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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

Even in the middle of winter, Sandwich manages to keep people busy with all kinds of events, and meetings to do good in the community and beyond. We may be somewhat geographically isolated by mountains and lakes; but we certainly are people connected to each other and the world.

As I wrote this week’s Sandwich column and as a long-time 4-H leader in Sandwich, it seems to me that our townsfolk live out the 4-H Pledge at all stages of life. Read the 4-H Pledge and the articles that follow see if you agree with me. Here’s the pledge: I pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger service, and my Health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world. Just in case you’ve wondered, the four H’s in 4-H are Head, Heart, Hands and Health. Information about our local 4-H clubs appears most every week at the end of the Sandwich Column. As a community we strive to “Make the Best Better” and to “Learn by Doing”. Have a great week!

Ladies Night Out
The Sandwich Woman’s Club invites all area women to gather at the Corner House Inn on Monday, February 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for an evening of good food and conversation. This is an informal social time to gather by the fire upstairs in the pub and to order some appetizers or other food from the Corner House Menu and to visit. All are welcome to stop in for the entire time or just a short hello. If you would like more information on the gathering or the Sandwich Woman’s Club, please call Diane at 284-7168,

Sustainable Agriculture in Sandwich
Bob Wright (284-7708) and a number of other people have been talking about Sustainable Agriculture in Sandwich for the last few years. The group has put together a petition to support an Agriculture Commission in Sandwich; and they want to continue the conversation on ways to improve the agricultural future of our area. Bob is thinking that this is a good way to make our community healthier and he would like to dedicate the effort to the memory of Charlie Johnston who shared many of his ideas/ideals on agriculture and of a revived community better able to sustain its own people. A meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on February 10 at the Benz Center; all are welcome.

ILSD Budget Public Hearing
The Inter-Lakes School Board will hold a Budget Public Hearing in the Inter-Lakes High School Community Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, February 5. Many budget items will be discussed in preparation for the March 3rd School District Meeting. Some concern has been raised here in Sandwich that funding for the Sandwich Central School 6th grade has been eliminated for 2010/2011 and that it is important that the school board hear from the citizens of Sandwich on how they feel about this. At present, plans are to have Sandwich Sixth Graders attend classes in Meredith.

Sandwich Photos Wanted
The Sandwich Business Group is seeking photos of scenery and activities taken in the last year or so in Sandwich. The photos submitted will be considered for use in the 2010/2011 Discover Sandwich Brochure and possibly on the business group’s website. Local businesses help make and keep our community vibrant for all ages. We all like to have places to go for a cup of coffee, good conversation, or a meal; and we want our families in town to have the ability to earn a living in Sandwich and keep our town an active and family-friendly community. Do you like to take visiting family and friends our for a walk around the village to some of our quaint shops or galleries? And isn’t it nice to have a friend or neighbor who provides a service like carpentry, excavation, electrical work, veterinary care, therapy, a B&B, a kennel, computer expert, accountant, lawyer….? Sandwich has all these businesses and more. Photos that show off the beauty of our town and people having good wholesome fun makes people near and far appreciate how special our little town is and what wonderful, talented people make Sandwich their home.

The Sandwich Business Group is encouraging all people in Sandwich who own or run businesses here in Sandwich to join the group and to support the activities that our local businesses promote and enhance. SBG provided support to have horse-drawn carriage rides for the Christmas in the Village Festival held annually on the first weekend of December. SBG is a Lead Dog Sponsor for the Sandwich Sled Dog Races (02/20/10). Member businesses also support and donate prizes and certificates for many Sandwich non-profits. SBG is a great way to get word out to people in Sandwich, surrounding communities, and from afar about what kinds of services are available. You might be surprised to learn that over 100 small business enterprises operate here Sandwich.

To learn more about the Sandwich Business Group visit www.discoversandwich.com or pick up a 2009/2010 Discover Sandwich brochure. The 2010/2011 Discover Sandwich Brochure is being organized and current and new members who would like to be included in the brochure should get their information in by Monday, March 1. Last year 25,000 copies of the brochure were printed, mailed, and/or distributed; and SBG and member businesses were part of cost effective collaborative advertising. The business group will have a meeting at 8:30 a.m. at Mocha Rizing on March 1; all are welcome.

SandwichAid Unplugged-Haiti
In conjunction with the Federated Church of Sandwich, the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn and Katie O’Connell are hosting a musical fundraising event called SandwichAid Unplugged-Haiti. This special event will take place on Saturday, February 13 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn on Bennett Road in North Sandwich. Only 100 tickets are available due to the space in the barn and the tickets are $20 per person. It promises to be a wonderful evening with many popular local musicians. The monies raised will be used to purchase and send water purification systems to help provide a means to make safe drinking water for people in earthquake ravaged Haiti. Tickets are available at Mocha Rizing, the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn, the Federated Church, and the North Sandwich Store. For more information about the event, please call Sheila Brown Morgan at 569-3922 or Lucy Glenday at 284- 7261. Marion Blackshear (284-6619) has information about the water purification systems for which the church has been raising funds. Any donations people would like to make to this project would be greatly appreciated and will help save lives.

SCC Annual Auction
Please note that the 7th Annual Auction to benefit the Sandwich Children's Center will be on Friday, March 27 at the Corner House Inn. Tickets are limited so please mark your 2010 calendars for this fun event. More details in the coming weeks...

International Night Alaska to the Tetons
David and Jackie Brackett enjoy retirement by traveling in their fully equipped van. On February 19, they will take us on a tour from Alaska to the Grand Tetons, featuring the rugged scenery from one of the most beautiful areas of our country. Once you’ve accompanied Jackie and David on this tour, you’ll want to make sure that visiting Alaska and the Northwest are on your “bucket list”.

A social half-hour begins at 6:00 (BYOB), the slide program at 6:30, and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Don Brown and staff of the Corner House prepare a fabulous three-course meal. Dinner and slide presentation are $20 per person, payable in advance. Make your checks payable to Sandwich Senior Resources. Reservations should be sent to Coordinator Pam Elliott, Benz Community Center, Box 52, Center Sandwich, NH 03227. The deadline for reservations is February 15.

The last International Night program for 2010 is March 5. Roger Plimmer will take us on a tour of Scotland.

Sled Dog Races
The Sandwich Sled Dog Race, hosted by the Sandwich Sidehillers Winter Trail Club, will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010 off of Bennett Street in North Sandwich. Come and watch the mushers take off for either a 45 or 20 mile course that winds around the beautiful Sandwich and Tamworth winter trails. Hot food and drink will again be available at the “Bennett Street Café” by the Sandwich Sidehillers. If you need more information, please contact Julie or Marsha at 284-6206 or visit www.sandwichsidehillers.com website. There are many volunteer opportunities available; please contact Marsha Colcord for any info at 986-8375 or tecnalanowridge@ttlc.net.

Sandwich Home Industries' Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Sandwich home Industries will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Benz Center, Heard Road, Center Sandwich. Garry Kalajian, Blacksmith from Bradford, NH (Araratforge.com) will be the guest speaker. Garry will show his work in slides, actual pieces and tools.

A `Social Hour' of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served before the presentation. Mark your calendars and treat yourself to an evening of appreciating and learning about an almost forgotten craft.

A Good Time was Had by All
Porter Moore, Interim Parks and Recreation Director, writes: I am constantly amazed by what a great community we live in. Winter Carnival was no exception. First I would like to thank all of the Volunteers that make this great day possible. Steve Danielovich, Ash Nydegger, Kim Mohan, Ashleigh Bullard, and all the volunteers, rec committee members and our esteemed Selectmen (Leo Dwyer and Russ Johnson) that helped to make a frigid day warm with chili and games for all to enjoy. Thank you Chili contestants for making 11 gastronomic delights. I can say personally I ate all 11 twice, so make that 22 gastronomic delights for me. Thank you to the PTO for all of your efforts and cookies!
And finally a special thank you to Lois and Mike at the North Sandwich Store for you donation of food, condiments and utensils for the event, I/we cannot thank you enough!!!! You guys rock! I look forward to this event every year and it was even more special that I had the opportunity to be a part of it this year. So I will simply finish by saying a hearty thank you to all who participated and volunteered on a cold and wonderful day.

Heartfelt Thanks
David Leach has asked me to publicly thank Randy and Ann Brown and Jennifer Wright for the kindness and help they have given him after the loss of his barn and animals in a fire. He has shared his thanks with the Sandwich Fire Department and those who came to his immediate assistance on the night of the fire. And, he would like everyone who has been thinking of him and offering help in many forms.

Barn Raising
As many people are aware, Thursday, January 21, our friend and neighbor, David Leach, lost his barn and animals to a devastating fire. Quick response from the Sandwich Fire-Rescue Department and six area Fire Departments saved his home. A special account has been set up at Meredith Village Savings Bank in support of an old-fashioned barn raising to be held mid/late spring. Many hands will be needed between now and then to help with fundraising, gathering/donating materials, etc. If you would like to volunteer your time, skills, and/or materials, please contact Jennifer Wright at 998-9460 or email: wrijl@aol.com. Monetary donations can be mailed directly to MVSB or dropped off at one of the following locations: Selectmen's Office, North Sandwich Store, Mocha Rizing or to David. Please make checks out to "David Leach". In the memo line, please write: "Barn Fund". David is extremely grateful to all for the donations and support received. Thank-you!! To date, you have donated over $600 toward the new barn.

Sandwich Fire and Rescue
Nancy Morton, Secretary/EMT writes: The Sandwich Fire Rescue Department responded to the following calls for service during the month of January 2010: January 4, Motor Vehicle Accident where a vehicle crashed into a few hay bales and caught on fire on Little Pond Rd. No injuries were reported. There was also a Medical Emergency at Top of the World Rd. with patient transported to LRGH. January 8, a report of a chimney fire with smoke in the building at School House Rd. The fire was quickly extinguished and everyone was out of the house. January 14, Medical Emergency with a subject exposed to a poison at a Maple St. residence; Poison Control was contacted. On the 16th, Fire Alarm Activation on Taylor Rd. Burnt food was the cause. On the 17th, an Engine was sent as a cover truck to Tamworth as part of Mutual Aid. On the 19th, Motor Vehicle Accident on North Sandwich Rd.; no injuries reported.

On the 21st, there was a devastating 2nd alarm structure fire on Great Rock Rd. The fire destroyed a barn and all the animals inside. The subject's house was saved and no injuries were reported. The SFRD was assisted by Tamworth, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, Meredith, West Ossipee, Ashland and Holderness as well as the Sandwich Sirens/Auxiliary. Members of the community are coming together to help the owner. On the 22nd, crews were called back to the barn fire for a rekindle. Fire was extinguished.

On the 25th, there was a Medical Emergency on Top of The World Rd. Patient was transported to LRGH. On the 28th, Motor Vehicle Accident on Squam Lake Rd. The subject's car went off the road due to icy conditions. The 2 occupants were luckily uninjured as they came within inches of striking a telephone pole. On the 29th, Service call to Bennett St for trees down during an extremely cold and windy day.

The 2010 Sandwich Fire Association Officers are: President Dale MacKay, Vice President Mike Canfield, Treasurer Betty Webster, Secretary Nancy Morton.
Please call 9-1-1 for any and all emergencies! We hope 2010 keeps you safe and healthy...........

NH Printmakers Annual Show
Peggy Merritt writes: The NH Printmakers Annual Show at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord features 80 prints from 52 artists including Henrieke Strecher and Margaret Merritt of Sandwich. The print exhibit, free of charge, will be at the Law Center through Sunday, April 2, weekdays from 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. and weekends from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. It would be great to see friends and neighbors at the show.

Books Sandwiched-In
The Samuel H. Wentworth Library annual Book Reviews “Books Sandwiched-In” is underway. The reviews begin at noon and run pretty much every other Monday for four sessions. Nan and Pat Russell (284-6328) and Lucy Glenday (284-7261) are organizing this for the library; please call them with questions. Please bring a sandwich for your lunch, coffee, tea and soup will be available.

February 15, “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog” by Bruce Perry, child psychiatrist and superb researcher will be reviewed by Peter Whelley. This is a very well written and unforgettable account of how early life neglect and violence affect the developing brain.

The final review will take place on Monday, March 1. “The Sound of Freedom: Marion Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America” by Ray Arsenault will be reviewed by Sue Speers. A dramatic story of Marion Anderson’s courage and dignity in the face of civil rights, this is a fast moving and exciting book.

SHS Calendars
The Sandwich Historical Society still has some 2010 calendars highlighting the 100th anniversary of the Sandwich Fair. The calendar contains lots of great local photos of people and places around Sandwich. Please call the Sandwich Historical Society at 284-6269 if you would like to purchase one.

Excursions Through the White Mountains
Wednesday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, Tim Muskat will present *Excursion, Excursus: Six Years' Solo Rambling Through* *New Hampshire's Whites*. Each winter over the past six years Tim has climbed solo to the summits of all forty-eight of NH's highest peaks. This past winter, for emphasis, he tackled them all twice. Attend for an evening of photograph, poetry, questing and recollection.

ATTP at NH Theatre Awards
Advice To The Players has been nominated for six awards for their 2009 theatre season, and has been invited to perform a scene from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ onstage at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on February 5. ‘Henry V’ was nominated for Best Production in the professional Drama/Comedy category as well as garnering nominations for Caroline Nesbitt as Best Director and Patrick Hornig for Best Sound Designer. Presented in March 2009, ‘Henry V’ featured Advice To The Players’ familiar mix of professional actors and area teens.

Advice To The Players summer show, Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’, also received three nominations. Heather Hamilton was nominated for Best Actress for her performance of Hermione, and Robert Bates and Lisa Thompson each received Supporting Actor nominations for their performances as Antigonus and Paulina.

Heading up the company for the performance will be Advice To The Players’ acting Artistic Director, Mark Woollett, who will be directing Advice To The Players’ March 2010 production of ‘Hamlet’. The twelve-member ensemble, armed with broadswords, will be recreating part of the famous Battle of Agincourt for the popular awards show. Tickets for the show, which is at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Friday February 5 at 7 pm, are available by calling 668-5588, or online at http://palacetheatre.org/. Information about Advice To The Players can be found at www.advicetotheplayers.org.

Pub Entertainment at the Corner House
Each Friday evening enjoy live music in the Corner House Pub. Entertainers for this month include: Friday, Feb. 5, Sta’s, Charismatic acoustic rock ; Friday, Feb. 12, Sweet Life Revue featuring Roger Sorlien, Kathy Carney & Katie O’Connell performing folk & Celtic songs with voice, guitar, fiddle and mandolin; Friday Feb. 19, Doug Hazard, Sandwich’s Dangerous Folksinger!; Friday Feb. 26, Jill Ducsai, Talented Sandwich Rock ‘n Roll singer.

Federated Church
Rev. John Davies will be leading the Sunday service at the Federated Church this coming Sunday while rev. David Morgan is away. The worship hour on Sundays is at 10:00 a.m. in the Methodist Meetinghouse. All are welcome to enjoy a time of worship, prayer, music, and fellowship. Child care is provided. The Sunday School is part of the service at the beginning of the hour and then they leave to go to their classes in the Baptist Church. Refreshments and a social time follow the service.

Some of the upcoming events to take place during the month of February will be Shrove Tuesday at the Methodist Meeting house with a pancake supper given by the Deacon’s at 6:00 p.m. on the 16^th. The Lenten Series which will be on Wednesdays from February 17 to March 24 will be led by Rev. David Morgan in the Baptist Church from 10:30 to 12 noon with soup and bread following the discussion. On the 23^rd is the monthly “Giving Meal” from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Methodist Meetinghouse. The meal is prepared and served by the Sunday School and each month there have been delightful meals and desserts. Everyone is welcome to some to any/all these events.

Sunday School starts at 9:50 a.m. Sunday Mornings. All youth in grades K-12 are welcome. Church school students congregate with their teacher at the Methodist Meetinghouse at 9:50 a.m. and attend the first part of morning worship. After the invocation, students (with their teacher) walk to the Baptist Meetinghouse to attend classes until 11:00 a.m. Church school does not meet on the first Sunday of each month, which is Family Sunday/Communion Sunday or the last Sunday of the month, which is Youth Sunday. On these Sundays youth stay at the Methodist Meetinghouse for the entire morning worship service. For more information, please contact Jennifer Wright at 284-6545 or David Cox at 284-6188.

If you missed church and want to hear this week’s sermon go to http://www.sandwichchurch.org/> and click on "Sermon" to listen to the sermon. Martin Glenday hopes to make this "Podcast" available weekly for those who are not able to attend the service in person.

If anyone needs spiritual care, please call the church office at 284-6151 and leave word to that effect.

Neighbor to Neighbor
The Neighbor to Neighbor program is still active - this is a fuel assistance program for residents of Sandwich that was started a few years ago. While this is not a Town-sponsored program, information about it is available in the Selectmen's Office - 284-7701

Community Food Center
The CFC in Tamworth appreciates all the support from the Sandwich Community. The winter months and the economy are hit home. In addition to diced canned tomatoes, cake and frosting mixes, salsa, shampoo, toothpaste, and dishwasher detergent, they need the basics - canned fruit and vegetables, meat, and 'hearty' soups, among others.

Congregate Meals
All folks age 60 and older are invited to join others in the community for a hot lunch. Congregate meals are held at noon in the Benz Center every Wednesday. A little early or a tad late doesn’t matter…, you are welcome to join old friends and meet some new ones. All are welcome. Enjoy a home-cooked meal that you don’t have to cook. Hope to see you next Wednesday.

Quaker Meeting
Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. the North Sandwich Friends gather at the Quaker Meetinghouse which is located at the convergence of Quaker-Whiteface, Brown Hill, and Stevenson Hill Roads about a half mile up the road from the Durgin Covered Bridge. Children are welcome and child care is provided.

Sandwich 4-H Clubs
The second and fourth Mondays of the month are Fiber Arts which covers a whole range of fiber crafts such as wool processing, spinning, felting, knitting, rug hooking… Monday, February 8, members will finish their needle-felted guinea pig, hamster or mouse soft sculptures. The third Monday of the month is rabbit club. Fiber arts and rabbit club will meet at the Sandwich Fire Station or across the street at Soft Touch Farm from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; these programs are designed for youths 4-H age 8+.

Dotty Burrows and Joan Wright teach 4-H sewing at the Sandwich Fire Station on Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This month, the members are sewing garments for Fashion Revue in March. Please call Dotty (284-6636) or Joan (284-7708) for information.

Woodworking with Bob Wright for ages 8-18 is taking place. Please call Bob at 284-7708 for details.

The first Monday of the month from 4-5 p.m. is Cat Club at Mocha Rizing. Cat lovers ages (2-92+) are welcome to stop by to enjoy a hot drink and some cat chat and possibly a cat craft.

All youths who were 5 by January 1, 2010 and not yet 19 by the same date may enroll for the 2009/2010 4-H year. You can get information on joining or helping with Club Sandwich 4-H by calling Diane Johnson at 284-7168 or emailing clubsandwich4h@hotmail.com Information on 4-H in New in New Hampshire and nationally can be found at http://extension.unh.edu The UNH Cooperative Extension, Carroll County Office contact information is as follows: UNH Cooperative Extension, Carroll County Office, 73 Main St., PO Box 1480, Conway, NH 03818 Phone: (603) 447-3834 or 1-800-322-4166 (NH only). Fax: 447-5192 Office Hours: 8 - 4:30, Monday – Friday. Claes Thelemarck is the 4-H Educator.

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

SandwichAid Unplugged-Haiti
The Federated Church of Sandwich, the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn and Katie O’Connell are hosting a musical fundraising event called SandwichAid Unplugged-Haiti. This special event will take place on Saturday, February 13 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn on Bennett Street in North Sandwich. Only 100 tickets are available due to the space in the barn and the tickets are $20 per person. It promises to be a wonderful evening with many popular local musicians. The monies raised will be used send water purification systems to provide a means to make safe drinking water for people in earthquake ravaged Haiti.

Tickets are available at Mocha Rizing, the Dragon Fly Yoga Barn, the Federated Church, and the North Sandwich Store. For more information about the event, please call Sheila Brown Morgan at 569-3922 or Katie O'Connell 284-6288. Any donations people would like to make to this project would be greatly appreciated and will help save lives.

Bands paying at this community event are: Sweet Life Revue, Idol Hands, Neal Hill Caravan Band, plus Special Guests to be announced! Car Pool! Bring Socks! Proceeds to benefit: Water Missions International www.watermissions.org, H20 purification systems

Books Sandwiched-In
The Samuel H. Wentworth Library annual Book Reviews “Books Sandwiched-In” is underway. The reviews begin at noon and run pretty much every other Monday for four sessions. Nan and Pat Russell (284-6328) and Lucy Glenday (284-7261) are organizing this for the library; please call them with questions. Please bring a sandwich for your lunch, coffee, tea and soup will be available.

Pancakes, Study, Giving
All are invited to the upcoming events to take place during the month of February at the Federated Church of Sandwich. A Shrove Tuesday decadent meal at the Methodist Meeting house with a pancake supper given by the Deacon’s at 6:00 p.m. on the 16th will please the whole family. Toppings include maple, strawberry and blueberry syrups.
Ash Wednesday is the 17^th. The Lenten Series which will be on Wednesdays from February 17 to March 24 will be led by Rev. David Morgan in the Baptist Church from 10:30 to 12 noon with soup and bread following the discussion. On the 23^rd is the monthly “Giving Meal” from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Methodist Meetinghouse. The meal is prepared and served by the Sunday School and each month there have been delightful meals and desserts. Everyone is welcome to some to any/all these events.

Rev. David Morgan leads the worship hour on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the Methodist Meetinghouse. All are welcome to enjoy a time of worship, prayer, music, and fellowship. Child care is provided. The Sunday School is part of the service at the beginning of the hour and then they leave to go to their classes in the Baptist Church. Refreshments and a social time follow the service.

If anyone needs spiritual care, please call the church office at 284-6151 and leave word to that effect.

SHI Meeting
The Sandwich Home Industries' (SHI), Annual Meeting and reception will be held on Thursday, February 25th at the Benz Center. The public is invited to come to a SHI board reception which begins at 6pm, followed by Garry Kalajian's, (a League of NH Craftsmen juried blacksmith), presentation. After his presentation there will be a short business meeting that the public is welcome to attend as well.

This year's presentation is of particular interest because, while Mr. Kalajian's work is original, he uses old, historically correct designs as well as antique tools so that the final forged products are as close to the originals as is possible. Mr. K. lives in Bradford, NH where he has both his shop and showroom. He conducts craft shows, public demonstrations and has a retail gallery as well. Information on his teaching and demonstration schedule will be available at the meeting.

Mr. Kalajian, a resident artist at nearby Holderness School, helped establish a blacksmithing teaching studio in Sanborn Hills and recently concluded a European tour teaching and conducting demonstrations of blacksmithing techniques and production.

Plastic Recycling
As of last weekend, the Sandwich Transfer Station can now accept all plastics (#1-#7) for recycling. Also, you no longer need to sort your plastics at the Transfer Station, all plastics can be co-mingled into one container. Thanks, The Selectmen's Office

Town Meeting
Town Meeting in scheduled for March 9 and 10. Elections will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday, March 9th from 10am-7pm. The legislative portion of Town Meeting will be held at Sandwich Central School on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00pm.
The proposed 2010 budget was adopted at last night's Budget Hearing by the Board of Selectmen. Copies of the budget are available at Town Hall. The 2009 Town Report will be available by March 2. The Selectmen's Office

Northern Scotland
The final program of the 2010 International Night series is on Northern Scotland - from Stone Age to Oil Age. On Friday, March 5, Roger Plimmer will present the scenery and 4,000 yrs of history of northernmost Scotland and the Orkney Islands. You will see mountains, dramatic coastlines, Stone Age villages, discuss two World Wars and learn how modern technology impacts the region.

A social half-hour begins at 6:00 (BYOB), the slide program at 6:30, and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Don Brown and staff of the Corner House prepare a fabulous three-course meal. Dinner and slide presentation are $20 per person, payable in advance. Make checks payable to Sandwich Senior Resources. Reservations should be sent to Coordinator Pam Elliott, Benz Community Center, Box 52, Center Sandwich, NH 03227. The deadline for reservations is March 1.

Sled Dog Races

The Sandwich Sled Dog Race, hosted by the Sandwich Sidehillers Winter Trail Club, will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2010 off of Bennett Street in North Sandwich. Come and watch the mushers take off for either a 45 or 20 mile course that winds around the beautiful Sandwich and Tamworth winter trails. Hot food and drink will again be available at the “Bennett Street Café” by the Sandwich Sidehillers. If you need more information, please contact Julie or Marsha at 284-6206 or visit www.sandwichsidehillers.com website. There are many volunteer opportunities available; please contact Marsha Colcord for any info at 986-8375 or tecnalanowridge@ttlc.net.

Mona Burrows
Mona Burrows passed away peacefully Saturday at about 11:30 am at Lakes Region General Hospital. Calling hours were Wednesday, February 10, at Mayhew Funeral Home in Meredith. A memorial service for Mona will be held in the spring. Condolences to Donnie and her family and friends.

Community Barn Dance Committee
Do you Do-Si-Do? Do you enjoy tapping your feet to some great music? Or maybe you just like to watch others exhausting themselves on the dance floor?

Have you enjoyed previous Community Barn Dances and always wondered how you could help? Well, now is your chance to join the newly-forming Barn Dance Committee and help make it happen.

The Community Barn Dance has been held for the past 3 summers as an event sponsored by the Friends of the Wentworth Library in conjunction with and as a fund-raiser for the Youth Services section of the library. It has been enjoyed by over 90 people each year as they swirl around the Partridge Rock Barn on Range Road to the fantastic music of the Neal Hill Caravan group. This event cannot happen without the efforts of many volunteers and sponsors.

Early this March the library will be convening a new Committee and a brain-storming session to help the event be the most exciting one yet. Therefore, an invitation to any and all folks who would like to be involved is being issued. Please contact Youth Librarian Bethany Powers to discuss your ideas and best meeting times. She needs folks who are willing to help with, but not limited to, soliciting sponsors, publicity, organizing volunteers before, during and after the dance and many other tasks. No help is too little.
It takes a community to make a Community Barn Dance! Get involved today!Call Bethany at 284-6665 or email terraven@juno.com

Yogurt Lids and Box Tops
Do you love your Stonyfield yogurt? Well now you can support the Wentworth Library's Storytime snackers by saving your foil lids from any Stonyfield/ Oikos yogurt containers.
The library will redeem the codes printed on the lids for free crackers and cookies through their Rewards Program. Hurry and eat! This program will end June 30. Please bring in your CLEAN foil lids to the library's front desk and feel free to direct questions to Youth Librarian Bethany Powers 284-6665

Also Thank You for all your hard work clipping and saving Boxtops for the Sandwich PTO. Because the deadline for this year's submission is during school vacation, the PTO
needs you to get your boxtops in ASAP. Collection locations are at: The Post Office in Center Sandwich; The Sandwich Children's Center; The Sandwich Town Hall (in the front hallway); The Samuel H. Wentworth Library; or send them in with a child to the Sandwich Central School! They are needed by Thursday February 18 so they can be shipped out at the end of the month. Any questions can be directed to Bethany Powers 284-7409 or terraven@juno.com This is a school-SPONSORING fund-raiser run by the Sandwich Central School PTO.

Love, Lust and Desire
“Love, Lust and Desire” is the new show at McGowan Fine Art in Concord. It
is a show of miniature and affordable art works ready to be framed as a low
fat alternative for your sweetheart. The show runs through March 5 at 10 Hills Ave. Concord www.mcgowanfineart.com Susan Lirakis and Peggy Merritt of Sandwich have beautiful work in the exhibit.

Voter Registration
Anyone who wishes to vote at the Inter lakes School District Meeting on March 3 must be a registered voter in the Inter Lakes School District. Specifically if you are a Sandwich resident and wish to vote to retain 6th grade or any other matter before the board you must be registered as a voter in Sandwich, Center Harbor, or Meredith. Any registration or changes must be completed by February 20 at 11:30 a.m. You may register at the Sandwich Town Clerks office Monday evenings 7-9, Tuesday and Thursdays 8-4 or meet with the voter registration board February 20 11:00-11:30 at the Town Hall. Proof of residency is required. Lets make every voice a vote!

Safety Tips
Sandwich Police Chief, Doug Wyman, is planning to put another self defense class on probably in April. He instructed one in 08, and had a good response. He tried to put another on during the summer last year and got 0 takers. Sandwich for the most part is a very safe place; but it never hurts to have some preparation and plans so Doug has put some safety tips.

The best tip one can give someone about being safe is use common sense. Of course this could be a relative term. But here are some offerings: Park in well lit areas. Have your keys in your hand ready to go as you approach your car, for two reasons you can get in your car faster, and not be distracted searching for them, and they make a good gouging weapon if you are attacked while trying to get into your car. Always look into your car before getting in. Train yourself to think about scenarios and your response to them. An example would be as you enter a mall, what if a gunman opens fire while I'm at the mall? Do I have my phone, so I can call 911? Do I know where the emergency exits are? If I can't get to an exit what am I going to hide behind, and when given the chance what is my route of escape? If you train yourself to have a plan and your response... you will respond calmer and quicker than if you had not planned.

The best defense is to remain vigilant. Do not be lulled into a sense of false security or complacency. If something does not feel right it probably is not, so when you get that feeling, take precautions and call the police. We would rather have you call us and have it be nothing, than for you not to call us and have it be something! As always if you have questions or need help please do not hesitate to call. See it, Hear it Report it!

January Weather
Rod Weinberg on Diamond Ledge Road has compiled and reported the weather data for January 2010. The average high temperature was 29.9 degrees and the average low was 15.9 deg. This is 4.7 deg. above normal. The warmest day was 45 deg. on the 25th and the coldest - 3 deg. on the 30th. Total precipitation was 2.31" which is 1.79" below the norm. Total snowfall was 19.0" which is 8.4" below normal. The highest wind gust observed was 57 mph on the 29th.

This past year could be considered another very wet one as the total precipitation (rainfall plus melted snow) was 62.78." This is also the fourth time in the past five years that the yearly total exceeded 60." (The average is around 50.") In the past 37 years there have only been two other years where the total was above 60."

Sandwich Adult Fitness
If you are feeling cabin fever and would like to enjoy some great company and get some
exercise- consider joining us at one of two programs that take place right
here in town.

Sandwich Adult Fitness: this is a program that has been in place for over 20
years (we are growing old together!) The class is a carefully designed one
hour program that includes stretching, body strength training and low-impact
cardiovascular work. This would be a good choice for active seniors who are
in good health. Class is held Monday at 9:30 am, Wednesday and Friday at
8:00 am at the Sandwich Town Hall.

Workout for the Wise: a new program that has become instantly popular by
seniors who need a more gentle approach to exercise. This 45 minute class
involves stretching and strength training using the support of chairs.
Classes are held on Mondays at 11:00 am, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 at the
Doris Benz Community Center (no stairs.)

Classes are taught by Colleen McDermott who has 25 years experience in the
Adult Fitness Field. Blood pressure monitoring is available. Fee is $5 per
class. For more information call Colleen at 284-6439.

SCC Annual Auction
Please note that the 7th Annual Auction to benefit the Sandwich Children's Center will be on Friday, March 26 at the Corner House Inn. Tickets are limited so please mark your 2010 calendars for this fun event. More details in the coming weeks...

NH Printmakers Annual Show
Peggy Merritt writes: The NH Printmakers Annual Show at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord features 80 prints from 52 artists including Henrieke Strecher and Margaret Merritt of Sandwich. The print exhibit, free of charge, will be at the Law Center through Sunday, April 2, weekdays from 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. and weekends from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. It would be great to see friends and neighbors at the show.

Pub Entertainment at the Corner House
Each Friday evening enjoy live music in the Corner House Pub. Entertainers for this month include: Friday, Feb. 12, Jill Ducsai, Talented Sandwich Rock ‘n Roll singer; Friday Feb. 19, Doug Hazard, Sandwich’s Dangerous Folksinger!; Friday February,. 26, Sweet Life Revue featuring Roger Sorlien, Kathy Carney & Katie O’Connell performing folk & Celtic songs with voice, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

Sandwich 4-H Clubs
The second and fourth Mondays of the month are Fiber Arts which covers a whole range of fiber crafts such as wool processing, spinning, felting, knitting, rug hooking… The third Monday of the month is rabbit club. Fiber arts and rabbit club will meet at the Sandwich Fire Station or across the street at Soft Touch Farm from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; these programs are designed for youths 4-H age 8+.

Woodworking with Bob Wright for ages 8-18 is taking place. Please call Bob at 284-7708 for details.

The first Monday of the month from 4-5 p.m. is Cat Club at Mocha Rizing. Cat lovers ages (2-92+) are welcome to stop by to enjoy a hot drink and some cat chat and possibly a cat craft.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

While people to the south of us have had a rough couple of weeks dealing with record snow and winter weather, we in New Hampshire and the people of Vancouver, BC, Canada are being challenged by a lack of the white stuff. I am sure that the first few flakes of snow were exciting to the folks down south; but the novelty is most likely gone. And, I am certainly not wishing to have 60 inches of snow to shovel here. It just would be good for the local economy (and my perennial plants) to have good snow cover for the skiers, snow-shoers, mushers, and snowmobilers. The Sandwich Sled Dog Races and events planned with them are most likely to be cancelled; and what kid wouldn’t love some fresh snow for school vacation.

By the time you read this, we’ll probably have some fresh white snow that will help some; but for many activities it just won’t be enough. Think snow for a few more weeks. After March 20, I’ll be ready to think Spring!

Sandwich Sled Dog Race Update
Unfortunately, Mother Nature is not cooperating this winter, and unless the snowstorm we get Tuesday is HUGE, the Sandwich Sled Dog Race, scheduled for Saturday, February 20^th, will have to be cancelled for this year. The status of the Race, as well as general information, can be found on the website www.sandwichsleddograce.org or by calling Julie or Marsha at 284-6206. Our final decision will be made by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17^th. The Race Committee and Sandwich Sidehillers would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all the businesses that contributed financial support as well as the many volunteers that signed up to help on race day, and the Sandwich PTO and community. Business advertising will be carried over for next year’s race, and we welcome any and all volunteer assistance.

Sled Dog Race Dinner
The Sled Dog Race Dinner is planned for Friday, February 19. The Sandwich Central School PTO will again be hosting this delectable dinner for both community members and mushers. It’s always fun to meet all the racers and to see some of the behind the scenes planning that goes into the races.

With the lack of snow in recent weeks, it is possible that this dinner may be postponed to sometime in March and it will be followed by a sled dog program. The sled dog race organizers will make a decision on Wednesday afternoon as to whether or not they can run the races. Their decision will be posted on the Sandwich Board and on their website (see the paragraph on the sled dog races). School vacation week starts Friday afternoon and many school families have travel plans and are heading off. If there you would like to help with either set up or clean up Friday afternoon and/or evening the extra hands would be most welcome. Please call Ashley Bullard 284-6222 for more details.

The Sandwich Central School PTO is once again looking to add to their supply of stainless steel flatware. Due to tremendous community support they now have enough to offer to students on a daily basis but they lack the numbers needed to host events like this week's Sled Dog Dinner. If you missed the last chance to empty your drawers of all those knife, fork and spoon strays here's a new opportunity! Any and all donations are most welcome and can be dropped off at the school. Thank you!

Meet the Candidates
Election Day is quickly approaching, and we will have choices to make regarding several positions for which there are more than one person running, including School Board Member- Meredith (Jack Carty and Chris Mega), and in the Town of Sandwich, the positions of Selectman, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, and Supervisor of the Checklist.

Come meet the candidates on Sunday, February 28 at 3:00 p.m. in the Methodist Meeting House on Main Street. You will have an opportunity to hear a biography of each candidate, and then ask them questions that will help you to make informed choices as voters. Lee Quimby will moderate this informative event.

Organizers are trying to determine if there is a need for child care. If you will make use of this service, please contact Lucy Glenday at lucy@moxiemedia.com . Lee Quimby and Lucy Glenday, Organizers

The following candidates have filed for Town Offices: 1 Selectman (for 3 years), Jim Gaisser, Gerry Gingras; 1 Moderator (for 2 years), Lee Quimby; 1 Treasurer (for 3 years), Jonathan Taylor; 2 Library Trustees (for 3 years), Carla Muskat; 1 Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Sharon Teel & Jennifer Elliott;1 Trustee of Trust Funds (for 3 years), Carroll Bewley; 1 Supervisor of Checklist (for 6 years), Edwin (Ted) Adriance & Nancy Stearns; 1 Cemetery Trustee (for 3 years), Roger Merriman; 1 Sewer Commissioner (for 3 years), Tom Shevenell.

As you can see, there are two openings for a Library Trustee and only one person filed.
We have three contested races: Selectman, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, and Supervisor of the Checklist. The paper ballot will be posted at Town Hall as soon as it is available from the printer - it should be here in the next few days.

Town Meeting
Town Meeting in scheduled for March 9 and 10. Elections will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday, March 9th from 10am-7pm. The legislative portion of Town Meeting will be held at Sandwich Central School on Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 pm. Copies of the proposed 2010 budget are available at Town Hall. The 2009 Town Report will be available by March 2. Please note that the polling place has changed back to town Hall from the Sandwich Fire Station. Thank you, The Selectmen's Office

Inter-Lakes School District Meeting
The Inter-Lakes School District will hold their annual meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the High School on Wednesday, March 3. The annual report and budget for the district is available at the SAU office in Meredith and should be available at the Sandwich Town Hall and many locations around town. We should always be interested in attending the meeting and voting on the budget; but there are a few issues (e.g. the moving our sixth grade class from Sandwich Central School to the Inter-Lakes Elementary School Building) that are of particular interest to Sandwich. Please try to attend if you are able

Meet and Greet the Police
On March 6 at the Benz Center there will be a chance to meet and greet the Sandwich Police. There will be a Pot Luck Supper from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Please RSVP Cindy at 284-7066 because of limited seating). From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., there will be a walk in meet and greet with everyone welcome! Bring the kids! Refreshments will be available.

This event is being sponsored by Jennifer Wright and Cindy Handford.

A social half-hour begins at 6:00 (BYOB), the slide program at 6:30, and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Don Brown and staff of the Corner House prepare a fabulous three-course meal. Dinner and slide presentation are $20 per person, payable in advance. Make checks payable to Sandwich Senior Resources. Reservations should be sent to Coordinator Pam Elliott, Benz Community Center, Box 52, Center Sandwich, NH 03227. The deadline for reservations is March 1.

Federated Church of Sandwich
The Lenten Series which will be on Wednesdays from February 17 to March 24 will be led by Rev. David Morgan in the Baptist Church from 10:30 to 12 noon with soup and bread following the discussion. On the 23rd is the monthly “Giving Meal” from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Methodist Meetinghouse. The meal is prepared and served by the Sunday School and each month there have been delightful meals and desserts. Everyone is welcome to some to any/all these events.

If anyone needs spiritual care, please call the church office at 284-6151 and leave word to that effect.

Community School Farm
Many of you have been enjoying the bounty from The Community School's farm each week at their Farmers' Table lunches. Soon you'll be able to eat the freshest, most vibrant, delectable organic vegetables right in your own home...and here's how: all summer and fall, they'll raise them and you eat them!

The school’s community supported agriculture (CSA) program has been running for years and years now, providing local families with a share of the farm's harvest. This works on a partnership system; you provide the season's initial operating funds in the form of your membership payment and then they provide vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers (even bread, if you choose it!) throughout the growing season--at no extra cost!

Membership brochures are out at several locations, including at Mocha Rizing in Sandwich and The Other Store in Tamworth. You can download a brochure from: www.communityschoolnh.org. If you sign up before March 1, you will receive not only a 5% discount on your membership price but a free seedling at the Spring Fair in May! Such a bargain!

If you have any questions about share options, membership benefits above and beyond delicious food (bluegrass tix, community dinners, more!), or where to send your check, please call farm manager, Brady Potter, at 323-7000. Looking forward to seeing you at The Community School this summer! Lianne Prentice

Sandwich Fair Office
The Sandwich Fair office will be closed from February 12th until March 2nd.
The office will re-open on March 2nd at 9am.

Plastic Recycling
The Sandwich Transfer Station can now accept all plastics (#1-#7) for recycling. Also, you no longer need to sort your plastics at the Transfer Station, all plastics can be co-mingled into one container. Thanks, The Selectmen's Office

Pub Entertainment at the Corner House
Each Friday evening enjoy live music in the Corner House Pub. Entertainers for this month include: Friday Feb. 19, Doug Hazard, Sandwich’s Dangerous Folksinger!; Friday February,. 26, Sweet Life Revue featuring Roger Sorlien, Kathy Carney & Katie O’Connell performing folk & Celtic songs with voice, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

Sandwich 4-H Clubs
Club Sandwich 4-H Dog Club Members will meet Friday, evening February 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sandwich Central Fire Station to make lunches for the trail crews for the Sandwich Sled Dog Races. If the races are cancelled, this gather will also be cancelled. The dog club meets mostly during the spring, summer and early fall, a sign up and planning meeting will take place in March. Please call Diane at 284-7168 for more information on the program.

The second and fourth Mondays of the month are Fiber Arts which covers a whole range of fiber crafts such as wool processing, spinning, felting, knitting, rug hooking… Monday, February 22, Fiber Arts will meet and members will learn some about spinning wool and knitting. As it is school vacation week, members may decide to meet mid-day instead of after-school. The third Monday of the month is rabbit club. Fiber arts and rabbit club will meet at the Sandwich Fire Station or across the street at Soft Touch Farm from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; these programs are designed for youths 4-H age 8+.

Woodworking with Bob Wright for ages 8-18 is taking place. Please call Bob at 284-7708 for details.

The first Monday of the month from 4-5 p.m. is Cat Club at Mocha Rizing. Cat lovers ages (2-92+) are welcome to stop by to enjoy a hot drink and some cat chat and possibly a cat craft.

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

In addition to the Meet the Candidates night here in Sandwich (Sunday 2/28) there are a few more opportunities to learn about Chris Mega, candidate for school board this year.

There is an opportunity to meet Chris, discuss issues and ask questions on Thursday, February, 25 at Mame's restaurant in Meredith from 6-8:30.
The reception is free and residents from Sandwich, Meredith and Center Harbor are encouraged to attend.

For those that would like to learn more and can't make a scheduled event you can learn more about Chris at chrismega.com His biography is posted there and there is an opportunity to send him email questions.

If you have questions about the reception you can call Mary at 630-9645

Town Meeting
Town Meeting in scheduled for March 9 and 10. Elections will be held at Town Hall on Tuesday, March 9th from 10am-7pm. The legislative portion of Town Meeting will be held at Sandwich Central School on Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 pm. Copies of the proposed 2010 budget are available at Town Hall. The 2009 Town Report will be available by March 2. Please note that the polling place has changed back to town Hall from the Sandwich Fire Station. Thank you, The Selectmen's Office

This event is being sponsored by Jennifer Wright and Cindy Handford.

A social half-hour begins at 6:00 (BYOB), the slide program at 6:30, and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Don Brown and staff of the Corner House prepare a fabulous three-course meal. Dinner and slide presentation are $20 per person, payable in advance. Make checks payable to Sandwich Senior Resources. Reservations should be sent to Coordinator Pam Elliott, Benz Community Center, Box 52, Center Sandwich, NH 03227. The deadline for reservations is March 1.

Federated Church of Sandwich
The Lenten Series on Wednesdays through March 24 will be led by Rev. David Morgan in the Baptist Church from 10:30 to 12 noon with soup and bread following the discussion. Everyone is welcome.

The Ladies Aid has assembled 70 gallon-bag packets under the leadership of Donna Johnson and the coordination and legwork of Susan Davies. Packets include a towel, washcloth, soap, comb, toothbrush, Bandaids and clippers. All go through Church World Service to Haiti.

The Giving Meal at the Methodist Meetinghouse is sponsored each month by the Sunday School. (Editors: I sent you a picture of the January Meal earlier) February’s meal benefited the Sandwich Side Hillers and had pies on the menu--Pies,pies,pies!! Chicken pot pie, shepherds pie, cherry pie... salad, bread dessert bar and beverages. The next Giving Meal will be Tuesday, March 23 from 5-7 p.m. and the cost will be $6Adults/$4 Children 12 and under. The menu and beneficiary are still undecided.

If anyone needs spiritual care, please call the church office at 284-6151 and leave word to that effect.

Pub Entertainment at the Corner House
Each Friday evening enjoy live music in the Corner House Pub. Entertainers for this month includeFriday February,. 26, Sweet Life Revue featuring Roger Sorlien, Kathy Carney & Katie O’Connell performing folk & Celtic songs with voice, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

Sandwich 4-H Clubs
The first Monday of the month from 4-5 p.m. is Cat Club at Mocha Rizing. Cat lovers ages (2-92+) are welcome to stop by to enjoy a hot drink and some cat chat.

The second and fourth Mondays of the month are Fiber Arts which covers a whole range of fiber crafts such as wool processing, spinning, felting, knitting, rug hooking… The third Monday of the month is rabbit club. Fiber arts and rabbit club will meet at the Sandwich Fire Station or across the street at Soft Touch Farm from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; these programs are designed for youths 4-H age 8+.

Woodworking with Bob Wright for ages 8-18 is taking place. Please call Bob at 284-7708 for details.

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