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Pittsfield NH News
November 5, 2008
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The Richard Brown House invites you to their first Craft
and Bake Sale on November 15, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The
Richard Brown House, located at 142 South Village Road
in Loudon, is an affordable senior housing community
managed by Volunteers of America Northern New England.
There will be many craft items made by residents, as
well as outside vendors. The ladies are busy baking
their favorite goodies for the bake sale. A white
elephant table and numerous raffle items will be another
feature. All proceeds will go to support the activities
of the residents. Please join us for an enjoyable
morning.
For more information please contact Letty Barton at
798-3190, Ext. 3 or by email at:
[email protected].
Celebrating Birthdays are: November 5, Rene Drolet,
Amanda Boisvert, Sheila Fries; November 6, Ryan Derby,
Ryan Hetu, Tanner Salem, Effie Topouzoglou, Cleon Riel
Sr., Teresa Webber; November 7, Samantha Payne,
Matthew Payne, Kevin Maxfield, Stephanie Vien; November
8, Albert Riel, Justin Quigley; November 9, Herman
Fries, Melissa Ward; Novembr 11, Harland Mandigo.
A Very Happy Birthday To One And All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: November 7, Harland and
Judy Mandigo and John and Rosemary Kostrzewski; November
11, Paul and Pauline Fox.
Corine and Leon Miller, Mark and Andi Riel, and Carolyn
and Paul Davis, traveled to Washington, DC, recently, to
attend the awards ceremony held there at the National
4-H Center. Corine, because of her dedication and
service to 4-H, was named as the 2008 National 4-H Hall
of Fame Laureate from New Hampshire. She was one of only
seventeen to receive the honor this year nationwide.
Corine’s mom, Ruth Kimball, who recently observed her
90th Birthday, was inducted into the first class of the
National 4-H Hall of Fame Laureates in 2002.
The Suncook Valley Sno-Riders will be holding their 8th
Annual Ham & Bean Supper, Saturday, November 8, 2008.
It will be downstairs at the Pittsfield Community Center
from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with the meal consisting of ham,
beans or potatoes, coleslaw, roll, drink and dessert.
The cost is $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for children ages 6
to 12 and children 5 and under is free. Stop by and
enjoy a home cooked meal.
Pittsfield Area Senior Center Nov. 6-12
Book Club Nov. 17th
The Book Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month right
after lunch at 12:30. This months selection is Love
Medicine by Louise Erdrich.
Smoking Cessation:
Our smoking cessation program that Breath NH provided
has been a wonderful success. This was a pilot program
for seniors. Seniors are the most difficult of all age
groups to consider quitting. We are honored to announce
that two of our participants’ have quit. The group
continues to meet for support and to continue the
friendships grown from this program. The next goal is
to take the Breath NH Smoking Cessation Program begins
November 13, 2008, at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is
required. Call 435-8482 to register by November 10th.
PMHS Hosts Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament
Pittsfield Middle High School will host a three-on-three
basketball tournament on Saturday, November 8 from 4:00
to 9:30 p.m. in the PMHS gym. The tournament is open to
Pittsfield residents and people who work in the
community. Proceeds for the tournament will be used to
purchase gifts for local children in need during the
holiday season.
Teams may be same-gender or co-ed, and may consist of 3
to 4 players. The cost to play is $5.00 per player.
Registration, rules and waiver forms must be picked up
at PMHS. All forms must be returned with payment by 4:00
pm on Friday, Novemer 7th. On the day of the event, fans
will be admitted for $3.00 (or free with a new toy).
There will be a 50/50 raffle, a gift raffle, and food
available at the event.
For further information, please contact the teachers
organizing the event: Denise Mason or Catherine Loud at
PMHS, 435-6701.
Congratulations to Joshua and Sonya Bunton who were
united in marriage on Saturday, September 27th, 2008.
The bride was given away by James Azotea. A double ring
ceremony was performed by Fern Bond at the home of James
and Terrie Azotea in Pittsfield.
A lovely reception followed with family and friends
attending.
The Bride, daughter of James and Terrie Azotea and the
late Thomas E. Drew, Sr., is a Pharmacy Tech at Rite Aid
and is continuing her education at Hesser College for
Medical Assistant.
The Groom, son of Sean and Doris Carney of Pittsfield
and Dawn Bunton of Mass., is a pipe fitter at John L.
Carter Co.
The couple spent three days in North Conway and returned
to their home in Pittsfield.
Letter
To The town Of Pittsfield:
We, the volunteers at the Pittsfield Food Pantry wish to
thank the citizens of our town for their generosity in
the Food Drive that was held October 10th. Not only were
you generous with food and money, but promises for
future deliveries which came within days of our appeal.
We also wish to thank Danis Market for allowing us to
have a station at their store, also, Twin Market for
not only allowing us to set up a station there but the
generous way the manager treated our volunteers.
Thanks to everyone for their generosity. Please
remember the Food Pantry in the coming weeks as the
holidays are fast approaching and the need for food will
be great.
Thank you.
Volunteers At The Food Pantry.
P.S. A big thank you to the students of PMHS for their
fantastic food drive. It was of enormous help to the
Community.
Tim Paterson to speak on the NH involvement in the
Civil War
The Pittsfield Historical Society will present a program
by Tim Paterson on the New Hampshire involvement in the
Civil War. Tim will focus on 1863 “The turning point of
the war”. The program will include information on all
the major battles of that pivotal year. The program is
the last in our 2008 lecture Series and will be held at
the Pittsfield Middle-High School lecture hall on
Thursday, November 13th at 7pm.
On October 22, 2008 the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of
Commerce held the Fall Business Showcase at the
Pittsfield Elementary School gymnasium. There were 36
registered exhibitors taking part in this event.
Visitors from the public enjoyed various door prizes
offered by exhibitors as they learned more about our
local business community. Not only was this an excellent
opportunity for participating members to interact with
each other, but several community members met their
local businesses for the first time. A special welcome
to our newest members that took part in this event: All
Points Property Cleaning and Recycling; Big Fish Little
Fish Aquatics and Exotics; Century 21 Thompson Real
Estate; Community Alcohol and Drug Coalition; Image Plus
Promos; KYdstop Pittsfield; McBride’s Water Advantage;
Ms. Kim’s Music Makers; Pittsfield Area Senior Center;
Tastefully Simple; The Toy Box and Kids Korner; United
First Financial; Weekly Trash Pickup and White Buffalo
Trading Post. Door prizes were awarded at the end of the
night including: Free tickets to “Last Comic Standing”
donated by the Suncook Valley Sun; a candy Bouquet
donated by Sweet Bouquets n More; a 30 minute Reiki
session donated by The Innate in You, LLC; Gift baskets
donated by Exit Reward Realty; Paige Agency; Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage; Fresh Apples donated by Patricia J. Houle,
CPA; as well as several gift certificates and gas cards.
Thank you to our exhibitors and especially the members
of the public who came out to meet our local businesses.
If you would like to learn more about the Greater
Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce and our upcoming events,
please visit us at
www.pittsfieldchamber.org.
Neighbor To Neighbor Project Update
Submitted By
Tony Marcotte, Chairman Neighbor To Neighbor Project
The family has moved into the house built by the
generosity of too many people to mention in one article.
The goal has to have the house completed in time for the
family of seven to be in a new house for the school year
and they were.
Several contractors stepped forward, most notably Garry
Perkins of Perkins Concrete who did all of site work and
donated the labor and materials for the foundation.
Bruce Bova of JB Carpentry framed the shell of the
house, helped throughout the process and also paid for a
subcontractor to finish the kitchen. Both of them came
through financially and put their other projects aside
when we needed them. In any list of donors they both are
at the top.
Barton Lumber helped with discounts, Harvey Industries
with all windows and exterior doors, Bedford Design and
its employees for survey research and locating the
house, septic design and fees, as well as inspections.
Chris’ Drywall Inc. donated the drywall, installation
and finishes. Max Mahanes installed all of the wiring
and electrical fixtures that were donated in whole by
Electrical Wholesalers, Inc. A-D Archambault installed
all of the plumbing fixtures that were donated by Witway
Supply. Suncook Valley Interiors painted the interior.
Other donors included MDP Development, Globe
Manufacturing, Wallboard Supply Co., Mark Kitner, Gene
Lee, W. Angelina, LLC, A.J. Foss, Highwood Cold Storage,
George Booth, Big Jim’s Bargain Outlet, Aggregate
Industries, Pinard Waste Systems, Pennichuck Water
Works, Pittsfield Circle of Home & Friends, First
Congregational Church of Pittsfield, Bow Lake Baptist
Church, AJ Foss, The Diaconate Board of First
Congregational Church Pittsfield, Brox Industries,
Aggregate Industries, Goss Septic, Northeast Earth
Mechanics, Loudon Building Supply, Concord Cooperative
Market, Gove Environmental Services. Thank you to
everyone not mentioned who showed up at the right time
from near and far just when they were needed.
Dozens of people from Pittsfield Elementary helped but
the project would never had started or been completed
without the help of Mike Curtin, the PES Guidance
Counselor. Mike spent endless hours during the planning,
solicitation of donations, as well as coordinated the
contractors throughout construction. Mike’s family not
only had to do without him, they also helped with the
project and continues to help raise money to pay our
final bills.
We still need to raise about $15,000. Please visit our
website
www.neighbortoneighborproject.net created by Don
Chase to see some of the project.
If you can help with any donation that would greatly be
appreciated.
I also want to thank my wife and family for being
patient during the hectic times and never once
complaining about the time I spent away from them to
work on the project.
School Lunch Menus November 10-14, 2008
EPSOM
Monday -
Hamburgers with rolls, potato wedges, veg., fruit, milk
or yogurt tray, Caesar salad.
Tuesday -
No School Veterans’ Day
Wednesday -
Fish sticks, onion rings, veg., fruit, milk or yogurt
tray, Chef’s salad.
Thursday -
Homemade pizza, tossed salad, fruit, milk or yogurt
tray, no salad.
Friday -
Sloppy Joe with rolls, cole slaw, fruit, milk or yogurt
tray, garden salad with sunbutter.
CHICHESTER
Monday -
Nachos, cheese sauce & salsa, rice, peas, applesauce,
milk.
Tuesday -
No School
Veterans’ Day
Wednesday -
Macaroni & cheese, garden salad, chocolate pudding,
milk.
Thursday -
Grandparents Day -
Turkey & cheese wrap, lettuce, tomato & pickle, baked
chips, fresh fruit, milk.
Friday -
Chicken patty sandwich, tater tots, corn, fruit, milk.
PMHS
Monday -
No School
Tuesday -
No School
Wednesday -
Pizza, corn, fruit, milk.
Thursday -
Meatball subs, veggies, fruit, milk.
Friday -
Grill cheese, tomato soup, fruit, milk.
PES
Monday -
No School -
Parent-Teacher
Conferences
Tuesday -
No School -
Veterans’ Day
Wednesday -
Mac & cheese, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday -
Grilled cheese sandwich, fries, fruit, milk.
Friday -
Pizza, veggie, fruit, milk.
Local glass artisan and fiddler Bruce Cobb will be
performing with 50 or more musicians in the upcoming
Strathspey & Reel Society of New Hampshire’s 20th Gala
Scottish Concert, held November 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the
Concord City Auditorium.
SRSNH, now in its 21st year is a nonprofit educational
organization dedicated to playing music of the Scottish
musical tradition. Members are of all ages, meet for
monthly music sessions, and perform several times a
year. The society is open to anyone with an interest in
Scottish music, including instrumentalists, singers,
dancers, or listeners. The motto is “Having Fun with
Scottish Music.” Visit
www.srsnh.org for the SRSNH calendar, news, and
information about joining. The society is partly funded
by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the
Arts.
SRSNH plays regularly for the New Hampshire Highland
Games, the New England Folk Festival, Wolfeboro First
Night, and a variety of good causes. This June, the
society helped in the fight against cancer by playing
for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” in
Wolfeboro.
This year’s gala features cellist Abby Newton and her
daughter, fiddler Rosie Newton, as guest stars. Abby has
been a frequent guest on Prairie Home Companion and has
made many recordings with singer Jean Redpath.
Guest dancers will be Laura Scott’s Highland Soles, who
have gotten rave reviews from the Boston Globe. Some 50
members of SRSNH will also play jigs, reels, and
Strathspeys, the music with the Scottish “snap.” This
concert is the perfect way to end the Thanksgiving
weekend. Tickets may be ordered online (www.srsnh.org)
or by calling 603 437-3497.
Pittsfield Police
Department Arrest Log
10/19/08-10/25/08
On October 19, 2008 Norman Miner, 42, of Catamount Road,
Pittsfield, was arrested on a warrant for criminal
mischief and given a court date to appear in Concord
District Court on 11/21/08.
On October 22, 2008, Donald LaValley, 48, of Elm Street,
Pittsfield, was arrested on two counts of Felonious
Sexual Assault/Forcible Rape and given a court date to
appear in Concord District Court on 10/23/08.
On October 22, 2008, Kelly Stone, 20, of Quail Ridge
Road, Pittsfield, was arrested on a Warrant and given a
court date to appear in Concord District Court on
10/23/08.
On October 24, 2008, Melissa Mulrenin, 24, of Clough
Road, Pittsfield, was charged Suspended Registration,
Driving after Revocation, Failuer to Obey Stop Sign,
Failure to Obey Inspection Requirements and Speeding.
Mulrenin was given a court date to appear in Concord
District Court on 12/12/08
On October 24, 2008, Steven Houlne, 53, of Leavitt Road,
Pittsfield, was charged with Obstructing Government
Administration, Driving After Revocation or Suspension
and Taking Without Owner Consent. Houlne was given a
court date to appear in Concord District Court on
11/14/08.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chief Robert Wharem
Indoor Air Quality Issues -
Dust Mites
by Ross E. Allen
AllenAire Certified Indoor Air Quality Specialist
In a recent article, I mentioned that the U.S. Congress
and the Environmental Protection Agency rate indoor air
pollution is one of the most important environmental
concerns in America today. Studies have shown that the
number of pollutants in the air in our homes ranges from
about 125 to 350, with an average of about 225.
Many of these pollutants cause allergies, and among the
most potent allergens found in every home are dust mite
feces. We often think that we are allergic to the
“dust”, but our allergies can usually be narrowed down
to something(s) more specific. Why we develop these
allergies will be the subject of another article.
So what are these dust mites? As you probably already
know, they feed on the dead skin that we are constantly
shedding. But, did you know that 80-85% of the dust you
see floating in that sunbeam coming through your window
is dead skin or pet dander? And did you know that we
each shed approximately 2.4 million pieces of dead skin
every hour? So if you multiply the number of people in
your home by 2.4 million by 24 hours per day – well, you
do the math.
And each piece of dead skin is food for a dust mite.
Again, we are not allergic to these cute little
critters, but many are allergic to the proteins found in
their feces. An estimated 10% of our population suffers
from these allergens, second only to pollen. And each
dust mite excretes about 20 pellets per day - yuck!!
Now, to expand on the magnitude of the problem, there
may be as many as 10 million dust mites in your mattress
(x 20 pellets/day). If your pillow is two years old,
10% of its weight will be dust mites, their remains and
their feces. And then there’s the upholstery and the
carpets.
So, what can we do about it? First of all, dust mites
thrive best when the humidity level is above 70%, so we
can try to lower the humidity a little bit in our homes
if it is high. Another way to reduce the effects of
dust mites is with “dust mite free bedding.” This can
be helpful for those with serious dust mite allergies.
That’s just two ways to limit them, and there are
several more mentioned in the EHSO article referenced
below.
But there is one other very effective way to limit them
that you won’t find in most “solutions manuals,” and
that is based upon another little known fact about the
dust mites’ food supply. They can only eat the dead
skin after it has been de-fatted. And, it is de-fatted
by mold that grows on it, primarily Aspergillus
anasteiodami. Molds reproduce by spores, which are
being released into the air to infect that next 2.4
million pieces of dead skin you will shed. Once the
mold has “eaten” the fats in the dead skin or pet
dander, then the dust mites can eat the remains. So all
we have to do to slow down this cycle is kill the mold.
Dust mites will never be eliminated from our homes
(unless we leave), but their numbers can be reduced.
Since traditional air filters cannot kill mold, bacteria
or anything else, they have no effect on this cycle.
Fortunately, there is technology that does kill mold,
mildew, bacteria and even some viruses. It is called
“radiant catalytic ionization” (RCI). This technology
was developed specifically for NASA to preserve food up
to 30% longer in the Space Station. That technology is
now available for residential and commercial use. You
can find out more about RCI through my website,
www.allenaire.com. For more information on dust
mites, google “dust mites”, and look for EHSO’s article,
Dust Mites: Everthing You Might Not Want to Know!!!
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Obituaries
Danforth,
ME - Robert J. Armstrong, 17, died October 17, 2008, in
Hodgdon, ME, as the result of an automobile accident. He was
born March 20, 1991 in Concord, NH, son of Paul and Karen
(Kidder) Armstrong II.
Robert was a senior at Hodgdon High School and worked at
Grammie’s Country Inn. He enjoyed making people laugh, living
and loving life to its fullest; loved riding in his truck
listening to music, playing the guitar, fishing and spending
time with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal
grandfather, Margiorinio (Sharkey) Ascani of Bow; paternal
grandfather, Paul R. Armstrong of Houlton, ME; three sisters,
Judith, Kimberly and Jennifer; several aunts and uncles
including David and Susan Croft of Penacook; Lloyd and Barbara
Doughty of Epsom; William and Wanda Heath of Kennebunk, ME; and
John Kidder of Pittsfield; several cousins, including Bryan
Croft of Concord.
He was predeceased by one brother, James Eric; and grandmothers,
Elizabeth (Betty) Small Ascani and Judith Armstrong.
Donations may be made to the Robert Armstrong Memorial Fund, c/o
Susan Croft, 6 Hobart Street, Penacook, NH 03303 or directly at
Robert Armstrong Memorial Fund, c/o TD BankNorth, 277 Sheep
Davis Road, Concord, NH 03301.
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