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MARCH 4, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

Late winter is making itself know with wet sloppy snow. This last week it has been surprising to see places where bands of snow have covered the ground with almost 2 feet of snow and other places only a short distance away where the ground was nearly bare. I drove to Conway on Saturday mid-day. Between Center Sandwich and Route 16, I passed though light snow, heavy rain, sunshine, blinding snow and slick roads in South Tamworth and snow, sleet and sunshine again by the time I got to West Ossipee. The rest of the way the roads were just wet and North Conway had almost bare ground. The trip home that evening was almost the same but in reverse. How Odd!

Despite the mud and slush, there is some good snow for winter activities and for the early spring ones as well. Every day more and more taps are being put out on the maple trees and very soon the sweet smell of maple syrup will fill the air around sap houses. The days now have over 2 additional hours of sunlight than they did back in December and the spring bulbs are trying to find their way to the surface.

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.

Town Elections and Meeting
Town and School Board Elections will be held on Tuesday, March 9 from 10 am to 7 pm and the polling location has been returned to Town Hall. This is due in large part to diligent work by the Town Hall Building Committee and their recommendations for alterations to the meeting room. After a site visit in late December, Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Manning has determined the Town Hall is a suitable polling place for all voters including voters with disabilities. Voters who may be away or unable to come to the polls on election day may request an absentee ballot in writing or at the Town Clerk/Tax Collector's office prior to election day.

Town Meeting in scheduled for March 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 is now available.

Winni-Spinners
If you are currently a spinner or would like to be, you are invited to a meeting of the Winni-Spinners which is the local chapter of the New Hampshire Spinners and Dyers. A group of 5 or 6 women in the group have for many years been meeting weekly on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at homes in Moultonborough, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro. In recent weeks, some people from Sandwich and Holderness have joined and next Monday’s meeting (3/8) will be held at the Sandwich Central Fire Station. Diane Johnson (284-7168) is the host of this meeting. Please feel free to bring a spinning wheel or drop spindle if you have one, or you may just come with some handwork or a desire to learn. The Winni-spinners are the group who do a Sheep to Shawl demonstration each year on Sunday of the Sandwich Fair

February Weather
Rod Weinberg has collected and compiled the weather data from his home weather station on Diamond Ledge Road. The average high temperature for the month of February 2010 was 32.4 degrees and the low 22.2 deg. This is 5.5 degrees above normal. The highest temperature was 45 deg. on the 22nd and the lowest 7 deg. on the 6th of the month. Total snowfall was 19.0" which is 0.1" below normal. Total precipitation
for the month was 3.84" which is 0.70" above normal. (3.67"of the total was recorded between the 23rd and 27th of the month.)

February was a very windy month with gusts of 30 mph or greater recorded on 17 days. The highest gust was 48 mph on the 18th.

Lenten Soup and Study
You are invited to the Federated Church of Sandwich for Lenten Soup and Study in the Methodist Meetinghouse each Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. until March
24. Supper will be followed by Scripture Readings and discussion led by Rev. David Morgan. Conversation will be centered around Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God. If you are willing to bring soup and/or bread on one of those Wednesday evenings please sign up after church service on Sunday morning. For more information, call the church office at 284-6151. All are welcome.

Federated Church of Sandwich
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.

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.

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.

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.

Sandwich Woman’s Club
The Sandwich Woman’s Club will hold it’s March meeting at Bucky’s Restaurant on Route 109 South in Moultonborough on Wednesday, March 17 at noon.. Members will be called for their reservations and lunch choices. All are welcome, including men who are interested in the topic. If you would like to attend and are not called, please call Diane Johnson (284-7168) or Pam Elliott (284-6623)

Margaret Franckhauser, Executive Director of Community Health and hospice in Laconia, will be the guest speaker. The mission of CHH is to strengthen the quality of life by providing a family of home and community health care services from birth to bereavement; and it has served the Lakes Region for the past 3 decades. CHH provides a wide variety of clinical services rendering quality home care to both children and adults.

Margaret has served as pediatric and visiting nurse in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. She also served as a nurse practitioner in SC &NC before coming to NH. She has served on numerous state and national health care and policy committees, foundations, and boards. For 6 years, she was a member of the NH Board of Nursing, functioning as vice-president for 3 years. She has received many honors for her contributions in nursing including NH Nurse Practitioner of the Year 1997 and again in 2003. Margaret was named to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Leader Fellowship in 2004. Her achievements have been numerous and fulfilling.

The Sandwich Woman’s Club is a civic and social organization that serves the women and children Sandwich. Members meet four times a year for lunch, an interesting speaker or program, and a short business meeting. Four times a year the club organizes a Ladies Night Out so that women may get together for a fun and relaxing evening.

The ladies raise funds for financial gifts for college students from Sandwich (this fall 20 students each received $125 for books and supplies), sponsor the annual holiday party for all children in Sandwich. Funds are raised by a summer raffle held during Old Home Week, a snack bar during the Old Home Week Art Show, and by dues and donations. Annual dues are $10. All women of ages in Sandwich and environs are welcome to join.

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. More details in the coming weeks...

The Giving Meal
The Giving Meal is always the last Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall of the Methodist Meetinghouse of the Federated Church of Sandwich and it is put on by the Sunday School Classes. The next meal will Tuesday, March 30, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the menu will be Old-fashioned Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings. Proceeds this month will benefit the Sandwich Historical Society. February’s Giving Meal raised $388 for Sandwich Sidehillers Winter Trail Club. For more information, please contact Jennifer Wright, 998-9460 or David Cox, 284-6188.

Acting Class for Adults
Down with cabin fever! Up with creativity, fun, and dare we even say, inspired silliness & outrageousness! Caroline Nesbitt's Acting class for adults, wanna be adults, & don't wanna be adults began Tuesday March 2 in the Wentworth Library Meeting Room at 7:00 p.m. Six great sessions, $120, suitable for all levels, just bring your sense of fun & wear comfortable clothes & we'll do monologues & scenes & improv and work toward understanding how to be more comfortable in front of people & how to bring a role to life. Still room for several more participants, so bring a friend, give a shout & come play! 677-2739 for more info, or e-mail me at this address. See you there! p.s. The Tuesday date was to avoid crashing into the School District Meeting & Town Meeting - after March 9 the group will meet Wednesdays 6-8.

CPR/AED Classes
There will be CPR/AED classes on Wednesday, March 24th from 6-8pm and Wednesday, March 31st from 4:30-6:30pm, both at the Sandwich Central Fire Station. This 2+ hour course will teach participants how to recognize and respond to choking, breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children & Infants and how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). CPR cards are included for those that need one.

Class sizes are limited to 8 participants. To register, call Nancy Morton AHA Certified Instructor at 284-6230 and leave a message. You can also send an e-mail to wtctennis@yahoo.com.

Sandwich Business Group
The next meeting of the Sandwich Business Group will be 8:30 a.m. at Mocha Rizing on Monday, April 5. By that meeting the 2010/2011 Discover Sandwich Brochure will be at the printers so if you have been thinking about joining, talk to Don Brown, Don Sutton, Patsy Carega or Julie Deak or visit the becoming a member section of www.discoversandwich.com ASAP. All Sandwich business owners are welcome and are encouraged to join.

For the Second Cup Conversation on Monday, April 5th Don Sutton will give a presentation entitled "A Window into Your Business" which will provide you with tools to critically analyze how successfully you are identifying and meeting the needs of potential customers. This presentation is an out-branch of the course Don teaches at Plymouth State University and was well received at a breakfast meeting for the Squam Lakes Area Chamber in February. Mark your calendars for this enlightening and stimulating presentation!

Passport Office in North Sandwich
North Sandwich Post Office is a Passport Acceptance Office, however the office does not provide passport photos. Where to go to have passport photos done: 1) Hawkins Photography in Meredith ($15); 2) CVS in North Conway (around $8); 3) other pharmacies & some Wal Mart Stores--call before you go; 4) if you have the digital capability & expertise you can do them yourself

In all instances for photos be sure to pay attention to: 1) The specifics regarding qualifications for acceptable photos stated clearly on the application; 2) Correct facial dimensions; 3) Photos are 2"x2" when they arrive at the office

You can download a passport application (DS-11) at travel.state.gov, or stop by the North Sandwich Post Office to pick one up. Renewal forms are DS-82.

Only first-tine passport applications need to be presented at the Post Office for acceptance. Renewals can be done "on your own", but if you need help with the mailing, just bring it in and I will be glad to help. Respectfully, Joyce L. Lenas
603.284.7065

Agility Weekend
Julie Daniels is renting the Moultonborough Lions Club the weekend of March 20-21 and doing three Workshops for Agility Dogs and their People! Pre-registration is required. Discount Coupons are at the Pet Parade store in Center Harbor. Julie hope you can join her in this celebration of Agility in the Springtime!! Julie Daniels www.whitemountainagility.com;www.k9funplex.com; 603-494-4742 cell,
juliedaniels@cyberpine.net

Ice Skating
Hello everyone, I have bad news for the skaters in sandwich. The Ice Rink is closed until further notice. The warm weather has taken it's toll on the ice. Please do not try and skate on the rink because the liner is showing through in many spots and it will cause damage to the future of our skating rink. Should our weather change for the colder the rink will be re-examined, and I will post if it will re-open. Also, do not skate on the town pond! It is a spring fed pond and there are many thin spots on it that you could fall through especially now that our days are getting longer. Thank you! Spring is on the way and I will update new activities for all ages in the coming weeks. Porter Moore , Interim Park and Rec Director

Booty Family Fund
Tim Miner writes: In response to inquiries and offers regarding ways to help the Booty Family during Peter’s illness, a bank account has been established @ MVSB. It is for the Booty's unrestricted use to help offset the myriad costs associated with facing this fierce ordeal. Thankfully many of the medical costs will be covered, but there are expenses for travel, parking, meals, lodging - just to mention a few. Peter's care will continue for some time after they return home, with many trips to Boston and who-knows-where-else; and throughout this there will, of course, be significant income lost.

Here's how it works: the account is named "Booty Family Fund", but (please note) checks should be made out to Diane because it is her name on the account (for technical reasons Tim Miner’s is as well - full disclosure). Send them to: Tim Miner @ 106 Miner Rd., Ctr. Sandwich, NH 03227; his cell # is 707-0856. Tim will deposit them so that Diane does not have to deal with that. Tim will provide Diane & Peter with a list of those who contribute, without dollar amounts. If you wish that your donation remain anonymous, let Tim know or take it directly to the bank. Diane will have a debit card and checks to access the funds. Alternately, you can deliver checks to Tim, or take them directly to the Moultonborough MVSB office. If you want to donate cash, please take it directly to the bank. For all that has been offered, done, and wished - know that the depth of their gratitude is on-beyond-bottomless.

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
March 19is the deadline to sign-up to do a project at Carroll County 4-H Activities Day which will be held on Saturday March 27 at Ossipee Central School. Sign-in will start at 8:30 am, followed by demonstrations, readings, and fashion revue. Poster and photos will be exhibited through the morning. The Events Criteria are available from 4-H project leaders and at the UNH Cooperative Extension Website at http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HLearnM.htm

County Activities Day is a wonderful learning (and teaching) experience. All 4-H families really should make this an event to work on together and to attend with family and friends. Project leaders in Club Sandwich are willing and ready to help members select projects to share, and to assist members with logistics and preparations. This is definitely an event that teaches some very valuable life skills like public speaking and presentation skills which members will value for years to come.

Club Sandwich 4-H Dog Club will start up again for the year on Monday, March 29.

This first meeting will be without dogs so that discussion can take place without canine interference. Anyone interested in doing the 4-H dog program this spring, summer and fall is invited to come to the Sandwich Fire Station from 5:00 -6:00 p.m. on the 29^th. Dog 4-H enrollments will be worked on that evening so families are asked to bring a current rabies certificate, record of vaccinations, and a photo of the dog. Copies can be made of all paperwork so originals can be returned that evening. Please call Diane Johnson (284-7168) if you would like to attend or if you need more information. The group will discuss meeting times and goals. Dog obedience, positive training techniques, Rally-O, carting, agility, flyball, grooming, health, and showmanship will be taught and practiced. Youths do not need a dog to attend as there are almost always extra dogs available. The Dog Program is designed for 4-H members age 8 to 18.

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+.

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 on March 27 in Ossipee. Please call Dotty (284-6636) or Joan (284-7708) for information.

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.

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

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.

MARCH 11, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

Many a maple tree around Sandwich has some form of tap and container attached to it to gather the sap for boiling down to Maple Syrup. I understand the sap is running quite well and the syrup is a nice light color. What a nice sweet way to say good-bye to winter.

Sandwich undergraduates wishing to request book and supply money for the 2010/2011 school year should send a letter to the Sandwich Woman’s Club, c/o Ferne Tilton, 56 Wentworth Hill Road, Center Sandwich, NH 03227. In the letter, the students should indicate their plans for study and a little bit about their future goals. The deadline for letters is August 1, 2010.

Advice To The Players-- Hamlet
Robert Serrell, professional actor with Shakespeare and Company of Lennox Massachusetts and other New England regional theaters, joins Advice to the Players of Sandwich as Claudius in their spring production of Hamlet. “What’s lovely about working with Advice To The Players is there is such a strong sense of community,” says Robert. “Children, grandfathers, students and professional actors all come together to share a story.” Robert is enjoying the chance to be a part of a company that so deeply appreciates creating theatre. “There is so much goodwill and sense of giving. The players and staff with ATTP work tirelessly, often on a volunteer basis. It’s refreshing to work with a group of players that care so much and feel so deeply about giving and sharing this art with the community.”

Advice to the Players presents William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Thursday through Sunday, March 18 - 21. Performance locations and times are: Inter-lakes High School Community Auditorium, Meredith; Thursday & Friday March 18 & 19 with evening shows at 7pm and special Student/Senior Performances at 10am on the 18^th and 11am on the 19^th. ~ Salyards Center for the Arts, Conway; Saturday, March 20 at 7pm and Sunday, March 21 at 2pm. Tickets are: $15 Adults, $10 Seniors, $7 under 18. Group rates are available. Tickets are available in Tamworth at The Other Store, in Sandwich at Mocha Rizing, at the door or by calling 986-6253. For information go to www.advicetotheplayers.org. HAMLET is sponsored by Spider Web Gardens with support from The Tamworth Foundation, the Yeoman's Fund for the Arts and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - North Country Region, and by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sandwich Democratic Party Caucus
The Sandwich Democrats will meet at the Benz Center on Sunday, March 21st at 4 pm to elect officers and develop a program leading to the Nov 2010 election. All registered Democrats in Sandwich are eligible to vote in the caucus elections for town Democratic committee officers and for Sandwich’s delegate-at-large to the Democratic State Convention. We encourage all Democrats to attend this meeting. For more information, call Peggy Merritt, 284-6321.

SCC Auction Fundraiser
The Sandwich Children's Center 7th Annual Auction Fundraiser will take place on
Friday, March 26 at the Corner House Inn. The Silent Auction and Raffle will be open to public from 5:30-6:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. the Live Auction will begin and Light Fare will be served. Tickets are $25.00.

If you can’t make it on the 26^th, you can bid on special silent auction items in advance from 3/5-3/25 at Sandwich Artisan's Guild @ Mocha Rizing, in Center Sandwich. For information and tickets, please call 284-7014 or e-mail scc54@cyberpine.net

Range View Farm
It's maple syrup season. Sap is gushing. The sugar house on Vittum Hill Road is ready for visitors. Come Saturday or Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or stop in any time you see steam pouring out of the cupola.

The Giving Meal
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! At our February Giving Meal we raised $388 for the Sandwich Sidehillers! Our fabulous volunteers were as follows: David Cox; Carrie Fair; Harry Harrison; Hunter, Jake and Russ Johnson; Peter Pohl (awesome dishwasher!); John Rowan; Karen Wright; Jennifer Wright (kitchen master!). Our pie makers included: David Cox (Chicken Pot Pie); Al Gorelchenka (Sheep Rancher's Pie); Harry Harrison (Shepherd's Pie, Chicken Pot Pie); Russ Johnson (Venison Taco Pies); Sheila Morgan (Quiches); Peter Pohl (Shepherd's Pie); John Rowan (Onion Pies); Jennifer Wright (Chicken Pies). Lucy Glenday made delicious pumpkin bread. Susan Davies provided a wonderful salad. Dessert bakers included: Betty Alcock, David Cox, Pam Elliott, Russ Johnson, Janet Schipman, Sue Speers, Judy Stoehr, Karen Wright, Jennifer Wright.

On March 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m., The Giving Meal will feature an old fashioned turkey dinner with all the trimmings! Proceeds from this meal will be donated to the Sandwich Historical Society. Please come share a meal with friends old and new!

Indoor Yard Sale
Lucy Glenday writes: The ILHS Class of 2010 is having an Indoor Garage Sale which is being organized by the After Prom Party Committee and the Belknap County CoRe Coalition. The Inter-Lakes Class of 2010 will benefit with a Chemical-Free After-Prom Party! The Yard Sale will be
Saturday, March 20, from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm in the multi-purpose room of the Inter-Lakes Elementary School Rte 25, Meredith Down behind the high school on Laker Lane.

Donations of good useable items are needed. You may drop off items Friday, 3/19 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm or Saturday, 3/20 from 7:00 am – 8:00 am (Multi-Purpose Rm.). No electronics please. Still have questions? Please contact Ariane Shuffleton ashuffleton@interlakes.org or call 279-7968.

Easter Egg Hunt
Join the Sandwich Fire and Rescue Squad for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd. Bring the kids up to age 13 to hop their way in search of more than 1200 goody filled Easter eggs! The "lucky" footed ones may find a savings bond or two and other great prizes!!

The Easter Egg Hunt will take place at 10am sharp at the Sandwich Fire Rescue Station at 23 Wentworth Hill Rd. Rain, snow, mud or sunshine. Please dress the kiddos appropriately for the weather. Wait 2 seconds and the weather will change! This event is proudly sponsored by the Sandwich Fire Rescue Association. "Hop" to see you there! Nancy Morton EMT/Secretary

Sandwich Police Report
March 6: 10 a.m. Red Mountain Lodge #68, Free and Accepted Masons began its Anniversary 150th Year by installing the officers for 2010. Retired Police Chief Richard Young, was installed as the Master of the Lodge. Retired Moultonborough Police Chief Scott Kinmond will be installed as Senior Warden and Police Chief Doug Wyman will be installed as the Junior Warden. The regular business meeting will be Monday, March 15. There will also be an open house at the Masonic Lodge on Saturday, March 27. Come and see this historic building, hear its history and learn a little bit more about the OLDEST civic organization in Town and one of the oldest fraternities in the world!

A Child is Missing Alert Program: SPD has formalized an agreement with this organization based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The Alert program is to assist law enforcement in the search for missing children, college students, elderly who have dementia and or Alzheimer's, and the physically and mentally disabled. The ACIM organization upon receipt of a call from law enforcement will then place up to 1,000 calls in a minute notifying citizens that the police department is looking for a missing person and gives the subjects name, age, physical description and last known location, and the number to the police department to call if you have information. The calls are made utilizing public directories and numbers available to ACIM. The program also will make Public Service Announcements when a registered Sexual Offender moves into Town, upon receipt of a confirmed report from the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction. This service is FREE to law enforcement. To register your cell phone #, e-mail or hearing assisted equipment, please log onto achildismissing.org or search A Child is Missing and enter into their website to register your phone.

People are reminded that during the hours of operation, parking in front of the Center Post office is 15 minutes only. If you expect your business in the Center will take longer than 15 minutes you are encouraged to find an alternate spot to park. Additionally, the area in front of Mocha Rizing and Masonic Lodge is a side walk not a parking area and is signed as such, please do not park in this area as you are blocking public access to both buildings. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Activity Report: SPD responded to 233 calls for service during the month of February.

February 4: The Sandwich Fair Assoc. reported vandalism to a electric meter box on the fairgrounds.

February 9: Sgt Varney attended a Felony DWI training in Ossipee. The class was instructed by Atty. Diane Fenton of the Motor Vehicle Homicide/DWI Unit of the NH Attorney General's Office. Chief Wyman attended the NH Assoc. of Chiefs of Police meeting.

February 17: SPD responded to Sandwich Central School for a report of a missing child. It was reported that 5th grade student had wandered away from the school, and was confirmed by video surveillance. After a search of the area failed to locate the child, SPD called for the assistance of a State Police K-9 unit. the K-9 Unit located the child about a mile south of the school in a wooded area unharmed.

February 20: SPD responded to a North Sandwich residence for a report of Harassment. Subsequent investigation revealed that the incident stemmed from an on-going issue with dogs. Under investigation.

February 22: SPD responded to a North Sandwich residence for a report of a Fraudulent use of a Credit card/ Identity Fraud. The resident reported receiving a collection call on a credit card the do not have on an account they did not open. Under investigation.

The recent storms kept SPD busy responding to 8 Motor Vehicle accidents, fortunately only 1 resulted in property damage and no one was injured. and 7 calls for reported trees down.

1 Farm Animal At Large; 2 Community Policing; 1 MV Unlock; 2 Pistol Permits; 6 Follow-ups; 11 Directed Patrols; 16 House Checks; 6 Suspicious vehicles/ Persons; 2 Attempt to locate/ BOLO; 20 Assist to Motorist or Citizen; 2 Found Property; 6 Assist to FD / EMS; 5 Assist Other Law Enforcement; 1 Civil Stand-by; 3 Alarms; 1 Dog call; 130 Other Calls. Thank-you for your continued support of the Police Department. See It, Hear It, Report It!

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

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.

Club Sandwich 4-H Dog Club will start up again for the year on Monday, March 29.

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.

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

MARCH 18, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

Spring seems to be winning out this week with the time change, snow melting, the sap running, and daffodils popping up through the soil. Can green grass be far behind? I think I’ll have some in my front yard by week’s end. The spring equinox is this weekend so spring will officially be here on the calendar too. Happy spring!

Advice To The Players-- Hamlet
Advice to the Players presents William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Thursday through Sunday, March 18 - 21. Performance locations and times are: Inter-lakes High School Community Auditorium, Meredith; Thursday & Friday March 18 & 19 with evening shows at 7pm and special Student/Senior Performances at 10am on the 18^th and 11am on the 19^th. ~ Salyards Center for the Arts, Conway; Saturday, March 20 at 7pm and Sunday, March 21 at 2pm. Tickets are: $15 Adults, $10 Seniors, $7 under 18. Group rates are available. Tickets are available in Tamworth at The Other Store, in Sandwich at Mocha Rizing, at the door or by calling 986-6253. For information go to www.advicetotheplayers.org. HAMLET is sponsored by Spider Web Gardens with support from The Tamworth Foundation, the Yeoman's Fund for the Arts and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - North Country Region, and by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts.

SCC Auction Fundraiser
Ring in the Spring with this memorable event and support a great cause. The event kicks off with an opportunity for all to bid on a sampling of silent auction items downstairs, now through March 25 at the Sandwich Artisan’s Guild located in the back of Mocha Rizing in Center Sandwich. The Auction is held at the Corner House Inn on Friday, March 26. It is a wonderful night full of tasty food, great people, a great cause and many one of a kind, can’t be missed items.

Fresh from a recent appearance as the baked goods Auctioneer at the Sandwich Fair, Justin Chapman, returns this year to auction off a variety of generously donated items including an antique boat ride on Squam Lake, one-of-a-kind works of art, mystery boxes, gift certificates for local restaurants, golf, museum and theater tickets. This year’s silent auction features an opportunity to bid on a custom house painting of your own home or cottage. Have your child’s or grandchild’s portrait painted, treat yourself to a 2 night “staycation” for the whole family at the Kjellberg estate in Tamworth or 1 night for 2 at Rockywold Deephaven Camps in Holderness, NH. With over 70 items reaching far and wide, everyone will find the perfect something to enjoy, while contributing to the programs offered at the Sandwich Children's Center.

Best if all, this evening of fun supports the Sandwich Children’s Center which was founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit community resource that provides quality childcare to Sandwich and the surrounding communities. SCC is licensed by the state of New Hampshire to care for children ages six weeks through twelve years. The qualified teachers and excellent ratios allow the Sandwich Children’s Center to offer a creative program that places an emphasis on outdoor play, learning, growing the foods we eat as well as exploring the arts and music.

Silent auction is open to the public the night of the event from 5:30-6:30. Ticket holders enjoy light fare and live auction starting @ 6:30. Tickets are $25 and sell out fast so please contact: Sandwich Children’s Center, 54 Maple Street, Ctr. Sandwich, NH 03227 603.284.7014, scc54@cyberpine.net, www.sandwichchildrenscenter.org to learn more about the event and for a complete list of auction items.

Indoor Yard Sale
Lucy Glenday writes: The ILHS Class of 2010 is having an Indoor Garage Sale which is being organized by the After Prom Party Committee and the Belknap County CoRe Coalition. The Inter-Lakes Class of 2010 will benefit with a Chemical-Free After-Prom Party! The Yard Sale will be Saturday, March 20, from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm in the multi-purpose room of the Inter-Lakes Elementary School Rte 25, Meredith Down behind the high school on Laker Lane.

Federated Church of Sandwich
Please join us Sunday, March 21st at 10:00 a.m. as the Federated Church of
Sandwich welcomes guest preacher The Rev. Sam Speers to the Methodist
Meeting House. He will be assisted at the morning worship service by his
father, The Rev. Guthrie Speers. Transformational Minister David Morgan,
currently on vacation, will return to the pulpit the following week for Palm
Sunday on March 28th.

Another date to remember is The Giving Meal to be held at the Methodist
Meeting House on Tuesday, March 30th, 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Church
School to benefit the Sandwich Historical Society, the meal will consist of
an Old Fashioned Turkey Dinner with all of the fixings, including the
ever-popular dessert bar. Adults $6, and Children 12 and under $4.

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.

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

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.

Club Sandwich 4-H Dog Club will start up again for the year on Monday, March 29.

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.

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

MARCH 25, 2010

SANDWICH NEWS COLUMN
SUBMITTED BY DIANE COOK JOHNSON

Building and Fire Permits
The snow is rapidly disappearing. In light of this, the Board of Selectmen officially lifted the "Building Permit Inspection Moratorium"; and the Sandwich Fire Department is now requiring that anyone wishing to burn outside must now get a fire permit.

Jim Mykland, Sandwich’s Forest Fire Warden writes: With a Fire Permit, you may burn brush under five inches in diameter and untreated scrap wood. The wood can not have paint or stain and not be pressure treated. No other material can be burned, it must be disposed of properly. With a Fire Permit, you may burn between 5pm and 9am and the fire must be extinguished by 9am. You can not leave the fire to burn itself out. You may burn, with a permit, if it is raining out during the day, but you must completely extinguish the fire if it stops raining. Be sure to read the permit for other rules that apply.

Permits can be obtained at the North Sandwich Store in North Sandwich and at Mocha Rizing and the Town Hall in Center Sandwich during regular business hours.
Please use common sense; don't burn when it's dry and don't burn when it's windy. If that little voice inside your head, or more likely your wife, says it's not a good day to burn, pay attention to it.

Jim Mykland

Masonic Open House
The Masonic Lodges of New Hampshire will be holding Open houses this Saturday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome. The Lodge in Sandwich is the Red Mountain Lodge which is located at 21 Main Street next door to Mocha Rizing.

Visit a lodge, tour the building, ask questions and find out what makes this Fraternity the oldest and largest in the world. You won’t be disappointed. Reservations are not necessary; but if you have questions or need directions, please contact Matthew Powers at 284-7409.

Dragonfly Concert
Folk Singer Bill Morrissey will perform at The Dragonfly Yoga Barn at 280 Bennett Street in North Sandwich at 7:00 p.m. Saturday April, 3. For more information an/or tickets, please contact Declan O’Connell at (603) 707-0397 or

d ragonflyconcerts@gmail.com

Sandwich Fair Poster Contest Winners
The Sandwich Fair would like to give a huge "Thank You" to all those
involved with the "Poster Contest"-- The Grand Prize Winner was - Stuart Jewett from Council Bluffs, Iowa; Second Place Winner: Cloe Simpson from Wilmot, NH and Third Place Winner: Elaine Morrison from Laconia, NH all in the adult category. Winners from the children's category were; First Place: Kate Persson from Laconia, NH and
Second Place: Lucy Morton from North Sandwich, NH -- Congratulations to all
and Thanks for participating.

Committee Openings
The Sandwich Selectmen have two openings on our Conservation Commission (one 2-year term, one 3-year term) and two openings on our Parks and Recreation Committee (both 3-year terms). If you are interested in serving on either one of these important committees, please submit a letter of interest to the Board of Selectmen by Monday, March 29th. Please mail your letter to: PO Box 194, Center Sandwich, NH 03227
or e-mail your letter to: tos@cyberpine.net Please do not hesitate to contact the Selectmen's Office if you have any questions. 284-7701.

CPR/AED Classes
There will be a CPR/AED class on Wednesday, March 31st from 4:30-6:30pm, at the Sandwich Central Fire Station. This 2+ hour course will teach participants how to recognize and respond to choking, breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children & Infants and how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). CPR cards are included for those that need one.

Class size is limited to 8 participants. To register, call Nancy Morton AHA Certified Instructor at 284-6230 and leave a message. You can also send an e-mail to wtctennis@yahoo.com.

Advice To The Players-- Hamlet
Advice to the Players presents William Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Salyards Center for the Arts, Conway; Saturday, March 20 at 7pm and Sunday, March 21 at 2pm. Tickets are: $15 Adults, $10 Seniors, $7 under 18. Group rates are available. Tickets are available in Tamworth at The Other Store, in Sandwich at Mocha Rizing, at the door or by calling 986-6253. For information go to www.advicetotheplayers.org. HAMLET is sponsored by Spider Web Gardens with support from The Tamworth Foundation, the Yeoman's Fund for the Arts and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - North Country Region, and by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts.

Federated Church of Sandwich
Transformational Minister David Morgan will lead the morning worship on Palm
Sunday, March 28 in the Methodist Meetinghouse. The service starts at 10:00 a.m.; all are welcome. Childcare is provided and a time of fellowship follows the service. Edna Von Saun is the organist.

The Giving Meal will be held at the Methodist Meeting House on Tuesday, March 30th, 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Church School to benefit the Sandwich Historical Society, the meal will consist of an Old Fashioned Turkey Dinner with all of the fixings, including the ever-popular dessert bar. Adults $6, and Children 12 and under $4.

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

Sandwich Business Group
The next meeting of the Sandwich Business Group will be 8:30 a.m. at Mocha Rizing on Monday, April 5. The public website is www.discoversandwich.com. All Sandwich business owners are welcome and are encouraged to join.

Baseball and Poetry
Sandwich Poet and Sandwichlot© founder Tim Muskat will conduct a
poetry-on-baseball/baseball-on-poetry interactive workshop for boys and
girls in grades 4-8 at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth on Wednesday,
April 14 from 7 to 8 p.m. All would-be poetry and baseball lovers are
welcome, though, cautions Tim, “we’re really in the market for kids who want
to play at and fiddle with a little of both.” Workshop participants will
explore connections between poetry and baseball; unravel a bit of the
poetry-like physics of baseball and the baseball-like physicality of poetry;
and, for the pure joy of it, dabble delightedly in the two art forms -- by
learning (on the one hand) how to throw a proper fastball and (on the other)
by getting intimately acquainted with the hanging-curveball nature of
baseball haiku.

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.

Sandwich 4-H Clubs
Carroll County 4-H Activities Day will be held on Saturday March 27 at Ossipee Central School. Sign-in will start at 8:30 am, followed by demonstrations, readings, and fashion revue. Poster and photos will be exhibited through the morning. The public is welcome to stop by between 9 and noon and see what 4-H members are doing.

Club Sandwich 4-H Dog Club will start up again for the year on Monday, March 29.

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 weekend members will model the garments they made for Fashion Revue on March 27 in Ossipee. Please call Dotty (284-6636) or Joan (284-7708) for information.

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.

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

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