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Gilmanton NH News
November 12, 2008
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Reminder
GYO will be holding the last basketball sign
up on Monday, November 17th from 6 to 7:30
p.m. in the school gym. Registration is for
any Gilmanton Student in Grades 1-4.
Any players who have not registered by
November 17th will be subject to a late fee.
Note that any player who has registered is
invited to open gym. Please come dressed to
play.
For further information, please call Rich
Hillsgrove at 267-8874.
Gilmanton School Citizens Of The Month
October 2008
Carole Locke, Principal of the Gilmanton
School congratulates the following students
for being selected as Good Citizens of the
2008-2009 School Year:
Students: Danny Cameron and Lindsay
Sanderson, Teachers: LaCroix. Stevie
McSharry and Jackson Ruelke, Akerstrom.
Katie Hackley and Zachary Brennan, Smith.
Gwendalynn Knipping and Rachael Shute,
Cormier. Noah Bolduc, Comeau. Jennie Gannon
and Joseph Laurendeau, McLane. Andrew Berry
and Hannah Waite, Huntley.Kristopher Riley,
Jarvis/Lines. William Medley, Crane. Lydia
Meserve, Taylor. Cindy Williams, Hayes.
Alexa McNamara and Tyler Thibodeau, Tothill.
Jacob Forest, Harbilas. Nicholas Waring,
Perrin. David Morrison and Kendra Danby,
Grade 6. Bruce Thibeault and Anna Malek,
Grade 7. Jeremie Wilson and Gabrielle
Clarke, Grade 8. David Carkin, Robert Malynn,
and Kiarra Dame, Kitchen.
Gilmanton Community Church
Submitted By Rev. Linda Bolton
We invite all seniors to join us for our
monthly Senior Luncheon on Tuesday, November
18 at noon. This is held at the Corner
Church, Route 107. Our menu will include a
delicious beef stew and great desserts -
lots of fun as well!
We thank those who have been contributing to
the Gilmanton Food Pantry! This is a
Community out-reach program. We are blessed
to serve over 22 Gilmanton families and
anticipate that this number will increase in
the next few months. In cooperation with the
Gilmanton School we will be giving out a
number of food baskets for Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Please let us know if you would
have a better holiday with a basket full of
food! 364-7891. We estimate that about
$1,000.00+ a month of food is being given
out! We do have a freezer, kindly donated by
the Supplemental Assistance Fund, and
welcome donations of meat, frozen meals, and
such, as well as canned and packaged food.
We serve the Gilmanton Community
confidentially and joyfully! We are blessed
to be able to do so!
We invite you to worship with us! We love
children, teens - people of all ages! We are
a joyful church, full of Christ’s Spirit. As
a house of prayer for all people we welcome
seekers and believers from every background
and Christian tradition. We understand
ourselves to be in ministry together. With
the Holy Spirit’s blessing, our mission is
to encourage one another to become all that
God wants us to be! You are a visitor only
once! For more information visit our webpage
at
www.gilmantoncommunitychurch.org
New Books Just Arrived At The Gilmanton
Corner Public Library
Gathering information and requests from our
bookworms, the staff purchased the following
books this past week. They are ready for
your borrowing on Wednesdays from 3:00 -
5:00 and Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00.
New Adult Books:
Fiction: The Shack - William Young; Dark of
the Moon - John Sanford; Deep Storm -
Lincoln Child; Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas
Sparks; Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd;
Nothing to Lose - Lee Child; Heat Lightning
and Phantom Prey - John Sanford; Extreme
Measures - Vince Flynn; World Without End -
Ken Follett; Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult;
and The Book Thief - Markus Zusak.
Non-Fiction: Universe - Cheetham Nicolas;
The Christmas Table - Diane Morgan; All
American Christmas Cookbook (recipes from
every USA state) - Orcutt & Margolies
CDs - The Keepsake -Tess Gerritsen; Hot
Mahogany - Stuart Woods; and The Venetian
Betrayal - Steve Barry
New books for the Juvenile age are the Magic
Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne - #33
Carnival at Candlelight; #35 Night of the
New Magicians; #37 Dragon of the Red Dawn
and #27 Thanksgiving on Thursday.
The Jeff Kinney Series includes Diary of a
Wimpy Kid #1 - A Novel; Diary of the Wimpy
Kid #2 - Roderick Rules; and Diary of the
Wimpy Kid #3 - Do-It-Yourself
Young Adult books now on the shelf are
Brisinger - Christopher Paolini and Breaking
Dawn by Stephanie Meyer.
Your Help Is Needed
This year the Gilmanton School and the
Gilmanton Food Pantry are joining together
to provide Thanksgiving and Holiday food
baskets for those in our community who are
in need. We NEED your help in filling these
baskets. Your donations of nonperishable
food items will be greatly appreciated. We
also take donations of money to purchase
fresh items. Some suggested items for
donation are:
Canned vegetables, cranberry sauce, bread
mixes, rice mix, cereal, stuffing, pie crust
mix, bottled juice, turkey gravy, pie
filling, coffee and tea, paper goods.
There will be collection boxes located at
the Gilmanton School for your donations. If
you wish to donate perishable items such as
milk, butter, eggs, fresh fruit or
vegetables or to make a cash donation you
may contact Katie McEntee, Gilmanton School
at 364-5681 or Jane Sisti, Gilmanton Food
Pantry at 364-7437.
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Obituaries
Helen Donaldson
Helen Donaldson, 91, formerly of Gilmanton,
died at a Manchester Nursing Home on Oct.
25, 2008.
Helen was born and raised in New Jersey and
resided in Gilmanton Iron Works and
Gilmanton for several years. She received
her Masters Degree in Psychology from UNH.
She worked for a short time at NH State
Hospital and later as a professor at NH
College for 15 years. She also assisted at
the former Golden Rule Farm, now Spaulding
Youth Center.
Helen was an active member of the Gilmanton
Women’s Club, the Gilmanton Historical
Society, and the Gilmanton Garden Club. She
was a former member and past State President
of the Junior Women’s Club. Helen
volunteered at Lakes Region General Hospital
and both Gilmanton Libraries. She was also a
member of Gilford Hills Racquet Club and the
Franklin Unitarian Universalist Church.
Family members include her husband, John
Donaldson. They had been married since 1946.
Funeral services and interment will be
private.
Donations in memory of Mrs. Donaldson may be
made to the Gilmanton Year Round Library
Assn., PO Box 413, Gilmanton, NH 03237.
Thibault-Neun Funeral Home in Franklin is
assisting with the arrangements.
For an online guestbook, please visit
www.neunfuneralhomes.com
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