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numerous awards each year at the Annual State Grange Awards Banquet in October. The State Grange awards its Teacher, Policeman, State Trooper, Citizen and Legislator of the year. We also give Agriculture awards; unfortunately none of the recipients of the Agricultural awards could attend the annual Banquet. Those recipients are receiving their awards at local Granges.

Hudson Granges Hosted the presentation of the “200 Year Farm” award to McQuesten Farm in Litchfi eld. On November 13, Bob Haefner, Director of the Legislative and Agriculture Department of the New Hampshire State Grange Presented its 200 Year Farm Award to the McQuesten family. In attendance with the McQuestens was Representative Laura Gandia of Litchfi eld. The award goes to farms that have been in the same family for at least 200 years.

McQuesten Farm on the Charles Bancroft Highway in Litchfi eld grows sweet corn and a variety of vegetables. The McQuesten family has farmed at the same location and has been in the same family since 1744. The old farm house that the family lives in was built by the ancestors back in the 1740s. The farm at one time had been a dairy farm. Matt McQuesten and his family currently produce their crops on about 200 acres. Originally the farm was a 1,000 acre tract of land.

Bob Haefner traveled to Peterborough Grange on the 18th of November to present the Young Farmer Award to Tracie Smith of

Fitzwilliam and then on to Walpole Grange on the 20th to present the Century Farm Award to Fletcher Farms.

School District Budget to Increase

Tax Rate by 79 Cents

by Len LathropAs most of us look forward to both Thanksgiving and

Christmas, elected members of the Hudson Budget Committee must get to work and review the proposals that both the Hudson selectmen and the Hudson school board. The budgets will be voted on during the March 2013 elections. Any changes be implemented on July 1, 2013. While it begins in 2013 it is referred to as the FY 2014 budget. The selectmen and the school board take turns each year as to who presents fi rst to the committee, this year it is the budget committee.

The Hudson School District is proposing a budget of $48,026,049 for the FY 2014 year, which according to the School district executive summary is an increase of 4.46 percent.

What that means for the homeowner is an increase of 79 cents per thousand of property evaluation. After the recent reevaluation, the average home in Hudson is projected to be $250,000 in property value, which in round dollars and cents means your tax bill will go up $197.50; this is an increase of $2,049,684 over the FY 2013 budget. Any house owner can fi nd their current evaluation on top of the bill you received Monday in the mail or can visit the town website http://www.hudsonnh.gov/docs/as/as-new-to-old-value-location.pdf.

Some of the increases in the budget are have to do with the personnel area, Salaries and Benefi ts from previously approved contracts, which include retirement system contributions and increase in Health Insurance costs will amount to a projected $1,487,089 portion of the $2.049 million jump, with the balance begin made up as follows: Offi ce Expenses $9,372, Supplies $108,817, Contracted Services, $177,852, Educational Resources $188,425, Furniture $11,562, Professional Development $38,959 and Equipment $111,560 adding an increase projected for Utilities of $47,485 and Debt service of $36,467. To offset some of these increases there are revenue increase from impact fee collected by the planning board of $150 and some adjustment in past health insurance premium paid due to a court ruling.

This budget includes salaries and benefi ts for three positions not funded or fi lled in prior years but approved in prior budgets and two new positions both needed to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP) of students, these total $259,784. Health Insurance benefi ts are projected to increase by 5 percent to $5,571,193.

The presentation of this budget continues Tuesday night, November 20, and we will continue to follow in next week’s HLN. During the November 19 school board meeting Superintendent Lane announced that the state property tax returned to Hudson could increase by $168,000 which would reduce the impact on taxpayers. The Executive Summary is available at the Hudson School District website. It is a report that explains in detail this proposed budget.

Litchfi eld resident Sue Burns was one her way home Thursday, November 15, when she spotted approximately 30 turkeys strolling through and a few of them stopping at the town’s marker.

McQuesten Farm Receives NH State Grange ‘200 Year Farm’ Award

From left to right: Representative Laura Gandia, Selectman Pat Jewett, the McQuestens - Christie, Jacob and Matt, and Bob Haefner, NH State Grange Legislative and Agriculture Director.

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The Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the

University of New Hampshire recently recognized the recipients of endowed scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Bailey Comyns, winner of the J. Guy Smart Scholarship, received her award from Dr. Le Wang. Bailey is the daughter of Bob and Sandi Comyns of Litchfi eld.

The Wheaton College women’s basketball 2012-2013 season tipped off on November 15 against non-conference opponent Roger Williams University. Looking to make an impact for the Lyons is Rebecca Arnone (Litchfi eld/Campbell)who is transitioning from being a post player to a guard.

Anne Niemaszyk of Litchfi eld will perform in the Palace Theatre’s

upcoming annual production of the timeless classic, “The Nutcracker” in six performances November 23-25. Fifteen year old Niemaszyk, a student at Holy Family Academy, will perform a number of lead roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy, Mirliton Soloist and Snowfl ake in the Palace Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker. Anne has been dancing for 12 years, seven years with Southern NH Dance Theater under the artistic direction of Patricia Lavoie. Anne has also trained with New England Civic Ballet. Anne’s past performance credits include the roles of Peasant Pas De Trois in “Swan Lake,” Gold Fairy in “Sleeping Beauty” and Star in “The Nutcracker. “

The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Shana M. Roystan has been named to the Dean’s List for the summer semester. Shana, daughter of Wendy and Christopher Roystan of Hudson, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She will graduate in 2014.

Sara Vaclavik, daughter of George and Joanne Vaclavik of Hudson, was selected for the 2012-2013 academic year to be a Resident Assistant for the Offi ce of Student Life at Saint Michael’s College. Vaclavik, a junior economics and philosophy double major graduated from Alvirne High School before coming to Saint Michael’s. Resident Assistants are selected from the entire Saint Michael’s undergraduate student population on the basis of faculty and staff recommendations. They display excellent leadership abilities, maturity and likelihood of being good role models for their peers. As a resident assistant, he or she lives in a campus residence hall and is readily available to help students. RAs (as they are called) oversee and provides guidance as needed or requested for 40 to 50 student residents of the hall.

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Saturday, November 247 a.m. Jazz Cardio8 a.m. Think Cake9 a.m. Cool Runnings Sled Race10 a.m. Garden & Home In Hudson11 a.m. Rodgers Memorial Library Poetry Contest12 p.m. Hudson Chili Cook Off1 p.m. Rodgers Memorial Library Presents Big Truck Day2 p.m. ACT Racing featuring Joey Pole4 p.m. The Steve Katsos Show5 p.m. Learning With Shelby6 p.m. Zach’s Stadium Ground Breaking (Oct. 26)7 p.m. Adventures With Lee & Jeremy Sunday, November 25/Wednesday, November 287 a.m. Jazz Cardio8 a.m. Garden & Home In Hudson9 a.m. Cover Crops For Your Garden10 a.m. Give Me The Bible11 a.m. Hudson First Baptist Church12 p.m. Trinity Assembly Of God1 p.m. Teen TV2 p.m. Not Too Stuffy Law3 p.m. Give Me The Bible4 p.m. Hudson First Baptist Church (*4:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 28)5 p.m. Trinity Assembly Of God (*5:30 p.m. Wed. 11/28)6 p.m. Garden & Home In Hudson (*7 p.m. Wed. Nov.

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Hudson Memorial School is proud to announce its recent efforts in collections for United States soldiers. Among some of the most signifi cant contributions were a candy collection from the student body which amassed over 150 pounds of sweets. The school’s “Colt

Time” class groups brought in leftover candy from Halloween to send overseas to troops in Afghanistan. This project was spearheaded by a group of eighth grade students and then spread quickly to the entire student body.

In other projects, cards, stockings were made to send to troops as well as over 100 friendship bracelets designed by Mrs. Decker’s Consumer Science classes for an imbedded unit in Afghanistan. This was a special request from the unit itself.

Personal supplies and decorated gift bags were also put together by students for a Christmas package for veterans.

VFW Celebrates Day of Honor with Nursing Home Resident Vets

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Several members of Hudson VFW Post 5791, including members of the Ladies and Men’s Auxiliaries, celebrated Veterans Day with veterans currently residing at Fairview Nursing Home and Laurel Place in Hudson. Fifteen veterans representing all branches of our country’s military forces were given caps that identifi ed them as veterans and showed their branch of service.

A large crowd of residents and staff gathered for the celebration and a light lunch was provided by the facility.

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Anonymous Criticism Damaging to AHS Football

This letter is addressed to those Alvirne football parents who constantly complain to the Thumbs column about the coaching staff. The previous comment regarding the players not being able to do what they are coached to do really was written by one of our seniors, as is this one, and attacking our coaches for it is just ignorant.

For the past four years that I have played, you people have hidden behind this column to talk badly about the coaching staff. Not once did any of you actually approach Coach Nimblett with concerns regarding the way the team was playing. Your negativity has been cancerous to this team and is a constant distraction for us inside the locker room. This coaching staff worked harder than you will ever know to make this team great, and they should be respected for the endless amount of time, effort and love that they put towards this program. This was a truly great group of guys and will be sorely missed by all who knew and played under them.

Good luck to the new coaches next year and good luck to the rest of the

players who have to find a way to fill the gap left behind by the departure of this phenomenal coaching staff. I wish all of you nothing but the best and will be there cheering for you win or lose. You might want to tell your parents to do the same.

Ryan Donovan, Hudson

Israel Will Strike IranAccording to various intelligence

agencies Iran could have nuclear armaments ready for use against Israel by early 2013. The devices could be nuclear bombs, or more likely, nuclear warheads on missiles.

Diplomacy by the United States and Western countries has been given a chance, but it has not worked to deter Iran’s nuclear program, and Iran continues to develop its nuclear weapons.

Israel cannot allow Iran, and its irrational leadership, to have nuclear weapons because two or three nuclear detonations could wipe out Israel. Therefore, Israel must strike Iran with a multi-pronged attack, and it will only have one opportunity to neutralize the Iranian nuclear threat.

Israel’s military will have to be on general alert for an Iranian counter strike using conventional weapons. It is doubtful any of the other countries in the Middle East will come to Iran’s aid.

Israel cannot count on the Obama administration to come to its aid. President Obama erroneously believes sanctions will work to halt Iran’s nuclear armaments program, and at the same time he warns Israel not to strike Iran. Obama, with his coddling of Arab countries, is not a friend of Israel.

Israel’s survival depends on military action against Iran.

Donald A. Moskowitz, Londonderry

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This will be the 12th year in which the monies received during the evening will be donated to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The Society, which was established over 20 years ago and is operated through Blessed John Parish at St. John the Evangelist Church in Hudson, assists many local families by maintaining a food pantry, assisting with rent and utility bills, and especially helping during the holidays by distributing food baskets and gifts to families in need. This year the call for services such as food requests, assistance with medical needs, fuel assistance and basic living expenses has dramatically increased making participation even more important.

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Hudson taxpayers received a “greetings” from the town in their mailboxes on Monday. A white envelope with a grey invoice inside of it signaled the second half of the tax bill. Upon examination, many residents noted changes from what they had paid in the fi rst half to what they will pay in the second half. And there is confusion.

The HLN knows this confusion because many people have called the paper asking if we were going to do a story on why the tax bills changed, and almost simultaneously, wanting to know why. A phone call to Hudson Tax Collector Patty Barry confi rmed that she also was getting many phone calls.

Now think back several months when you received a different “greeting” from the Town that established your new property evaluation. Some people’s evaluations went up; some people’s went down.

The Town of Hudson, over the last several years, has been

evaluating people’s home and preparing through the Hudson Assessor to equalize everyone’s property value. If your property value went down less than 17 percent, our mathematicians reveal that your second half tax bill should be less than your fi rst half tax bill. If your property value stayed the same, or went down, or went up, or went down less than 17 percent, these same mathematicians say that your tax bill will go up.

Now that you’re really confused, please note that the cost of government, including our schools, has not affected these changes, and these tax rate changes are due to the reevaluation. If you don’t know what your prior property value was or your current evaluation, you can visit http://www.hudsonnh.gov/docs/as/as-new-to-old-value-location.pdf.

In a state where property value is the primary source of revenue for government, reevaluation is the process so that ensures pays their fair share.

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Gardner Gerry (right) is seen using his two volunteers 14 year old Harrison Hidalgo (left) and 14 year old Jeffrey Briggs (middle) to demonstrate the distance

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Marking the end of “Astronomy week” at Campbell High, Earth Science and Astro Biology teacher Linnea Manley helped organize quite a finale for this past Monday night. The evening’s agenda began with a PowerPoint presentation by Gardner Gerry, who has been a member of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society (NHAS) for the past 10 years. Gardner’s brief talk enlightened listeners on what’s up there in the sky, covering all the bases from planets and stars to the many different galaxy’s that cannot be seen with the naked eye. More specifically however Gerry had explained what the several different families in attendance would be seeing later on in the evening. After educating his audience on such things as the distance between Earth and the moon, and how many light years away we are from other galaxies. The NHAS member felt that his audience was ready to take a look for themselves. Although

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Gardner Gerry wasn’t the only one representing the NHAS that night. Two other members in attendance who could be seen casually walking around answering questions and occasionally focusing the eyepieces on the two reflector telescopes as well as the smaller 8 inch “Schmidt Cassegrain” telescope. One of those members was Ed Ting, who explained that on nights when the moon is out and bright like it was on this one, “you can’t really see the dim stuff” such as distant galaxies. Ed continued by saying “once the moon goes down you will notice that the sky will darken by several magnitudes, and this is when we can look at the dim stuff.” Some of the extraterrestrial things viewed that

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ConvenientMD, a privately owned urgent care center, is getting ready to open its doors to the greater Salem area on December 5. In anticipation of the grand opening, ConvenientMD announced Dr. Jeff Collins,MD as Medical Director.

Collins was the Medical Director at Massachusetts General Hospital Urgent care for 11 years. He has also served as the Director for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Community Health Improvement since 2007.

“I welcome this wonderful opportunity to join the Convenient team. Providing easy access to high quality health care for those people in the communities our urgent care centers will primarily serve,” Collins stated in a Convenient press release.

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“Dr. Collins is a truly exceptional physician and person. His expertise in the provision of urgent medical care and passion for teaching will be invaluable in leading ConvenientMD to exceed patient’s expectations,” CEO Max Puyanic said in the same press release. ConvenientMD is located in Windham on Indian Rock Road.

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Public NoticeVolunteers Needed

Due to term expirations on various Town boards, effective December 31, 2012 the Hudson Board of Selectmen is soliciting volunteers to serve on the Benson Park Committee, Building Board of Appeals, Cable Committee, Conservation Commission, Energy Committee (the Green Team), Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Planning Board, Recreation Committee, Recycling Committee, Sewer Utility Committee, Water Utility Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA).

Hudson, NH residents who are interested in applying may submit an application form, available at Town Hall, 12 School Street, Hudson, NH, or on line at www.hudsonnh.gov, (click on “Applications and Forms” under “Quick Links” and then on “Volunteers – Nominations and Appointments Application.” ) Please return the application to the Selectmen’s Office, or fax it to 598-6481, or e-mail it to [email protected], by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. The interview session will be held at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on December 4, 2012.

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Roberta ‘Bert’ WhittenRoberta “Bert” Whitten, 80 of Hudson, passed away peacefully

surrounded by her loving family on November 18, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.

She was born October 4, 1932, in Caribou, ME, daughter of the late Ralph and Meta (Powell) Smith. Bert was also predeceased by her husband Lawrence “Ike” Whitten in 2006, a son Peter Whitten in 1980, and a daughter Kristi Whitten in 1973. She was also predeceased by two brothers, James Smith and Richard Powell.

Bert loved shopping and taking rides in the woods. She enjoyed fi shing and winning while playing cards. Her greatest joy was found when spending time with her family.

Survivors include four sons, Robert Whitten and his wife Terry of Litchfi eld, Scott Whitten and his wife Louise of Londonderry, Mark Whitten and his fi ancé Susanna Casey of West Townsend, MA, and Chuck Whitten and his signifi cant other Kristen Dziegiel of Hudson; two daughters, Lori Lambert and her husband Robert of Hudson, and Ann Tierney and her husband Pete of Port St. Lucie, FL; eight grandchildren, Nick, Brooke, Blair, Alexandra, Paige, Victoria, Zachary, and Cody; as well as by a sister Jackie Aucoin of Caribou, ME, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Following cremation, a celebration of Bert’s life will take place next summer.

In lieu of fl owers donations may be made in Bert’s loving memory to Aroostook Area Agency On Aging, c/o Nutrition Program, PO Box 1288, Presque Isle, ME 04769.

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Thumbs Up? Thumbs Down?Thumbs Up? Thumbs Down?

“Thumbs down to liberal voters. Decades of ignorance, apathy, and arrogance have arrived. Not one founding father would stand for what is happening to this wonderful country today, nor would any call themselves ‘liberal’ by today’s perverted definition.”

“Thumbs down to the ‘tenement on wheels’ on Melba Drive (It’s an RV, Clark). It has been rotting in your backyard for years now, time to remove the eyesore.”

“Thumbs down, way down to Market Basket in Hudson for raising the rates of the rotisserie chicken for the second time in less than a year. This time it went up by a $1.00 and earlier this year it went up by .70. That’s a total of $1.70 or 60% increase. While I understand the price of food is going up, this is just robbery. You should be ashamed of yourselves. You know people have to eat and you are taking advantage of us.”

“Thumbs up to the Hudson United Girls U12 Soccer Team for the amazing season 4/3/1. Went to the Semifinals and tied 2-2, went into double overtime to end in a shoot out. Lost in the shoot out, but what a great way to end a great season! Can’t wait for the spring!”

“Thumbs down to the staff that chaperoned the Homecoming Dance at Alvirne High School for their lack of chaperoning. To have a discussion with the kids before the dance about being kicked out of the dance if they were caught chewing gum, but allowing the kids to ‘grind’ on the dance floor and wear very short dresses is ridiculous. This is a high school dance, not a club in Boston. It’s not cool to look the other way when it makes your students uncomfortable. What ever happened to dress codes and codes of conduct?”

“Thumbs up to Ed, Rod and Jim of Litchfield. Hope you guys enjoyed your dinner. Glad to see the testing process is unbiased. I wonder why all of the candidates didn’t get an invite. Maybe we should ask the selectman.”

“Thumbs up to the remodeling of the duplex on Burns Hill Road. Nice job, really dresses up the property! Thumbs up to the house who has upgraded on the even side of BH just before the duplex!”

“Thumbs down to election signs. They were road litter before the election and certainly still road litter weeks later. LLB”

“Thumbs down to inconsiderate neighbors. Your property is the epitome of an eyesore. To think you advertise your services as a realtor, a landscaper and a state representative candidate is laughable. I would not employ you for any of these. Shameful. LLB”

“Thumbs up to Jamie J for being a great goalie! Thumbs down to me for leaving you off of the list of players on the team in last week’s thumbs up.”

“Thumbs up to the neighborhood of Flying Rock Road and Leaor Circle for coming together and celebrating Halloween on October 31st. What a huge turn out on such short notice! Many thanks to the neighbor who organized it. I know she tried really hard to not miss any household. What a great neighborhood to live in.”

“Thumbs up and thank you for voting. Even though we worked extra hours, and the lines were long and early. You people who voted are great.”

“Thumbs up to Alvirne Principal Beals for inspiring a collaborative, and yes, student centered learning environment. As a teacher, I find his door always open to students and faculty. He is often out and about connecting with students, faculty, and staff. We may not always agree, but your voice will be heard. My students have been great and respectful, plenty of learning going on. Student discipline issues? The administration has been supportive and responsive to the few issues I have had. Spirit week was fun for all (with education in my classroom not missing a beat - credit the respectful students). Is there room for improvement? Of course, but Bronco Nation is alive and well. I can’t wait to get back to work on Monday!”

“Thumbs down to those who think exposing

themselves in public is freedom of speech at local parks. Just because there is open spaces does not mean everyone else wants the expression. Nashua is watching, is Hudson next? Pictures last so long and these acts are not wanted.”

“Thumbs up to Hudson voters. You may not agree with their opinions but at least they voted in large numbers. Now, if only they can control the budgets in the local government and School Board spending.”

“Thumbs down to the drivers in the right lane at the lights in front of Dunkins to go to Rte 3. Stop letting in cars in left lane over! Step on the gas and force them to go straight to Walmart. They should wait in line like everyone else not force their way in and almost hit other cars. If they start missing getting over maybe they will actually stop.”

“Thumbs up to Infowars.com and Naturalnews.

com! I should have listened to friends earlier about these sites that give the full story and truth. It’s not some ‘conspiracy’. I encourage citizens to take 30 minutes out of your day to read about what’s really going on. I should have stopped trusting the mainstream news a long time ago! I also want to point out that fluoride was used during the Holocaust and is now in our tap water! Many towns in this nation have banned it; we should too! Sincerely, a concerned citizen.”

“Thumbs up to Blessed John XXIII Church for its showing the wonderful video series entitled Catholicism. Viewing this series is yet another reason to make one proud to be a Roman Catholic.”

“Thumbs down to the UPS driver for using Center Street in Litchfield as a racing track. Next time the police will be notified, we still do have small children that live on this street. I’m sure it’s not only Center Street that you drive like this.”

“Thumbs up to New Hampshire. I am so proud to see that they voted for the best man, Obama! The people here must’ve remembered when Mitt was the governor of MA. He was never considered ‘their people’.”

“Thumbs up to the Alvirne JROTC students who once again, participated in the Veterans Day placement of flags at St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Led by Colonel Grady and Sergeant Dubeau, the cadets placed over 870 U.S. flags on the graves

of Veterans to pay tribute to the sacrifices of our deceased Veterans. The flags are supplied to them by the Nashua Elks Lodge. The JROTC students handled this task with reverence, dedication and pride. We should be proud of them!”

“Thumbs down to the people on Albuquerque Ave that can’t stop or slow down for the flock of turkeys crossing the road. You are not the only species on earth. Thank you to the majority that do stop.”

“Thumbs up to Halloween on Sunday in Hudson! Wish it were always on Sunday!”

“Thumbs up to Campbell High School kitchen ladies for serving a delicious Thanksgiving feast. My son could not say enough how good it was.”

“Thumbs up to Litchfield’s newest Marines 1st Lt. Martin and PFC Cialek. We thank you for your service and wish you well as you serve your country and the Marine Corps - be safe.”

“Thumbs up andcongratulations to Lcpl Hines USMC on your recent promotion and assignment to the 3rd CLB USMC, Kbay HI. We are all very proud of you – ‘RAH’. Please remember all of our

brave young men and women proudly serving our country in all of the armed services during the upcoming holiday season.”

“Thumbs up to all the liberal sympathizers living in Litchfield for exposing yourself. You won’t have President Bush to kick around anymore. We have become Taxachusetts-North!!”

“Thumbs down to the AHS principal who has let our lunch time become a zoo when he is sitting right there. Kids running on top of tables throwing food and drinks and he thinks it is funny. I am tired of getting hit and it is totally wrong.”

“Thumbs down – way down – for those who display their holiday lights prior to Thanksgiving. Can’t we focus on one holiday before giving way to another? Please leave them off until we’ve at least finished giving thanks. This obsession with impatience for the holidays diminishes the special nature of the holidays and just emphasizes the commerciality of the season. Will you also be the ones waiting at the stores at midnight on Thanksgiving to participate in the gluttony? We have become a society of overindulgence and this just feeds the beast.”

“Thumbs down to those who chastised Romney for saying Obama won because he gave out free stuff. I have seen it firsthand with free cell phones, free minutes, free cable, a huge increase in welfare, etc. Why don’t we just admit Mitt was/is right?”

“Thumbs down to our Hudson School Board in blindly accepting the Alvirne principal’s policy changes without checking to see if they worked in his past positions. If you all did some homework you would find that on his departure from Laconia the electronics policy was immediately changed because it caused chaos as did all of his changes. The only stakeholders the changes benefit is the students in allowing an out of control mob of which he can blame on his ‘delegates’.”

“Thumbs down to the HBOS for supporting virtually every request to spend our money. Now the HFD wants to spend $178,000 for one vehicle. If spending $178,000 for a single vehicle could save us $24,000 every year for the next ten years, why wasn’t this vehicle purchased a long time ago? We should purchase a dozen of them. By spending a mere $2.1M we’d be saving $2.9M. How many new Suburban’s could the HFD buy with $2.9M? Why don’t businesses spend like this? Because they have a responsibility to their residents, I mean shareholders. We could spend $0 and save $178,000.”

“Thumbs down to whoever is responsible for putting the fence between Marsh Road and the Sousa Blvd. If it’s the people from Sousa Blvd, you shouldn’t be trying to stop the people who are less fortunate than you from walking those streets. If it’s the people of Marsh Road, what the heck

were we thinking?”

“Thumbs down to Republicans. Now that Republicans found out that wealth cannot buy the White House, they want to become middle class again. Republicans now know that all roads to the White House run through the middle class. The problem is, that the middle class is no longer white, and most Republicans have abandoned the middle class and their values. We have become a rainbow society, and Republicans may never catch up because Romney’s loss may have elected Hillary Clinton until 2024. The new middle class has abandoned most of the thinking of our forefathers. They just kept the good parts. There are happy endings after all, and may God bless Obama.”

“Thumbs up to America and the over-taxed working class. Your voice was heard loud and clear. Now wouldn’t it be nice if the

obstructionist- Steve Reardon-types can pack up their signs, editorials, and negative ramblings and begin to work together and move on to create a better country.”

“Thumbs down to the very bigoted Hudson~Litchfield News for not printing comments criticizing Steve Reardon and his very negative, obstructionist, demeaning ramblings on our President, his party and our country. I think we need a new publisher.”

“Thumbs down to Republican leadership. Everyday Republicans are the middle class. The Republican leadership no longer have their vote. Republican Lindsay Graham was on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday morning, speaking about Benghazi and threatening Egypt. Americans elected Obama. The people have taken the best parts of our forefathers and moved on from them and the Republican leadership was not invited. Republican leaders like Lindsay Graham show how worthless they are to our country. Today, power to serve the wealthy is no longer tolerated. During wartime, publicly wanting your President to fail should be treason. Interfering with Obama, will elect Hillary Clinton until 2024.”

“Thumbs up. We are so glad to see Roger Coutu back in action. He is the glue that holds that board together. His main goal is to keep the tax rate down and keep everybody happy and he does a great job. Congratulations, Roger, and keep the good work up. We love ya!”

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Friday afternoon, November 23. After the tree lighting at the Hudson Common, Santa

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Saturday, December 1The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive at St. Kathryn Parish, 4 Dracut Road, Hudson, from 9

a.m.-2 p.m. All eligible and new blood donors are encouraged to give blood. Blood donors are needed everyday to ensure an adequate blood supply for patients in need. To make an appointment to donate blood, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or log onto redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, December 1It’s fair season! Remember to keep the GFWC Hudson Juniors’ Craft Fair on your calendar for December 1 from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. at the Hudson Memorial School. With over 100 crafters, free admission, and the advantage of having done this 35 times before, the Juniors’ Fair is known as one of the best. Check out the penny raffl e, eat lunch, walk through the fair in the other direction to see what you missed. If you have questions about the fair or want to check to see whether tables are still available, contact Debbie at 603-594-0332 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Library -----------------------------Now through Friday, December 14The Drop-in Stitchers at the Rodgers Library will hold a Raffl e for Doll Basket to Benefi t Library Children’s Department.

They have put together a basket of handmade doll clothes and an 18” doll

(same size as American Girl Dolls) to be raffl ed off to benefi t the Children’s Room. Tickets can be purchased at the library. Tickets cost $1 or six for $5. Winner will be drawn on December 14.

Library -----------------------------Tuesday, November 27The popular Paper Techniques workshops are back at the Rodgers Memorial Library in Hudson and will be holding a Holiday

Card Making Workshop at 6:30 p.m. They’ll teach a variety of card making techniques

just in time for the holidays. Pre-registration is required, so call 886-6030 or register online at rodgerslibrary.org.

Saturday, December 1Santa will be making his annual visit to the Rodgers Memorial Library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Kids can get their picture taken

with Santa free-of-charge, make a craft, and enjoy some holiday treats. This is a great way to create a family holiday tradition.

Saturday, December 1 The Beading Group at the Rodgers Memorial Library will meet at noon. The project is making two different kinds of

beaded earrings. The project is for beaders experienced with bead weaving and the peyote stitch. There is a $40 materials charge for this project. Pre-registration and payment is required. Go to therovingbeaders.com to register and pay or come to the library reference desk.

Tuesday, December 4 Come to the Rodgers Memorial Library at 7 p.m. to make a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table. The centerpiece will

be made out of long lasting materials so you can use it for this year’s celebration. The workshop is presented by Anne’s Florals and Gifts of Hudson. There will be a materials cost for this workshop. Advanced registration is required, so call 886-6030 or go to rodgerslibrary.org to register.

Wednesday, December 5 Renowned NH Folk Singer Jeff Warner will be presenting “Banjo’s Bones and Ballads” at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Memorial Library

in Hudson. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program. This event is free and open to the public through a grant from the NH Humanities Council.

School Activities -Thursday, November 29Throughout the start of the school year, a group of teachers, students, parents

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at Alvirne. The Schedule Study Committee would like to update all families of our ongoing discussions and progress to date. We have scheduled an informational meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Checkers Restaurant. Please make an effort to attend.

Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30Nottingham West Elementary School, 10 Pelham Road, Hudson,

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Conservation Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m., fi rst Monday.Fleet Reserve Association, VFW Post, 7 p.m., third Thursday.Friends of Alvirne Ice Hockey, Alvirne High School, 7 p.m.,

every other Tuesday.Friends of Alvirne Music, Alvirne Band Room, 7 p.m., fi rst

Thursday.Friends of Alvirne Swim Team, Alvirne Library, 6:30 p.m.,

second Thursday of the month.Friends of the Library of Hudson, George H. & Ella M.

Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, 7 p.m., third Tuesday, every other month (except June – August)

Friends of Hudson Natural Resources, Town Hall, 7 p.m., second Monday.

GFWC Hudson Community Club, Checkers Restaurant, 7 p.m., fi rst Wednesday.

GFWC Hudson Junior Club, George H. & Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library, 7 p.m., second Wednesday.

Hannah Dustin Quilter’s Guild, Hudson Community Center, 9 a.m., fi rst Monday (except June through August)

Hudson Boy Scout Troop 20, Hudson Community Center, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Hudson Boy Scout Troop 252, St. Kathryn Parish, Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Hudson Democrats, Rodgers Memorial Library, fi rst Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

Hudson Dog Park Committee, Hudson Town Hall, 7 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday

Hudson Grange, Grange Hall, 7:30 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday

Hudson Historical Society, Alvirne Hills House, 7 p.m., fourth Wedneday.

Hudson Lions Club, Valentino’s Restaurant, 6:30 p.m., second and last Monday.

Hudson Senior Council on Aging activities, Community Center, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Thursday.

Hudson/Litchfi eld Rotary, Hudson SAU Building, 7:30 a.m., every Thursday.

Hudson Republican Committee, Rodgers Memorial Library, 7 p.m., fourth Wednesday

Kiwanis, Kiwanis Hall, 7 p.m., fi rst and third Monday. (If Monday is a holiday, call 883-0374.)

Knights of Columbus, St. Kathryn Parish Hall, 7:30 p.m., fi rst Wednesday.

Library Trustees, Hills Memorial Library, 6 p.m., third Wednesday.

Lions Club of Hudson Bingo, Kiwanis Hall, 4 p.m., second Saturday.

Marine Corps League, VFW Hall, 7:30 p.m., last Tuesday.Nashua-Hudson Toastmasters, Nashua Public Library, 6:30

p.m., fi rst and third Wed.Open Space Subcommittee, Town Hall, 7 p.m., fourth

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Wednesday.Recreation Committee, Rec. Center, 6:30 p.m., second

Thursday.Recycling Committee, Board of Selectmen Meeting Room

(lower level of Town Hall), 7 p.m., fourth MondaySchool Board, Hills Memorial Library, 6:00 p.m., fi rst and third

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broncos have trotted the halls of Alvirne High School. Hundreds have graced the luscious trails and taken part on the Cross Country teams. Yet, out of these masses of students throughout Alvirne history, only one boy and one girl can possess the Alvirne 5,000 meter record and subsequent fame of being the best cross country runner in school history.

For those wishing to be crowned in Alvirne distance running immortality the journey starts far before the first practice. Cross Country runners start training in June for races in October. There were several runners noble enough to put the hard summer miles in such as Steve Macleod, Kyle Saunders, Brendan Lavalley, Marie Morrier, Erica Notini to name a few.

But a few went the extra mile, or many extra miles to be more exact. Sophomore Phil Demers ran about 60-65 miles a week over the summer. Senior Aaron Bellomo logged 60 miles a week on average, and Junior Lydia Lyman racked up 50-60 a week. These three went the extra distance in a sport where mileage is of the utmost importance and have been forever rewarded for their efforts. Demers ran a time of 16 minutes and 18 seconds on the Alvirne 5,000m course and ranks sixth all-time in school history! Bellomo broke Caleb Donnelly’s school record with a time of 15 minutes and 47 seconds! And not to be outdone, Lyman broke Laura Goudreau’s school record with a time of 19 minutes and 13 seconds! Bellomo now holds three schools records (the mile, 2 mile, and 5000m) and has earned the right to be acknowledged amongst Alvirne’s most elite runners.

Names like Alan Marcotte (Class of 1999), Dominic Puleo (Class of 2008), Alex Brown (Class of

2005), Caleb Donnelly (Class of 2011), John Kennedy (Class of 2001), Matt Parsons (Class of 2001), Edward Dorgan (Class of 1995) and now Aaron Bellomo (Class of 2013) are all synonymous with greatness in terms of Alvirne male distance running.

Bellomo also placed third in NH Division 1 and fifth in the state! Demers, being only a sophomore, is very likely to join this association and will likely challenge Bellomo’s time for the course record! Lydia Lyman now holds two school records (1500m and 5000m) and has asserted herself onto the list of Alvirne female running greats such as Laura Goudreau (Class of 2010), Kristen Robitaille (Class of 1994), Emily Laplante (Class of 2010), and now Lydia Lyman (Class of 2014)! Lyman also placed 33rd in NH Division 1 and 39th in the state.

Five years upon graduation, most Broncos’ names have been forgotten. Some of the heroes do get remembered for a while. But it is legends like these three whose names will never be forgotten, and will always be associated with hard work, dedication, and greatness in the Alvirne Distance Running community!

Record-Breaking Season for Alvirne Cross Country

U13 Lady Cougars Take First in Veterans Day Tournament

submitted by Jason RossiThe U13 Litchfield Lady Cougars traveled to Massachusetts to participate in the Winchester Veterans Day Tournament

the weekend of November 17 and 18. The U13 Lady Cougars took first place in their U14 bracket going undefeated in four games against Melrose, Andover, Charlestown and Arlington.

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Powlowsky and Drew Sign Letters of Intent,

Heading Off to Sienna Collegesubmitted by Karen Bonney

On November 19, longtime friends and teammates Mikayla Powlowsky and Chelsey Drew signed their National Letter of Intent in front of teammates, friends and families. Next fall, both of them will be headed to Siena College in Loudonville, NY, to play Division I softball.

Their journey began in first grade. They both were playing recreation softball on different teams when Mikayla told Chelsey about the Hudson Heat. Chelsey joined the Heat and together they would play for the Heat over the next three years. Following that time, they would be teammates and adversaries until they got to Hudson Memorial School.

As I spoke to the two of them, they shared the story about when they were in the fourth grade and they were watching a movie together where the storyline involved two girls putting together a time capsule and burying it in one of the girl’s backyard. Mikayla and Chelsey decided to do their own time capsule, which included a piece of paper they wrote saying they would go off together and play Division I softball at the same college. Eight years later, they can look back at that story and smile.

When asked separately what this means to each of them, they both replied” It means everything to me. All of my hard work and dedication to the sport has paid off.” Mikayla and Chelsey are both quick to thank their parents, teammates, and coaches who have played with them or worked with them over the years. Both athletes are also looking forward to the coming high school softball season and are very excited to continue on together at Siena, where Chelsey plans to study physical therapy and Mikayla looks to be an English major with a minor in broadcasting.

Dear Friends and Neighbors of Greater Nashua:

This Thanksgiving, the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter has more to be grateful for than ever before. Over the past month, we have heard unprecedented vocal and enthusiastic support for our programs and our mission.

And thanks to all of you, this holiday season will be the last time we will need to turn away food donations and have hungry families standing outside in line because we are constrained by space.

We are thrilled to announce that NSKS has reached an agreement to purchase the VFW Hall at 2 Quincy Street in Nashua. We plan to close on the building in early March 2013 and will begin renovations shortly thereafter with a planned opening in the early Fall.

Stay tuned for the announcement of our first-ever capital campaign. But first - Turkeys and Happy Holidays!!

Sincerely,

Lisa Christie Lori Lambert G. Frank Teas Executive Director Campaign Co-Chair Campaign Co-Chair

NSKS Board of DirectorsLinda Kipnes

Mary AndoscaBrian CullenDan ExningJohn Fisher

Christy GaskillHede GriemSilvia Harper Kelly JensenFred Tausch

Bob KeatingRick RuoKenneth SheppardJoshua Sullivan

This ad was paid for by Subaru of Nashua, a PROUD supporter of the Nashua Soup Kitchen

hudson~litchfield news 11-23-2012

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