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Volume 17, Number 10; Issue 194 October 2007

THE Bradford BridgeCOMMUNITY NEWS FOR NEIGHBORS BY NEIGHBORS

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10 QUESTIONS:DAWN RICH

This is a continuation in a series ofBradford Bridge interviews withpeople who make a difference inBradford. By Phyllis Wilcox

Dawn Rich was born in Newark, NewJersey. She attended school in Or-ange. Dawn and her husband Marvincame to Bradford in 1977 whenMarvin became Bradford’s policechief. Dawn and Marvin have five chil-dren and eight grandchildren.

Q. What brought you to Bradford?We came to Bradford thirty years agowhen Marvin became police chief af-ter he retired from the Irvington PoliceDepartment in New Jersey.

Q Q. You are known in Bradford foryour volunteer work in many dif-ferent ways. You are a giving per-son. What made you this way?

Two new teachers started this fall atKRES at Bradford. Pam Castor washired to teach 3rd grade and JoannaNelson is teaching music. Castor andNelson were hired to replace retiringteachers Edie Daigle and CarolGreene.

Pam Castor, teaching third grade, isa graduate of Keene State College witha degree in Elementary Education andPsychology. She is working on aMaster’s Degree in Literacy Instruc-tion at Lesley College. Pam has beenteaching for 3 years and is an avidreader. She reads children’s literatureand enjoyed the Harry Potter Series.Pam wants to hook kids on readingand share her passion for the subject.

Mrs. Castor brings a wealth of expe-rience to the Bradford School. Shewas an orientation leader in college anddid some work for Habitat for Human-ity in the Dominican Republic and Gua-temala. Pam spent two weeks with agroup from Keene State in each coun-try building small concrete houses withsimple roofing and plumbing. Addition-ally, she helped raise the $10,000needed for materials for the homes tobe built and funding for transportation.

Pam lives in Hillsboro with her newhusband, Adam Castor, who is a para-

New Teachers at KRES at Bradfordprofessional at the Bradford School inkindergarten and fifth grade. Pam en-joys teaching third grade and has beenpleased with the warm welcome pro-vided by the staff and students. “I feelat home,” she said.

Joanna Nelson, our new musicteacher, works part time in Bradfordand part time at the Simmonds Schoolin Warner. Joanna is a 2004 gradu-ate of St. Olaf’s College in Minnesotawith a Bachelor’s Degree in MusicEducation. Joanna was teaching mu-sic at the Walsh International Schoolin Connecticut , while her husbandwas finishing up at Yale DivinitySchool. Joanna and her husband liveon the Dartmouth College campuswhere he is working in the Chaplain’sOffice.

Mrs. Nelson plays violin and playedin a string quartet and orchestra in col-lege. She is classically trained andlearned to play using the SuzukiMethod. Joanna is currently taking afiddle class and enjoying it very much.She is from Manhattan, Kansas,known as “The Little Apple.”

In her music classes, Joanna teachesstudents about composers and teachespercussion using various types of

Pam Castor Joanna Nelson

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I guess that my parents raised me to befriendly. They were role models for me.I like to be dependable and consider-ate of others. I like to go the extra step.

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The August 19th death of Dorothy Monigan, our Bridge editor, came asquite a blow to those of us who had come to care for her so dearly duringher brief time in Bradford. Her untimely passing reminds us to cherish eachday, bless our friendships, try to carry on with grace in spite of adversity,laugh a lot and most of all, to follow our dreams, wherever they take us.Quite a challenge.

When we first met Dorothy, she was attending a political event at our home.The next day she e-mailed to say that one of her lifetime dreams had al-ways been to live in a small New England town, attend a political eventwhen there was a chilly nip in the air, a wood burning fireplace in the back-ground and a candidate offering a stump speech. She didn’t care whichpolitical party addressed her dream. She was thrilled to be here with hus-band Gerry and remained in her treasured Bradford home even while can-cer ravaged her body but never her spirit. We traveled about sometimes– to doctors, always with hope followed by somber news, to flea markets,to restaurants where, glass of wine in hand, we cried and laughed and shareda lifetime of stories in the year that we spent time together. And her otherdream, to grow old with Gerry and sit on the porch of their Prince EdwardIsland home, well, it didn’t come fully true but they did spend several daysthere together luxuriating in the wonder of visiting their just built home onthe ocean while they could still be together. Another dream fulfilled. Wefeel privileged to have shared some of her journey. We will miss Dorothyand always think of her as a unique friend, neighbor and a great lady.

This month we focused on several KRES/ Bradford School events andtweaked the calendar page to make it more user friendly. We’re keepingup to date on developments with the Needs Assessment Committee andlooking for your continuing input into future issues of The Bridge.

Coming in November: Get out your crayons! Each month, spacepermitting, The Bridge will carry a page of Bradford history to color. Af-ter producing your masterpiece, post them in Master’s Store and sharethem with the community! Stay tuned.

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Historical Society Annual Meeting, Wednesday, October 24th,

7:30 p.m., Old Post Office building, corner 103 and 114. New collections ondisplay.

The Women’s Christian Guild’s first meeting of the new season, Fri., Oct.12,2007 at 2 PM in the vestry of the Baptist Church in Bradford; potluck dessertand tea get together/ planning session. Interested women volunteers sought tocarry out their programs. More info? Call Betty Perron at 938-2640 or EdytheCraig at 938-2110

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Q There have been many changesin town over the past thirty years.What do you see as the biggestchange?The growth in town is the biggestchange. Right now our community isstruggling to put decent buildings inplace for our highway department andpolice station and to restore the townhall.

Q. You’ve been married to Marvinfor the last 57 years and in this timeof divorce and separation, what doyou attribute to the longevity andsuccess of your marriage?We keep a sense of humor. Nobodyis perfect. We have our ups and downsbut we respect one another.

Q. Over the years in Bradfordhave there been people that youfeel have been an inspiration foryou?Flossie Jones was the one. She was agreat mentor and supporter along withIsabel Sheehan. There were others:Adie and Bob Stewart, Ev and MillieKittredge. I found people on everycommittee that I served on that havebeen wonderful people and selflessvolunteers.

Q. You’ve had a variety of jobs inyour life time- which did you likemost?I didn’t work until my five childrenwere on their way in the world. Myfavorite job of all was school secretary-first in the Irvington school system forfive years and then in Bradford for tenyears. When we moved to NewHampshire there were no school sec-

fifth grade student’s involvement in theschool and community. The two youngladies who carried the banner in theparade in front of my car, MichelleFredette and Alison Macdonald , were past award recipients. I am also on the

retary jobs so I worked at other places:Jordan Milton, Aerotronics, and thenMerrimack Telephone Company. Iworked for nice people and learned a

lot from my employers and met manywonderful people. After the BradfordSchool was built, I knew that waswhere I wanted to be and I becamesecretary there. That was my favoritejob, second only to raising my family.

Q. You were the Grand Marshall inthe 2007 July 4th parade. Were yousurprised to be selected?Yes, yes and yes. It was a total sur-prise. Marlene Freyler told me a weekbefore the parade. I’ve never been soshocked in my life. It was somethingthat I will never forget. It was such athrill to have all those people wavingand smiling at me while I was riding inthe parade in Judy McGee’s antiqueVW. I felt so loved. My only regret wasthat my parents weren’t there to see meride by.

Q. You are personally responsiblefor the “Dawn Rich Award for Citi-zenship” for a fifth grade student.How did that begin?The school staff surprised me when Iretired. The award is given for the

Town of Bradford and Women’s Clubscholarship committees and continueas chair of the Bradford Area Commu-nity Center where I’ve been a mem-ber since 2000.

Q. What do you do for relaxation?I love to swim. I read and sometimes Ivolunteer at the library. I enjoy walk-ing and I love to dance. I think thatswimming is my passion and I go to theColby Sawyer pool twice a week toswim. I also keep in touch by e- mail-ing my friends.

Q. Sometimes it is difficult forpeople who care about the future oftheir community to work togetherfor a common goal even thoughthey all want the best for the town.How do you think we can learn tolive and work together to makeBradford a better place?I just feel that the more that I’m in-volved with the Needs AssessmentCommittee that we have to put asideseparate agendas and look at what isneeded. It is the people who work atthe facilities that are important and weshould take the personal issues out ofit. I do the communications for thecommittee and somehow we have togo forward to the main solution.

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rhythm instruments. Her tools includea keyboard, some maracas, sticks,recorders, and an assortment of drums.She enjoys singing and comes to theBradford School with a wealth of mu-sic experience. She thinks the studentsin Bradford are great.

We welcome Pam Castor and JoannaNelson to our school.

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Members of the Conservation Commission and friends replacedthe rotten boards on the boardwalkat the Bradford bog on Sept 16th.We were very fortunate to have helpfrom some of the boys at theMidway Shelter. Carlos Agudelo, theDirector, and Eddie, Nate andAndrew carried the twelve footboards out into the bog and droppedthem where rotten boards needed tobe replaced.Perry Teele, David Halsted,Phil Lamoreaux, and Brooks McCandlishmanned the chain saws and ham-mered the spikes to hold the newboards in place. The Midway crewcarried the old soggy boards back tothe bog entrance to be picked uplater.

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On August 27, 2007 the DHART helicopter from MaryHitchcock Hospital in Lebanon landed on Route 103

almost at the intersection with 114. An area woman hadcrashed her bicycle on Route 114 near the intersectionwith Route 103. Former Selectman Bruce Edwards foundthe woman and called 911 to have Bradford’s ambulanceand EMS teams dispatched to the scene. The woman’sinjuries were serious enough to have paramedics fromNew London Hospital who examined her recommendthat she be airlifted to Lebanon. DHART was called andthe helicopter crew informed the rescue team that it wouldbe there in 20 minutes.

20 minutes is not a very long time when there is a lot todo. Bradford Fire and Rescue was called to set up alanding zone and to assist Bradford Police with shuttingdown roads so the helicopter could land safely. The planwas for the helicopter to touch down about halfwaybetween the covered bridge and the traffic lights but thepilot had a different idea and set it down about 50 feet infront of the ambulance at the right turn lane from 114 onto 103. The prop wash was so close it made the ambu-lance sway a few times. The pilot shut down the helicop-ter for about 10 minutes so the patient could be examinedand transferred to the ‘copter. The roads were reopenedshortly after the helicopter took off.

All the people involved in the rescue and transfer werevery pleased with the high level of communication andcooperation between police, fire and rescue, NewLondon ALS and DHART. The woman’s condition is notavailable at this time.

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St. Andrews Church New London 1:00 - 2:30 pmWednesday, October 10

Newport Senior Center Newport 10:00 am - NoonFriday, October 12

Kearsarge Presbyterian Ch. New London 9:00 am - 1:00 pmSaturday, October 13

First Baptist Church New London 9:00 am - NoonTuesday, October 16

Croydon Town Offices Croydon 6:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, October 17

Lempster Town Offices Lempster 1:00 - 3:00 pmFriday, October 19

Scarlett Drug Store Newport 9:00 am - NoonFriday, October 19

Washington Town Offices Washington 6:00 - 7:00 pmMonday, October 22

Grantham Town Offices Grantham 4:00 - 7:00 pmMonday, October 22

Sunapee Methodist Church Sunapee 10:00 am - NoonTuesday, October 23

Andover Town Offices Andover 2:00 - 4:00 pmTuesday, October 23

Warner Senior Center Warner 10:00 am - NoonWednesday, October 24

Rite Aid Drug Store Newport 1:00 - 3:00 pmWednesday, October 24

Wilmot Town Offices Wilmot 9:00 - 11:00 amThursday, October 25

Bradford Senior Center Bradford 1:00 - 3:00 pmFriday, October 26

Danbury Senior Center Danbury 1:00 - 2:00 pmWednesday, October 31

Goshen Town Offices Goshen 10:00 am - NoonFriday, November 2

Newbury Town Offices Newbury 2:00 - 4:00 pmTuesday, November 6

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At the request of the Board ofSelectmen, a “walk-through” of theentire Transfer Station site wasconducted by representatives fromNH DES on August 30th. KarleeKenison a hydrogeologist with theDepartment stated that, in general,the State’s preference is to re-use anexisting site whenever feasible. Sheprovided general information regard-ing the testing procedures necessaryif any contamination should be foundon further investigation. SelectmanPinard offered to provide the file fortranscription and to be made avail-able on the town website.

At the NAC Steering Committeemeeting on September 6th, DaveEckman of Eckman Engineeringpresented a preliminary plan of theproposed layout for the police andhighway facilities. A new accessroad to the transfer station wouldlead from Route 114, curving northfrom the current road to the top ofthe first rise. At that point a road tothe left would lead to the newfacilities and the original road wouldcontinue on to the transfer station.This would result in reducing thegrade from 12.5% to 10%. A rockretaining wall 10 ft. high at themaximum, 200 feet long tapering ateach end would be built to the left ofthe access road.

Mr. Eckman could not estimate thecosts until further design work hasbeen completed. The currentpreliminary plan includes a highwaygarage (90’ x 120’), a salt shed (40’x 60’) with cement apron, and apolice station (44’ x 75’) with a 4’ x28’ extension for a two bay “sallyport.” The area dedicated would be5-6 acres. A proposed cistern forfire suppression would serve thesetwo facilities. It was anticipated thetime to construct would be sixmonths. The steering committeeplans to have costs estimates avail-able by November.

“Proposal for Site WorkEngineering and Surveying Services”that compared the advantages anddisadvantages of the upper (north)and east (lower) sections of thetransfer station lot. She asked Mr.Eckman his opinion from an engi-neering point of view of the twolocations. He stated that, strictlyfrom the engineering perspective, theaccess from Route 103 has “verygood site distance and near perfectgeometry” while recognizing thatpermitting for that site might be moredifficult because of its proximity tothe old landfill areas.

Discussion from the audience ensuedregarding other possible locations forthe buildings including the lower sitethat had been proposed last year.Andrew Pinard read a letter as aprivate citizen voicing his concernsand offering alternative sites forconsideration including the Naughtonproperty or placing a new building atthe current location of the highwaygarage behind the Brown-Shattuckfield.

Nominations for two additionalmembers of the committee werepassed along to the Board of Select-men who appointed Kevin McKennaand Philip LaMoreaux, with GeorgeMorse as alternate in the event anymember of the Committee can nolonger serve. Chair Tom Rileyintroduced the new members at theNAC meeting on September 20th.

At that meeting Jim Pickman, Chairof the highway and police subcom-mittee, reported that they hope tohave a rough set of plans competedby October 1st. He also said thatRoad Agent Steve Lucier hasreceived complete approval of theproposed new road from NH DOT.Full minutes of NAC meetings areon file at the Town Hall.

Bradford Business Association by Marilyn Gordon

The quarterly meeting of the BradfordBusiness Association was held on Au-gust 29th at the Candlelite Inn. Thosewho aren’t members of the BBA canjoin at any time. You are automaticallyupgraded on the Town of Bradfordwebsite and your business will beadded to the next brochure. The bro-chures, at this time, are behind sched-ule. Hopefully they will be out within thenext month. The flower barrels arelooking good this year, thanks toMarlene Freyler. Oona Tropeano hasvolunteered to help Marlene next year.Thanks Oona, for volunteering. TheChristmas Gathering will be held onDecember 2nd at 1 PM at theCandlelite Inn with a potluck buffet.Postcards will be mailed when the timeis closer as a reminder.

NAC member Eileen Kelly read asection from the July 2007 Eckmanreport:

Needs Assessment Committee


Area HappeningsNewbury:

The Fells: Thursday, October 4, 9am-3pm, “OldGrowth on Mount Sunapee” Naturalist Dave Ander-son will guide. Program info:763-4789, ext3, orwww.thefells.org. The Fells Main House closes for theseason Oct. 8. Grounds remain open dawn to dusk.456 Route 103A, Newbury NH.

The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge GreenwayCoalition’s all volunteer, non-profit organization’s 14thannual Fall Walkabout, every Saturday and Sundaythrough Oct. 21 , final Oct. weekend for rained outhikes. Great area hikes, varying degrees of difficulty,4mi.-5.5mi. Prior sign-ups required. More info:www.srkg.com.

Girl Scout Troops Forming in Sunapee and theKearsarge district. Girls grades k thru 8. Financial aidavailable.

For more information about girl placement and adultvolunteer opportunities, phone Liz Tentarelli, the serviceunit manager, at 763-9296.

Henniker:

LINEC Fall Courses, Oct.-Nov., NEC, Henniker, 9courses from A to Z; religion, history, music, literature.Stimulating and fun. For info on course offerings andLINEC membership, contact LINEC’s Registrar atNEC Box 75, Henniker NH 03242, our website,www.nec.edu/linec, or phone at 429-4268.

New London/Newbury/Warner

Friday, October 12, 7:30 pm. Soo-nipi Audubonspeaker Spencer Hardy will discuss experiences atTexas Bird Camp, Tracy Library, New London, NH.

Information: Ruth White, 763-4893.

Saturday, October 13, 8 am.

Soo-nipi Audubon Field trip to Concord, hot spots tolook for migrant birds. Meet at Warner park & ride, I-89, exit 9. Bring snack, water, binoculars.

Leaders: Ruth White, 763-4893

Joy Bockius, 456-2480Warner:

The Kearsarge Area Rocket Society holds a modelrocket launch October 13th ,1 4PM, Warner. Free.

More info? Visit www.KARSNH.org or call MikeBellino at 938-5129

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Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 6 & 7

Warner Fall Foliage Festival & Our 9th Anniversary!

Friday, Oct. 12 @ 7 pm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC STATEMENT HEARING

TDS Telecom

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October 4, 2007

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On March 1, 2007, TDS Telecom filed petitions with the

New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (Commission) asking

for approval of an alternate form of regulation as allowed by RSA

374:3-b.

Under its proposed plan, TDS Telecom’s rates would no

longer be subject to approval by the Commission. Instead,

maximum rates for basic local service would be set at levels that do

not exceed Verizon New Hampshire’s rates and do not increase by

more than 10% per year for the first four years after the plan is

approved.

Before approving the plan, the Commission must find,

among other things, that competitive wireline, wireless, or

broadband service is available to a majority of customers in each

TDS exchange

The Commission is holding a public statement hearing to

take comment from consumers and other interested groups on the

petition, which can be viewed on the Commission’s website at

www.puc.nh.gov.

Further information can be obtained by contacting the

Commission at 1-800-852-3793 (NH only) or 603-271-2431.

Public Utilities Commission 21 S. Fruit Street, Suite 10 Concord NH 03301 Tel: (603) 271-2431 Fax: (603) 271- 3878

Warner Historical Society’s Rebecca Courser presents“Melvin Mills & Roby Districts” Slide Show & Discus-sion. Sat., Oct. 20 @ 1 pm.

Artist D.A. Hammond will present a Slide Show & Dis-cussion on satirical & whimsical pigs featured in hisbestseller, Pigs in a Poke.


A Reunion Dance for all who attendedthe Barn Dances at Bradford Arena,Fortune’s Barn in Bradford and StarkMansion Hall in Dunbarton from1939-1968 will be held on Saturday,October 20, 2007 from 1:00 pm –5:00 pm at the Webster Town Hall,Route 127, Webster, NH. The hall ishandicapped accessible so all come tomeet old friends and listen or dance tothe music. The dance will be the samemusic and dances as you danced toback then, EXCEPT there has to beno smoking in the hall or alcohol on thepremises. A snack bar, replicating theones at the dance halls, serving hotdogs, hamburgers, coffee, tonic, etc.will be available (unfortunately attoday’s prices).

How it came to pass:Back in 1955 Jack O’Connor, a teen-ager who spent his summers in Weare,NH, brought a reel-to-reel tape re-corder to the Bradford Arena torecord the banjo playing of GeorgeRounds so he could learn some ofwhat George was doing. He recordedpart of a dance evening. In 1986 BobBoynton, Jr., grandson of MyronColby, was calling at the New Hamp-shire Folk Festival in Concord, NHand Jack and his friend, Walter Lenk,were in attendance. They recognizedthe numbers Bob was doing as Frank’ssinging calls.Walter made a copy ofthe tape and took it to Bob at theEmerson Hill Community Club, whereBob was calling on Saturday nights.The Boynton family treasured the tapeand put it away for safe keeping.

Bob Pugliese of West Road submitted thispiece from the past and wonders if anybodyremembers this 1972 initiative to haltcrime on Halloween in Bradford.

Citizens’ Watch Organizedto Patrol Bradford Area

A newly organized Citizens’ Watchin Bradford will go into action to-night. A Halloween patrol will be thefirst order of business for the groupwhich aims “to eliminate vandalism,maliciousness and hooliganism in theTown of Bradford”.

The Citizens’ Watch, organized by alarge group of Bradford men underthe auspices of Selectmen and theChief of Police, has the completebacking of both departments, ac-cording to Robert Perron, chairmanof the Board of Selectmen.

The group was organized, he said, inthe wake of incidents of theft andvandalism in town and will patrol thetown’s roads during hours of dark-ness and in daylight when necessary.The objective of the patrol will be toobserve, identify and report law-breaking incidents or persons to po-lice who will, in turn, initiate correc-tive action. In cases whereindividuals are identified in feloniousacts, the Citizens’ Watch observerswill appear as witnesses in a court oflaw, he added. Tonight they will con-duct a comprehensive patrol to helpmake the town safe for the trick-or-treaters and avoid the extensive van-dalism which occurred in the past, heconcluded.

FORTUNE’S BARN REUNION DANCE

Two years ago, Dudley Laufmanasked Walter for a copy of Jack’stape. After procrastinating for quite awhile, it struck Walter that the tapewas probably of interest to a wideraudience, and it would be great to putin on the web. As he started editingthe audio and constructing the website, it became obvious to him thatthere was a greater story to be told,so he got in touch with Janice ColbyBoynton, Myron Colby’s daughter,to ask her some questions about thedance. Janice wanted to tell the storyof these dances, and spent the nextseveral months in the Fall of 2006 andthe Winter of 2007 traveling aroundNew Hampshire, talking to peoplewho went to the dances, and doingresearch in some of the local librar-ies. Janice enlisted her sister MyrnaColby Toutant to help her edit thematerial that she had gathered, and tohelp with collecting their family arti-facts for the project. The website iswww.configular.com/fortunesbarn.As Janice was talking with peoplewho attended these dances, severalmentioned that it would be nice tohave a reunion dance.

Eventually this material is headed tothe New Hampshire Library of Tra-ditional Music and Dance in DurhamNH.

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Please contact Janice ColbyBoynton at 774-4412 with ques-tions, memories of these dances orto RSVP.


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Selectmen’s Highlights - 9/18/07Planning Board Notes

Zoning Board of

Adjustment Tuesday October 2, 7:30 pm

at Town Hall:Requested by John Gioldassis/Pizza Chef, East Main Street: Special Exception regardingenlarging a non-conformingbuilding to add a Dunkin Do-nuts franchise and two vari-ances regarding interior illumi-nation for signs, one on thebuilding and the second for afree-standing sign.

Highway Department - Road AgentSteve Lucier advised that $13,000worth of gravel is being purchased fromthe Mt. William pit in Weare to bedelivered at the convenience of the pitowner.

Lucier will talk with the ConservationCommission regarding drainage workand erosion control necessary atFrench’s Park. Administrator CherylBehr advised that some Moose PlateGrant funds might be available for thisproject.

He will order generic signs to beplaced setting the dates for no overnightparking.

Town Hall Restoration - AudreySylvester and Beth Rodd reported forthe Town Hall Restoration Committeeon progress with the project to restorethe Henry backdrop and on possiblegrants for work on the Town Hall thatwould require matching funds.

Cheryl Behr and Andrew Pinard dis-cussed several concerns related towork on the Town Hall that should beaddressed in regard to improving thebuilding while protecting the historiccharacter. These include repaving theparking lot, fixing the front steps, andre-glazing or replacing windows. Onequestion raised is where maintenancestarts and restoration begins.

Needs Assessment Committee –Selectmen and the NAC have ap-proved a sign to be placed at the crownof the hill to the Transfer Station ad-vising of the “Proposed Location ofBradford’s New Police Station/High-way Garage Location.”

Selectmen added two members to theNAC Steering Committee based on

George Morse named as an alternatemember.

Fireworks – Fire chief MarkGoldberg and Police Chief JamesValiquet discussed legal and illegal fire-works. The selectmen will request thetown attorney to write wording for anordinance to be presented as a war-rant article at the next town meeting,making the public more aware of theissue.

Selectmen’s Coffee - The next quar-terly selectmen’s coffee will be held onSaturday October 13th, 9 am at thetown hall. A newsletter will be distrib-uted in public places one week beforethat date.

Complete minutes of the selectmen’smeetings may be obtained at theTown Hall.

Subdivision Approved – A 2-lotsubdivision was accepted and ap-proved for property of JuanitaBattles on Center Road, resulting ina separate lot for the establishedcommercial buildings on the site

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Continuations – At the requests ofthe applicants, both the Hill & Dalegravel pit application and the 3-lotsubdivision for Mountain Lake Innwere continued to October 9th.

Bob Stewart Jr. of RCS Design with-drew the application for a 3 unit com-mercial building on Route 103 thathad been submitted by Kevin Allen.It may be resubmitted when issuesconnected with fire department re-quirements and other concerns havebeen addressed.

Site Plan Reviews – It was deter-mined that site plan reviews will benecessary for two locations – Com-mercial use of property on East MainStreet owned by Robin Sanborn andan additional business on the PostOffice site owned by Dave Pickman.The business operated by JimPickman on Old Warner Road meetsthe criteria as a home business andno site plan is required.

Preliminary Discussions were heldfor several locations:1) MichaelSailer - 2-lot subdivision on EastWashington Road; 2) Edwin Fowler– 3-lot subdivision on West Road; 3)Grant Fern Management - DunkinDonuts to be located adjacent to thePizza Chef on Main Street; 4) MelPfeifle – 2-lot subdivision on OldWarner Road.

Public hearings will be noticed once appli-cations for any of these have been filed.

Sand & Gravel Regulations – ThePlanning Board set a Public Hearingfor October 23rd. Revised copies ofthe draft regulations will be postedat the Town Hall prior to the hear-ing.

Complete minutes of the meeting can beobtained at the town hall.

recommendations from the Committee.Kevin McKenna and PhilipLaMoreaux were appointed with


To The Editor:

The Bradford Women’s Clubwould like to thank all who do-nated in lieu of flowers in memoryof Jean Gaito. Our Red Hat Teawas wonderful as usual with allmembers looking glamorous intheir hats. The bulb drive was verysuccessful and they will be deliv-ered soon. FYI - Check outGrandma’s Attic this year at theBWC Antique/Craft Sale, Nov23,24,25.

Jackye Pehrson, President BWC

To the Editor:

If you had attended the NeedsAssessment Committee’s meetingon the 6th of September, you wouldrealize that the die has been cast todevelop the upper area of theTransfer Station lot for the towngarage and police station. Contraryto the initial charge to the Commit-tee to build off of the work accom-plished the previous year, themajority of this committee haschosen to move in its own direc-tion.

In so doing, the proposal presentedshows a relocated road to thetransfer station with a new roadturning off, half way up, to reachthe police station and continuingon to the garage site. When pinneddown, the design engineer had toadmit that from a strictly engineer-ing perspective, the original pro-posed access from Route 103offered the better entry with thatlower site being the less expensiveto develop.

It seems to be that fear of theunknown is driving the decisionprocess. Even with the commentsof Karlee Kenison, P.G., ahydrogeologist with the NHDepartment of EnvironmentalServices who toured the entireproperty at the request of theselectmen, two members of thecommittee refused to even ac-knowledge her comments since

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor

I want to express my thanks to theBradford Highway Departmentwhich has a mammoth job keepingour gravel roads in Bradford ingood condition. Some of thetorrential rains do strange things tothe gravel surface that is otherwiseserving us smoothly and well.

One section of my road hadsuffered in the May storms but inthe drier times since it posed only amatter of a rough road. However,this week the rain ran down thehill, into my driveway and thus intomy cellar so that I think I had all3 1/2 inches collected there. Icalled the Highway Department tosee if they would be willing tocheck out the road soon. Withinthe hour they were up surveyingthe situation and made a temporaryadjustment. The next morningthey came back and made thereally necessary repairs. Thank youBradford Highway Department!

Edythe Craig

To the Editor:I went to the Needs AssessmentCommittee meeting on September6th, thinking I was going to hearpros and cons of two sites pro-posed for relocating the highwaysheds and police department. I hadseen the sign high on the bank ofthe dump road and hoped to hearmore. I was confused when itappeared that the site above thetransfer station already had beenchosen and we were there to see

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they were not responsible forinviting this expert.

I, for one, remain unsure of whythe committee is insisting on usingthe more valuable area of this 44acre site for the purpose they aresuggesting.

Dick Keller

engineering plans. These plansapparently cost the town $17,200 –a significant portion of funds thatwere intended to be spent gettinginformation about two locations. Itry to keep one eye on townhappenings, but I also have a jobthat requires effort and time. Usually, I trust the retired “townfathers” who have the best inter-ests of Bradford at heart, butsomehow this “decision” seemshasty. The steering committee isthree people, the vote was twoagainst one. This does not seemrepresentative to me.

It has already cost the town thou-sands of dollars to see precisedrawings (but no costs) of remov-ing a steep hillside and making adrive wide enough for highwayvehicles and building a ten footretaining wall of boulders. Thepreviously proposed site on 103(near the dump burning pile) wouldrequire no extraordinary engineer-ing beyond putting on your turnindicator. The highway depart-ment already uses that entrance.

The impediment is getting sometesting done on the site - whichwould be the follow-up to the“walk through” by DES in August,where nothing hazardous wasfound. This of course should beverified with relatively inexpensivetesting since it was a dump site,but this is not a proposed residen-tial or recreational area; a highwayshed is itself a repository of causticmaterials. Can we expend somemoney to pursue this? Severalindividuals have stated that they“know there are bad things there,”but have offered no specificinformation. Can we take thesequestions to an answer rather thanact on a supposition? We can trustbut verify.

Sincerely, Belinda Glennie


First BaptistChurch News

From Lynn E. Hubley

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BRADFORD–Location is a key forthis remodeled original 1809 & 1850farmhouse .F ie lds tone/br ickfireplaced LR, wood, tile & berberfloors, 24’x24’ garage, 28’x28’ barn,field, lawn, garden, shed, expansionpotential, tastefully redone by caringowner. Must see!.. .....$268,500.

40 Days of Community Small Groups: We have 4 small groups meetingduring the month of October every Monday evening, Tuesday evening,Thursday morning and Thursday evenings. The groups will be studying arelated theme to our Sunday morning worship services. At the end of the40 days, each group will do an outreach project in our community.

Mom’s Bible Study; Every Thursday during the month of October from8:45 - 9:45 a.m., moms can come to the Fisk House for a time of sharingand prayer. Childcare is provided.

Food Pantry: The October distribution date for the pantry is Wednes-day, October 17, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Food can also be obtained bycalling the church office at 938-5313.

Prayer Retreat: Our church will be attending a Prayer retreat at SingingHills Conference Center in Plainfield, New Hampshire on Friday andSaturday, October 19 and 20.

Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of our church will be held on Sun-day, October 28 immediately following the worship service. A light lun-cheon will be provided between the service and the meeting.

Seventh Annual BNSYS Golf Tournament - October 11th

The Bradford Newbury Sutton Youth Sports is a non-profit organization that provides Kearsarge area ouths with quality sports opportunities. The tournament has become a yearly event for many NH businessand individuals, with this year’s event promising to be bigger than ever!

When: October 11, 2007Time: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Where: Country Club of NH, Sutton, NHCost: $400.00 per team of 4

Lunch is included. All donations are tax deductible!

Raffles! Prizes! Mulligans! A GREAT opportunity to advertise

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Library Lanternby Meg Fearnley

The library will be open on Monday, October 8 (Columbus Day).

Look for flyers this month about a new afternoon program at BrownMemorial Library for elementary school children starting in November.We will start off with programs on two Wednesday afternoons at 3:15with books and craft projects based on a seasonal theme. We hope tocatch you on your way home from school!

The last book sale of the season is on Saturday, October 6 from 9 to 2.If you miss it, you can always request to visit the book sale area when thelibrary is open.

This month we compare the book The Painted Veil by W. SomersetMaugham with the recent movie on Friday, October 5 at 7pm. In No-vember, we will compare a short story by Alice Munro “The Bear CameOver the Mountain” with the movie Away from Her. Copies of the shortstory will be available at the library. The international movie on Friday,October 19 at 7pm is from China.

Books added to your library in September:

For adults

Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

In the Woods by Tana French

The Year of Eating Dangerously by Tom Parker Bowles

The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly

The Used World by Haven Kimmel

For children

Ivy & Bean Break the Fossil Record by Annie Barrows

Jack’s Talent by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Talk and Book Signing with

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The Friends of Brown Memorial Li-brary announce “A Talk by HistorianBurton Hersh” on Wednesday, Oct.10 at 7 pm in Brown Memorial Library.The event, a celebration of the publi-cation of Hersh’s newest book,“Bobby & J. Edgar: The Historic Face-off Between the Kennedys and J.Edgar Hoover that TransformedAmerica” is open to the public.

Historian Burton Hersh, who lives inBradford, has published seven booksincluding two books of fiction. “Bobbyand J. Edgar” follows “The ShadowPresident: Ted Kennedy in Opposi-tion” and “The Old Boys: The Ameri-can Elite and the Origins of the CIA.”He has contributed to numerous peri-odicals such as, “Sports Illustrated,”“Esquire,” “The New York Times,”“Punch,” and “The Washington Post.”

Hersh will read from his new book, talkabout the process of writing this 516-page history (that includes 95 addi-tional pages of source notes and bibli-ography), tackle challenging questionsfrom the audience and sign pre-pur-chased books available in local book-stores or from the author.

The handicapped accessible BrownMemorial Library is located at 78West Main St., Bradford, NH. Formore information, call the library at938-5562.


Obituaries

Dorothy Meyer Monigan, a formerBradford Bridge editor and a long-time resident of Ringwood, N.J.,died peacefully Sunday evening Aug.19, 2007, at her home in New Hope,Pa. She was 55. Dorothy was bornSept. 12, 1951 in Newark, N.J., thefirst child of Bernard and Dorothy(Bernhart) Meyer of Hawthorne. Shegraduated from St. Anthony Schoolin 1965, Hawthorne High School in1969 and Katherine Gibbs College in1970. Dorothy was an office admin-istrator and property manager for

many years before starting her ownbusinesses. She was a paralegal,Notary Public, signing agent andWeb site designer. During her yearsin Ringwood, Dorothy was proud toserve on the board of trustees of theRingwood Public Library, and sheplayed a role in building the newlibrary in 2000. She was a memberof the Friends of Ringwood Library,Skylands Clean, the League ofWomen Voters and the DemocraticParty. Among Dorothy’s passionswere social justice, especiallywomen’s rights, cooking (and

Sutton, NH- On September 14th,Fay Elaine (Chadwick) Pugliese, ourbrave and beautiful wife, mother,grandmother died at peace with herfamily surrounding her. She was 70years old.

Fay was born in Concord, NH onMay 27, 1937 to Harvey andEvangeline (Levasseur) Chadwick. She lived in and attended SuttonMills and South Sutton Schools fromfirst through eighth grades, andgraduated from New London HighSchool in 1953.

Fay married her husband and love ofher life, Mike, on December 19,1953. She was a caring, loving,supportive wife and mother. Herlove for her family was unconditional,and her kids knew that she wasreally just joking when she told them

Dorothy Monigan

Fay Pugliese

to go play on the yellow line. Fayhad done many things in her life,including many years of working forthe Kearsarge School District in foodservice at the high school andmaintenance at the Sutton Elemen-tary School and high school. Shebelonged to the Sutton HistoricalSociety and was a member of itsBoard of Directors. She was atrustee of the Sutton FreeLibrary. Fay had many hobbies andinterests; planting and weeding hergardens, camping in the WhiteMountains and watching baseball. The high point of her summers wasthe family reunion cookout. She wasoverjoyed when her beloved RedSox won the World Series in 2004. She also loved football and cheeredon the New England Patriots. Sheenjoyed watching the birds, foxes,and other wildlife that wanderedthrough the yard. Fay is survived byher husband, Michael, of over 53years, her children, seven grandchil-dren, four great grandchildren, asister, many dear nieces, nephews,and cousins and many friends. Burialwill be private at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be madeto Payson Center for Cancer Care,250 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301 or to the Sutton Free Library.

eating), dances with no steps, andlaughing with those she loved. She issurvived by her husband, GeraldPatrick Monigan, and her son, RyanPatrick Monigan; her mother,Dorothy, of Waldwick, N.J.,sistersDiane Mahood, of Fort Meyers,Fla., and Deborah Sisti, of Encinitas,Calif.; brother, Ben Meyer, ofOakland, N.J.; nieces BethanyMeyer of Wayne, N.J., Nicole Sistiof Encenidas, and Avery Meyer ofUpper Greenwood Lake, N.J.;nephew, Benny Meyer, of UpperGreenwood Lake; and innumerablefriends. A celebration of Dorothy’slife will be held in Ringwood in lateOctober. Donations may be made tocauses dear to your hearts; Dorothybelieved strongly in the DemocraticParty, Planned Parenthood andstem-cell research. She was aided byHospice of Hunterdon County in herfinal days.


KRSD School NewsBradford KRES NewsMary Keegan Dayton

School District ReportJon Steiner

The School Board has taken its firsthard look at the proposed budget andspent a great deal of time discussing itwith the administrators from the SAUand the schools. Once the Board ishappy with it, it is presented to the Mu-nicipal Budget Committee (MBC)where they delve into proposed expen-ditures as well. In January, the voterswill meet to have their input before thebudget is placed on the March ballot.As you can see, it is a time consumingprocess requiring a great deal of work.As always, costs such as salaries, en-ergy, the middle school bond and otherline items are must haves and are a bigpart of the overall bottom line. Moreto come on the budget in upcomingmonths.

There’s a chill in the air and the sea-son is changing. It is fall and schoolattendance comes to light. It’s an is-sue at many schools across the coun-try. “Attendance and being on time isa skill kids are learning,” commentsJim Spadaro, Principal at the BradfordSchool. Data collection completed atthe school this summer revealed someinteresting facts. Bradford students likegoing to school and have great atten-dance. Daily attendance rates run at95% and above. According to re-search done by the University of Illi-nois, College of Education , low ab-senteeism is correlated to student’spositive school behavior, increasedparticipation in extracurricular activi-ties, better grades and better long termeducational outcomes. Thank-you toall the parents who have helped theirchildren get a good nights sleep, eatbreakfast and get to school on a dailybasis.

The Bradford data also showed thattardiness was high. This is an area ofconcern and will be placed high on theprincipal’s priority list this year. “Be-ing ready for school and on time arecritical skills for success,” commentedSpadaro. “We are teaching kids a life-long skill and work ethic.” When kidsare late to school, it affects everyonein the classroom. Check the clock. Setyour sights on arriving at 8:20 if you aredriving your children to school. Thatwill give them time to arrive in theschool lobby, say hello to a few friendsand then proceed down to their classto get ready for an 8:40 start.

Children of all ages look to the rolemodels in their lives for guidance. Mysons are in middle and high school. Iwant them to be responsible to get to

school on time, but I also know that Iplay a role in that. I’ll do what ittakes….clean laundry, good breakfastand lunch food, calm surroundings tohelp them get out the door on time,each day. Punctuality happens one dayat a time, if it wasn’t good today, it canbe tomorrow. And oh yea, we set thekitchen clock ahead ten minutes. Andsometimes it works.

If you enter the elementary school youwill now see our new paving and newtraffic patterns. It looks great! Thischange is designed for the safety of thekids by keeping cars from drivingthrough the playground area. The pat-tern will work best if parents do notpark in front of the school, but simplylet the kids out to walk in on their own.Should you wish to enter the school,please park in the lot.

I’ve received several emails askingabout the opening date of the newmiddle school. At this point we needto know not only when it will be fin-ished and ready for students but alsowhen equipment will be moved in,what the new bus routes will look like,punch lists, etc. There is a wide rangeof facts that need to be looked at be-fore a date can be set. Once we havethe facts the Board will have a dis-cussion and set the date.

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For the third year in a row, KRES atBradford students met the school-widesummer reading goal of 85% partici-pation in the Kearsarge RegionalSchool District’s Summer ReadingProgram. In June, students enteringgrades 1 -5 were challenged to readregularly during the summer and tokeep track of the amount of readingthat they did. On the first day of schoolmost students proudly presented sum-mer reading records to their classroomteachers. Student participation in theSummer Reading Program was over89% this year!

Bradford students and families cel-

ebrated their efforts by attending theKearsarge Cougars’ Football Gameon Friday September 7. MartyBrown, the Athletic Director forKRHS, supported this event by pro-viding free admission to the game forall KRES at Bradford students andstaff. Before the football game, fami-lies were invited to join the staff for a“Tailgate” picnic at the Bradford El-ementary School. More than 200students, family members, and staffpicnicked together and then enjoyeda fun-filled evening watching theKearsarge Cougars play StevensHigh School.

KRES at Bradford Exceeds Summer Reading Goalby Kathy McKenna

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Purchasing a HUD HomeLaura Hallahan

With foreclosure rates on theincrease, the number of HUD (U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development) owned homes for saleis also on the rise. This presents an opportunity for

buyePurchasing a HUD HomeLaura Hallahan

With foreclosure rates on the increase, the number ofHUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-

ment) owned homes for sale is also on the rise. Thispresents an opportunity for buyers to purchase a home

with built-in equity and for investors to potentially pick upa great deal. HUD transactions, however, are very

different from traditional home purchases and even bankforeclosures that go to auction. Here are some key tips

to keep in mind:

All HUD Homes Aren’t Great Deals. Look at every dealon its own merit and base your decision on sound adviceand not the assumption that every HUD home must be agreat deal. When the HUD inventory is low, often buyers

will bid the property up to above the fair market value.

Understand the Bidding Process. It is a “blind” biddingprocess, meaning the bid date is released by HUD and

each buyer submits their best offer without the knowledgeof any other bids.

“Owner-Occupant” versus “Investor”. HUD givespreferential treatment to owner-occupants over investorsas they try to increase the number of U.S. citizens who

own homes. Owner-occupants have the first 10 days to

Purchasing a HUD HomeLaura Hallahan



with built-in equity and for investors to potentially pick upa great deal. HUD transactions, however, are very

different from traditional home purchases and even bankforeclosures that go to auction. Here are some key tips

to keep in mind:

All HUD Homes Aren’t Great Deals. Look at every dealon its own merit and base your decision on sound adviceand not the assumption that every HUD home must be agreat deal. When the HUD inventory is low, often buyers

will bid the property up to above the fair market value.

Understand the Bidding Process. It is a “blind” biddingprocess, meaning the bid date is released by HUD and

each buyer submits their best offer without the knowledgeof any other bids.

“Owner-Occupant” versus “Investor”. HUD givespreferential treatment to owner-occupants over investorsas they try to increase the number of U.S. citizens who

own homes. Owner-occupants have the first 10 days tobid on any home before it is released to investors.

Anticipate Repairs. Buyers cannot negotiate repairs eventhough they are allowed the opportunity to have a thirdparty inspection prior to closing. It is more difficult toback out of a HUD deal and you may risk losing your

earnest money, so be sure before you bid.

Continuously Monitor the Inventory. The law of supply

With foreclosure rates on the increase, the number ofHUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment) owned homes for sale is also on the rise. Thispresents an opportunity for buyers to purchase a homewith built-in equity and for investors to potentially pick upa great deal. HUD transactions, however, are verydifferent from traditional home purchases and even bankforeclosures that go to auction. Here are some key tipsto keep in mind:All HUD Homes Aren’t Great Deals. Look at everydeal on its own merit and base your decision on soundadvice and not the assumption that every HUD homemust be a great deal. When the HUD inventory is low,often buyers will bid the property up to above the fairmarket value.Understand the Bidding Process. It is a “blind” biddingprocess, meaning the bid date is released by HUD andeach buyer submits their best offer without the knowledgeof any other bids.“Owner-Occupant” versus “Investor”. HUD givespreferential treatment to owner-occupants over investorsas they try to increase the number of U.S. citizens whoown homes. Owner-occupants have the first 10 days tobid on any home before it is released to investors.Anticipate Repairs. Buyers cannot negotiate repairseven though they are allowed the opportunity to have athird party inspection prior to closing. It is more difficultto back out of a HUD deal and you may risk losing yourearnest money, so be sure before you bid.Continuously Monitor the Inventory. The law ofsupply and demand applies here, too. When inventory is

ery difPurchasing a HUD Home

high, your chances of getting a great deal are higher, too.Go online and monitor the sales price of HUD homes.The HUD web site can be accessed at www.Hud.govand you can see the homes for sale in each state atwww.HomeSales.gov.

Make Sure You Know the Process. HUD has differentrequirements in different states and often there areRealtors® and Lenders who specialize in HUD homeswho can walk you through the process and maze ofpaperwork.Act Quickly and Decisively. There are strict timeconstraints on the bidding process and while you willtypically have one to two weeks from the date HUDplaces the property on the market until the bidding periodbegins, often the property will be purchased on the firstday of bidding.

Recent Sales in Bradford• Lot 2 Deer Valley Road, New Cape on 2.50

acres for $252,500• 31 Maple View Drive, 2005 Colonial on 2.0

acres for $290,000• 44 Oakdale Road, Waterfront Cottage on .13

acres for $290,000• 40/42 East Shore Road, Waterfront Cottage on

.20 acres for $447,000

There are 35 active and 5 pending residential listings,24 active and 0 pending land listings, 5 active and 0pending commercial listings and 2 active and 0pending multi-family listings in Bradford.

the property up to above the fair market value.Purchasing a HUD Home

Laura Hallahan



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Henry BackdropRestorationScheduled

The restoration of Charles W. Henrybackdrop will take place the in theFirst Baptist Church vestry from Oc-tober 22 -25. Ruth-Ann Harris, co-chair of the committee said, “We areextremely grateful to Pastor Hubleyand the church for providing thespace as a service to our community.”

A professional restoration team fromthe “Curtains Without Borders,”from Burlington, Vermont, has beenhired to restore the painting. Thisteam has stabilized and restoredmore than 130 of the 170 “curtains”discovered in Vermont. Bradford’sbackdrop (9’ x 15’) is the firstCharles W. Henry painting found inNew Hampshire.

The process is fussy. First thebackdrop’s surface must be cleanedinch by inch. Restorers use brushesand vulcanized rubber sponges togently lift surface dirt into the end ofa vacuum cleaner wand. A new pad-ded header and tubing will be fabri-cated to replace the bowed pole andnails used originally to suspend thebackdrop. All materials are archivalincluding adhesives and water-basedpaints. Missing pieces of muslin willbe replaced. A process called “in-painting” will restore deterioratedsurface color and fill in missing de-tails.

Volunteers are needed to help cleanthe hundred-year old artifact. To takepart in the process, call 938-5948 or938-2660. The public is also encour-aged to drop by at 4 pm to view eachday’s progress.

An open house to see the restoredHenry Backdrop will be held onThursday, October 25 from 5:00 –7:00 pm in the First Baptist Church’sRectory, at the corner of West MainStreet and Route 103, Bradford, NH.Children welcome. Refreshmentswill be served.

MVSC quilting instructor Mary E. Derry works on a sewing machinewith Marion Hall during “Learning Paper Piecing Technique” session.More senior center program info? Call Sandi at 938-2104.

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