Pelham - Windham News | April 6, 2012 - 17
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“Thumbs down to the
many souls found hanging out in the town and peeping on folks from yards and parks in town and thumbs up to the Pelham PD for their response to intruders.”
“Thumbs up to the new BOS. Getting done what VIC could not. The people spoke.”
“Thumbs up to volunteer
youth sports coaches and parents who understand that at this age you need to have an element of fun in practices and games, no matter how competitive you are. Kids who have a great experience in youth sports return to play again. Leaving your ego aside and actually teaching the entire team proper techniques result in a continued love for the game!”
“Thumbs down to the
volunteer coaches and parents who are overly competitive to the point of driving kids away from youth sports. A great book for any parent of an athelete and any coach is, ‘Whose game is it, anyway?’ You will learn that kids don’t quit sports; they quit lunatic coaches and parents who push too much. If you fi nd you are one of them, do the kids a favor and stop coaching until you can adapt your behavior to a more positive style.”
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I can’t fi gure if its cause I used my atm card and he thought there would be no tip. But he couldn’t even look at me, he tossed my card back to me over the pizza box, and never said thanks. You just lost another customer. Good luck staying in business.”
“Thumbs up to youth football. Just be glad
your kid is playing the best sport in the world! Let your program stand on its own merit, don’t denigrate the ‘other’ program in town, it only makes you seem petty and jealous.”
“Thumbs up to Anne Marie
who has always run the St. Pats Book Fairs so successfully - your hard work is appreciated.”
“Thumbs up to Puppies. Without puppies the sunshine would disappear and the world would become a miserable place.”
“Thumbs down Pelham Developers sue town
over impact fees. No more building permits to those Wall Street billionaire construction companies. Didn’t they make enough money over the last decade?
Guess they don’t know
what good business alliances with the town is all about.”
“Thumbs down to Pelham’s pizza shop. I like your pizza, but not the employee’s cold shoulder.
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“Thumbs down, way down, to the person who wrote thumbs down to the Relay for Life. Seriously? Boo Hoo to the residents surrounding the track not being able to sleep for one night a year, maybe the residents
who cannot sleep should walk for the cause. I’m sure if they have not had Cancer themselves, they have lost someone to the disease. I hope you can sleep at night by fi nancially supporting the cause and not morally supporting it.”
“Thumbs down to the owner of the tire company. Would it kill you to smile and treat your customers with respect! I have never dealt with such a rude man, it’s a wonder your still in business with your attitude. I could not imagine going to work every day and having to deal with you, after all it is the customers that keep you in
“Thumbs up to State Representative Shaun Doherty for standing strong for Pelham through this redistricting mess. None of the other District 27 Representatives cared enough about this town to vote to help us become our own district. I thank you Shaun, for showing such devotion to the town of Pelham. I watched you at the selectmen’s meeting explaining what was going on and what steps you were taking to help. Then a few weeks later I watched another representative tell selectmen that she was going to work together with you to get Pelham it’s own district. Now I see in the voting records that she and the others voted not to help Pelham. Rep. Doherty will be the only incumbent that I will be voting for in future elections.”
“Thumbs up to local businesses Pinball Wizard, Suppas, Bits and Pieces, and North East Discount Center for donating items for use in the annual 4-H raffl e held at the Stratham Fair in July. Your dedication to the children of New Hampshire
April 10: Who Won the War of 1812? New Hampshire’s Forgotten Patriot Pirates, Milford, NH. When was the War of 1812? That’s a trick question, but if you don’t recall America’s “Forgotten War” with England - you’re not alone. Two hundred years ago, with only 17 armed ships, a youthful United States declared war on the world’s largest navy (with 700 ships). Then we invaded Canada. In retaliation the British burned Washington, DC to the ground. So how come we think we won? History writer J. Dennis Robinson offers an upbeat, often irreverent, bicentennial look at New Hampshire’s reluctant role in “Mr. Madison’s War” with special emphasis on the privateers who swarmed out of the state’s only seaport. 7 p.m. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St. (603) 673-2408. April 11: Italian Gardens: Then and Now, Litchfi eld, NH. “The garden is a home’s most important room.” Cornish resident Charles A. Platt (1861-1933), architect, artist, and landscape designer, practiced what he preached. A jump ahead of Edith Wharton and Maxfi eld Parrish in admiration of these gardens, Platt photographed and applied Italian design principles for villas and gardens so that Americans could follow them. A PowerPoint presentation describes and illustrates Italian gardens as Platt photographed
them in 1894. Re-photographed in a pilgrimage a century later, we’ll explore what these gardens look like today, from the same vantage point, and discuss the history of designed spaces. Presented by James B. Atkinson. 6:30 p.m. Aaron Cutler Memorial Library, 269 Charles Bancroft Highway. Aaron Cutler Memorial Library. (603) 424-4044. April 11: Fruit Tree Grafting and Pruning Demonstration, Brentwood, NH. Nada Haddad, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources, Rockingham County, and Bill Lord, Fruit Specialist, Emeritus will conduct the demonstration. They will graft apple trees and prune large, medium and young trees. They will also prune peach trees. This is an outdoor event, held rain or shine. Dress for the weather. No registration is required. 4-6:30 p.m. Apple Annie, 66 Rowell Rd. (603) 679-5616;
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April 12: Crime and Punishment on the Isles of Shoals, Rochester, NH. Louis Wagner was charged with murdering Anethe and Karen Christenson on Smuttynose Island, Isles of Shoals, in March of 1873. He was convicted on the fi rst charge and executed in 1875. Although sentiment against Wagner was at a fever pitch immediately following the murders, time and refl ection have generated an ongoing debate as to the fairness of
the trial and the validity of the verdict. Drawing from the trial transcript, media reports, and the cultural milieu in which the trial took place, independent scholar John Perrault invites you to examine the law’s judgment of Louis Wagner. Perrault weaves his “Ballad of Louis Wagner” through the course of the program with guitar and vocals. 7 p.m. Rochester Historical Society Museum, 58 Hanson St. (603) 330-3099. April 13: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group, Lowell, MA. Following the enormous success of ABC’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, two stars of the Emmy nominated series, have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. Using their quick wit, Mochrie and Sherwood take contributions from the audience to create hilarious and original scenes. Throughout the evening, the show becomes truly interactive as audience members are called to the stage to participate in the fun. Admission fee. Lowell Memorial Auditorium. (978) 454-2299;
www.lowellauditorium.com. April 13-15: Patriots’ Day Celebration, Ogunquit, ME. Historical characters offer insights into the past at reenactments throughout the weekend, plus a treasure hunt and a slew of fun activities for all at various downtown locations.
business isn’t it? You would think you would wake up every day and be grateful for what you have. I am sure you lost many customers with your attitude and you can add me to your list. There are plenty of mechanics in Pelham that would appreciate my business and not give me attitude.”
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“Thumbs up to Joe O. of
Windham for fi nding and returning my iPhone. He conscientiously identifi ed the rightful owner and returned it the same day! What a life-saver! I hope you enjoy your thank-you gift!”
“Thumbs up to the cemetery
workers in the Gibson Pelham Cemetery. Has anyone noticed how hard they are working to get the cemetery in shape. Great Job!”
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“Thumbs down to the disillusioned town of Pelham. We require better representation to delegate town funds. It is absurd to state that our town requires a brand-new fi re station and two rotaries. The only reason that these items are being called necessities is because they are just other ways for people acquainted with town offi cials to get jobs. Pelham is not Belmont, MA or Winchester, MA and it never will be. The only similarity to these wealthy communities will be when our taxes are so outrageously expensive that only accountants and lawyers will be able to reside here.”
“Thumbs down to people who
walk their pets on the street. It’s bad enough that you are endangering an innocent animal’s life by allowing them to walk in traffi c. Then to add gasoline to
the fi re, so to speak, you don’t even curb your animal when they relieve themselves on another person’s property. Maybe it’s just your laziness or lack of respect for the world, but enough is enough. I’m sure you all can afford plastic baggies and rubber gloves. Hopefully you’ll all learn your lessons when the authorities ticket you. Take some initiative and stop breaking the law!”
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“Thumbs down to commercial and town
employers for discriminating against competent applicants. It is infuriating how you can all legally discriminate against people just because in your opinions they don’t have enough experience, a college degree that costs the equivalent of a mortgage and is usually unnecessary to the job’s functioning, or they’re not related to someone in charge. People in charge are not willing to give anyone a fi ghting chance. It is high time that on- the-job training be reintroduced to the workplace seeing as how most jobs could be learned by people who just have a high school diploma.”
“Thumbs down to selectman Haverty for
grouching out Len. Do your job correctly and stop the back door politics then maybe they will stop talking about you. You’re a very spineless guy so I was shocked to see you signed your name.”
“Thumbs down to backroom deals by town
offi cials. Article 19 has got legs. Windham isn’t the only town that has this problem.”
“Thumbs up. I read the note from the priest
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at St. Patrick’s regarding the passage of Warrant Article 8 – the collection of funds for nurses, text books and state mandated testing for “Pelham children”. So, does that mean that the students from all the surrounding towns don’t get text books, nursing care and testing? Do the people who are being tested know that approximately 40% of the students are from surrounding towns or are those towns going to be taxed as well? More and more burdens on Pelham tax-payers are the reason for all the ‘For Sale’ signs mentioned last week! Mine will be one of them because soon I won’t be able to afford to live in Pelham any longer.“
“Thumbs down to Rep. Lynn Ober and the other Hudson State Reps. for overriding the governors veto. Now Pelham will be lumped in with Hudson for representation, and your vote shows how you will represent our town. You totally dissed us after sitting before the Board of selectmen saying you would help us get our own district. You will not be getting my vote!”
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“Thumbs up to Rep. Shaun Doherty for being the only Dist. 27 Representative to vote not to override the Governors’ veto so Pelham could get their own district. Thank you for your efforts Shaun, it’s a shame representatives like Lynne and Russ Ober and the others did not have the guts to stand up for the town of Pelham! “
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visitorgunquit.org. April 14: Family Concert, Nashua, NH. The Nashua Chamber Orchestra features a solo by young violinist Francesca Bass, who brought down the house at the orchestra’s February concerts. Other youth soloists who will perform include Kevin Chen, piano, and Matthew O’Dowd, Rebecca O’Dowd, and Sage Wesenberg, violin. Works by Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, Grieg, and other composers are on the program. Free. 3 p.m. Music/Art/Media Wing, Nashua Public Library. (603) 589-4600;
www.nashualibrary.org. April 15: Scrap Arts Music, Barre, VT. Need convincing that recycling can be fun, creative, and best of all, tuneful? Then don’t miss this show featuring the innovative percussion theater of fi ve hyperkinetic musicians who play instruments crafted from salvaged items. Barre Opera House. (802) 476-8188;
barreoperahouse.org.
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