1985
CLAREMONT
Claremont Junior High School students on the high honor roll for the third quarter include Lisa Bourque, Julie Buckman, Cory Belden, Evan Erlanson, Michael Frayler, Susan Gold, Christopher Hawkins, Juli Silvers and Kristin Trepanier, Grade 7, and Richard Buckley, Christine Buckman, Michael Cahill, Ellen Demers, Lee Hentschel, Matt Isham, Stanley Karpinski, Michael Kierstead, Debra Langevin and Kenneth Lemire, Grade 8.
Vic St. Pierre and Paul Judd scored four goals each to give the Crushers a 15-9 victory over WHDQ in the championship game of the first Nick Marro Jr. Indoor Soccer Tournament Sunday afternoon. Leo Lawrence scored five goals for WDHQ but it wasn’t good enough. The game was played at the Goodwin Community Center.
At least 100 people attended the Fiske Free Library fundraising cocktail party Saturday evening. A trust fund honoring Robert B. Buckley has been established and a brass plate has been mounted on wood with his name, which will be on display in the library entrance room, was presented to his widow, Mrs. Buckley, who was accompanied by her son, Robert B. Buckley Jr. The fund will be used to purchase new computer disk music recording equipment.
Cited by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company as regional sales leaders were staff manager Joseph L. Choquette Jr., Claremont. and agents Richard N. Pariseau, Newport, and Anthony DiPadova, Sunapee.
Sullivan Machinery Company has submitted to the city a payment schedule to pay off its delinquent 1984 property taxes. The firm, which owes $288,836, almost a third of the city’s $940, 203 of delinquent taxes, sent a five-part payment plan that would retire the debt by May 1, 1986.
NEWPORT
The Newport Revitalization Committee, in reply to criticism of the need for rehabilitated, subsidized housing for the Newport needy, voted unanimously Monday to support the program. They skirted the idea of supporting a program of new construction to provide such housing. The committee voted in answer to critics, at the last selectmen’s meeting, when proposals to renovate the Eagle Block and other properties on Sunapee Street and Cross Street were discussed. A number of critics are from Guild, where an apartment house, subsidized by state and federal funds, was said to be attracting too much attention of the police. Virginia O’Brien Irwin of the revitalization committee led the attack on the critics of the need for subsidized housing, claiming she doesn’t like the “constant barrage against the poor.” She said some in Newport are trying to attract members of a labor force for a growing town, but “want no place to house them.”
Newport went on the offensive this week in favor of recreational facilities at the proposed man-made lake at Sichol Swamp in Dodge Book, North Newport and Croydon. Selectmen instructed Town Manager Robert G. Horne to write letters to officials saying Newport favors the recreation facility coupled with a flood control facility.
Christine Luck, 16, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Luck, Keene Road, Newport, has been selected to compete the seventh annual New Hampshire Miss T.E.E.N. Pageant to be held July 12-14 in the Sheraton North Country Inn in West Lebanon. She is sponsored by Carpet World Inc., Newport Lions Club, Shoeeast, Roland and June Gagnon, Derby’s of Newport, Sugar River Savings Bank, McCrillis and Eldredge Insurance, Newport-Bartlett Funeral Service, Harrington’s Jewelers, Nelson’s Hardware, Gloenco of Newport, Carol and Lloyd Dutton and her parents.
UNITY
Sandra LaPointe, interim supervisor of the Sullivan County House of Corrections since March 15, was appointed supervisor of the county jail Wednesday after two of the county commissioners decided they could not meet the salary request of job applicant Frederick Domini. Commissioner Chairman Sydney Clarke said the job was initially offered to Domini but he refused it at the proposed $18,378 salary. According to Clarke, Domini sent a letter to the commissioners requesting that the job’s salary begin at $20,261 and go up to $21,275 after a 90-day probationary period.
GRANTHAM
Fifth and sixth graders at the Grantham School seek funds to fulfill their dream. Starting May 12, they hope to take a four-day, three-night prearranged study tour of Washington, D.C. The group of 12 students, their teachers, parents and friends have reached half their goal, but need $2,000 more before the trip can become a reality.
LEMPSTER
Two students received high honors on the third quarter honor roll at Goshen-Lempster Cooperative School. They are Stephanie Faulkner, Grade 7, and Barbara Harrison, Grade 8.
CHARLESTOWN
The State Supreme Court sided Friday with the Public Utilities Commission against the owners of the Cheshire Toll Bridge, who wanted to double the toll. The PUC allowed the tolls for cars and motorcycles to rise from 20 cents to 25 cents.
SPRINGFIELD
Gilman Stockwell, Sanborn Hill Road, has returned home after spending a two-week vacation in London, England and visiting other parts of the British Isles.
SUNAPEE
Photo Caption — Headed for the semifinals — This Sunapee High School team beat a team from Sant Bani last week on the Granite State Challenge. Team members, seated, from left, Dean Miller, William Ashford, Bethuel Hunter and Shaun Hekking, and alternates, standing, Ryan Kangas, Tom Lohman, Matt Duggan and Tim McGinnis.
CROYDON
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Healey, Loverin Hill, have returned home after spending the Easter weekend with relatives in Toronto, Canada.
1965
CLAREMONT
A two-man team, comprising Health Officer Dr. Wilson Haubrich and Fire Chief Paul Lovejoy or one of his deputies Friday will begin inspections of dwellings, which may be substandard, City Manager George Benway said today. Benway’s announcement came on the heels of a Daily Eagle picture page and editorials on the deplorable conditions in an apartment building on Factory Street, discovered by the newspaper after a family of seven had been driven out by a fire.
Miss Susan Henault, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Henault, of 86 Charlestown Road in Claremont, was one of 19 students at Keene State College named to the President’s List of Honors for the first semester. Miss Henault was a 1963 graduate of St. Mary High School and was valedictorian of her class.
At a recent meeting held by Claremont Television Inc., new officers were elected as follows: Charles St. Sauveur, president; Ersley Blanchard, secretary; Arthur Veilleux, treasurer; Wasil Sadonsky, Roland Carigan and Harold Katz, board of directors.
Rep. Ruth Hamilton, Claremont Democrat, is working on legislation, which would establish a one-cent tax on each bottle of beer and each can of beer sold in New Hampshire. The money would be used to help defray the cost of picking up highway litter throughout the state.
John P. Hopkins, Mrs. Ruth A. Little and Jesse L. Piper, teachers of English at Stevens High School, are among the 174 public high school teachers and 87 school administrators awarded John Hay Summer Fellowships in Humanities. The institutes will be held from July 1-31 at Bennington College, Colorado College, the University of Oregon and Williams College.
NEWPORT
Carol Sue Morgan will continue her education after graduation from Towle High School in June at the Mary McClellan Hospital, Cambridge, N.Y., where she will take a two-year course in X-ray technician work. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Morgan, Laurel Street. She is employed by the Newport office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Walker & Koski, television and appliance sales and service firm, is moving this week from 9 South Main St., to the shopping center on John Stark Highway. In the new quarters, with increased floor area available, the firm will offer a larger line of appliances. Charles H. Walker Jr. and Aaro O. Koski established the firm in 1953 on lower South Main Street, and moved to the present quarters six years after.
Kenneth Glenn Lurvey, son of Mrs. Glenn Lurvey, Croydon, has been accepted for enrollment at Keene State College, where he will major in industrial arts. During his high school years, he participated in football, basketball, track, one-act plays and the senior play.
John E. Sideris, Claremont, former principal of Towle High School, has been granted a leave of absence by the Claremont School Board to accept an appointment by Gov. John W. King as a representative of the state under the Economic Opportunity Act. Mr. Sideris is chairman of the social studies department at Stevens High School, Claremont.
Mrs. Joseph Lacroix has moved from Claremont to Newport and is staying with her son, Norman Lacroix, Walnut Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich Jr., Guild Road, attended Armed Forces Day exercises in Boston, where they were taken on a tour of the USS Newport News, the flag Ship of the 2nd Atlantic Fleet, by their son-in-law, Lt. Roger Ek.
SPRINGFIELD
The committee appointed to buy a fire truck went to Woodsville, Mass., last weekend to inspect trucks. The committee includes Malcolm Patten, Donald Heath, Justin Nichols, Dennis George and Fred Davis. They purchased a 1950 Ford F700 commercial-made vehicle.
GEORGES MILLS
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Wright and their children of Concord were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Lussier. Mrs. Curtis Austin returned to her home here on Saturday after having spent the winter in Yarmouthport, Mass. Her son, Nathan Austin, drove her home and returned to his home on Sunday.
LEMPSTER
Mr. and Mrs. Camille DeCook are moving to Newport. They have sold their Keyes Hollow property to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Fowler of New York.
CROYDON
Lawrence Darling, who has been driving the school bus for Croydon for the past 13 years, will not transport the children to school this fall. Mr. Darling started with a 28-passenger bus.
SUNAPEE
Committee members of the Sunapee High School Alumni Association have been named by Mrs. Albert Putonen, president. They are Mrs. Stanley Cutts, Mrs. Charles Boyce and Mrs. Luther Weigle Jr., banquet; Mrs. Alfred Dashner, Mrs. William Austin and Miss Linda Gardner, nominating, and Mrs. Albin King, new member of the scholarship committee.
GRANTHAM
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Small, Munson, Maine, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Small, Auburn, Maine, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Small for the past few days.
1950
CLAREMONT
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Monetta of 65 Mulberry St., will leave by plane tomorrow from Logan International Airport at Boston for a two-month visit to Italy, their homeland. The couple plans to spend about 10 days touring Rome before traveling further to visit with Mr. Monetta’s brothers and sisters in Potenza, a central city in the southern part of the country.
Master Sgt. Rocco A. Zullo, USMC, of 12 Fremont St., visited three continents during February while serving as a crew member aboard the heavy cruiser USS Newport News. All hands were afforded an opportunity for liberty and recreation when scheduled calls were made to Augusta, Sicily, Taranto, Italy; Tripoli, North Africa; and Beirut, Syria.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thalasinos have moved to 30 Lincoln St. Mrs. Thalasinos has opened her beauty shop at this address.
Delegates and alternates to a Northeast Moose pre-convention meeting at Newport June 2 and 3 were named at a meeting of Claremont Lodge 1201, Loyal Order of Moose, here last night. Delegates will be Vernon Whitcomb, Earl Northey, Leslie Hunt, Edward Gaudette, John Patch, Armand Grenier and Reuben Leahy. Alternates named were William Mullen, Henry Drapeau, Thomas Nelson and Walter Granger.
Pvt. Richard Stathers has completed his basic training at Lackland Air Base, San Antonio, Texas, and is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stathers of East Street for 10 days.
NEWPORT
Louise Kemp of Unity Road entertained three of the young ladies from Derry who were attending the Y-Teen conference at Towle High School. They were Jean Clark, Jean Graves and Marion Hall.
Mrs. Sherwood Badmington and Mrs. Evan Hill spent a few days in Boston this week.
Mrs. Lester Emery, having completed her duties at Mrs. Blaisdell’s, has entered the International Shoe Shop.
Richards Junior High School will present its annual operetta at 8 Thursday night at the town hall under the direction of Joseph Hearne, school music director. Titled “Jerry of Jericho Road,” the story is a musical presentation in two acts. Cast members are John Newton, Herbert Bugbee, Virginia Rollins, David Prince, Nancy Shepard, Ilona Siren, David Vosburg, Rodney Colasacco, Virginia Rowe, Bernice Elgar and Richard Buglar. Chorus members are Marilyn Arlin, Elaine Berry, Joanne Blomquist, John Butler, Mary Butler, June Childs, Avis Clark, Brant Clark, Marina Coidakis, Karlene Cuthbert, Mary DeMayo, Floriane Desrosier, Rita Geoffrion, Marilyn Glazier, Barbara Hamel, Joyce Hamel, Katherine Hinze, Susan Johnson, Dorothy Jubb, Shirley Kendall, Barbara LaPointe, Loretta Lemay, Mary Marcotte, Donald Morrow, Arlene Mountain, Joanne Neimi, Janice Pevine, Virginia Rowell, Evelyn Sherman, David Smet, Shirley Surrell, Robert Surrell, Hugh Tait, Catherine Whitney, Eleanor Winter , Janice Woodhull, Joan Woodhull, Robert Woodhull, Wallace Murgatroy, Cynthia Pollard, Janet Rollins and Myrna Smith.
Miss Dolores Beauchaine, student nurse at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, spent the weekend visiting at her home in Newport.
SUNAPEE
On Friday evening, April 17, Mrs. Reta Morse, Mrs. Emily Osgood, Mrs. Mira Sanborn, Mrs. Fannie Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nutting, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gamsby, Mrs. Miriam Von Dreden, Miss Emily Von Dreden, Miss Ella Foster, Mrs. Philip Johnson and Philip Osborne attended presiding Master’s Night at Sutton Grange.
CROYDON
At a business meeting of the Congregational Church members Saturday afternoon, Miss Mary Barton was selected to serve as clerk. Mrs. Luceba Sherman Heidenblad resigned because she is now living in Portsmouth.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Mrs. Emilie Barney of Rumney Depot is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. George Philbrick.
CORNISH FLAT
Charles Mitchell was a caller at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Reynolds on their anniversary.
GEORGES MILLS
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Gardner and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoyt took a fishing trip to Center Ossipee on Sunday, then went to Hiram, Maine, where they brought little Toni Garner home with them.
LEMPSTER
Students scoring 100 percent in arithmetic Thursday were Lawrence Drew, Francis Schulenberger, Kathleen George, Judith Belanger, Janet Nichols, John Wirkkala, George Hodskins, Katherine Wirkkala, Edward McCullough, Ralph Wilson, Rose Whipple, Terry McCullough, Caroline Walch, Virginia Martin, Robert Wilson, Rodney Ballou and Jon Locke.
GRANTHAM
Recent visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Ira Barton’s and Mrs. Hugh Reney’s were Mrs. Barton’s sister, Mrs. Myron Mosher of Franklin, her nephew, Verne Mosher of Bristol, her niece, Mrs. Raymond Miner and great-niece, Grace Miner, both of Phoenix, Ariz.
1900
CLAREMONT
A good buggy wagon with shifting top, custom built, been used but little. Will sell at a bargain as I have no further use for it. Apply to L.J. Bugbee.
Miss Lizzie Lull and Mrs. A.C. Sutherland are having a clearance sale of millinery, preparatory to removal from town. Both ladies will go to Clyde, Ohio, where Mr. Sutherland now is. Miss Lull will be greatly missed in this village, where she has a wide acquaintance and hosts of friends.
NORTH NEWPORT
Moses Hoyt is quite ill.
Mrs. Merrill and Mrs. M.O. Smith are both gaining.
Harold, six-year-old son of John Bean, fell in the barn and has a broken arm.
SUNAPEE
The Woodsums are having their lumber drawn for their house.
A class of eight will graduate from No. 8 School in June.
We noticed the familiar face of Ike Rawson in town a few days since, so that means that the fish are to be on their guard.
George Gardner and wife arrived at their home on Friday evening. Saturday evening about 80 visited them with the usual noise and they were treated to warm maple sugar, cigars, etc.
Bert Felch has a new horse.
LEMPSTER
The village school commenced with 16 scholars. There are but four schools in town each continuing 12 weeks, mostly under the instruction of experienced teachers.
We understand there is a hardwood floor being laid in the Grange Hall.
Mr. Russell, who has been a tenant on one of Dr. Butler’s farms, has moved to the Blanchard Farm, and it is rumored that he has purchased the same.
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