Concord Monitor back issues from October 2005:
Religion notes
Oct 01, 2005 ... All Saints Anglican Church - Traditional Anglican Communion, 211N. Main St., Concord. Children's Sunday school will be tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. Worshipwith Holy Communion (1928 BCP liturgy) will be at 1 p.m. The Rev.Dean Steward will preach based on Ephesians 4:17-32 and Matthew ...
Calendar of Events; Concerts; Pubs & Cafs; Theater; Dancing; Speakers; Books; Outdoors; Festivals; Etc.
Oct 01, 2005 ... Concord Community Music School, Concord - Open sing for Handel's Messiah, Sunday, 2 p.m. Info: 753-8983. Granite State Symphony Orchestra, Concord - "A Meeting of Giants,"works by Mozart and Beethoven, tonight, 8p.m., $25-$10. Concord City Auditorium. Info: 226-4776 or ...
Tide battered but not beaten; Field hockey team downs Goffstown, 2-0 Field hockey; Football; Golf; Boys' soccer; Girls' soccer; Volleyball
Oct 01, 2005 ... Concord had plenty of reasons to win its field hockey game againstGoffstown yesterday, and the Tide made good on each and every one. For starters, the Grizzlies came in one game up on Concord in thewin column, with a 7-2 record to Concord's 6-2 in Class L. On a morepersonal level, ...
Sports roundup Meetings; Registrations/tryouts; Events; Camps/clinics/lessons; Coaches needed; Players needed; Opponents needed; Roundup schedule
Oct 01, 2005; ... Concord Little League meeting- Concord American Little League willhold its Board of Directors meeting tomorrowat 6:30, at the lawoffices of Preti Flaherty, 57 North Main Street. Bow LL meeting -Bow Little League will hold a meeting Wednesday at7:30 p.m. at Bow Memorial School in ...
Homeowners show it's not so hard being green; Energy-saving building technology on display today Tightening up; Cheap solar heat; Off the grid
Oct 01, 2005; ... Homeowners and builders thinking of adding energy-savingtechnology to their homes can have a peek today at how theirneighbors are doing it. The owners of 33 homes around the state willopen their doors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the third annualgreen buildings open house organized by ...
'He fought until the end'; After 10 months, teen succumbs to cancer
Oct 01, 2005; ... Eighteen-year-old Nate Babcock, a recent Gilford High Schoolgraduate, died Wednesday night at home after a 10-month fight withcancer. His mother, Virginia, sat beside him, holding his hand and singinghim childhood lullabies, family members said. His father, Jim, sat onhis other ...
Cougars get handle after sloppy opening; Spadafora TD reception the needed spark
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORTH SUTTON - The pass hung up long enough for Matt Spadafora torun under it. The game lasted long enough for the Kearsarge footballteam to run away with it. When Andrew Ferreira dialed long distance for Spadafora late inthe first quarter, the Cougars (4-1) were locked in a ...
Deerfield; A singing sensation; At the fair, she's a star -and also a kid
Oct 01, 2005; ... Melissa Lynn entered her first singing competition at age 7,turned professional at 8 and sang her first full season at 9.Yesterday, she spent her 13th birthday belting out country tunes atthe 129th Deerfield Fair. Decked out in a sparkling red cowboy shirt,black jeans and boots, Lynn ...
Movie schedules
Oct 01, 2005 ... Concord Entertainment Cinemas 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 June Bug (R) 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Corpse Bride (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7, 9 Lord of War (R) 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 Exorcism of Emily Rose (PG-13) 12, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:15 Roll Bounce ...
No rest for the weary Nation; Showdown takes nerves to the limit
Oct 01, 2005; ... The alarm clock sounds, and after another restless night, aNation's mind quickly rewinds to the night before. It's become a daily routine now, at least through the last fewweeks. "Wow, Ortiz did it again last night." "Where would we be without Wakefield?" "Darn, ...
Do pheasants have a sporting chance?; State to release more birds, information
Oct 01, 2005; ... This season, ring-necked pheasant hunters will have some of theirwishes granted: More birds will be released in the state than in pastyears, and hunters will have more detailed information on where tolook for them. The changes are an attempt to make the sport more ...
Tide does its part to please crowd; Daniels, Starr combine for 168 yards
Oct 01, 2005; ... Before the game was 15 minutes old, the attention of many at lastnight's Concord High football game had shifted from the scoreboard atMemorial Field to the one at Fenway Park. With the Crimson Tide efficiently finding the end zone the firstfour times it touched the ball, the ...
Feingold provides a (possible) taste of '08; Democrat checks out state
Oct 01, 2005; ... U.S. Sen. Russell Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, was theonly senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001. He's one of thefew prominent Democrat to endorse a timetable for American troops toleave Iraq. And he's a crusader on campaign fundraising reform, oftenjoining forces with ...
Franklin; Webster farm plan gains ground; Feds kicks in $500,000 for purchase
Oct 01, 2005; ... FRANKLIN - Groups working to preserve the 140-acre farm that wasonce Daniel Webster's home are a giant step closer to their goal. The federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program approved a$500,000 grant to go toward the purchase of the property, richagricultural land which ...
Jean A. Walker, MERRIMACK -; Worked in army intelligence during World War II
Oct 01, 2005 ... MERRIMACK -- Jean A. Walker, 91, formerly of New London andPenacook, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, at the Community HospiceHouse in Merrimack. She moved to New London from West Hartford, Conn., after herhusband's death in 1972. In 1984, she moved to Portsmouth and, for abrief ...
Sports Fast Break
Oct 01, 2005 ... Teeing off Twenty-six golfers will tee off today for the New HampshireInterscholastic Athletic Association girls' individual statechampionship at Campbell's Scottish Highlands in Salem. Among area golfers, Kearsarge junior Chelsea Gaskell, who finishedfifth last year, and ...
Terrific refurbishing of Franklin square, JAMES E LAUGHY III, Sanbornton - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... Re the new Fenlason Square at West Bow and Central streets inFranklin: This intersection and the one at Central and Kendall streets werethe worst. Now they are the best. It is as though someone is therewaiting for you to come along, and when you do, they give you ...
Only the rich would see nice scenery; View tax makes housing unaffordable
Oct 01, 2005; ... As a selectman in Orford, I would like to share my reasons forcontinuing to oppose the view tax being used in the re-evaluationformula for our homes and land. Although some may suggest that only a minority of landowners areassessed a view tax and that this is an effort to determine ...
haniffy rape trial
Oct 02, 2005; ... The Monitor gets divided at breakfast in our house. I take thelocal pages because, more than anything else, I like reading theletters to the editor. Reporters hope their stories are meaningfuland fair, and letters tell us when we score - and fail. A few days into my coverage of ...
Sports roundup
Oct 01, 2005; ... The Concord volleyball team defeated Keene, 2-0; the matches were25-17 and 25-13. Nikki Bellerose (two kills and one block), MaggieO'Connell (two aces and two kills) and Haylay Breton (3-for-3 servingand one kill) played well for the Tide. The Concord girls' field hockey team ...
High court won't hear school case; Plaintiffs, including Concord, plan superior court suit Monday
Oct 01, 2005; ... The state Supreme Court will not hear the latest lawsuit over NewHampshire's three-month-old school funding law. A group of 18 towns and school districts, including Concord, hadasked the high court to rule the law unconstitutional, arguing thatit shortchanged some districts. But ...
Quality of life? Huh!, PEGGY AMES, Bow - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... Once again the thinking process of the Bow Planning Board amazesme. The board denied the US Cellular tower at the top of Woodhill ongrounds that "local residents will be stripped of a quality of lifewhich attracted them to the area. The rural and aesthetic nature ofthis area, ...
Protect the river, CATHY DONAHUE-AMICO, Canterbury - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... At a time when our country has realized that our natural resourcescan fight back, why do we continue to trash them? The 27-town Concord Regional Solid Waste/Resource RecoveryCooperative has claimed in its application for a landfill on theMerrimack River that its experts say that ...
Lucky goose, JOHN PUTNAM, Concord - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... As a state employee, I was appalled by the details of VirginiaBeecher's excessive trip taking and spending. Stories like this make the public think state employees areovercompensated and given privileged treatment when this is not thecase at all. The rank and file make do with less ...
Gertrude T. St. George, HENNIKER -; Secretary for Wesley United Methodist Church
Oct 01, 2005 ... HENNIKER -- Gertrude T. (Baker) St. George, 77, died Thursday,Sept. 29, 2005, at Concord Hospital. She was born in Somerville, Mass., before moving to Henniker 15years ago. She was the daughter of the late Ireneaus and Theresa (Sullivan)Baker. She was a secretary for ...
Edward A. Lampron; Loved his son
Oct 01, 2005 ... Edward A. Lampron, 46, of Concord, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005,at Concord Hospital. Born in Concord the son of Paul E. and Sylvia I (Mayo) Lampron. Edward coached numerous recreational leagues including soccer,baseball and basketball, as well as playing on teams in the ...
Dorothy Fournier, MANCHESTER -; Avid cribbage player enjoyed gardening
Oct 01, 2005 ... MANCHESTER -- Dorothy B. (Lavoie) Fournier, 90, died Thursday,Sept. 29, 2005, at the Villa Crest Nursing Home in Manchester after ashort illness. She was born in Manchester on Nov. 27, 1914, the daughter of Leonand Josephine Lavoie. She attended local schools and retired from ...
Flora Holmes, NORTHWOOD -; Worked as candy dipper for many years
Oct 01, 2005 ... NORTHWOOD -- Flora (Pender) Holmes, 93, formerly of Upper BowStreet, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, at Epsom Healthcare Center,where she had been a resident for several years. Born May 16, 1912, in Northwood, she was the daughter of Edwin andFannie (Harrop) Pender. She was a ...
News brief; Passing on the faith
Oct 01, 2005 ... A Family Faith Formation Program will be offered later in themonth at St. Peter's Parish in Concord. The goal of the program is to help prepare guardians to pass ontheir faith to their children. The program works by bringing togetherfamilies to participate in events that are meant ...
News brief - Bring your dog to church; Bring your dog to church; Five school buses collide
Oct 01, 2005 ... St. John the Evangelist Church will hold a Blessing of the Animalsthis morning at 9 in Concord. All sizes, types and species of animalsare welcome. The blessing will be held in the Mitchell Courtyardbehind the church at 72 S. Main St. The Rev. Steven Montesanti,pastor at St. John's, will ...
Hard worker, SCOTT E. HILLIARD, Northfield - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... This is an important time for Franklin. Many positive things areoccurring. It is important to elect people who can work with theleadership of the city to continue the progress. Dennis Reed served as a city council member for 13 yearspreviously. He is an experienced, hardworking ...
Come listen, PATRICIA AYERS, Contoocook - Letter
Oct 01, 2005 ... Our prison system is a crime, one we all pay for dearly - withmoney better spent on schools, health care, housing, infrastructure.If only it stopped crime. Fox Butterfield, just retired New York Times reporter, has coveredthe system for a decade and wrote an acclaimed book, All ...
Lorie F. McLean
Oct 01, 2005 ... CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Lorie F. (Hackett) McLean, 52, formerly ofWest Deering and Franklin, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, at theLahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., after a fight ...
News brief - 2001; 2001; 1814
Oct 01, 2005 ... Anticipating that a sluggish economy could propel the state intodeficit, Gov. Jeanne Shaheen outlines a plan to keep state taxrevenue healthy by attracting more tourists, pushing ahead startdates for highway and state building projects and preparing stateagencies for ...
Rodney J. Krapp
Oct 01, 2005 ... HENNIKER -- Rodney J. Krapp, 60, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, atConcord Hospital. He was born in New York City, before moving to Henniker. He was the son of the late John T. and Dolores (Yates) Krapp. Rodney is survived by two sisters, Anne K. and Robert L. James ...
Correction; Correction
Oct 01, 2005 ... A box in Thursday's Monitor that accompanied a story on new QuarryDogs owner David Foy ...
Looking to cut?, THEODORE L. RYDBERG, Canterbury - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... If the Republican Congress is serious about reducing the budgetdeficit it created, it can do the following: Roll back members' salaries and fringe benefits to 1990 levels.Reduce their staffs by 50 percent. Corporations and special interestgroups do all the legwork and compose all ...
A leadership plan for our president, JOHN SKOW, New London - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... It's always gratifying to watch the Other Party try to scrape dogplop off its shoe. Our well-rested president, returning tardily fromvacation to learn that New Orleans and environs had suffered a bighurricane, has had a lot of scraping to do. After due reflection, hehas, at this writing, ...
Fees are warranted for hikers, kayakers, DAN WILLIAMS, Norwich, Vt. - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... According to Bob Berliner's Sept. 15 letter regarding the NewHampshire Fish & Game Department's proposed new fees, it is"ludicrous" to impose fees for hiking, kayaking and wildlife viewingbecause these activities don't "make noise, pollute or have anydirect impact on fish or game." I beg ...
Letter writer miscast candidate's record, DONNA GILBRETH, Franklin - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... I urge all eligible voters to vote in the Franklin city electionson Tuesday. Franklin is fortunate to have some contested electionsthis year, since competition and discussion are healthy for thecommunity. I am not advocating any particular candidates in Ward 2, where Ireside. We ...
Unholy marriage, FRANCIS WARMAN, Contoocook - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... The war in Iraq and the response to Hurricane Katrina have eeriesimilarities. Poor planning and preparation led to needless loss oflife in both cases. No-bid contracts to corporate friends of theWhite House have been awarded for the reconstruction of both Baghdadand New Orleans. While ...
Q-Dogs' day is done, RICHARD BEAUCHESNE, Concord - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... Although David Foy's attempt to rejuvenate a stale product may benoble, count me as one who believes the time of the Quarry Dogs hascome and gone. I would much rather spend a warm spring evening at Memorial Fieldwatching the Concord High team play under the lights. Or maybe ...
Zero credibility, JIM CUTHBERT, Concord - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... The last time Democrats tried to nail Tom DeLay for "travelgate,"it was DeLay who came out smelling like a rose and the Dems who wereexposed for corruption. The current circus with Prosecutor Ron Earle, Democrat hack, asringmaster, will undoubtedly yield the same results. Ron Earle ...
Carrie Kuepper, CAMILLUS, N.Y. -; Devoted to her family
Oct 02, 2005 ... CAMILLUS, N.Y. - Carrie (Anthony) Kuepper, 89, died Saturday, Oct.1, 2005, at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Solvay, N.Y., and worked at Camillus Cutlery formore than 40 years. She was also a member of First Christian AssemblyChurch in Syracuse, N.Y., for more than 60 ...
It's our call, BOB JONES, Meredith - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... When I first read about the situation Councilor Ray Burton findshimself in, I thought, "Time to go. You had to know." Now, because of those coming out against him, I'm not quite sure.I mean, the decision should be up to those who voted for or againsthim in the ...
Sharing the road, DAVID BERLINER, Concord - Letter
Oct 02, 2005 ... I write in regard to Benson Goodwin's letter regarding cyclistsnot obeying traffic laws (Monitor, Sept. 28). I agree 100 percentthat there is a problem with getting all cyclists to ride theirbicycles in a completely lawful manner. As a member of the Granite State Wheelmen, and a ...
Pride 'D' takes one away; MV rallies to top Con-Val, 28-25 Football; Boys' soccer; Girls' soccer; Volleyball; Field hockey; Boys' cross country; Girls' cross country
Oct 02, 2005 ... It worked so well for Con-Val, Merrimack Valley figured it mightas well try it. The Pride, victimized by mistakes and a fumble that Con-Val ranback for a touchdown, needed a pick-me-up. So, trailing 25-13 in thefourth quarter yesterday, MV's defense got nasty. With Con-Val ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events
Oct 02, 2005 ... Meetings Concord Little League meeting- Concord American Little League willhold its Board of Directors meeting todayat 6:30, at the law officesof Preti Flaherty, 57 North Main Street. Bow LL meeting -Bow Little League will hold a meeting Wednesday at7:30 p.m. at Bow Memorial ...
Concord / Bradford; 'I hope there can be some inspiration'; Former SPCA head faces final stages of rare disease An advocate for animals; Living life at full speed; 'What's important is that I can interact'
Oct 02, 2005; ... Beverly Leo is dying. She's known since 1993 that a rare lungdisease would probably cause her death someday. But since she lefther Bradford home in July, her death is no longer a far-off thought.It's a medical labyrinth of pills, tubes and beeping monitors, it'sflowers on her windowsill, ...
Senior life
Oct 02, 2005 ... Health clinics Bradford Area Senior Center The center is located at the Bradford Area Community Center, 134Main St., Bradford. For more information or reservations, call 938-2104. Oct. 20- blood pressure and foot clinic with Personal Touch, 11a.m. to 12:30 ...
Sports roundup
Oct 02, 2005; ... The Hopkinton JV boys' soccer team beat Hillsboro, 6-0. DougFuller had a hat trick, while Dave Brandt netted two goals and DuncanSweny had one. The Hopkinton JV field hockey team tied Mascenic, 1-1, to move itsrecord to 5-1-2. Lauren Maynard scored the Hawk goal with an ...
Concord Crier; College mini-fair on Wednesday; Classic Car Show a big success; Local students win $500 for school arts programs; Walkers needed for Oct. 9 CROP Walk
Oct 02, 2005 ... PenacookCollege mini-fair on Wednesday Merrimack Valley High School will sponsor a college mini-fairWednesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. All seniors are encouraged to attend.This is a great opportunity to explore different colleges and meetwith representatives of the colleges you are ...
Burton faces uncertain future Union man?; Return to sender; Heed revisited; Roll call; Graveyard shift
Oct 02, 2005; ... Executive Councilor Ray Burton stood his ground last week, turninghis North Country turf into a political Alamo that he vowed to defendagainst the onslaught of southern tier criticism. So far, Burton has found plenty of troops to rally around him,despite controversy over his hiring ...
Dress for Success aims to empower; CEO comes from a family of achievers
Oct 02, 2005; ... Joi Gordon, 38, is the international CEO of Dress for Success. Thenon-profit organization helps low-income women land corporate jobs byproviding them with donated clothing, including suits, heels andpearls. The organization was founded in New York in 1996. Women arereferred to ...
Anode to canning; Time-honored tradition offers sweet rewards
Oct 02, 2005; ... I've been lucky enough to win a few writing awards, but the bigdeal on my resum is the blue ribbon my bread-and-butter pickles wonlast year at the Deerfield Fair. So imagine when my husband came infrom the supermarket with my liquid pectin and a message from thestore clerk. "I ...
Consumer protection? Don't bank on it False stereotype
Oct 02, 2005; ... On Oct. 17, a new bankruptcy law goes into effect. Known by theOrwellian heading Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer ProtectionAct of 2005, this law makes a contribution to the well-establishedAmerican political tradition of false labeling. Substance is utterlycontrary to ...
Company C goes SoHo; Concord store expands its reach into the Big Apple
Oct 02, 2005; ... Shoppers who navigate lower Manhattan's ritzy SoHo storefrontswill find posh trend-setters like Prada, Armani Casa and SimonPearce. That's where they'll also find a home furnishing store thatstarted in Walter and Chris Chapin's garage on Auburn Street and hassince grown into a ...
Prescribing an overdose of cruelty Two threats; Indefensible
Oct 02, 2005; ... In August, when the complaint against Dr. Terry Bennett, a NewHampshire family physician, was first reported in the press, itseemed absurd. Bennett was all over television, the papers and theInternet decrying the state attorney general's office for its witchhunt against him. From the ...
Trying to tranform transport; Commissioner calls for new thinking about roads
Oct 02, 2005; ... Transportation Commissioner Carol Murray says the department coulddo a better job collaborating with towns to plan major road projectsand should look more broadly at the impacts of their designs. Murray is bringing in a consultant to help state and regionalplanners shift their ...
UNH lives up to billing; Team passes its first crucial test
Oct 02, 2005; ... DURHAM - Call it validation, even though the coach wouldn't touchit with a 10-foot goalpost. The University of New Hampshire football team had its first majortest of the season yesterday, which happened to coincide with itsfirst game since grabbing the top spot in the national I-AA ...
Endless summer hydrangeas? More like endless disappointment; The celebrated plant yielded lots of foliage but few flowers
Oct 02, 2005; ... All over the northeast, gardeners shouted with glee when theyheard that those fluffy blue-blossomed hydrangeas so popular inpoints south were to be available to us living in Zone 4. EndlessSummer, a patented re-blooming cold-hardy variety, was introducedwith much fanfare in the summer of ...
Fun with sunflowers; From making bird feeders to baking the seeds
Oct 02, 2005; ... It's official - we've passed the autumn equinox and nights are nowlonger than days. Animals are hurrying to fatten up before reallycold weather sets in. Squirrels and chipmunks are hoarding acorns andhickory nuts, bears are stuffing themselves with the last of theblackberries and birds ...
Deerfield; At 13, it's not about the rides, it's about romance; For teens, fair has a more elusive allure
Oct 02, 2005; ... Teenagers who've gone to the Deerfield Fair since they were littlewill tell you something changes when you hit 12 or 13. Choosing theprettiest pony on the carousel and riding the Ferris wheel with yourmom just doesn't sound appealing anymore. The fat boy image of yourbaby brother in the ...
Eagles left in the dust; Franklin's Taylor and Davis run wild
Oct 02, 2005; ... FRANKLIN - The nickname decorating the tunnel behind the school-side end zone of Roger Martin Field fits Nate Taylor and Jeff Davisas well as their bright blue uniforms. "Tornadoes," as it reads, conjures up all sorts of terror andtumult. They can strike unexpectedly, wreaking ...
Children's book draws on African legend; Writer's distinctive style and illustrations delight
Oct 02, 2005; ... Jan Brett is to children's picture books what Stephen King is tohorror novels or John Grisham is to the legal thriller. And for goodreason - her beautifully illustrated and written books havecaptivated millions of children. With more than 28 million books inprint, that is no ...