge of airplanes. In June 1940,the very same month thatFrance surrendered, Gillesenlisted into the Royal CanadianAir Force. He attended threemonths of training in Canadaattending Flight School 7 inSummerside, Prince EdwardIsland. He became a gunner inNovember 1942 and went toMont-Joli, Que., where hetrained on the ground with Vick-ers machine guns dating back toWorld War I and in the airaboard Fairy Battle Light Bomb-ers. Following this strict andhard training, Gilles was pro-moted to the rank of Sergeant.

He left Canada in 1942aboard the Queen Elisabeth I inNew York to cross the Atlanticen route to Greenock, Scotland,where he got his final trainingon Wellington planes at Opera-tional Training Unit in Strat-ford, England. Gilles was thensent through Gibraltar, Moroccoand Algeria to finally join theRoyal Canadian Air Force 425thSquadron in Tunisia. In 1943, hereturned to England and wastrained on Halifax fighterplanes, and aboard these planeshe flew many missions through-out the war years and visitedmany countries and madefriends everywhere he landed.In Dec. 1944, Gilles wed MarieEileen Rees from London, Eng-land.

(Continued from page 17) At 1:30 a.m., during the nightof June 6, 1944, Gilles wasaboard a Halifax fighter. Hemade his way to his machinegun station on the belly of theplane. Sitting in his glass bub-ble, he could see the Allied fleetfiring on the coast of Normandyas he flew over the channel. Heknew he was then at war. HisHalifax fighter completelydestroyed a German gun batterynear Houlgate, France. At 9:30p.m., Gilles took to the sky againand continued his bombing raidsall throughout the war. Betweenthe bombing raids, he would joinhis wife in England who at thattime was pregnant with theirfirst child. He flew 37 missionsover Italy, France, Belgium andGermany and was promoted toLiaison Officer responsible forrecruiting the French-speakingmen into the RCAF 425thSquadron.

Gilles Boulanger went backto Canada on May 10, 1945, andhis loving wife joined him June15. They became the proud par-ents of three children. In 1946,Gilles got his private pilotslicence and devoted his life tocivil flying, air transport, build-ing twin engine planes and justenjoying life. He was often foundat the Sherbrooke Airport eitherworking on his plane or maybejust shooting the breeze witheveryone he saw. Gilles oftenwent to Normandy, France,because on June 5, 2010, anElementary School was builtand dedicated to him in Cour-seulles, France. He was veryproud of that little school andoften talked about the childrenthat attended.

Gilles passed away from can-cer on Dec. 31, at the age of 91years old, surrounded by hisloving family. This Chroniclephotographer and writer had alot to do with Gilles Boulangerfor many years, and found himto be a very kind and gentle manthat always had time for hisfamily and friends no matterhow busy he was. Gilles was atrue friend, pilot, and all-aroundnice guy that everyone trulyloved.

The funeral took place Sun-day, Jan. 19, at 3 p.m. in Sher-brooke, Que. Burial will takeplace in Montmagny at a laterdate. Fly high, Gilles.

–Corey Bellam

FLU HITSEASTERN TOWNSHIPSThe AH1N1 flu has hit the

Eastern Townships very hard,and is making people very sick,according to Suzanne Menard(doctor and spokesperson forHealth and Social Services inthe Eastern Townships). Theclinics and hospitals are beingflooded by people complaining offlu symptoms like headaches,sore throats, runny noses andsuch.

This flu has three strains: A,B and C. Strains A and C are

by Yankee Magazine, drewmore than 11,000 people lastyear. Exhibitors include a widerange of home and garden-re-lated businesses and services.The three-day show also offersgardening seminars, do-it-your-self demonstrations and talks onsuch topics as interior decoratingand staging your home for sale.

The ever-expanding show nowfills seven buildings and five-plusacres of outside displays. “We arededicated to providing the mostcomprehensive selection of qual-ity home and garden-relatedbusinesses and items in afriendly and expansive environ-ment that will both entertain andeducate as it inspires thoseattending,” said event organizerKarla Ficker.

A new sponsor this year is theMaine Florist Growers Associa-tion, creating cut-flower and silk-flower arrangements all threedays of the show. Arrangementswill be auctioned off at the end ofeach day, with 100 percent of theproceeds going to the MirandaLeavitt Diabetes Association.

Paul Parent, host of the popu-lar Paul Parent Garden Clubradio program that airs on Sun-day mornings, returns to the NewEngland Home, Garden, FlowerShow this year. He will be broad-casting live from the showon Sunday, May 18. Paul will alsobe giving talks each day. “We arethrilled to have Paul Parentreturning again to our show,”Ficker said. “Paul has helpedthousands of gardeners be suc-cessful with their flower andvegetable beds, lawns and land-scaping projects all over NewEngland and the United States.”

Bridgton Hospital, a memberof the Central Maine Medical

Family, and the hospital’s diabe-tes management clinic, will beone of the lead sponsors of theshow’s highly regarded Meet theChefs cooking series.

Meet the Chefs is a show high-light. Top chefs from the regionwill share some of their healthycooking dishes. Among the pre-senters this year are severalaward-winning chefs, includingMaine Lobster Chef of year(2012-13), Kerry Alterio, of Rock-land, Maine, Michael Jublinsky,owner of Stone Turtle Baking Co.in Lyman, voted one of America’stop 10 bakers in 2011, and JeanKerr, chef and publisher ofNortheast FLAVOR Maga-zine, chosen as one of thenation’s 10 best new magazinesby MediaSource/Library in 2011.Many other highly regarded chefswill also be sharing their knowl-edge and recipes with the crowd.A list of chefs and dishes will beposted online on the show's web-site, atwww.homegardenflowershow.com, and the show’s Facebookpage in upcoming weeks.

Sponsors help make theNorthern New England Home,Garden, Flower Show possible. Alongtime show sponsor is thePortland Press Herald/MaineSunday Telegram. “It neverceases to amaze us how wellorganized and attended the showis each year,” said Sven Johnson,advertising marketing manager.“The show definitely helpsattendees shed their winter cabinfever and marks a rite of passageto spring.”

Participating exhibitors aresold on the show's effectivenessin reaching consumers. Jim VanFleet, owner of Mainely Tubs in


also found among swine. This iswhere the name “Swine Flu”came from, for which it is betterknown. The symptoms arefever, coughing, sore throat,head aches, diarrhea , chillsand such. It is a lot like theordinary flu, but a lot moresevere , with many cases turninginto pneumonia or even death.

The Swine Flu (AH1N1) isspread human to human justlike any flu. Be wary of peoplecoughing and sneezing near youand always practice clean hab-its. This flu hits everyone, butthe seniors and very young aremore apt to have severe prob-lems with it. If not treated,people will be very sick and itcould result in death. If onesuspects they might have it, goto see a doctor as soon as possi-ble and they will give somethingto help. This is not a reason forpanic, but the public does haveto be careful because it is a fluthat will make you very sick.

–Corey Bellam

RAILWAY SOLDThe Montreal-Maine and

Atlantic Railroad, which is therailroad that made worldwidenews with its deadly derailmentand explosions that killed 47people in Lac-Megantic this pastJuly, hit the auction block yes-terday, Jan. 21. The biddingstarted at $15 million, and itwas sold to Railroad Acquisi-tions, LLC., a subsidiary ofFortress Investment Group fromNew York, for an undisclosedamount at this point. Theamount won’t become publicuntil official papers are signed.

The Town of Lac-Megantic,along with all other towns andcities this railway crosses, arevery relieved with the sale andsome have voiced hope that thenew owners are more strict withsafety of their employees andrail repairs on their lines. Fur-ther details will come at a laterdate.

–Corey Bellam

FIRESIDE FIDDLERSAT WEEKS LIBRARY

The Friends of the WeeksMemorial Library in Lancasterwill host the Fireside Fiddlerson Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26, at2 p.m. The free program is opento everyone.

For more information, con-tact Barbara Robarts, LibraryDirector, at 788-3352 [email protected].

HOME, GARDEN,FLOWER SHOW IN MAINE

“Cooking for a Healthier Life-style” will be the theme of thisyear's Meet the Chefs cookingseries at the 13th annual North-ern New England Home, Gar-den, Flower Show, takingplace May 16 to 18 at the Frye-burg Fairgrounds in westernMaine.

The show, which has beenrated as a Top 20 event in Maine

One of the many memorials made to remember Gilles Boulanger bythe students of the school in Normandy, France, that is dedicated tohis name. Corey Bellam photo.

Obituaries

Mary Brown

MARY BROWNLANCASTER–Mary Brown,

86, died at Country Village inLancaster on Jan. 16, 2014,following several years of declin-ing health.

Born May 11, 1927, she wasthe daughter of Ronald and Dor-othy Perham. She had a happychildhood in Groveton, eventhrough the Depression years,making many lifelong friends.Just before her senior years, herfamily moved to Lisbon, whereshe lived for nearly 60 years.

During her adult life, Maryworked as a bookkeeper in Lis-bon’s PSNH office. She raisedher daughter, Andrea, taughtSunday School, helped with GirlScouts, sewed, knitted, anddeveloped her many talents ofpiano playing, writing, drawingand painting. She was thrilledby parties, celebrations andentertaining.

In the early 1960s she metJohn Brown, III, a teacher inLisbon, and they were marriedin 1964. During their 48 yearstogether, they golfed, fished,listened to music, went to mov-ies, cooked wonderful meals,participated in productions ofthe Upstage Players and spentas much time as they could attheir Maine camp, whichbecame a gathering place forneighbors, friends and a growingfamily. As they aged, theBrowns moved to Lancaster tobe closer to Andrea and herhusband David, who wanted toparticipate in their care. AsMary and John required moreassistance, they moved to Hol-ton Point in Lancaster.

Mary is predeceased by herhusband John, her parents, herbrother, Richard, her sisters,Beverly and Marcia, and manycousins. Mary is survived by herdaughter, Andrea Craxton andhusband, David, her grandson,Ronald Josselyn, her grand-daughters-in-law, Ivana Josse-lyn and Crissy McAllister, andher great grandchildren, Adamand Kaitlyn Josselyn; Mary'ssister-in law, Arlene Accavalloand husband Don from Rutland,Vt, their granddaughter Britt-ney, and several of John's cous-ins. Other survivors include herbrother, David Perham and hiswife, Sue from West PalmBeach, Fla.; three nephews, Vic-tor Snell and his wife, Patriciafrom Bingham, Maine, and his

stepchildren, Jeff Perham andhis wife, Heidi and their twosons from Alexandria, Va.,Charlie Perham and his wife,Crissy and their two sons fromLas Vegas, Nev.; and one niece,Marta Clark from Lisbon, andher two children, Christopherand Elizabeth.

A memorial service will beheld at the CongregationalChurch in Lancaster on Satur-day, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. Fellow-ship following the service willinclude a joyful display of Mary’sart and handiwork.

Kayla Colby; three sisters-in-law, Aline Shallow of NorthStratford, Nancy Shallow ofColebrook, and Elaine Russell ofWhitefield; a brother-in-law,Steve Colby of Colebrook; as wellas numerous nieces and neph-ews.

She is preceded in death byher husband, Sonny, in 1974,and three brothers, Philip,David and Richard Shallow.

At Millie’s specific request,there will be no public callinghours. A graveside service willbe held in the spring at St.Brendan’s Cemetery. Expres-sions of sympathy in memory ofMildred Colby may be made tothe Two Rivers Ride for Cancer,c/o R. Mulliken at the FirstColebrook Bank, 132 Main St.,Colebrook, NH 03576. Condo-lences may be offered to thefamily online by going towww.jenkinsnewman.com.

Funeral arrangements areunder the direction of Jenkinsand Newman Funeral Home inColebrook.

Mildred P. Colby

MILDRED P. COLBYBLOOMFIELD, Vt.–Mildred

“Millie” P. Colby, 78, of Bloom-field, passed away on Sundayafternoon, Jan. 19, 2014, at theUpper Connecticut Valley Hospi-tal in Colebrook after a period offailing health, and with herbeloved family by her side.

She was born in Colebrook onMay 25, 1935, a daughter to thelate Clyde and Catherine (Riley)Shallow. Millie was a 1953 grad-uate of Colebrook Academy, andmoved to Manchester after schoolfor a period of time. She wasmarried to Freeman “Sonny”Colby, Jr., on April 21, 1956.

Millie worked at several jobsover the years, but always will beremembered by her family as adedicated homemaker. Sheworked at Manchester Manufac-turing, and later for the lunchprogram in the Colebrookschools, and for 25 years in theNorth Stratford school lunch pro-gram, being well-known for hercooking skills. She retired fromRouthier and Sons in 2011. Mil-lie enjoyed flowers and garden-ing, she loved to go camping andshe loved to spend time with herfamily.

She is survived by her threechildren, David Colby and wifeJulie of Colebrook, Daniel Colbyand wife Cheryl of Saco, Maine,and Debbie Lynch and husbandJim of West Stewartstown; sevengrandchildren, Melissa Boire andhusband Lance of Westbrook,Maine, Jacie Colby of Colebrook,Hannah Rexford and husbandJeremy of Colebrook, NathanColby of Biddeford, Maine, JustinColby of Hartford, Conn., JessicaMaurais and husband Jason ofLaconia, and Travis Lynch ofWest Stewartstown; four great-grandchildren, Emma McKeage,Lyvia Rexford, Rylie Lynch and

Peter J. Somers

PETER J. SOMERSWENTWORTH LOCA-

TION—Peter J. Somers, 80, ofWentworth Location, passedaway at his home on Saturday,Jan. 18, 2014.

He was born on Dec. 1, 1933,in Ipswich, Mass., a son to thelate Henry and Winifred(Robishaw) Somers. He was a1951 graduate of Ipswich HighSchool, where he excelled atathletics, and later the TiltonPreparatory School. Peter alsoattended Boston University.

After working odd jobs, hejoined the US Marine Corps andserved with honor during theKorean conflict. Following hismilitary service, he returned toIpswich and worked for 25 yearsat the Ipswich Power Plant.With his family, he moved tonorthern New Hampshire in1988 and then worked at thehydro dam in Errol for a fewyears.

Peter was always an avidsports fan, and he loved to playbaseball, football and softball.He was a member of the localsoftball league in Massachusettsfor many years and played wellinto his 50s. He was known bymany as an All-Star pitcher. Heloved to tend to his vegetablegarden and he enjoyed cooking.

Peter loved to take his kidsfishing when they were young,and he enjoyed camping at thefamily cottage on Akers Pond inErrol. He was a music lover andalways had the radio turned onin his home. He was also a tal-ented solver of crossword puz-zles. He was also an activemember of the VFW Post 1093in Ipswich.

He is survived by his fivechildren, Deborah Somers-Carter of Errol, Steven Somersand wife Diana of Ipswich,Mass., Karen Somers and part-ner Tony Zouvelous of Lowell,Mass., Cynthia Murray and hus-band Kenneth of Broomfield,Colo., and MaryBeth King andhusband Chad of Thornton; abrother, Gary Somers of Nor-way, Maine; a step-brother,Barry Ewing and wife, Betty ofEssex, Mass.; a former son-in-law, Jack Carter of Ipswich; fivegrandchildren and two great-grandchildren; as well asnumerous nieces and nephews.

Peter is predeceased by hiswife of 40 years, Janice (Ather-ley) Somers in 1998; three broth-ers, Richard Somers, and Johnand Steven Somers as infants,and a sister, Constance Prince.

There will be no public callinghours. A graveside service withmilitary honors will be at theWentworth Location Cemeterylater in the spring. Expressionsof sympathy in memory of PeterSomers may be made to Brea-theNH, 145 Hollis St., Unit C,Manchester, NH 03101, oronline at www.breathenh.org.Condolences may be offered tothe family online by going towww.jenkinsnewman.com.

Funeral arrangements areunder the direction of Jenkinsand Newman Funeral Home inColebrook.

RICHARD A. KELSEAPITTSBURG–Richard A. Kel-

sea, 67, passed away on Wednes-day, Jan. 15, 2014.

The son of the late Robert E.Kelsea and Janice (Frizzell) Kel-sea, he was born and raised inthe Colebrook area. After retire-ment, he spent much of his timein Pittsburg. He had been along-time resident of Pembroke,


serving on numerous boards andcommittees in the town. Richardwas a self-employed buildingcontractor and a member of theNational Home Builders Associ-ation for over 30 years. He wasan avid outdoorsman and a stew-ard of the land and wildlife, buthis greatest enjoyment was fam-ily and friends.

He is survived by his wife,Kathy Cruson, of Pembroke; twodaughters, Kimberley KelseaSelness and husband Trent ofNewton, Mass., and JenniferKelsea Verville and husbandRoland of Loudon; granddaugh-ters Emma and Madison Ver-ville; step-children John andRachel Harrington and their son,Sam, and Eric and April Crusonof Pembroke; two sisters, CarolHarbour of Franklin and ElaineSylvain and husband Sidney ofBarnstead; his mother, Janice(Frizzell) Kelsea of Pembroke;his former wife, Ruth (Vancore)Kelsea of Pembroke; as well asnumerous nieces and nephews.

No services are scheduled.Memorial donations may bemade to Huntington’s DiseaseSociety of America or the Con-cord-Merrimack County SPCA.

The Petit Funeral Home isassisting with arrangements andoffers an online guestbook atwww.petitfuneralhome.com.

YVONNE BOUCHERL A N C A S T E R – Y v o n n e

Boucher, also known as “GG,” 84,died on Saturday , Jan. 18, 2014at Country Village GenesisEldercare Center, Lancaster.

Yvonne was born in Colebrookon April 13, 1929, the daughterof Noel J. and Rosa E.(Beauchemin) Benoit. In herearly years she worked as anurse at Weeks Medical Centerand was a partner in the familyauction business. For severalyears she owned and operatedthe Linscott and Smith station-ary store in Lancaster. After thesale of the store she worked atthe former Pilgrim Furniturestore in Lancaster.

Yvonne was a homemakerwho loved life, children and hermany friends. She enjoyed yardsales, gardening, cooking, knit-ting, walking and dancing. Her


Portland, said following the 2013show, “It was our best springshow by leaps and bounds. Fromthe overall appearance of thegrounds, to the quality of theclientele, to the vendor support,we have consistently found theshow to provide us a superiorreturn."

"Showing our products to thethousands of attendees at theextensive facility at the FryeburgFairgrounds is always a big boostto our business,” said MikeMichaud, of Gagne and Son,which specializes in Maine-mademasonry, hardscape, pre-cast andnatural stone. “The enthusiasticcrowd the show attracts is notjust lookers, but is very inter-ested in buying.”

For more information on theshow, visit the website, atwww.homegardenflowershow.com, and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/fryeburgshow.

Event organizer Karla Fickercan also be reached at 800-359-2033 or by email [email protected].


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greatest pleasure was caring forchildren, especially her owngrandchildren. Many local resi-dents will remember her for herbabysitting services and trips tothe children’s room at the library.

Family members include herfour children and their spouses,Robert Martin and Barbara ofLancaster, Jerry Martin andHelen of Guildhall, Nancy San-born and David of Lancaster, andMark Boucher and Nancy ofBow. She is also survived by fourbrothers, a sister, 11 grandchil-dren, 20 great-grandchildren,and many nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her firsthusband, Fred Martin; her sec-ond husband, Raymond Boucher;and four brothers.

At Yvonne’s request, there areno visiting hours. A gravesideservice will be held in the springat Summer Street Cemetery. Anannouncement will be publishedat that time.

In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations may be made in hermemory to Weeks MemorialLibrary, 128 Main St., Lan-caster, NH, exclusively for theChildren’s Room.

Arrangements are under thedirection of Bailey FuneralHome, Lancaster. Please go towww.baileyfh.net for more infor-mation or to send an online con-dolence.

CYNTHIA ANN WHITMANLANCASTER–Cynthia Ann

(Perkins) Whitman, 57, of PageHill Road, died peacefully atWeeks Medical Center in Lan-caster after a lengthy illness onTuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Born on Aug. 12, 1956, inHartford, Conn., a daughter ofLeonard and Rosemary (Prit-


chard) Perkins, she was a gradu-ate of White Mountain RegionalHigh School’s Class of 1974. Shespent 20 years in Connecticutand New York and returned toGroveton in 2002. Cindy was anavid collector of Native Americanartifacts and loved all animals,especially wildlife. Over the pastseveral years she has taken careof her dad, “Pops.”

She is survived by her father,Leonard Perkins, of Groveton;two sons, Stanley “Tripper”Whitman and wife Donna ofGroveton and Michael Whitmanand wife, Ashlee of Lancaster;seven grandchildren; siblingsPamela Lurvey of Jefferson, KarlPerkins of Lancaster, Marie Per-

kins of Bethlehem, Lenny Per-kins of Manchester, Conn. andSue Edwards of Florida, andseveral nieces and nephews. Shewas predeceased by her mother,Rosemary Perkins.

There will be no services atthis time. A graveside servicewill be held in the spring at theconvenience of the family in Riv-erton Cemetery in Jefferson.Arrangements are entrusted tothe care of the Armstrong-Char-ron Funeral Home in Groveton.

To send the family condo-lences via the online registerbook, one may go towww.armstrongcharronfuneralhome.com.


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Sports

Pittsburg Junior Devin Rodrigue, Yellow Jacket number 23, makesa big shot during last Tuesday's game against Lisbon. In the end theYellow Jackets won the game 55 to 41. Angela Wheeler photo.

Left photo: Josh Lindor of Canaan School goes for a layup in last Tuesday's game against Lisbon. Rightphoto: Despite losing their game to Lisbon, the Pittsburg-Canaan Yellow Jackets put up a good fight.Kirby Judd is shown making a break-away layup. The final score was 34 to 24. Angela Wheeler photos.

Outdoors

Jeff Seney of Herman, Maine, landed this monster lake trout onFriday, Jan. 17, at Third Connecticut Lake in Pittsburg. He caughtit using a smelt in about 35-feet of water. It weighed 12.25 poundsand measured 33-inches, making it the second biggest fish everchecked in at Treats and Treasures. Photo courtesy Al Goudreau.

Pittsburg’s Sage Purrington looks to pass during the recent home game in Pittsburg against Lisbon,while Alicia Marquis tries to get open to receive the ball for a shot at the hoop. Angela Wheeler photo.


SportsUPCOMING BASKETBALL

VARSITY BOYSJan. 24Littleton at Pittsburg-CanaanColebrook at GrovetonJan. 27Pittsburg-Canaan at LisbonProfile School at Colebrook

Jan. 28Littleton at GrovetonLin-Wood at Colebrook

UPCOMING BASKETBALLVARSITY GIRLS

Jan. 24Littleton at Pittsburg-Canaan

Colebrook at GrovetonJan. 27Pittsburg-Canaan at LisbonProfile School at ColebrookJan. 28Littleton at GrovetonLin-Wood at Colebrook

BASKETBALL SCORESVARSITY BOYS

Jan. 17Littleton 55, Colebrook 63Groveton 55, Lin-Wood 41Woodsville 71, Pittsburg-Ca-naan 61Jan. 20Woodsville 58, Colebrook 65Jan. 21Groveton 59, WMRHS 45Lisbon 41, Pittsburg-Canaan 55

BASKETBALL SCORESVARSITY GIRLS

Jan. 17Littleton 35, Colebrook 55Groveton 55, Lin-Wood 12Woodsville 33, Pittsburg-Ca-naan 22Jan. 20Woodsville 69, Colebrook 56Jan. 21Groveton 34, WMRHS 32Lisbon 34, Pittsburg-Canaan 24

Dillon Begin, a player for the Varsity Boys Yellow Jackets, goes upstrong for a shot against Lisbon last Tuesday night in the PittsburgSchool gymnasium. The Yellow Jackets ended up defeating the LisbonPanthers, 55 to 41. Angela Wheeler photo.

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