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The Old Village School islocated on the south end ofthe Village of Wells River rightnext to the Wells River Con-gregational Church. It is goingthru one more transition. Ac-tually this latest transition con-sists of many small changesthat continue to take place.

Joy and Paul Fichiera ofNewbury bought this propertyin 2008. It was a dream cometrue according to Joy. Shesaid Paul had wanted to pur-chase a property that hecould “fix up”. The propertyalso had to have room forJoy’s Yoga studio.

The first piece of the cur-rent puzzle was the openingof Rising Spirit Yoga in Febru-ary of 2009. The Shoppe wasadded in July of 2009. Both ofthese businesses are owned

by Joy and Paul. The Shoppefeatures all the supplies onemay need to make Yogaclasses all they should be.From clothing to carry bagsand even floor mats. Plus Joyteaches classes in the up-stairs studio that looks muchlike it did back in the days ofthe Wells River VillageSchool. This includes black-boards, raised area on oneside, and plenty of open glis-tening hardwood flooring.

Part two of this most re-cent change was the welcom-ing of Reiki Retreat andHealing Visions Reiki. Theseare actually two different busi-nesses owned by BarbaraSmith and Shelly Drew, re-spectively. Both ladies areReiki Masters which meansthey can teach others the

power and benefits of theirchosen field. Barbara andShelly both practice Reiki ona part time basis until suchtime as they can fully supportthemselves with their respec-tive practices.

The two businesses co-exist in the same space be-cause they are both parttimers. But together they alsoare providing for some newexperiences. In fact this com-ing Saturday, March 6th at 6PM they will open their doorsto a Reiki Share program.This means that other Reikipractitioners will join Barb &Shelly to learn more andprogress in the field. Theyalso have plans to get thisgroup involved in the healthcare industry. Many hospitalsnow encourage patients topartake of a session of Reikito assist in pain control orsimply the healing power. AsBarb was quick to point out,she does not diagnose ail-ments or diseases, she sim-ply helps channel the goodeffects of Reiki that comefrom within each person.

A third piece of this evolv-ing puzzle at the Old VillageSchool is Rodeo & Co. Not aranch with bulls and horses,but a photography studio withMeg McGovern Hamilton be-hind the shutter. Meg hasplenty of props and ideas totake memorable photographsof families, children, infantsand even Maternity shots inher upstairs studio. She also

will travel to other locationsfor a sitting in an attempt tocatch the originality of hersubjects and to show themhow pretty they really are.

Though Meg has been inbusiness since 2003 she hasnever had a studio until now.And then it was only becauseThe Old Village School build-ing made such a wonderfulplace for her to have a studio.In fact Meg was taking herchild to a Baby Yoga classwith Joy when she learnedabout the availability of spacewith the natural light, greatfloors and high ceilings. Afterthat it was just a matter ofsigning up.

The next piece of the puz-zle is being put in place overthe last weekend of February2010. During the weekendthe final move will happen forDragonfly’s Den. This shop

has been situated on theother end of Wells River Vil-lage for about four years now.

Owner Chrystal Aldrichwas looking for a new spaceand found that the Old Vil-lage School could offer herjust what she wanted. Nicequiet neighbors, an historicaladdress, and landlords will-ing to renovate to suit herneeds. Chrystal brings withher Ashley White, hair-dresser, manicurist, pedi-curist and all around niceperson. Plus sister Cassidywho has been doing mas-sage for the past 10 years.Dragonfly’s Den also fea-tures tanning beds to roundout the entire experience.

There are also two apart-ments in this venerable oldbuilding. One in the basementand a second upstairs. Plusthe building still has a bell upin the belfry. In fact Paulmakes sure he uses that bellwhenever he finds himselfthat high up.

And to top it all off, thereis still another space that isrentable to the right business.Paul and Joy are looking forsomeone to join the team ofservice providers they cur-rently have in place.

One more important noteis that The Old village Schoolprobably will not reach itsgoal of finishing in the top 10of the Pepsi Refresh Projectfor the month of February.However, because they maywell finish in the top thirty orso, they will be included in thenext round of voting. Socheck out their websitewww.oldvillageschool.comand follow the link to vote. Allthe details are there.

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BONUM COMMUNE COMMUNITATIS(Common good of the community)

CANDIDATE

THREE YEAR TERMHAVERHILL SELECTBOARD

My professional career has always been deeplyrooted in public service. I am a good listener andfacilitator. I have a strong sense of fairness andlook forward to the opportunity and privilege ofserving the citizens of the Town of Haverhill.

I would appreciate your support on9 March 2010. Please vote.

Thank you.

WAYNE H. FORTIER14 Elm Street

Woodsville, NH 03785603-747-2544

[email protected]

On Wednesday, 27 Janu-ary 2010 I filed for candidacyfor a vacant three year termon the Haverhill, N.H. SelectBoard. Having served on thetown advisory budget com-mittee for the past four years,I have acquired an apprecia-tion as to how local govern-ment works. My professionalcareer has been stronglyconnected to public service.

I have watched, with delight,my fellow budget committeemembers express theirthoughts and ideas both withenthusiasm and frustrationas to what the better good ofHaverhill should be. Theybring to the table their indi-vidual talents and experi-ence. Some are direct andassertive in expressing theirpositions while others are

quiet and reserved. In theend, they come together andmake decisions.

I am not a stranger topublic office having servedon the Haverhill SchoolBoard for over twelve years.During that time, we were in-volved in the challenges ofleaving Haverhill AcademyJunior High School for a newbuilding project that createdthe Haverhill Middle School.Additionally, we completedmajor renovations to our re-maining building facilities atWoodsville High School andWoodsville ElementarySchool. It was not an easytask considering the vast di-versity of thought and opin-ion that existed throughoutthe Town of Haverhill at thattime! Our leadership skillswere tested.

Today, I am concernedabout the lack of real dialoguebetween town and school of-ficials, low voter turn out, andpublic participation at townand school board meetings.Where are the voices of thecitizens of Haverhill in thesetrying times?

My specific skills consistof being a good listener and facilitator. I believe my previ-ous experience in public office will confirm that. Iwould appreciate your support on 9 March 2010.

Thank you.

Wayne FortierSelectboard – three year term

A wonderful thing is hap-pening in Haverhill at thisyear’s town meeting. There iscompetition for two elected po-sitions. There are many morethan that which will show up onthe ballot come Tuesday,March 9. But at least two ofthese positions will be decidedby the votes of those whochoose to show up and vote.

To this end there havebeen two forums scheduled inHaverhill. The first was lastTuesday at the VFW Post inNorth Haverhill. The goodnews is that all four of thosecompeting for office showedup. Plus the other two SelectBoard candidates, who arerunning unopposed, werealso on hand. Also making anappearance was Town Mod-erator Douglas McDonald. Heis seeking reelection to thatposition as well as election as

the School Moderator as MikeKennedy has decided not toseek reelection.

The two candidates forthe two year unexpired termof Peter Conrad are LynnWheeler, who is a formerboard member, and was ap-pointed by the board in Octo-ber of last year to fill the seatuntil Town Meeting. Lynn isnow seeking election. Oppos-ing her is Wendy Warcholik aprofessional economist andfirst time candidate.

Also on the ballot are cur-rent Select Board Chair RickLadd who also serves as oneof two State Representativesfrom the district that includesHaverhill. The other seat hasWayne Fortier as a candidate.Wayne is a former SchoolBoard member and chair. He isrunning for the seat previouslyoccupied by Bob Maccini who

recently moved to Pittsburg.Also on hand at this elec-

tion forum were the two can-didates for the School Boardseat from the pre-existingWoodsville district. Both can-didates are running for thefirst time.

All candidates in atten-dance were given five min-utes, more or less, to presenttheir thoughts on why theyshould be elected, or whatthey felt they could bring tothe position. Though therewere not many questions atthe forum there was muchconversation after the formalsession to allow those whodid attend to ask questionsand get answers.

A second forum for candi-dates was also scheduled forMonday, March 1 at themonthly meeting of the GoodOld Boys.

For those who have notbeen able to attend one ofthese forums there is a shortcontribution from several ofthe candidates in this issue ofTrendy Times. We hope thosewho will vote on March 9 will

take the time to read what iswritten and make an informeddecision at the polls.

Also please remember toattend the meetings in Haver-hill on March 9 at 7:30 PM forthe Town Meeting and onThursday, March 18 at 7:00PM for the school meeting.

We would also encourageall other residents of this areato attend your town andschool meetings. It is one way

that your voice can very muchbe heard. Those who havethese elected positions areyour neighbors. They aremore similar to those of uswho do not hold a public officethan some may think. Most ofthese officials would welcomecomments, especiallythroughout the year, but ifthese annual meetings arewhen you make it, then besure to be heard.

Good News For haverhill

This is a bumper sticker that was handed out at the

Candidates' Forum last Tuesday, February 23.

It is a sentiment that many hold, whether

Republican, Democrat or Independent.

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Lynn Wheeler lives inWoodsville with her husband Steve.Since moving to Woodsville in 1972she has been continually active inthe Town. Some of the activitieshave been the Haverhill Coopera-tive Nursery School, Cub Scoutsand Boy Scouts, North CountryWay, Haverhill Economic Coordinat-ing Council, Community Profiles,Heritage Commission, PlanningBoard, Budget Committee, Friendsof Alumni Hall, Master Plan Com-mittee, VFW Auxiliary and ThePresident’s Forum on Volunteerism.

Lynn has been a past chairmanof the Haverhill Selectboard and hasbeen filing the vacant position on theSelectboard vacated by Peter Conrad. She has also chaired theWoodsville Armory Advisory Com-mittee and presented a proposal forthe usage of the building to the Se-lectboard. In addition, she chairedthe Community Profiles that includedpeople from Haverhill, Piermont,Bradford and Newbury creating a

dialogue between the four towns.Wheeler is a paralegal/real

estate title abstractor and has runher own business for the past 13years. She is well respected in thelegal community and is often calledto court as an expert witness.

“Coming to the Board of Select-men with a broad background hashelped me do my job. I have an un-derstanding of the budget process,understand legal documentation,have management skills and knowhow to work well with all kinds ofpeople.” Lynn has always been thetype of Selectboard member whowill listen to your questions and tryand find the answer.

Ms. Wheeler has always fo-cused on the Town of Haverhill andwhat she could do to benefit theTown and its citizens. She firmly be-lieves in volunteerism and givingback to your community. She hopesyou feel the same and ask her tocontinue in her role on the HaverhillSelectboard.

Lynn W. WheelerSelectboard – two year term

ELECT

LYNN W. WHEELER

2 Year Term Haverhill Selectboard

An experienced professional with proven management skills.

“I will continue to work for the benefitof the Town of Haverhill and all

of its citizens.”

Paid for by Lynn W. Wheeler, 631 Swiftwater Road, Woodsville, NH 03785


I am seeking your continued sup-port in my re-election to the HaverhillSelectboard. I believe that electedgovernment leaders must be willingto listen and ask questions, comewell prepared to meetings, and pro-vide constructive direction basedupon fact and community input. Myletter on pages 8-9 in the AnnualTown Report highlights Selectboardactivity for the past year. I encourage

all to review the report and come tothe annual meeting on March 9, todiscuss and vote on the budget andspecific warrant articles.

I have the privilege of serving inthe New Hampshire House repre-senting Grafton County District 5.This legislative connection certainlyassists the Haverhill Selectboard inbetter responding to legislation thatimpacts our community. Examples

include: cuts in local revenue shar-ing, funding roads in Woodsville, longrange planning for Bedell BridgeState Park, and more.

During the upcoming year, serv-ices and budget development willcontinue to be a top priority requiringadditional input and time. In supportof the Budget Advisory Committee, Ipropose that the Selectboard initiatea comprehensive program budget re-view earlier in the fall. As with house-holds, local government mustprioritize program needs and keepexpenditures in line with revenue.We need to be mindful of financialimpacts to businesses.

Other areas of focus for the 2010

Selectboard should include: workingcooperatively with other boards in-cluding schools, revisiting and estab-lishing a well developed 5-10 yearroad maintenance program, assess-ing how we utilize and maintain all fa-cilities and parks including thearmories, strengthening our alreadysuccessful recreation program, andworking closely with businessgroups, district commissioners andprivate landowners to upgrade theWoodsville downtown area.

Thank you for your support andcooperation.

Rick LaddChair, Haverhill Selectboard

Rick Ladd – Selectboard three year term

Wendy WarcholikSelectboard – two year termI’m Wendy Warcholik and I’m

running for Haverhill’s Select-board….the seat I’m running for isthe only contested Selectboard seatthis election. Professionally, I’m apublic policy economist. My hus-band and I run our own economicconsulting firm. Prior to running myown firm, I worked for The Bureauof Economic Analysis and The TaxFoundation in DC.

I just finished reading the latestissue of NH magazine and theircover story is about dream towns inNH. NH magazine addresses aquestion that I think is critical for atown to be focused on: what wouldmake us more desirable as a town?NH magazine states that low taxesare a factor….I agree with them. Asa Selectboard member, I will workto keep taxes and fees low as wellas initiate a dialogue about the fac-tors we should be focused on devel-oping and promoting to helpHaverhill become a dream town.

Businesses have certainly facedhard times this past year. There is,for instance, a large building inWoodsville that was recentlyboarded up, a vacant grocery storeand many commercial buildings forsale. We shouldn’t sit idly by andthink these problems will resolve ontheir own….definitely not in this

economic environment. I am inter-ested in serving as an active inter-mediary between municipalgovernment and the local businesscommunity. If there is anything towngovernment can do to help the localbusiness community, I want to findout what it is by talking to businessowners and help them.

One of the greatest challengesfacing Haverhill and all localities arestate mandates and thus loss oflocal control. I am very interested inthis issue and see it as a biggerproblem now more than ever giventhe huge deficit the state govern-ment is facing. Haverhill has seenthe effect already in the state mandated welfare program whichcontributed to the $80,000+ shortfallthis past budgeting cycle. As a result of the shortfall, cuts had to bemade. Thankfully, taxes weren’traised but what about next time?Preserving local control is anotherissue that I will work to address if elected.

Haverhill just needs a littlenudging, caring and organization tomove it from good to great. Pleasecome out and vote for me Tuesday,March 9th so I can help Haverhillbusinesses and residents with thetroubles they may be facing duringthis tough economy.

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Meredith, NH, February 23,2010 — The “Friends ofJeanie Forrester” Committeeto elect Forrester for StateSenate, District 2 is pleasedto formally announce thecampaign team. RustyMcLear of Meredith, CEOand President of the Innsand Spa at Mill Falls, willserve as Chair of the“Friends of Jeanie Forrester”Committee. Don Jutton,Principal of Municipal Re-sources, Inc. in Meredith willserve as Treasurer. JaredChicoine of Woodsville willserve as Forrester’s cam-paign director. Last weekForrester officially filed her“Friends of Jeanie Forrester”Committee with the Secre-tary of State’s office to be aRepublican candidate for theDistrict 2 State Senate seat.

“I am very fortunate tohave such a great team of ad-visors in this campaign. Jaredis a highly regarded conser-vative grassroots organizer, along-time Grafton County Re-publican leader, and a nativeof State Senate District 2,”said Forrester. Chicoinebrings great experience to thecampaign having served asNH Director of Ron Paul’spresidential run and on cam-paigns of former U.S. SenatorJohn E. Sununu and formerU.S. Senator Bob Smith.

“Rusty McLear and DonJutton are two very success-ful business owners and well-respected communityleaders, heading up my cam-paign leadership team for theDistrict 2 State Senate seat,”said Forrester. “Rusty andDon understand that small

businesses are the life’sblood of our region andstate’s economy. Our cam-paign theme will focus on theeconomy and jobs. We needto get New Hampshire backon track so that our busi-nesses and communities canprosper. We will fight to growour economy by cuttingspending and taxes whichwill help small businesses…they are the economic en-gine that drives the creationof jobs.” concluded Forrester.

Jeanie is a Meredith Re-publican. She served as theExecutive Director of theGreater Meredith Program,an award-winning NewHampshire Main Street pro-gram based in Meredith. Shealso served as a Town Ad-ministrator of Tuftonboro andis currently the interim TownAdministrator in NewDurham. She served as leg-islative aid to legal counsel forGovernor John H. Sununu,then as assistant to Sununu,and as staff for former U.S.Congressman Bill Zeliff.Jeanie is also well-connectedin the community throughservice on various boardsand committees includingThe Winnipesaukee Play-house, the Franklin Business& Industrial DevelopmentCorporation, CommunityCaregivers, Altrusa, and theLakes Region Symphony Or-chestra, to name just a few.

Jeanie resides in Mered-ith with her husband, Keithand their three cockerspaniels, Hershey, Max, andSarah. Keith and Jeanie havebeen married for 25 years andare small business owners.

Dear Editor, One of the most important

civic events for our nation isfast approaching. In March2010, every householdacross the nation will receivea census form. Required onceevery 10 years by the U.S.Constitution, the 2010 Cen-sus will count every man,woman and child living in theUnited States. Citizens will ei-ther receive a form in the mailthat they will send back or acensus worker will visit theirhome to collect the informa-tion. The worker will have afederal badge and will identifythemselves as a censusworker. Citizens can verify theworkers identify by contactingthe US Census Office inPortsmouth at: 603-570-5120.

Census data directly af-fects how more than $400billion per year in federalfunding is distributed totribal, state and local govern-ments. Census data alsoguides local planning deci-

sions, including where toprovide additional socialservices, establish child-careand senior centers, and buildnew roads, hospitals,schools, and job training andcommunity centers. Dataalso is used to reapportioncongressional seats to statesand assure proper districtrepresentation. Businessesuse census data to guide de-cisions on location and re-cruitment, helping to createjobs in our communities.This makes getting an accu-rate count in the 2010 Cen-sus very important for theState of New Hampshire.

1 “Snow Birds” should fillout the census form wheretheir home residence is, notwhere they spend the winter. 2 College students shouldbe counted where they attendschool, not by their parents. 3 Members of the militarywho are serving overseaswill be counted by the

Department of Defensewhere they are serving.

Everyone should alsoknow that census participa-tion is safe. The informationyou provide on your censusform is confidential. By law,the Census Bureau cannotshare respondents’ answerswith anyone, including otherfederal agencies and law en-forcement entities. All Cen-sus Bureau employees takean oath of nondisclosure andare sworn for life to protectthe confidentiality of thedata. The penalty for unlaw-ful disclosure is a fine of upto $250,000 or imprisonmentof up to five years, or both.

I encourage you to sup-port this effort to count everycitizen. Together, we cancreate an accurate picture ofour communities and theState of New Hampshire!

Sincerely,Executive Councilor

Ray Burton

2010 census – Important to all

Jeanie Forrestercampaign committee Members

Carol Elliott (R) of Ply-mouth, NH has announcedher candidacy for the officeof Grafton County Treasurerin the upcoming 2010 elec-tions. Mrs. Elliott has servedthe residents of GraftonCounty for 22 years as bothRegister of Deeds andCounty Treasurer. She isalso currently the Treasurerof the Plymouth VillageWater and Sewer District.

In her announcementshe states “I know the job,I've done the job and havethe experience necessary tocontinue the good job I didfor my fellow Grafton Countytaxpayers. My concern is forthe taxpayer and the fact thatif our tax dollars are not in-vested properly the portion ofour tax bill paid to the countywill continue to increase”.

carol elliottannounces election campaign

For county treasurer

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One of the newest busi-nesses in the town of Haverhillis The Little Grille in NorthHaverhill. Scott Rutherford andwife Camila opened therestaurant in December of lastyear to a crowd that, in all hon-esty, overwhelmed them.

In fact after having a cou-ple of pre-opening events onThursday and Friday of thatweek they opened to the pub-lic on Saturday. Come Sundaymorning they had run out of somany items that they simplycould not open the doors andserve the quality of food theyhope to be well known for, formany years to come. Instead,on that Sunday in December,Scott met every person withan apology and an invitation tocome back again soon. Those

turned away included family,friends and those anxious to enjoy the tastes ofthe new establishment.

Since that time they havebeen able to better plan for themany regulars and first timers.Therefore they have notneeded to turn away any otherpotential customers. That isnot to say there have not beensome waits. In fact on the allyou can eat nights there canbe waits of up to thirty minutesbefore a seat is available in theinterestingly lit eatery. Accord-ing to Camila most patronshave been willing to wait theneeded time in order to par-take of the wide variety ofdishes served.

The Little Grille has threespecial “all you can eat”

evenings of dining each week.Wednesday is Italian Night.Varying dishes include somewith meat, some without.Some have red sauce, somewhite. There is always a vari-ety, and always plenty to testand taste.

Thursday evenings fea-ture seafood. Again the exactitems change from week toweek, but if you are a seafoodlover, it’s a night not to miss.

The Saturday night Brazil-ian barbeque is another nightthat features plenty of food,fun and friends.

One comment from thepublic that has helped theRutherfords better serve theircustomers refers to these spe-cial nights. Some patrons donot necessarily want the all

you can eat special. The prob-lem is the same situation thatmakes these nights so special.

The Little Grille does nothave a big kitchen with a lot ofhelp. Indeed, the kitchen hasjust six burners, two ovens, agrill, a griddle and a fryolator.As restaurant kitchens go, thisis small. It does allow for avery close control of the foodpreparation. It also narrowsthe variety of items that can becooked at any one time. Thuswhen the staff is busy makingseafood, it is difficult to switchto making a hamburger orchicken fingers. Because ofthis, there are delays in fillingorders on these nights forsomething other than the allyou can eat specials.

Of course there is muchmore to The Little Grille thanjust the all you can eat nights.They are often for breakfastand lunch six days a week.Lunch specials always includea five dollar special of the day. The breakfast menu

is also a not to miss delight.The Rutherfords continue

to work on the entire restau-rant business trying to make itthe best it can be for everyonewho comes in to dine. If youare one of those who has hada meal delayed, they apolo-gize. If you were turned awayback in December and not yetreturned, please do. And if youare one of the regulars, manythanks from the newestrestauranteurs in Haverhill.They are very much enjoyingtheir experience and hope youalso enjoy the experience ofThe Little Grille.

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February, time for skiing,ice fishing, snowshoeing…andmaking plans for all the 4-Hspring events. What happensin a 4-H club in the winter?

Out around the County, 4-H leaders are meeting withtheir kids to complete a widevariety of projects includingEc-Co-Action, Palette of Fun,donkey care and manage-ment, equine science, artsand crafts, and communityservice to name a few. Theremight be a group doing rock-etry, shooting sports orsewing Fashion Revue gar-ments. Folks involved in ananimal science project, whowish to exhibit at fairs, arebusy completing lease agree-

ments as they begin workingwith their project animals priorto the April 1st paperworkdeadline.

What goes into a project?First of all, all 4-H leaders gothrough a screening process:an application, referencecheck, face to face interviewand an orientation program.Then we have project specifictraining. There are meetingsheld in the county, region andstate to train leaders in a widevariety of subjects.

Once the screeningprocess has been completed,leaders organize meetings inconjunction with the club’s or-ganizational leader. Projectmeetings total at least 6

hours in length over a periodof time. Some meet for longerperiods of time, depending onthe project area. Leadersshare their knowledge withthe 4-H’ers, learn right alongwith them, or, provide mentor-ing for a 4-H’er who is sharingtheir knowledge with otherclub members.

If there is a county eventthat relates to the project, theproject leaders will coach thekids to get ready for anevent. For example, onMarch 6, we are holding ourCounty Activities Day, whichis open to all 4-H youtharound the County. For thenext few weeks, leaders andparents will be working withtheir 4-H’ers from many proj-ect areas to get their demon-strations and action exhibitsready to present to a panel ofjudges. 4-H’ers will earn rib-bons according to the Danishsystem of judging.

A demonstration, yousay? Well, it’s not likeRachel Ray or Martha Stewart with their team of

professional stylists andvideographers. Each 4-H’erpicks a topic. They preparethe posters, the script andthe information that will beused in their demonstration.They can choose to workalone, or work as a team. Ifthey work as a team, all part-ners must do equal amountsof work. A 4-H’er mustgather the tools and materi-als they will need to do thedemonstration. Their demon-stration should have a strongintroduction, a well re-hearsed sequence of stepsthat are demonstrated, and asolid conclusion and sum-mary. The 4-Her’s appear-ance and manners are partof the judge’s scoring to de-cide their Danish ribbon. Ontop of that, the 4-H’er has tostay within a time framebased on their age (olderyouth are expected to pres-ent a longer demonstration).At the end of the presenta-tion, 4-H’ers are expected tofield questions from thejudges and the audience.

An action exhibit is a bitdifferent. Some folks call it a“continuing demonstration”,but it really isn’t. It is a con-tinuous, interactive exhibit ofa project. It can be laid out insteps, or be a quiz format ora continuous conversationabout the selected topic, thedifference being it’s purposeis to engage and instruct theaudience as they visit the ex-hibit. The 4-H’er or 4-Hteam, like the youth present-ing a demonstration, has tocreate the environment forthe action exhibit: the back-drop or table setting, the

posters, the sequentialsteps, the informationalhandouts and the content ofwhat will be shared. 4-H’ersrehearse what they will sayto the public. They musthave enough “verbage” andsupplies to do the action ex-hibit for 45 minutes to onehour. Action exhibits arejudged on the Danish Sys-tem of judging using a scoresheet developed for useacross the state.

County Activities Day isan event that feeds into stateand regional events. Ouryouth who are ages 12 andover members have an op-portunity to qualify to attendState Activities Day, and ifthey make the grade, theymay receive an invitation torepresent New Hampshire atthe New England Center atEastern States Exposition inSpringfield, Massachusetts.4-H’ers are strongly encour-aged to bring their demonstra-tions and action exhibits to theNorth Haverhill Fair to showthe public what they havelearned and what youth cando for public presentations.

Our 4-H leaders and par-ents do a lot to prepare 4-Hmembers for a lifetime of pub-lic presentations, communityservice and self sufficiency byteaching life skills. It’s justone small part of the 4-H pro-gram and the 4-H year.

For more informationabout the 4-H program inGrafton County, please con-tact the UNHCE office at3855 Dartmouth CollegeHwy, Box 5, N. Haverhill, NH03774 or e-mail:[email protected]

behind the Scenes - Gearing up for a 4-h eventBy Kathleen Jablonski, 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator

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Mark the date. Make a deal.

FOLLOW ME TOJOHN DEERE DAY

Find your way to John Deere Day and see the latest in equipment, parts, and service. Discover the deals designed to help you improve productivity and profi tability around your operation.

It’s the “CAN’T MISS” event of the year!

Let me first say that “TheVariety Store” does not oper-ate by donation. We are not aThrift Store but a private or-ganization. As such, we re-ceive no Government fundingor grants, nor is our inventorymade up from donated items.We purchased the items inour store, at our own ex-pense, at estate sales, auc-tions, unclaimed freight etc,because it either appealed tous personally or we felt itcould be useful to someone,enough for them to want tobuy it from us. We feel our in-ventory is different from anyother store for that reason.Our first goal was to generateenough funds to be able toprovide citizens in our com-munity with a source of emer-gency aid not available atother places and then, only ifbusiness progressed to sucha point, to recoup at least aportion of our investment.Thus far, our operating fundsare being used to help, as fastas they are coming in, and byall economic indicators, thattrend will continue which isokay, as long as we can con-tinue to do some good.We have accepted a few

donations of things we feltwould be a nice addition toour inventory, but word musthave spread that this is howwe obtain the things we carryin our store and people bring-ing things in, or calling askingif we take donations has be-come an almost every daything and regretfully, we nowhave to stop it all together.We just don’t have the room!To those people that have do-nated, we thank you so verymuch! The spirit in which youhave given, is heart-felt.

But, even with the storecompletely full of inventory westill have the equivalent of fivefull size storage units full of allkinds of quality things waitingfor space on our shelves! Wehave all the ingredientsneeded to operate ourstore....except the one thingwe could not beg, buy, or stealto make our idea a success.That is YOU, the customer!March is here and it is our

last month to decide whetherthere will be enough publicsupport for us to be able tocontinue. January startedpicking up nice and Februarybegan well but slowed downdramatically towards theend, and for the first and sec-ond time, we have had to tellsomeone who truly had aneed, we couldn’t help them.Although we were able torefer them elsewhere, itwasn‘t a good feeling!

It takes nearly three hun-dred dollars a week to open,heat and light our place. If wedouble that amount, we canprovide one family with aprox.one hundred gallons of heat-ing oil. If we double it again,three families can sit down toa nice meal for a week. Atpresent, we are receiving fourrequests for some type of aideach week. Some are not any-thing we can help with. Othersare needs (like a warm coat)we can resolve immediatelywith items we already have atthe store, but most, if we havethe resources, are things wecan make a difference with.We started this store not onlyto be one of the places peoplecould go to for help, but in thefuture hoped to be able to ex-pand into other areas of com-munity enrichment as well,including the possibility of ateen or community center and

other similar ideas.But, to repeat myself, we

need you, this time in a bigway, not to bring things in, butto take things out, (hopefullypaid for of course). The com-ment we hear the most fromour customers is that they hadno idea the wonderful “Vari-ety” we carry in our store.Many have said shoppingthere is actually fun, even atrip down memory lane, thatour store is clean, organizedand nothing like they ex-pected to find. We have eitherhad whatever unusual itemsomeone wanted or havebeen able to find it for themabout six out of ten times. Theshopping for inventory we didwas well thought out and wehave been told it shows. Thelist is way too large to print,but if it’s neat, necessary, orneedful, we could very wellhave at least one.So, this is it. The kind wordsof encouragement and sup-port we have received fromyou all, and the gratitudefrom those we have alreadyhelped, has made it all morethan worth it in terms of anytime, energy, and financial in-vestment on our part. But, ifwe are to continue, we needyour support, now more thanever! Please stop in and atleast see what we have andif there is anything from our

inventory of thousands ofclean, quality “fully guaran-teed” items that you probablycould do without, but wouldmake a space for, if youknew it might make a differ-ence in someone’s life. Wehave done everything weknow how, to help those thatwe can in their times ofcrises. Anything more, mustcome from you.As always we would like to

mention the other fine smallbusinesses in in our area.The “OPEN” flags flying upand down the street are welcome mats, put there especially for you!

The Variety Store147 Central St(next to Cumberland Farms)Woodsville N.H.603-747-2995 10 AM till 5 PM Tues - Sat

the Variety Store update


Bradford, VT: The OldChurch Community Theaterwill hold open auditions for“A Little Murder Never HurtAnybody” on March 6th at

2pm in the vestry of theBradford UCC church (nextdoor to the theater) for itsfirst play of the 2010 season.Written by Ronald Jay, “A

Little Murder Never HurtAnybody” was played to sell-out crowds when presentedon the Bradford stage 11years ago. For more infor-mation please call play direc-tor Diane Chamberlain at 802-222-4888, or visitwww.oldchurchtheater.org.This play has parts for 4 menand 2 women. The produc-tion will be presented May 7-9 and again May 14-16.

The play begins on NewYear’s Eve at the Perry man-sion, and Julia and MatthewPerry seem to have it all. ButMatthew wants somethingmore -- to be rid of his wifeJulia so he can have somereal fun! He resolves to mur-der Julia by New Year’s end,and tells her so. She vows tostay alive, and tells him so.And so the game begins -- ahilarious match of wits andthe witless.

The Old Church Commu-nity Theater in Bradford Ver-mont welcomes all interestedpeople to volunteer both onand off stage. In addition toacting, there are openings inbox office, ushering, set con-struction, lighting, costumes,props and publicity.

Alumni Hall invites the public to a new SWEET TASTE OF THE MID-EAST onSaturday March 6th at 7:30 pm. Returningwith new performances, the dancers willagain present various Mid-Eastern dancestyles. The program also includes a wonder-ful selection of homemade Mid-Easterndesserts such as Baklava, Almond Cake, FigCake, Pecan Cake, Cookies, Fruits, Nuts, Sparkling Cider, and Teas. Advancedtickets are available at $12, ($10 for seniors

and students); tickets at the door will be $15and $12.

Belly Dance (also known as Middle East-ern Dance, Orientale Dance, or Raqs Sharqi)is one of the oldest forms of dance in theworld. Additional information may be found atwww.raq-on.net

Alumni Hall is located at 75 Court Street,Haverhill, and can be reached at 603-989-5500 or [email protected] andvisited online at www.alumnihall.org

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crazy Vanilla cake

By Ronda Marsh

Serves 8

• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup granulated sugar • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 large egg • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/3 cup vegetable oil • 3/4 cup milk • 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

(optional)• 1/2 cup semisweet real chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour,sugar, baking powder and salt in an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. Set aside. Stir to-gether egg and vanilla in a small bowl with

fork or whisk. Make two indentations in flourmixture; pour oil in one and the egg mixturein the other. Pour milk over the whole thing,then mix well with a fork, being sure to getinto the corners. Stir in nuts, if using. Bakefor 30 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick in-serted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and immediately sprinklechocolate chips over the hot cake. Let stand2 minutes; using spatula or back of a spoon,spread melted chips to cover surface;swirling for a nice finish.

NOTE: Feel free to experiment with the frost-ing element! Try other types of baking chips,such as white chocolate, peanut butter, orbutterscotch, or perhaps sprinkle the frostedtop with toasted coconut. It’s all yummy!

Perhaps you’re old enough to remember some recipes that circulated during the 1970’s for“Crazy Cake”. As much as I may sometimes hate to admit it, I am of that generation, andto the best of my recollection, this quick cake had no eggs and was usually made with cocoaand yes, believe it or not, vinegar! I have read that it originated during the Depression years,when tough times dictated the need for invention and creativity in all aspects of life, includingcooking. Apparently the Crazy Cake craze (pardon the pun) resurfaced in the 70’s, whenall things different and kitschy became in vogue. I happened across this particular recipeone day while browsing the internet; I simply cut & pasted it to my recipe folder, so I don’tknow who published it. I wish I did; I would love to give them credit for this version, which isdifferent from any Crazy Cake recipe I’ve ever seen. This one is vanilla, instead of the usualcocoa. It uses just one egg, and there is no vinegar involved, but the traditional Crazy Cakemethodology of mixing and baking all in one pan, without the need for hauling out an electricmixer remains the same. With the exception of measuring cups and spoons, the only othertool required is a fork for mixing it all together. There is a big added feature here: The frostingis included! It’s simply semi-sweet chocolate chips scattered across the top of the still-hotcake, then allowed to melt a bit before spreading and swirling with an offset spatula (my off-set spatula has disappeared, so I just use the backside of a teaspoon, which works perfectlywell). This little cake is equally as moist and delicious as any of its more laborious counter-parts, and is just the ticket when you don’t need a full-size cake, or don’t want to spend a lotof prep and clean-up time. In case you couldn’t tell, I’m simply mad for “Crazy Cake!”

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NH STATE VETERANS COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE8:00 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

CONNECTICUT VALLEY SNOWMOBILECLUB MONTHLY MEETING7:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

wednesday, march 33 RIVERS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING8:00 AMWoodsville Guaranty Savings Bank,Woodsville

Thursday, march 4NOONDAY CONCERT12:10 PMAll Saints’ Church, 35 School St, LittletonElena Gott, Piano & Sue Openhowski, Violin

friday, march 5REIKI SHARE6:00 PMReiki Retreat, Wells RiverSee ad on page 6

LITTLE LEAGUE SIGN UPS6:00 PM – 8:00 PMBlue Mountain Union School, NewburySee ad on page 15

saTurday, march 6BREAKFAST, DOG SLED RIDES AND BAKE SALE7:00 AM – 11:00 AMUnited Congregational Church, OrfordBenefitting: Orford UCC, Playground &Food Shelf

GENTLY USED CLOTHING SALE10:00 AM – 2:00 PMClassic Designs, Summer St, St. JohnsburyBenefitting: Caledonia Animal Rescue,Inc. (CARe)

OLD CHURCH COMMUNITY THEATRE AUCTIONS2:00 PMUnited Congregational Church Vestry, BradfordSee ad and story on page 8

WICKED WILD PIG ROAST5:00 PM – 1:00 AMWoodsville American Legion Post #20See ad on page 13

SWEET TASTE OF THE MID-EAST7:30 PMAlumni Hall, Haverhill CornerSee ad and story on page 8

sunday, march 7GENTLY USED CLOTHING SALE10:00 AM – 2:00 PMClassic Designs, Summer St, St. JohnsburyBenefitting: Caledonia Animal Rescue,Inc. (CARe)

sunday, march 7LENTEN SERVICE5:00 PM – 6:00 PMMonroe Methodist Church, Monroe

Tuesday, march 9NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN MEETING DAYGo out and vote!

wednesday, march 10MONTHLY MEETING - ROSS-WOODPOST #20 AMERICAN LEGION6:00 PMWoodsville American Legion Post #20

HARLEM ROCKETS VS HAVERHILLHAWKS6:30 PMHaverhill Cooperative Middle SchoolSee ad and story on page 16

Thursday, march 11NOONDAY CONCERT12:10 PMAll Saints’ Church, 35 School St, LittletonPine Hill Singers

sunday, march 14LENTEN SERVICE5:00 PM – 6:00 PMSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Woodsville

monday, march 15HAVERHILL SELECTBOARD MEETING6:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

Tuesday, march 16NH STATE VETERANS COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE8:00 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

Thursday, march 18NOONDAY CONCERT12:10 PMAll Saints’ Church, 35 School St, LittletonBarbara Serafini, Piano & Joyce Roy, Organ

ANNUAL HAVERHILL SCHOOL MEETING7:30 PMHaverhill Cooperative Middle School

sunday, march 21LENTEN SERVICE5:00 PM – 6:00 PMBath Congregational Church

wednesday, march 24WOODSVILLE/WELLS RIVER 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE MEETING7:00 PMWoodsville Emergency Services Building

Thursday, march 25NOONDAY CONCERT12:10 PMAll Saints’ Church, 35 School St, LittletonWarren Gaissinger, Organ

monday, march 29HAVERHILL SELECTBOARD MEETING6:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

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Love is in the air-roses bythe bouquet, yet roses arenot just for giving. Roseshave a long history of contri-butions to the herbal worldas an important source of vi-tamins, anti- inflammatory,and for skin regeneration.The flower petals and seedpods are used in teas, oils,and flower waters. Rosepetal tea is easily made bysteeping 1/2 cup of freshrose petals or 1 teaspoon ofdried petals in a cup of hotwater, steep for 10 minutesand strain. Add lemon,honey, agave syrup or or-ange rind. Tea made fromroses has a tangy flavor.Drinking a couple of cups aday helps to increase thebody's immune functionwhile clearing toxins. Rosepetal tea creates a coolingeffect on the body and isuseful when feeling hot orfeverish. The seed pods ofroses are called rose hips.They are the small, berry-sized seed balls that haveformed on the tip of the plantand left behind once the

petals fall off. Rose hips arehigh in vitamin C, almost60% more than citrus fruits,and can be made into syrupto help fight colds and flu.You can also use rose hipsfresh or dried to make a cupof tea. In addition to vitaminC, rose hips contain vitaminsE, K, A, B1, B2, calcium,iron, niacin, phosphorus, andcitric acid. As a tea or syrup,rose hips gently act as a nat-ural stimulant for movementof the bowels, a diuretic forthe urinary system, and acleanser for the respiratorytract by clearing mucous. Theantioxidant properties fightcell damage due to free rad-icals and tone organs. Rehy-drating skin, rose hips areknown for their anti-agingconstituents that heal tissueand cells. Damaged skinfrom sun exposure has suc-cessfully been reversed byusing rose hip oil. Overtime,surgical and dermal scarswill recover elasticity and beless noticeable when oil isused daily. It is a safe topicalfor stretch marks and dry

skin. Over worked, brittle haircan be treated with hot rosehip oil. Massage into scalp toimprove texture or flaking ofthe scalp. Gather fresh rosepetals; the stronger thescent, the better. Infuse acup of petals in 2 cups ofvery hot, distilled water for 45minutes. Strain and pour intoa sterilized glass jar, sealand refrigerate. Add rosewater to your bath to lightlyscent or use in a spritzer bot-tle to freshen or cool yourskin. The spray helps to re-store the pH balance of skinand used as a skin toner,rose water will remove ex-cess oil and dead skin cells.Roses are a beautiful assetto any garden and of equalvalue to any health routine.Always check to make surethe roses have not beentreated with pesticides orchemicals. Dried rose petalsand rose hips have the samehealth benefits as fresh. Tryusing fresh petals on a fruitor vegetable salad and enjoythe unique taste and attrac-tive look.

bouquet of healthBy Susan Lucas BS Reiki Master/Teacher, Herbal Consultant

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WHITEFIELD — The NorthCountry Health Consortiumand the Arts Alliance ofNorthern New Hampshireare partnering to present "Ig-niting the Spark: IntegratingCreativity and the Arts intoYouth Programming" from 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, March 17, at the Moun-tain View Grand Resort andSpa in Whitefield. The day-long conference is for youthworkers, mentors, educators,parents, health and humanservice providers, preven-tionists, and others inter-ested in youth.

Participants will learnabout the value of integratingcreative activities and the artsinto youth programming, waysto use creative approaches tomessaging for and with youth,and how to reach more youththrough arts-based program-ming. Most important, accord-ing to conference organizers,is for participants to have thechance to experience hands-on workshops that will gettheir creative juices flowing -and serve as models for newprogram ideas.

“We wanted to providehands-on tools for youthworkers, parents and othersinterested in youth and youthprogramming to exploreways to enhance the lives ofchildren and adolescentsthrough the benefits of cre-ativity," says the North Coun-try Health Consortium'sValerie Herres, the Coordina-tor of the Juvenile JusticeMentoring Project. "Creativity

is essential for positive youthdevelopment. In addition, weare living in a world wherethe next generation mustthink outside the box in orderto come up with successfulsolutions to the ever increas-ing problems in our world.Besides creativity and thearts are fun.”

Workshop presenters in-clude artist-educators MarekBennett of Henniker, andGretchen Berg and JohnHoldridge of Maine. NorthCountry favorite Patrick Rosswill be on hand to fiddle sometunes and to work with otherpresenters to lead "arts mo-ments" throughout the day.

"Everyone has a creativeside that can give tremen-dous pleasure and offer areal feeling of accomplish-ment," says Arts Alliance di-rector Frumie Selchen. "Buttoo often that side of us goesunexplored. We've chosensome wonderful presenterswho will encourage partici-pants to experience that feel-ing, and to help transmit it tothe youth they work with. Ab-solutely no experience orspecial talent is required."

Marek Bennett createscomics and leads arts resi-dencies throughout NewEngland and internationally.His Xeric award-winning self-syndicated weekly comicstrip, Mimi’s Doughnuts, ap-pears in New England news-papers, and his ComicsWorkshops teach valuablecomics discovery techniquesand graphic literacy skills to

students of all ages throughat schools, libraries, muse-ums and other sites.

Gretchen Berg collabo-rates with educators and stu-dents to integrate theater,dance, visual arts and class-room curriculum in schools,community centers, and mu-seums. She received theMaine Alliance for Art Educa-tion’s 2007 Bill BonyunAward for her contribution tothe arts in schools. She per-forms with the modern dancecompany Berg, Jones andSarvis and has taught atHarvard’s Graduate Schoolof Education and Bowdoinand Bates colleges.

John Holdridge is an in-dependent education con-sultant and the formerresident teaching artist of theArts Literacy Project atBrown University. Johnteaches “Creative Literacy:Building Literacy Through theArts” at the University ofSouthern Maine and leads

professional developmentworkshops for teachers andperformance residencies withK-12 students of all abilities.

“We are pleased to part-ner with the Arts Alliance ofNorthern New Hampshire onthis exciting conference forthose who work with youth,”said Martha McLeod, Execu-tive Director of North Coun-try Health Consortium, whowill give the Welcome Ad-dress at the conference.

Cost for the conference is$35 (lunch included), and theregistration deadline is March11. Registration forms can be downloaded from the Arts Alliance website,www.aannh.org, or athttp://www.nchin.org/docs/ig-niting_the_spark.pdf. For moreinformation, contact Kate Mc-Cosham, Program Specialist,North Country Health Consor-tium, at 837-2643, ext. 231.

The conference is madepossible by grants to NCHCfrom the Neil and Louise

Tillotson Fund and the NHCharitable Foundation insupport of recruitment, reten-tion and celebration of volun-teer mentoring for youth inthe North Country.

The North CountryHealth Consortium is a net-work of health and humanservices providers whosemission is to lead innovativecollaboration to improve thehealth status in the region.Members of the Consortiuminclude North Country com-munity health centers, hospi-tals, home health careagencies, nursing homes,medical and mental healthcenters, and community ac-tion.The Arts Alliance ofNorthern New Hampshire isa network that works to pro-mote, support and sustainculture, heritage and the artsthroughout the North Coun-try and to connect the artswith education, health, andcommunity and economicdevelopment.


Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010

My name is Mary Ann Preckol and I liveat the Grafton County Nursing Home andyesterday I had my annual MRI and thenDr.’s appointment. Along with the quick andvery competent driver were myself and anaide. There is a reason that I describe thedriver with very high marks. We wereheaded towards Dartmouth on the inter-state and were coming up to the Exit 13exit and we went under the bridge and ourwindshield was covered and made an in-credible loud, crashing sound. We thought

our windshield was shattered. Our drivercaught what happened. A plow on thebridge unloaded his plow over the bridgeand on the interstate right on the nursinghome windshield. How lucky we were tohave a quick moving driver along with astrong windshield. I panicked which wasunusual for me and the aide accompanyingme helped calm my nerves. All this hap-pened on the day of a snow storm.

Maybe this fellow thinks back afterreading this and realizes he could havecaused much more harm.

Mary Ann Preckol

Letter To The Editor

Editor’s note:

Well, Mary you were indeed lucky to have a good driver and strong windshield.

Quite often the state will erect fences on the bridges to keep this exact thing

from happening. Perhaps this particular fence came down during this unusual

winter. Or perhaps with budget cuts it just never got put up. Either way it

should be something for the plow operator as well as his supervisors to attend

to before someone is injured.

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[email protected] & GREASE TRAP PUMPINGSEPTIC SYSTEM INSTALLATION

(Flatlander Roudebush is afreelance writer up fromKansas City, Missouri whodrives an Isuzu-Subaru andhas never to his knowledgehit a turkey, from Vermont orNew Hampshire.)

The beat-up short bedpick-up looked like any othermaroon step side Chevy untilI got a better look at the frontgrill and realized it was aChrysler Chevrolet. That'sright, and it got my attentiontoo. In the bright cold Febru-ary New Hampshire after-noon sun, there it was, on thefront of the vehicle, just belowthe oversize Chevy bow-tieicon - the famous Chryslericon - bold gold print lettersspelling Chrysler at a diago-nal across a deep blue back-ground, with surroundinglightening bolts, all enclosedin a brass medallion, thewhole thing neatly bracketedon either side by shining longchrome wings, three to aside, in descending order oflength. The Chrysler Corpo-ration's own little tri-wingplane flying into my curiosity.

The driver had alreadystepped down out of his caband was watching me watchhis truck, and he was grin-ning ear to ear, just waiting.

I had to start somewhere."Chrysler Chevrolet huh?"

"No sir, she's a ChevyChrysler."

"OK""Whole different breed of

vehicle"."Of course. How'd it

come to be?""Wife hit a turkey on I-91

in Vermont.""So, a Vermont turkey,

huh?""Not necessesarily. Could

have been a New Hampshireturkey, flying back across theConnecticut River from Ver-mont to New Hampshire."

"Oh sure. How can youtell?"

"Can't. Not by tasting.Tastes about the same. NewHampshire a little juicermaybe."

"You ate the bird?""Why of course. Weighed

about 20 to 23 pounds. Bigtom. No sense in dressing itout. Pretty smashed up.Scraped out the chrome andplastic. Wife cleaned it upsome. Cooked up prettygood. Smacked the van prettyhard. Chrysler Mini Van."

"Chrysler Mini Van. Right.""Why sure. Impact took

out two radiators. Cracked themanifold. Did $3100.00 dam-age. Wife hit a deer the samemonth, different vehicle. Onlydid $2800.00 damage."

"Same wife?""Naturally. Same wife, dif-

ferent vehicle. Same place,different animal. Ate prettygood that month."

"Turkey and venison.""That's right. Can't eat

the legs though. Too tough.""The deer legs?""Why no, course not.

The turkey legs They run

around on them all the time.""Tough huh?""I'll say. Got 'Louisville

Slugger' tattooed right thereon each leg."

I just stared at him thistime.

Finally, splashed backinto the water. "So, in the twoaccidents, was your wife everhurt at all?"

"Oh, not so bad. Couldstill cook both times. Goodcook and good driver - shegot both those animals. Shedon't miss much."

"So, one flying, one run-ning, she got them both."

"Oh sure, she got a chip-munk once too, just aboutthe same place."

"Vermont chipmunk?""Probably""Good eating?""Oh, not as good as New

Hampshire. Wasn't much leftyou know. Just a bite or twoTasted OK though."

He was still grinning, hadnever stopped. Everythinghe said had really happenedor not. I didn't care much.

These days, when I driveI-91 in Vermont, I keep asharp eye out for a well-fedwoman who looks like shecan cook driving any kind ofvehicle at all.

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In case you haven't beenpaying attention these past fewdecades after you returnedfrom Vietnam, the clock hasbeen ticking. The following aresome statistics that are at oncedepressing yet, in a largersense, should give one a senseof pride. "Of the 2,709,918Americans who served in Viet-nam;less than 850,000 are es-timated to be alive today, withthe youngest American Viet-nam veteran's age approxi-mated to be 54 years old."

So, if you're alive andreading this, how does it feelto be among the last 1/3rd ofall the U.S. Vets who served inVietnam? This is the kind ofinformation we are used toreading about WWII and Ko-rean War vets.

So the last 14 years we

are dying too fast, only a fewwill survive by 2015, if any.

If true, 390 VN vets die aday. So in 2190 days from todayyou're lucky to be a Vietnamveteran alive - in only 6 years.

These statistics were takenfrom a variety of sources to in-clude: The VFW Magazine, thePublic Information Office, andthe HQ CP Forward Observer -1st Recon April 12, 1997.

STATISTICS FORINDIVIDUALS IN UNIFORMAND IN COUNTRY VIETNAM VETERANS:

* 9,087,000 military per-sonnel served on active dutyduring the Vietnam Era (Au-gust 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975).

* 8,744,000 GIs were onactive duty during the war (Aug5, 1964-March 28,1973).

* 2,709,918 Americansserved in Vietnam, this num-ber represents 9.7% of theirgeneration.

* 3,403,100 (Including514,300 offshore) personnelserved in the broader SoutheastAsia Theater (Vietnam, Laos,Cambodia, flight crews based inThailand, and sailors in adja-cent South China Sea waters).

* 2,594,000 personnelserved within the borders ofSouth Vietnam (Jan. 1,1965 -March 28, 1973). Another50,000 men served in Vietnambetween 1960 and 1964.

* Of the 2.6 million, be-tween 1-1.6 million (40-60%)either fought in combat, pro-vided close support or were atleast fairly regularly exposedto enemy attack.

* 7,484 women (6,250 or83.5% were nurses) served inVietnam.

* Peak troop strength inVietnam: 543,482 (April 30,1968).

CASUALTIES:The first man to die in

Vietnam was James Davis, in1958. He was with the 509thRadio Research Station.Davis Station in Saigon wasnamed for him.

Hostile deaths: 47,378Non-hostile deaths: 10,800Total: 58,202 (Includes

men formerly classified asMIA and Mayaguez casual-ties). Men who have subse-quently died of woundsaccount for the changing total.

8 nurses died--1 was KIA(the only military women to die

were nurses)61% of the men killed

were 21 or younger.11,465 of those killed were

younger than 20 years old.Of those killed, 17,539

were married.Average age of men

killed: 23.1 yearsEnlisted: 50,274 22.37

yearsOfficers: 6,598 28.43 yearsWarrants: 1,276 24.73

yearsE1: 525 20.34 years11B MOS: 18,465 22.55

yearsFive men killed in Vietnam

were only 16 years old.The oldest man killed was

62 years old.Highest state death rate:

West Virginia - 84.1% (nationalaverage 58.9% for every100,000 males in 1970).

Wounded: 303,704 --153,329 hospitalized +150,375 injured requiring nohospital care.

Severely disabled: 75,000,-- 23,214: 100% disabled; 5,283lost limbs; 1,081 sustained mul-tiple amputations.

Amputation or cripplingwounds to the lower extremitieswere 300% higher than in WWIIand 70% higher than Korea.

Multiple amputations oc-curred at the rate of 18.4%compared to 5.7% in WWII.

Missing in Action: 2,338POWs: 766 (114 died in

captivity)As of January 15, 2004,

there are 1,875 Americansstill unaccounted for from theVietnam War.

DRAFTEES VS.VOLUNTEERS:

25% (648,500) of totalforces in country weredraftees. (66% of U.S. armedforces members were draftedduring WWII).

Draftees accounted for30.4% (17,725) of combatdeaths in Vietnam.

Reservists killed: 5,977National Guard: 6,140

served: 101 died.Total draftees (1965 - 73):

1,728,344.Actually served in Viet-

nam: 38% Marine Corps Draft:42,633.

Last man drafted: June30, 1973.

RACE AND ETHNICBACKGROUND:

88.4% of the men who ac-tually served in Vietnam wereCaucasian; 10.6% (275,000)were black; 1% belonged toother races.

86.3% of the men whodied in Vietnam were Cau-casian (includes Hispanics);

12.5% (7,241) were black;1.2% belonged to other races.

170,000 Hispanics servedin Vietnam; 3,070 (5.2% oftotal) died there.

70% of enlisted men killedwere of North-west Europeandescent.

86.8% of the men whowere killed as a result of hostileaction were caucasian; 12.1%(5,711) were black; 1.1% be-longed to other races.

14.6% (1,530) of non-combat deaths were amongblacks.

34% of blacks who en-listed volunteered for the com-bat arms.

Overall, blacks suffered12.5% of the deaths in Viet-nam at a time when the per-centage of blacks of militaryage was 13.5% of the totalpopulation.

Religion of Dead: Protes-tant -- 64.4%; Catholic --28.9%; other/none - 6.7%

Some Interesting Vietnam War Statistics

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:Vietnam veterans have a

lower unemployment rate thanthe same non-vet age groups.

Vietnam veterans' per-sonal income exceeds that ofour non-veteran age group bymore than 18 percent.

76% of the men sent toVietnam were from lower mid-dle/working class backgrounds.

Three-fourths had familyincomes above the povertylevel; 50% were from middleincome backgrounds.

Some 23% of Vietnamvets had fathers with profes-sional, managerial or techni-cal occupations.

79% of the men whoserved in Vietnam had a highschool education or betterwhen they entered the militaryservice. 63% of Korean Warvets and only 45% of WWIIvets had completed highschool upon separation.

Deaths by region per100,000 of population: South -- 31%, West 29.9%; Midwest -- 28.4%; Northeast -- 23.5%.

DRUG USAGE & CRIME:There is no difference in

drug usage between VietnamVeterans and non-VietnamVeterans of the same agegroup. (Source: Veterans Ad-ministration Study)

Vietnam Veterans are lesslikely to be in prison - onlyone-half of one percent ofVietnam Veterans have beenjailed for crimes.

85% of Vietnam Veteransmade successful transitions tocivilian life.

WINNING & LOSING:82% of veterans who saw

heavy combat strongly believethe war was lost because oflack of political will.

Nearly 75% of the publicagrees it was a failure of polit-ical will, not of arms.

HONORABLE SERVICE:97% of Vietnam-era veter-

ans were honorably discharged.91% of actual Vietnam War

veterans and 90% of those whosaw heavy combat are proud tohave served their country.

74% say they would serveagain, even knowing the out-come.

87% of the public nowholds Vietnam veterans inhigh esteem.

INTERESTING CENSUSSTATISTICS & THOSE TO CLAIM TO HAVE "Been There":

1,713,823 of those whoserved in Vietnam were stillalive as of August,1995 (cen-sus figures).

During that same Censuscount, the number of Americansfalsely claiming to have servedin-country was: 9,492,958.

As of the current Censustaken during August, 2000,the surviving U.S. VietnamVeteran population estimate

is: 1,002,511. This is hard tobelieve,losing nearly 711,000between '95 and '00. That's390 per day.

During this Census count,the number of Americansfalsely claiming to have servedin-country is: 13,853,027. Bythis census, FOUR OUT OFFIVE WHO CLAIM TO BE Viet-nam vets are not.

The Department of De-fense Vietnam War ServiceIndex officially provided byThe War Library originally re-ported with errors that2,709,918 U.S. military per-sonnel as having served in-country. Corrections andconfirmations to this erredindex resulted in the additionof 358 U.S. military personnelconfirmed to have served inVietnam but not originallylisted by the Department ofDefense. (All names are cur-rently on file and accessible24/7/365).

Isolated atrocities commit-ted by American Soldiers pro-duced torrents of outrage fromanti-war critics and the newsmedia while Communist atroc-ities were so common they re-ceived hardly any mediamention at all. The UnitedStates sought to minimize andprevent attacks on civilianswhile North Vietnam made at-tacks on civilians a centerpieceof its strategy. Americans whodeliberately killed civilians re-ceived prison sentences whileCommunists who did so re-ceived commendations.

From 1957 to 1973, theNational Liberation Front as-sassinated 36,725 Vietnameseand abducted another 58,499.The death squads focused onleaders at the village level andon anyone who improved thelives of the peasants such asmedical personnel, socialworkers, and school teachers.-Nixon Presidential Papers.

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Imagine this: Studies haveshown that adults who work inscience and engineering re-lated fields were most likelykids who had an interest inscience. Not necessarily anaptitude for science, but sim-ply an interest in the scientificexplanation of how thingswork. Because of this CharlieHutchinson, from the Centerfor Science Education at EDC(Education DevelopmentCenters) in Newton MA, hasmade it his mission to get kidsinterested in science. EDC’srecent focus on after-schoolprogramming has drawn 4-Hcloser to the core of this issue.

In January, 4-H educa-tors from four NH countiesparticipated in a three dayhands-on science training.Charlie presented us withmaterial that we would inturn present to after-schoolstaff, 4-H leaders, and volun-teers, who would in turn dothe projects with kids.

Kids are most interestedin what they are able to figureout themselves, with whatthey are able to “play” around

with; it turns out adults aren’tall that different. By letting usplay around with the materi-als, we are better prepared toexplain, facilitate and engagethe kids in the projects. In-corporate a few brief groupdiscussions about the mate-rials you are playing aroundwith what is working andwhat isn’t and you have anhour-long project that is fun,educational, and mimics ex-actly the age-old 4-H philos-ophy of “Do, Reflect, Apply.”

“Paper Bridges” is justone of the many projects thisscience curriculum offers.Participants start out with 4sheets of recycled officepaper, 12 inches of maskingtape, and 6 text books to useas riverbanks. They are in-structed to build a self sup-porting bridge that can spanthe 8 ½ inch river. If you’venever built a bridge, or reallythought about how a bridgeworks, you might lay onepiece of paper across themake-believe banks andwatch it sag dejectedly intothe icy waters of your make-

believe river. You might thinkthere is no way that a bridgemade from paper will eversupport any weight at all. Youmight, in desperation, look atthe group next to you and seethem rolling their papers intothin tubes, at which point youmight see a realm of possibil-ities open up. And so begins

the experiments, the spying,and the shared reflectionsthat make this program solively, fun, and educational.

Currently 4-H is workingwith four after-school sitesand several 4-H clubs to getthese projects into the hothands of today’s youth, to-morrow’s scientists. This is

the trial stage of a three yearprogram. If you are interestedin volunteering or finding outmore about this and other 4-H programs, please call theUNH Cooperative Extensionoffice at 603-787-6944 orvisit our webpage at http://e x t e n s i o n . u n h . e d u /Counties/Grafton/Grafton.htm

4-h Gets ScientificBy Arianne Fosdick, Volunteer Management Program Assistant

the harlem Rockets comedy basketball

team are coming to North haverhill

Mona Sanville, Kathy Locke, and Rose Clark all take

part in one of the activities as 4-H Youth Development

Extension Educator Kathy Jablonski conducts a train-

the-trainer workshop earlier this week.

Haverhill CooperativeMiddle School 6th gradeclass will be hosting somevery special guests onWednesday, March 10, 2010at 6:30 PM at the HCMSgymnasium. The HarlemRockets, a talented group ofbasketball entertainers whocombine incredible Show-time basketball skills andfamily friendly comedy willface the Haverhill Hawks in agame benefiting the HaverhillCooperative 6th grade class.

Having played over 2500games in 16 years without asingle defeat, the HarlemRockets offer something foreveryone to enjoy. Sports en-thusiasts will be intrigued bythe athleticism and size ofthe Rockets.

Basketball aficionados willbe dazzled by the ball-handling

wizardry of Clarence “Mugsy”Legett, who played at St. Au-gustines College, and who is aformer Harlem Globetrotters.Mugsy’s one of the world’s ex-traordinary dribblers. Viewersare excited by the game of HayBryant and left awestruck bythe high flying dunks by Greg“The Finisher” Wells andDevon “Mr. Biz” Thompson,who was featured on ESPNCity Slam Dunk Contest.

And since this is comedybasketball, the Harlem Rock-ets present to you showmanJames “Speedy” Williams,“The Prince of Laughs” whoperformed live with Jay “Z” atthe MTV Music Awards andappeared in the movie“Above the Rim” starringTupac Shakur, Speedy isfeatured on Play-Station“Street-Hoops” Game. The

“Crowned Price of Laughs”.The Harlem Rockets in-

corporate the audience, es-pecially children, into theshow and are always avail-able to meet the fans andgive autographs at halftimeand after the show.

In this special event toraise money for the HaverhillCooperative 6th grade class,the Haverhill Hawks havegraciously agreed to face theHarlem Rockets. HaverhillHawks players include bothparents of the 6th gradeclass and faculty at HaverhillCooperative Middle School.

Tickets for what prom-ises to be a fun-filled eveningfor the community are avail-able at North HaverhillAgway, Beauty Buzz in NorthHaverhill or R&M Automotivealso in North Haverhill.

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