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May 3rd was the 15th anniversary of Old Man of the
Mountain’s collapse
and news of the profile’s fall
spread quickly. Curious and
shocked onlookers from near
and far gathered in Franconia
Notch that day and continued
to arrive throughout the fol-
lowing days to see for them-
selves the absence of the Old
Man.
Many still visit the Profiler
Plaza on the shore of Profile
Lake in Franconia Notch on
the anniversary of the Old
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK (Page 1)

Man’s collapse.
“I’ve come here on May 3rd
each year since the Old Man
fell,” said Dick Hamilton, of
Littleton, board member of
the Old Man of the Mountain
FRANCONIA, NH— Legacy Fund. “Like many
Thursday marks the 15th other people, I dearly miss Chip, chip, chip and Bambi
the Old Man. But this place
anniversary of the collapse
of the Old Man of the is still one of the most beau- Duane Cross Photo.
Mountain. Long a symbol of tiful places anywhere, and (www.duanecrosspics.com)
the Granite State, the Old the Profiler Plaza helps peo-
Man marks state highway ple remember the Old Man
and his importance to the
signs, license plates, and the
New Hampshire quarter and region and to the people of Special NOTICE for our
remains a cherished icon forNew Hampshire.” Next Deadline Friday
many. Formed soon after the Old
Franconia Notch State Park Man’s collapse, the non- May 11, 2018 4:30pm
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Old Man’s absence the Continued on page A-3 For the May 18, 2018 Issue
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Table of Volunteers Needed: Observe and Report NFIB Backs New
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Contents Reptile and Amphibian Sightings

The Nongame Program
worked with Dr. Jim Taylor Hampshire Senators
at the University of New Vote to Hold Off on
Hampshire to enlist volun- Family and Medical
Berman’s Bits A-4 teers to send in reports on
amphibians and reptiles and
Leave Insurance
BethWeick Adventures published his book, Reptiles CONCORD (April 27, 2018)
in Homesteading B-2 and Amphibians of New – NFIB in New Hampshire
Hampshire. The Reptile and applauds the state Senators
Business Directory B-9 Amphibian Reporting who voted to further study
Program (RAARP) was for- the implications of a Family
Business News B-3 mally established in 1992, and Medical Leave
Clasifieds B-6
and volunteers soon had doc- Insurance bill before imple-
umented hundreds of new mentation. Predictions of the
Comics B-8 sightings. cost to the state to set up such
“The RAARP program a plan ranged wildly and
Community News A-2 continues to grow,” com- could have cost taxpayers as
mented Melissa Doperalski much as $50-million to fund
Country Happenings B-4 of N.H. Fish and Game. before a single benefit was
The Curious Cat A-5 CONCORD, N.H. – While salamanders, spotted turtles, “Every year we get more paid out. NFIB, which repre-
you're outdoors spending and several other species of people submitting valuable sents hundreds of small busi-
Family Notices A-6 time in New Hampshire's salamanders, frogs, turtles, information on species nesses in the state, was also
woods and wetlands this and snakes. Biologists are observations, many of them concerned about the admin-
Karin Matey B-3 year, keep an eye out for rep- also encouraging reports of in locations where we never istrative burden and imposi-
tiles and amphibians. The vernal pools, a necessary knew they existed before.” tion such a mandate would
New Hampshire Fish and breeding habitat for species Since the beginning of the create on private sector
The Outside A-5 program, over 1,000 volun- employers.
Game Department collects like wood frogs, spotted teers have submitted over “The Senators who called for
Restaurant Guide B-2 information on these sight- salamanders, and many 10,000 wildlife records! additional study are protect-
Tek Talk. B-3
ings to help monitor the invertebrates. Vernal pools Although reptiles and ing all New Hampshire tax-
state's reptile and amphibian are often small, isolated wet- amphibians are often the payers from an expensive
Tom & Atticus B-1 populations. lands that are full of water focus of reporting – especial- experiment because the real
Biologists are asking vol- for only part of the year, ly during this time of year cost and impact of the FMLI
unteers to help fill in gaps in making them easily over- when they are coming out of proposal was still unclear,”
the data for several seldom- looked. Protecting this hibernation and moving into said Bruce Berke, state direc-
seen reptiles and amphib- important resource is a prior- wetlands – biologists encour- tor of NFIB in New
ians, including the northern ity identified in New age your reports of other Hampshire. “Some may ben-
leopard frog, eastern hog- Hampshire’s Wildlife Action wildlife species as well. efit from such a plan, but
nose snake, blue-spotted Plan. Several years ago, the until it is fully researched, it
It’s easy to become a Reptile and Amphibian should not be rushed into
wildlife reporting volunteer, Reporting Program was place.”
and you can start right now. combined with the NH “Right now New Hampshire
Neighborhood Open House N.H. Fish and Game has Wildlife Sightings reporting has a very low unemploy-
some great resources to help webpage nhwildlifesight- ment rate which is creating a
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manders, snakes, and turtles additional wildlife species Berke. “As a result, employ-
that exist in the state and the such as certain birds and ers are offering extensive
important habitats that many mammals to be reported. On benefit programs to attract
of them rely upon. This the website, mapping tools new employees which
includes the manual allow you to easily pinpoint lessens the need for a state-
Identifying and the location of your wildlife mandated solution.
Documenting Vernal Pools observations, and digital “We appreciate that lawmak-
in New Hampshire and the photographs can be uploaded ers decided to use caution
Vernal Pool Reporting Form, as part of your submissions. and seek a thorough review
available at Detailed instructions are so the impact of any future
www.wildnh.com/nongame/
February 27 March 3 th- rd
available on the website – it’s FMLI proposal will be more

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tainer of instant beauty. The ers. They’re easy to start Old Man from Front Page
2017 All-America Selections from seed right in the garden profit Legacy Fund was The pathway leading to the
(AAS) winner Calliope® and mom will enjoy the tasked with creating a Plaza features several inter-
Medium Dark red is beauti- motion and color the visiting memorial to the Old Man pretive signs on the nature
ful alone or mixed with other pollinators provide. Don’t let within Franconia Notch. The and history of Franconia
flowers in containers, hang- a lack of space stop your Profiler Plaza was dedicated Notch, including a panel
ing baskets or in-ground gar- mother from enjoying these in June 2011 with the unveil- explaining the reasons for
dens. It was selected by colorful beauties. Suntastic ing of seven steel “profilers,” the Old Man’s collapse, as
AAS, a non-profit national Yellow with Black Center which allow visitors to see well as one of the giant steel
plant trialing organization, produces 5- to 6-inch flow- how the Profile appeared for turnbuckles that helped
for its outstanding perform- ers on 20-inch plants; perfect eons on the side of Cannon secure the Old Man for
ance for home gardens. for containers and small Mountain, some 1,200 feet decades, and the 1928 plaque
Brocade Fire and Brocade space gardens. above the floor of Franconia dedicating Franconia Notch
Winning Flowers for Cherry Night are two more Grow the taller, 4- to 5-inch- Notch. to the veterans of New
winning geraniums selected tall Ring of Fire sunflower The Legacy Fund has Hampshire.
Mother’s Day for their striking foliage and for its unique blooms. The worked with the state Visitors are welcome to the
By Melinda Myers colorful blooms. The semi- flower’s chocolate brown Division of Parks and Profiler Plaza throughout the
Give mom a gift that pro- double orange flowers and center is surrounded by a Recreation to develop and year. Two museums, one at
vides beauty all season long green and bronze foliage are ring of red and golden tipped maintain the Plaza, which the Valley Station of the
with minimal care. A basket, sure to brighten any garden petals. Mom can cut a few has been funded entirely Cannon Mountain Aerial
container or garden bed location or container. The blooms to enjoy in a vase through private donations. Tramway and another at the
filled with these award-win- green edged bronze leaves and allow the rest to set seed The Profiler Plaza contains parking area near the Profiler
ning annuals is sure to gener- and red blooms of Brocade for wildlife to enjoy. more than 1,000 paver stones Plaza, will open for the sea-
ate a smile and enjoyment all Cherry Night will surely engraved with the names and son Memorial Day weekend.
summer long. memories of friends of the For more information about
impress mom and any of her Add more wow to mom’s Old Man and Franconia the Old Man of the Mountain
If mom likes to garden, pro- visitors. garden with Onyx red orna- Notch from around New Profile Plaza please visit
vide her with a few seeds, Or provide some added sea- mental pepper. The dark Hampshire and far beyond. www.OldManNH.org.
potting mix and a container. sonal interest with Pinto black foliage contrasts nicely
Include a few new varieties Premium White to Rose with the shiny red fruit. Its
of traditional favorites. geranium. Mom will enjoy stunning beauty adds orna-
Marigold Super Hero Spry is watching the flower petals mental appeal to containers

a compact French marigold change from white to pink to and garden beds.
with 2” dark maroon and rose-pink. The change occurs Ornamental peppers are edi-
golden yellow flowers. The over time, providing interest- ble but very hot, so it’s best
striking bicolor blooms top ing color combinations to look and not taste. Or
10- to 12-inch-tall plants. throughout the growing sea- include the family-friendly
Best of all, mom will have
flowers eight weeks from the
son. Chilly Chili ornamental pep-
per for all the beauty without Warren • Wentworth Food Pantry News
time she sows the seeds until Help mom bring the birds, the heat. Perfect for families The Pantry is located under the Warren
frost. butterflies and bees to her with young children that like
Surprise mom with a con- garden with a few sunflow- to explore. The abundant Ambulance Service building and is open
Moose Photo Survey
upright fruit changes from for food distribution on Fridays from 1-3
viding a wonderful display pm and on an emergency basis. The
yellow to orange to red, pro-
Opens May 1 throughout the season. Pantry gladly accepts non-perishable food
Bring the tropics to your items.
mom’s patio or deck with
cannas. Their large foliage
and bright colored flowers
make any home feel like an
exotic escape. South Pacific
Orange, South Pacific
Scarlet and Tropical Rose
are compact vigorous vari-
eties suited to containers and
the garden. The large leaves Think
add drama to the garden and
once their blossoms emerge
they’ll provide lots of color
and hummingbird appeal.
Make this Mother’s Day one
Trailers
you and your mother will
CONCORD, NH -- The New Submit your photographs remember throughout the
Hampshire Fish and Game and learn more about the sur- summer. Give her a gift of
Department’s spring moose vey at www.wildnh.com/sur- winning beauties to brighten
survey will be underway veys/moose.html. her containers, gardens and
soon. The public is being uplift her spirits all season
asked to submit photos of Fish and Game wildlife staff long.
moose taken in New monitor moose around the
Hampshire from May 1 state during the spring to Melinda Myers has written
through May 15, 2018. help evaluate tick loads. more than 20 gardening
These results are tabulated in books, including Small
Images submitted should the Moose Spring Hair Loss Space Gardening. She hosts
show one whole side of the Survey. In an effort to The Great Courses “How to
moose. They should not be expand the amount of infor- Grow Anything” gardening
taken from in front of or mation gathered in the sur- DVD series and the national-
behind the animal. Images vey, this year the Department ly syndicated Melinda’s
must be taken ONLY during is once again including pho- Garden Moment TV & radio
the May 1 through May 15 tos taken by the general pub- segments. Myers is a colum-
survey time period. The lic. nist and contributing editor
dates are extremely impor- for Birds & Blooms maga- DADS 4 BY
tant because taking photos Learn more about on-going zine and was commissioned
earlier or later can skew the research on New by AAS for her expertise to TOOL & SUPPLY
data and provide misleading Hampshire’s moose at write this article. Myers’ web
results. Photos may be from www.wildnh.com/wildlife/m site is
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at! Coughs and sneezes may this offering is 4/20. I can emails: Gardening Tips: “#1
“Berman’s Bits”
Berman’s Bits
spread diseases but trying to see all the stoners going, trick to naturally grow it big-
hold your next sternutation “Heeey, four-twenty, man.” ger by 4 inches.” Sigh.
completely in can cause trou- Reminds me of my teaching Alvin Mann of
ble, too. A “previously fit days. ANY reference no mat- Cuddebackville, N.Y., was
and well” 34-year-old man in ter how unintended, brought working out in the gym
forth commentary from the when “A mutual friend said
by Dave Berman
England ruptured his throat
after he pinched his nose and class. Me: “Today, we’re to me, ‘I’d like you to meet a
closed his mouth to contain a going to look at Carl very nice young lady’.”
sneeze, according to a case Sandburg’s incredibly Mann, who graduated col-
Greetings, and thanks for whom witnesses described as study in the British Medical somber and powerful poem lege last year, was smitten
joining me for another week. being drunk, proceeded to Journal. “Halting sneeze via ‘Grass.’ Them: “Heeey, with Gertrude Mokotoff,
Starting us off are a few slam the tank into the win- blocking nostrils and mouth grass, man.” Me: “The pot even though she’s five years
news stories you may have dow of the “Family” conven- is a dangerous maneuver and was on the stove.” Them: older than he is. “I kept get-
missed. First, drink up (liq- ience store. He was later should be avoided, as it may “Heeey, pot, man.” ting teased about dating a
uid stupid pills)…. a man arrested in possession of a lead to numerous complica- Go! Go! Go! A man has cougar,” Mann laughed, “but
rammed an armored person- stolen bottle of wine. The tions,” wrote the authors of been holding in a bowel the age difference never real-
nel carrier into a shop win- shop was not licensed to sell the report, who described the movement for over 40 days, ly bothered me because we
dow before climbing through alcohol that early in the seriously risking his own just hit it off, and I wasn’t
the rubble to steal a bottle of morning, the agency added. damage as rare. The uniden-
tified man in the article health. Lamarr Chambers about to let her go.” The
wine in a town in Russia. [Reuters] (A related quote to was pulled over by police on feeling was mutual: “I asked
The man had swiped the consider: “If they took all the developed a popping feeling
in the back of his throat and the January 17 after a chase him to marry me,” she said.
vehicle from a privately-run drugs, nicotine, alcohol and in Essex, UK, the BBC “I was tired of chasing after
motorsport training ground caffeine off the market for swelling in his neck after the
stifled sneeze and had trou- reported. When they looked him.” Her oldest daughter
nearby, driven it through a six days, they'd have to bring in his car "officers saw him was her maid of honor; his
forest and into a small town. out the tanks to control you.” ble swallowing and speak-
ing. moving his head towards his son was his best man. Both
Struggling to turn around in Dick Gregory.) hand as if he was eating children are 71 years old;
a narrow street, the man, Next, nothing to sneeze Finally, what’s in a name.
Tristan Lambright, 29, a something." Though the Alvin is 94, and Gertrude
skater for Toronto, Ont., defendant says this was will turn 99 next week. They
Canada, Men’s Roller Derby chicken, the police believe attribute their long life to
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streaked across the field to search for any evidence in “This is television, that's all
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come change from the saplings that come and go on Because of their foresight all
months where snowshoes, the ledges and it’s bigger of us can bear witness to life
MICROspikes, and cram- than any of the other trees as it should be, where the
pons have been necessary. I’ve seen in that locale. I natural world has equal
And it seems each April admire it because it found its billing. Whenever I glimpse
Atticus and I seek out these spot in life, sunk its roots sights such as that tree cling-
same places. There’s South deep into the rock, and was ing to the edge off a moun-
Moat, Welch-Dickey, determined to enjoy the view tain, and doing it quite well,
Stanton and Pickering, and just as much as Atticus does. I might add, there is a glim-
the Boulder Loop Trail. mer of recognition of some-
I often sit and watch the two thing within me. Nature
I love the Boulder Loop of them – that tree and that teaches us, offers us lessons,
Trail; I love it so much we’ve dog – and I am witness to the reminds us of who we are
done it several times of late. kinship they share. They and where are place in this
cling to the edge and look off world is.
The Adventures
And it’s not just the fact that
of Tom & Atticus there’s not much snow or ice at the world below. And they
left behind. It has to do with have good company. For This week was my birthday
“The clearest way to the the two sets of ledges. The across the Kancamagus and I share it with another
Universe is through a forest shorter ledge, the one to the Highway are the peaks of the great lover of trees – John
wilderness.” ~ John Muir west, is often overlooked by Sandwich Range, many Muir. He once said, “I never "I never saw a
hikers doing the loop named for the great chiefs saw a discontented tree.
Not much spring around because the side path leading who once walked the same They grip the ground as grip the groundtree.
discontented They
as though
these parts a month into the to it is not marked and can be woods and perhaps sat upon though they liked it, and they liked it, and though
season, but the crocuses pok- camouflaged when the these same ledges: though fast rooted they trav- fast rooted they travel
ing up through the cold earth foliage returns to the forest. Chocurua, Paugus, and el about as far as we do.” about as far as we do.”
outside the Jackson post But no matter how many Passaconaway. I’m sure John would have sat ~ John Muir
office remind me of what’s times we are there Atticus on those slanted slabs of
That’s one of the things I like rock on those western ledges
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK (page5)

to come. Nevertheless, this takes that little path as if it
winter won’t let go without a were his responsibility. And about these mountains; I’m as I often do and be filled woods. It was a foolish peri-
fight. Just yesterday a wild when he does, he walks to continuously reminded that with wonderment. od in my life. But it wasn’t a
and chilly wind blew, the sun the lowest point of the ledge, I’m but a part of the show. total loss. For during those
was out, it rained, it snowed. right before he’d topple off Some years ago there were There was a time when we beginning hikes the lessons
There were even periods of the cliff down into the Swift many clear-minded folks started hiking when all I of the natural world were
the day when all these things River far below, and nestles who understood that and cared about was checking being laid out for me piece
took place at once! It’s just himself in the roots of a good went about saving these mountains off of a list so that by fragmented piece.
your typical bi-polar April sized tree, and he takes in the mountains from timber I could say I had accom- Somewhere between the
around the North Country. view. barons who had little use for plished something. But I time I started my stopwatch
trees other than to cut them wasn’t really accomplishing and stepped on the trail and
The snow is gone from our I suppose I love this tree down without limitation so anything. What I was doing returned to my car and
backyard, finally, but there’s more than the ledges because that they could fill their bank was bringing the same mania stopped the clock, I was wit-
still plenty of it up high in it defies all logic just as it’s accounts. Because of those for accomplishing something nessing the glory of natural
mountains. However, if you defied the odds. It’s parked astute conservationists there I’d learned in society. Continued on page B-5
look hard enough you can itself in a most unlikely place have been pockets of nature Instead of letting the woods
find some trails with limited and by its size you can tell saved from mighty wheels of bring out the best in me, I 16ou can always follow all of
to no snow. These “southern it’s withstood the test of progress. brought the ego driven world Tom’s latest adventures by fol-
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the sky, their numbers my warmth beneath the Over the next few days I
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steadily filled the clearing. quilts; with that as my ther- would create a new bed in the
Nevertheless, it was only mometer, I could tell it was garden, and seed lettuce,
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Homesteading all the members became a
chorus.
doubt therefore cold outside.
Indeed, once I was up and
some early turnips around
the edges of the greenhouse
had the woodstove started, as well as the coldframe.
All the windows were the inside thermometer read Indoors, seedlings were
Song of Spring closed, yet they were loud! forty-nine degrees; outside growing beyond their initial
I awoke to birdsongs. Pale the jaunty robins, the persist- was twenty-five. cotyledons and putting on
morning light was shyly Still, this declaration of secondary leaves. Onion sets
ent sparrows, the artsy win- spring - and that was Wintry feeling, yes, but the were ready to go in the
coming in the loft window. I ter wren, a bossy jay. There unequivocally what it birds were otherwise con- ground. My bare feet were
snuggled into the dark cozy- were others I couldn’t put a sounded like - surprised me. vinced. relishing the sun as I wrote
ness of pillows and blankets, name to. They were sudden- Patches of snow still lay this, and beside me sat a list
attempting to elongate the ly so Present that morning. around the cabin, blanketed They had a point, these of perennials to divide and
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would soon be joining it. over the preceding handful was just barely holding on to ward from their wintry nests. begun.
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nerable to all kinds of skin fungus also known as rain
conditions. If we looked rot. Rain rot is usually
With Eli Heath even further beyond the epi- caused by leaving horses
dermal layers we would dis- unprotected and for long
Of Paige Computer Services cover the second layer of periods out in the wind and
Tech Tips, Talk & Advice For Your Computer skin which is called the der- rain. When my horses get
mis or the live tissues. The wet I always make sure I
With today’s technology our service provider so appropri- dermis has a protective func- have a few clean cotton tow-
children practically live on ate action can be taken. tion also and controls the els available in the barn to
the internet. .Here are some Never allow a child to
tips on protecting your chil- arrange a face to face meet- Keeping My Horses hair follicles, sweat glands,
and oil glands, which lie
towel them down with, and
sometimes I even put an
dren while they are on the ing with another computer Sun Safe right under the epidermis. absorbent blanket on them
internet and what parents user without parent’s permis- The lighter the color of the too. To protect my horses
should do to make surfing sion. If a meeting is arranged By Karin Matey the horse’s coat the more prone from unnecessary pain and
the internet a safe place for make it a public spot, and be author of My American a horse is to sunburn when possible suffering from sun-
their children. The Internet sure you go with your child. Horse Family and exposed to the harmful UV burn or rain rot I make sure
can be a safe environment Be aware people are not Sebastian’s Adventures: rays of the sun. Darker col- they have lots of shade and
for children to surf if certain always what they seem to be Diary of a Champion. For ored horses are also not safe cover in all kinds of weather.
guidelines are established on the internet. What may more information, please from sunburn but because of I also use a protective
between the parents and chil- appear to be a innocent con- visit her author web site at their darker pigment and grooming spray and SPF
dren. versation between your child www.karinmatey.com. melanin in their skin they are before I send them out to the
The internet is not evil; I’ve and another child may be a less likely to get sunburned pasture.
heard people say that they 40 year old man posing as a In my last column I wrote than lighter colored horses. When my horses are out
are afraid of what may hap- child. about the importance of stay- Regardless of color, though, behind the farmhouse graz-
pen if they go on the internet. Remember if it seems too ing sun safe while out train- all horses are prone to sun- ing, my routine is to check
When you go on the internet good to be true on the inter- ing and riding with your burn and heat stroke if left on them every few hours.
it opens a whole new world net it probably isn’t true. horses. Just as important is unprotected and exposed for Often when I walk back
of adventure and communi- Log your child’s chat con- keeping your horses safe and a long period of time to the home from the field my
cation. I compare surfing the versation. Yahoo and AIM protected from overexposure hot summer sun. horses follow me to the barn,
internet to driving a car, allow you to save a copy of to the sun and other environ- The first obvious place one and I know when they do
know where you are going, the chat log to the computer. mental damages. can detect a sunburn is this they are ready to be
am aware of where you are, That is important should the Most horse owners might not around the nose or muzzle of brought into their stalls and
and keep your eyes open to information be needed to realize that horses can be just the horse, but other places fed their grain, hay, and
any hidden dangers that may prosecute a potential suspect. as vulnerable to skin damage can also show signs of sun- fresh water for lunch. Horses
come your way. There is Should your children com- as people are. The ultraviolet burn by showing redness and are very expressive and by
inappropriate material on the plain about there privacy, sit rays from the sun not only swelling. It is important be following me back to the
internet, and there have been down and talk to them, can damage your skin, but alert to that possibility in the barn, this is their way of let-
hot summer. When horses ting me know that they
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cases where children have explain why it is important also put a horse’s health at
risk. Horses need protection are found to have sunburn it would like to be in the barn
been victimized by serious and the dangers lurking on is important to keep them and out of the hot mid-day
crime from the internet. the internet. from the sun just like humans
do. When my horses are out- out of the sun and treat the sun. When the temperatures
Children can greatly reduce Have the computer located in sunburned area with aloe become cooler outside in the
the risks by following some the family room where you side in their pasture on a hot
sunny summer day, I make vera and other sun lotions later part of the day, I let
simple guidelines. can monitor your child’s sure they have access to available in your horse sup- them back out of the barn
internet activity. plenty of shade, fresh water, ply store or feed store. If the again to stay outside until it
Never give out personnel Have a written contract with a salt lick stone, and a little burn is a very severe one, gets dark. It does take a lot
information—home address, your children on Internet hay throughout the day. My you should always consult of juggling and attention to
school, name or telephone Do’s and Don’ts, one may be horses love spending time on with a veterinarian. Even keep my horses well hydrat-
number or e-mail—in a pub- found on a hot summer day under the though we need to protect ed and safe and protected
lic chat, message or bulletin www.missingkids.com trees behind my farm house. horses from too much sun from the sun during the sum-
board, that information is The big old pine trees and exposure, they still need a mer months. I have learned
available for all to see not There are several commer- apple trees keep them cool moderate amount of sunlight to listen to what my horses
only your friends. Think cial computer programs that and provide plenty of shade to help them synthesize vita- are telling me. Listening
carefully before revealing can be purchased that will and protection from wind, min D to keep them healthy. instinctively to what they are
your age, marital status or help monitor and protect rain, and sun. In the fall Horses like people can telling you is the best way to
financial information. your children while on the when the apple trees are full develop skin cancer and keep them safe during hot
Get to know what service internet. There is Net Nanny of ripe apples the horses love other skin conditions such as summer months.
your child is using. Is it from www.netnanny.com or to stand around the mature
Myspace.com or another Cyber Patrol from apple trees and pick apples
website? If you don’t know w w w. c y b e r p a t r o l . c o m . right off the branches with
logon and have your child There is also a hardware their teeth. But horses, like
show you where they go. device called iBoss from people, can get sunburned if
Find out what information www.iphantom.com which left out too long and if
the site offers, what content e-mails chat logs to your e- exposed to excessive sun-
is available and any ways to mail account. light.
block objectionable material. I hope this information will Just like for people, the
Never respond to messages be helpful so you and your horse’s skin is the largest
that are obscene or sugges- children can surf the internet organ of their body and is
tive, belligerent, threatening, with a feeling of security. very similarly structured to
or make you feel uncomfort- Please e-mail me a our skin, very complex in its
able. Encourage your chil- paigecs@gmail.com if you function. When we look at a
dren to tell you if they have any questions or com- horse the first thing we see is
encounter such messages. If ments call (603)747-2201. their body covered with hair Landowners, get paid for your standing timber
you or your child should Until next time Happy
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North Country Happenings...
open to the public: AMC
Pinkham Notch Visitor
Tuesdays - T.O.P.S. (Take
off Pounds Sensibly) Weigh
The Franconia Heritage 5/8 Engaging educational
Museum (553 Main Street, programs serve as one of the
Center, Route 16, Pinkham in - 5 PM - 5:45 PM; Franconia, NH) is open cornerstones of the Wright
Ongoing Events
arren Masonic Hall - break- Notch, NH. For more infor- Meeting - 6 PM at Horse Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Museum in Wolfeboro,
fast from 7-9 on the first mation contact the AMC at Meadow Senior Center, through Columbus Day which will launch its 2018
Sunday of each month. Hope (603) 466-2727 or www.out- North Haverhill. Weekend, or other times by Lecture Series Entitled, The
to see you there. doors.org. ——————————— request. Our antique farm Grand Army of the Republic
——————————— ____________________ Connecticut River Valley equipment is on display in Hall, this first lecture will
The Warren/Wentworth Food For on-going events at Beekeepers Assoc meets the side yard for viewing provide insight into the
Pantry, serving residents in WREN (Women’s Rural every thirdThursday 7-9 PM any time as is the Iron Grand Army of the Republic
Warren, Wentworth and Entrepreneurial Network) of at the Grafton County exten- Furnace Interpretive Center. Hall, an historic building in
Glencliff, is located behind Bethlehem, please visit sion office building, 3855 Lynn, Massachusetts. Built
the Warren Wentworth www.wrencommunity.org or Dartmouth Collage Hwy, in 1885 by members of the
Ambulance Service building call them at: 603-869-9736. North Haverhill, NH. Monday’s beginning January Grand Army of the
and is open every Friday CRVBA17@gmail.com. 8th: Republic, the hall serves as a
from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. For eli- For ongoing schedule at . Drawing from Life, 6-8pm memorial to the Union Army
gibility information or to Silver Center for the Arts, —————————— Joseph Patch Library, veterans of the Civil War.
make a donation, stop by or Plymouth, NH, call 603-536- Lots of things going on at Warren, NH, 03279 One of many such structures
call 764-5265. The pantry ARTS or visit them on the the Newfound Audubon Please bring a sketch pad and built in the country,the
gratefully accepts food or web at: Center. For scheduled events your favorite drawing tool! Grand Army of the Republic
monetary donations as well www..plymouth.edu/silver and information, please go If you don’t have one, no Hall was added to the
as donations of personal and ——————————— to: www.nhaudubon.org. worries! National Register of Historic
household care items. Friends of the Library have _______________________ Try ours! Places on May 7, 1979.
——————————--- establishing a __ Info: 603-764-9073 Sponsored by Ron
Nightly Entertainment Conversational French group We have these ongoing pro- Goodgame and Donna
Indian Head Resort, Lincoln at the Joseph Patch Library grams: separate Support Groups For Canney, the 2018 Lecture
745-8000 in Warren. We meet on French: each Monday at Caregivers & Those with Series takes place from 7 to
www.indianheadresort.com Monday mornings, 9-10. 9 am. Alzheimer’s/Dementia 8 pm every Tuesday at the
Join us! All skill levels are Knitting: Saturday every Wednesday at 2pm Wright Museum from May 8
Woodstock Inn, Station & welcome. For questions or mornings, 10 am Laconia Congregational to October 9. ON select
Brewery 745-3951, Lincoln. sign up: call Luane Clark, Coloring for Grown ups, Church Parish Hall dates, a lecture may take
www.woodstockinnNH.com coordinator, at 764-5839, or Wednesdays starting at 5pm. 18 Veteran’s Square place at Town Hall in
____________________ the Joseph Patch Library at (Come when you can, leave Laconia, NH Wolfeboro and begin at 6:30
Haverhill Memorial Post 764-9072. when you must) For more information call pm.
5245 and their Ladies ——————————— Comfort Keepers at 603- Admission is $8 per person
Axillary hold their regular Wentworth Historical Fairlee Public Library fair- 536-6060
Society meets monthly, 7:00 lee.library@gmail.com for non-members and $3 for
monthly meeting at 7pm on Confidential and non- Wright Museum members
the third Thursday of each p.m, every third Thursday, tory Time denominational
April - Dec. at the Historical Tuesdays unless otherwise noted.
month at the VFW Post in Please note we do not meet
North Haverhill. All mem- Society Museum in 10 am if there is a school delay or
bers are invited to attend. Wentworth. Join us for his-
torical topics and stimulating Campton Historical cancellation due to snow. 5/13, 2018 (in the evening)
——————————— conversation. Society and Monday, May 14, 2018
For all upcoming events at D ——————————— The Old Town Hall in from 7:30am–4:00pm The
Acres - (D Acres is located at For on-going programs, con- Campton Upcoming Events Littleton Regional
218 Streeter Woods Road in certs and events at COURT Open, Thursdays 9 AM to 4 Healthcare's 27th Annual
Dorchester, NH.) Visit PM North Country Women’s
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please visit www.alumni- 529 NH Route 175
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5/4,
from 5-6:30 pm The Health Conference will be
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hall.org or call 603-989- Enfield United Methodist
To find out the on-going hap- 5500. Classes, art shows, 03223 Church (Route 4, Enfield, Washington Resort
penings at the Squam Lakes Shakespeare in the Valley, Old Town Hall, Rt. 175, NH) will hold a Chicken & Presidential Conference
Natural Science Center in Music, wide variety of pro- (north of Blair Bridge Rd.)Biscuit & Gravy Supper. Center & Spa.
Holderness, NH. You can gramming. Join us! Adults are $10, children ages
call 603-968-7194 or visit (603)-536-5140 email: 5-10 are $5 and under 5 are
them online at: www.nhna- ———————————
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ture.org meets the 2nd and 4th Friday m chicken in gravy, biscuits, alongside experienced
——————————— every month, 7:30 p.m., website: www.camptonhis- vegetable, cranberry sauce, Master Gardeners at the
To find out the on-going hap- Grange Hall, Rte.25, torical.org. beverages and homemade pi Grafton County Master
penings at the AMC Rumney. Visitors wel- es. Take-out is available. Gardener Spring Work Day
Pinkham Notch Center Holderness Historical event at the Grafton County
where programs are free & comed! Society open on Summer 5/7 Bath Congregational
Saturdays Open 10-12noon Church
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are a unique institution in the The Adventures of Tom & Atticus New Pain Center Coming to LRH
White Mountains of New
Hampshire. Dr. Koop, from page B-1 Littleton, NH – Littleton Greg Aprilliano, CRNA and
author of books and articles Regional Healthcare is Frank Valenti, CRNA will
about New Hampshire, pleased to announce the provide extensive services to
including Stark Decency: opening of the North patients using various treat-
German Prisoners of War in Country Comprehensive ment plans. Health care
a New England Village, will Pain Center in June 2018. providers in the area will be
explain the hut system, and The new service will provide able to refer patients with
explore how the huts and the patients with comprehen- acute, sub-acute and chronic
people who built, maintain sive, compassionate and pain issues. Different
and use them have formed a accessible pain management modalities will be offered to
world apart, a mountain care – using tools and infor- create a comprehensive plan
society with its own history, mation they need to manage of care to address each per-
their pain and return to their son individually. Both are
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At the time a friend of mine Americans suffer from to manage their pain more
pointed out that I wasn’t chronic pain at a cost of effectively and with less of
enjoying the mountains so around $600 billion a year in an impact on their daily
Our Corner Store located at seen by an ecumenical much as “inhaling” them. medical treatments and lost lives.
4 Main Street in Whitefield board of directors who are He was right. I was as guilty productivity, according to a
will be holding a bag sale affiliated with multiple as a man bolting down a 2011 report from the Robert Nutter, President at
Friday and Saturday, May churches and denominations meal. I didn’t taste anything Institute of Medicine (IOM). LRH states, “We are pleased
11 and 12. April showers in Whitefield, Littleton, nor appreciate it all as much Pain takes a toll in many to offer pain management at
bring May flowers (and Bethlehem, Lancaster, and as I should have. ways, interfering with multi- LRH and look forward to
many more flowers in the Jefferson. Recipients of Luckily for me, I had a good ple aspects of a person’s life. working with Greg
coming months) so think funds are non-profit com- teacher. Unlike the teachers The goal of The North Aprilliano and Frank Valenti.
bright, floral colors. Warmer munity service groups in the I had in high school and col- Country Comprehensive Both specialists come to
weather is around the corner area and individual commu- lege this one didn’t say a Pain Center is to work col- LRH with a strong back-
and we have plenty of warm nity members who find word. He simply showed me laboratively with other med- ground in pain management.
weather items (shorts, themselves in need of emer- what I needed to see. And ical specialist to find out
bathing suits, blouses, shirts, gency assistance. unlike those other teachers what is causing the pain, and
etc.) Cost is $5.00 a bag. he didn’t look the part. then put a plan in place to

Donations of gently used Instead he walked on four best address and manage it Northcountry
clothing and household arti- We are always happy to legs and had a couple of News
cles and furniture are wel- meet people who feel called floppy ears and he’d sit and The new pain center at LRH
come during store hours. to donate a little of their gaze with wonderment at will be located in the LRH
Supporting All
Come in for the values; time. We need volunteers to moose, mice, and bears. He Medical Office Building at Things Local
carry in items that will bring sort and label merchandise; sit on ledges and mountain- 580 St. Johnsbury Road in
tops. He’d sit by streams Littleton, New Hampshire.
Since 1989.
joy to others; leave with a people who are happy to
song in your heart and new straighten shelves or vacu- and lakes and take it all in.
clothes for summer – and ums a floor; people who
maybe a Mother’s Day gift will answer the phone, greet Throughout the ages much
as well (hint, May 13th). and assist our customers. wiser men than I have said Budget
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2006. She served as associ- response for engagement dents and school districts in mouth.edu.
ate professor of education at (RFE) resulting in three-year research on PDS schools’ About Plymouth State
Plymouth State University partnership engagements problems of practice, while University: Established in
from 2009 to 2013 and has with the Manchester School also designing personalized 1871, Plymouth State
held faculty positions at the District, SAU46 (comprising professional learning oppor- University serves the state of
University of South Carolina Andover and Merrimack tunities for each partnership New Hampshire and the
and University of New Valley, NH School Districts) school. The Holmes Center world beyond by transform-
Mexico. An expert in the and Pittsfield School also develops internships for ing our students through
area of inclusive equity- District. The Center has students that focus on dis- advanced practices where
based education, Dr. Earick capacity to partner with tricts implementing person- engaged learning produces
has authored two books, and approximately six New alized inclusive educational well-educated undergradu-
numerous scholarly papers, Hampshire school districts pathways for children and ates and by providing gradu-
has presented and spoken at for the 2018-2019 academic youth. ate education that deepens
conferences throughout the year The Holmes Center for and advances knowledge
country, and consults for the “I am excited to return to School Partnerships and and enhances professional
Plymouth State United States Department of
Justice. Most recently, she
Plymouth and to be in a posi- Educator Preparation will development. With distinc-
tion, we connect with com-
University Announces served as an Administrator
tion to truly impact future
educators – and NH’s PreK-
hold its inaugural Problems
of Practice Education munity and business part-
Mary Earick as for the New Hampshire 12 students,” said Earick. Summit in August of 2018 at ners for economic develop-
Director of Holmes Department of Education “The Center’s evolution Plymouth State University. ment, technological
Center for School where she developed and dovetails beautifully with The event will feature expert advances, healthier living,
Partnerships and directed NG2: Personalized
Inclusive Educational
PSU’s transformation to an presenters and provide infor- and cultural enrichment with
a special commitment of
Educator Preparation Pathways, which was sup-
Integrated Clusters model,
and I am honored to have the
mation and training for pro-
fessional educators. service to the North Country
Accomplished educator and ported by the William and opportunity to be part of For more information about and Lakes Region of New
former New Hampshire Flora Hewlett Foundation bringing this vision to The Holmes Center for Hampshire. For information
Department of Education and the Bill and Melinda fruition.” School Partnerships and about Plymouth State
Administrator will lead Gates Foundation. In keeping with PSU’s inte- Educator Preparation and University visit www.ply-
“We are very fortunate to grated clusters model, The Plymouth State University, mouth.edu.
Center’s transformation have Dr. Earick join the PSU
Plymouth, N.H. (April 27, Holmes Center involves stu- please visit www.ply-
community. She brings
2018) –Plymouth State extensive experience and
University (PSU) announced expertise to her role as the
today it has tabbed accom- Holmes Center Director,”
plished educator, thought said Gail Mears, Dean of
leader, and nationally-known
PSU’s College of Education,
expert on equity-based edu-Health, and Human Services.
cation Mary Earick, Ph.D., “Her vision and commitment
as director of The Holmes to innovative, inclusive edu-
Center for School
cational experiences for stu-
Partnerships and Educator dents of all ages will be of
Preparation. The Center rep-
great value to PSU and the
resents PSU’s continuing PreK-12 districts we collab-
evolution as a leader in edu-
orate with. Dr. Earick is
cator training, and its vision
working diligently to create
to support culturally-sustain-
ing educational learners, 20 VT entrepreneurs start executive-level training course
robust partnerships that will
lead to sustainable solutions
Twenty entrepreneurs experts to create a three-year The SBA established the
leaders and activists. to persistent educational
Dr. Earick is an accom- issues.” throughout Vermont have strategic growth action plan. Emerging Leaders program
plished educator who began been selected to participate The class is taught by Cairn in 2008 to assist entrepre-
The Holmes Center forges
her career as an early child- in a free executive-level Cross,
professional development co-founder of neurs in urban communities,
hood teacher in New Haven, training course that started FreshTracks Capital, a ven- but in 2016 the SBA deter-
school (PDS) partnerships
Connecticut where her teach-
with New April 20 at Vermont ture capital firm focused on mined the program could
Hampshire
ing was featured in Starting Technical
schools that support co- College in investing in under-served benefit rural states such as
Small: Teaching Tolerance in Williston, Vt.
teaching between PSU teach- Vermont markets. Cross is New Hampshire and
the Early Years, a documen- Emerging Leaders is a Small also a lecturer at University Vermont. This is the pro-
ing interns and experienced
tary and book by the Business Administration of Vermont and Champlain gram’s third year in Vermont.
mentor teachers that lead to
Southern Poverty Law training program for entre- College teaching business, “One of the primary reasons
[PreK-12] teacher certifica-
Center. She earned a Master preneurs wanting to expand entrepreneurship and fund- we are able to keep offering
tion in New Hampshire, with
of Science in Urban their small businesses. ing.
each district committing to a this class is because of the
Elementary Education in During the seven-month “I’m really excited about support from our mission
three-year partnership. In her
1997 and a Ph.D. in course the 20 students will working with all these excit- partners and SBA lenders,”
first significant step as direc-
Language, Literacy and work with their instructor ing companies over the next
tor, Dr. Earick issued a
Socio-cultural Studies in and a network of industry seven months,” said Cross. Continued on page A-7
The Outside Story________________________________________ Well Catherine, there are as
are beautiful birds, with pure Their population, estimated many stars as you can dream
white feathers and s-curved at fewer than 1,000 in 1950, of. To the limits of your
necks, but their impact on climbed significantly from imagination may not be as
native habitat and other the mid-1900s to the turn of large as the vastness of the
waterfowl is less appealing. the twenty-first century. The limitless skies. How many
reference book “Ducks, galaxies are there, how
“They raise havoc with the Geese, and Swans of North many universes are there?
native species,” said Jessica America” by Guy A. The Curious Cat By Do we know for sure there is
Carloni, Waterfowl Project Baldassarre estimates some Bear only one universe? They
Leader for the New
Hampshire Fish and Game
13,650 mute swans living in
the Atlantic Flyway – the Please send your questions to were
at one
sure the world was flat
time.
Department. migratory channel running Bear at ncnewsnh@gmail.com
from eastern Canada to Please give me your name age Jules Verne’s 20,000
Voracious and aggressively Florida – in 2005, with popu- and town you are from Leagues Under the Sea, was
territorial, mute swans eat up lations dropping to 10,500 in
to eight pounds of aquatic 2008 and to 9,700 by 2011. Catherine asked me how written as science fiction.
How many things in that
plants each day, uprooting many stars are there. I went book that where considered
several more pounds as they The recent drop is likely the outside and started counting impossible
forage. They skim plants result of efforts to stop mute but realized that this task sidered old and are now con-
technology. You
from the surface of water, swans from reproducing, as would take a long time, so I
got onto the computer, sure- and your classmates’ imagi-
Mute Swans and also rake the bottom with
their feet to bring up addi-
well as active culling of the
species. Several states along ly, they would give me an nations need to break the
Author: tional vegetation. They can the Atlantic Flyway – includ- bonds of what was once
easy answer to the question. thought,
Meghan McCarthy consume plants – grasses, ing Maryland and New York, so that maybe
pondweeds, and others – where mute swans have dec- I was right, the answer they someday your question will
McPhaul faster than the plants are able imated populations of skim- gave me was “It's impossi- be answered with a definite
The big white birds paddling
to recover. mers and terns – have formal ble to know for sure, but number,
changes
even though it still
with the birth and
management plans in place, some estimates (based off of death of stars.
gracefully across a Mute swans establish breed- which include lethal action
Massachusetts pond last an estimate of 10 trillion
ing territories on fresh, in some instances. Others, galaxies in the universe with Please send
November surprised me. I’d brackish, and saltwater like New Hampshire, take a
grown up in the town I was ponds, as well as slow-mov- more passive approach, an estimated 100 billion me your
visiting and had never seen ing rivers, bogs, and inland namely discouraging mute stars each) put the number at curious
swans there, although my streams. Despite their serene swan reproduction by around 100 octillion stars, or questions.
100,000,000,000,000,000,0 Remember

friend assured me they were posture on the water, these addling eggs in the nest. curiosity
resident birds. The only mute birds do not play nicely with 00,000,000,000 stars, or a 1 killed the cat,
swans I’d seen before, years others and are unlikely to “We care about our native with 29 zeros after it. Other but satisfac-
ago, were floating along the share territory with other waterfowl,” Carloni said. “A studies have suggested tion brought
River Thames between Eton species of waterfowl. lot of folks try to stop inva- around 300 sextillion stars,
College and Windsor Castle. Besides chasing ducks, sive vegetation. This is simi- or a 3 followed by 23 him back.
geese, and gulls away from lar.” zeroes”
MARTIN, LORD & OSMAN, P.A.

Swans in England have a their nesting sites, mute
long history, and the mute swans will also go after dogs Finding ways to knock off
swans along the Thames are, and humans who wander too purple loosestrife or
Attorneys at Law
by law, the property of the close to a nest. Japanese knotweed, howev-
queen. Mute swans on our er, is considerably less con-
side of the Atlantic are a One of the reasons that peo- troversial than developing a
more modern phenomenon ple have a fondness for these management plan – any
and have no such protection. birds is their tendency to management plan – for
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While tundra swans and male begins the nest con- Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
trumpeter swans, both native struction by assembling a is an author and freelance
to North America, occasion- platform of crisscrossed veg- writer. She lives in
ally pass through our region etation, then collects addi- Franconia, New Hampshire.
on their way to and from tional materials – reeds, The illustration for this col-
northern breeding grounds, twigs, cattails, sedges, and umn was drawn by Adelaide Attorney Steven B. Goss
the larger mute swans are not
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OBITUARIES OBITUARIES
was a founding member of The funeral service will be ers, and doing all the family Abigail, Sydney, Sierra, and
the Oliverian Recreation on Saturday, April 28th, at 11 traditions. Isaac; a great granddaughter,
Association and she held var- AM at the Bethany Adeline; a sister, Bonnie M.
ious positions over the years Congregational Church, Brenda loved being with her Bound and husband James
with this group, and was a Pike, with Rev. Jane E. family playing games, crafts, of Wolcott, VT; her beloved
member of VFW Post # 5245 Wilson officiating. Burial and storytelling with her dog, Memphis aka "Kevin";
Ladies Auxiliary of North will be in the Ladd Street grandchldren over the years, and several nieces, nephews,
Haverhill. She was a foster Cemetery, Haverhill, NH. and most recently her grand- and cousins.
parent to several children In lieu of flowers, memorial son, Isaac who has been liv-
over the years. Betty contributions may be made ing at her home. Calling hours will be on
enjoyed with her boys the to the North Country Home Thursday, April 26, from 6
outdoors, either hunting, Health and Hospice Agency, Brenda was a waitress at to 8 PM at the Ricker
trapping, and fishing. 536 Cottage Street, Littleton, local restaurants for many Funeral Home, 1 Birch
Betty was predeceased by NH 03561 or Bethany years. Street, Woodsville, NH.
her husband, John M. Congregational Church, c/o
Conrad, II on January 28, Alice Hodgdon, 1150 She was predeceased by her The funeral service will be
Pike, NH – Betty Mae 1987; a daughter, Linda Jane Brushwood Road, Pike, NH husband, Philip R. Emerson on Friday, April 27, at 1 PM
(Thompson) Conrad, Conrad in 1949; a son, 03780. on Sept 18, 1987; her father, in the Groton United
90, of Lily Pond Road, died Thomas M. Conrad on For more information or to Newt Darling III on Dec. 19, Methodist Church, 1397
Monday, April 23, 2018, at September 28, 2005; a sign an online condolence 1993, and mother, Addie Scott Highway, Groton, VT.
Dartmouth Hitchcock grandson, Seth Conrad on please visit Darling on February 1,
Medical Center, Lebanon, October 22, 2010; two great www.rickerfh.com 2009; a sister, Diane Darling Burial will held at the con-
NH. grandchildren, Kaitlyn R. Ricker Funeral Home, on Oct. 3, 1970; two broth- venience of the family in the
She was born in Haverhill, Conrad on July 25, 2001, and Woodsville, NH is in charge ers, Gary Darling on Dec. Groton Village Cemetery.
NH, February 7, 1928, a Jacob S. Conrad on of arrangements. 11, 1991, and David Darling,
daughter of Milledge M. and September 15, 2013; and by
Mary O. (Miller) Thompson, six brothers, John, Richard, South Ryegate, VT - stepondaughter,
Sr., Dec. 24, 2007; and a
Andrea R.
The family would like to
thank the Woodsville
and graduated from Haverhill Roy, Robert, Milledge, and Brenda J. (Darling) Emerson on January 3, 2000. Ambulance and the Groton
Academy Class of 1946. She Roger; and a sister, Ruth Emerson, 65, died on Ryegate FAST Squad for
married John M. Conrad, II, Showalter. Sunday morning, April 22, Survivors include her chil- their continued help and
on August 17, 1947. Betty Survivors include two sons, 2018, with her family at her dren, Scott Farquharson and care.
was a member of the Bethany Franklin R. “Mike” Conrad side, at the Dartmouth wife Karen of South
Congregational Church in and wife Rebecca of Pike, Hitchcock Medical Center, Ryegate, In lieu of flowers, memorial
Pike, where she had served and Philip R. Conrad and Lebanon, NH. contributions may be made
as a Trustee, Superintendent, wife Kim of East Haverhill; a Corey Farquharson and wife to the Groton Ryegate FAST
and Teacher of the Sunday daughter, Marlene Young of Brenda was born in Lynn of South Ryegate, Squad, 1476 Scott Highway,
School. She was a member Willsboro, NY; nine grand- Haverhill, NH on May 1, Groton, VT 05046.
of the Pike Ladies Aid and children; nine great grand- 1952, a daughter of Newton Heidi Jones and husband
former treasurer, and was the children; 2 great great grand- H. and Addie M. (Carpenter) Jason of San Diego, CA, Visit Ricker Funeral Home
Librarian at the Pike Library. children; a sister, Rena Darling III. Diane Farquharson and & Cremation Care of
Betty also has volunteered at Landry of Virginia; along Travis Haggett of South Woodsville
the Horse Meadow Senior with several nieces, nephews She enjoyed growing up on Ryegate, and Kristin South Ryegate, VT -
Center in North Haverhill, and cousins. the farms, particularly the Farquharson and Jon Bortree Robert
and was a Hospice volunteer. Calling hours will be on French Farm in Groton. of South Ryegate; three step C. Hanaford,
She was a founding member Friday, April 27th, from 6 to children, Barry Emerson and 60, died on Sunday, April
with her husband John of the 8 PM at Ricker Funeral Brenda enjoyed horses, wife Kristin of Corinth, VT, 15, 2018 at his home on
Connecticut Valley Home, 1 Birch Street, farming, local fairs, 4-H, and
helping her family members Philip "Buzz" Emerson and Creamery Road.
Snowmobile Club. Betty Woodsville, NH. wife Stacy of Topsham, VT, Robert
with cattle shows. and Alison Emerson of Plymouth, was NH,
born
April
in
18,
She loved the "camp" at Burlington, VT; 13 grand- 1957, the son of Harold
Groton Pond, Elvis, sharing children, Kyle, Jordan, Hanaford and Barbara
her sense of humor with oth- Trevor, Chelsea, Ryan, Beckley.
Evan, Laura, Emily, Alex,
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OBITUARIES 20 VT entrepreneurs from page B-16 WHITEFIELD, NH—TEEN CHAL-
said Darcy Carter, SBA Christine Burdick, Christine LENGE RESCHED-
Robert married Christine Vermont District Director. Burdick Design in ing for drugs, alcohol, and
Willey on December 24, “Each year Vermont Tech Burlington other life-controlling prob-
1994. has volunteered to provide Roth Perry Courtland, lems in order for their clients
us a classroom and four SBA Construction in Milton to become productive mem-
He worked for many years in lenders has provided both Wendy Mehaffey, Epic bers of society. Teen
the road construction field funding and guest lecturers. Wellness in South Challenge has been featured
for many local companies Their commitment has been Burlington on WMUR (Channel 9) and
including Morrill vital to Emerging Leader’s Calley Hastings, Fat Toad in other media outlets. They
Construction in North success.” Farm in Brookfield will be visiting the North
Haverhill, NH. The Vermont Emerging Stephanie Shiman, Frabjous Country to share the individ-
Leaders program is finan- Fibers in Brattleboro ual stories of their members,
In Robert's spare time he cially supported by TD Corey Duteau, Freedom and the ministry as a whole.
enjoyed hunting, fishing for Bank, KeyBank, Pharmacy in Winooski A feature of their presenta-
Walleye, riding his Honda Community National Bank Adam Howard, Height of tion will be the Teen
Goldwing, and bowling. and the Vermont Economic Land Publications in Challenge choir.
Development Authority. Jeffersonville
He was very passionate Vermont’s graduates are David Jaacks, Konrad The service will be followed
about playing men's softball assessed annually for three Prefab in Springfield by a potluck lunch where it
in the South Ryegate League years upon completing the Leigh Lamphere, Part 2 in Community Baptist Church will be possible to get more
and he had also coached a program. Randy Elles of Jericho of Whitefield, NH will host information about Teen
women's softball team. First Stop Board Barn in Darren Drevik, Phineas Teen Challenge of Challenge with opportuni-
Killington, Vt. and a 2017 Swann Bed & Breakfast Inn Manchester, NH at their ties to talk with Teen
Robert was predeceased by graduate of the program in Montgomery Center worship service on Sunday, Challenge members individ-
his mother, Barbara Beckley recently told the SBA since Aaron Tinsman, Pro Axis May 6th at 10am. Originally ually. For more information
on November 15, 1998; his he completed Emerging Building & Restoration in scheduled to present their on this event, please contact
father, Harold Hanaford, Leaders his company’s Florence ministry on April 20th, the Community Baptist Church.
March 17, 2018; and his online sales are up by more Sarah DeGray, REV Indoor Teen Challenge van got as
stepfather, Jonathan T. than 25 percent and in-store in South Burlington far as Lincoln, NH before Community Baptist Church

Ruppert, Jr. on February 22, sales are up by more than 10 Lillian St. Hilaire, St Hilaire encountering the storm that of Whitefield, NH is located
2014. percent. Trucking in Essex Junction stopped them. All are invited at 27 Jefferson Road, next to
Emerging Leaders is for David Long, Staticworx in to attend. Mac’s Market and across the
He is survived by his wife of established business owners Waterbury street from the Post Office.
23 years, Christine (Willey) and is not for start-ups or Sas Stewart, Stonecutter Teen Challenge is a ministry Sunday service is at 10am.
Hanaford of South Ryegate, people who are thinking Spirits in Middlebury that provides adults, teens The church’s contact infor-
VT; an aunt, Sandra about starting a business. To Nathan Beaman, Urban and families with an effec- mation is: visit
Romberger of Cortland, be considered, firms must be Rhino in Burlington tive and comprehensive www.cbc1816.church, call
Ohio; a step daughter, for-profit enterprises, been Jessica Dennison, VT Christian faith-based solu- 603-837-2469, or email
Patches Beam of North in business for at least three Manufacturing Services in tions. They offer clinical cbc1816@myfairpoint.net.
Haverhill, NH; a half sister, years, have at least one full Rutland counseling, and life-coach-
Lynn Comeau of Hebron, time employee other than The Vermont Emerging
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