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Obituaries

COMMITTAL SERVICES

Dawn BerryCLAREMONT – Dawn

Berry, 53, formerly of Colebrookand Twin Mountain, diedSunday, July 29, 2012, at theValley Regional Hospital,Claremont.

Mrs. Berry was born in NewBritain, Conn., on June 8, 1959.She was the daughter of WayneA. and Joyce B. (King) Holden.

She was raised in Colebrookuntil her family later moved toTwin Mountain. She graduatedfrom White Mountains RegionalHigh School in Whitefield. OnNovember 1, 1985 she marriedTed E. Berry and they settled inClaremont in 1988.

Dawn had many interestsincluding hunting, fishing, pho-tography, and collecting bears.She also enjoyed a good camp-fire or bonfire. She was also adog lover, especially of herfavorite dog “Uny”. Her great-est enjoyment was spendingtime with her grandchildrenwho she adored and lived for.She will be remembered by mostfor her huge heart and caringways.

Family members include herhusband Ted of Claremont; herchildren and their significant

others, Neecia Berry and Toniaof Claremont, Zeric Berry andNicole of West Lebanon; herfather of Charlestown; her sis-ters and their significant others,Debra Morin and Cheryl ofMilton, Del., and CynthiaHolden-Plummer and Jim ofGrantham; her grandchildrenTailyn, Tristen, Riley, Max,Trent; three nieces Tearsha,Kyra, Keyllie; two nephewsThomas and William; severalaunts and many cousins. Hermother and a baby brotherMichael predeceased her.

There are no visiting hours.A graveside service will be heldSaturday, August 18, at 1 p.m.,at the Colebrook VillageCemetery.

Donations may be made inher memory to the Upper ValleyHumane Society, 300 Old Route10, Enfield, NH 03748 orRiverside Animal Rescue, 236East Concord Road, Lunenburg,VT 05906.

Arrangements are under thedirection of Bailey FuneralHome, Lancaster. Please go towww.baileyfh.net for more infor-mation or to send an online con-dolence.

GROVETON — A committalservice for Ruth Alice HaffordBeattie, 96, who passed away onJanuary 25, 2012 in Woodstock,Vt., will be held on Saturday,August 11, at 11 a.m. in the

Ridgwell Cemetery, with theReverend John Gregory-Davisofficiating.

Arrangements are under thedirection of Bailey FuneralHome in Lancaster.

Ruth Alice Hafford Beattie

LANCASTER – Michael J.Dobson, 57, of Forbes Street,died of a sudden illness,Thursday evening, August 2,2012, at his home.

Mr. Dobson was born inLancaster on December 27,1954, the son of FrederickVernon and Elsie (Murphy)Dobson.

For a time, Michael workedas a mechanic at variousgarages in the North Countryand for many years he wasemployed at FCI/Burndy inLittleton. He enjoyed his collec-tions of clocks, light houses andwolves, but his favorite hobbywas being a handyman. He wasvery good and building and fix-ing things.

Family members include hisdaughter Patricia Dobson ofLittleton; his mother Elsie

Dobson of Lancaster; a grand-daughter Elizabeth Ploss; twobrothers, Bruce Dobson ofLancaster, John Dobson and hiswife Kathy of Lunenburg,Vt.; asister Patricia Morrisette andher husband Lane of Whitefield;his aunt Pauline Elliot ofLancaster; nieces and nephewsElsie Rose Dobson, TaylorDobson, Meadow Dobson,Brandon Dobson; and his bestfriend and companion, his dog“ T i n y ” . His brother ClydeDobson predeceased him onMay 13, 2012.

There are no visiting hours.Services will be held at the con-venience of the family.

Please go towww.baileyfh.net for more infor-mation or to send an online con-dolence.

Michael J. Dobson

MARTIN’S LOCATION —Roger E. Grimard, 71, formerlyof Dalton, died from a suddenillness, Saturday evening,August 4, 2012, at the DollyCopp Campground in Martin’sLocation.

Mr. Grimard was born inLancaster on May 12, 1941, theson of Marcell Roger and EnidBlanche (Bennett) Grimard.

Roger was raised inWhitefield and Dalton and for atime resided in New York State.Retuning to Dalton, he livedthere for many years and ownedand operated R&T Used Cars.Later on he worked 15 years asa sales representative for theCurrier dealerships inLancaster and Gorham.

In Dalton he served on thepolice department and was avolunteer member of the DaltonFire Department. He was amember of the Elks in Littleton.

Family members include hiswife Cleona A. (Hartshorn)Grimard; a son Roger D.Grimard and his long-time com-

panion Amy Cutting ofLancaster; a stepson, MichaelGrimard of Whitefield; threegrandchildren: Hope, Jakub,Sierra; two step-grandchildren:Michael and Edward; a brother,Peter Grimard of New Jersey;three sisters: Priscilla, Sandy,Rita all of New York; numerousaunts, uncles, cousins, niecesand nephews.

At Roger’s request there areno visting hours or services.

Arrangements are under thedirection of Bailey FuneralHome, Lancaster. Please go towww.baileyfh.net for more infor-mation or to send an online con-dolence.

Roger E. Grimard

LEMINGTON, Vt. —Reginald Ernest Ellingwood, 64,of Lemington, died following atragic accident on Sunday,August 5, 2012, at his favoriteplace in the world, BrokenArrow Camp on Sims Hill. Hislast moments were spent accom-panied by his dog Freckles,while carefully caring for themaintenance and appearance ofhis most treasured place, whichmay bring some comfort to all inthe community who are grievingfor this sudden and unexpectedloss.

Reggie was born in WestStewartstown, N.H., onSeptember 22, 1947, the onlychild and pride and joy of hisparents, the late Ernest “Bub”and Jeannette Mary (Holbrook)Ellingwood. He grew up as anactive outdoor boy, hunting,fishing, farming and goingplaces with his family. He waseducated in Colebrook schools,including the one room GrandDivision School in Columbia.He graduated from ColebrookAcademy, Class of 1966. He wasa member of the first graduatingclass of the NH TechnicalInstitute in Berlin, earning anAssociate Degree in AppliedS c i e n c e . He also attendedDetroit Diesel School inMichigan for further post-grad-uate training.

He later moved to Lancaster,N.H., making a home there for30 years with his growing fami-ly. Reggie worked atTimberland Machines Inc. inLancaster for 35 years. H eserved them in several capaci-ties including heavy equipmentmechanic, the trusted techni-cian for their travelling snow-mobile race team in the 70s, andwith his expertise in smallengine maintenance and repair,he spent a number of years astheir service manager. R e g g i ewas greatly respected by thosewho knew him in the powerequipment industry throughoutNew England. In 1999, hemoved home to Lemington andtraded in a ringing telephoneand paperwork to pursue the

type of work he enjoyed most.This included milking cows atthe Coös County Farm andgrooming snowmobile trails forthe Canaan Border Riders.Most recently, he was employedby the N.H. Trails Bureau as anequipment operator inP i t t s b u r g . He meticulouslycared for the miles of roads inthe beautiful Great NorthW o o d s . He was also a self-employed logger, harvestingwood on Monadnock Mountainwith his vintage Timberjackskidder.

As a steward of the land,Reggie’s most recent project wasfinalizing a land conservationeasement on a portion of thefamily farm to preserve openspace for generations to come.Partnered with the VermontRiver Conservancy, HolbrookPoint, on the Connecticut River,now provides water and foot-path access to paddlers, fisher-men and visitors.

Reggie was at home when hewas outside in nature. Whetherhe was out trimming grass,mowing, gardening, or cuttingwood, he found comfort in theoutdoors. His sanctuary was inthe woods and hunting was hispassion. He enjoyed year-roundgame hunting in places hewould simply reveal as “some-where in Vermont.” Reggie wasknown for his well-calculated“pranks” now and again, whichalways turned into tales thatwere retold to full audiences sit-

ting by the fire at camp. Hetook great pride in everythinghe did and never left any taskunfinished. He was always will-ing to lend a helping hand toanyone in need. Though he hada quiet profile you always knewthat the needs of his wife, hisgirls, grandchildren, family,friends and neighbors were closeto his heart.

Reggie leaves behind hisbeloved wife of nearly 45 years,Myra (Daley) Ellingwood ofLemington; his four cherisheddaughters, Sharon Ellingwoodand Nicholas Villa of NorthStonington, Conn., TriciaEllingwood and Bradley Ruel ofGorham, N.H., Beth and JasonWalter of Watford City, N.D.,and Jeannette and Daniel Hookof Brunswick, Vt.; six grandchil-d r e n , S a m u e l E l l i n g w o o dVilla, Joseph Ellingwood, andMacala, Adrienne, Maya, andAly Hook. Extended familyincludes Frances Vitale ofLemington, Paul, Edward andJoseph Daley and their families;along with his aunts, uncles,cousins, nieces and nephews.

Reggie was preceded in deathby his mother in 2008 and hisfather in 2010.

Calling hours were onThursday, August 9, from 2-4and 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins &Newman Funeral Home inColebrook. A Mass of Christianburial was on Friday, August10, at 11 a.m. at St. Brendan’sCatholic Church in Colebrook.Burial followed, at theLemington Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy inmemory of Reggie may be madeto The Vermont RiverConservancy, Attn: Steve Libby,29 Main Street, Suite 11,Montpelier, VT 05602; or onlineat w w w . v e r m o n t r i v e r c o n s e r v a ncy.org.

Condolences may be offeredto the family on-line by going towww.jenkinsnewman.com.

Local funeral arrangementsare under the direction ofJenkins & Newman FuneralHome, Colebrook, NH.

Reginald E. Ellingwood

Reginald E. Ellingwood

NORTH STRATFORD —Francoise “Fran” Michelle(Harriman) Jones, 73, of Route3, North Stratford died peaceful-ly Friday, August 3, 2012 atCountry Village-Genesis ElderCare Center in Lancaster after alengthy illness.

Born January 20, 1939 inParis, France, a daughter ofWilber and Maria (Cobianci)Harriman, she moved to theUnited States in 1944 andresided for many years inConnecticut before moving toNew Hampshire in 1960 whereshe lived in Twin Mountainbefore moving to NorthStratford.

Fran took care of her motherfor several years and was a realestate sales woman. She alsowas a waitress because sheenjoyed being with other peopleand this allowed her to havethat contact that she enjoyed somuch.

She is survived by her daugh-ter Michelle Lafontaine of NorthStratford; one brother RobertHarriman of Milford, Conn.;three grandchildren DustinStarr; Ashley Lafontaine andJessica Lafontaine; one great-grandson John Starr; several

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Francoise “Fran”Michelle (Harriman) Jonesnieces and nephews and manyfriends.

Her parents, a son MarcDavid Jones and a sister ReneeFuller, predeceased her.

Memorial services were heldon Wednesday, August 8, at theArmstrong-Charron Funeral

Home in Groveton with Fr.Daniel Deveau, pastor of the St.Francis Xavier Church officiat-ing.

To send the family condo-lences via the online registerbook, one may go to, www.arm -strongcharronfuneralhome.com

MEREDITH – Ermine“Gussie” G. McGee, 85, formerlyof Twin Mountain, died Satur-day morning August 4, 2012, atthe Golden View Health CareCenter, Meredith.

Gussie was born in Morris-town, N.J., on September 3,1926 the daughter of the lateMario and Theresa (Rizzi)Gusmai and wife of the lateCharles E. McGee.

She was a former resident of

Twin Mountain and the NorthCountry of New Hampshire.She attended Plymouth StateCollege, Plymouth, where sheacquired her teaching degree.

Until recently, Gussie hadbeen a longtime resident ofKnoxville, Tenn., and was afounding member of All SaintsCatholic Church in Knoxville.

Ermine G.“Gussie”McGee

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Next issue is due out on August 18Deadline is Tuesday, August 14 at 4 p.m.

In this Journal:Obituaries and Committals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2Midge's column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4Off Your Rocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4Crossword & Games, Horoscopes . . . . . . . . .Page 6Rumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7Dining Out and Having Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 9Wildlife Along Israel’s River . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 12 and 13Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 12, 13 and 14Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 18 and 19

The 1960s did not start outstrong, with the 1960 Fair one ofthe few times that attendancedid not grow. The reason for thiswas cold, rainy weatherthroughout the weekend. LaborDay, the last day of the fair wasone of the largest to date, whichhelped the fair recover to somedegree. The fair continued tochart new waters with its enter-tainment. In 1961, theTournament Of Thrills was arecord-breaking attraction thatconsisted of

jousting from cars. The eventdebuted on a television shownamed the “Summer SportsSpectacular” on the night beforethey appeared at the LancasterFair. Entertainment throughoutthe decade continued with theever popular car shows alongwith stage shows such as highwire performers and various cir-cus-like acts. In 1963 theZacchini family wowed audi-ences with their act, in which allsix family members were firedout of cannons and flew some

100 feet through the air.Celebrity appearances duringthis time included Myron Floren(a popular accordionist for theLawrence Welk Show) and DickCurless. The now famous Snell’sRestaurant was built in 1965.

As the Fair rolled into the1970s, many local organizationssaw this as an opportunity toraise money by renting space forconcessions. Some of the organi-zations that took advantage ofthe concessions and booths werethe Littleton Lions, LancasterRotary, Weeks Memorial

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The Fair expanded the park-ing areas, which freed up plentyof space that was desperatelyneeded for concessionaires andrides. The Fair had the largestnumber of rides to date with 19rides in 1971.

The Joie Chitwood ThrillShow with his “Danger Angels”were the main attraction withJohn Langill, owner of LangillShows, providing all the mid-way rides. John Langill part-nered with John Lemos in 1976,to form L & L Amusement.Attendance during the 1970sincreased every year, but stayedwithin the 20,000 to 35,000range, with the then all timerecord being set in 1977, with34,653. Bugs Bunny and theLooney Tunes characters madeappearances during the ‘70s. In1976, the fair went all out to cel-ebrate the country’s

Bicentennial with entertainersHank Snow, Judy Lynn, and thefamous Tommy DorseyOrchestra. The Fair alsoincreased from four to five days,and introduced half-pricedrides.

(Editor’s note: The LancasterFair Board of Directors has sentto us a history of the LancasterFair. We will be printing a sec -tion of this each week, leadingup to this year’s Lancaster Fair,which will begin on August 29and go through Labor Day, Sept.3. Watch for Part 5 in nextweek’s paper.)

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Regional is a special event thatserves as an all-night celebra-tion after the graduation cere-mony, in which seniors and aguest of their choosing can havefun in a safe, chemical-free (sub-stance-free) environment. Theparent/guardians of studentsparticipating in this event areresponsible for raising the fundsrequired to hold this event. Themoney will help purchase prizesthat will be given away duringthe event. The funds raised willalso be used for the rental ofgames, and any other expensesthat may be associated with thisannual celebration for graduat-ing seniors.

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The brochures for the FallBulb sale have been printed andare ready to go! This year theCoös County ConservationDistrict is offering 30 differentvarieties of selected flowers toensure that you will have a veryvibrant garden. We are show-casing in our color brochureCrocuses, Dwarf Irises, manyvarieties of Tulips, Buttercups,

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Say, did you hear about the time…

By Ed “Midge” Rosebrook, Jr.

…we had the berries—almost?

The Off Your Rocker ClubBy Corinne Comeau

Ayyyy…wahoo. we are chug-ging right along with our wildand wacky weekly meeting/col-umn #148 of the genuine, firstand one and only Off YourRocker Club. Remember, kids(and adults and people of allages), the only requirement formembership is just to get off any“do nothing” rocker and “read”(attend) the meetings.

So, how about that paint jobon the simply gorgeous lookingCongregational Church in sun-ny “downstreet” Lancaster?There is a paragraph in thisweek’s Gate of Heaven (theCatholic crew) parish bulletinwhich extols the beauty restoredto our very lovely small townCongregational Church andmakes mention that “withFather’s Matt’s blessing,” theparish made a contribution tothe Paint Fund for theCongregational, “paying for-ward” a courtesy to All Saints(part of the parish) by theMethodist Church (use of theirfacilities at one time for a funer-al mass during renovations atAll Saints). I just love our veryecumenical, wise and wonderfulChristian community for ourtogetherness in faith.

I don’t know about everyoneelse, of course, but boy do I needand cherish my friends. My onlyrequirements for friendship arehumor, empathy, truth andcompassion. What do you mean,that’s an awful lot to ask? Nosah…it’s just how people shouldbe. Those attributes come natu-rally to people whocare…unselfish people. They areall around us. We just have tolook. Sure, it’s not easy toalways nurture those qualitiesin ourselves, but I truly thinkit’s why we are here. It’s (life) a“learning experience,” don’t youthink? Anyway (off that soapboxand stop orating, Corinne—soboring) I think most folks fitthat criteria…I DO think so.Most folks are GOOD.

Sometimes they get wrapped upin providing for themselves andfamilies, etc., etc., and they for-get how important it is to “light-en up” and laugh and make oth-ers feels good with humor, butthey need to remember to dothat to feel good for themselves,too. We need to remember to be“flexible.” What we see in othersare (most of the time) façades.Behind those “masks” are often-times very marvelous minds andmemories and experiences andfun and laughs waiting to comeout and entertain and bless andhelp the rest of us with theirthoughts and presence. What doyou think? It is fun to find outwhat is inside the people wemeet and greet every day. I amconstantly amazed at whatcomes to light in conversationwith others. Sometimes reallysuper insight and humor andcompassion and all kinds ofinteresting “stuff” comes forth.There are a couple of aphorismsthat pop into my head from timeto time. The first is “To havefriends, you must first BE afriend.” The second one (a bitlonger) is, “We are not humanbeings having a spiritual experi-ence (here on earth). We arespiritual beings having a humanexperience.” Wow (it’s like weare a bunch of souls walkingaround). That second one is sortof “heavy” but I heard a grievingmom tell about (eventually)deriving comfort from that whenshe lost her young son in a terri-ble accident.

While I am thinking about it,please don’t forget the super ter-rific FOOD DRIVE to replenishthe food pantry (hosted by theMethodist Church for ALL thelocal churches) coming up onAugust 11. Boxes will be avail-able in the foyers of all of ourchurches, in which to place con-tributions of non-perishable fooditems, and the items will thenbe transported to the Methodistfood pantry. Natch, we can con-

tinue to donate ALL THE TIME,gang of mine.

Speaking of friends (again), Ihave a friend who (damn it) hasa serious, long standing anddebilitating illness for whichthere is no cure, as yet. She isnot my friend because of that ill-ness nor because I am a “dogooder.” Nope, she is my friendbecause she is funny and I amreally being selfish when I pickher up to go “kalooping” (shop-ping, going out to lunch, or tocreate art or music). She makesme sometimes howl with laugh-ter. I ENJOY trading life experi-ence with her and feelings aboutfaith and the “meaning of life”(oh, yeah, we almost have it allfigured out…AS IF). I know Ihave probably written about herbefore, but she exemplifies whatI mean by friendship. I amgrateful for her friendship andfor the other really fabulousfriendships in my life (yup, youtoo Moe, and Helen and Caroland, and, and) …life is only asworthwhile as the loving peoplewho fill it up (with love and faithand humor). Anyway, we needfriends. We really do (and“friends” includes, for sure, fam-ily. It’s very important to befriends with family). So, get offthe “loner” (self-centered) rockerand be a friend. Love and hugsto y’all and please, God, bless usall.

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This last spring brought forththe largest bumper crop ofblackberry blossoms to the topof Hill Street the Mrs. and I hadseen since we lived here. Bymid-June, the prickly, skin tear-ing stocks were not able to holdthe weight of all of those new,young berries. We invited manyof our friends the opportunity tocome on up and pick ’em whenthey were ripe.

As a rule, they start to turnblack around the last week ofJuly to early August. With per-fect summer weather this year,the stage was set for the motherlode of blackberries. Did I saymother?

If you folks think that Ol’Lady Nature has been concen-trating her efforts out in themid-west with the worstdrought in 50 years, thinkagain.

If you think she has providedus with the picture perfect sum-mer without some sort of pay-back, then welcome home fromyour ten year stay at the NorthPole. Hope you had a nice time.

You see, she has at her dis-posal an endless array ofhelpers to spoil the party.

This year Miss MeanyBritches sent in the Japaneseinvasion. Yep. Those tiny metal-lic green and brown Mitsubishiscame flying in from all direc-tions, zeroing in on, oh yes, youguessed it. Our blackberry crop!They munched on the leave’sdelicate areas, with only theveins left to show for it. (Theexperts call it skeletonizing). Bythe time I’d noticed their pres-ence, it was too late.At least75% of the once promisingblackberry crop was left withnothing but a withered, shrunk-

en and dead self.That’s like somebody plagu-

ing a dog with a choice steak,pretending that it is for himwith no strings attached. They’lldangle it in front of his nose forawhile, and the poor dog droolsin anticipation, only to have ityanked away and then theylaugh about it.

I knew she was up to some-thing, with this extraordinarilybeautiful summer we’veenjoyed. Anyone interested intwo cases of Mason jars?

—Comments may be sharedby writing to Midge Rosebrookat 25 Hill Street, Lancaster, NH03584 or c/o Great NorthwoodsJournal, 98-B Main Street,Lancaster, NH 03584 or byemail to greatnorthwoodsjour -nal@myfairpoint.net

To Pie Makers,Back by popular demand,

Colebrook Downtown Develop-ment Association, will be sellingslices of homemade pies at thisyear’s Moose Festival in Cole-brook. We are asking for volun-teers to bake berry pies or othernone perishable pies for thisoccasion. The drop off will be atLiebl Printing shop at 82 MainStreet (William’s Block) onFriday morning, August 24.

We also would appreciate any

volunteers to slice, plate andwrap these pies, and to even sellthem at the Festival. The fundsfor these pies will go to thepainting of the William’s Block.Please contact Sandra Riendeauat Any Blooming Thing at 106Main Street, phone 237-8181,home 237-8010 or email froghollow1@myfairpoint.net

Thank you,Sandra Riendeau

Colebrook

Pies will be sold again this year atMoose Festival

To the Editor,One of our Senators, Kelly

Ayotte, just brought two of herSenate colleagues here to NewHampshire to talk aboutplanned federal spending cuts.They were concerned aboutreductions to Pentagon spend-ing, but I am also very worriedabout the looming cuts to otherprograms that don’t havenumerous, well-paid lobbyistsarguing on their behalf. Theseprograms include law enforce-ment, Head Start, publicschools, preventative healthcare services, meals for seniors,and job training. All of thesecuts will mean the loss of jobsand much-needed services. Ifnon-defense spending is reducedfurther to protect the Pentagonbudget, even more devastatingcuts will have to be made to theprograms that serve families allacross our state.

Additionally, while raisingfears about job cuts in thedefense sector, Senator Ayottefails to mention the record earn-ings by large Pentagon contrac-tors, the enormous salaries theirexecutives receive, or theirincreased lobbying budgets.When it comes to cutting back,Lockheed and others should notlook first to their hard-working,middle class employees here inNew Hampshire.

I want to see us build adiverse, vibrant economy thatwill offer opportunities for gen-erations to come. Congress cre-ated the sequester; it shouldfind a solution that ensures ourbudget is not balanced on thebacks of the poor and middleclass. That is the path to astrong and prosperous state andnation.

Rep. Evalyn MerrickLancaster

Rep. Merrick worries about how effortsto protect Pentagon budget will hurt

programs that serve families