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Woodburn Charged. Steps Down As Minority Leader, Stays On As District One Senator. See Page 4

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Cumbies, Maplefields, Rumors, and Possibly

More In Littleton

Littleton is booming and buzzing, as newbusinesses are set to open and others are ru-moredtobeontheirway.Twonewgasstationswith convenience stores, a Cumberland FarmsandMaplefields,aresettoopeninthenextcou-pleofweeks.AswereportedinMarch,anewMaplefieldsis

settoopenat390MeadowStreetwheretheoldSunocostationusedtobe.Itwillfeatureabeercave,made-to-orderandgrab-and-goitems,anda wide variety of coffee.With other locationsin upstate NewYork and throughoutVermont,Littleton will be the company’s easternmoststore.Earlier in theyear,OttoHansen,Maple-fieldsgeneralmanagersaidexpandingeastwasinterestingandthiswouldbe“anicelocationforpeopletopulloffandrechargeandrefresh.”TheCumberlandFarmswillbeopeningat831

MeadowStreet,justacrossfromtheStaples.Ac-cording to thecompany’s Instagrampage, theyare hosting a hiring event at the location nextweekonSaturday,Aug.11.

These are just the latest examples of Little-ton’s economic development, which has wel-comedseveralbusinessesthroughout2018.ThesuccesshasnotbeenlostonNathanKarol,Ex-ecutiveDirectorof theLittletonAreaChamberof Commerce. “I can certainly say that I havenoticed,asanysmalltownisthat’sup-and-com-ing,wearesomewhat influxatcertain times,”he said. “But it certainly seems we’re findingour footing, continuing to grow, and welcom-ingtothecommunitythosepeoplethatwanttocomeinandthrivehereandpickLittletontobetheirhome.”Inadditiontothesenewstores,therearealso

rumorscirculatingthattwootherchainsmaybecomingtoLittleton.AStarbuckscoffeeshopandFiveGuysrestaurantaresaidtobeintheworks,but, according to Littleton Planning& ZoningClerk Joanna Ray, those rumors are currentlyunsubstantiated. She said neither franchise hasenteredanapplicationwiththePlanning&Zon-ingBoard.Itispossible,however,theymayap-plyinthefuture.If these rumorsmaterialize,we’ll be sure to

share.Ifyouhearfirstorknowofanyotherbusi-nessesnews,[email protected].

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Wherever he goes, Steven Frost creates community through art. Community building was a skill he learned early on, during his days as a gay youth growing up in Monroe, N.H., and attending St. Johnsbury Academy (Frost graduated in the class of 2000).

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After a request by North Country Environmental Ser-vices, selectmen have dropped the enforcement action they filed in June at Grafton Superior Court against NCES in regard to a tax abatement the company seeks that would cut its landfill property taxes in half.

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New Hampshire state senator Jeff Woodburn, who was arrested last week on domestic violence charges, announced Monday he will step down as New Hamp-shire Senate minority leader but will not resign as state senator.

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Woodburn Stays On As Senator

Textile ArtistWeaves Community

Selectman Drop ActionAgainst Landfill Owners

In This Issue

News BriefsPage 8

ObituariesPage 12

Get OutPage 18

ClassifiedsPage 22

FYI On The Cover

Matt Kelly of Littleton competes in a youth swim meet at Remich Park in Littleton on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Teams from Beth-lehem, Colebrook, Littleton, Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury took part. See more on Page 14. (Photo by Paul Hayes)

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Lancaster Man Raises Money For PTSD Research

Last weekend’s downpour didn’t stop JohnPercey,who,fortheseventhconsecutiveyear-withfourof themintheNorthCountry-com-pletedthe31Milesfor31Heroeswalktohonor30servicemenandamilitarydogkilled inAf-ghanistan and raise money for post-traumaticstress(PTSD)research.“The event was a success,” the retired Air

Force veteran said Sunday. “It was a soggystart,andrainedthefirstfewhours,butluckilyitclearedup.Lastcheck,Ihadraised$1004.Ihadseveraldifferentfolksaccompanymealongtheway.”

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Astheclocktickedtowardthefinalminute of play, I worriedwewere infor the disappointment of a loss. Mydaughterhadbeenasking forages forthechancetowatchherfavoritesoccerplayer–AlexMorgan–inalivegame.Nowherewewere,inaseaof#13jer-seys, and the U.S.Women’s NationalTeamwasdown1-0andalmostoutoftime.Wewaitedanxiouslyamidthecrowd

of 21,000+, hoping for some last-sec-ondmagic,yellingouttotheplayersonthefieldjustinfrontofus,hopingourcheerswouldinspireagoal.Threeyearsago,whentheonce-every-four-years

Women’sWorldCupwasbeingcontestedinCana-da,myhusbandandIconsideredmakingthedrivetoMontrealtowatchtheU.S.–theeventualwinnersofthecovetedCup–play.I’vebeenkickingmyselfeversincethatwedidn’tloadourthen6-and8-year-olds into theminivanandheadnorthfor that.So,whenIsawtheU.S.Women’sNationalTeamwouldbeplayinginConnecticut,Ibitthebullet,boughtthetickets,andheadedsouth.Mykidshavewatchedalotofsoccergameswith

meinthelivingroom.They’veseenmesittinglit-erallyontheedgeofmyseat,watchedmejumpoutofsaidseatinexcitement,andheardbothmuttersofdiscontentandloudshoutsoftriumphantjoy.Likepre-teenseverywhere,thekidshavebecomeadeptatrollingtheireyesattheirmother’sweirdantics.Butnowtheygetintothegamesjustasmuch–andoftenasvocally–asIdo.Nothing compares, though, to being there live

to watch the action – with several thousand soc-cer-crazedstrangers.First,therewasameanderingdrivethroughalab-

yrinthofparkinglotsuntilwewerefinallydirectedintoaspot,followedbythelongwalktothestadi-um,whereeverything–fromahotdogtoatacotoabottleofwater–seemedtosellforthebargainpriceof$5.Eventually,wegottothegoodstuff.Theofficial

walk-inbythestarting11.AliveperformanceoftheNationalAnthem.Pre-gamefireworksonthefield.

Theteamhuddlingupbeforekick-off–justlikethekidsdobeforetheirgames.Naturallyreserved,mykidsweren’t

quitesureaboutjoininginthe“U-S-A!”chant that erupted at various pointsthroughoutthegame,buttheyeventu-allydid.Weroseupforthewaveasitundulatedthroughthestadium.And,ofcourse,wewatchedsoccer.WegroanedwhenAustraliascoredmid-waythroughthefirsthalfandrodetherollercoasterof great plays, hard charges, and nearmisses.Secondhalfwasthebest,astheU.S.

teamcontrolledmuchof the play andattackedthegoalatourendofthefield.AlexMor-ganwasyardsaway.MeganRapinoetookseveralcornerkickssoclosetoourseats,shesurelyhearduscheeringforher.RoseLavelle,CrystalDunn,andTobinHeathdazzleduswiththeirkillerfootwork.CarliLloydcameonneartheendofthegametoahugeovation.It all feels different when it’s happening right

thereinfrontofyou,life-sized,withoutacommen-tatordissectingeverymoveandthedistractionofin-stantreplay.Icouldtellbythekidsfaces,theyweresoakingitallup.Astheminutestickedupto90,though,itseemed

a lesson in disappointment was headed our way.Andthen,inthefinalminuteofthegame,onthelastRapinoecornerkick,LindseyHorantimedherrunandherleapjustrightandheadedtheballpasttheAussiegoalkeeper.Thecrowdroaredandleapttoitsfeet–wealong

withit–inaneruptionoftriumphantemotionnoteasilyreplicatedinalivingroom.Inthatmoment,the lesson shifted from one of disappointment to one of keep-trying-to-the-very-end.A tie, stolen fromwhathadseemedlikeasureloss,feltlikevictory.Itwasalittlebitofsoccermagic,morerealbe-

causewewereright there tosee it–andfeel it–happen.

Meghan McCarthy McPhaul is a freelance writer and former staff reporter for the Caledonian-Re-cord. For more about her writing adventures, visit www.MeghanMcPhaul.com.

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Woodburn Steps Down As Minority Leader; Vows To Stay In Senate

BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

New Hampshire state senator JeffWood-burn,whowasarrestedlastweekondomesticviolencecharges,announcedMondayhewillstepdownasNewHampshireSenateminori-tyleaderbutwillnotresignasstatesenator.“I’mvoluntarilysteppingasideasminority

leadertodevotemyfullattentiontoclearingmy name and representingmyNorth Coun-tryconstituents,”thethree-termstatesenatorfromWhitefieldsaidinastatement.“Asafa-ther,myfamilycomesfirst.Supportingthemwill bemypriority during the difficult timeahead.”For elected officials on both sides of the

aisle, his decision to relinquish his Senateleadership positionmight not be enough, asanumberofRepublicansandDemocratsarerequestinghefullyresignhisSenateDistrict1seatimmediately.Woodburn’s spokesperson, Lisa Meyer,

said“Heissteppingasidefromhisleadershipposition,butremaininginhisseat.”In a statement issued after Woodburn’s

decision to relinquish the leadershipposthehasheldsince2014,stateSen.ChuckMorse,R-Salem, the president of the N.H. Senate,said, “Senator Woodburn’s decision to stepdownfromhisroleasSenateMinorityLead-erisaprudentoneatthistime.Itisclearthathe is unable to uphold the duties and respon-sibilities of theSenateMinorityLeader, butalso as an elected official representing thecommunitiesofthefirstsenatedistrict.“Theseacts, if found true,are reprehensi-

bleandarenot representativeof thekindofindividual character required to hold publicoffice,”saidMorse.“Outofrespectforthoseheserves,SenatorWoodburnshouldserious-lyconsiderresigningfromhisseat.”Morsesaidintheinterim,heurgestheSen-

ate Democrats to squander no time comingtogether to fill the Senate’s leadership roleso that the Senate can continue conductingbusinessasusualservingthecommunitiesof

thisstate.“I continue to believe that legislators

should be held to a higher standard and there isnoexcuseandabsolutelynoroomfordo-mestic abuse and violence in our society,”saidMorse.Woodburn faces a total of nine Class A

misdemeanorcharges, includingfourassaultchargesthataccusehimofstrikingandbitinghisintimatepartner.He was arrested Thursday in Concord,

released on $10,000 personal recognizancebail,andisscheduledtobearraignedinLan-casterDistrictCourtonAug.20.Inastatementissuedinthehoursafterhis

arrest,Woodburnsaidheintendstofullyad-dressthechargesanddefendagainstthemincourt.Woodburn,whorepresentsnearly60towns

inCoosCountyandnorthernGraftonCounty,has no Democratic challenger on the ballotfortheprimaryelectiononSept.11.The New Hampshire Department Party

ChairmanhasalsocalledonWoodburntore-signhisSenateofficeimmediately.

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Selectmen Drop Enforcement Action Against CasellaBY ROBERT BLECHL

Staff Writer

BETHLEHEM - After a request by NorthCountry Environmental Services, selectmenhavedroppedtheenforcementactiontheyfiledinJuneatGraftonSuperiorCourtagainstNCESinregardtoataxabatementthecompanyseeksthatwouldcutitslandfillpropertytaxesinhalf.Sincethattime,however,selectmenandthe

companyhave“engagedinpreliminarysettle-ment discussions in an attempt to resolve thedisputesbetweenthem,”WalterMitchell,legalcounselforthetown,wrotethecourtinaJuly18motionstatingthetownagreestovoluntarywithdrawtheenforcementaction.In its abatement request, NCES, a subsid-

iary of the Rutland, Vt.-based CasellaWasteSystems,claimsitstippingfeeperton(awastedisposalfeecollectedbyNCES)ishalfofthe$92.19figureonthetown’sequalizedvaluationsummaryfortheNCESproperty.In the now-withdrawn enforcement action

filed June 26 at Grafton Superior Court, se-

lectmenhadarguedNCESseekstouseanas-sessmentformulathatisnottheN.HBoardofTaxandLandappealsmethodologythecompa-nyand townagreed to in the2011 settlementagreement filed at the superior court and thatNCES’sownexpertpromoteduntilrecently.Thetownhadaskedthecourt todefineand

enforcetheassessmentprovisionoftheagree-ment,whichvotersapprovedin2012andhadendedallpreviouslitigationbetweenthetownandNCES and added 10 acres to the current61-acrelandfilldistrict.As part of the ongoing preliminary dis-

cussions,NCES requested that the town, in ashowingofgoodfaith,withdrawtheaction,hesaid.The action was dropped without prejudice,

meaningifnegotiationsbreakdown, the towncanfileanewanenforcementaction.ThecourtapprovedthemotiononJuly27.Afterdiscussionoftheabatementwenttoa

publicdiscussioninSeptember,NCESrequest-ed selectmen sign a confidentiality agreementto keep non-public any discussions betweenthemabouttheabatement.

DuringMonday’sselectmen’smeeting,MattAngell,acertifiedpublicaccountantfromMan-chesterwhowasrecommendedtothetownbyMitchellandtheN.H.MunicipalAssoc.,wentbeforeselectmen,whoaskedhimthebestwaytoproceedtoresolvethematter.Angell is taskedwith reviewing theNCES

revenue, tonnage and other specifics to deter-mineif theysupport thecompany’staxabate-mentrequestandiftherequestisreasonable.Hetoldselectmenhehasreceivedsomeba-

sic revenueand tonnage information from thecompany,but,todate,thatisaboutit.SelectmenMartinGlavac askedAngell if a

weekisreasonableforhimtoreviewtheinfor-mation.“Aweek is reasonable if the information is

available,”saidAngell.BoardofSelectmenChairmanMaryMoritz

saidthetown’slegalfeesandprofessionalfeesarebudgetedfor.IfNCES is successful, itsabatementwould

reduce theassessmentson threeof itsproper-ties froma2017valueof$14.6million to anaggregatevalueof$7million,accordingtothe

company’sabatementrequestfiledFeb.28fortaxyear2017.According to the 2017 equalized valuation

summaryfiledwith the town,NCEShasa to-tal projected 2017 property tax payment toBethlehemof$430,762,afigurethatcouldbehalvedtoabout$200,000iftheabatementgoesthrough.A successful abatement for tax year 2017

couldalso set aprecedent that couldpossiblyreduce in future tax yearsNCESproperty as-sessments, and the amount of property tax itpaystothetown.Aspart of theBTLAmethodology adopted

byNCES’sexpert,thetownandNCESagreedtoa3.5-percentannualincreaseintippingfees,based on a market analysis of gate rates anda review of the consumer price index for theNortheastregion,Mitchellwroteinthesuperiorcourtpetition.The BTLA decision states the tipping fee

was$59in2004,andwiththe3.5-percentan-nualincreasepromotedbyNCESandadoptedbytheBTLA,was$92.19in2017,saidMitch-

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If that doesn’t happen,NHDPChairmanRayBuckleyhasdeclined to answer if the NHDP will be finding a write-inDemocraticcandidate tochallengeWoodburn in theprimaryelection.IfWoodburndoesnotresignhisSenateseatandproceedsto

theNovembergeneralelection,hewillfaceRepublicanchal-lengerDavidStarr,aretiredengineerfromFranconia.

Arrested senator would stay on ballot even if he resignsCONCORD, N.H. (AP)— Senate Democratic leader Jeff

Woodburn’snamewillremainontheballotnextmonth,evenifheresignsfollowinghisarrestondomesticviolencecharges.Woodburnwas chargedThursdaywith simple assault, do-

mesticviolence,criminalmischiefandtrespassing.Heisac-cusedofstrikingandbitingawoman,andkickinginthedoorofherhome.Woodburnissuedastatementsayingheintendstofightthe

allegationsincourt.Thoughmanyofficialssayheshouldre-sign,hisnamewillremainontheSept.11primaryballot,evenifhestepsdown.The secretaryof state’s office saysnames canonlybe re-

moved in limited circumstances, including death, seriousillness or moving out of a district.Woodburn, who lives inWhitefield,doesn’tfaceaprimarychallenger.DavidStarrofFranconiaistheonlyRepublicancandidate.

Senate Democrats select interim minority leaderCONCORD,N.H. (AP)—NewHampshireSenateDemo-

cratshaveselectedaninterimminorityleaderaftertheprevi-ousminorityleadersteppeddownamidassaultanddomesticviolenceallegations.TheSenateDemocraticCaucus onMondaynight selected

stateSen.DonnaSoucy,ofManchester,toserveastheSenateDemocraticleaderthroughNov.6.Soucysaysshe’shonoredtobeselectedandlooksforward

tofocusingontheissuesthatmattermosttoresidentsandonthemidtermelections.Earlier Monday, Sen. Jeff Woodburn, of Whitefield, an-

nounced hewas stepping aside asminority leader to devotehisattentiontoclearinghisnameandrepresentinghisconstit-uents.Woodburnwascharged lastweekwithsimpleassault,domestic violence, criminal mischief and trespassing. He’saccused of striking and biting a woman, and kicking in thedoorofherhome.

Landaff In Talks With Lisbon Fire Dept.

ell, who added the property taxes provision of the settlementagreementis“unambiguous.”CWSrepresentativeshavedeclinedtocommentontheabate-

ment.InCWS’srecentquarterlyearningsreports,Casella’stopof-

ficer,CWSCEOJohnCasella,hassaidsolidwastepricingcon-tinuestobestrong.In the company’s second-quarter earnings call for investors

onFriday,Casellasaid,“Strongoperatingperformancecontin-uestobedrivenbyrobustsolidwastepriceandvolumetrends…Duringthesecondquarter,weincreasedouraveragelandfillpricepertonby6.7percentandatthesametimeincreasedland-filltonsvolumebyroughly3.6percentyear-over-year.”CWS revenues for the second quarter of 2018were $165.6

million,upa$11.6million,or7.6percent,year-over-year.CWS CFO Ned Colletta said, “We increased our reported

landfill pricingby4.1percentyear-over-year andmore impor-tantlywe increasedouraveragepriceper tonat the landfillby6.7percent…”

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BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

LISBON - Discussions have resumedabout a proposal for Landaff to contractwithLisbonforfireprotectionservices,anideathatearlierintheyeartriggeredpush-backbysomeLandaffresidentswhowanttokeeptheirfiredepartment.DuringtheJuly23LisbonBoardofSe-

lectmen’smeeting,theLandaffFireCom-mitteewentbeforeLisbonselectmenwithalistofquestions,withcommitteememberDougErb,aformerLandafffirechief,say-ingthegroupwantsto“separatefactfromfiction,”accordingtothemeetingminutes.He asked if Lisbon is still interested

in providing coverage for Landaff, andLisbon selectmen replied yes and said itwould be similar to the contract for fireservices Lisbon provides to the town ofLyman.Acontractisbasedonthetown’spop-

ulation inwhich they use the 2018 cen-sus numbers to determine a base fee,saidBoardofSelectmenChairmanScottChampagne.LandaffSelectmenMichaelRansmeier,

a proponent of exploring a contractwithLisbon, asked if Lisbon would consideracontract longer thantwoyears,suchasfourorfiveyears.

Champagnesaidtwotofiveyearsisatypicalcontract.Landaffwould alsonot be required to

keepandmaintainafirestationandequip-mentinitstown,hesaid.Lisbon,whichcurrentlyhas16firefight-

erswith10ofthemlevelonecertifiedorhigher,hasbeenprovidingfireservice toLymanformorethan35years,saidLisbonFireChiefGregHartwell.IfpercallchargesareappliedforLan-

daff,Hartwellsaidratesofpaywouldbethe firefighters rate of pay, ranging from$12anhourto$27anhour.ChampagnewasaskedifLandaffwould

incurcostsrelatedtocapital investments,includinginterestpayments,equipmentorthenewfirestationgoingupinLisbon.Hesaid there has been capital improvementin Lyman, but that town has never beencharged.LisbonselectmensaidthatLandaffres-

idents and fire personnel would be wel-cometojointheLisbonFireDepartment.Landaffisoneofthefewtownsremain-

inginNewHampshirethathasanall-vol-unteerfiredepartment.At town meeting in March, Landaff

residents voted to keep their fire depart-mentalivebytablingseveralarticlesthatsoughttosuspenditandauthorizeLandaffselectmentocontractwithLisbonforfireprotection.

Landaff residents, someofwhomsaidthey feltLandaff selectmendidnot haveapublicdiscussionabouttheproposalbe-forethearticlestosuspendthedepartmentwere put on the town meeting warrant,alsounanimouslyauthorizedacommitteetostudytheLandaffVolunteerFireDepart-mentandtheoptionsforitgoingforward.Thatcommitteecouldholdapresenta-

tionlaterthissummerandLandaffselect-mencouldissuetheirrecommendationbytheendoftheyear.Among those fighting to keep the fire

department in Landaff is Landaff FireChiefJasonCartwright.In February, before the town vote, he

said it is an important department in the Twin State MutualAid FireAssociationand Landaff firefighters are traditionallythefirsttorespondtoincidentsinLandaffthatarenotwithinacloserdistancetotheLisbonfirestation.TheLandaffVolunteerFireDepartment

also manages community events, suchas the town’sOldHomeDay, runs on abudget that can be reduced to a roughly$23,000 annual range, provides a strongbackupdepartmenttoLisbon,SugarHill,Bathandothertowns,andprovidesqual-ity service to Landaff residents, some ofwhomwouldotherwisehavedelayed re-sponsetimesiftheLandaffdepartmentisdissolved,hesaid.

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Dalton Woman Arrested In Fentanyl/Heroin Bust

LANCASTER—ADaltonwomanfacesfel-onydrugcharges,includingonecountaccusingheroftryingtopeddlenarcotics,afteranarrestonFridaybyLancasterpolice.“Itwasalong-goinginvestigationthatledto

a good drug seizure,” Lancaster Police ChiefTimothyCharbonneau.“ItresultedfromamotorvehicleinvestigationthatstartedJune2andledintoasearchwarrantandarrestwarrant.Weputoutawarrantandwereabletocatchher.”Michelle Lambert, 35, faces a felony count

eachofpossessionofacontrolled/narcoticdrugand possession of a controlled/narcotic drugwiththeintenttodistribute.OnJune2,LancasterpolicearrestedLambert

for variousmotor vehicle violations.After thearrest, a tow inventory was conducted on thevehicleshewasin,duringwhichtheinventoryofficers found a substance that appeared to beheroinandfentanyl,saidCharbonneau.TheLancasterPoliceDepartmentappliedfor

andwasgrantedasearchwarranttosearchthevehicle.“Subsequent to thesearchof thevehicle,an

undetermined amount of suspected heroin/fen-tanyl and some pills believed to be Suboxonewere found in a purse belonging toLambert,”hesaid.The arrestwarrantwas then granted for the

twofelonycharges.OnFriday,Lambertwasseenwalkingalong

ElmStreetinLancasterandwasarrestedwith-outincident.Moredrugchargescouldcome.

“During a search of Lambert, an amount ofsuspectedheroin/fentanylwasfoundonherper-son,”saidCharbonneau.“ThiswillbesenttotheNewHampshire State Police ForensicLab fortestingananalysis.”AcriminalcheckofLambertalsoshowedshe

has two other outstandingwarrants for her ar-rest,one fromRockinghamSuperiorCourt forfailingtoappearonapendingchargeofheroinpossession, and the other from theHoldernessPoliceDepartmentforachargeofreceivingsto-lenpropertyandachargeoffraudulentuseofacreditcard.Lambert was held for lack of bail and is

scheduled to be arraigned at Coos SuperiorCourtMondayontheLancasterpolicecharges.

New Life Could Be Breathed Into Historic Building

WHITEFIELD—Aconceptisbeingfloatedtoturnahistoricbarn,oncepartofalargehotelproperty, intoa townvisitorscenterandaper-manenthome for theWhitefieldHistoricalSo-cietymuseum.At the moment, however, the Whitefield

Economic Development Corp. has no money,thoughfuturegrants,ifobtained,couldturnthevisionintoreality.TheyellowstructuresitsbehindCumberland

Farms,justoffofKingSquare.“The Fiske House used to be a very large,

upscalehotelindowntownWhitefield,”saidSe-lectmanandWEDCmemberStanHolz.“Itwasboominginthe1880sand’90s,butburntdownin‘23.Whatisleftoftheentirehotelisthebarn,whichwasalsolivery.Thatbarngoesbacktotheoriginalconstruction.”Holz said he and a groupwent through the

barnandthestructureisintact,thoughitwouldneedworktoconvertittothe21stcenturypur-posesbeingenvisioned.“Theideacamethatitwouldbeagreatspot

for a visitors center and the historical soci-etymuseum,which isnow in thebasementofthe bank,” saidHolz. “Plus, there’smore thanenoughroomforretailspaceandoffices.”In January, the New Hampshire Communi-

tyDevelopment FinanceAuthority, a potentialfundingsource,willbeginhostinggrantappli-cationworkshops.“Theonlyway it couldwork if itwas fully

fundedbygrants,”saidHolz.Althoughthebuildinghaselectric,itcurrently

hasnowatersystem,sewerhookup,orheat.Thefirststepwouldbewritingupapurchase

and sale agreementwith the building’s owner,JimGozzo.Theconceptwent toadiscussionduring the

July 9 selectmen’s meeting, when WhitefieldbusinessownerandWEDCmemberBobStiles,whotouredthebarnwiththegroup,saidWEDCistryingtodosomethingwiththepropertywithGozzo, and ideas also include a senior centerandhavinganafter-schoolspaceforyouthandstudents.Stiles,though,saidGozzowants$80,000for

the property, twice its $41,500 assessed value,

andwouldn’tnegotiate.Stilesofferedtopayhim$30,000.At thatmeeting,Board of SelectmenChair-

manPeterCoreysaidthereisalotofopportu-nityandthebarnbuildingwouldbeawonderfulpieceoftownhistorytopreserve.While the building is solid and the main

structure is concrete support beams, the struc-turedoeshavemissingpiecesandthereisrotinsomeplaces.One idea is to pave the municipal lot and

throwintheFiskehouseasoneproject,theendresult being there would be a paved lot withlightsandanentrancetothevisitorcenter.Discussion at the July 9 boardmeeting also

touchedontheCDFA,whichsellstaxcreditstoinvestorstoinvestinaproject.BrianBresnahan,NorthCountry representa-

tiveforU.S.Rep.AnnKuster,D-NH,saiditisalsothetypeofprojecttheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture, another potential funding source,wouldbeinterestedinaswell.“Ifthingsfallintoplace,thiscouldbeawon-

derful project for the town,” saidHolz. “We’dhave a visitors center and a museum for thetown.Thequestion thenbecomes if this couldbeaself-fundingprojectifwecanrentcommer-cialspace.”

Northern Border Grants Boost Community Projects

Christmas came early to a number ofNorthCountrymunicipalitieswhentheNorthernBor-derRegionalCommissionthisweekannouncedgrantawardstoLittleton,Whitefield,Lancaster,and other towns to help advance communityprojects.Once completed, the projects are expected

to create jobs, provide affordable housing andcommercialspace,help local farmersandedu-cationalcenters,andmore.Littletonwasawarded$119,500togotoward

a 42-acre expansion of the Littleton IndustrialPark.The Coos Economic Development Corp.

received $250,000 to refurbish buildings sur-rounding King Square, the town common, tocreate some two dozen affordable apartmentunitsaswellasfiveormorecommercialspaces.Taproot Farm and Environmental Education

Center in Lancaster was awarded $156,260 toexpanditslocalfoodstoreinthetownthatsup-ports88localagriculturalproducersandartisancraftsmen.WeeksMedicalCenterwasawarded$250,000

tobuildapatientcarecenterinLancaster.OnThursday,theentitiesspearheadingsome

ofthoseprojectsgavesomedetailsaboutthemandtimelines.For theLittleton Industrial Park, themoney

will go towardplanninganddesign topreparethepropertyalongMt.EustisRoadforfuturede-velopment,saidGregEastman,presidentoftheLittletonIndustrialDevelopmentCorp.“It’s important to develop this land,” said

Eastman.“It’ssomeofthelastlandthat’sdevel-

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op-ableinLittletonandsomeofthemostexpen-sivelandtodevelop.”HecalledtheNBRCgrantsagreatprogram.“WeappreciatetheNorthernBorderRegional

CommissionrecognizingLittletonandthisproj-ect,”saidEastman.“Thisisaverypositiveandstrongstepforus.”HethankedCathyConway,ofNorthernCom-

munityInvestmentCorp.,forwritingtheNBRCgrantapplication.“It’s just another great partnership in the

NorthCountrybenefitingtheLittletontaxpayersandLIDC,” saidLIDCmemberChadStearns.“That’s howwe do economic development uphere-throughpartnerships.”Of Whitefield’s King Square housing and

commercial project in Whitefield, CEDC Ex-ecutiveDirectorMikeScalasaid,“We’vebeenkickingitaroundforawhilenowandworkingout the particulars.This is thefirst large grantwe’ve gotten to explore the possibility, and aportionofitwillbeusedtodothefeasibility.”The goal is to complete the comprehensive

feasibility study thatwill examinecosts,bene-fits,andrequirementsof thepurchaseandren-ovation of several properties in the next threeorfourmonths,thenproceedwithfindingotherfundingsourcesforwhatwouldbeanestimated$4millionto$5millionproject,saidScala.Iftheprojectdoesindeedlooklikeit’sdoable,

whatevermoneyremainsfromtheNBRCgrantwouldbeusedforrenovations,hesaid.The project scope started off small and by

necessityhad togrow larger as the entities in-volvedhadtore-imaginethevisionthatisnow25orsoapartmenthousingunitsandatleastfivecommercialspaces,hesaid.“Thereisadesperateneedforqualityafford-

ablehousingandworkforcehousing,”saidSca-la.He thanked Gov. Chris Sununu and N.H.

Department ofBusiness andEconomicDevel-opmentCommissionerTaylorCaswellfortheircontinuedsupportoftheplan.“We are very appreciative of the Northern

Border Regional Commission,” said Scala.“This is great, essential seed money for thisproject…Weare looking forward toworkingwiththeselectmenandtheWhitefieldEconomicDevelopmentCorp.andseeingwhatwecando.”ThenonprofitTaprootFarmandEnvironmen-

talEducationCenterislookingforanewhomeonLancaster’sMainStreet,andthegrantawardwill significantly help that effort along, saidKylevanderLaan,boardmemberof theTap-rootorganization.“We’re going to be moving to a different

place on Main Street that is larger,” he said.“Themoneywillbeusedtorenovateitandgetnew equipment, and expand everything aboutthestore.”Planned isa fullkitchen thatcanbeused to

not only make food for the store, but also beusedforclassesandbytheorganization’sven-dors who need a commercial kitchen tomaketheirproducts,hesaid.ThenewTaproot homewill alsohavemore

storagespace.

Thehopeistomakethemovebynextsum-mer,saidvanderLaan.Of the NBRC grant, he said, “We are su-

per-excitedandthankful.”The NBRC, a federal-state partnership that

serves communities in New Hampshire, Ver-mont, Maine, and NewYork, was created bythe2008FarmBilltoorganizefederalfundingtowardsspecificstateeconomicandcommunitydevelopmentprojectsinruralpartsoftheNorth-east.

Democratic Party Dinner Renamed Again

CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—TheNewHamp-shireDemocraticParty isonceagainchangingthenameofoneofitsmajorfundraisingdinners.In 2016, the party switched the name of its

falldinnerfromtheJefferson-JacksondinnertotheKennedy-Clinton dinner. In doing so, theyjoinedseveralotherstateDemocraticpartiesindropping the names of Thomas Jefferson andAndrewJacksondue to theirhistoriesas slaveowners.Now, instead of honoring former presidents

JohnF.KennedyandBillClinton,thenexteventwill be dubbed the Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner.ChairmanRayBuckleysaysthehonorisfittinggiventheparty’scommitmenttoelectingwom-en.Last fall, Republicans criticized the Kenne-

dy-Clinton dinner in light of Clinton’s affairwithaninternandallegationsfromotherwomenaboutsexualmisconduct.

Food Service Changes Coming To Plymouth State

PLYMOUTH,N.H. (AP)—PlymouthStateUniversitystudentswillhavemorehealthyop-tions and a greater say inwhat they eatwhentheyreturntocampusthisfall.TheschoolhashiredChartwellsHigherEd-

ucationDiningServicesasitsnewcateringanddining service provider.Officials say the com-pany will focus on increasing variety, quality,made-to-orderfoodandsustainabilitypractices.ThecompanyalsooffersanInteractiveStudentChoiceprogramthatallowsstudents tochoosethemenusandfoodofferings.Thecompanyplans tosourceproducts from

NewHampshirefarmsandtoaddressfoodinse-curityinthegreaterPlymouthcommunity.

Land Purchase Protects783 Acres In Northern

New Hampshire

STARK, N.H. (AP)— Hunters, hikers andhorseback riders will have greater access tonearly800acresoflandinnorthernNewHamp-shire thanks to partnership between the U.S.ForestServiceand the federalLandandWaterConservationFund.Theland—180acresinStarkand603acresin

Milan—islocatedwithinandnexttotheWhiteMountainNationalForest.Officialssaythepur-

chasewillhelpconnect the towns to snowmo-biletrails,riversandhikingpaths.Membersofthestate’sDemocraticcongressionaldelegationhelped secure funding for the program, notingthe significant role outdoor recreation plays inthestate’seconomy.The Land andWater Conservation Fund uses

moneyfromoffshoreoilandgasroyaltiestoprotectnaturalresourcesandrecreationalaccess.Itwill itexpirethisyearunlessCongressreauthorizesit.

Steel Plant To Be Used As Winter Shop

For Cog Railway

BERLIN,N.H.(AP)—A50,000-square-footsteelplanthaspartneredwiththeMountWash-ingtonCogRailwaytobeusedasawintershopfor maintenance and construction of locomo-

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tivesandpassengercoaches.The Isaacson Steel fabrication plant inBer-

linwasacquiredbyDavidPresbyatanauctionseveralyearsago.Hisbrother,WaynePresby,ispresidentoftheCogRailwayandwasexploringtheideaofreplacingorexpandingitsworkshopsatthebaseofMountWashington.TheCogRailwayisstartingtoredotheentire

line fromthebase to thesummit.PresbySteelwillbemakingtieplatesandsupplyingsteelforanewworkcarwithlights,heat,acrane,tools,welders, and generators. Wayne Presby saidworkwillnowbedoneontheraillineallwinter.

20 NH, Maine Firefighters To Battle Wildfires In The West

ALLENSTOWN,N.H.(AP)—Twentyfire-fighters from New Hampshire and Maine areheadedwesttobattlewildfires.The group departed fromAllenstown, New

Hampshire,forPennsylvania to joinotherfire-fightersthisweekend.Fromthere,they’rehead-ed to thenorthernRockies coordinationcenterinMontana.Capt.DouglasMiner,oftheNewHampshire

DivisionofForestsandLands,tellsWMUR-TVthattheNewEnglandcrewwillbeassignedtoone of the 66-plus active fires in the westernstates.

FirecrewbossBrianCharlandsaidtheworkwillbechallengingwithfirefightersworking16-hourdaysinsteepmountainswhilewearing40poundsofgear.

Consolidated Workers In ME, NH, VT Voting On Contracts

Voting is underway on proposed contractsfor about 1,000 Consolidated CommunicationworkersacrossMaine,NewHampshireandVer-mont.The unions and the company expect an an-

nouncementbytheendofFriday.Negotiators announced tentative agreements

overtheweekend.OnecoverstheInternational

BrotherhoodofElectricalWorkersandtheothertheCommunicationsWorkersofAmerica.Workershadauthorizedastrikeif therewas

no agreement.Workers said they’re especiallyconcerned about job security, and are worriedaboutthepossibilityofcallcenterjobsleavingthe region. Consolidated operates in 21 otherstatesinadditiontoMaine,NewHampshireandVermont.Theseweretheunions’firstnegotiationswith

Consolidated,whichpurchasedFairPointCom-munications last year. Workers’ last contractswere preceded by a four-month strike againstFairPoint.

SNHU To Debut Varsity eSports Program This Fall

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — SouthernNewHampshireUniversity is launchingavar-sityesportsprogramthisfall.New Hampshire Public Radio reports SN-

HU’steamwillprovidescholarships,apracticecomputerlabandhousingforstudentgamers.SNHU will join over 40 other schools that

participateinvarsitygamingcompetitions.Thegaming teamwill compete in League of Leg-ends,Overwatch,HearthstoneandFortnite.EsportsdirectorTimFowlersaystheuniversity

isgivingstudentsthespace“todowhattheylove.”Tryoutsfortheremaining16rosterspotsare

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Man Accused Of Aiding Roommate’s Suicide On

House Arrest

NORTHHAVERHILL,N.H.(AP)—Ajudgesays aNewHampshiremanaccusedof aidingin a roommate’s suicide has violatedbail con-ditions.ParkerHogan,ofPlymouth,ischargedincon-

nection with theMay 8 suicide of 19-year-oldMichaelBuskey.Policesaidincourtdocumentsthatthe20-year-oldHoganbroughtagun,note-book,andpentothesceneofBuskey’sdeathandinstructedhisfriendonholdingthegunatthecor-rectangletohishead.Hoganpleadednotguilty.WMUR-TV reports prosecutors said Hogan

attempted to contact a keywitness in the case

andwas found carrying knives. The judge in-creasedHogan’s bail from $5,000 to $15,000,andplacedhimonhousearrest.JuryselectionforHoganisscheduledinOc-

tober.

Sticky In Maine, NH, But No “Heat Wave” Status Yet

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It’s hot, it’ssticky, and it’s not really letting up any timesoon.That’stheforecastfromtheNationalWeath-

erServiceinGray,Maine,whichsaystheheatinpartsofMaineandNewHampshirehasap-proached record levels, but not broken them.Theservicehasaheatadvisoryinplaceuntil7p.m.Tuesday.The National Weather Service says a heat

wavewould take three straight days above 90degrees, and temperaturesareexpected to stayinthe80sonWednesday.Thecombinationofheatandmoistureismak-

ing it feelmuch hotter than it actually is.ThePortland temperature was 93 on Tuesday bylatemorning,buttheservicesaysitfeltlike99.There’salsoanozoneadvisoryinplace.

inginhereandthere,hesaid.FormerstateRep.LeonRideout, R-Lancaster, joined him for thefirstninemiles.TheWashingtonD.C.31Milesfor31Heroes

walkdrewseveralhundredparticipants.“It’sgoingintherightdirection,”saidPercey,

whoaddedheplanstocontinuetheannuallocalevents.All the money raised benefits the nonprofit

31HeroesProject,whichfundingforPTSDre-search and treatment and helps the families ofthefallenwhentheyareinneed.OnAug. 6, 2011, a Chinook helicopter was

shotdownbyenemyfireinAfghanistan,killingall of the 30 servicemembers and the dog onboard.The incident is considered theworst loss of

life in a single incidentduring theAfghanistancampaign.Percey’s fundraising page is at www.classy.

org/fundraiser/1386844.

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Online Startup Seeks To Bridge The Political Divide

HANOVER,N.H. (AP)—SeanGraver andKealHarter love totalkpoliticstogether.TherecentDartmouthgraduatesrecallmanylatenightsattheTuckSchoolofBusinessdebatingthepoliticaldramasoftheday-oftentothechagrinoftheirclassmates.Itwasn’tthattheyalwaysagreed,orthattheyenjoyeddisagreeing

witheachother.Theylikedknowingthatthepersonontheothersideof the tablecameto thedebatewithanopenmindandafact-basedperspective,somethingGraverfeelsthecountryseemstobelosing.“It’s really scary to see theway inwhichwe’re interactingwith

eachother,”Graver said. “And I thinka lotof this stems, certainlyfromideologicaldifferences,butjustaninabilitytounderstandwhy

someonemighthaveadifferentperspectiveandempathizewiththatperson.”Sotogether,they’vecreatedaplaceontheinternetthattheyhope

willinspiremoreinformeddebates,ratherthan,asHarterputsit,an“emotionalplaceforpeopletomudslingateachother.”TheSkeww is awebsite, newsletter, and occasional podcast that

usesacombinationofmachinelearningandGraverandHarter’sownnonstopnewsconsumptiontogiveusersasenseofthebigissuesofthedayfromallpoliticalperspectives.Eachday,usersarepresentedwithsummariesofwhattherightandleftarethinkingaboutaparticu-larissue,aswellasalistofnewsarticlesaboutthattopic,arrangedonacolorcodedspectrumfromveryliberaltoveryconservative.Graversaidherealizestheirnewstartupwon’tsolveallthecoun-

try’sproblems,buthe’shopingattheveryleast,itcanbeasmallsteptowardafuturewhere“wecanunderstandeachotheralittlebetter.”

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BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writter

FRANCONIA— They knew what they weregettingintowhentheywokeup.TorrentialrainspoundedtheearlyAugustmorn-

ing,makingformudatthebottomandfogatthetop.But some 300 of the region’s triathletes were

undeterredandpumpedupforthechallengeSatur-daymorningastheysetofffora6½milebikeride(mostlyuphillandonceoffroadthroughthesludge),a½-mile swimacrossEchoLake,anda2½-mileslog up a steeper-than-steep mountain slope to the mist-shroudedtopofCannonMountain,thetermi-nusoftheTopNotchTriathlon.Inall,fromstarttofinish,it’satotalverticalgain

of3,320feet.“Iwanttothankyouallforhavinggritandtough-

ingitoutintherain,”LafayetteRecreationDirectorKimCowles,achiefcoordinatorandafounderoftheevent,saidbeforethetoptriathleteswerehon-oredwithawardsatthenewIronFurnaceBrewery.Clinchingthetopspotsthisyearforthewomen’s

individual30-39agegroupwereLauraMcCarthy,37, of Franconia,whoplacedfirstwith a timeof1:49:53; Sarah Vital, 35, of Bethlehem, finishingsecondwith2:02:13;andCaitlinRiviere,33,raisedinLancasterandnowlivinginParkCity,Utah,whoplacedthirdwith2:03:43.Saturdaywas the thirdTopNotchTriathlonfor

thetrioandeachhasplacedfirstintheiragegroupinthattime.“We’rekeepingitgoing,”saidRiviere,whocame

backtotheNorthCountrytoparticipate.ForMcCarthy,alanguagespeechpathologistand

skiteamcoachatLittletonHighSchool,thehardestpartwastherunupthemountainattheend.While themorning beganwith a heavy down-

pour,therewasnowindlikelastyear,makingSat-urday’sswimacrossEchoLakefarlesswithering.“It was better than last year,” said McCarthy.

“Lastyear,itwasallwhitecaps.”Saturday’scompetitionalsomarkedherbesttime

yet.McCarthy,Vital,andRiviereplantobepartici-

pantsatnextyear’srace,andintheonesafter.“We’recommitteduntilwecan’t,”saidMcCar-

thy.Saturday’striathlonwasthe26thannual.“Therewerenorecordssettoday,butIthinkev-

eryonecanbeproud,”saidCowles.TheTopNotchTriathlonisacommunityevent

involving volunteers and first responders at theready,anditbenefitslocalrecreationwithfunding,draws athletes into the commu-nity, and promotes fitness and ahealthylifestyle.Theracewaslaunchedin1993

whenKimandTimCowles,whothen ran the Franconia SportShop, teamedupwith friends tospearheadtheeffort.Since then, money generat-

ed from the annual events – todate, theyhaveraisedmore than$100,000–hasboostedrecreationintownandtheLafayetteRecre-ationCenterofFranconia,Easton

andSugarHillbyhelpingtopayforsoccer,pavingoftheiceskatingrink,improvingathleticfieldsonDowFieldandthetowngazebo,gettingChristmastreebulbs, and fundingotherdepartmentprojects,andhasraisedfundsfortheFranconiaLifeSquad.Theevent issponsoredbynumerous localgroupsandbusinesses.“Money goes to the Life Squad because those

guysareawesomeand they’rehere tohelp,” saidCowles.Someofthemoneygeneratedlastyearwillhelp

fundapermanentpaviliononDowField,thecon-structionofwhich isexpected tobegin thisweek,shesaid.The30-by-60-footstructurewillreplacethelarge

tentsthathavebeenusedatpasteventsandwillhaveaconcretefloor,electricity,andwater.This year’s triathlon competition saw a sizable

shareoflocalwinners.Themembersofthe2018winningyouthteam,

withatimeof1:51:41,wereOwenMcPhaul,11,ofFranconia;JacksonClough,almost11,ofFranco-nia;andWyattLawton,11,ofEaston.Theirteamnamewasalsoanotherformofequal

partnership–itwascalledMcCloughTon.AllthreewillbeenteringsixthgradeatLafayetteElementary,wheretheTopNotchtriathlonsbegin.OtherlocalwinnersincludedBrentTrail,31,of

Littleton,placingfirstinthemen’sindividual30-39agebracketwithatimeof1:20:37,andDannyBal-lentine,35,ofSugarHill,placingthirdinthatagebracketwith1:31:27.Placingsecondinthemen’sindividual50-59age

groupwasAaronSolnit,57,ofBath,at1:33:25.Inthemen’sindividual60-64group,Christopher

Nicodemus, 61, of Franconia, placed thirdwith atimeof1:45:23.In the mens’s individual 65-69 bracket, Gene

Girdwood,65,ofBethlehem,finishedfirstwith atimeof2:08:06,andJimDavid,65,ofFranconia,placedsecondat2:19:54.PeggyFischer,13,ofSt.Johnsbury,clinchedthe

topspotintheindividualfemale19andunderbrack-etwithatimeof1:53:54.EmmaBogardus,19,ofLittleton,finishedsecondinthatagegroup,withatimeof2:07:35.In the woman’s individual 40-49 age group,

DanicaRolfe,42,ofLyndonville,placedsecondat1:53:10,andinthewoman’sindividual50-59brack-et,BettyDobbins,51,ofEaston,placedthirdwithatimeof1:59:28.Thisyear’smaleoverallwinnerwasKeithLund-

quist, 32, of Contoocook, N.H., with a time of1:13:05,andtheoveralltopfemalewinnerwasJuliaKern,20,ofWaltham,Mass.,withatimeof1:26:07.

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Alice Evelyn BigelowAliceEvelynBigelow,87,ofNorthHaverhill,

N.H.,diedSunday,August5,2018,atherhomefollowingabriefillness.ShewasborninHaverhill,N.H.,Oct.24,1930,

a daughter of Edward and Beatrice (Eastman)Smith, and was a life-longresident.Overtheyears,Alice

workedattheLakeTar-letonClub in the laun-dry before moving onto Haverhill Academyand the JamesR.Mor-rill Schoolworking forthe hot lunch program.She worked at CottageHospital cleaning theoperatingrooms.ShealsoworkedatForestHillsin North Haverhill and continued her employ-mentattheAmesDepartmentStoreinbothNorthHaverhill andWoodsville before retiring as thedetailclerk.Alicewas a long-timemember of theNorth

Haverhill United Methodist Church where shebelongedtotheMethodistWomenClub.ShewasanactivememberofVFWPost#5245Auxiliary,NorthHaverhill,andwasaformerSupervisorofthechecklistfortheTownofHaverhill.Alice and her husband “Lucky” spent many

yearscampingintheirmotorhome.AlicemarriedMauriceL.“Lucky”Bigelowon

Oct.10,1947,andhepredeceasedheronSept.16,2010.Shewasalsopredeceasedbyagrand-daughter Heather (Bigelow) Poor on Jan. 31,2010,her son in lawMichael“Doc”BelyeaonJune30,2018,alongwithhersiblingsMargaretSawyer,MadelineFortier,CarlSmith,LenwardSmith, Clyde Smith, Lyle Smith, and JamesSmith.Surviving family members include her three

children: JeanBelyeaofMonroe,N.H.,Russell

BigelowandMarieofHaverhill, andBarryBi-gelow of North Haverhill; four grandchildren:ShawnandLori,Nikki, JenandJim,andChadand Loni; six great-grandchildren: Kyle, Luke,Meghan, Mason, Lauren, and Nicholas; fourgreat-great-grandchildren:Abbey,Arya,Isabella,andBarrett;alongwithseveralnieces,nephews,andcousins.Therewillbenocallinghours.ThefuneralservicewillbeonFriday,Aug.10,

at3p.m.attheNorthHaverhillUnitedMethodistChurch,2900DartmouthCollegeHighway,NorthHaverhill,withPastorClintBrakeofficiating.Burial will follow in Ladd Street Cemetery,

Haverhill.Memorial contributions may be made to the

North Haverhill United Methodist Church, c/oAlthea Page, P.O. Box 2900, North Haverhill,NH03774.Formoreinformationortosignanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.comRicker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH is in

chargeofarrangements.

Stephen W. RugglesStephenW.Ruggles,71,diedAug.1,2018,in

Manchester,N.H.,atCMCafteralongbattlewithdiabetes.Mr. Ruggles was

born June 29, 1947, inWoodsville, N.H., toHerbertandLillian(Em-ery)Ruggles.His favorite pastimes

included woodworking,hunting, fishing, hiking,readingandmovies.OneofhisfavoritespotswasPalmer Brook. He alsoloved his cats. After heattended school inLittleton,Stephenwent on toservetwoyearsintheU.S.Army,stationedinIt-

aly.Upon returnhome,Stephen remained in thearea,eventuallysettlinginLittleton.HeworkedatHitchinerManufacturing formany years, and inhissparetimespentmanyhoursinhiswoodshop.Mr. Ruggles is survived by his wife of 33

years, Florence Ruggles of Littleton; son JohnRugglesofDalton;stepchildrenandtheirspous-es,LouiseandSteveNicholsofLittleton,Jenni-ferMarsh-Crowe of Lisbon, Carl and PatienceMarshofLisbon,andLavenderMarshandRyanAlbertofAustin,Texas.Heleavesbehindgrand-children:CierraRobinson, StephanieCogswell,KrystalMarsh,KyleMarsh,JacobMarsh-CroweandCharlotteAlbert,andgreat-grandchild,Hunt-erCogswell;sister-in-lawSharronRuggles;andnieceStacyDavis.HewaspredeceasedbyhisparentsHerbertand

LillianRuggles,sonJeffreyRuggles,andbrotherDavidRuggles.AcelebrationoflifewillbeheldAug.9atthe

AmericanLegion,2400St.JohnsburyRoad,Lit-tleton,N.H.,from6-8p.m.

Clifford Justin AshfordClifford JustinAshford, 86, of Ralston Road,

Woodsville,N.H.,andformerlyalong-timeresi-dentofGrotonandWellsRiver,Vt.,diedonSun-day,Aug.5,2018,athishome,surroundedbyhisfamily.CliffwasborninGrotononApril21,1932,to

JustinH.andMaryGertrude(Emery)Ashford.Heserved in theUSArmyduring theKoreanCon-flict.Heworked for 11yearsfortheformerEastRyegatePaperMillandfor Wells and LamsonGranite, before retiringin1994asatruckdriverfor Rock ofAges Cor-poration, following 34yearsofservice.Cliff was a member

of the Ross-Wood Post#20oftheAmericanLe-gion inWoodsville,and theVFWPost#5245 inNorthHaverhill,N.H.Anaccomplishedmusician,whocouldplaynineinstruments,Cliffhadhisownbands, the Ranch House Boys and the RhythmWranglers.HeplayedwiththeWhiteRoseBandandmostrecently,TheBoyz.HealsoplayedwithBobBenjaminattheHorseMeadowSeniorCen-ter. Over the years, Cliff volunteered countlesshours playingmusic at area nursing homes andseniorcenters.OnDec.24,1952,hemarriedThelmaR.Dar-

lingandshepredeceasedhimonJan.6,1991.Hewasalsopredeceasedbyason,CliffordE.Ashfordandtwosiblings,JohnAshfordandBettyWilson.He is survivedbyhiswifeMaryAnn (Mans-

field)DellingerLewisAshfordofWoodsville, towhomhewasmarriedonOct.5,2013.Heisalsosurvivedbyason,KimA.AshfordandwifePamofNewbury,Vt.;adaughter,KristyM.DavisandhusbandJasonofWellsRiver;threegrandchildren,Heather Beckley and husband Jeremy, BrandonDarlingandAliciaWhitcomb,andTrevorDarling;two great grandsons, Lukis Darling and JarredBeckley;twosisters,CharlotteSanvilleofGrotonandEllenRoyofClaremont,N.H.;abrother,Seth“Pete”AshfordandwifeDonnaofSouthRyegate,Vt.;nieces,nephews,andcousins;alongwithfourstepchildren,DeborahRussellofCalifornia,PegWahlofFairHaven,Mass.,andWalterandChrisDellingerbothofNorthHaverhillandseveralstepgrandchildrenandstepgreatgrandchildren.CallinghourswillbeonThursday,Aug.9,from

6-8 p.m. at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch St.,Woodsville,N.H.AgravesideservicewillbeonFriday,Aug.10at

11a.m.inPinehurstCemetery,SouthRyegate,Vt.withPastorEarlBrockofficiating.Memorial contributions may be made to the

Woodsville Ambulance Service, PO Box 191,Woodsville,NH03785,or to theNorthCountryHomeHealth&Hospice,536CottageStreet,Lit-tleton,NH03561Formoreinformationortoofferanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.com.Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of

Woodsvilleisinchargeofarrangements.

Sister Juliette PepinJuliettewas born in St. Johnsbury onMarch

16,1927.Shewasdeceasedatage90.She was the daughter of George and Alma

(Heon) Pepin. One of ten children, all prede-ceasedexceptMaurice.Siblingsincluded:EmileofClaremont,N.H.,ArmandofNewBrunswick,N.J.,RolandofEastHartford,Conn.,PaulofSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,AddieofClaremont, N.H., Ber-tha of Littleton, N.H.,Irene of St. Johnsbury,Vt.,GermaineofRidge-wood,N.J.andMauriceof St. Johnsbury, Vt.Alongwithmanyniecesandnephews.AgraduateofMount

St. Joseph’s Academyin St.Johns-bury in 1946. Shewent on tojoin the Sisters of ProvidenceofMontreal, Canada and laterservedinparishesinSt.Johns-bury,BurlingtonandWinooski,Vt.,for72years.ServiceswillbeheldinWin-

ooski at the Sisters of Prov-idence Convent Chapel onMonday,Aug.6,at3p.m.withburialtobeinWinooski.

Obituaries

Stephen Ruggles

Juliette Pepin

Alice Bigelow

Clifford Ashford

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Wherever he goes, StevenFrost creates community throughart.Communitybuildingwasaskillhelearnedearlyon,duringhis

daysasagayyouthgrowingupinMonroe,N.H.,andattendingSt.JohnsburyAcademy(Frostgraduatedintheclassof2000).“Vermontcanbebothveryprogressiveandveryconservative

— theNortheastKingdomparticularly is a littlemore conser-vativethantherestofthestate,”hesaidduringarecentphoneinterview.“Itwasn’tnecessarilyaplacewhereIfeltsafetobemyselfwhenIwasyounger…Whenyou’reagayteenageroraqueerteenager,there’sanelementofsafetyinvolved.”Eventhoughhewasstillclosetedatthetime,hefoundconnec-

tionandcompanionshipthroughaweeklygatheringatUmbrella,thewomen’scrisiscenterinSt.Johnsbury.“Umbrellahadanafter-schoolopencounseling,drop-inthing

once a week where gay or queer or questioning teens couldcome,”Frostsaid.“Even thoughIwasn’toutuntil Iwas20, Iwasabletogotothatandseeadultswhowerewell-adjustedandcool.WehungoutandwatchedDrewBarrymoremovies.Iwasveryluckytofindthat.”The friends he made in that space helped him to navigate

school and life. “Weweren’t outcasts, wewere just all weirdtogether.”

Art Isn’t Made In IsolationThat ability to find companionship around the edges of a

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TOP: Steven Frost leads a workshop and performance at the Denver Art Museum in March 2018. (Photo by Super-nova Photography/ Jay Schubert) BOTTOM: Steven Frost teaches students to make a clay cast of a record. (Photo courtesy of Steven Frost)

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ormovedtothesecities,andthecommuni-tyyouwantforyourselfisn’tthere.Soyoudevelopstrategiestolookforthatcommu-nity,”hesaid.“Letmeputoutsomehooksand see if theywant to comemake someartwithme!”Today,Frostisaninterdisciplinaryartist

livingandworkinginBoulder,Colo.“For themost partmywork is in fiber

andtextiles,”hesaid.“Alotofthehistoryof fibers and weaving and sewing— it’snotdoneinisolation.Alotoftimesit’donein community, from quilting bees to theideaof factoryworkers.Evenashirt isn’tjustoneperson, it’smanypeoplecollabo-ratingononething.”He prefers art projects where he can

spendanextendedperiodoftimewithpar-ticipants, building skills and interpersonalconnectionsatthesametime.For instance, his friend Carole Francis

Lung began a project called the “SewingRebellion,”whichFrostbroughttohisnewcommunity as the “Colorado Sewing Re-bellion.”Everyfewweeks,peoplecometogether

tolearnbasicskillslikemending,andmorecomplicatedprocessesaswell.“We’vehadanywherefrom20to50peo-

plecomeinonaSundayafternoon,”Frostsaid.“Itcouldbeassimpleasmakingatotebag,oritcouldbesomethingmorecompli-catedliketurningamodernmen’sshirtintoashirtfromtheearly1900storeflectcon-ceptsoftheTriangleShirtwaistRebellion.”He also created the Boulder Bike Cap

Project,whereheteachespeopletocreateatouringcapusingrecycledmaterials.“Through the process ofmaking some-

thingcomplicated,youhavetogettoknowtheotherpeoplethereandtheygettoknowme,” Frost said. “Through making, webuildcommunity.”“Somepeople thinkofartistsaspeople

who come in and do a project, likemake

agardenorsomething.Butforme,it’sac-tuallymuchmore likeworking fora longperiodof timewith a groupof communi-ty members and helping them build stuffandmakeprojectsthatmeansomethingtothem,”Frostcontinued.“Soit’snotjust—hereIam,I’mtheartist,I’mgoingtomakethesethingsandleaveinaweek.”

Teaching The Next GenerationFrostisafull-timemediastudiesprofes-

sorattheUniversityofColoradoatBoul-der in theMedia and Public Engagementprogram.“It’s a brand new college,” Frost said.

“Two thirds of the faculty were hired inthe last threeyears.Fora college tohavethat,whilealsobeingconnected toanes-tablished university like CU, there’s justtons of ideas and impressive colleaguesandpeople.”Frost is working on the curriculum for

a class he will begin teaching in the fallstudyingmemesandonlineviralculture.Currently his favorite class to teach is

Gender,Sexuality,Race,ClassandCulture.“I watched a lot of Nickelodeon and

theSimpsonsandTVwhenIwasyoung,”Frostsaid.Heworriedthatperhapshehadbeenwastinghistime.“ButnowI’mteach-ingcultureclasses—allthosecomicbooksIreadhavecomeintomyprofessionallife!It’ssocool!”Andasalways,he’susingartprojectsto

bringstudentstogether.“CUBoulder is likeUVM— it’s a gi-

ant school,”Frost said. “With thesekindsof projects, finding people to share inter-eststogether,that’showwe’reabletobuildcommunity inabigschool likeCUBoul-der.”Youcanmoreofhisworkatwww.stev-

enfrost.com.Leah Carey is meeting people in other

parts of the country who have ties to north-ern New Hampshire and Vermont and are doing interesting things with their lives. Do you know someone she should meet? Email Leah at [email protected] to share why they’d make a good profile and their contact information.

FrostContinued from Page 16

ABOVE: This woven composition, Having a Cocktail in the Garden with Aunt Helen and Al-ice, was based on an image of a chair in Frost’s great Aunt Helen and her partner Alice’s yard. The weft includes shirts that belonged to hima and his husband. The material and design of this piece reflect the generations of queer people who worked hard for the rights they have today. BELOW: “We’re Strangers Until We’re Not” represents the experience of walking in the 2017 Denver Pride Parade with the Secret Love Collective. Many of the ma-terials were salvaged from banners and costumes at the event. The pink and white lines moving down the center of the composition represent the path the parade took.

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Friday, Aug 10COMMUNITY

Strangefolk Garden of Eden Festival: 12 a.m., Jay Peak Resort, 830 Jay Peak Rd., Jay. http://jay-peakresort.com.

Fridays on the Common: 12-6 p.m., Lunenburg Common, Route 2, Lunenburg. Diane, 802-892-1154.

Indoor Performance: 7:30 p.m., Bread & Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd., Glover. http://breadan-dpuppet.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Patchwork Players Present: 11 a.m., Weathervane Theatre, 389 Route 3, Whitefield. http://wvtheatre-playersnh.org.

Classic Albums Live: CCR: 7:30 p.m., The Flying Monkey, 39 Main St., Plymouth. http://flyingmonkeynh.com.

Our Town: 8 p.m., Weathervane Theatre, 389 Route 3, Whitefield. http://wvtheatreplayersnh.org.MUSIC

Sounds in the Sanctuary Presents the Borowsky Trio: 5-6:15 p.m., Bethlehem Hebrew Con-gregation Synagogue Sanctuary, 39 Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem. Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, [email protected], 1-202-744-4647. http://www.bethlehemcongregation.org.

Three Doors Down, Collec-tive Soul and Soul Asylum: 7

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DJ & Karaoke: 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Fraternal Order of Eagles 2629, 793 Main St, Bethlehem . Charlene Virge, [email protected], 603-444-5126.

Saturday, Aug 11COMMUNITY

Strangefolk Garden of Eden Festival: Jay Peak Resort, 830 Jay Peak Rd., Jay. http://jaypeakresort.com.

14th Annual August West Festival: The Green, Jay.

7th Annual Bethlehem Art-Walk: Bethlehem.

Bethlehem Summerfest: Downtown Bethlehem. http://bethle-hemevents.org.

All You Can Eat Breakfast at the Lake View Grange: 8-10 a.m., Lake View Grange, 4770 Garland Hill Road at West Main Street, West Barnet Village. Charles W. McAlpine, [email protected], 8026333014.

Lancaster Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Centennial Park, Lan-caster. http://www.lancasterfarmersmar-ket.org/.

St. Johnsbury Farmers Mar-ket: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Pearl Street, Pearl Street, St. Johnsbury. https://sites.goo-gle.com/site/caledoniafarmersmarket.

32nd Annual Toy Run: 9:30 a.m., Maplefields, St. Johnsbury. http://www.unitedmotorcyclists.org.

Littleton Historical Muse-um: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Littleton Area Historical Museum, 2 Union Street, Littleton. 603-444-6052. http://little-tonnhmuseum.com.

Bethlehem Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., WREN Bethlehem, 2011 Main Street, Bethlehem. Ruth Ann Hacking, WREN Farm & Food Program Manager, [email protected]. http://wrenworks.org/programs/farmers-market/.

10th Annual Burke Bike N’ Brew: 4-9 p.m., Burke Moun-tain, East Burke. https://skiburke.com/events-and-activities/event-cal-endar/burke-mountain-bike-brew/?-date=2018-08-11.

Lee Stetson performs as John Muir: 4-7 p.m., St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. http://www.stjathenaeum.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Chicago: 2 & 8 p.m., Weather-vane Theatre, 389 Route 3, Whitefield. http://wvtheatreplayersnh.org.

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Players: 7:30 p.m., Sugar Hill Meet-inghouse, 1448 NH-117, Sugar Hill. http://northcountrychamberplayers.org/.

Village Harmony Teen World-Music Ensemble Con-cert: 7:30-9:30 p.m., York Street Meet-ing House, 153 York Street, Lyndon. James Gallagher, [email protected], 8024734208.SPORTS

Kingdom Run: 8:30-11:30 a.m., Kingdom Run, P.O. Box 185, Irasburg. Rebecca Boulanger, [email protected], 802-766-5310. https://www.kingdomrun.org.

Sunday, Aug 12COMMUNITY

RallyFest: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Team O’Neil Rally School, 178 Miller Rd., Dal-ton. http://www.teamoneil.com.

Littleton Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverglen Lane, Riverglen Lane, Littleton. http://littletonfarmers-market.com/.

Plein Air Paintout: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., http://www.connecticutriverarti-

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Circus and Pageant: 2:30 p.m., Bread & Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd., Glover. http://breadandpuppet.org.

BYP: 6-8 p.m., Bethlehem Gazebo, Corner of Main and Prospect, Bethle-hem.MUSIC

North Country Chamber Players: 4 p.m., Mountain View Grand Resort, 101 Mt View Rd, White-field. http://northcountrychamberplay-ers.org/.

Whiskey Shivers: 4 p.m., Dog Mountain, Spaulding Road, Saint Johnsbury. http://concerts.levittamp.org/stjohnsbury.

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Open House & Watermel-on Picnic: 6-7:30 p.m., Caledonia Christian School, 54 Southard Street, St. Johnsbury. Mary Knott, [email protected], 8027481971.ENTERTAINMENT

St. Johnsbury Band Final Concert: Melissa Jenkins Scholarship Benefit: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Court House Park, Main St., St. Johnsbury. http://stjohnsburyband.org.

Our Town: 8 p.m., Weathervane Theatre, 389 Route 3, Whitefield. http://wvtheatreplayersnh.org.

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Shape Note/Sacred Harp Sings: 7:30 p.m., Bread & Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd., Glover. http://breadandpuppet.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Bingo: 6-8:30 p.m., FOE Aerie 2629, 793 Main St, Bethlehem. Char-lene Virge, [email protected], 603-444-5126.

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Wednesday, Aug 15COMMUNITY

Orleans County Fair: 12 a.m., Orleans County Fairgrounds, 278 Roaring Brook Rd., Barton. http://orle-anscountyfair.net.

Littleton Historical Muse-um: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Littleton Area Historical Museum, 2 Union Street, Littleton. Richard Alberini, [email protected], 603-444-6052. http://littletonnhmuseum.com.

Summer Author Series presents Dan Szczesny: 6:30-8 p.m., Littleton PUblic Library, 92 Main St, Littleton. Meagan Carr, [email protected], 603-444-5741. http://www.littleton-publiclibrary.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Patchwork Players Present: 11 a.m., Colonial Theater, 2050 Main Street, Bethlehem.

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Orleans County Fair: 12 a.m., Orleans County Fairgrounds, 278 Roaring Brook Rd., Barton. http://orle-anscountyfair.net.

Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat: 8 p.m., Weathervane Theatre, 389 Route 3, Whitefield. http://wvtheatreplayersnh.org.COMMUNITY

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TOPS - Monroe: 6-7 p.m., Al-ice Frazer, [email protected], 6036382358.

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ShouldaBeenYouatamomentinherlifewhenshewasattendinglotsofweddings.Atapartic-ularlycolorfulevent, shewasseatedata tablewithanengagedcouple.Sheknew thatoneofthemwashavingasecretaffairwithasomeoneatthenexttable.Andanotherchairwasempty

becauseagueststeppedawayforaromanticen-counterwithavalet!Barbarathoughttoherself,“What is going on at this table?”That’swhenthe idea came toher. “Iwant towrite amusi-calabouttheguestsatthewedding.”ItShouldaBeenYou began as a collection of songs, butsoonrealizedsheneededabookwriter.Brian had already had a career as an actor

when he became a successful television writ-er—buthehadalwayswantedtowriteamusi-cal.AfteragreeingtoreturntotheWeathervaneto perform in the fortieth anniversary alumnishow,herehearsedhissongwithBarbara,whowas serving asmusical director.He found herfunny,sheenjoyedtheirbanter—theyhititoff.BrianmentionedthathewroteforTV,andBar-barathought,“Oh,he’sawriter.”Barbaramen-

tioned working on a musical, and Brian said,“Oh,doyoucompose?”Basedon their instantrapport, Barbara remembered, “It took everypieceofrestraintIhadinmenottogorunningoutofthedoorandsay‘Oh,Iwanttoworkwithyou!Here’smy demo!’” She then confided inhermother.“Imetthisguytonight.IthinkIneedtoworkwithhim.”Hermothertoldher,“Well,you have to ask him.” Everyweek shewouldsay,“Didyou talk tohimyet?Didyou talk tohimyet?”When the weekend of the alumni show ar-

rived, both Barbara’s mother and Brian werestaying at the Mountain View.While Barbararehearsednonstop,BrianwoundupdrivinghermotheraroundtheNorthCountry.Barbarasays,“hewassuchamensch,andmymotherfell in

lovewithBrian.”Aftertheshowwasover,Bar-bara recalls thatBrian came over to the pianoand said, “Barb, let’s meet, let’s write some-thing.”Andshesaid,“Yes.Definitely!”Laugh-ingatherownmemory,Barbarasaid,“I’mtell-ingyou,Irantomymother!‘Mom!Hesaidlet’swritesomething!’Andmymomsaid,‘Oh,that’ssogoodBarb!’Andshehuggedme!”Brianhadbeen in lovewithmusical theatre

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cation,Briansaidthatafternothaving sung for about twentyyears, he thought, “Even if Ifail miserably at singing thesong,atleastI’vestartedsome-thing!”Andindeedhehad.Brian had performed at

theWeathervane in 1976 and1977, and he reflected on theunexpectedrolethetheatrehasplayed in his life. “Weather-vane for me has always been…it’samazingwhenIthinkofit…it’sthebeginningofeverycareerI’veeverhead.Oralotof them. I think I became anactoratWeathervaneandImetBarbaraattheWeathervanesoit’sbeenareallaunchingplacefor me.” Not having writtenlyrics before, Brian says, “Igot all of the knowledge by

justworkingwithBarbara.”Headded,“That is theessenceofthe collaborative process. youtake itandyougo, ‘okay, thisworks or doesn’t work, andthat’swhentwopeoplearebet-ter than one in the sense that if you’re really collaborating,you’llcomeupwithsomethingthatpleasesboth.”Barbara likened the collab-

orative relationship to a mar-riage.“Igottosay,it’ssogreatto be in something together that you’reboththinkingaboutandthatyoubothcontributeto.Youfight and you laugh and youcry, and you share. It’s reallyarelationship.”Brian,continu-ingtheirbanter,said,“Wellitiskindoflikeamarriage.Yougettogether,youdoit,andthenattheendyouhavetosplityourassets50/50.”Theylaughedto-getheragain,evidenceoftheir

happypartnership.It Shoulda Been You will

be performed on Sunday at 2p.m. at theWeathervane The-atre - 389 Lancaster Road,Whitefield, N.H. This specialconcert performance, directedbyDianeDiCrocewillfeatureWeathervane Theatre alumniLeah Hocking, Kirsti Carnah-an, Laura Hall, Simon Fortin,Tim Breese, Shinnerrie Jack-son, Monica Rosenblatt andother returning alumni. Theperformance will support theWeathervane Theatre AlumniAssociation.Calltheboxofficeat 603/837-9322 or purchaseyourticketsonlineatweather-vanetheatre.org.

Submitted by Rosemary Malague, Weathervane The-atre Alumna and Director of the Theatre Arts Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Austin’s official number one Country/Blue-grassbandWhiskeyShiverswillmaketheirwayupnorthtoDogMountainonSundayaspartoftheLevittAMPSt.JohnsburyLiveMusicSeriesproducedbyCatamountArts.WithspecialguestsTheBackyardIncident,WhiskeyShiversplaysagritty brand of high-octaneAmericana, playing“banjos, fiddles, and washboard at breakneckspeeds,” reports the Washington Post, “whilesinginghighlonesomeharmoniesaboutloveandvideogames.”Barefoot,sleeveless,andsweaty,frontmanand

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