THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Chuck Barnett of Gilford and Yolly Johnson stand by his ‘70 Nova SS396.

Car enthusiasts cruise down memory laneBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

The annual Antique CarFestival held by Gilford Com-munity Church helped sparka sense of nostalgia for on-lookers, racers, and vintagecar enthusiasts alike in thehot sun.

Last Thursday, locals gath-ered outside of the GCC

grounds on Potter Hill Roadto admire the dozens of vi-brant, freshly waxed classiccars, ranging from a 1930’sFord Roadster Pickup to a1960’s Buick.

According to GCC mem-ber and event coordinatorBill Littlefield, an antiquecar collector himself, the CarFestival has run for the past

five to six years in Gilford.All proceeds for car showtickets and the homemadebarbeque help support GCCyear after year.

Bob and Alice Valpeyshowcased their 1931Packard, which Bob Valpeyhas owned for the past 60years. He has done most ofthe work on his car himself,

like many classic car own-ers, and paid only $295 for thecar decades ago. The car hap-pens to be local, and was de-livered from Center Harborto Massachusetts.

The oldest car he current-ly owns in his collection is a1907 International HighWheeler.

“His grandmother tookhim to a car museum whenhe was a teenager, and that’swhere his love for cars start-ed,” said his wife, AliceValpey.

A love for cars seems torun in the family, since Bob’sson, Ed Valpey of Gilford, al-so collects cars. At the show,he had his ‘73 Royale For-mula Ford on display, an in-ternational racing series,which can go up to 140 mph.A modern model is still be-ing built, and also races inan international series.

Bob explained that therules are strict when racingin this particular series, andalthough his FF cannot raceas fast as the modern driverseries car, he has a love forvintage cars and racing, andfeels this is in his blood.

“My interest developed inSEE CAR SHOW PAGE A13

Twice as niceThe Gilford boys’ tennis team poses with the championship plaque and holds up two fingers after the Golden Eagles won their second con-secutive title May 26 at Plymouth State. See the story and more photos in Sports, starting on page B1.

PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Gilford observes Memorial Day

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Cameron Bourgeois, two and a half, waved an American flag at the startof the parade Monday morning.

BY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Gilford commemoratedMemorial Day, a day of re-membrance for those whohave died in our nation’sservice or currently serveour country, with an annualparade this past Monday.

The town’s traditional pa-rade, filled with veteransnew and old, began by thefreshly renovated WWI andWWII Veterans Memorialacross the street from GilfordCommunity Church.

Gilford selectmen, police,Fire Rescue personnel, localBoy and Girl Scouts, varioustown employees, and mem-bers of the communitylooked on at the raising ofthe flag, which holds a sig-

nificance of its own this year.According to Chair of the

Board of Selectmen JohnO’Brien, Gilford residentKirk Dougal’s son, JamesKirk Dougal, is currently anArmy major, and lent the flagto the town this year for thecommemoration. This veryflag was flown over the U.S.Embassy in Afghanistan inhonor of Dougal’s son, andall he does for his country.

Throughout the begin-ning of the ceremony, Rev.Michael Graham of GCCwelcomed the crowd to theparade and led an invocation.After local Girl Scouts placeda wreath by the memorial,the Gilford Middle and HighSchool Band played the “StarSpangled Banner,” and then

marched their way over toPine Grove Cemetery, as res-idents lined the streets towatch the parade on a sunnyday.

After the second raising ofthe flag at the memorial bythe cemetery, Rev. Grahamgave his benediction.

“Today, we remember themen and women who are cur-rently serving in the armedforces, and hope for their safereturn. We grieve the pass-ing of those that we see in thedaily paper,” said Graham.

After local Boy Scouts laiddown a wreath and selectband members performed atrumpet solo, SelectmanO’Brien made his final re-marks.

“I especially thank youyoung folks for being here,and hope that you carry onthis tradition. Memorial Day

reminds us of the extremesacrifice made by our ances-tors, our neighbors, andfriends. It is important to re-member this day. It’s estab-lished about reconciliationand coming together,” saidO’Brien. “Go home andspend time with your family,have a barbeque, go boating,and play games. It’s impor-tant to celebrate; we are anexample of the freedom wenow have because of our sol-diers.”

At the end of the com-memoration, parade partici-pants made their way back toGCC to pack up their things,and residents went home toenjoy the sun with familyand friends, while reflectingon those who have lost theirlives or devoted their lives toour country.Gilford HS interim

principal announcedBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

The Gilford School Boardhas hired Bob Pedersen toserve as interim principal forthe 2011-2012 school year,now that Ken Wiswell has an-nounced his retirement.

Pedersen will serve as in-terim principal starting inmid-August. This positionbecame available afterWiswell's decision to leave,and is effective June 30.

Wiswell served as the Gil-ford High School principalfor seven years. He stated ina letter to the school districtthat he enjoyed the years hespent working at the highschool, with the students andthe staff members, yet be-lieves it is his time to moveon.

The Gilford School Boardhas stated that its members,as well as the extended

school district family, willsorely miss Wiswell, andhope that the communitywill join the board in thank-ing him for all he has donefor GHS during the past sev-en years.

Most recently, Pedersenserved as the principal ofSpaulding High School inRochester, where he workedfor five years before retiringfrom Rochester in 2007.While at Spaulding, Peder-sen was selected as NewHampshire Secondary Prin-cipal of the Year in 2005.

Pedersen was also princi-pal of Dover High School,and served in Dover for fouryears. From 1985 to 1998, heserved as principal of Pel-ham High School.

He’s had extensive experi-ence in the field of education,and served six years on the

SEE PRINCIPAL PAGE A14

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Gilford Middle School students Joe Sawyer, 11, and Bryce Hanover,13, spend a Saturday morning together.

Two young students joinforces for St. Baldrick’s BY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Local students and facul-ty members will join forcessoon to form team “CancerFears Bryce & Joe,” repre-senting Gilford youths JoeSawyer, 11, and BryceHanover, 13.

Both students were diag-nosed with cancer within

two years of one another.Last year, Gilford Middle

School formed the team“Bryce the Brave” for St.Baldrick’s day, shortly afterHanover was diagnosedwith Leukemia. This pastyear, Sawyer was diagnosedwith brain cancer, and adual team has formed.SEE ST. BALDRICK PAGE A12

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Gilford Public Library Top Ten Requests

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McCullough5. “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen6. “On Borrowed Time” by David Rosenfelt 7. “The Snowman,” by Jo Nesbo8. “Unbroken: A WW II Airman’s Story of Survival,

Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand 9. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson

10. “The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson

From May 24 - 31, the Gil-ford Police Department re-sponded to 120 calls, includ-ing:

Police arrested MichaelRobertson, 33, of Alton Bay,and charged him with falseinspection or registration,driving after revocation orsuspension, driver’s licenseprohibitions, and failure toobey inspection require-

ments.Police arrested Ryan

Michael Hibbard, 30, of La-conia, and charged him withpossession ofcontrolled/narcotic drugswith the intention to distrib-ute, driving after revocationor suspension, and posses-sion of controlled/narcoticdrugs.

GILFORD POLICE LOG●2 reports of suspicious ve-

hicles1 report of criminal mis-

chief4 alarms44 traffic checks5 motor vehicle complaint7 motor vehicle checks4 calls for an ambulance2 motor vehicle accidents1 report of suspicious per-

sons 3 larcenies 1 request for an escort3 fingerprint cases7 reports of existing con-

ditions3 lost/found items

2 attempts to locate4 abandoned vehicles4 animal complaints1 yard sale permit2 calls for the fire depart-

ment1 road/weather report3 requests for motorist as-

sistance2 civil matters3 motor vehicle lockouts2 reports of a juvenile1 pistol permit1 parking summons 1 town ordinance1 other department re-

ferred to1 untimely death

Notes from the Gilford Library BY ABI MAXWELLLIBRARY CORRESPONDENT

As a tourist, I alwayscheck out the museums ofthe places I’m visiting. Nomatter if it’s paintings orgardens or historic build-ings—I go. Last summer, Ieven went to a scarecrow mu-seum in Nova Scotia just be-cause it was there, and I wasthere, and it seemed likesomething interesting to see.But here in my home state, Ihaven’t been to a museumsince the days of school fieldtrips. And I think that’s acommon occurrence—whilethe tourists frequent ourstate’s attractions, many ofus either take them for grant-ed or don’t even know aboutthem.

But there are so many mu-seums in our little state! Andeven better, thanks to theFriends of the Gilford Li-brary, with a library card, wecan get passes to visit thesemuseums for free. Sowhether it’s the 17th Centuryor outer space that you wantto visit, you can do it thissummer without even leav-ing New Hampshire.

The Gilford Library’s mu-seum passes, sponsored bythe Friends, include Straw-berry Banke, Libby Muse-um, Squam Lakes ScienceCenter, Canterbury ShakerVillage, Currier Museum,Wright Museum, the Chil-dren’s Museum of NH, theNH Historical Society Muse-um, and the McAuliffe-Shep-ard Discovery Center.

Longer days and warmer

weather make summer theperfect time to get out andabout, so stop by the libraryto check out a museum pass(and call first to reserve thepass if you like). And re-member that Summer Read-ing begins on June 27, andthis year’s theme will take usaround the world. For thechildren, it’s “One World,Many Stories,” for teens it’s“You Are Here,” and for theadults, the Summer Readingtheme is “Novel Destina-tions.”

Programs & Special

Events

Toddler Time, Thurs-

day, June 2, 11:30 a.m. –

noon. Bring your toddlerages 18 to 36 months to singsongs, share stories, andmove to the music. Sign upin the Children’s Room forthis six-week session.

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, June 2, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Needle arts coordinatorDawn Lemay will facilitateall interested crafters wholove knitting, crocheting,and other needlework proj-ects. Bring your latest designand work in a relaxed cornerof the library.

Foreign Movie Night,

Thursday, June 2, 7 – 9 p.m.

We'll watch “Mostly Martha”(Rated PG), a German filmthat explores the life of a chefwho is faced with the chal-lenges of raising her eight-year-old niece.

Drop-In Storytime, Fri-

day, June 3, 11:30 a.m. –

12:15 p.m. All children agestwo to five are invited to singsongs, listen to a story, andcreate a craft. No sign up nec-essary.

Knit Wits, Friday, June

3, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Join theweekly knitting group towork on a project, meet otherknitters, and learn some newtechniques. All knitters wel-come.

Mahjong, Monday, June

6, 12:30 – 3 p.m. One of theoldest board games in theworld, Mahjong depends up-

on skill, strategy, and a cer-tain degree of luck. Join us!New players welcome.

Drop-In Rug Hooking,

Tuesday, June 7, 10 a.m. –

12:30 p.m. Come join rug-hooker expert Carol Dale fora ‘hook in’! Carol will beworking on a rug, and she’llhave a small frame for any-one interested in giving it atry.

Teen Board Game Time,

Tuesday, June 7, 2:30 p.m.

Looking for something to doafter school? Come to the li-

brary meeting room at 2:30and play your favorite game.Snacks and prizes await!

Gilford Clickers, Tues-

day, June 7, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

The Clickers meet monthlyto improve their photogra-phy skills. New members al-ways welcome.

Philosophy Club, Tues-

day, June 7, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Take a break from the dailyroutine to contemplate anddiscuss life’s questions in acomfortable, friendly envi-ronment. All are welcome.

Tales for Tails, Thurs-

day, June 9, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

All children are invited to theStorytime Room to read abook to one of our furry dogfriends.

Crafter’s Corner, Thurs-

day, June 9, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Needle arts coordinatorDawn Lemay will facilitateall interested crafters wholove knitting, crocheting,and other needlework proj-ects. Bring your latest designand work in a relaxed cornerof the library.

ADHD coaching group now accepting participantsALTON BAY — Turning

Leaf Life Coaching is nowaccepting participants forthis summer’s ADHD Col-lege Readiness coachinggroup.

This group, which runsfrom June to August, focuseson preparing students withADHD to start their collegecareer in the fall, and willmeet regularly over the sum-mer.

For students with ADHD,college success can seem animpossible dream. Of the 22percent of students diag-nosed with ADHD who willattempt college, only fivepercent will graduate. Evenfor those ADHD studentswho successfully navigatedhigh school, the transition tocollege can be difficult tomanage.

Coaching is considered tobe one of the most effectivetreatments for those withADHD, and the CollegeReadiness group empowersstudents to take charge oftheir own success.

Participants in the Col-lege Readiness group willwork through common chal-lenges such as study skills,time management, balanc-ing school work and sociallife, finding resources, howaccommodations differ in

college, establishing a sup-port system on campus, get-ting access to medication,and assessing necessary lifeskills. Life skills include do-ing laundry, managing mon-ey, and staying healthy.

Group size is limited to sixparticipants. The locationand timing of weekly ses-

sions will be agreed to by themembers of the group to en-sure everyone is able to at-tend. More than one groupmay be organized to meet theneeds of participants.

Parent information ses-sions will be held the firstweek of June. Contact Turn-ing Leaf at ( 731-9071 to sched-

ule a session for your family.Rori Boyce of Turning

Leaf Life Coaching, a spe-cialist in working with col-lege students and adults withADHD, will be leading thisgroup. For more informationabout Turning Leaf orcoaching, visit www.turn-ingleafcoaching.com.

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Kainen M. Flynn

Eighth annual MemorialFishing Derby set for June 4

The Gilford Police ReliefAssociation will hold theEigth Annual Kainen M. Fly-nn Memorial Fishing Derbyat Gunstock Recreation Areaalong Route 11A on Saturday,June 4 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30p.m.

Flynn was a member ofthe Gilford Police Depart-ment and an avid sportsman.He loved the outdoors, andespecially loved fishing. Fly-nn was lost on June 4, 2003 af-ter falling from his boat onLake Winnisquam doingwhat he loved - fishing.

During Flynn’s time at theGilford Police Department,he was very involved withthe youth of the community,and would volunteer histime to youth-related pro-

gram. We at the GPD, alongwith his family and law en-forcement friends, wouldlike to keep his spirit and

love for our community’syouth alive by holding theEighth Annual Kainen M.Flynn Memorial FishingDerby in his honor.

As we’re sure Flynnwould tell you, always re-member to wear your lifevest, have a great time andcatch a big one for him.

Proceeds will benefit theGilford Police Relief Associ-ation, the Gilford D.A.R.E.program, and various othercommunity related pro-grams. There is no need toregister – just show up forthe event.

For more information andrules, visit www.gilfordpd.-org and click on the FishingDerby link or contact OfficerWesley de Sousa.

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Board denies China Bistro a temporary permitBY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

The Board of Selectmenhas unanimously voted notto grant China Bistro a tem-porary entertainment per-mit at this time, meaning thefacility cannot provide liveentertainment, such as aband or DJ.

During a Board of Select-men meeting last Wednesday

night, the owner of ChinaBistro in Gilford, Lin Bi,along with his attorney,David Allen of SheehanPhinney Bass & Green ofManchester, requested a 60-day permit, after being de-nied the renewal of a yearlypermit at a previous meet-ing.

At this time, the ownerhas also withdrawn his re-

quest for a unique entertain-ment permit, which wouldhave allowed for events suchas bathing suit contests.

Because of ongoing issuessuch as noise complaints,late night disturbances, andfully stocked police reports,the selectmen feel that Lin Bimust come up with a con-crete plan to eradicate theseproblems before he can onceagain obtain an entertain-ment permit.

While Lin Bi has agreed tocomply with the selectmen’sdecision, his attorney willstill have a formal appeal,asking for a temporary per-mit for live music and enter-tainment.

Allen said he believes hisclient has already abided bythe Planning Board andZBA’s requests, and tried hisbest to comply with all zon-ing ordinances, yet the se-lectmen said bigger prob-lems are still on the horizon.

Allen added that his clientdoes have more serious prob-lems to address in regards tonoise complaints from insidethe building and police re-ports, although he feels hisclient is ready to tackle theseissues.

Chairman of the Board ofSelectmen John O’Brien saidissues at China Bistro havereally only started occurringin the last two to three years,and he wanted to know whatexactly has changed in re-gards to the business, sincethe facility has run for about22 years.

“What has changed? Ourcruisers are going throughevery few hours and you aretaking up resources. Whathas happened in the pastthree years or so, wherethings got so much worse?”asked O’Brien.

While Lin Bi did not wantto get into great detail, hesaid there is a particulargroup of people who havecaused problems for therestaurant, and after beingkicked out, started a ruckus.He said he wished he’d triedto eradicate the issue earlier,since it got out of hand.

Allen explained that hisclient was referring to two ri-val groups, which had led topolice reports full of drunk-en fights, broken wind-shields, and even a stabbing.He said while these recent is-sues will be addressed, he re-minded the selectmen how

long Lin Bi has worked inthis community.

“Mr. Bi has been in thiscommunity for a long time,and has over 4,000 Facebookfriends in the area. He is partof the fabric of our commu-nity and wants to make rightto comply with the town or-dinances and work withyou,” said Allen. “We will al-so apply for a formal appealin the future, where we canfurther discuss your con-cerns.”

Town Administrator ScottDunn said he is aware thatthe zoning ordinances are be-ing addressed, yet wanted toknow what the owner’s planswere for dealing with ongo-ing issues such as controllingnoise, security and the park-ing lot.

“I am trying to do every-thing I can to the maximumeffort to lessen the noise,”said Lin Bi.

Allen added that his clientis also open to having a policedetail on a temporary basis ifneed be, and to keep the deci-bel level down.

Selectman Kevin Hayessaid he would like to see Chi-na Bistro’s business modelchange before he would con-

sider granting an entertain-ment permit.

Selectman Gus Benavidessaid that while he wants towork with China Bistro, heexpects the owner to first ad-dress the issues at hand.

“As a selectman, I want towork with every one of ourlocal business owners. Youpay your taxes, and you hirelocals. I appreciate that youhave been in business over 30years, as you say, yet there areso many issues with this es-tablishment, including theclub area,” said Benavides.“And we also have a respon-sibility to work with our res-idents.”

Benavides said if Lin Bican present the board with aclear presentation and pointby point examples on how toeradicate each problem, thenthe board is willing to workwith China Bistro.

“You have got to come upwith a concrete plan,” saidBenavides. “The board isfaced with several issues,andnot just the noise. If ad-dressed, the board is willingto work with you immediate-ly. We are not here to hinderbusiness.”

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An opportunity to “dunk” local celebrities will be the highlight ofFranklin Savings Bank’s Second Annual St. Baldrick’s Children’s CancerFundraiser, to be held Friday.

Dunk a local celebrity atSt. Baldrick’s fundriaser

The Gilford Office ofFranklin Savings Bank ishosting its Second AnnualSt. Baldrick’s Children’sCancer Fundraiser on Fri-day, June 3 from 10 a.m. till 5p.m. at its office, next to theMarriott Hotel.

The event will include alunchtime barbecue withhamburgers & hotdogs, cook-ies, chips, soda, root beerfloats, and homemade cup-cakes. Kids will enjoy facepainting & balloons, and Gil-ford Fire Engine #3 will behere in the afternoon fortours. Gilford Police will beon hand providing free childID Kits. DJ Rick Wisler willliven up the festivities withmusic! There will be a carwash, with donations accept-ed to benefit St. Baldrick’s, aswell.

The highlight of the eventwill be a town celebrity dunktank. The public is invited tocome dunk their favoritecelebrity and enjoy the greatfood!

Dunk Tank Schedule:Anybody here you want tosee get dunked?

10:30-11 a.m.: Chief Be-land, Gilford Fire Depart-ment

11:30 a.m.-noon: ChiefMarkland, Gilford Police De-partment

Noon-12:30 p.m.: DeputyChief Kevin Keenan, GilfordPolice Department

12:30-1 p.m.: Scott Dunn,Gilford Town Administrator

1-1:30 p.m.: Eric Bredbury,Corporal Prosecutor, GilfordPolice Department

1:30-2 p.m.: Lt. FrankLatosek, Gilford Fire Depart-ment

2-2:30 p.m.: Geoff Ruggles,Finance Director-Town ofGilford

2:30-3 p.m.: Lyvie Beyrent,Gilford High School MusicDepartment

3-3:45 p.m.: Marcia Ross,Gilford Middle School Prin-cipal

3:45-4:30 p.m.: Meg Jenk-ins, Gilford High SchoolNurse

Take three hrows for $1.All Proceeds to benefit St.Baldrick’s Cancer Founda-tion!

Day of Caring offers nonprofits a helping handLACONIA — Lakes Re-

gion United Way is workingalongside community volun-teers and nonprofit organi-zations to plan the 16th An-nual Day of Caring on Fri-day, Sept. 9.

Day of Caring is when vol-unteers from local business-es come together to completeprojects that benefit non-profit organizations and thepeople they serve. Thisyear’s work locations will beexpanded in Belknap, Car-roll and Grafton Counties, of-fering nonprofit organiza-tions a helping hand.

According to Day of Car-ing Co-Chair Pam Paquetteof Public Service of NH, “Weare building on past experi-ences and reaching out tononprofit organizations thatmay not have the resourcesto organize their work proj-ects. Many nonprofits needthis helping hand, and

frankly do not have the staffto determine what is neededto paint a room or a building,or to complete a landscapingproject. Lakes Region Ro-tary members have joinedKent Baron of Gilford on ourplanning team. They willmeet with any nonprofit thatneeds technical assistance toplan the materials, suppliesand volunteers to completetheir work projects.”

Co-Chair Cindy Hemeon-Plessner of Meredith VillageSavings Bank added, “We arefortunate to have scores ofvolunteers participate in thisannual day that has a long-lasting impact on our com-munity. Employers have aunique chance to be seen asa community leader, as theiremployees see first-handwhat can be accomplished injust a few hours. The day isa transformation of not onlythe nonprofit work site, but

also of the volunteers wholearn about the nonprofitworld and connect with oth-ers. Often, those individualscontinue to volunteer afterthe day is over.”

Lakes Region United Wayis asking nonprofits to sub-mit work project requests byJuly 13, and employers tosign up volunteers by Aug. 5.The challenge is to match vol-unteers and their skills withprojects such as painting,landscaping, working withsenior citizens and day carechildren, and office work.

The day will begin withbreakfast, followed by travelto assigned sites, a lunchbreak, and end with a recog-nition gathering where vol-

unteers and nonprofit repre-sentatives will share their ex-periences. All volunteerswill be included in a raffle ofprizes donated by local busi-nesses. If you would like todonate a gift certificate orprize for this raffle, pleasemail it to United Way at 95Water St. in Laconia by Sept.2.

Lakes Region UnitedWay’s mission is to advancethe common good throughthoughtful and sustainablesocial investment. To learnhow to participate in Day ofCaring, contact CampaignDirector Judi Taggart at 524-6864, Ext. 104 or visit theirwebsite www.LRUW.org.

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Thanks to all who helped search for lost puppyTo the Editor:

We’d like to thank all thewonderful people who keptan eye out and helped searchfor our brand new escapedpuppy.

A special thank you to ourgreat neighbors in the H’s,the Gilford Police Depart-ment, and the kind staff at

Horizons Counseling centerin Gilford West, where she fi-nally

showed up [last] Mondaymorning. We so appreciateeveryone’s conce,rn andthose

who went way above andbeyond to search for her de-spite rain, mud, woods and

ticks. We are so lucky to haveyou for neighbors!

With all the heartache,concerns, and the tremen-dous effort put forth by somany, we can nonethelessfind some humor that thepuppy went to a counselingcenter for help. As our neigh-bor Gary Robertson put it,

now the entire neighborhoodneeds to go for group coun-seling!

Again, our thanks to all.Warmly,

Sandy and Everett McLaughlinGilford

Time for the government, media to be honestTo the Editor:

Is there any intelligence inthe "media"? Or are they justdrones for the government?

For the last 20 years, therehave been only minorchanges in Social Security orMedicare, both of which wehave all been required to con-tribute to continuously; thenSocial Security never re-turns what you contributedwith even minimum interest.My current cost to Medicareis more than what private in-surance cost before 1998,when I retired. Clearly gov-ernment waste, and cheatingand over payment to doctorsand hospitals grows faster

than the economy!Now the media, mimick-

ing Congress, says there is noway to cure the nationalbudget deficit without cut-ting Social Security andMedicare! Are they all ignor-ing the gross, wasteful bor-rowing and spending by Oba-ma, and the overwhelmingload of "pork" bills, which arethe real reason for budgetdeficits? Obama borrowedand gave away for political fa-vors over 10 times our totaltax returns, then blames gov-ernment forced "entitlementprograms" for the resultingdeficit! What [expletive] gall!We have never had a more

evil liar in the White Housebefore Obama!

The media and most ingovernment act as if those ofus who were forced to pay in-to Social Security andMedicare, and then expect toget the promised return, aresomehow thieves relying on"entitlements" as dishonest!

OK, look at retirementbenefits and medical insur-ance for government em-ployees: they contribute al-most nothing, yet are prom-ised the world. Where is thatgift going to come from? Doall those government em-ployees really expect that thegovernment can continue to

steal from taxpayers, enoughto pay all those bogus claims?The Federal government justprints more money, thusstealing from everyone. Lo-cal government can’t do that.Thus, soon all the benefits be-come unfunded, and disap-pear. Really not a big prob-lem, since all those affectedwere so grossly overpaid thatthey can easily safely contin-ue.

Please go after CNN, Fox,and other news reporters tostart getting honest!

Jack StephensonGilford

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Ben’s friendship will be missedTo the Editor:

I would like to give a spe-cial message to Gilford resi-dent Holly Raus, in regardsto her dog Ben, who volun-teered at the Gilford Libraryand recently passed away.

Holly, we all loved your

dog, Ben, and will miss himat the library. We still lovehim, and he is in all of ourhearts. We will miss him for-ever; the heart and the mindnever forget. We hope thenew dog you adopted is justlike Ben.

I knew him in my youngeryears, when he was just apuppy and very special. I re-member the first time I metBen; he jumped on my momand started dancing with her.

Just like the title of yourchildren’s story states, Ben

really was my very best fur-ry friend, and I felt honoredto have a picture with him inthe final page of your book.

Kaity NeylonGilford

WALK THIS WAYDonna Rhodes / drhodes@salmonpress.com ●

PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES

As my unofficial assistant for this column, I let Grover off his leash briefly for a photo shoot, and he is happy to report that he not only enjoyed the wide level surface of the WinnipesaukeeRiver Trail in Tilton, but the views of the river caught his eye, too. This new section of the WRT is the third and final phase of the trail, which now runs through Tilton, Northfield andFranklin.

Three springs ago, I be-gan this column walking theWinnipesaukee River Trailfrom Franklin to Northfield,then spent another spectac-ular morning later that yearwalking the Northfield por-tion of the trail. Therefore, Ifelt compelled to kick off myofficial 2011 walking tourwith a trot along the WRTthrough Tilton, and I’m soglad I did. What a great walk!

Wide, smooth, flat and in-vigorating are just some ofthe adjectives I could use todescribe this latest additionto the trail system that willhopefully join the WOW trailin Laconia as part of astatewide rail trail systemstretching from Vermont toMaine one day.

Grover was quite happyto be back at work. He trot-ted happily along with me aswe headed out on a pre-sun-set mission to see what hadbeen done along the riversince I peeked in on the con-struction process last year.Sniffing every tree and stonealong the way, we ignoredthe rumble of the interstateas we headed beneath it, andfocused instead on the peaceand beauty of the river toour left.

Fences line the new trail— a nice chain link fence tokeep people safe from therailroad tracks — and nice-ly constructed wooden rail-ings prevent people fromfalling into the waters of theWinnipesaukee River,which is quite high at thistime.

At one point, perhapsabout half way, the trailcrosses a small streamwhere grass planted alongthe banking made it a niceplace to stop for a romp inthe cool waters. (Grover, notme!) Once he was refreshed,we continued on, and I wasvery happy we could main-tain a good pace along theentire trail without fear ofstumbling on roots or rocks.The grading to the trailmakes it a great workout,

even on a hot summer day,as the dense trees which linethe path cast plenty ofshade. Hats off to all who de-signed and worked on thisproject for a job well done!

I did meet one other walk-er that evening, who also ex-pressed his appreciation forthe trail and all the work putinto its creation. He men-tioned he had often walkedthe railroad tracks besidethe river before the trail wasconstructed, and was verygrateful for the smooth pathhe can now enjoy.

After a mile or so (and be-lieve me, at the pace Groverset, it seemed like a lot moreuntil I get my second wind),the path connects with MainStreet in Tilton, behind Ma-her’s Welding. Should any-

Winnipesaukee River Trail / Tilton

one wish to continue on theWRT, they need to divert tothe sidewalks here (headwest, which is a left), crossCannon Bridge into North-field, and walk Park Street toSurrette Park. There, thetrail officially begins againas it heads toward Franklin,offering some spectacularviews of the river, too. TheWinnipesaukee River TrailAssociation, in conjunctionwith the Town of Northfield,is currently working onplans and details to con-struct a bridge which willbetter tie these two sections

of the trail together in time.Before the sun could set,

Grover and I retraced oursteps to the parking lot be-hind the Super 8 Motel. Theonly down side to the trailwe could find was, likeFranklin, it is located inclose proximity to fast foodrestaurants and stores. Thisseems to compel some to tosssnack wrappers and drinkcontainers along the way. Wegrabbed a little trash alongthe way, but next time, I willbring a bag along to helpkeep the area clean. Withminimal effort, walkers who

frequent the trail can chip into carry these items out andkeep it the beautiful spot thatit is. Hopefully, others willcome to respect the outdoorsas we do.

A woodchuck peeking outat us near the end of the trailmade Grover’s day complete.Luckily, fencing was be-tween us and the big critter,though, or I may have beencaught up in more exercisethan I had originally bar-gained for!

Despite the all-too-fre-quent rain in May, I have sofar logged 18.5 miles of walk-

ing in my time off. I expect tomeet, and hopefully exceed,my minimum goal of 20miles per month in the nextcouple of days. I know thatwhenever I have an hour ortwo between assignments, Iwill look forward to stretch-ing my legs on any one of thebeautiful sections of theWRT, and hope to see manyof you enjoying the same.

After a brief vacation, Ihope to head to Gilford next,where Grover has asked todo a little exploring with his“lady friend,” Morgan. Untilthen, happy trails to all!

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John Harrigan

Up Old Cherry Mt. Road on a pretty trip through time

The northern part ofNew Hampshire offers liter-ally hundreds of back roadsand byways that are oftenonly faintly marked on ma-jor maps, if at all. But withthe help of a large-formattopographical-style mapbook, these off-the-beaten-track roads are easily dis-covered and figured out,and then all anyone has todo is pack a lunch, andmaybe boots and binocu-lars, and go.

Three of my favorites inthis category are the Sand-wich Notch Road and theJefferson Notch Road, thelatter said to be the higheststate road in New Hamp-shire. But we didn’t havetime for either of those onthis particular morning,our intent being to circum-

navigate Mount Washing-ton just to see if the summitwas cloud-free or socked in.We surveyed the northernpeaks from Jefferson High-lands and Randolph (yup,socked in), and then back-tracked a bit and turned on-to another favorite, the OldCherry Mountain Road.

This through-the-passroad, hacked out of thewilderness by settlerswielding axes and stump-pullers and graded withshovels and dump-carts,was built as a means of get-ting from Jefferson, on theold Route 2, to Fabyan, onwhat is now Route 302. It isa marvel of engineering, to-pography, and geology.

Travelers heading northon Route 3 can reach thisgem of a road by turningeast on Route 115 just aboveTwin Mountain, towardBerlin. Old Cherry Moun-tain Road begins whereRoute 115A intersects with115.

The Rev. Starr King,whose name and explo-rations made such a lastingmark on the White Moun-tains, particularly its north-ern slopes and peaks, wrotethat the Cherry MountainRoad was scarcely sur-passed in its views and in-triguing history.

The lower section of theroad follows Mill Brook,

whose frequent sharp dropsand volume of water fos-tered the construction of allmanner of mills up along itslower valley. The visitor as-cends past camps, cabins,and more recently builthomes, and then through aseasonally closed gate (usu-ally open a week or two be-fore Memorial Day), with asign warning that the roadis not maintained for winter

travel. Appleby Mountain isto the east, the Humps off tothe west. The grade becomessteep here, and soon creststhe notch between CherryMountain and Mt. Decep-tion.

This is a good place topause for a picnic, butthere’s a better one justahead, a small pond on theleft whose interesting cul-vert work suggests many a

past problem with beavers.Fish were rising when westopped by, adding just theright touch to a lovely pondin an equally lovely setting.

And now came my fa-vorite part of the trip, a sec-tion of road built atop asteep, sinuous glacial eskerreferred to in the historyand guide-books as the De-ception Brook Esker. Any-one not familiar with eskers

could be forgiven for won-dering if the road had beenbuilt atop an old railroadbed, except for its lack of astraight course.

Old Cherry Mountaincomes out onto Route 302 be-tween the Zealand picnicarea and campground andthe fabled Fabyan, just tothe east. And now travelerscan go on to explore all thatCrawford Notch and envi-rons have to offer, or justturn around and reversecourse to see what theymight have missed.

We chose to keep going,to Bartlett and then upRoute 16, keeping an eye onthe cloud-ceiling along theway, and lo and behold whenwe reached the MountWashington Auto Road thesummit was clear, and (ofcourse) up we went.

(This column runs in adozen weekly papers cover-ing the northern two-thirdsof New Hampshire andparts of Maine and Ver-mont. John Harrigan’s ad-dress: Box 39, Colebrook, NH03576 or hooligan@ncia.net)

COURTESY PHOTO BY JOHN HARRIGAN

The pointed tips of spruce and firs frame this small high-country pond, just south of the pass between Cherry Mountain and Mount Deception.

The ‘Brook prepares to welcome the Avett Brothers GILFORD — The ex-

tremely talented and musi-cally diverse Avett Brotherswill be at the MeadowbrookU.S. Cellular Pavilion onSunday, Sept. 25 as part ofthe Eastern Propane Con-cert Series.

Tickets go on sale Friday,May 20 at 11 a.m. To chargeby phone, call 293-4700, oronline at www.meadow-brook.net.

Hailing from Concord,N.C., the brothers Scott andSeth Avett are not twins, butone would think they are.Aside from the physicalsimilarities, such as thelengthy beards they havegrown, the brothers areboth vocalists and talentedguitarists. Scott, however,is most known for his workwith the banjo.

The original formationof the group came whenSeth and Scott, in 2000, pro-duced a self-titled six trackLP. In the early months of2002, Bob Crawford, a stand-up bass player, joined thebrothers and they recordedtheir first studio album, ti-tled “Country Was.” Theirfollow-up studio albumshowcased the intensity oftheir music, as well as a re-fined sound. The album“Mignonette” gave theAvett Brothers their musi-cal direction, including newharmonies, introspectivelyrics and a new sense ofdedication. Their musicstyle combines bluegrass,country, punk, folk, rockand roll, honky tonk and

ragtime. This style has beenquoted as having the “heavysadness of Townes VanZant, the light pop concisionof Buddy Holly, the tunefuljangle of the Beatles and theraw energy of the Ramones.

Their popularity grew tonational acclaim when, in2007, they performed “Para-noia in B-Flat Major” on“Late Night with ConanO’Brien.” Following the TVappearance, their albumEmotionalism debuted atnumber 1 on the Top Heat-seekers Album chart. A

true breakthrough came in2009, when they were an-nounced as the opening actfor the Dave MatthewsBand, which led them to al-so tour with John Mayer lat-er that year. The AvettBrothers performed “Mag-gie’s Farm” with Bob Dylanand Mumford & Sons at the53rd Grammy Awards.Their last album, “I andLove and You,” reached allthe way to number 16 on theU.S. Album Billboard. Thesongs credited to giving thealbum such success are

“Head Full of Doubt / RoadFull of Promise,” “KickDrum Heart,” “The PerfectSpace,” “January Wedding”and “I and Love and You.”Their re-dedication to mu-sic has resulted in the pasthits of “The Ballad of Loveand Hate,” “I Would be Sad,”“Shame,” “Will You Re-turn,” “At the Beach,” “TheNew Love Song,” “SweptAway,” “Murder in the City,”“Love like the Movies” and“Me and God.”

Don't miss the chance tosee the Avett Brothers live

at the Meadowbrook U.S.Cellular Pavilion on Sunday,September 25th! LaconiaSavings Bank customerswill be eligible for an exclu-sive presale just by usingtheir Laconia Savings Bankcredit card or debit card forthe ticket purchase at 10a.m. on Thursday, May 19.Tickets are also available atthe Alton Circle Grocery,Steve’s Stereo in Boscawen,Spun Music in Dover andthe Tanger Outlets inTilton.

A6 THE GILFORD STEAMER Obituaries / Local News JUNE 2, 2011

OBITUARIES●

LACONIA — Lucian E.Burbank, 88, of 74 Old StateRd., Belmont, died earlyWednesday morning, May25, 2011, at the St. FrancisRehabilitative and NursingCenter, Laconia.

He was born June 11,1922, in Gilford, the son ofthe late Frank E. and Sadie(Gault) Burbank. He was along time resident of the La-conia and Belmont areas be-fore moving to Zephyr Hills,Fla. He moved back to Bel-mont several years ago.

Prior to his retirement,he was employed as aleather cutter for LaconiaShoe Co., and later was em-ployed as a carpenter forR.C. Foster of Pittsfield.

Lucian is survived by adaughter, Jacquelyn I.Wedge of Belmont; eight

Lucian E. Burbank, 88

grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren: sisters OlaBartlett of Lakeport, HilmaScarb of Connecticut andBura "Sally" Langlitz of Bel-

COURTESY PHOTO

Lucian Burbank

mont; several nieces,nephews and cousins. He isalso survived by his formerwife, Ina (Lawrence) Bur-bank of Laconia.

He was predeceased by ason, Eugene L. Burbank, ofSpring Hill, Fla., who diedin 2006; his brothers, Lyn-don P. Burbank, LawrenceA. Burbank, Peter Burbank,George Burbank and Ed-ward Burbank; and his sis-ter, Hilda Sweet.

There are no callinghours, and burial will beprivate for the family inMaple Grove Cemetery,Canterbury.

The Dewhirst FuneralHome, 1061 Union Ave., La-conia, is assisting the fami-ly with the arrangements.

MEREDITH — Robert W.Curran, Sr., 85, of Laconiadied at the ForestviewManor, Meredith, Saturday,May 28, 2011.

Bob was born Aug. 10,1925 in Blackstone, Mass.,the son of William andMargeurite (Walsh) Cur-ran. He served in the US Ma-rine Corps during WWII, inthe Pacific Theater, in IwoJima and Guam.

Bob lived for many yearsin Framingham, Mass. be-fore moving to Laconia. Hewas the General Managerfor Anheuser-Busch for 45years retiring in 1999.

Bob loved boating,NASCAR, golf, skiing andwould walk three mileseach day.

Survivors include hiswife, Jean P. (Lenz) McCul-lough Curran of Laconia,and her three children andeight grandchildren, andhis five children (KevinCurran and his wife Prudyof Kennebunkport, Maine;William Curran and hiswife Deborah of Gilford;

Robert W. Curran, Sr., 85

Robert W. Curran, Jr. andhis wife Donna of Gilford;Jane Angliss of Laconia;and Mary Rogan and herhusband Frank of Ply-mouth, Mass.); 11 grand-children and five great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased byhis first wife of 50 years,Catharine “ Kay “ G. (Bag-gan) Curran, who died in1999.

COURTESY PHOTO

Robert W. Curran, Sr.

Calling hours were heldon Wednesday, June 1, 2011from 5-8 p.m. at the Wilkin-son-Beane-Simoneau-Pa-quette Funeral Home, 164Pleasant St., Laconia, NH03246, using the CarriageHouse entrance.

A Mass of Christian Bur-ial will be celebrated,Thursday June 2 at 10 a.m.at St. Andre Bessette Parish- Sacred Heart Church, 291Union Ave., Laconia, NH03246. Burial will follow inBayside Cemetery.

For those who wish, thefamily suggests that memo-rial donations be made tothe Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, 1 Bedford Farms Dri-ve, Suite 105, Bedford, NH03110.

Wilkinson-Beane-Si-moneau-Paquette FuneralHome & Cremation Ser-vices, 164 Pleasant St., La-conia, NH is assisting thefamily. For more informa-tion and to view an onlinememorial, go towww.wilkinsonbeane.com.

A graveside service forVincent “Vinny” F. Puma,73, of 71 Old Railroad Ave.,Lake Shore Park, will beheld on Saturday, June 4,2011 at 11 a.m. at Pine GroveCemetery, Gilford.

Vinny died suddenly athome on Friday, Feb. 11,

Service for Vincent Puma Saturday 2011. He was the husband ofthe late Patricia M. (Bruno)Puma, who died in 2008.

For those who wish, me-morial donations may bemade to a charity of one’schoice.

Wilkinson-Beane - Si-moneau-Paquette Funeral

Home & Cremation Ser-vices, 164 Pleasant St., La-conia, is in charge of thearrangements. For more in-formation and to view anonline memorial, go towww.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Parks & Rec hosting soccerregistration nights June 7 and 9

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department willbe hosting the two registra-tion nights for the Fall YouthSoccer program on Tuesday,June 7 and Thursday, June 9from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in the Gil-ford Town Hall. The youthsoccer program is open to allGilford students enteringgrades K-5 this fall. The ear-ly registration fee is only$25/participant or $35/fami-ly. After Aug. 7, the fee in-creases to $35/participant or$45/family, and registrationswill be accepted on an avail-ability basis only. Registra-tion for the summer sportscamps sponsored by theParks and Recreation De-partment will also be avail-able on these evenings.

For more information,please contact the GilfordParks and Recreation De-partment at 527-4722.

Pheasant Ridge youth

golf lessons

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department issponsoring youth golf les-sons available through thePheasant Ridge Golf Club.These lessons are availablefor children ages seven andup, and are led by Golf Proand Gilford High School GolfCoach, Jim Swarthout.These lessons will be held on

Wednesday evenings thisJune and July. The sessiondates these lessons are; Ses-sion 1 - June 15, 22 & 29, 2011and Session 2 - July 13, 20 &27, 2011 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.Registration is limited, andwill be accepted on a firstcome, first served basis.

For more information,please contact the GilfordParks and Recreation De-partment at 527-4722.

Gilford OHD Committee

accepting submissions for

Art Contest

The Gilford Old Home DayCommittee is currently ac-cepting submissions for theOld Home Day Art Contest.The annual contest willagain be sponsored by the La-conia Savings Bank andTrust, with the top three en-tries receiving savingsbonds. The top entry as se-lected by the Old Home DayCommittee may be used asthe artwork for the cover ofthe Old Home Day ProgramBooklet. The deadline for allentries is Wednesday, June 1at 5 p.m. For more informa-tion and art contest guide-lines, please contact the Gil-ford Parks and RecreationDepartment at 527-4722.

Tennis programs

The Gilford Parks and

Recreation is offering tennislesson programs for youthand adults ages five and upthis summer. Professionalinstructors from the GilfordHills Tennis Club will beleading a four-week sessionon Mondays and Wednesdaysfrom July 6 – Aug. 1. Sessiontimes will be broken up byage.

All sessions have limitedavailability, and registra-tions will be accepted on afirst come, first served basis,with priority given to Gilfordresidents. For more infor-mation, please contact theGilford Parks and RecreationDepartment at 527-4722.

Senior Moment-um

Tarbin Gardens trip on

June 7

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department issponsoring a tour of theTarbin Gardens in Franklinon Tuesday, June 7. Join usas we view a variety of gar-dens, including alpine, bog,formal and vegetable gar-dens, as well as Koi and Sun-dew ponds. Following thetour, we will enjoy an au-thentic “English Tea,” in-cluding a hot tea, homemadescones with jam and clottedcream, special cakes and pas-

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tries. The fee for the tour andtea is $14 per participant. Allparticipants should plan tomeet at the Gilford Town Hallat 10 a.m. before heading outto the gardens. Participantsare asked to RSVP by Friday,June 3 with the RecreationOffice at 527-4722.

Bolduc Park golf

programs

The Gilford Parks andRecreation Department is of-fering a variety of golf pro-grams at Bolduc Parkthrough the summer for chil-dren and adults. Youth andAdult lessons are available atBolduc Park in two, three-class sessions during the

evening June and July. Thesession dates for youth les-sons are; June 7, 14 & 21 andJuly 12, 19 & 26, 2011. The ses-sion dates for adults are;June 9, 16 & 23 and July 14, 21& 28, 2011. A Junior GolfLeague will also be availablefor youth players with expe-rience every Wednesdayevening from 5 – 6:30 p.m.starting June 1 and runningthrough Aug. 31.

All programs have limitedavailability, and registra-tions will be accepted on afirst come first served basis.For more information,please contact the GilfordParks and Recreation De-partment at 527-4722.

Better Together celebrates its one-year anniversary

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

The Better Together Steering Committee, representatives of the community and of shoot groups, celebrated its one -year anniversary with a largecake last Thursday.

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

A few local youths decided to join the festivities last Thursday, and helped Better Together celebrate their firstbirthday at Laconia Middle School.

BY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

Better Together, original-ly initiated by the Lakes Re-gion Children & FamilyCoalition, celebrated theirone-year anniversary lastThursday, and continue tostrive for the “extraordi-nary,” rather than the ordi-nary.

The Better TogetherSteering Committee and itsoff-shoot groups gathered atLaconia Middle School lastweek to celebrate a success-ful year with a slice of cakeand new ideas for the 2011-2012 year.

It was only a year ago thatthe founding Better Togethermembers held a kick-offevent, and ever since, theLakes Region-based grouphas begun to expand andmake changes within thecommunity. In the past year,about 200 individuals havetaken an interest in theprospect of Better Together.

“We have expanded overthe past year, and have a fewdifferent off-shoots, whethershort-term or long-term,”said committee memberMarti Ilg.

These off-shoots are alsoreferred to as “action teams,”and split up during monthlymeetings, turning ideas intorealities. While there are al-ready a few action teams onboard, community organiza-tions are always welcome tojoin or form a team of theirown.

During the start of themeeting, member and LakesRegion United Way repre-sentative Alan Robichaudsaid he would like to see theconcept of Better Togetherremain simple, since itseems to have worked wellover the past year. Becausethe group does not feel theneed to adopt a political ide-ology, the group would in-stead like to provide leader-ship opportunities to mem-bers of the community whowish to get involved.

Robichaud said that get-ting the word out in the com-munity is the most impor-tant, and that word of mouthhas given way to a successfulfirst year.

“Along with our one-yearcelebration, we wanted to al-so share what we have ac-complished in the past year,”said Robichaud. “This groupis gaining a lot of energy andrecognition, and we want tokeep the momentum going.”

Ilg added that Lakes Re-gion United Way’s campaignannouncement and “Day ofCaring” event is also comingup, and has welcomed com-mittee members to help themplan for a new year.

After a mini celebrationand some cake, action teamssplit up into groups and start-ed brainstorming for thiscoming summer and fall.Committee member Shan-non Robinson-Beland ex-plained that at every meet-ing, participants have the op-tion of forming a new group.

Current action teams in-clude Mentoring Together,which connects young chil-dren with nurturing and car-ing adults and Healthy Eat-ing/Active Living, alsoknown as HEAL, an initia-tive which aids health andwellness related projects andsupports a healthy lifestylethrough nutrition, and phys-ical activity. HEAL has alsohelped create other offshoots, such as local wellnessfairs events.

Other action teams in-clude Neighbor to Neighbor,one of the group’s originalaction teams, which has gonea long way in a short time,and encourages others to beaware of one another andwhat’s happening in theirneighborhoods, as well as aninclusion group, which looksfor ways to include thosewith disabilities in variousevents.

School Readiness is also acurrent action group lookingto bring schools, families,

agencies, and communitiestogether to ensure childrenare ready to learn, as well asthe Got Lunch program,which is now offering ahealthy summer lunch pro-gram for Laconia school chil-dren.

There is also an actiongrouped named the NewAmericans and a “Back toFarming” movement in themix, looking to work with lo-cal farms and CSA’s.

The next meeting will beheld on Thursday, June 23from 4 – 6 p.m. at LaconiaMiddle School. Anyone iswelcomed to join.

Better Together is a grass-roots effort to rekindle ourspirit of neighborhood andcommunity in the Lakes Re-gion. Better Together wasinitiated in the spring of 2010by the Lakes Region Chil-dren & Family Coalition, a

group of organizations serv-ing children and families

throughout the Lakes Re-gion, committed to working

together to strengthen fami-lies and communities.

Gunstock’s new zipe line course accepting reservationsConstruction on the Aeri-

al Treetops Adventurecourse is nearing comple-tion at the new GunstockMountain Resort AdventurePark.

With just a week to go tillopening day, the start upcrew is hard at work finaliz-ing the course layout for theSegway™ tours, and will beinvolved in intensive ATAtraining this weekend andnext week for the openingday on Friday, May 27th atnoon.

“We are all very excitedabout the work that has beendone since March 29,” saysGreg Goddard, General Man-ager. “We still have work tocomplete the entire projectby our target of early July,

but the Aerial Treetop Ad-venture course is ready andbetter that we imagined.”

Aerial Treetop Adven-tures will consist of 91 gamesthat include 41 course chal-lenges, covering more than1,000 feet, 22 ladders, and 12zip lines totaling almost 1,400feet in length. For openingweekend, we will have ourdemo course and the five lev-els of adult courses. Thekids’ course will be the lastpiece of the puzzle con-structed.

“We have been giving non-stop visual tours to the parkfor the past couple of weeks,and will get the keys to theplayground in the next fewdays,” says Bill Quigley, Di-rector of Marketing and

Sales. “The ATA course willbe the largest high ropes, zipline and adventure course inNew England.”

The experience is pricedat $45, and should last two tothree hours.

“While many are buildingfun things to stop traffic,ours is unique as it has beencustom designed and builtwithin the natural setting atGunstock, taking advantageof beauty and topography ofthe nine acres it covers,”Quigley said.

You can also make yourreservations for the Moun-tain Segway™ tours utiliz-ing the new Segway X2. Gun-stock will have the only au-thorized Segway off roadtour experience in New Eng-

land and will utilize some ofits 50 miles of alpine andcross country terrain givingguided nature and historicaltours of the area. The guideshave planned a great Seg-way™ tour around the prop-erty on a totally new experi-ence. Segway tours will bepriced at $69 for one and ahalf hours.

The new Gunstock Moun-tain Resort Adventure Cen-ter is taking shape in theMain Lodge, and will be thecenter of the experience in-cluding registration, retail,training and learning. ForMemorial Day weekend in-formation those interestedshould direct at 737-4388 forinformation and reserva-tions.

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Will Abbott with the Sara Allen Award for Whole Village Family ResourceCenter; Carrie Roberge with the Captain Ralph Bristol Award; and MarkPrimeau, with the Nighswander-Chertok Award for Laconia SavingsBank.

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Incoming United Way Board of Directors President Mark Primeau givesa gavel to outgoing President John Malm.

Celebrating change, achievements at LR United Way meetingBY ERIN PLUMMERTHE MEREDITH NEWS

MEREDITH — Celebrat-ing changes and service wasthe theme for the Lakes Re-gion United Way’s annualmeeting.

Last Tuesday, United Waysupporters and membersgathered at Church Landingfor the annual meeting. Thetheme for this year’s meetingwas ‘change.’

“A lot of the change thatthis entire organization hasgone through has been theculmination of five to sixyears worth of effort,” saidJohn Malm, outgoing Chairof the Board of Directors forLakes Region United Way.

Each speech includedyounger photos of eachspeaker.

During his speech, Presi-dent Jack Terrill said thisyear going back was likelooking at oneself as a youngadult.

“We look at those picturesand we don’t look like that to-day, but we also know thatour journey in life has madeus stronger, more thoughtful,and more valuable to ourloved ones and community,”Terrill said in his speech. “Inthe 54-year journey of theLakes Region United Way, Ithink that it is a very appro-priate way to view this or-ganization.”

The Lakes Region UnitedWay raised more than$950,000 in revenue in thepast year through its com-munity initiatives and part-nerships, falling just shy oflast year’s numbers. The or-ganization invested morethan $720,000 in programs,initiatives, and partner-ships.

This year, the United Waymerged with Carroll CountyUnited and the Plymouth-based Whole Village FamilyResource Center.

“We sincerely believe thisis a good outcome for allthree organizations,” sadWill Abbott, the Chair ofWhole Village Family Re-source Center. “I’m confidentin the work we’ve done al-ready, that there’s nothingbut good things to come fromthis.”

“I am very excited aboutthe prospects of joining withUnited Way,” said CarrollCounty United ChairHoward Cunningham.

Whole Village Family Re-source Center won the Sara

Allen Award for CommunityProgram development.Board member Curt Uheleinsaid Whole Village was“nominated for their bold de-cision to seek new models tohelp ensure sustainability oftheir family support pro-grams and network inGrafton County.”

Other nominees for theaward were Better Together,Carroll County United, Fi-nancial Stability Partner-ship, the Laconia Area Com-munity Land Trust, LakesRegion Child Care Services,and the Salvation Army.

Laconia Savings Bankwon the Nighswander-Cher-tok Award for FundraisingCampaign of the year.

Presenter Marti Ilg of theCampaign Team said LSBhas a campaign team of nineand sponsored multiple cam-paign events. There were al-so trivia questions for em-ployees on the United Way.Campaign notices were sentto employees through thewebsite, the company alsoutilized online pledge sheetsand set up multiple cam-paign goals with a 100 per-cent corporate match.

“It was this is overall ef-fort that led to a 50 percent in-crease in leadership givingand an overall increase of al-most six percent,” Ilg said inhis speech.

Other nominees were TheInns & Spa at Mill Falls, La-conia Clinic, Lakes RegionCoca-Cola, LRGHealthcare,Melcher & Prescott Insur-ance, Meredith Village Sav-ings Bank, and Pike Indus-tries.

The Captain Ralph BristolAward for Volunteer of theYear was presented to CarrieRoberge. Incoming UnitedWay Chair Mark Primeausaid Roberge came onto theboard in May of 2008 “andimmediately had a positiveimpact on our organization.”Primeau said Roberge put inhundreds of hours as boardtreasurer, also overseeingbookkeeping and reviewingmonthly reports as well as as-sisting staff.

“Carrie Roberge has con-tinued the Lakes RegionUnited Way Tradition of out-standing volunteer treasur-ers ad taken it to a new lev-el,” Primeau said in hisspeech. “Her work has en-abled the Lakes Region Unit-ed Way to be a more impact-ful organization for the ben-

efit of all who live here.”Other nominees were Ab-

bott, Scott Aronson, Kathy

Calvin, Howard Cunning-ham, Mark Emery, Marti Ilg,Susan Nadeau, Pam Paque-

tte, and Curt Uehlein.The Annette P. Schmitt

Unsung Hero Award was pre-

sented to Warren Sommers,who was recognized at a sep-arate event.

Faith, Hope & Love Foundationwelcomes new volunteer coordinator

REGION — The Faith,Hope and Love Foundation isso excited to welcome a newface to our group, Ms. Kris-ten Ruggieri!

Ruggieri has joined theFoundation, and will be ournew Volunteer Service Coor-dinator.

Ruggieri grew up in Laco-nia, and is the daughter ofDavid and Holly Ruggieri ofLaconia.

Kristen graduated fromLaconia High School in 2008.While in high school, she wasa member of the competitivedance team at ConcordDance Academy in Concord,as well as donating manyhours to area communityservice projects.??Ruggieri ismajoring in Childhood Stud-ies ( K-8 Teacher Certifica-

tion) at Plymouth State Uni-versity. In the summer, shetravels to New York City topursue her certification as adance teacher as well atDance Educators of Ameri-ca.

She has worked with theNational Kidney Foundationto help organize the first NHChronic Kidney AwarenessNight at Fisher Cat stadiumand the National KidneyFoundation Kidney walk.She is also the Lead Choreo-grapher for the GilfordSchools Drama Department,where she has volunteeredher time to choreograph theplays “Once Upon a Mat-tress,” “Cinderella,” “Guysand Dolls Jr.” and “HighSchool Musical.” Ruggieri isalso active with the Miss New

Hampshire America Schol-arship program, where shecurrently holds the title ofMiss Littleton Area. This ti-tle comes with many com-munity service roles for any

organization that requestsassistance, such as the Chil-dren’s Miracle Network,Breast Cancer Awareness,Kidney Foundation andmany other local charities.

Ruggieri is excited to bethe Volunteer Service Coor-dinator, and is proud to bepart of an organization thatassists children reach theirgoals.

To learn more about theFaith, Hope and Love Foun-dation and how you can getinvolved, please visit us onthe Web at www.faithhope-andlovefoundation.organd/or email us atinfo@faithhopeandlovefoun-dation.org. We are alwayslooking for new volunteersand Board members! Thankyou!

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Kristen Ruggieri

Cancer survivors to celebrate LIFE at LRGHealthcareLACONIA — A Cancer

Survivors Celebration will beheld Tuesday, June 7 from2:30-5 p.m. in the refurbishedOncology Suite at Lakes Re-gion General Hospital.

All cancer survivors, theirfamilies, and members of thecommunity are welcome tothe celebration, which willhonor cancer survivors andthose who support them.

“I encourage cancer sur-vivors and their families tocome to this event,” says

Sherry Cesati, Director ofLRGHealthcare OncologyServices. “A cancer diagnosiscan be very frightening for aperson and those who lovethem, but an event like thiscan help people to see thatthere is hope, love, and life af-ter a cancer diagnosis. Thisevent is a celebration of life.”

The June 7 event will fea-ture a health fair and an op-portunity for survivors andtheir families to meet manyof the professionals working

with cancer patients in thecommunity. There will alsobe tours of the recently reno-vated oncology suite, andmessages from special guestsand community memberswho have helped support can-cer services and programs atLRGHealthcare.

Learn more about the serv-ices available to fight cancer,share in a moment of silencefor those who have lost theirbattles and join Survivors asthey sign a memorial bannerin a celebration of life.

“It is important for peopleto understand that there aremany ways to treat and evenprevent cancer,” says Cesati.“Education is our best hope

in fighting this disease andwe want people to be in-formed about what is avail-able in the community.”

For more information onthe event, or the range of can-cer services availablethrough LRGHealthcare, callthe Hematology/OncologyDepartment at 527-2905.

LRGHealthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare charitabletrust representing Lakes Re-gion General Hospital,Franklin Regional Hospital,and affiliated medicalproviders. LRGHealthcare iscommitted to making healthcare available, accessible, andaffordable to you.

THE GILFORD STEAMER A9Our Local SchoolsJUNE 2, 2011

DustinDrew

BY LAUREN TINERLTINER@SALMONPRESS.COM

So far, Gilford freshmanDustin Drew has found highschool to be an engaging en-vironment, where he feelscompelled to try his best.

He is currently a memberof Gilford High School’schoir, and is a bass vocalist.Drew has performed inchoir since the fourthgrade, and plans to singthroughout high school.

“I just like to sing, andI’ve been able to meet newfriends,” said Drew. “It’sbeen a pretty good year inchoir. We went on a trip toHershey Park in Pennsylva-nia, and had two differentconcerts. It’s definitelysomething I want to stickwith.”

Drew is also gifted withthe ability to crunch num-bers, and while he is stillyoung, he is looking to oneday become a contractor,but no matter what the ca-reer, he believes it will in-volve math.

“I just try my best inclass. I am strong in math,and enjoy my classes,” saidDrew. “I like math becausethere is only one way to domath. The answer is eitherright or wrong, rather thana subject such as English,where you can answer aquestion in more than oneway.”

He also aims to get an Aor B minimum average inall his classes, and said highschool had proved to bemore stimulating to him asa student, since he gets to

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dig deeper into the subjectsthat he is most interested in.

“It was a smooth transi-tion for me from middleschool to high school,” saidDrew. “This trimester, Ihave been really enthusias-tic about class and the ma-terial we’ve covered. Somesubjects are definitely be-coming a lot more interest-ing.”

He believes he may havebeen nominated for Studentof the Month because of hisenthusiasm in the class-room, which teachers cer-tainly appreciate. He alsohas perseverance, andwould describe himself as ahard working student.When it comes to his peers,he is also viewed as an easy-going, friendly person.

When he isn’t in class oron the stage, Drew is outsidefour-wheeling and huntingalong with his father, his un-cle or his friends. This sum-mer, he’ll also keep busyworking on various projectsin the summer time, paint-ing houses, and yard work.

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Dustin DrewCOURTESY PHOTO

Gilford High School winners Sarah Rush and Shannon McQueen.

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Gilford Middle School poetChristopher Weimann.

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Gilford Elementary School winners Madison Eastman, Patrick Gandini, and Nicole Berube.

Gilford holds 10th annual poetry competitionThis April, the Gilford

PTA held their 10th annualpoetry competition, and hon-ored 15 out of 265 studentsthis past Tuesday evening.

Starting with our kinder-garten poet, Patrick Gandi-ni, and ending with senior,Sarah Rush, the winners inattendance got a chance toread their poems to an ap-preciative crowd.

In addition to medal win-ners in each grade, therewere three school winners:Camden Gustafson at Gil-ford Elementary School,Tayla Dionne at Gilford Mid-dle School, and Sarah Rushat Gilford High School. Thethree school champions re-ceived a $100 savings bondfrom Laconia Savings Bankand copies of bookmarks.

The three winning poemswere printed on specialbookmarks, which are avail-able at the Gilford Public Li-brary and three Gilfordschool libraries.

The PTA received 265 po-ems this year from students.The subject was left up to thestudent, with just a limit onlength so winning poemscould fit on the bookmark.Several grades incorporatedthe contest into their cur-riculum, so competition wasstiff in sixth, ninth, and 12thgrade. The PTA utilizesjudges that have publishedpoems of their own.

Comments from thisyear’s judge on the winningpoems were as follows:

Camden “uses activeverbs to propel the poem for-ward,” Tayla had “a voicethat whispers with knowl-edge,” and Sarah’s poem“has depth and dimensionand riches that come to thesurface with each successivereading.”

Please look for the book-marks at the library, and en-joy reading the best efforts ofour students this year.

2011 Gilford PTA 10th An-

nual Poetry Competition Re-sults:

Kindergarten: PatrickGandini, “I Play”

1st Grade: Nicole Bahder,“Friends”

2nd Grade: JacquelynJaran, “Horseback Riding”

3rd Grade: Madison East-man, “Love”

4th Grade: Nicole Berube,“Earth is Beautiful”

Elementary School Win-ner: Camden Gustafson,

“Sunrise, Sunset”5th Grade: Christopher

Weimann, “Desert’s Knowl-edge”

6th Grade: Keely Peluso,“The Wave”

7th Grade: Tessa Schrupp,“I Love You”

Middle School Winner:Tayla Dionne, “Night”

9th Grade: Bruce

Thibeault Jr., “Everything,In a Way”

10th Grade: Emily Reera,“Ten Years Later”

11th Grade: Shannon Mc-Queen, “Innovation”

12th Grade: BethanyClarke, “Flying”

High School Winner:Sarah Rush, “Primal King-dom”

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Gunstock announces major summer attractions Gunstock Mountain Re-

sort will move forward withthree major attractions forthe summer of 2011 thanksto support from the Gun-stock Area Commission andthe Belknap County Delega-tion.

Gunstock will invest $2.1million between now and thesummer with the installa-tion of three unique and ex-citing attractions for theLakes Region.

“In our five-year planningprocess, we identified oppor-tunities that exist with newgravity based attractionsthat will give the Lakes Re-gion a solid boost in familyfun,” says Greg Goddard.“With several good wintersunder our belt, we are excit-ed to be adding these funfilled attractions counterseasonal to our winter busi-ness and directly target the3.4 million visitors to theLakes Region each summer.”

The first two attractionswill open on Memorial Dayweekend, and will includethe new Aerial Treetops Ad-venture Course known asATAZip, and Mountain Seg-way™ Tours. ATAZIP is acompletely new high ropes,zip line and obstacle coursewithin the trees. “Con-struction has already begunon ATAZip, as we have re-purposed 35 campsites nearthe pond at the base area,”says Goddard.

“We are asked all the timeif we are putting in a zip line,and it’s a difficult questionto answer,” says Bill Quigley,Director of Sales and Mar-keting, “because there willbe 20 zip lines installed wheneverything is completed.ATA will have 91 games thatinclude 41 course challengescovering over 1000 feet, 22ladders, and 12 zip lines to-taling almost 1,400 feet inlength. ATA will be com-prised of eight courses, in-cluding two training cours-es, one kids course (you willhave to be able to reach 42inches), and five differinglevels of adult courses.”

“The unique part of ATAwill be that once you arethrough your orientationand training seminar andmandatory demonstration ofyour understanding of thechallenges, you will be work-ing through the course onyour own with guidesthroughout the course mak-ing sure you follow the rulesand helping you if neces-sary,” continues Goddard.“The ATA course will be thelargest high ropes, zip lineand adventure course in NewEngland.” The experience isexpected to cost $45 and lasttwo to three hours.

Secondly, Gunstock willopen the Mountain Segway™tours utilizing the new Seg-way X2. Gunstock will havethe only Segway tour experi-ence at a ski area in New Eng-land and will utilize some ofits 50 miles of alpine andcross country terrain giving

guided nature and historicaltours of the area. The Seg-way™ tours will get you upon the mountain to see viewsand offer a new experienceon the trails of the area. Seg-way tours will be priced at$70 for a two-hour tour.

Targeting the first week-end in July will be the newestcanopy tour experience inNew England. The ZipTourwill comprise eight differentzip lines in the build-out, andwill have the longest zip linesin the Continental US. Twoof the zip lines will let youtravel 3,900 feet and drop 650vertical feet on an average 18percent grade thanks to newtechnology that will giveeach rider the ability to con-trol the speed of their de-scent. Thrill seekers cantravel up to 56 mph, and sight-seers can stop and lookaround while hanging 155feet in the air. After sign in

and the safety and orienta-tion process each person willbe taken to a demonstrationand test area to prove theycan use the equipment on azip line in the bowl area.Each rider will then take ashort walk to the Panoramalift to the summit where thereal adventure will begin. Af-ter a spectacular lift ride, youwill take a short zip line fromthe summit to Tower 2. AtTower 2, you will latch on tothe longest zip lines in theContinental US and travelside by side with another rid-er on their own zip line 3,900feet to the top of Pistol goingfrom peak to peak and at onepoint 155 feet off the ground.

Then it’s time to catchyour breath, dismount andtake a hike to your next zip.That zip line will take you an-other 3,900 feet down the faceof the mountain, over theparking lot and the snow-

making pond to the landingzone next to the ATA course.Each person will travel onover 1.5 miles of zip lines ofthe most unique experiencein the east.

“Gunstock has always in-novated, with the first chair-lift in New England, theLongest Tubing Hill in NH,Biggest Night Ski Area andNew England’s 1st Bi-gAirBag, this is just anotherstep in continuing to providea great experience for fami-lies both local and those vis-iting the Lakes Region,” saysGoddard. “With these im-provements, we will alsohave the Panorama Lift, run-ning weekends from Memor-ial Day to Fathers Day, thendaily till Labor Day to seethose beautiful views of LakeWinnipesaukee and MountWashington.”

Gunstock will also contin-ue to be the host for summer

events such as SoulFest, theLakeside living Expo, Hill-Climb, CraftFest, and theTimberman Triathlon, in ad-dition to weddings and cor-porate outings. Informationon all the activities will soonbe available on the web andon a new website targeted tocome out soon, along with theprocess to book reservations.

Gunstock, located in Gil-ford, is one of the state’slargest recreation areas. Thefirst ski area in New Englandto have a chairlift, Gunstockboasts 1,400 feet of vertical,227 acres of skiing, and 300campsites during the sum-mer, spectacular views of theLake Winnipesaukee atevery turn. It is also the hostof major events such as theLakeside Living Expo, Hill-Climb during Laconia Bikeweek, CraftFest, Soulfest,and the TimberManTriathlon.

Beans & Greens to celebrate pavilion opening, Kids Day June 4 Beans & Greens Farm-

stand will be celebrating theopening of their new Pavil-ion this Saturday & Sunday,June 4 and 5, starting with the

ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. onSaturday. Special animalguests, tractor rides/farmtours, live music and chil-dren’s activities will be hap-

pening all weekend long, in-cluding a Chicken BBQ Din-ner on Saturday eveningfrom 6:30-8 p.m.

The live music begins in

the Pavilion on Saturday atnoon and continues throughthe weekend, starting withIain Hamilton from noon-3p.m. Paul Warnick and Phil

‘n The Blanks will entertainyou Saturday evening withlive music and dancing,start-ing after the BBQ and con-tinuing until 11 p.m. Comeback on Sunday for Matt Lan-gley from noon-3 p.m.

In addition to our specialanimal guests for Kids Dayon the Farm, you can sign-upyour children for our new Ju-nior Farmers Camp thisweekend. This is a half-daycamp for children ages five-12, held on Tuesdays &Thursdays for three weeksthroughout the summer. To-tal cost for all three sessionswill be $100 per camper, withfamily discounts available.Campers will get their handsdirty planting and maintain-ing their own garden. Thiscamp will be limited to 16campers, so stop by theCamper Registration Tablestarting at 10 a.m. on Satur-day, June 4.

Beans & Greens Farm-stand is open daily from 9a.m. to 6 p.m., with a full serv-ice deli and bakery in addi-tion to top quality, locallygrown annuals, perennials,herb and vegetable plantsand a huge selection of hang-ing baskets. Our own babylettuce, rhubarb and zucchi-ni are now available, har-vested right from our green-houses daily. The new Pavil-ion is available for privateevents including birthdayparties and celebrations inaddition to other fun and kidfriendly public events all sea-son long. A full event sched-ule can be viewed on-line atwww.beansandgreensfarm.com.

Free home buying seminar offered in LaconiaLACONIA — Laconia Area

Community Land Trust’sHomeBuyer Resource Centerand TD Bank are teaming up topresent a free seminar for first-time homebuyers, and for any-one interested in learningabout the home-buying process.

This educational seminar ispresented in cooperation withNeighborWorks America.

The Homebuyer Seminar of-fers practical guidance in buy-ing a home. Presentations in-clude budgeting and spendingplans; understanding creditand credit reports; workingthrough the purchase and salesprocess and paperwork; thehow-to’s of obtaining a mort-gage, pre-approval steps andlending programs; workingwith a home-buying team -working for you; home-shop-ping; why home inspections are

important; final walk-through,closing, moving, and more.

The seminar will be held atthe Woodside Building at theTaylor Community in Laconia.It is scheduled for Saturday,June 4 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Par-ticipants will receive their owncomplimentary copy of thetraining manual, “Realizingthe American Dream,” and oth-er materials for use in theirquest of home ownership.Lunch and snacks will be pro-vided.

To register or obtain addi-tional information, please callDebra Drake, HomeownershipDirector of the Laconia AreaCommunity Land Trust, at 524-0747. Seating is limited. Ad-vance registration is required.Participants attending the ses-sion will also receive a certifi-cate from the HomeBuyer Re-

source Center that is recog-nized by the New HampshireHousing Authority, the FederalHousing Administration(FHA), Rural Development (for-merly the Farmers Home Ad-ministration), VA and FannieMae (FNMA).

Laconia Area CommunityLand Trust (LACLT) is alsoavailable to provide free indi-vidual assistance and counsel-ing to potential homebuyers af-ter they complete the seminarto help them become mortgageready. Individual counselingmay address obstacles to homeownership such as credit is-sues, insufficient down pay-ment or too much debt. LACLTis a non-profit affordable hous-ing provider and is a charteredmember of “NeighborWorks”America.

This educational seminar is

presented in cooperation withNeighborWorks America, andis one of hundreds of eventsbeing held across the nationthis week in celebration ofNeighborWorks Week. DuringNeighborWorks Week, LaconiaArea Community Land Trust(LACLT) and other Neighbor-Works organizations across thecountry will mobilize tens ofthousands of business people,residents and government offi-cials in a week of neighbor-hood change and awareness.They will rehab and repairhomes, paint and landscapeproperties, conduct neighbor-hood tours, recognize success-ful partnerships and host anumber of events that educate,train and inform. In 2010, morethan 4,700 families benefitedfrom the week’s activities na-tionwide.

LACLT is part of the na-tional NeighborWorks net-work, an affiliation of morethan 230 nonprofit organiza-tions that increase homeown-ership, produce affordablehousing and revitalize neigh-borhoods in more than 4,400communities across the na-tion. In 2010, the Neighbor-Works network generated morethan $3.96 billion in total directinvestment and helped morethan 272,474 low-to-moderate-income families purchase, im-prove and maintain theirhomes.

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MVSB Fund awards$1,000 to Teen Project

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Robyn Masteller (center), regional vice president for Meredith Village Savings Bank, presents a check for$1,000 to Stacie Pope (left), finance manager for the Appalachian Mountain Teen Project (AMTP), and MalBlodget (right), board member and treasurer for the AMTP. The funds will allow local teens struggling withsocial, emotional, economic challenges to participate in a national leadership training program

WOLFEBORO — TheMeredith Village SavingsBank Fund is pleased to an-nounce a $1,000 grant to theAppalachian Mountain TeenProject (AMTP) ofWolfeboro.

The funds will be used tosupport AMTP’s PathwaysProject, which offers experi-ences and activities thatmake a difference in the livesof youth that struggle withdifficult social, emotional,and economic issues. AMTPprovides one-to-one mentor-ing, group activities, com-munity service, outdoor ad-venture and leadership op-portunities.

The program will culmi-nate in a summer trip for ap-proximately 20 teens. TheCross-Cultural CommunityLeadership Trip will engageteens in learning about theneeds of their communitiesand how they can respond.They will be actively in-volved in planning and car-rying out service activitiesthat promote civic engage-ment, and will participate ina leadership training pro-gram with teens fromthroughout the U.S.

The Outdoor Adventureand Leadership Trip will en-gage teens in first aid andsafety training, discussionsabout preservation of natu-ral resources and skill-build-ing that will culminate in anextended wilderness canoecamping trip in northernNew England. They will alsolearn about careers in out-door recreation, forestry, fishand game, national parkservice and resource man-agement.

“We’re so grateful for thesupport of the MVSB Fundin helping us improve op-portunities for youth in ourcommunities,” said DonnaSan Antonio, co-founder andexecutive director of theAMTP. “Their generositywill allow us to reach youthin difficult life circum-stances and help them reachtheir goals for academic, so-cial, emotional, and voca-tional success.”

The mission of the AMTPis to improve academic, so-cial, emotional and vocation-al opportunities for youngpeople who face difficult lifecircumstances, including fi-nancial struggle, physicaland/or emotional chal-lenges, family or school tran-sitions, and loss of an imme-diate family member. TheAMTP operates programsthat foster resilience inyouth, encourage positivepeer and family connections,and increase communityknowledge on issues and con-cerns relevant to childrenand adolescents.

By collaborating with par-ents, educators, and mentalhealth practitioners, theAMTP helps more than 300youth each year thrive intheir families, schools, peergroups and communities,and reaches more than 800others each year throughcommunity and family edu-cation projects and profes-sional development opportu-nities. Five school districtsactively partner with theAMTP: Alton, Gilford, Laco-nia, Governor Wentworthand Wakefield.

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Patrick’s recognized forcommunity service

CONCORD — Three NewHampshire restaurants havebeen selected as state winnersof the 2011 Restaurant Neigh-bor Award, and are now in therunning for the nationalaward that rewards communi-ty service, the New HampshireLodging & Restaurant Associ-ation announced today.

The Restaurant NeighborAward was created by the Na-tional Restaurant Associationto recognize restaurants thatexemplify the industry’s phil-anthropic spirit.

Among the winners isPatrick’s Pub and Eatery ofGilford.

“These restaurants commita great deal of time to their op-erations, as well as to supporttheir communities. It is greatto see them recognized forthese efforts,” said NHLRAPresident and CEO MikeSomers.

“We are proud to recognizethese outstanding winners ofthe 2011 Restaurant NeighborAward,” said National Restau-rant Association Presidentand CEO Dawn Sweeney.“America’s restaurants servetheir communities every day.Providing nourishment, qual-ity of life, opportunity and en-joyment, restaurants are notonly good neighbors, but im-portant contributors to our na-tion’s health and prosperity.”

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery hasbeen a supporter of a very spe-cial community event calledthe WLNH Children’s Auction,an annual event that began 26

years ago, when it raised$2,100. This year, the Chil-dren’s Auction raised a recordof $283,000, with $61,550 com-ing back from Patrick’s PubMania fundraising event.

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Now, the two studentshave formed a bond with oneanother, share a positive atti-tude, and double the strength– hence why cancer shouldfear both Bryce and Joe.

There has yet to be a solidanswer for childhood cancer,which only drives the com-munity to support events

such as St. Baldrick’s Dayeven moreso, where all pro-ceeds go toward childhoodcancer research grants.

Both students worked onthis year’s GMS team t-shirts, which display theteam slogan, “Cancer FearsBryce & Joe,” with the colororange, representing

Leukemia, and the color gray,representing brain cancer.

Middle school and highschool nurses RosanneSheridan and Meg Jenkinshave worked with dozens ofstudents diagnosed withchildhood cancer duringtheir reign, and believe thatone diagnosis is one too

many.Over the years, school

nurses and faculty membershave supported students andfamilies coping with siblingsor a parent with cancer, yetthis year has hit home themost for some members ofthe school community.

“Last St. Baldrick’s Day

was amazing as far as sup-port goes. I think we were theteam that raised the mostmoney. We had school sup-port for Bryce last year, andnow we have support for bothboys this year, which isgreat,” said Sheridan.

Along with t-shirts, alsofor sale at the St. Baldrick’s

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Day event on Saturday, highschool students designedand sold bracelets in honorof both boys, which have al-ready sold out.

So far, 32 people havesigned up for the GMS teamalone, and as of last week,Sheridan said this particu-lar team had already man-aged to raise about $9,000 inall, between online dona-tions and fundraisers.

Last year, the school teamraised $8,000 by the end ofthe event, so Sheridan be-lieves this number will be farexceeded by the end of theweek.

Numerous staff membershave also volunteered toshave their heads at St.Baldrick’s Day this year toraise money, including Jenk-ins. Both Gilford Police Offi-cer Holly Harris and StudentSupport Specialist ElizabethKovar also got a head start.

Hanover, now an eighthgrader, is one year into hischemotherapy treatmentthrough Dartmouth-Hitch-cock, and has two years to go.

“I’m feeling good. I used toget treatments every week,and now I get them everymonth, and I am in school forthe majority of the week,”said Hanover, who missed achunk of school last year andbegan to miss his peers.

Since Hanover nowknows the ropes, he works asa mentor for Sawyer, and hasformed a bond with this stu-dent, since both peers arecurrently battling cancerand undergoing treatment –a change that is difficult toadapt to.

“I feel like I help Joe byshowing him that I am doingwell, and that I think he willdo well, too. He has a great at-titude, and is always in a hap-py mood,” said Hanover. “Iwould also describe myselfas a fun, happy person. Youjust have to remain in a goodmood, and try not to thinkabout it.”

Hanover said it also helpsto have a peer to share withand to plan with for the upand coming St. Baldrick’sschool team. Sawyer’s olderbrother Max, 13, also helpedalong the way, and was hap-py to report that his brotheris doing better, since at first,it took some adjusting tosuch a drastic change.

“It’s been going better forJoe now that he’s gettingused to it all,” said Max. “It’sbeen really helpful that thecommunity and peers havestepped up. Having Bryce’ssupport has made Joe moreconfident. He tries to keep apositive attitude.”

This will be the secondyear Max shaves his head forSt. Baldrick’s Day, with justabout every member of hisfamily, including his mother,Monica Sawyer, his grand-parents, and his younger sis-ter, who will be donating herhair to Locks of Love.

Sawyer is currently out ofschool, and Sheridan saidshe and his peers would liketo see him back this fall.

“We are anxious to gethim back in. We are hopinghe will be back in the fall,andmay start by coming back forshort periods, just like Brycedid,” said Sheridan. “Thesupport helps them feel lessalone.”

Theoretically, Sawyershould complete his treat-ment by the end of March,2012. After his initial diag-nosis, he underwent surgeryat Children’s Hospital inBoston and radiation atMass General. He will followthe “protocol” for his type ofcancer, since each cancertreatment varies.

If possible, both Joe andBryce will grace this year’sevent, which according toSheridan, may have the bestschool turn out yet.

“We are one of the largestSEE ST. BALDRICK PAGE A13

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teams, yet we are drawingfrom a big pool. We have a lotof students, but parents alsosigned up for a team. We alsohave a fifth grader shavingher head for a different team,yet these are all the sameteam in the end,” said Sheri-dan.

This year,a local team con-sisting of 46 women will alsoshave their heads at St.Baldrick’s Day. Though therehave never been school spe-cific teams prior to last year,Sheridan said local studentsand families coping with can-cer have always been fullysupported.

“It just seemed right to doit the past two years. It’s awonderful communitybuilder, and also works tobuild awareness; this is hap-pening and it’s happening lo-cally. One is one too many,”said Sheridan. “GMS hasbeen wonderful with theirsupport. We have an amazingcommunity here.”

St. Baldrick’s Day will beheld at Gilford Youth Center,located on Potter Hill Road,on Saturday, June 4. Theevent will start at 8:30 a.m.and end when the last head isshaved.

ST. BALDRICK (Continued from Page A12)

cars through my father, whohas collected cars since theage of 16. I was raised in vin-tage cars in the ‘80’s, and gotinto modern racing for a pe-riod, but went back to vin-tage racing since its more in-teresting and the cars arewell built,” said Bob.

He has owned his ‘73 FFfor six years, and while hehas other cars, he said thisone is the most fun to drive.

Valpey also took homefirst place in a couple racesat the New Hampshire MotorSpeedway in this particularcar last weekend.

Since he and his wife havelived in Gilford Village foryears, he makes it a point tobring his family to the GCCannual car show when possi-

ble every late spring.Chuck Barnett of Barnett

Building Contractors in Gil-ford displayed his ‘70 NovaSS396 Thursday evening,andhas owned this car for justover a year. He owned anoth-er Nova prior to this pur-chase and decided to makean upgrade.

Barnett said his Novawould have to be his favorite,since it is the oldest in his col-lection. He works on his caras much as he can, but hasput his Nova in the trustinghands of Prestige in Gilford,who also had an antiquepickup on display at theshow.

“When I was young, mydad was a Ford dealer. I hada car at the age of 14, and

CAR SHOW (Continued from Page A1)

used to drive around our 35acres of woods. My dad’sgarage was the hangout forall the guys and the cars,”said Barnett. “It’s just a nice,clean hobby, and it’s fun to goout and see the different cars.It is a family hobby, and I wascertainly influenced by mydad. I can’t even tell you howmany cars I’ve had.”

Barnett also owns a ViperConvertible and a 2007 Shel-by Mustang. He said this washis first year attending theshow, simply because he didnot realize the event existeduntil recently.

“I didn’t even realize this

was available here. It’s agreat show, and I’ve seen a lotof familiar faces,” said Bar-nett.

Skip LaJoie of Concord,Mass. is familiar with theLakes Region, and has aplace in Wolfeboro, whichbrought him to this year’s carshow in Gilford, where heshowcased his ’63 MercuryMarauder S-55. He hasowned this very car since itwas brand new, and is proudto say he is the original own-er.

“It has its original paintand motor. I took care of itvery well and put it away in

the winter. It has 73,000 miles,and I still drive it around. It’sa very rare car and was onlybuilt for three years,” saidLaJoie. “I’ve always lovedcars, since I was a kid. Espe-cially the nice ones, differentthan what other peoplehave.”

He also owned a ’33 and ‘35

Coop in his younger years,when he competed in dragracing and found himself tobe quite successful. While helikes to support local, uniqueevents, especially antiquecar shows, he admits he’drather spend his time cruis-ing in his favorite car.

PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER

Alice and Bob Valpey stand with their 1931 Packard, which Bob Valpeypurchased 60 years ago.

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Pedersen holds a B.A. inPsychology, a M.A. in Coun-seling, and a M.Ed. in SchoolAdministration. Prior to en-tering the field of education,he served for three years inactive duty with the U.S.Army. After many years as a

reserve officer, he retiredfrom the Army Reserveswith the rank of Colonel.

Pedersen and his wife,Linda, currently reside inKingston. They have threegrown children and fivegrandchildren, all residingin New Hampshire.

Pedersen stated he is ea-ger to serve as interim prin-cipal of Gilford High School,and to meet the students, fac-ulty, and parents - those whomake up the school commu-nity - as soon as possible.

PRINCIPAL (Continued from Page A1)

Gilford Youth Center announces summer programsThe Gilford Youth Center

(GYC) has announced itsslate of summer programsfor children.

“Camp I Can” Preschool

Summer Camp

The GYC is proud to an-nounce that it will be offer-ing a summer camp to pre-school children of the LakesRegion. Camp I Can is a six-week program, beginningJune 27. The camp will beopen Monday through Fri-day, 9-11:30 a.m.

Camp I Can provides asafe, nurturing and fun en-vironment in which chil-dren can make new friends,enjoy new activities, createworks of art and learn newskills. The camp will be heldat the Village NurserySchool (located next to theGilford Youth Center). Thecamp will also utilize ourplayground area, the Gil-ford Youth Center, and Gil-ford Library. Registrationscan be found at gilfordy-outhcenter.com.

Preschool

Mini-Camps

During the month ofJune, Karla Girelli, theCamp-I-Can Director, will beoffering “Mini-Camps” forchildren ages three to six.Mini-camps are two-daythemed camps. Each ses-sion is only $15. Registra-tion can be found at gil-fordyouthcenter.com.

Mini-Camp #1: FitnessFun Club- Fridays, June 3and June 10, 10 a.m.-noon

Mini- Camp #2: Play-ground Games- Thursdays,June 9 and June 16, 10 a.m.-noon

Mini-Camp #3: SplishSplash Summer- Tuesdays,June 7 and June 14, 10 a.m.-noon

Middle School

Summer Camp

The GYC will once againhost a seven-week summercamp for middle school stu-dents of the Lakes Region.The program is held Mon-day through Friday, 8:30

a.m.-4:30 p.m. The camp willbe held at the Gilford YouthCenter, and will offer week-ly trips to the Gilford Beach,Gunstock Mountain, andother local attractions.Scheduled field trips in-clude, Canobie Lake Park,NH Fisher Cats game andWhale’s Tale Water Park.Registrations can be foundat gilfordyouthcenter.com.

Children’s Hip Hop

Dance Classes

Starting In June, the GYCis offering children’s Hip-

Hop Dance classes. Classeswill be held on Wednesdays,June 1, 8, 15, and 22. Take abreak and relax while yourchild enjoys a fun filled Hip-Hop/Funk Dance Class.Your child will move to thebeat and let loose as they areintroduced to basic Hip Hopmoves. This is a great placefor kids to let it all out andget rid of some excess ener-gy! They will develop theirmotor skills, enhance theircreativity, and dance to thebeat in this energetic fun-fest. Registrations for this

class can be found at gil-fordyouthcenter.com.

Children’s Yoga Class

The GYC is hosting Chil-dren’s Yoga classes through-out the summer. Classes areheld on Wednesdays, 12:45-1:30 p.m., and are for chil-dren ages three to six andtheir caretakers. Children’syoga is designed specificallyfor the unique way a childrelates to the world- throughplay! By using story-telling,music and songs, games,creative movement, imagi-

nation-building and crafts,this session will provideyour child with a foundationfor practicing life-longhealthy habits- and a copingmechanism for chronicstress. Registrations can befound at gilfordyouthcen-ter.com

To learn more aboutthese programs, and ouradult summer programs,visit us at www.gilfordy-outhcenter.com. Don’t for-get to book your child’s nextbirthday party at the GYC.

Gilford team heading to state Safetybelt Challenge The 2011 NH Highway

Safety Agency local Safety-belt Challenge was held re-cently at Gilford HighSchool.

Nine teams competed inthe challenge, designed toraise awareness and en-courage the wearing of seat-belts by teens.

This year’s winningteam, comprised of LadyEagle softball players MollyDignan, Sydney Strout,Molly Dietrich and PaigeLaliberte, won with a timeof 40.91 seconds. As win-

ners of the local challenge,they will compete against 40other schools at the StateChallenge on May 3 in Con-cord.

The contest consists of atime trial whereby studentsrotate seats in the vehicle,buckling themselves ineach time, and then releas-ing the belts to run to thenext seat.

Last year’s winning timeat the State Challenge was34.29 seconds, a time the La-dy Eagles are confident theycan beat by two seconds.

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Lady Eagle softball standoutsMolly Dignan, Sydney Strout,Molly Dietrich and Page Laliberte,who won Gilford High’s SafetybeltChallenge, advanced to this year’sstate competition on Tuesday.

Overseeing the challengewas SRO Kelly Stiegler, whocommented that she was im-pressed with the number ofstudents who turned out tosupport and participate inthis important safetyawareness event, co-spon-sored by the Gilford PoliceDepartment.

Chief Markland wouldlike the girls to know thathe congratulates the team,and hopes they “representand bring the title to whereit rightfully belongs!”

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Senior Curt Chapin (near right) and coach Terry Wilson (near left) arejoined by the rest of the Eagles after receiving the championship plaque.

That’s a wrap, part twoRepeat a reality as Gilford wins second straight championship

PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Michael Workman was an 8-2 winner at number five singles to helpGilford to the Division III state title.

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Max Fisher was a key cog in the number six singles slot all season, andhe earned a point in the state finals with a convincing 8-3 win over Bow.

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PLYMOUTH – One wasnice, two is better.

For the second consecu-tive year, the Gilford HighSchool boys’ tennis teamstormed into Plymouth andcaptured the Division IIIstate championship, as theGolden Eagles beat Bow HighSchool, 5-4, on May 26 on thecampus of Plymouth StateUniversity.

“It’s just amazing,” saidsenior Stefan Defregger. “Weknew Bow would be the bestteam we played all year. Wewere a little nervous comingin but we still felt pretty con-fident because we know whatkind of team we have.”

After avenging the team’sonly loss of the season toKearsarge with a win overthe Cougars in the semifinalstwo days earlier, second-seed-ed Gilford got off to a solidstart against top-seeded andundefeated Bow.

While Curt Chapindropped his contest at firstsingles to Kevin Phelps, 8-2,Gilford followed with wins inthe next four matches off thecourt. Defregger gave the Ea-gles their first point of the af-ternoon with an 8-0 win atnumber four while MichaelWorkman was right behindhim with an 8-2 victory atnumber five. Parker Raus (8-4) and Max Fisher (8-3) gaveGilford a 4-1 advantagethanks to wins at numbersthree and six respectively, as

all eyes turned to court twoand Andrew Kwist’s matchwith Bow’s Isaac Chassmanat second singles. Kwistserved for the match and thewin at 7-2, but Chassman bat-tled all the way back to pullout the 9-7 win against an ex-hausted Kwist, who strug-gled with the extreme heat inthe final games and was at-tended to by the trainer af-terwards.

Kwist’s loss gave Bow newlife, and the Falcons trailed 4-2 entering doubles action.

“After Andrew lost, (Bow)definitely had some momen-tum on their side,” explainedDefregger.“But we didn’t runstairs every day for a monthand practice every day to giveup at that point.”

After a lengthy break fol-lowing singles play, Gilfordregrouped for doubles. Need-ing just one win in the threedoubles matches to securethe title, Raus and Defregger,who were undefeated at sec-ond doubles in each of thepast two seasons, decided totake it upon themselves toclose out the win.

“When those two took thecourt, it was almost like, ‘Wegot this coach,” said GHScoach Terry Wilson. “Theyweren’t gonna be denied.”

The duo didn’t disappoint,as Raus and Defreggerstormed out to a command-ing 5-0 lead and never lookedback, pulling off the 8-1 winthat sealed the title.

“It was really important

for us to come out and playwell right away,” said Raus.“It wasn’t over yet after sin-gles so we had to keep ourheads up and get the jobdone.”

Good friends off the court,Raus and Defregger decidedto fully commit to their part-nership in the preseason, asthe duo bought matchinghats and wore their socks uphigh to look the part.

“Before the season, we de-cided we needed to have sometype of special uniform,”said Raus, who paid $15 forthe red and black ‘Bucket-head’ caps. “So after I got thehats, Stefan said we shouldwear the high soccer socks tofinish it off. It’s a mentalthing more than anything.”

Defregger was especiallyhappy the duo was able topull out the final point need-

ed to keep the title in Gilford.“I’m really happy it came

down to me and Parker for usto win the match,” he said.“We established our calls

early on and we just got real-ly comfortable with each oth-er.You build that trust in dou-

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Cheralynn Corsack played well at first singles for Gilford in its 5-4 lossto Bow in the semifinals.

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BOW – It was about asclose as you can get for theGilford High School girls’tennis team.

Traveling to top-seededand undefeated Bow HighSchool, number four Gilfordcame up just one matchshort, as the Golden Eaglesfell, 5-4, in the semifinals ofthe Division III tournamenton May 25.

“It’s a tough one,” said Gil-ford coach Hermann Defreg-ger. “The girls know they hadit in them to pull it out, butwith that said, I’m more thanhappy and satisfied withtheir performance today.”

The afternoon began witha tough decision for Defreg-ger and Co. to make, as sen-ior third singles player Jen-nifer Daviault was sick allweek entering the match. Af-ter deliberating on the busride to Bow, Gilford decidedto play Daviault in doublesbut hold her out of the sin-gles, forcing the rest of thelineup to move up in the or-der behind her.

“It was tough decision tomake but we felt like we’dhave her save whateverstrength she had for the dou-bles,” Defregger explained.“And she played a great dou-bles match. I probably shouldhave stuck to my instinctsand had her give it a go in sin-gles too but you can’t lookback and try and second-

guess everything.”The singles matches were

incredibly tight, with Bowfour of the six to take a 4-2 ad-vantage heading into dou-bles action. SophomoreCharleyne Panner beatBow’s Poojita Kasireddy, 8-2,at second singles to lead Gil-ford while junior OliviaBroderick’s bump up to num-ber four resulted in an im-pressive 8-6 victory over Eliz-abeth Rogers.

“Charleyne winning thatmatch was really importantfor us and gave us a chance tocome back in doubles,” De-fregger said. “She was reallypumped.”

Cheralynn Corsackplayed well at first singles,falling to Sunday Swett, 8-4.Swett, one of the top playersin the state, used her bigserve to hold off a scrappyCorsack.

“(Corsack) stayed tough inthat one and really fought,”said Defregger.

Katelyn Achorn (numberthree), Sarah Anderson (five)and Mikayla Clarke (six) alllost close matches, as Achornand Clarke fell 8-6 while An-derson dropped an 8-5 deci-sion.

With Gilford needing tosweep all three doublesmatches to pull off the upset,the Eagles almost did exactlythat. Corsack and Pannerearned perhaps their bestdoubles win of the year in thefirst slot, as the pair edged

Swett and Kasireddy, 8-6.Clarke and Broderick were

solid in their 8-3 win at thirddoubles, but Achorn and

Daviault came up just shortin an 8-6 defeat at numbertwo.

Defregger was quite im-pressed with is top doublestandem, as the win displayeda growing maturity from thesophomore duo.

“There were a couple ofballs that Swett just ham-mered into one of them at thenet,” he explained. “I toldthem you can either take itpersonally or you can say Ishould’ve put my racket upand move on. Those girlsgrew up today a little andthat’s what I was looking for.That’s all part of the game, tohave that chemistry, and theyreally stepped up today inthat respect.

“They were very proud ofthat win, as they should be,”he continued. “It was greatthat those two girls were ableto hang in there, trailing forthe early part of the match towhere I really felt like theywere playing up to the com-petition.”

Gilford will graduate twoseniors from its lineup, withAchorn and Daviault depart-ing after solid careers on the

courts.“They’ve been really great

parts of my team for the lastthree years,” said Defregger.

The match wasn’t withoutcontroversy, as Gilford wasoriginally seeded third andscheduled to meet Profile inthe semifinal round. ButBerlin, seeded fourth, filed aprotest as Profile and Gilfordweren’t able to get in theirscheduled matches with eachother during the regular sea-son. The NHIAA then decid-ed to re-seed, with Berlinjumping up to two and Pro-file down to three. That leftGilford as the four seed andthe trip south to Bow. Berlinbeat Profile, 5-4, in the othersemifinal.

“My goal today was for thegirls to go down to Bow andjust play hard,” said Defreg-ger. “With all the shiftingaround by the NHIAA, all ofa sudden we have to go toBow. I told the girls that theonly thing I won’t stand for isif you lose down there withyour heads down. And herewe are, almost pulling thewin off. They definitely rep-resented well.”

Softball closes outregular seasonBY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – A split in thefinal week of the regular sea-son earned the Gilford HighSchool softball team thenumber two seed in the Divi-sion III tournament, and theGolden Eagles were slated toopen the postseason with apreliminary round matchupyesterday.

The regular season cameto a close against Bow HighSchool on May 25, as Gilfordpounded out 11 hits and Syd-ney Strout and Molly Diet-rich combined for a no-hitteren route to a 17-0 win in fiveinnings.

Strout pitched the firstthree innings for the win,striking out six of the ninebatters she faced. Dietrichcame on in relief for the finaltwo innings. After walkingthe first batter she faced, Di-etrich retired the next six ina row, striking out three. Thepitching combo was just onewalk away from a perfectgame.

In addition to the 11 hits,Gilford took advantage of 15Bow walks. The Eaglesjumped on the scoreboardquickly by scoring threeruns in the first inning. Diet-rich walked and scored on aPaige Laliberte fielder’s

choice, Abby Harris singledand scored on an illegal pitchand Mollie Dignan singledand scored on a wild pitch.

Gilford scored eight moreruns in the second, high-lighted by singles fromKelsey Buckley, Strout andDignan and an RBI doublefrom Laliberte. The Eaglesadded to their lead by scor-ing four runs in the third in-ning and the team tacked ontwo more in the fourth, withMelissa Ryan driving in twoon a base hit.

Dignan led the Gilford at-tack as she registered threehits and four runs scored,while Laliberte had two dou-bles and two RBI. Harris alsochipped in a pair of hits inthe win.

The win came two days af-ter a tough 3-2 loss to Berlin,with the teams splitting theirtwo regular season meetings.

Laliberte provided the on-ly offense of the afternoon inthe top of the first inning,when Dietrich led off with awalk and scored when thesophomore catcher drilled atwo-run homer over thefence for the 2-0 advantage.

Gilford held that lead un-til the fifth, when a Berlinthree-run homer proved to bethe difference.

Offense dominant in blowout win over Kennett

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James Seager looks to clear the ball during the first quarter of Gilford’s 18-2 win over Kennett at GilfordMeadows.

BY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – After a slowstart saw the Gilford HighSchool boys’ lacrosse teamheld scoreless for the first7:26 of action, the Golden Ea-gles exploded in a big way onMay 25.

Gilford scored seven goalsin the final 4:34 of the firstquarter and ran away fromvisiting Kennett High Schoolen route to an 18-2 win at Gil-ford Meadows.

“We started kind of slow,couldn’t string passes to-gether at all, and that’s real-ly been an Achilles heel forus,” said GHS coach DanKallmerten. “But once theguys figured out they couldscore, everyone decided toget in on it.”

Steven Hickey scored sixgoals for the Eagles, as theteam led 11-1 at half and 15-2after three quarters.

Chris Dormody got thescoring started with an im-pressive off balance tally forthe 1-0 Gilford lead. NickGagliardi followed just 34seconds later with a fastbreak goal, while BrendanMurphy made it 3-0 on a blastthat beat Kennett goalie ZachKempf.

Andy Upton would finishon a pair of goals and Hick-ey and Forrest Aldridge alsoregistered goals to give theEagles a 7-0 lead after one.

Alex Boucher finished theafternoon with two goalswhile Tre Galligan, BentonMitchell, Spencer Bos andEvan Karigianis also con-tributed goals in the win.

The Gilford defense con-tinued its strong play, allow-ing goalie Norm Harris a rel-atively easy day. Harris fin-ished with eight saves to pickup the win and only had to

make two stops in the firsthalf.

“The defense played verywell,” said Kallmerten.“They had some speed in acouple positions but ourdown defense basically shutthem out.”

The unit of Brendan De-mo, James Seager, Eli Stock-well, Guy Rice and Ben Mor-

ris has done it all year, andthe squad’s play allowed Gil-ford to work in mainly JVplayers in the second half

“When I talk to coaches be-fore games start, they’re al-ways surprised with how lowthe scores are against theteams we play,” Kallmertenexplained. “And they knowwe’ve got to be playing reallygood defense for that to hap-pen. In past years, we’ve kindof struggled with the downdefense but this year, we’vegot four or five people whoare essentially interchange-able. They’ve got the quick-ness to stay with attackersand we have two or threeguys who can play the longstick.”

Gilford also won the JVgame, as Tyler Costa scoredwith 2:27 left in regulation tolead the Eagles to a 6-5 win.

After scoring threestraight to take a 4-2 lead in-to the fourth quarter, Gilfordsaw Kennett score threetimes in the final period andtie the game at 5. But Costa’sgoal gave the Eagles the leadand the squad held on for thewin.

“They played really well,”Kallmerten said. “They’vegot some talented young kidsthat we’re looking forwardto. The nice thing is we lookto be gradually building afeeder system and that’s onlygoing to help us going for-ward.”

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bles and we were able to relyon it all season long.”

Despite the problems withthe heat during singles ac-tion, Kwist came back in dou-bles, teaming with Chapin inthe top slot. The pair made avaliant comeback from a 5-2deficit before ultimatelyfalling, 8-6.

“Andrew was exhaustedafter his singles match but hebounced back and gave iteverything he had in dou-bles,” Chapin said of hispartner. “We definitely madeit tough for them.”

Workman and Fisherdropped their match at thirddoubles, 9-8 (8-6), but thechampionship drama was al-ready long settled before thefinal two doubles matches

came to an end.“It was my last day as a

senior, the last sport I’ll everplay at Gilford, so winningwas the priority,” saidChapin. “I lost both mymatches but the team won, soI’m happy.”

The loss was the first allseason for Bow, as the formerClass I school was 14-0 com-ing into the match during itsfirst season in Division III.

“We knew Bow would be avery good team,” said Wil-son. “We really didn’t knowwhat to expect because wehadn’t played them duringthe regular season but thesekids just gave it their all.”

It was a bit tougher for Gil-ford than last year’s state ti-tle match, when Gilford

swept the singles matches enroute to the easy win over In-ter-Lakes High School at Ply-mouth State.

“You can’t underestimatethe experience of last year,”Wilson explained. “You’vebeen here, you’ve played onthese courts just last year.”

Defregger, one of sevenGilford seniors in the team’stop eight, knew things would-n’t go quite that smoothlythis time around.

“It can’t be that easy, espe-cially against a team likeBow,” he said. “We weren’tgonna sweep the singles likewe did last year so everyoneneeded to do their part andstay focused because it wasgonna be a long day.”

BOYS TENNIS (Continued from Page B1)

Track, play-in coveragenext week

With the offices of theGilford Steamer beingclosed to honor the Memo-rial Day holiday, the dead-line of the sports section ofthe newspaper was movedup to Friday. Therefore,coverage of weekend

events such as the Gilfordbaseball team’s play-ingame and Gilford track’strip to the Division III-IVState Championship willbe covered in next week’sedition.

PHOTO BY JEFF LAJOIE

Curt Chapin swept a pair of matches in the semifinals to lead Gilford into the state championship round.

Chapin puts it all together in playoff win over KearsargeBY JEFF LAJOIEJLAJOIE@SALMONPRESS.COM

GILFORD – Probably thebest day of tennis he’s everplayed.

That’s how Curt Chapindescribed his perfect after-noon on May 24, as the Gil-ford High School senior wonboth his singles and doublesmatches to lead the GoldenEagles past Kearsarge, 7-2, inthe Division III semifinalround.

Chapin beat Skyler Sigua,8-5, at first singles andteamed with Andrew Kwistto produce an 8-6 victory atfirst doubles in the clinchingmatch that sent Gilford to thechampionship match for thesecond straight year.

“It was a great day forme,” Chapin explained afterthe match. “It was extremelyhot and I think the weatherdefinitely played a huge fac-tor. I feel like I’m in prettygood shape and our team ispretty athletic so it played toour advantage.”

The win over Sigua wasespecially satisfying since it

was the second time Chapinsaw him this season. The twomet in the teams’ season-opening match in Sutton onApril 8, with Sigua gettingthe better of it via an 8-3 win.But that was the first timeChapin and his teammatessaw a court all year, withpractices confined to the gymin the preseason.

“We saw them that firstmatch and knew they’re oneand two singles players werereal tough,” Chapin ex-plained. “He beat me prettygood the first time so I knewI was going to have to play re-ally well to have a chance.”

While Chapin stormed outto a 5-2 lead and appeared incontrol, Sigua won the nexttwo games to pull withinstriking distance. ButChapin kept grinding, and heweathered a final game thatwent to four deuces on hisway to the win.

“I think it was good for ourteam to see a win at numberone,” Chapin explained. “Itwas a really tough match butI played well and wanted tomake sure to set a good tonefor the rest of the team.”

Chapin’s play helped to in-spire classmate and numberfour singles player Stefan De-fregger, as the players were

competing on adjacentcourts during singles play.

“It was really a big advan-tage for us that Curt couldwin that match,” said De-fregger. “I went up early andmy match but started to loseit a bit. Then I looked overand saw that Curt was win-ning right next to me. Thatjolted me up again and hecompletely stepped it upwhen we needed it.”

Gilford coach Terry Wil-son was also impressed withhow well Chapin stepped upwith the team’s season on theline.

“I think that was as goodas I’ve seen Curt play and I’vehad him for four years,” Wil-son said. “He was just so fo-cused and into every point.That trickles down to the restof the singles players whenthey see that type of match.”

Chapin was quick to pointout how he’s just anotherpiece of the puzzle however,as Gilford’s depth was key tothe squad’s 12-1 regular sea-son, earning a playoff homematch.

“Number one is worth justas much as number six,” hesaid. “I just played my partand the rest of the guys didwhat they’ve done all year.”Doubleheader

sweep forEagles JVbaseball

GILFORD – The GilfordHigh School JV baseballteam defeated Winnisquam,3-2 and 13-1, in a doublehead-er on May 24.

Cam Patridge got the winin the first game by strikingout three, walking one, andallowing four hits in five in-nings of work. Providing theoffense was Anthony Dia-mantoplos, David Sykie, Col-by Scribner and Brett Huck-ins.

During the second game,Gilford got a tremendous ef-fort from pitcher AndrewStokes, who pitched a com-plete game (five innings)striking out six, walkingthree and allowing just onerun.

Stokes also had two hitsin the game, as did Ross Bre-ton. Sykie added a hit andwas a standout behind theplate. Gilford improved to 10-3 with the win.

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PUBLIC HEARINGALTON SCHOOL DISTRICT – SAU #72

ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

The Alton School Board will receive Public Inputon Education at Alton Central School

Date: Monday, June 6, 2011Time & Location: 9:00 a.m. - Gilman LibraryTime & Location: 6:30 pm - Alton Central School

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PUBLIC HEARINGALTON SCHOOL DISTRICT – SAU #72

ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

The Alton School Board will hold three Public Hearings:

#1 – Public Hearing Pursuant to 198:20-bDate: Monday, June 13, 2011Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Alton Central School Music RoomPurpose: To accept unanticipated revenues

#2 – Public Hearing Pursuant to 198:20-cDate: Monday, June 13, 2011Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Alton Central School Music RoomPurpose: To withdraw funds from the following Capital

Reserve Funds to pay for architectural fees duerelated to the Bathroom/Window Renovations:

Buildings & Grounds Capital Reserve Fund est. FY09

#3 – the Alton School Board will hear Public InputDate: Monday, June 13, 2011Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Alton Central School Music RoomPurpose: To discuss the expenditure of end-of-year funds,

if any, to be determined by the School Board.

INVITATION TO BIDBARNSTEAD

SCHOOL DISTRICTLandscaping

Maintenance Services

The Barnstead School District isseeking bids for the landscapingmaintenance of its property locatedat 91 Maple St Ctr. Barnstead. Bidspecifications may be obtained bycontacting Mike Hatch at BarnsteadElementary School 269-5161. Bidsmust be labeled “Barnstead Land-scaping Bid” and will be acceptedat the SAU #86 office no later than3:00 PM on June 10, 2011.

Barnstead School District reservesthe right to accept or reject any orall bids.

INVITATION TO BIDBARNSTEAD

SCHOOL DISTRICTFire Safety Upgrades and

Yearly Maintenance2011-2012

The Barnstead School District isseeking bids for fire safety upgradesand yearly maintenance bids atBarnstead Elementary School.Preview of scope of work shall becoordinated by contacting MikeHatch, Maintenance Director at 269-5161. Bids must be labeled “FireSafety Bid” and will be accepted atthe SAU #86 office no later than 3:00PM on Friday, June 10, 2011.

Barnstead School District reservesthe right to accept or reject any or allbids.

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Alton Central SchoolAlton, NH

Pre-K – 8 School is seeking certified applicants for the following posi-tions:

Middle School English/Language Arts Teacher(1 year position)

– OTHER –

Middle School Special Education Para-EducatorAnticipated Athletic Director

Please forward a letter of interest, resume, copies of transcripts, proof ofcertification and three current letters of reference to:

Superintendent of SchoolAlton School District – SAU #72

252 Suncook Valley Road, Alton, NH 03809Open Until Filled

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PROSPECT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLAlton, NH

Prospect Mountain High School is accepting applications for a

TreasurerThe treasurer’s position is appointed by the board for a term ofone year. The position works with the central office at the schooland is responsible for safeguarding school funds, reconcilingaccounts, and signing checks. The current compensation for theposition is $2,000.00 per year.

Letters of interest may be submitted to:Superintendent’s Office

242 Suncook Valley RoadAlton, NH 03809.

Application deadline is Thursday, June 9, 2011

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