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Volume 7 Number 34 March 5, 2010 16 Pages
Police Officer
Promoted to Captain
Wildlife Encounters Traveling Zoo
by Barbara O’Brien
Visits Windham’s Youth
nullhere was standing room only
streets to administration,nullnullwis
when nullindham nullolice nullrgeant
said. “nullet he has risen to the
nullke nullron was recently promoted
occasion again and again.null
to the rank of captain. nullron’s
nullwis commended nullron
fellow ofnullers and other town
for his “tremendous work ethic
employees had turned out en
and the tremendous respectnull
masse to watch nullron’s wife,
he has garnered from his fellow
nulleila, pin the captain’s badge to
employees.
his uniform.
viously honored bnull y his
nullron received the promotion
promotion, nullron said he was
b
y Doug Robinson
following the death of nullptain
“overwhelmed and humbled.null
nullatrick nullatsovich, who passed away
nullron said he was accepting his
this past December, following
new responsibilities with “humility
a long and brave battle against
and honor.null nullron also said that staff photos
cancer.
nullst because he is now part of the
Red nullyed Tree nullrog is one of the smallest amphinullans
nullindham nullolice nullief nullrald
police department’s administration,
in the forest todaynull
nullwis said that nullron had served
it does not mean that he will be
as “his rightnulland mannullfor the
putting in less time. “I promise to
by Doug Robinson
past year and a half, and had
work as hard as anyone else in the
nullindham’s youth were recently entertained and schooled
made a very difnullult nullb easier to
department,nullnullron said.
by the professional nullokeepers of nullildlife Encounters
accomplish. “It was a terrinull leap
nullurning toward nullief nullwis,
nullraveling nullo.
for nullke, going directly from the continued to page 8- Promotion
nullonsored by the nullindham nullcreation Department,
nullildlife Encounters nullraveling nullo was “perfect for those
little ones that love to hold and touch and may not have had
a lot of enullosure to animals, but are eager to start learning. null
Did Your Neighborhood
nullhe handsnulln educational show featured “diverse selection
of nullmmon nulleciesnullanimals which included, an nullrican
nullgmy Hedgehog, nullinchilla, nullriped nullunk, Eastern Indigo
Look Like This?
snake, nulld Eyed nullree nullrog, and Eclectus nullarrot.
“nullr collection of rescued and captive born nullraised
nonnullative nullr “enullticnull wildlife, assist us as nullbassadors
of Education, spreading the message of conservation,
appreciation and respect for all of Earth’s creatures.null
nullildren sat mesmerinulld as nullildlife Encounter’s instructor
and educator, nullkah, presented the various animals to the
children sitting before her demonstration table. null she
presented each animal, nullkah provide a brief history of the
animal, as well as many interesting fun facts for the students
to appreciate.
nullhe nullildlife Encounters facility, located in nullchester,
NH is not open for the public to visit and is “a notnullornull
pronull traveling Educational nullo operating from our nullDnull
licensed nullildlife nullnter near the beautiful New Hampshire
Tate Rogers, 6, teaches his younger sister Natalie Rogers,
nullacoast.
2 how to correctly pet the Alnullno nulledgehognull
nullor more information about nullildlife Encounters, you are
welcome to visit, www.wildlifeencountersnullon.com.
courtesy photo
One of the homes in Pelham that fell victim to last Thursday’s storm
Mother Nature Proves Value
Considerable Damage
of Proposed High School Land
in Windham Due to Wind
by Lynne Ober
by Barbara O’Brien
nullhere’s nothing like fronulln earth being pelted by lots of
nullrch may have come in like
utilities. nullcording to nullnullerson,
rain to produce winter nulloding. nullhat scenario played itself
a lamb, but nullebruary denullitely
appronullmately nullnullnullnullcustomers
out across New Hampshire last week, and when the storm
went out like the proverbial lion,
were left without power during the
had passed, thousands upon thousands were again nulloded
wreaking havoc and leaving
recent wind and rainstorm, while
andnullr without power. Heavy rains brought lots of nulloding,
enullensive damage in its wake.
about nullnullnullnullwere left without
but not to the proposed high school land in nullelham.
nullire nullief nullom nullnullerson said
power in December of nullnull. nullhis
null soon as the storm ended, nulldy Ducharme and nullb
about a donulln houses in nullindham
time, however, public utilities were
Hardy, both candidates for nullelham nullhool nullard, called a
suffered direct damage from falling
better prepared to deal with the
press conference to be held on the proposed land. nullile
trees and large limbs, due to the
enullensive outages, which still left
press and residents had to drive through nulloded streets,
windstorm that hit New Hampshire
some nullindham residents without
they found the proposed high school land high and dry, as
on nullebruary null and null. In
service for nearly a week. “It was
Ducharme and Hardy gleefully pointed out.
addition, null roads were completely
similar to the ice storm, without the
“nullhere have been all sorts of misstatements about this
closed to trafnull, some due to
ice and cold weather,nullnullnullerson
land,nullsaid Ducharme.
being inundated by water from the
said. nullortunately, the temperatures
“nulld we nullst wanted people to see that in times of
torrential rains that accompanied
hovered either above or nullst below
nulloding this land is high and dry,nullchimed in Hardy.
the nearnullurricane force winds, and
freenullng for most of the week that
nullth Ducharme and Hardy support the land purchase
others blocked by fallen trees.
outages were prevalent.
and building the new high school. “nulle wanted people to
nullhere was a great deal of
null a result of the enullensive
come and see, so we called everyone we could to nullin us
damage to the service drops to
damage statewide, New Hampshire
today,nullthey said. “nulle didn’t enullect the people who are
individual homes and businesses,
vnull ernor nullohn nullynch declared
putting out the false claims to show up, though.null
nullnullerson told selectmen during
a nullate of Emergency, thereby
nullhe nullelham nullhool nullard has laboriously studied the
ynne Ober
their nullard meeting on nullrch null
making the state eligible for
land situation. nullhis particular land purchase was nullst
b
y L
In comparison to the
federal funds. nullnullerson said
brought to the voters when Dr. Elaine nulltler served as
unprecedented ice storm that left
he will be compiling the cost of
superintendent. nullhis past year, under the guidance of
its mark on the New Hampshire
damages incurred by the town and
Dr. nullrank nullss, current superintendent, the nullard did
landscape in December of nullnull,
submitting those losses for possible
an enullensive land review and even contacted some land staff photo
the windstorm of nullebruary nullnull
reimbursement. nullile
owners who did not have property for sale. nullhe end resultnull
was nearly as devastating on public continued to page 8- Damage
It was the samenullhis is the best combined plot for nullelham’s
Andy nullcharme and Ronullnullardy point out that transmission wires are not
new high school.
visinulle from the proposed high school site
nullhe warrant article for this purchase actually proposes
to purchase two separate pieces of land. nulle piece fronts most important investment. He enulllained how a good school
ATTENTION
nullindham nullad, but the other piece is totally landnullocked system with good schools increases the value of property and,
and, by itself, has a lower assessment. However, combined thus, enhances everyone’s home as an investment.
together, the property is a prime location with great access. Ducharme pointed out that the bond borrowing rate is
Windham Companies
nullith the steep recession in our area, there is little building, very low now. “nullhat will save money on the interest that
so the purchase price has actually dropped by onenullhird. “Not we’d pay for the bonds, and that’s always a huge piece of any
with Storm Damage
only is the purchase price down, but we will nullalify for school investmentnullust look at what your interest costs you on your
construction aid,nullsaid Hardy. mortgage. Now is the time.null
“null that means the overall cost is lower for the tanullayers,said null nullhe cost for the land will add three cents per thousand in
In an effort to better marshal services for the business community,
Ducharme, as he completed Hardy’s thought. the nullst year. If your home is valued at nullnull,nullnull that would
the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development wants to
nullhe two of them are very enullited about the proposals put add only null.null to your property tanullbill for a year. nullears two
hear from companies adversely affected by the storm damage last forth by the school district. “It is obvious that if we pass these
through sinullwould average eight cents per thousand, and year
week. warrant articles this year, the tanullayers will be saving money, null is enullected to cost nine cents per thousand.
“It’s important to collect as much information as possible so that we as everyone enullects the recession to continue easing.null “nullhe other continuing topic is transmission wires, but those
can determine the enullent of the damage, and then go about seeking “nullo couldn’t be enullited about thisnull asked Hardy. are not over the property and are, in fact, a long way’s away
assistance,nullsaid New Hampshire Division of Economic Development “nullhe school district and nullard has done a wonderful nullb. and not visible from the enullected high school location,null
Interim Director nully Duddy. “If a business has sustained physical Everything has been enullmined in detail. nullhis supports our Hardy said.
damage, is out of operation, or has simply seen production affected kids and our future as a town.null “nulll in all, we hope the people will vote yes, as this is an
by the storm, we urge them to contact us at nullnullnullnull.null
nulloking around, both of them pointed to the dry land. No enullellent opportunity for the town and for each of us who
nullhe Division is contacting local economic development ofnullials
water pooled after the heavy rains. nullhe land was dry. nullow owns a home in nullelham,nullsaid Ducharme. “nulle also think a
and resource partners to elicit information about affected businesses
tufts were strewn across the land. “nullok at the snow. nullou can new high school is the best option.null
and to develop a game plan for assistance. nullor more information,
see that no water is running or standing on this land,nullsaid nulld, of course, Hardy was nodding his head yes. nullhese
contact the Division at nullnullnullnull.
Ducharme. two men are committed to this new pronullct, and hope to be
nulle of the more telling speeches at the school deliberative elected to the nullhool nullard.
session was made by nullard of nulllectmen nullairman nullb
Haverty, who spoke about a person’s house as being their
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