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sworth was awarded grant fund-ing for the Mast Point Dam Revi-talization project. This project will allow the City of Somersworth to redevelop the recreation area along the Salmon Falls River. This includes re-grading of the gravel access drive, establishing a gravel parking area with railings and barriers, establishing a launch for hand carry boats, establishing and improving a trail network with hard packed stone dust, construct-ing a footbridge within the trail network over a small tributary stream, establishing two open picnic areas with tables and in-stalling park signage throughout the trail network.

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Written by Ethan BukowiecStaff WriterNORTH BERWICK –

When Philip McGonagle is asked about his 21-month tour of duty during World War II, a sincere fondness is seen in his sky blue eyes.

That same fondness is seen when he is asked about Domi-nic “Dick” Paul, with whom he served those 21 months with in the 44th Field Hospital unit sta-tioned in Burma from 1944 to 1946.

McGonagle was able to re-unite with his old friend after 68 years had passed since the two left Burma and returned stateside. On August, 20, McGonagle, accom-panied by his wife and daughter, drove up to St. Johnsbury, Vt. to meet Paul and his wife and son. The two World War II veterans sat for two to three hours at a restaurant looking at old pictures and catching up.

DOVER – On Sunday Nov. 10, a

Veterans Day event will be held at the Woodman Institute

Dominic “Dick” Paul (left) and Philip McGonagle (right), who had not seen each other since they served as hospital technicians in World War II, were reunited in St. Johnsbury, Vt. in August. (photo courtesy Kathy Spencer)

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Soldiers Reunite After 68 Years

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“It was very emotional,” McGonagle recalls of the re-union. “You have to figure that out of all the guys that I wrote to and he wrote to after the war, we were the only ones alive that we knew of.”

While it had been such a long time since McGonagle and Paul had last seen each other, the two men picked up right where they left off in Burma. Work-ing as surgical technicians in the operating room, McGonagle

and Paul had seen a lot together and developed a close bond that wasn’t easily matched by the other relationships they formed overseas.

“The majority of us O.R. Techs hung around together, and Dick and I were just really close,” said McGonagle.

The Malden, Mass. native went to Army medical school to be a hospital technician, and that is where he met Paul, a native of Rutland, Vt. who was a pre-med student at the University of Ver-mont before being assigned to the the 44th Field Hospital. Being a medical student, Paul knew his way around the operating room and helped McGonagle learn the tricks of the trade.

McGonagle has nothing but praise for Paul, saying that the Vermonter was a really smart, sharp fellow.

“He was the only guy I know who had done a couple

of operations on his own,” said McGonagle as he chuckled at his own solo surgical attempts. “I had only done a small one on my own.”

The two had a few scares while in Burma, including the time Paul was shot by an enemy in the lower spine, but they made it home unscathed. Remember-ing the beauty of the country, the humbling Himalayas and the at-tractive Burmese nurses, a boyish smile lights up McGonagle’s friendly blue eyes.

After their tour of duty was finished, McGonagle returned to Medford, Mass., where he went to X-Ray school at Massachusetts General Hospital and later joined the Fire Department in Malden. He has been retired for the past 24 years and moved to North Berwick with his wife Mary over seven years ago.

Paul, went back to Rutland, Vt., and moved on from a medical career to become a school teacher

Museum with re-enactors rep-resenting the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Viet-nam War, along with a few mili-tary vehicles and a USO coffee and donut tent on the grounds of the 97-year-old Dover museum.

The museum’s war room collections include items rep-resenting conflicts as far back as the War of 1812 and Span-ish American War. A 20 pound 1814 British gun sits on the lawn and a rare 12-pound Civil War Napoleon canon is dis-played under the garrison house canopy. The Woodman’s Civil War room features one of the finest collections of Civil War

artifacts and weapons in New England.

All veterans will be ad-mitted for free during this spe-cial Veterans Day event from noon-4 p.m.

Admission includes all three exhibit buildings and collections, and includes the 1675 William Damm Garrison house built when early Dover settlers had to defend them-selves against Indian attacks.

The Woodman Institute Museum is located at 182 Cen-tral Avenue in historic Dover. Visit www.woodmaninstitute-museum.org or call 603-742-1038 for group tours.

Recreation Supervisor Nick Cam-pion. “I’m excited to get this proj-ect underway, and am certain the community will enjoy the benefits of the trail network and the in-creased accessibility to the river.”

Mast Point Recreation Area is located off of Salmon Falls Road in Somersworth. The project is under a 50/50 match agreement through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The project is expected to cost $57,000 total,

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While it was only a brief time that McGonagle spent with Paul, his friend was never far from his mind.

“We tried many times to get together, but it never seemed to click.” said McGonagle. “I just kept thinking ‘I gotta get to him before I die.’”

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It may have taken the men a lifetime to be reunited, but just a two or three hour meeting speaks volumes about the bonds that are made and the brotherhoods that are formed when fighting for one’s country.

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Saturday, Nov. 9Craft FairThe public is invited to a craft fair at the Portsmouth Moose Lodge on Sagamore Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. FMI: Carole Allen 207-361-4694.

Clifford The Big Red DogThe Children’s Museum of NH will have a visit from kids’ favorite Clifford the Big Red Dog between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of the popular “Books Alive Children’s Lit-eracy Series.” FMI: www.childrens-museum.org.

Monday, Nov. 11Live Patriotic MusicVeterans Day visitors at the Chil-dren’s Museum of NH will be treated

Dover Public LibraryHealth Insurance Marketplace Educational SessionTuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. Provided by the AARP, it will explain the implications of the new Affordable Care Act Market-place for individuals and families. FMI: www.HealthLawAnswers.org and www.HealthLawFacts.org.

Lane Memorial LibraryPaintings by Richard WidhuDuring November, the work of Rich-ard Widhu will be on display in the Weston Gallery. The library will host an artist reception for Widhu on Nov. 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. The reception is open to all with light refreshments available. FMI: 603-926-3368.

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lenged to bring in as many cans as possible, with the group bringing in the most cans win-ning a breakfast cooked by fac-ulty, a dress down day, and of course, bragging rights. The fact that this effort helps thousands of people in need, is of course, the biggest reason that students support this program so whole-heartedly, but a little friendly competition certainly makes it more interesting. The top home-room averaged 145 cans per person.

Led by Campus Minister Shawn Gregory and Assistant Campus Minster and Theology Teacher Brett Payeur, the cans were delivered to Lazarus House by a large group of student and parent volunteers. The students got busy unloading, sorting, and organizing the food items in the Lazarus House food pantry.

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Payeur. “They had nothing in reserve.”

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to patriotic music and an indoor parade at 11 a.m., thanks to the efforts of Kappa Kappa Psi, a band fraternity at UNH. FMI: www.childrens-museum.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 12Year-End CelebrationThe Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation is holding their annual Year-End Celebration at the Blue Mermaid Island Grill from 5 to 7:30 p.m. There will be a presentation of this year’s efforts with a preview of the Society’s goals for 2014. FMI: 603-431-0260.

Wednesday, Nov. 13Garden Club MeetingThe next meeting of the Hampton Garden Club is at 6:30 p.m. at the

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Garden Club MeetingThe November meeting of the Portsmouth Garden club will be held at 10 a.m. at the Urban Forestry Center. Members will be making preparations for the upcoming Festival of Trees. FMI: Anne Young 603-343-1626

The West Side WaltzThe Players’ Ring will give a reading of Earnest Thompson’s “The West Side Waltz” at 7:30 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public. FMI: 603-436-8123.

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Portsmouth Public LibraryThe Best Years of Our LivesIn honor of our Veterans, the library will show the 1946 film, “The Best Years of Our Lives,” on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. The movie de-picts a story of the triumphs and travails of war veterans. Run time is 170 minutes. FMI: 603-427-1540.

Book Discussion and SigningOn Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Kathleen Shea, Director of the NH Farm Museum, and Denise Wheeler, a media generalist for the Rye School District, former editor, and current community advocate, will discuss their chapters in the re-cently published book, “Portsmouth Women: Madams and Matriarchs Who Shaped New Hampshire’s Port City”, edited by Laura Pope. FMI: 603-427-1540 or www.cityofports-mouth.com/library.

Roman HolidayOn Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m., the Italian-American Heritage As-

sociation of Portsmouth will col-laborate with the library to screen the 1953 classic, “Roman Holiday.” Starring Audrey Hepburn and Greg-ory Peck, the film tells the story of a bored and sheltered princess who escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. FMI: 603-427-1540.

Rye Public LibraryRye In FocusLocal photographer Bob McGrath will have a book release event for “Rye In Focus: One year, One Town,” on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. McGrath will present a slide program with images compiled in the development of the content for his portrait of the town of Rye. FMI: 603-964-8401.

Somersworth Public LibraryFall Book SaleThe Friends of the Library Book Sale continues on Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: Debora Longo at 603-692-4587.


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Roger Dionne received the J. Owen Flynn Memorial Award from the Association for Healthcare Environment (AHE) of the American Hos-pital Association for perform-ing outstanding community service without compensa-tion or personal gain.

The award was pre-sented at the AHE’s national conference in Indianapolis on Sept. 17.

The nomination sub-mitted by his coworkers in Environmental Services at Wentworth-Douglass Hospi-tal, cited Dionne’s numerous community activities and volunteer work for the Hos-pital. An employee of WDH for over 26 years, Dionne has worked as a volunteer as-sistant coach for the Marsh-wood High School Wrestling Team for the past 30 years, donating 30 hours weekly during the wrestling season.

On his days off he spends up to 10 hours a week donating his time at the South Berwick Senior Center work-ing in the kitchen and dining room and has served as a President of the Rollinsford/South Berwick Lions Club for 10 years, donating his time to help others. He has also volunteered with the South Berwick Fire Department and one of his favorite activi-ties is preparing strawberries for shortcakes served at the

annual Strawberry Festival in South Berwick.

According to Michael Catanzaro, Director of Envi-ronmental Services, Dionne is a positive employee role model who is actively involved in inside and outside community activities which further ad-vance the mission of the hos-pital “to partner with individu-als and families to attain their highest level of health.”

“Roger’s numerous vol-unteer efforts have made him a well-known and respected community figure closely asso-ciated with the Environmental Services Department and the Hospital.” Catanzaro said.

Dionne donates both his time and money to sup-port the Hospital through the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & Health Foundation. He ser-vices on the Employee Annual Fund Committee and recently donated $25,000 to name a

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November is Long-term Care Awareness

Month. And when it comes to long-term care —

such as a stay in a nursing home or the services provided by a home health aide — you’ll want to plan for the potential costs in-

volved.Of course, you might think

that you’ll always be able to live independently, without requir-ing any assistance — and perhaps you will. However, the odds aren’t necessarily in your favor: About 70 percent of Americans who reach

the age of 65 will need some form of long-term care in their lives for an average of three years, accord-ing to estimates from the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human Services.

And every type of long-term care is expensive. Consider these

numbers, taken from the 2013 Cost of Care Survey produced by Genworth, a financial security company.

The national average rate for a private room in a nursing home is $83,950 — a jump of 24 percent over the past five years. And it’s

not much cheaper for a semi-private room in a nursing home — the av-erage cost is $75,405 per year, up 23 percent from five years ago.

A full-time home health aide costs, on average, $44,479 per year.

If you had to spend more than $80,000 per year for a nurs-ing home, and you needed to stay in that nursing home for several years, what would it do to your savings? How would it affect all your financial goals?

Many people think Medi-care will pay for long-term care expenses, but that’s just not the case. In reality, Medicare only covers a small percentage of long-term care costs, which means it’s typically up to the in-dividual to foot the bills.

You’ve worked hard to po-sition yourself for an enjoyable retirement, so it’s important to protect your income and assets from potentially huge long-term care costs. How can you deal with these expenses?

Essentially, you have a couple of options. First, you could “self-insure” by incorpo-rating long-term costs into your future budget — but, as the above numbers indicate, that could be pretty expensive. Your second choice is to “transfer the risk” of incurring long-term care costs to an insurance company. A finan-cial professional can assist you in choosing the right solution for your individual needs.

However, as important as it is to address costs, and ways of meeting them, it’s also necessary to look at some of the other fac-tors that may be connected with the need for long-term care ser-vices. To illustrate: If you were to enter a nursing home, you might be suffering from a physical or mental disability that could keep

See LONG-TERM page 7...


~ News & Puzzles ~

DOVER –JT is a handsome young

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Age: 2 years Sex: Neutered Male Breed: Shepherd mix

you from handling your own af-fairs. So you may want to consult with your legal advisor to discuss a durable power of attorney, which would allow you to delegate your financial decisions to a relative, close friend or anyone else you might choose.

Preparing for the unex-pected, including long-term care, takes time and careful planning. So why not observe Long-term Care Awareness Month by getting started on your plans? It can be time well spent.

This article was written by Edward Jones and submitted by Financial Advisor Joseph Mittica.

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- Alissa Bournival

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SALE $43,485PURCHASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 10% CASH, TRADE OR TRADE EQUITY USED AS DOWN PAYMENT, 75 MONTHS @ 3.99%. BASED ON S/A TIER CREDIT. LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTH, 10K MILES PER YEAR, $2499 DUE AT SIGNING. #JC1 TOTAL PAYMENTS: $7,253.64. ADJ RESIDUAL: $15,487.60. #JC7 TOTAL PAYMENTS: $8,146.80. ADJ

RESIDUAL: $17,318.70 S/A TIER CREDIT. ALL SALE PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE COMPETITIVE OR RETURNING LEASE REBATE OF $1000, CUSTOMERS MAY QUALFY FOR ADDITIONAL REBATES. SAME DAY TRANSACTION ONLY. TAX, TITLE, DOC EXTRA. SALE ENDS DECEMBER 2ND, 2013.

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Answers to last week’s puzzles

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and under the grant provisions, funding of $28,500 has been made available to the project already.

“The City is dedicated to continually improving our recre-ational opportunities within the community by making our facili-ties a destination spot for residents and visitors. The recent improve-ments to the Noble Pines Park that includes a splash pad and skate park is another example of the City’s desire to create high qual-ity recreation areas which is con-sistent with the goals of the City’s Master Plan and Vision 2020,” said City of Somersworth’s Director of Planning and Community De-velopment, Dave Sharples. “This is a beautiful piece of land with over a half mile of river frontage.

Five years ago this land was being proposed for a residential subdivi-sion but due to the efforts of the Conservation Commission and City Council, the City was able to purchase the land to become yet another premiere recreational spot

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for Somersworth.”Preliminary work may occur

this November, while the major-ity of the work will be done in the Spring and Summer of 2014.

GSS November 8, 2013

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