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FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 2018 Page 3
The Year
In Review
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The Longest Night. Annual Event Raises
Awareness Of Homelessness. Page 4
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What’s Inside
Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 2018 Year
Vol 10, No. 28
In Review
Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton
w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w A look back on the events of the past year.
Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w Monroe
Sugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville See Coverage Page 12
www.caledonianrecord.com
Publisher
Todd Smith Friday marked the fourth consecutive year of the
Managing Editor Event Raises Awareness Longest Night, a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. sleep-out on Dow
Field each Dec. 21 to bring attention to the plight
of homelessness and raise money for the Bancroft
Of Homelessness
Paul Hayes
phayes@littletonrecord.com House so it can continue to take in those need.
Advertising (Littleton) See Coverage Page 4
Sylvie Weber
(603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006)
Fax: (603) 444-1383 Following a successful special town meeting vote on
WHS Project Could Be Dec. 15 for a $1.8 million bond for revised renovations
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at Woodsville High School, the more than 9,000 feet of
new space and building connector that will be added are
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St., Littleton, N.H. FYI On The Cover
Fire Heavily Damages
In This Issue
Lancaster Building
News Briefs LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — Fire officials in New Hampshire
Page 6 are trying to determine the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a
building that used to house a hardware store in the town of Lan-
Obituaries caster.
Assistant Fire Chief Mike Kopp tells WMUR-TV the fire in the
Page 10
Main Street building broke out about 1 p.m. Saturday.
The building was being used for storage.
Get Out Kopp says it took crews about an hour and a half to bring the
Page 21 fire under control.
There were no injuries reported.
Classifieds Kopp said the relatively mild weather helped firefighters battle
the blaze.
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Former Pharmaceutical Facility
Added To State Historic Register
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — A building that was once the na-
tion’s largest manufacturing facility for pharmaceutical products Merrick Devlin of Bethlehem and Morgan Kelly of Littleton begin
has been added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic
Places.
a race during a youth meet at Kiwanis Pool in St. Johnsbury on
The Parker J. Noyes building has anchored the northern ap- Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Photo by Paul Hayes)
proach to downtown Lancaster since 1846. A redevelopment proj-
ect led by the Northern Forest Center purchased it in October as
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Franconia: Taking A Stand Against Homelessness
doing its job to keep people aware of the is- to raise more money after Friday’s event, the North Country region is hard to gauge -
BY ROBERT BLECHL
sue.” said Hart. some might not want to acknowledge they
Staff Writer
Joining the group for 2018 were five Lis- On the students spending 12 hours on Dow have no fixed address or secure place to live
bon Junior National Honor Society students Field, Bisbee said,”They were thrilled to do - but the issue in the past few years is “at
FRANCONIA — Rain, mud, a swollen
- Lisbon Regional School eighth-grader Tori it, even in the rain.” least the same, if not worse,” said Gorgone.
river behind them, close to overtopping its
Jellison and freshmen Hannah Keeler, Ken- In the nick of time for the campers this “We are fairly small and we are full just
banks.
dal Clark, Abigail Mahoney, and Kiley Hill. year, which saw an unusual winter solstice about all the time,” he said. “I get calls from
For many, far from ideal sleeping condi-
Many people think homelessness is a prob- with its heavy rains, was a new roof installed people all the way from Massachusetts. We
tions.
lem of bigger cities, but the problem is also this week on the Dow Field Pavilion. have enough of a problem right here.
But for more than a dozen community
here, in the North Country, and it can be “The town of The house is
members, forgoing the comfort of their own
overlooked, said Mahoney. Franconia was won- presently sheltering
beds to sleep in tents or cardboard boxes to
spend the night on Dow Field was an essen-
Compared to more urban places and cit-
ies that have a large share of single people
derful in getting that
on for this week- “We are fairly small nine people, includ-
ing two families of
tial form of community service.
Friday marked the fourth consecutive
who are homeless, those without permanent
homes in the North Country tend to be fami-
end,” said Johnson.
A typical Longest
and we are full just three.
People can be-
year of the Longest Night, a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
sleep-out on Dow Field each Dec. 21 – the
lies with young children, and their problems
can be compounded by lack of services and
Night draws about
20 participants (last
about all the time.” come homeless
through many ways,
winter solstice and longest night of the year
– to bring attention to the plight of homeless-
transportation, said Johnson. year saw about 30) — Bob Gorgone, including losing a
Joining the Lisbon students were two of who support the
ness and raise money for the Bancroft House
their teachers, Kaitie Hart, K-12 music in- Bancroft House and
Director of Bancroft House job or being between
jobs, and being inca-
so it can continue to take in those need.
structor, who marked her third time partic- its mission. pable of working be-
Nearly half a decade on, the event is ac-
ipating in the Longest Night, and Julia Bis- Sponsors include Presby Construction, cause of a disability and something happens
complishing its mission, said Bob Gorgone,
bee, fifth-grade special education teacher. Mascoma Savings Bank, and Garnet Hill, that requires them to leave their residence,
director of the Bancroft House.
Last year, 15 honor society students raised Coldwell Banker Lin-Wood Realty, Woods- said Gorgone.
“It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year,
more than $1,500 for the Bancroft House. ville Guaranty Savings Bank, and the Gale “Maybe they didn’t have the money they
that’s for sure,” he said.
Although there were only five honor soci- River Motel. needed due to hospitalization or they were in
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The founder of the Longest Night, Kevin
ety students this year, they raised about $400, This year, Subway provided sandwich- a place that was unhealthy for them, or the
Johnson, owner of the Gale River Motel and
and also launched gofundme.com campaigns es for the participants and in past years the place they were in was sold from underneath
treasurer of the Bancroft House, said, “It’s
Dutch Treat and Chef Joe’s Catering in Fran- them and they can’t live there anymore,” he
conia have provided food. said. “Sometimes, it’s just getting away from
“We have a lot of good, local support,” a situation that’s not good.”
said Earl Duval, of Sugar Hill, who serves on Just when one thinks they’ve heard all the
the Bancroft House board of directors. stories that leave people without a home,
Donors raise money for the Bancroft there’s another that boggles the mind, said
House, and will sometimes raise it in the Johnson.
name of a group, such as veterans, said Gor- Gorgone recounted one situation that in-
gone. volved a mother and children from Nashua,
The Longest Night event generates a large who were in a dangerous home situation and
chunk of money for Bancroft House opera- had to leave.
tions. In another instance, one woman had been
“We run on a shoestring budget,” said camping in her car, but that became perilous
Johnson. “It’s about $45,000 a year. This when it began to get cold, he said.
usually raises between $6,000 and $8,000. “We also have situations where people
By far, the house runs on private donations.” are camping in the summer, but you need an
The House And Its Mission address to get kids into the school,” he said.
The Bancroft House was launched in 1982 “August is one of our busier times when you
to provide a secure, temporary home for have people who need an address so they can
women, children and families in northern get their kids into school.”
For more info or to pre-register go to brettonwoods.com New Hampshire. The normal length of stay at the Bancroft
The home at 104 Harvard St. has four bed- House is 30 days, enough time for many to
FIREBALL SERIES rooms with private bathrooms that include find a job and save money to afford their
Fridays: Jan. 4th-March 1st (excluding Feb. 22nd) three rooms for families and one for singles own place, but the house will allow people
Races take place from 4-7pm. Registration starts at 2pm. or a couple and has a community living area, to stay up to three months, if needed, if they
a full kitchen with stocked pantry for prepar- are actively working toward those goals, said
TED GILBERT SALOON SERIES ing meals, washer and dryer, and a computer Gorgone.
for its residents to use to search for jobs a Tri-County Community Action, which has
Mondays: Jan. 7th-March 11th (excluding Jan. 21st & Feb. 18th) home of their own. homeless outreach advocates, also sends peo-
Races take place from 10:30am-3pm. Registration starts at 8am. The agreement with residents requires that ple in need to the Bancroft House.
they help with daily chores and maintenance Inspiring the younger generation of North
Single racers welcome! Sign up to get a limited season pass for and keep the house clean and guests are Country residents to become aware of home-
your chosen race day, good all season during non-holiday periods. asked to contribute financially to the house lessness and involved in helping those in
Restrictions apply, visit our website for more details. upkeep if they can. need is paramount, said Johnson.
All outdoor programs are weather dependent and subject to change, Being homeless is never easy, but in the “It’s all about the young people,” he said.
please call (603) 278-3320 for the most up-to-date schedule.
North Country, if one can’t find shelter be- “If we can raise their awareness and get them
Route 302, Bretton Woods tween residences during the region’s winters, involved, that’s another generation wanting
New Hampshire it can be deadly. to do good.”
Exactly how extensive homelessness is in
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News Briefs
Woodsville: New $1.8 Million anon, had questioned why the SAU was spending $500,000 on put the school district in the most promising place it has been in
the Bennett Building if it could connect the main high school and a decade.
High School Space, Connector community building for a safer and better project. In March, voters rejected a proposal to close Woodsville El-
Could Be Complete In 2020 In the revised plan, the Bennett Building and King Street ementary School and consolidate the school with the Haverhill
School building will be demolished, allowing bus loading to be Cooperative Middle School.
Following a successful special town meeting vote on Dec. 15 moved to a safer area and separated from the parent drop-off area At the moment, there is no plan to consolidate the schools, said
for a $1.8 million bond for revised renovations at Woodsville for students, said Melanson. Melanson.
High School, the more than 9,000 feet of new space and building All buildings will be connected and students won’t have to “I think we are a long way off from looking at that,” she said.
connector that will be added are expected to be complete by early walk between them. “At this point, our priority is the high school and maintaining
2020. Existing programs such as technical education, nursing, music, what we have.”
The vote caps off the second of two successful bond votes in library, and alternative learning courses will be moved into the SAU 23 was able to secure state infrastructure funding - the
2018 aimed at making SAU 23’s schools safer, more modern and new space. state set aside $30 million in infrastructure funding earlier this
up to code, and position them for the 21st century. The project has been presented to the N.H. Department of Ed- year - that will allow it to make its schools safer, and the plan for
With the newly approved bond and the successful bond vote at ucation for building aid, which, if awarded, could cover up to 60 SAU 23 is to have a more secure entryway for both WED and the
March town meeting that authorized $3.7 million, the district will percent of the project cost, or least $1.6 million, with work al- middle school.
be able to fully implement the work on the high school campus, ready completed deducted from the first phase because it is not The funds also allow schools to obtain radios and security cam-
SAU 23 Superintendent Laurie Melanson said last week. eligible for building aid. eras and security film for windows.
The first phase was intended to bring the high school campus The work already completed is mostly in the community build-
and its three buildings - the main building, community building ing and consists of locker room renovations, fire partitioning, a Popular Coach To Be Honored
and Bennett Building - up to fire and safety code and in compli- new gym floor, cafeteria ceiling and fire sprinklers, and kitchen
ance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, but it wasn’t going equipment, said Melanson. Along Crusader Alley
to improve the safety of the campus, where students would still be After the application for the new work was submitted, the WHS
walking across an active parking lot, she said. project was ranked in second place, but after a visit by DOE repre- A popular teacher, mentor, middle school athletic director, and
The second phase approved this month will allow the new sentatives, it moved to the top ranking for building aid. championship coach who passed away two years ago will be me-
building of some 9,000 square feet to be constructed to connect “There is a moratorium on school building aid and we still morialized with a photograph on permanent display on the wall of
WHS with the John Bagonzi Community Center and serve as a have a long way to go,” said Melanson. “The Legislature has to Crusader Alley, the hallway leading to the gym where he coached
new main entrance offering a new secure vestibule, enhanced se- approve the money and we still have some more hoops to jump the many basketball games he loved.
curity measures, and doors locked to the outside. through, but we are hopeful we are in a good place should any Pierre Lafitte, who died Sept. 24, 2016, at the age of 70 after
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The new architect hired for the job, Banwell Architects, of Leb- money become available.” a battle with cancer, will be honored at 6 p.m. Jan. 2 at Littleton
The school district is not eligible for any work done prior to High School/Daisy Bronson Middle School.
July 1, 2019. The dedication that will have his photograph placed alongside
Your Community Health Partner Since 1975 Beginning early next year, the architectural drawings will be the photographs of other influential LHS/DBMS coaches will be
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February, said Melanson. Mountains Regional High School.
After the contracts are awarded, the plan is to complete the bulk Coaching basketball was a passion for Lafitte, who, during his
of the work next summer, with a building completion date of Jan- more than 40 years teaching social studies at DBMS, won the
uary of February 2020, when it would be ready for occupancy. state championship for three consecutive years, from 181 to 1984,
Until completion, it will be a construction site the district will as a Class M girls basketball coach, became a two-time recipient
have to work around for about six months, and school officials of the Class M Coach of the Year Award, and was awarded the
will be working out phasing plans, she said. New Hampshire State Coach of the Year Award from the New
The Dec. 15 vote for the $1.8 million bond was 201-51. It need- Hampshire Coaches Association.
ed a two-thirds super-majority to pass. “He was our class advisor and he had a great impact on the lives
It came after the school district, after enlisting Banwell Archi- of many kids and we are honoring him afterward with a recep-
tects as the new architect, learned it could make a new connec- tion,” Ron Lahout, LHS Class of 1976, said Wednesday.
tor-addition space for much less cost than previously estimated Dessert and punch will be served in the cafeteria during the
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News Briefs be a training facility, said Champagne.
Above the four-door vehicle bay is a mezza-
The fire and EMS station will house the fire
department’s ladder truck, two tankers, an en-
Mountain.
The massive, naturally formed granite pro-
Continued from Page 6 nine area for storage and beside the bay a decon- gine, a forest truck, and a six-wheel off-road file attracted tourists to Franconia Notch for
tamination area for personnel needing to wash vehicle. about 200 years before it crumbled in 2003.
opened up for residents to tour. their gear. It can also serve as a temporary command and Since then, a nonprofit Old Man of the Moun-
“Without the support of the townspeople, The new station has a long life ahead of it, communications center for N.H. State Police tain Legacy Fund has created a memorial plaza,
none of this would have happened,” Lisbon said Champagne. and representatives of the Federal Emergency featuring seven steel “profilers” that recreate
Fire Chief Greg Hartwell said as the fire depart- “We got 100 years out of the other one,” he Management Administration and other agencies the Old Man’s image.
ment’s and Lisbon Life Squad’s apparatus rolled said referring to the fire and EMS departments’ during times of crises and emergencies, said The last phase of the project includes con-
into their new home. former home in the town hall building on School Audrey Champagne, Lisbon Life Squad mem- struction of an accessible walkway from the
As he cut the ribbon during a small ceremo- Street. ber and unofficial clerk of the works for the new plaza to a fishing platform that will be built
ny that drew several dozen residents, Hartwell The Lisbon Police Department will remain station. over a cove on Profile Lake.
thanked those involved that included Presby housed on the ground-level floor the town hall. A larger open house event is planned for the The Executive Council voted this week to
Construction, of Franconia, which built the sta- At town meeting in March, voters, in a 73-28 springtime, likely in May, said Hartwell. extend the state’s agreement with the Legacy
tion, and J. Poulton Electric, JD Plumbing and vote, approved $986,000 in bonds for the con- On Sunday, Jeff Dodge, chairman of the Fire Fund for another two years and allocate up to
Heating, Northeast Drywall, Able Security, Foto struction of a new fire and EMS station at 151 and EMS Building Committee, showed resi- $75,000. According to the agreement, the work
Factory, W.B Mason, Secured Network Services, Main St. dents the features of the new facility. is expected to be finished by 2020.
John L. Carter Sprinkler Co., Cherry Valley Ma- The vote needed a two-thirds super-majority Among them Lisbon resident Donna
chine Works, Varney and Smith Lumber, Kern to passed, and did so with 71.5-percent. Northrop, whose husband served on the fire de-
Building Supplies, The Floor Works, Blacktop The station’s construction comes after almost partment for 21 years.
Fish and Game Urges
Paving, and the Lisbon Highway Department. 20 years of planning and revisions. “We’ve waited a long time for this,” Northrop Residents: Don’t Feed Deer.
“There’s a lot of local people who helped get “It’s been over 30 years since we started said of the new fire station.
us where we are,” said Lisbon Board of Select- talking about it,” said Hartwell. Audrey Champagne said, “We’ve been fortu- CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Leave a carrot
men Chairman Scott Champagne. In 2012, those involved got serious again, and nate how it came together. It’s pretty exciting for for Rudolph if you must, but the New Hamp-
It will be a building of many uses for the fire after several downsizings, arrived at a final plan us.” shire Fish and Game Department is warning
department, which this year saw 130 calls, and for a 66-by-100-square-foot wood truss building “It’s something all the townspeople can be residents to otherwise avoid feeding deer this
for the life squad, which went out on more than at the site of the former Ross Funeral Home. proud of,” said Dodge. winter.
278 calls. Town officials said the previous fire depart- Deer Biologist Dan Bergeron says deer
“This is our emergency command center,” ment and Lisbon Life Squad spaces in Lisbon have changed their activity patterns and might
said Champagne. Town Hall had become too small to accommo-
Last Phase Of Old Man be more visible to people, but that they don’t
Radio equipment that will be funded by a fed- date today’s vehicles, equipment and needs. Memorial Approved need supplemental food. He says being fed by
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eral Emergency Management Performance grant The garage of the new station faces Dickinson people can harm deer in numerous ways. For
will be set up in the station’s radio room. Street and has fast access to Route 302. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Funding has example, he says 12 deer that were found dead
The station - 100 feet long and 66 feet, mak- Its training room can hold 49 people and it has been approved for the final project to memori-
ing for a total footprint of 6,600 feet - will also medical storage for the Lisbon Life Squad. alize New Hampshire’s iconic Old Man of the See News Briefs, Page 9
Friday, December 28, 2018 The Record 9
News Briefs glish with 48 percent proficient at math.
Students reached over 70 percent proficiency
calls but are not in a position to help. more clear for those interested in the so-
called tiny home movement.
Continued from Page 8 in both math and English language arts in some Mental Health Republican state Rep. Dave Testerman
districts such as Sunapee School District. tells New Hampshire Public Radio he wants
in South Hampton in 2015 died because they Meanwhile, proficiency scores were lower in Awareness Campaign to sponsor legislation to clarify municipal
were fed food their digestive systems couldn’t the state’s poorest districts including Manches- regulation of the structures. He says cities
process properly. ter and Winchester.
Expands To Police and towns don’t have much guidance under
Feeding deer also draws them away from state law about how to regulate tiny houses.
specialized habitats known as deer yards. Of- CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire
Council Rejects Data police officers have a new resource for helping Such homes are typically mobile and
ficials say that removes the incentives for pri- smaller than 1000 square feet.
vate landowners to conserve and manage deer Collection On Newborns’ citizens in need of mental health and substance
misuse services. Testerman says tiny homes priced around
yards, which hurts the population’s long-term $100,000 could attract a younger demo-
survival. Opioid Exposure State Police barracks throughout the state as
graphic to New Hampshire.
well as police departments in several communi-
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Privacy concerns ties have been given resource cards that direct Real estate developer Joe Mendola says
Woman Killed By have prompted the defeat of an effort to collect people to appropriate services. Called “RE- he wants more clear rules for tiny houses be-
data on New Hampshire newborns who were ACT” cards, they are part of Dartmouth-Hitch- cause he ran into confusion when he tried to
Falling Piece Of Ice build a tiny home park in Warner.
exposed to opioids by their mothers’ drug use cock’s campaign to reduce stigma and create
HART’S LOCATION, N.H. (AP) — Offi- during pregnancy. awareness around mental health. REACT is an
cials say falling ice struck and killed a Massa- The Department of Health and Human Ser- acronym to Recognize the signs, Express con- Court Issues Order In
chusetts woman who was hiking with her fam- vices sought approval this week for a $45,000 cern, Act now and talk to someone you trust,
contract with the state’s vital records depart- Care enough to follow through and follow up, Civil Rights Case At Inn
ily in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Depart- ment to allow for the tracking of substance use and Text “signs” to 741-741.
disorder and opioid-related exposure in birth The campaign originally focused on schools. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hamp-
ment says the 57-year-old Wellesley woman shire court is ordering an inn manager ac-
was injured around noon Sunday. records. Officials said the program would ad- Along with Northeast Delta Dental and the
dress an important gap in collecting data to New Hampshire Police Association, Dart- cused of shoving a couple she thought were
WFXT-TV reports the woman was hiking Muslim after getting into a dispute over a
with a group of 10 people on the Frankenstein help a vulnerable population and that the infor- mouth-Hitchcock is now expanding the cam-
mation would not be disclosed publicly, but the paign to police. refund not to threaten anyone based on their
Cliff Trail in Hart’s Location when a falling religion.
piece of ice struck her in the head. Executive Council denied the request.
Councilor Andru Volinsky said he was con- The Friday order from the Carroll County
Multiple agencies responded to the scene
cerned about creating a database of identifiable
Proposed Bill Would Clarify Superior Court comes in the case of Priscilla
and the woman was taken to a hospital where Protasowicki , whose family runs the Cov-
information given recent cases of massive data Rules For Tiny Homes
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she later died. ered Bridge Riverview Lodge, in Jackson.
The woman’s name has not been released. breaches nationwide.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hamp- A civil complaint filed by the attorney gen-
shire legislator wants to make regulations eral’s office alleges that in April Protasowic-
Average Age In N.H. Program To Support See News Briefs, Page 11
House Drops To 61 Kids In Trauma Expands
Beyond Manchester
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hamp-
shire House is a getting a bit younger. LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A program that
The House Clerk says the average age for the helps police connect social workers with chil-
next two-year session will be 61. That’s based dren who have witnessed traumatic events is
on responses from 390 of the 400 incoming expanding in New Hampshire.
House members, The state’s first Adverse Childhood Experi-
New Hampshire Public Radio reports that will ence Response Team was created in Manches-
be a year younger than it was last session, and ter in 2016 after police counted 400 children
five years younger than the session before that. who had witnessed domestic violence, drug
About one in four members is over the age of overdoses and other trauma in the previous
70. The largest age group, with 157 members, is year but had not been referred to any sup-
those ages 60 to 69. The youngest House mem- portive services. Since then, the program has
ber is 19. The oldest is 92. helped hundreds of children and has received
national attention.
Science Scores On New Hampshire Public Radio reports that at
least five other New Hampshire communities
The Rise In are looking to start their own teams.
New Hampshire Schools Erin Pettengill is the director of the Family
Resource Center in Laconia. She says police
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire often see children during domestic violence
students are scoring higher in
science though some districts
are flagging.
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Obituaries
Eleanor L. Glidden evening, Dec. 28, from 6–8 p.m. at the for cats which she kept until moving to
Eleanor L. Glidden, 73, of Brown Bailey Funeral Home in Lancaster. A the nursing home.
Road, Groveton, N.H., died Wednes- funeral service will be held Saturday She is survived by her father, Mal-
day afternoon, Dec. 19, 2018, at Dart- afternoon at 2 p.m., at the Lancaster colm E. Lang of Danville; her daughter,
mouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Assembly of God. Reverend Seth Frink, Rachel M. Lang and fiancée, Jessica
Lebanon, after stricken with a sudden pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Fenwick, of Littleton; her sister, Di-
illness. the Spring in Northumberland Ceme- ana Cote and husband, Roger, of Dan-
Mrs. Glidden was born in Lebanon, tery. ville; two brothers, Keith Sutkaitis and
N.H., on March 5, 1945, the daughter of Please go to www.baileyfh.net for wife, Kim, of East Hampton, Conn. and
Elias Hopps Sr. and Beatrice V. (Hill) more information or to send an online Christopher Sutkaitis and wife, Debra,
Hopps. She was a lifelong resident of condolence. of Concord, Vt.; two grandchildren,
Groveton who will be remembered by Tessa-Lynne Grabowski and Kamer-
her family as a loving wife, mother, Rebecca L. Lang on Grabowski of Littleton; nieces and
grandma and sister. She enjoyed spend- Rebecca L. Lang, 62, of St. Johns- nephews, Daniel & Alyssa Cote, Me-
ing time with her family, especially with bury, Vt. formerly of Littleton, N.H., gan Sutkaitis, Jarod, Sonya and Noajh
her granddaughter who she would go on passed away Beaulieu; and her best friend, Maria
many bike rides with. She also enjoyed with her family Newton.
sewing and being outdoors, walking in by her side on She was pre-deceased by her step-
the woods or camping. Music brought December 23, mom, Marie Lang in 2014.
her great enjoyment and she would lis- 2018, at UVM A Mass of Christian Burial will be
ten to records and loved singing. Medical Center celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, De-
Eleanor will be missed by the many from complica- cember 31, 2018, at the Queen of Peace
people who knew her. If anyone was in tions of pneumo- Catholic Church in Danville, Vt. with
need of help she would be there. She nia compounded Fr. Karl Hahr as celebrant. Burial will
had a lot of energy and seldom sat still. by chronic ill- take place in the spring at the Danville
Family members believed she had too ness. Green Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Friday,
much energy and often wished they Becky was Rebecca Lang May 3rd.
had half of what she did. She will be born in Laconia, Friends may call on the family for
visitation from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday,
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remembered as an amazing person who N.H., on June 11, 1956, to Malcolm E.
was warm, caring, loveable, helpful, Lang and Wilma (Arnold) Cargal, and December 30th at the Sayles Funeral
generous and always looked so nice. was raised in East Hampton, Conn. Home, 525 Summer Street in St. Johns-
She was a lifetime member of the from the age of 12 by her step-mom, bury.
Lancaster Assembly of God. Marie Lang and her dad, Malcolm. She Condolences may be shared with the
Surviving family members include was educated in Connecticut graduating family at www.saylesfh.com
her husband of 57 years, William F. from East Hampton High School in the
Glidden of Groveton; two daughters, Class of 1975. Sandra Morrill Esparza
Stacey Hodge of Groveton, Twila Glid- Becky has lived in the area since Sandra Morrill Esparza, age 61,
den-Hawley of Gilford, Connecticut; 1995 and worked at Hitchners as a ma- passed away at her home in Parker,
her mother, Beatrice of Whitefield; her chine operator until 2005 and then at a Colo. on Dec. 18, 2018 surrounded by
granddaughter, Martha of Groveton; 7 local convenience store as head cashier her three sisters. Sandra was born on
siblings: Shirley Forbush of Campton, until 2008 when an accident prevented Jan. 17, 1957, the fourth daughter of
Lucille Cameron of Jefferson, Joyce her from continuing to work. Nathan & Janice Morrill of North Dan-
Reynolds of Groveton, Elsie Dresser of She enjoyed spending time with her ville, Vermont (both deceased).
Delton, Florida, Elias Hopps Jr. of Lan- family, reading, and doing Crosswords Sandra grew up on a dairy farm in
caster, Harold Dean Hopps of Groveton, and Word Finds. She loved “cook-outs Vermont and attended schools in North
Meredith Hopps of Berlin and many and the great outdoors,” fishing and Danville and Danville, graduating from
nieces and nephews. spending time at the lake. Becky also Danville High School in 1975. She re-
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State House.
Continued from Page 10 Continued from Page 9 The Portsmouth Herald reports Gerri Cannon and Lisa
Bunker will represent Somersworth and Exeter respectively
mained good friends with her classmates throughout her life. ki assaulted the couple originally from Morocco. when they take office on Jan. 2. Stacie Laughton became the
She attended college at Northeastern University and Lyndon The civil rights case is separate from a misdemeanor crim- first openly transgender lawmaker elected in New Hampshire
State College, before pursuing her career in the hotel industry inal assault case. in 2012. However, Laughton never took office because of a
full-time. Protasowicki said Saturday her new lawyer is asking for a felony conviction.
A very committed professional, Sandra’s career spanned new hearing. She also says she has “no objections to Muslims Bunker became upset when President Donald Trump was
more than 40 years, beginning in high school with a sum- at all” and disputes some of the statements attributed to her. elected in 2016 and decided to run. She says she later looked
mer job at New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Hotel. Her to Danica Roem, Virginia’s first openly transgender officer
unparalleled work ethic and commitment to excellence in all Transgender State Reps holder, for inspiration.
aspects of hotel management led to leadership positions in Cannon wants to improve issues surrounding health and
several cities including New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Poised To Make History human services. Bunker says she wants to focus on prevent-
Scottsdale, Ariz.. The final decade of her career she served as ing gun violence and closing the opportunity gap.
Vice President of Operations for Stonebridge Companies in NEWMARKET, N.H. (AP) — Two New Hampshire pol-
Englewood, Colo. Respected for her experience and depth of iticians will make history next week when they’re sworn in
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The Year In Review 2018
The Year In Review
The Top Local Stories
A Look Back On The Events Of 2018
Stories Of The Year Of 2018. Page 14
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BACK-TO-BACK PATS to Lancaster to the cheers of crowds gathered all
FEB. 12 along the route.
LINCOLN — Jack Sampo led the Profile ——
Patriots to a second straight Division IV boys SPARTANS, AT LAST
crown at Loon Mountai. JUNE 9
Sampo had two podium finishes (first in sla- MANCHESTER — Hail to the champs!
lom, third in GS) as Profile won its 18th boys All their hard work and dedication paid off
alpine title, repeating as champs for the first time for the White Mountains Regional boys when
since a six-year reign from 2004 to 2009.
The Patriots tallied 758 points, comfortably The Top Local Sports Stories Of 2018 the second-seeded Spartans conquered fourth-
ranked Somersworth 5-1.
ahead of runners-up Derryfield (733) and third- Way back in January when the winter winds
place Lin-Wood (695). were howling, the WMR boys set a goal to play
“They wanted it, goodness gracious, from the 20 games this spring and finish at Fisher Cat Sta-
very first practice they wanted to win today’s at 220 in his very first year of wrestling. course in a time of 12:16.9, winning by a 30 sec- dium. Mission accomplished. After 31 years, the
race,” said Profile head coach Phil Boone. The three champions were all top-seeded in ond margin. Spartans are champions again.
Profile racers laid down 24 clean runs (no their divisions and won by pin. They led the —— Winning pitcher Braxton Brown called the
falls, no hikes) and successfully dialed back Spartans to a third place team finish. PEAK PERFORMANCE feeling amazing. Senior catcher Jacob LaBoun-
their personal ambitions, just a little bit, for the Dutkewych — who was runner up the previ- MAY 26 ty, after three long transitional years, called it
good of the team. ous year — had a bye into the semifinals where TILTON — The White Mountains Regional awesome. Coach Ben Hicks chose satisfying.
Boone said his team avoided ‘go big or go the sophomore won an 8-2 decision. He took girls claimed their first state title in six years. The Spartan mentor showed the way and
home’ heroics, approached their races intelli- an 18-6 record into the 106 finals and was trail- The Spartans scored 59 points to win the Divi- credited his team for putting the work in.
gently, and “as a team, they really did what they ing Plymouth’s Charlie Comeau, 6-4 when he sion III girls track and field championship, edg- “They set their goal and now have learned how
had to do.” caught the Bobcat in a cradle to pin with 23 sec- ing runners up Gilford (50 points), third place to win. The boys didn’t panic. They were pre-
“One risk and we might not be champions to- onds left in the second period. Campbell (49.50) and fourth place Inter-Lakes pared. They’ve matured. We showed up to play.”
day,” Boone said. Austin was one determined Spartan in the (48). ——
—— 113 finals, where he squared off against Tucker White Mountains also had three individual WALKING TALL
YOUNG AND RELENTLESS Goodwin from Coe Brown. Both were unbeaten event winners on the day. Two in the girls meet JUNE 9
FEB. 13 in-state. However, 21 seconds in, a timeout was — sophomore Taima Ronish in the 100 meter MANCHESTER — Derek Walker received
SUNAPEE— The Profile girls edged hosts called for a knock in the nose of Austin. When hurdles (16.42 seconds) and senior Grace Gens- his diploma in the morning.
Sunapee by 11 points to win the Division IV the bout resumed, Austin attacked again and an- amer in discus (109 feet, 2 inches) — and one in He raised a trophy in the afternoon.
girls alpine championship. other takedown to the back meant a 4-1 lead and the boys meeet, sophomore Jack Parker in pole In his final high school outing, Walker pitched
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Skiing without injured junior Libby Hamil- a standard arm bar to pin in 1:36 brought that vault (12 feet). a complete-game two-hitter, leading No. 2 Little-
ton, the Patriots flexed their depth, led by junior third title in a row. —— ton over No. 4 Newmarket 3-1 in the Division IV
Sierra Price in the slalom (third) and senior Sar- In the 220 weight class, Clements wrapped up DYNASTY! championship at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
ah Blampied in the GS (fifth). his debut season in impressive fashion, using his JUNE 9 Walker struck out two and walked three, guid-
Meanwhile a couple of middle schoolers, strength to battle through a wide open division, HOLDERNESS — The Spartans still rule Di- ing Littleton (17-2) to its second title in three
eight grader Madison McLaren and seventh and faced John Stark’s Jeffrey Johnston in the vision III softball. years, and fourth in 11 finals appearances.
grader Sophie Bell, posted a pair of Top 10 fin- final. The Spartan fell behind, 12-8 and was in In a seventh consecutive trip to the finals, the “It’s a great feeling to go out on a win,” Walk-
ishes. McLaren was fifth in slalom and sixth in the third period when — with a huge effort — top-seeded and unbeaten White Mountains Re- er said. “I’m really thrilled right now.”
GS. Bell was seventh in slalom and 10th in GS. turned the General with a bulldog to pin at 5:26. gional girls waited until the last two innings to It was a perfect ending for Littleton’s six se-
It was title number 20 for the girls program, The big guy was swarmed by his teammates. subdue seventh-seeded Belmont, 4-1 at D&M niors, including Walker, who started as sopho-
and the first since 2015. —— Park and hold onto the crown for a third year mores on the 2016 championship team.
—— GREAT SKATE in a row. Those baseball-focused seniors — Jacob Al-
THREE SPARTANS CROWNED MARCH 6 “When you start something there’s only one laire, Lucas Bray, Brody Fillion, Scott Ridlon,
FEB. 17 GORHAM — White Mountains Regional’s place to aim for and that’s right here in the Quintin Ross and Walker — have helped Little-
TILTON — Three in the finals, three champi- Leah Dutkewych claimed the girls’ freestyle title championship,” said WMR coach Forrest Hicks. ton go 53-4 over the past three seasons.
ons for White Mountains Regional at the Divi- at the Division III Nordic Championship Meet at Spartan sophomore ace Haile Hicks led the “These six kids, along with their dads, they’ve
sion III wrestling championships. Great Glen. Spartans with 12 strikeouts with one walk. The been all together playing this sport since they
A three-peat for Spartan junior Jon Austin Following a runner up finish in the classic three-time champions conclude the 20-0 season were five,” said LHS head coach A.J. Bray, Lu-
at 113 and first-ever titles for sophomore Noah race, Dutkewych summoned all her strength and on a 26-game win streak. Fire trucks escorted cas’ father. “To go out this way, it just doesn’t
Dutkewych at 106 and senior Stetson Clements stamina for the skate event, completing the 4K the champions from the Twin Mtn. line through get much better.”
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A Look Back On The Events Of 2018 FOR
Woodburn Charged
Three-term State Sen. Jeff Woodburn, D-Whitefield, was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with
multiple counts of domestic violence and assault against his former fiancée, Emily Stone
Jacobs, then the Coos County Democratic Committee Chair. Following his arrest Wood-
burn stepped down as Senate Minority Leader but resisted calls for his resignation. The
incident split the local Democratic party and prompted Kathleen Kelley of Randolph to
stage an unsuccessful write-in challenge in the primary. Once considered a lock to win a
fourth term, Woodburn lost in the general election to Republican David Starr of Franconia.
Woodburn has pleaded not guilty to the charges and plans to claim self-defense. The case
is set for trial in Coos County Superior Court sometime next year.
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Walker Exits On High Note
Four time Paralympian and former World Cup overall champion Tyler Walker announced
his retirement this spring. The Franconia native exited on a high note on a high note after
winning twin silvers in GS and slalom at the PyeongChang Winter Games in March,
the first Paralympic medals in his 15 year international racing career. Those Paralympic
medals completed a comeback from a devastating crash four years earlier at the Sochi
Winter Games. “I had some pretty good closure,” said Walker. “Winning a medal at the
Paralympics was the last nut to crack.” In addition to his Paralympic and World Cup
success, he was the winner of three X Games gold medals in the Monoskier-X event. He
also graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2008 with a double-major in
geography and international affairs. He looks forward to exploring opportunities outside
of alpine racing.
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