Varsity cheerleaders elected at St. Mary High School

1978

CLAREMONT

Exhibiting a variety of talents, an impressive cast of 99 Claremont and surrounding area residents will stage “Capers ‘78” to benefit Claremont General Hospital. Claremont participants include Lynn Annino, Janet Arel, Sally Asanowicz, Joel Bass, Albert Belanger, Lisa Berdecki, Elbert Bicknell, Marilyn Blight, Carol Calkins, Don Chabot, Nancy Clark, Michelle Collins, Carol Compo, Muriel Cross, Sandy Davis, Judy Desmarais, Pauline Desmarais, Brian Dodge, Jody Dodge, Faye Donaldson, Janet Eno, Ellie Evans, Eleanor Fletcher, Doris Foster, Jan Fowler, Linda Gosselin, Karen Gugliotta, Harold Hall, Elaine Hathaway, Joan Heiden, Millie Hepburn, Rosemarie Hillebrand, Bob Holbrook, Connie Howe, Garrett Hull, Sue Jacques, Betty Johnson, Lee Jones, Patricia Kelly, Claire Kowalczyk, Marcie Landry, Robert Landry, Joan Lefebvre, Don Limoges, Pat Lizotte, Bob Love, Dave Mathews, Irene Martineau, Rosie McGary, Kaye McDonell, Lynn Moore, Paula Morris, Lori Mullen, Susan Nooney, Randy Norton, Susan Paige, Sue Pare, Bob Patch, Cyndie Pederson, Jennifer Plourde, Joe Poirier, Charles Puksta, Suzanne Rietscha, John Ring, Barbara Ruetz, Gerrie Ryan, Veronica Safford, Suzanne Sargent, Bob Sprano, Normalee Sprano, Pat Steinfield, Carole Stevens, Cindy Taft, Terry Theriault, Carol Tucker, John Tucker, Bob Vigneault, Pat Walkley, Kevin Whitcomb and Colleeen Wilson.

He’s an assistant mayor who knows his hydraulics. City Councilor and Assistant Mayor Roland R. LaPointe recently published a prize paper in the technical magazine Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Before the City Council last week, Mayor Charles Puksta made note of the award and congratulated LaPointe.

A citizen petition with 361 signatures protesting the water rate hike ordinance passed by the City Council last June was received by the council Wednesday night and subsequently referred to the Public Works committee for further study. Water rates for the average city water user were raised between 200 and 250 percent by the council in June.

NEWPORT

With a breakfast that gathered volunteers from all over the county, United Way of Sullivan County officially began its campaign this morning. The fact that today is Friday the 13th was not lost on United Way organizers. Campaign chairman Gordon Stearns said the kick-off date shows how optimistic the fund-raisers are of meeting their goal of $85,000.

Photo caption—Saluting their new coach are the Newport High School Cheerleaders, from left, Linda Patten, Dodi Hemingway, Belinda Durgin, Belinda Kelley, Tammy Thurston, Mary Martin, Terri Gagne, Terri Ann Patten, Pam Kelley and Lori Coronis. This semester they are being coached by Pamela Hague, a Newport High School graduate.

Newspaper. Yearbook and honor society officers at Newport High School were chosen last week. Kelly Rodeschin is the editor and Robert Keefe the assistant editor of the Tiger’s Roar, the monthly newspaper. Tom Campbell is news editor and Kelly Woodward is sports editor. Leading the staff of the Tiger yearbook are Jennifer Armen, editor, and Angela Flynn, assistant editor. Monica Rastallis was elected president of the Newport High School chapter of the National Honor Society. Heather Wiggins is vice president.

During the first few weeks of the school this year, attendance at Newport High School was 96.8 percent, according to Principal Rodney J. Walker. The attendance rate is 5 to 6 percent higher than in the past few years when attendance was constant at 90 to 91 percent.

SUNAPEE

James Smith, 20, Warner, was selected Monday night to join the Sunapee police force. He replaces Ronald Bublat who left the department recently for the state police. Smith has been a sergeant in the security force at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, for two years and a special police officer in Warner and Bradford.

School Board members voted Wednesday to proceed with a study of insulating the roof of the elementary school even though that study may cost as much as $200. The board has discussed insulating the ceiling of the old part of the building for some time and wants an engineer’s opinion on how insulation would affect melting of snow on the roof.

CORNISH

A recent Stevens High School graduate, now a member of the U.S. Army in Hawaii, plays the part of a sailor in a special made for television movie to be shown later this month on the ABC network. Brian Hutchins, 20, son of James and Carol Hutchins, Cornish, appears in three scenes of the movie “Pearl” about the Pearl Harbor bombing that led to America’s involvement in World War II.

CHARLESTOWN

Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint acting police chief Robert Colburne, Charlestown’s new police chief with a six-month probationary period. Colburne has been acting police chief since the beginning of August when former chief Frederick Domini resigned to run for the legislature.

UNITY

A new school board member was selected Monday to join the Unity board. Maryann Eralson was appointed by the board to replace Joanne Meyer who moved to Florida.

1963

Mrs. Ernest Couture has just returned from a six-week visit to Spain and Italy. While in Spain she spent time with Sgt. and Mrs. S.H. Hanner and family who are stationed at Torrejon Air Force Base. Mrs. Hanner is the former Janet Couture, daughter of the Ernest Coutures.

The Rev. Norman S. Limoges of Immaculate Conception Parish, Portsmouth, formerly of Claremont, has been named business administrator of Bishop Brady High School in Concord. He will also serve as chaplain of the Carmelite Monastery in Concord.

A business-like 21-year-old from Boscawen will operate Claremont’s new ambulance service. At a special meeting last night of the Claremont City Council, Neil R. Hurd and his Ambulance Service were granted city approval for service to begin by Oct. 1. The city’s search for an ambulance service was prompted by the resignation as of Oct. 1 of the three local undertakers who currently operate a combined ambulance service. The undertakers said they were losing money “consistently” on the service.

Two Claremont youths will participate in the March on Washington for civil rights this week. James Lambert and Christopher Emond, both seniors at St. Mary High School this fall, leave tomorrow morning by chartered bus for Washington.

Photo caption—Claremont Post Office drivers were awarded safe driving certificates and lapel pins yesterday by Postmaster Alton Desnoyer. Here, grouped before the local department’s three mail trucks are divers Kebalka, Lavoie, Gavill, Shostak, Marro, Whitney, Sanborn, Roberts and Ainsworth. Drivers Curtis and Weed, also cited, were not present.

NEWPORT

Ten senior commercial students are assisting with secretarial duties at Richards School. The girls, all students in Priscilla Hastings’ classes, are Linda Hodgman, Sandra Morrow, Becky Chase, Carol Babbitt, Robin Sartwell, Faye Whiting, Peggy Wilson, Nancy Feenstra, Lorraine Thibodeau and Carrie A. Johnson.

A fall fund drive has been announced by the Newport Beautification Committee to procure money to plant spring bulbs and to balance its 1963 budget. An estimated $90 is needed to plant tulips and other spring flowers around the Soldiers’ Monument on the Common and around the Sarah Josepha Hale Monument in Guild. Project workers this year include Mrs. Nancy Kelley, Charles Robertson Bernard Monckton, Albert LaForge, Cindy Eggleston, A.J. Soucy, Howard Kimball, Mrs. Gordon Flint, Frank McConnell, Oliver Kathan and Donal Eggleston.

A $3 increase in Newport’s tax rate to a new rate of $79 per $1,000 was announced by Selectmen last night. The tax rate was read from a crumpled note paper by Chairman Maurice Cummings. He said the new total valuation of taxable property in Newport is $7,855,207. This is a $170,873 increase over last year

SUNAPEE

David Slattery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jarlath Slattery was discharged from the U.S.

Army recently and arrived home from Okinawa for a few days visit. He is now attending classes at Boston University Law School.

GEORGES MILLS

Mr. and Mrs. George Parks accompanied by Mrs. Harry Towsley and Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Quinn motored to Logan Airport, Boston, where Mr. and Mrs. Quinn enplaned for their home in Birmingham, Ala.

NORTH CHARLESTOWN

Recent house guest of Mrs. Susan Knight and Miss Marguerite Relation were Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Morrison and daughter, Linda, of Naples, Fla.

GRANTHAM

Neil McBain of Lebanon was a weekend guest of Rian Reney. On Saturday the two boys, accompanied by Dwight and Gary Phetteplace, climbed Croydon Mountain to visit Forest Ranger George Gross.

1948

CLAREMONT

The Rev. Roger Houle, former curate at St. Mary Church here, suffered from smoke inhalation while rescuing the blessed sacrament from St. Charles Church at Dover yesterday afternoon during a fire that caused an estimated $30,000 damage to the edifice.

A joint meeting celebrating the eighth anniversary of Chapter 629 was held by Women of the Moose and Claremont Lodge 1201, Loyal Order of Moose in Moose Hall Thursday. Senior Regent Mrs. Leona Fecteau presided and Gov. Winfield Hadley and his officers assisted in the meeting.

Theodore J. Rouillard of 215 Maple Ave. began his two-week vacation from the Daily Eagle newsroom today.

Richard and Robert Staff have returned from the University of New Hampshire where they attended an intensive course in domestic heating, stoker and solid fuel applications. The course was sponsored by the UNH Extension Service, New England Fuel Dealers Association and the Anthracite Institute.

Coach Clarence P. Parker demonstrated the game of football at Stevens High School Tuesday morning with the idea that the spectator will enjoy the game more fully if he understands the fundamentals of the sport. The coach used a blackboard to outline positions in the game and later called the first team to the stage to demonstrate formations and plays. Alma Tresa Giriswold was chairman.

Elections of cheerleaders at St. Mary High School were held recentlyt. Varsity cheerleaders elected are Claire Poirier, Lucille L’Heureux, Pauline St. Martin, Suzanne Lessard, Irene Bernier and June Peno. Rita Bonneau, Frances Zombeck, Phyllis Moreau, Beverly Landry, Marcelle LaPointe and Dorothy Ann Morin were elected junior varsity cheerleaders and will appear during the basketball season.

NEWPORT

Miss Mildred Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson, will start her freshman year at Endicott College, Prides Crossing, Mass., on Monday.

Newporters will get a chance tomorrow to see the Brewster-Gould Drum and Bugle Corps go through the same maneuvers it will use in national competition at Miami next month. The corps will hold a public practice tomorrow, according to Clinton Corliss, corpsmaster.

His evening, following day-long initiation trials, the freshman class at Towle High School will officially become members of the local high school undergraduate body. The ceremonies will be capped by the Freshman Reception, a dance to recorded music, which begins tonight at 8 in the high school’s Chellis Auditorium.

Substitutes for the school bus assignments for the Newport safety patrol were announced yesterday by Miss Natalie Sargent of Richards School. In Guild, Dennis Morrow will be on call while Oliver Kemp will be the Unity substitute. Walter Cloutier will be the Kelleyville replacement and Betty Perra will be standby on the East Mountain route. In North Newport, Aubrey Worden will fill in for the regular patrolman.

Carrie F. Wright Hospital as inspected Saturday by Fire Chief Herbert H. Wright and Town Manager Leon E. Fitts for fire and sanitation regulations. Mr. Fitts reported the hospital was well above minimum sanitary requirements but said he and Chief Wright made several recommendations for better fire protection. Among the recommendations was the installation of a sprinkler system in the hospital basement.

CROYDON

Mrs. Rema Diotte is with her sister, Mrs. John Lane, in Springfield for a short time.

CORNISH FLAT

Arthur Hayward was absent because of a sting, which closed his eyes.

Those getting 100 in arithmetic this week were Marion Seal, Amelia Whitney, Leland Atwood, Alberta Cass, James Woodbury, Barbara Sullivan, Edward Thibodeau, Dorothy Shephard, Kathleen MacConnell, Warren Spender, Arthur Hayward, Rebecca Mark and Elbert Bannister.

EAST UNITY

Paul Sairio Sr. is able to be about again after his recent operation but still has his arm in a cast.

Twenty-seven pupils are enrolled this year.