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Inside This IssueRemembering Dick Grodin

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Monadnock Humane Society Appoints Transition Leader

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Social Media Workshops

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River Valley Community College Nursing Program

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Preparing for Jaffrey Town Meeting

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Woodbound Inn Welcomes New Pastry Chef

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Traditional St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

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Chamber members had a great time in our photo booth at the Annual Meeting this year. Thank you to our photographer Chuck Cole!

Community Leaders Honored at Chamber’s Annual Meeting

Spotlight On - Hannaford SupermarketAlthough many do grocery shopping routinely as a weekly task, much goes on behind the scenes that make the local Hannaford’s in Rindge a positive exception to the rule when it comes to the highly competitive grocery industry.

Headed by Store Manager Andy Harris, the local Hannaford’s store is well-managed by this 25-year veteran. Starting as an overnight crew stocker while going to college, Andy was eventually promoted to Store Manager, serv-ing at Hannaford’s in Orange, Massachusetts, as well as in Keene and Rindge. A graduate of Keene State College with a B.S. in Manage-ment (1994), Andy lives with the love of his life, Robin, in their Marlborough home. Five chil-dren – Anna, Mason, Blake, Colby, and Drew – along with one Wheaten Terrier, Sage, and a cat named Gertrude, complete the Harris household.

If it’s out-doors, you will usu-ally find Andy there -- hiking, fishing, hunting, maple sug-aring – “going for 20 gallons this year over 10 gallons sugared last year” – keeps him busy. “You have to be an engineer and invent new ways to accomplish the task of collecting the sap, boil-ing it, bottling it, and consuming it – poured over vanilla or maple walnut ice cream, real

March 2015

An enthusiastic crowd of 150 members and friends gathered for the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Jaffrey Chamber on February 27 at the Shat-tuck Golf Club to recognize community leaders and volunteers and elect the new slate of Cham-ber officers and directors for 2015. Honored on this special occasion were Jack Belletete, Citi-zen of the Year; People’s United Bank, Business of the Year; and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Nonprofit Award winner.

Following a delicious dinner prepared by The Shattuck’s Chef Pam Levasseur, Chamber Pres-ident Suzanne Mieso thanked the following businesses for their generous sponsorships: Bel-letetes – Gold Sponsor; Monadnock Community Hospital, Re/Max Town Square, the Park The-atre, and SCM Associates – Silver Sponsors.

Next to be recognized were the Chamber’s count-less volunteers who gave tirelessly of their time throughout the year. Cynthia Hamilton and Andrew Chesney received special mention for their many contributions. For those who want to volunteer in the future, posters detailing vari-ous committees were on display for signing up.

Past President Owen Houghton then remem-bered Richard Grodin with a moving tribute. A charter member of the Chamber and one of Jaf-frey’s most involved citizens, Dick epitomized what volunteerism and service were all about.

The program continued with a presenta-tion by Max Mitchell and Executive Assistant Becky Newton on how to better understand and take advantage of the many features of the Chamber’s website. A drawing was held to

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One of my favorite things about living in Jaf-frey has been serving on the board of directors

for the chamber of com-merce. Having served as a director, secretary and trea-surer, I have gained invaluable life skills and formed meaning-ful and fulfilling relationships with our members, staff and fellow board members. The amount of enthusiasm and ded-ication exhibited by so many people in the community for the organization and, inversely, the wonderful initiatives that the Jaffrey Chamber creates and supports is such an amaz-ing phenomenon to be part of.

It is why it was such an honor to be asked to be the new pres-ident. This was an offer that I did not and do not take lightly. Having seen first-hand the amount of work involved for the men and women who have sat at the end of the confer-ence room table, I knew this would be a very serious com-mitment. I also knew that this would be a tremendous oppor-tunity to take the reins and continue the great work that the chamber does. I also look for-ward to getting to know our members, our directors and our staff better and tapping into this vast pool of talent and

energy that so many people involved with it demonstrates.

One of the things that is par-ticularly exciting for me is the number of people in our mem-bership who have expressed interest to me in getting more involved in the community. I am just starting to realize that there is so much untapped civic energy around us in con-junction with so many projects within the chamber that need the additional human resources in order to maximize the full potential of their goals. One of the biggest challenges we face is addressing that discon-nect and bringing those two needs together. It is my goal to reach out to our member-ship and explore what we can do as a chamber to better meet their needs as members, busi-nesses, non-profit organizations and citizens of our community.

Finally, I want to thank every-one who has supported my decision to accept this posi-tion. With a highly dedicated and energetic board of direc-tors, a skillful, patient and very committed executive assis-tant and the seemingly endless well of energy and loyalty from or members and volunteers, I look forward to facing the chal-lenges and opportunities ahead of us. I welcome anyone who sees me on the street, at the store or even at the bar to dis-cuss any thoughts or ideas you

have about how we can make the Jaffrey Chamber of Com-merce work better for you. In the meantime, you have probably received the online survey from Becky. I strongly

encourage all of you to take some time and send it back. We want to know your thoughts. After all, this is your chamber.

Max Mitchell

On January 29, the Jaffrey Chamber and the Jaffrey com-munity lost one of their most stalwart supporters, Richard Grodin. His contributions to both were immeasurable. The 735 words in his obituary cel-

ebrating 95 years of a life well lived told us that Dick was an athlete, scholar, teacher, mentor, a Colonel, a State Representa-

tive, a father, and a grampa. He also was a champion of the Jaffrey Chamber from its very inception, signing on as a charter mem-

ber in 1982 and later serving as Board secretary for over 16 years. Chamber Past Presidents were invited to recall significant char-acteristics and contributions to the betterment of Jaffrey. This tribute is a brief composite of those remembrances of Dick:

Reliable and persistent in getting projects completed Love of community, caring advice and supportive wife

Meticulous Chamber secretary and committed civic servantCopious notes and grasp of Chamber history

Stickler for accuracy – and Roberts RulesWealth of knowledge freely shared

40-year history of shaping the zoning in JaffreyDetermined, twinkling eyes and good advice

Dependable friend and a good manThe Chamber recognized Dick at its 2008 Annual

Meeting with this quote from W. Somerset Maugham:“It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s

dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank andindependent.”

Dick’s legacy of service to his country and his community will forever be remembered and be an inspiration for us all.

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An appreciative audience then joined in to celebrate a mile-stone anniversary for Becky who was lauded for her 10 years of employment at the Chamber. A special cake was presented to Becky in her honor.

The awards ceremony fol-lowed. Carolyn Edwards of Sunflowers Restaurant and Catering, last year’s recipient, presented the 2014 Business of the Year Award to People’s United Bank. Norm Richard-son expressed his gratitude on behalf of the bank and its staff.

Wally Tyler of Monadnock Bible Conference presented the 2014 Nonprofit Award to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, which was gra-ciously accepted by Ann Nunn.

The 2013 Citizen of the Year, Susan Leach, recognized this year’s recipient, Jack Bel-letete. Jack kept everyone fully engaged and entertained with his acceptance speech, which was interrupted on occasion by good-natured banter from the audience.

Outgoing Director Joe Pipitone of TD Bank was then thanked for his three years of service on the Board. President Mieso said, “Joe’s insights and sound busi-ness knowledge made him an exceptional Board member.”

The election of the 2014-2015 Jaffrey Chamber officers and directors then took place with Immediate Past Presi-dent Angela Pelletier presiding. The slate of officers included President Max Mitchell, Presi-dent Elect Kelly Bergeron, Vice President Stephanie Faulkner, Secretary Bob Schaumann, Treasurer Trish Hill, Direc-tors to 2016, Cathy Furze, Kari Lindstrom, Lori Ruscito and Jim VanCampen, and Direc-tors to 2017, Jo Anne Carr, Bonnie Cutter and Cindy Foley. A motion was made and seconded to accept the slate of officers as read. The motion passed unanimously.

As Outgoing President, Suzanne expressed gratitude to the many people who provided support and encouragement during her two-year presidency: her hus-band, the Chamber Board and past presidents, the member-ship, and Becky. She introduced Incoming President Max Mitchell, saying, “He has all the attributes to make an out-standing Chamber President.”

Max thanked Suzanne for her leadership and dedication to the Chamber and congratulated the evening’s award winners. He said, “I am looking forward to working with all our mem-bers, getting to know you better and discover your needs and what we can be doing better as YOUR Chamber of Com-merce. I welcome all of you to

share with me your thoughts, your ideas and your feedback about what we are doing right and areas that we can improve.”

Max then invited everyone to stay after the meeting for danc-ing, with music provided by DJ Henry Moreau, and to don props for photos, courtesy of photographer Chuck Cole.

Thank you to everyone who attended the festivities. We hope you had a marvelous time!

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Monadnock Humane Society Announces Appointment of Transition LeaderMonadnock Humane Society (MHS), a nonprofit humane organiza-tion serving the Monad-nock Region since 1875, announced the appointment of Joseph Olsen as its Transition Leader. The selec-tion was made after a national search and selection process completed by a search commit-tee comprised of MHS board members, staff, and volunteers.

The role of the Tran-sition Leader, a newly created, one-year position, is to develop a strategy for a sustainable busi-ness model which will help insure that MHS continues to fulfill its mission. Working collab-oratively with the board, staff, volun-teers and community as a whole, the Transition Leader is expected to provide outstanding leadership, finan-cial analysis, strategic planning and to oversee effective fund-raising for the organization.

Valerie Starbuck, an active long-time member of MHS and volunteer (who served on the search committee), stated that “The search process was very thorough and well-orchestrated.” She said that the committee met frequently over the course of the past two and a half months, and began with a solid under-standing of what MHS needed. The committee developed a rig-orous plan to narrow down the initial list of over 30 candidates. “We were very impressed by the quality of candidates we inter-viewed, and when we met with Joe, we knew we had found who we were looking for,” said Star-buck. “He’s an excellent listener and has a clear understanding of the importance of relationships.”

“We are so pleased to announce this appoint-ment,” said Kathy Reilly, DVM, Board Chair of MHS. “Joe brings a proven track record of suc-cess in the animal sheltering world as well as experi-ence in program building, fund-

raising, and leadership. He’s served many nonprofit humane organizations in this capacity and we are delighted to wel-come him to our community.”

Olsen’s resume includes over 12 years of executive planning, administration, fundraising, communication and marketing experience in humane organiza-tions and other venues. Prior to his appointment at MHS, he was a consultant Executive Director for the Horry County Humane Society in Conway, SC. He also served as President/CEO at the Larimer Humane Soci-ety in Larimer County, CO, was Executive Director of the Maui Humane Society in the state of Hawaii and served as Execu-tive Director of the Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA of Chemung County, NY.

Olsen holds a BS degree from Edinboro University in Penn-sylvania and a Master of Divinity from Christ the King School of Theology in New

York. He has a Certificate in Non-Profit Business Admin-istration from Johns Hopkins University/HSUS University in Maryland and he holds a Certif-icate in Animal Shelter Design from Gates Hafen & Cochran Architects in Colorado.

“I am looking forward to build-ing on the MHS mission,” said Olsen. “I have a deep respect for what MHS does, and have always admired the accom-plishments of this organization. We play a critical role in pro-viding a better quality of life in the Monadnock Region, and I’m fully and passion-ately committed to making sure the MHS mission con-tinues well into the future.”

Olsen will begin as the Tran-sition Leader for MHS on January 12. He plans to reside in the Keene area with his two schnauzers, Betty and Arlis, and his cat, Joey.

Monadnock Humane Society is a private, 501(c)3 nonprofit humane organization with a mission to foster a compassion-ate community by promoting and providing for the well-being of animals. MHS serves 44 towns and cities in the Monad-nock Region of New Hampshire.

Social Media Marketing 6-pack of Workshops Starts March 10Small business and nonprofit staff can pick and choose from

Member Newsa series of social media marketing workshops led by Chris Halvorson of the Social Media School of New Hampshire starting March 10 in Jaffrey. Each work-shop will be 6:30 to 8:30 pm Tuesdays at the Jaffrey Cham-ber of Commerce. Chamber membership is not required.

Workshops are $50 each with price breaks for enroll-ing in more than one. Space is limited to 10 per class, first-come, first-served. Register online at HalvorsonNewMe-dia.com or by calling Chris Halvorson at 603-203-0593.

The registration page fea-tures a map to the venue and more workshop details.

Below are the dates, classes and class descriptions:

March 10 – Beginner FacebookIdeal for those who have only used Facebook in their personal lives or those with a Facebook Business Page who don’t feel it’s being used wisely. We’ll walk through the steps of creating and managing a Facebook Busi-ness Page & keeping it separate from your personal Profile.

March 17 – Advanced FacebookYou’ll learn how to man-age your time, gain fans, use photos and graphics, and be effective in marketing your business or nonprofit.

March 24 – Video Marketing BasicsAn overview of the basics in using video to market your-self. Learn easy, free tools to use, plus how to build a video strategy and why you should.

April 7 – Twitter This workshop will show you how Twitter works in order for you to decide whether or not to add it to your marketing mix (which most businesses should).

April 14 – Extreme FacebookLearn the 3 types of paid advertising options on Face-book and how to use them to keep costs down and visibility up. We’ll also look at Face-book contests to promote your business and how to turn Face-book into a shopping cart to sell your products or services.

April 21 – LinkedInYou’re on LinkedIn. Now what? Here you’ll learn how to “work the program” and wring the most out of LinkedIn for your personal and/or professional life.

The Social Media School of New Hampshire is a program of Halvorson New Media, a consulting firm that trains busi-nesses in how to use social media strategically. Its founder, Christine Halvorson, also cre-ates social media content for

her clients, which include the Peterborough Players The-atre, Monadnock Community Hospital, the Bond Wellness Center, the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, Customer Perspec-tives of Hooksett, and Louis Karno & Company Com-munications. Learn more at HalvorsonNewMedia.com.

Contact: Christine Halvor-son, Halvorson New Media, [email protected], 603-203-0593,HalvorsonNewMedia.com

Thank You from MCELC!The board and staff of the Monadnock Community Early Learning Center would like to thank Carolyn Edwards and her staff at Sunflowers Restaurant & Catering for hosting such a fun (and delicious!) Ladies Night on February 21. We would also like to thank everyone who came to the event. We are very grateful to all the individuals and businesses that have sup-ported MCELC over the years.

Oil Paintings by Bill Schofield at Jaffrey Civic CenterThe Jaffrey Civic Center is pleased to exhibit oil paint-ings by Bill Schofield of Jaffrey in the first-floor Display Cases from Friday, February 13 through Thursday, March 12.

At the age of 66 after his semi-retirement from Residential Resources Inc., in 2008, Bill decided to attempt to paint for

the first time. “I have had the good fortune of working with Alex Farquharson , Jeanne Duval, Betty Glass and Deb Pero and others and have, through an amalgamation of their instruc-tion, developed my own unique painting style. I work now in oil, water soluble oil and water-color. I paint because it’s fun.”

The Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, next to the library, parking in rear. Hours are Tues: 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Admission is always free. For more infor-mation, call 603-532-6527, e-mail us at [email protected], find our website, www.jaffreyciviccenter.com, or “Like” us on Facebook.

River Valley Community College’s Registered Nursing Program Granted Candidacy StatusDr. Alicia Harvey-Smith, President of River Valley Com-munity College, is proud to announce that the college has achieved candidacy status with Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and is quickly moving toward regaining full national accred-itation for their Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) pro-gram. The College has 2 years to complete the full self-study and site visit from the ACEN.

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“I was confident that River Valley Community College’s Nursing Program would move expeditiously to gain candidacy status and could not be happier with the result and am look-ing forward to the program’s full national accreditation from ACEN.” said Dr. Harvey-Smith.

The ASN Program recently achieved full approval from the New Hampshire Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing granted approval for five years, the maximum period allowed under Administrative Rules.

Dr. Patricia Shinn, Nursing Department Chair, noted, “We are extremely excited about reaching ACEN candidacy sta-tus, and after celebrating this accomplishment, we will begin working on the self-study that will lead to full national accred-itation.” With candidacy status, students currently enrolled in the nursing program at River Valley will be grandfathered in as having graduated from a nationally accredited program.

River Valley Community Col-lege has been educating registered nurses for over 45 years. The College established its Registered Nursing pro-gram in 1981. RVCC is one of seven colleges in the Commu-nity College System of New Hampshire and offers over 37 associate degree, certificate and diploma programs in Cla-remont, Keene and online.

New Hampshire Agencies of Big Brothers Big Sisters MergeThe four New Hampshire regional offices of Big Brothers Big Sisters recently announced their consolidation to form one state-wide agency – Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire (BBBSNH).

This agency currently serves more than 1,400 children in six counties across the state. In addition to sharing strat-egies and best practices for establishing successful men-toring relationships to all children who need and want them, the merged agency is: a stronger, unified voice to bet-ter advocate for youth facing adversity throughout theGranite State; a more significant presence with greater leverage to attract funding; one agency with greater operational efficien-cies through shared resources and cost management strat-egies; spearheaded by Kevin Fusco, Chief Executive Offi-cer; served by a single Board of Directors and supported by the Advisory Boards of each region.“We often hear it said that the children are our future and Big Brothers Big Sisters has dedicated itself to helping chil-dren realize their potential in

order to achieve success and bring about the brightest pos-sible future,” says Fusco. “I cannot express the honor and privilege it is to be cho-sen to lead that noble effort throughout New Hampshire.

“I look forward to working with our devoted team of profes-sionals, committed volunteers, enthusiastic supporters, part-ners and advisors to reach each and every child in this great State who will bene-fit from a BBBS mentor. We are all onto something BIG!”

It costs Big Brothers Big Sis-ters $1,200 to provide a child with a caring mentor and to support each match relation-ship. The new BBBSNH merger will create greater financial sustainability while strength-ening the ability to help more New Hampshire children reach their potential through profes-sionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships.

“The board members and staff are excited about the merger and the new opportunities it will bring,” says Theresa Moc-cio, Director of Development. “We have great leadership in place with Kevin starting and dedicated staff and board mem-bers to focus on the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters.”

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Jaffrey’s Town Meeting Scheduled for March 14Voters will decide a number of important issues when Jaffrey’s Town Meeting convenes on Satur-day, March 14 beginning at 9 am in the Pratt Auditorium at Conant High School. In addi-tion to considering warrant articles seeking funding for var-ious projects, equipment and outside agencies, voters will act upon the proposed 2015 operating budget which is up 2% from the 2014 budget.

There are several items on the warrant which will help shape the community’s future direc-tion. Among them are:

Town Offices – Voters in 2013 appropriated funds to study the scope and location for a replacement Town Office in an area proximate to its current 10

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Goodnow Street location. The study has been completed, and the Select Board and Budget Committee are recommend-ing Article 6 which requests $172,360 to complete design and bid documents to construct a Town Office/Police Depart-ment on the site of the current Police Department. Unlike the Town Office, the Police Depart-ment is currently not obsolete, yet there are significant defi-ciencies which will need to be addressed in the upcom-ing years; therefore, the Select Board and Budget Commit-tee believe it is responsible to present a comprehensive space solution for voter consideration. This proposal would return Town Offices to Main Street, with the Police Department occupying the rear of the build-ing, sharing conference rooms, utilities and mechanicals, stor-age and other common spaces.

Recognizing the important contributions to economic activity downtown with munic-ipal facilities located there, the Select Board are proposing an amendment to the Down-town Tax Increment Financing Plan which would provide up to 50% of project financ-ing from the TIF Fund (Article 7). Approximately $45,000 in TIF funds are proposed to be allocated in 2015 for this proj-ect. Overall, project financing for 2015-16 does fit within the Town’s goal to limit taxpayer

investment in capital proj-ects to the amount expended by the community in 2013. Under current projections, debt service for the project, if con-struction funding is approved in 2016, would impact the tax rate by $0.04 in 2017, reduced to $0.01 per thousand in 2018.

The Town is producing a video which is designed to explain why the Select Board and Bud-get Committee believe this proposal is the most cost-effec-tive long-term solution and worthy of Town Meeting con-sideration. It will be available shortly on the Town’s web-site, www.townofjaffrey.com.

Road Reconstruction – One of the recurring concerns we hear throughout the year is the con-dition of town roads. Although the staff at the Department of Public Works does a very com-mendable job working with the resources provided by the voters each year, the most recent appropriations for roads ($250,000) doesn’t allow for a lot of road work. At this bud-get level, the Town can resurface 2 miles of roads per year or reclaim and pave 1.14 miles per year. The Budget Committee is recommending an appropria-tion of $352,000 in 2015 which, when adjusted for inflation, is equal to the Town’s $275,000 appropriation for this purpose over ten years ago in 2004.

Community Field – The Select Board has received a citizens’

petition from the Community Center of Jaffrey, Inc., seek-ing Town Meeting approval to negotiate a long-term agree-ment to lease Community Field for the eventual construction of a privately-funded community center (Article 24). Under state law, Town Meeting approval is required for all leases of town property in excess of one year.

Landfill Lease – The Select Board is seeking authority to lease land at the Jaffrey Land-fill to facilitate construction of a solar array (Article 22). The proposed agreement, with Bor-rego Solar, does not require any capital investment by the Town, and is estimated to save sewer customers over $1M over the next twenty years with lower energy costs at the wastewa-ter treatment plant. The project is contingent upon receiving grant funds from the NH Pub-lic Utilities Commission for 50% of the construction costs.

Other articles seeking funding include: $100,000 Asset Man-agement Plan for the Sewer Division which may be eligible for up to 42% state reimburse-ment; $75,000 to maintain town buildings; replacement of the Town’s grader and a front-end loader; Capital Reserve Fund-ing for fire equipment and the Recreation Department trac-tor; funding for various social service agencies which provide services to Jaffrey residents.

Additional information on these and other town activi-ties can be obtained from the Town Manager’s Office or at www.townofjaffrey.com.

Kitty Rescue & Adoption NewsBilly Bob and Bobby Jo are a brother and sis-ter pair that are just under a year old. Very affec-tionate and playful, they love to sit on laps and chase the laser light. They would make a great addi-tion to any home! You can stop by and visit with them at Kitty Rescue on Tuesday and Thurs-day evenings from 6-9 pm or Saturdays from 9-1 pm.

KRA is still trying to raise money for their new shel-ter and land purchase. You can help with the land purchase by going to our website www.kit-tyrescueandadoption.org and going through our go fund me site. We are still doing the Gimme $5 promotion, and post-ers are available if you would

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TEAM Jaffrey Welcomes Cheryl Simmons and Joe Bills to BoardTEAM Jaffrey is pleased to announce the recent addition of Joe Bills and Cheryl Simmons to their Board of Directors.

Joe Bills is the Associ-ate Editor of Yankee Magazine and the co-owner, with his brother Fred, of Escape Hatch Books on Main Street in Jaffrey. A professional writer and editor for 25 years, Joe has been published in a slew of magazines and news-papers, and was the founder of New England Ringside maga-zine. He is the co-author of The James Dean Collector’s Guide and has worked on about a dozen other book projects. He is the former owner of the Book-cellar Café in Cambridge, Mass., and has worked as an editorial assistant at Harvard Univer-sity Press, as the sports editor of The Monadnock Ledger, and as the publicist for The Mac-Dowell Colony. Born and raised in Milford and Wilton, Joe has lived in Hancock since 1999. Joe and his brother Fred started Escape Hatch Books on a shoe-string budget in 2013 and have grown it slowly, as business has allowed. Although a rela-tive newcomer to Jaffrey. Joe has a vested interest in the eco-nomic health and vitality of downtown Jaffrey. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of and participant in TEAM Jaffrey activities, and he looks forward to helping raise awareness of downtown’s eclectic offerings.

A resident of Jaffrey for nearly 30 years, Cheryl Simmons is

currently the Con-sumer Affairs/Plant Adminis-trator for New Eng-land Wood Pellet in Jaffrey. She previously worked for Staff Development for Educators in Peterborough for seventeen years as the Pub-lic Events Supervisor, managing the shipments and staffing for over 300 annual events. Prior to that, she and her husband Kevin owned and operated a local independent pharmacy in Peterborough. As an active com-munity volunteer and former business owner, Cheryl knows the importance of the support TEAM Jaffrey provides to our businesses and is excited to get involved. Cheryl and Kevin (a lifelong resident of Jaffrey) have raised four sons together. She has served as a Girl Scout leader, Cub Scout leader, a member of the Jaffrey Bambino League Board of Directors as well as on the Jaffrey Chamber of Com-merce Poker Run Committee. Being a former independent business owner, Cheryl knows well how important it is to have an organization that stands by and supports local business. For more information about TEAM Jaffrey or to discuss ways that you or your business can get involved in their efforts to enhance, revitalize, and improve downtown Jaffrey, please call 603-532-7168, email [email protected] or visit www.teamjaffrey.org. TEAM Jaf-frey also invites you to “like” them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamjaffrey.

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Member News

Presented by The Park Theatre and Monadnock International Film Festival in honor of Jonathan Daniels through the generosity of

the New Hampshire Humanities Council

Spend the Evening with Amos Fortune,

Dick Ames, Peter Lambert, Marilyn Simons, and Texas schoolchildren!

Friday, March 6 from 5 to 7 pm Jaffrey Woman’s Club

33 Main Street — Admission free — Refreshments—Stories—Exhibits—Future Programs

The Woodbound Inn, but we are still staying busy! Last month we hosted several overnight programs for Franklin Pierce University, which gives poten-tial students and their families a chance to tour the campus and experience the local com-munity. We also had our first crafting group retreat for the year. This year we will host quite a few retreats for quilters, rug hookers and scrapbook-ers. Our large ballroom with room accommodations on the second floor is a great place to host weddings, retreats, and large family gatherings.

Our restaurant has had some exciting things happening! Val-entine’s Day was a very busy night for us. Chef Rudy cre-ated a phenomenal 6-course menu that included an array of fresh seafood, champagne, filet mignon, and even a house-made blood orange liquor. He really brought some unique ingredients and serious fla-vor to the Monadnock region. A precedent has been set for future Valentine’s Day cele-brations at The Woodbound!

We would like to announce that we have added a pastry chef to our staff. Victoria McCormick is originally from upstate New York. She went to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York and graduated with a degree in Baking and Pastry Arts. She began work-ing in the restaurant industry at Sperry’s Restaurant during high school under Certified Mas-ter Chef Dale Miller. During college, she worked as a Bak-ing Chef at The Chocolate Mill under Certified Master Pastry Chef Frank Vollkommer. Her

confections have really sweetened up The Wood-bound Inn’s kitchen. Nothing beats the smell of fresh pastries! Be sure to visit The Wood-bound Inn soon to try

one of her house-made desserts.

Our weekly theme nights will continue through the year with Taco Tuesday, Wing Wednes-day, and our Wednesday Night Buffet. Our Wednesday buf-fet is served in the dining room on Wednesday evenings from 5 – 8 pm. Each week we offer a different menu with various dishes. The menu is posted on our Facebook page, so be sure to follow us on social media!

News From The Park TheatreThe Park Theatre will again collaborate with Monadnock International Film Festival for their 2015 program set for April 16 - 18. Under a grant from the New Hampshire Humani-ties Council, MONiff is offering a series of programs during March in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Keene resident Jonathan Daniels during Freedom Summer. Pro-grams will be held in Jaffrey and at Keene State College, Keene’s United Universalist Church, the Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene Public Library and the Peterborough Commu-nity Theatre. The Park Theatre leads off the month-long series with an “Evening with Amos Fortune” on Friday, March 6 from 5 to 7 at the Jaffrey Wom-an’s Club, featuring Richard Ames, Peter Lambert and Mar-ilyn Simons. This program, like all those in the series, is free and open to the public. This eve-ning will be followed up with The Park Theatre’s screening of “Glory” on Thursday, March 19 at 7 pm as a continuing part of MONiff ’s month-long series.

The Park Theatre’s annual Sum-mer Movie Nights continue in 2015 with a Month of Mystery – Alfred Hitchcock - starting July 9 followed by a Month of Music during August including a “sing-a-long” to the Sound of Music. In addition, the Theatre will screen two films in Peterbor-ough for “A Meal and A Reel” at La Mia Casa Pizzeria and Pub. Since 2007 The Park Theatre has presented 6 plays, 4 concerts, 2 festivals and 83 films that have attracted 11,500 people into downtown and generated more than $120,000 for merchants.

The Summer Movie Nights and many other programs have been presented while trustees raise the funds to rebuild and reopen the Theatre. At the start of 2015, the Theatre had raised more than ¾ of the funds needed to rebuild and reopen: $3,800,000 of the $5,000,000 total project cost. Trustees intend to raise all the funds needed so once con-struction starts, it will continue

until the building is finished and ready to open. The first and cur-rent campaign is the Commu-nity Leadership Campaign whose goal is to raise funds for the non-construction project costs that must be in place to start construction. Once con-struction begins, the Theatre will undertake a Theatrical Seat Campaign and a region-wide Grassroots Campaign. Since the campaign to rebuild and reopen began The Park Theatre has received financial support from 24 foundations, 73 businesses and over 1,480 individuals from 23 towns in New Hampshire and 22 states across the coun-try as well as from local, state and federal governments.

MARCH 10Drugs in Our Community MeetingJaffrey Civic CenterShelter From The Storm is hosting a free informative meeting on Drugs and Drug Abuse in our com-munity on March 10 from 4 to 6 pm at the Jaffrey Civic Center.

All are invited to attend. Keynote speakers will be Mary Drew, Town Welfare Officer, and Lt. Terry Cho-ate of the Jaffrey Police Department. There will be a

question and answer period following. For more infor-mation, call 603-532-8222.

maple syrup can’t be beat,” says Andy.

Andy is VERY proud of his association with Hannaford’s Rindge store, one of 180 Han-naford’s Supermarkets that are located throughout New Eng-land. “Our operating strategy has been ‘superior products, superior service,’ which is embraced by the compa-ny’s senior management.” It also looks at food as MORE than something that it sells.

Within the local community, Hannaford’s dives into things that support health and well-ness, as well as the education of young kids. “We do store tours with local schools – part of this is educating the kids on the store itself, how it functions, and part of it is education rela-tive to the importance of eating well and taking care of your-self. We look to get involved with things that have to do with health and wellness.”

In March, the Winchendon YMCA and Hannaford are partnering together – with Han-naford’s providing snacks of healthy fruits and veggies and water at the finish line to several dozen runners who participate in their 5K race. Hannaford’s also works with the YMCA to support other races that they have – this is in line with the store’s philosophy of “health and wellness,” especially for children. “Kids develop their eating hab-its between 3 and 7 years – we

want to help them to make good eating decisions via our empha-sis on health and wellness,” says the 43-year-old Harris.”

Each Hannaford store man-ager has a budget from which it draws to help events that serve larger groups. Many times, this might be a gift certifi-cate for food that the recipient organization might donate or raffle off. The requests can be overwhelming at times, espe-cially around the holidays, but the store does its best to help. “We donate food to the Jaf-frey, Rindge, and Winchendon food pantries, including a lot of our high-quality day-old prod-ucts.” According to Andy, “We were recently nicely compli-mented by the head of one of those three groups who told us that ‘if it weren’t for Han-naford’s, I don’t know how we would be able to help anybody.’”

Andy’s personal philosophy of helping the community is sim-ple. “To me, it’s always been a partnership. It’s always been the responsibility of a larger organization to help out in the community in which it serves – we help these communities and, in turn, this helps to build our business.” As a store man-ager, Andy personally embraces this as evidenced by his being responsive to as many assis-tance requests as possible.

As one of the newest members of the Jaffrey Chamber of Com-merce, Andy hopes to meet and

work with other civic-minded people and have those folks meet him. “I want them, too, to think that Hannaford’s is a good company with good people. It’s an opportunity to educate oth-ers about Hannaford’s and what makes us different from other supermarket competitors.”

One example of that differ-ence is clearly found in the food products available throughout the Hannaford’s store. Han-naford’s, along with only a few other New England super-market chains, banned the use of Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH) in the milk that it sells. “Transfat is another item that you will not find in ANY other Hannaford’s products – It is unlikely that any other super-market chain can make that statement. Thus, it is not just ‘price’ that we are selling – it is the quality of the food items that we sell that provide healthier alternatives. Sometimes peo-ple put lower quality products into their body to save a few cents whereupon, long term, they are actually shortchanging themselves. Food is fuel for the body and you want to put the best fuel into your body, which helps to repair the body. This is what Hannaford’s provides.”

Sustainability is something about which Hannaford’s is particularly proud. “We are industry leaders when it comes to recycling. Whereupon

many supermarkets will recy-cle around 40% of their wastage, which is certainly decent, Han-naford’s recycles over 80% of the waste that we gener-ate, which include cardboard cartons, food, plastic pails, shrink-wrap, etc. That num-ber is growing and by the end of 2015, Hannaford’s expects to exceed 90% recycling.”

This work caught the atten-tion of an industry leader that determines standards for excel-lence in sustainability practices. Hannaford’s was the first gro-cery store chain in the world to receive the prestigious gro-cery stewardship certification from the MANOMET Center for Conservation Science, an organization that looks at every-thing from recycling to whether the fish that a supermarket sells is sustainably harvested.

“As a store manager, I am proud of how Hannaford’s embraces corporate responsi-bility and TRULY looks at the future from a sustainability standpoint and not just from a dollars and cents perspective.”

The next time you are in Han-naford’s in Rindge, look for Andy Harris – he’ll likewise be somewhere in one of the aisles, working with his capable staff to ensure that your weekly visit to do food shopping at Hannaford’s continues to be a top-notch and enjoyable experience.

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Coming Events

Coming Events January BreakfastSt. Patrick SchoolMARCH 17

St. Patrick’s Day DinnerSt. Patrick SchoolSt. Patrick School will be having a traditional St. Pat-rick’s Day dinner on Tuesday, March 17 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm.

The menu will include corned beef and cabbage, beef & Guinness pie, potatoes, car-rots, turnip, Irish soda bread, mac ‘n cheese and beverages.

Meals can also be pre-ordered to go.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 seniors and $6 kids 12 & under. Tickets can be ordered in advance by calling call St. Patrick School at 532-7676.

MARCH 22

Electric Earth Concerts PresentsRandall Hodgkinson — Bach’s Goldberg VariationsBass Hall: Monadnock Center for History and CulturePianist Randall Hodgkinson will present the Goldberg Varia-tions, J.S. Bach’s late keyboard masterpiece, in a concert at Bass Hall on Sunday, March 22 at 4pm.

The kaleidoscopic virtuosity called for in performing the Goldberg Variations makes it an irresistible benchmark for pianists who have the technical prowess to approach it, while its profundity and expressive range make it a remarkable musical journey for an audience.

As the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music Competition sponsored

by Carnegie Hall and the Rock-efeller Foundation, Randall Hodgkinson rose to prominence early in his career and has long been among Boston’s elite performers. A professor at New England Conservatory, he is a member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and has appeared in countless concerts as both a solo artist and chamber musi-cian. He has appeared with the orchestras of Atlanta, Phila-delphia, Buffalo, Boston, and Cleveland; abroad in Italy and Iceland; and at BargeMusic in New York, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.

The program is presented by Electric Earth Concerts, who produce concerts throughout the Monadnock region featuring world-class musicians. Tickets are $25, and may be ordered from ElectricEarthConcerts.org

APRIL 4CaddyShack 5KShattuck Golf Club, JaffreyThe Mascenic Regional High School Class of 2015 is teaming up with Monadnock Commu-nity Early Learning Center to sponsor the CaddyShack Clas-sic 5K at the Shattuck Golf Club in Jaffrey on April 4. The course will run through the most scenic golf course in southern New Hampshire, all cart roads and grass fairways!

An entry fee of $20 ($50 for families) includes an after-run brunch and other Caddyshack-themed expe-riences. T-shirts will be distributed to runners who pre-register by Friday, March 20.

For more information and reg-istration forms, call Kathy Hill at 532-6021 or e-mail: kathy @mcelc.org; or Michael

Smith, [email protected].

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