Windham Selectmen decided to acquire the
new equipment needed at the town’s transer
station through a lease/purchase agreement, but
not all members o the board were happy with
the fnancial institution that was chosen.

During the selectmen’s board meeting on June
21, on the recommendation o Assistant Town
Administrator Dana Call, selectmen voted
3 to 1 to do business with TD Bank, which has
an equipment leasing division located in Cherry
Hill, NJ. Selectmen Charles McMahon, Roger
Hohenberger, and Ross McLeod all voted in avor
o going with TD Bank, while Selectman Bruce
Breton was adamantly opposed. Selectman
Galen Stearns did not attend the June 21 board
meeting.

Breton, who traditionally recommends the use o area businesses, wanted the town’s business to go to Enterprise Bank and Trust, an independent fnancial institution with headquarters located in

Salem. Although TD Bank did come in with the
lowest interest rate on a proposed lease/purchase
agreement, there was only a $71 dierence
between the quote rom TD Bank and Enterprise
Bank.

“You sell a local bank down the road or less
than $75,” Breton said. “This is absolutely crazy
on a $150,000 contract.” Breton said his ellow
selectmen’s choice not to go with a local bank
“upsets me more than anything this board has
done in the past 10 years.”

Breton also said that local banks oten tend to
make donations to community service projects
in municipalities where they do business. As
an example, Breton cited the recent donation
o $500 rom Centrix Bank to be used toward

Windham’s annual Town Day, which was held on July 3. Breton also said that Enterprise Bank and Trust has expressed some interest in opening a

Selectman Ross McLeod, who made the
motion to go with TD Bank or the lease/purchase
agreement, said he did so simply because TD
Bank submitted the lowest interest rate bid.

Selectman Charles McMahon, who currently
serves as chairman o the board, said, “We’re in
a massive recession,” adding that “pennies do
matter.” Then, closing o any urther discussion,
McMahon said, “The vote is the vote!”

When selectmen came back to their board
seats a week later, however, things had changed
and selectmen were asked to reconsider their
earlier decision to go with TD Bank. According

had provided some “misinormation” regarding
certain ees. Sullivan said the misinormation was
not verbal, but had been received at the town
ofces in written orm. Apparently, someone
representing TD Bank made promises that were

As a result, according to Sullivan, Enterprise
Bank and Trust’s bid now totaled $450 less
than the one originally submitted by TD Bank.
Subsequently, selectmen voted 4 to 0 to award
the lease/purchase contract to Enterprise Bank
and Trust o Salem, in an amount not to exceed
$7,713.42 in interest and associated ees. The
total cost o the our-year deal is $153,793.42,
including principal and interest/ees.

The our pieces o equipment that are being
leased or use at the transer station include two
trailers, a man-lit, and a loader, all o which were
acquired under the budgeted amount or 2010.
Call said that the town had received a total o
fve rate quotes rom regional banks, all o which
were “airly close” to each other.

Ask any teenager—you simply cannot have too
many unique T-shirts to wear during these hot and
humid days. Recently, a Create a Tee class was held
at Windham’s Nesmith Library. This class, sponsored
by Friends o Windham Library (FLOW), brought out a
roomul o energetic, teenaged artists who worked at
creating T-shirts with a water theme. The theme o this
year’s summer reading program is Make a Splash, so it
wasn’t surprising that the gorgeous tees being created
used an ocean theme.

Each participant was asked to bring two T-shirts
with them. There were proessional artist-quality large
stamps that the teens could use, or they could reehand-
draw their own creations.

Some teens were collaborating, but throughout the
room, there was lots o encouragement. Sot music
flled the air, and there were plenty o snacks or the
hungry artists to munch on while they waiting or their
next inspiration to hit.

Newly
published
author Gina
Gallagher
Leuci believes
that “everyone
needs a little
romance,” and
it’s a credo
she practices

only is she
a romantic
in her own
lie, but she
also blends a
little act with
a generous
sprinkling o antasy, and writes about romance
or others to enjoy.

This past spring, on May 14, Gina’s frst
book, A Lesson in Love, was published. It was
something she had been working toward or a
very long time. “I started writing in high school
and college, but never completed any o those
stories,” she said. “But when I was halway
through this one, I knew it was meant to be
published.”

“I started reading romance at the age o 13
and have never stopped,” Gina said. The name
o the Harlequin Romance that hooked her
on romantic tales was called A Stormy Affair;
a used paperback that she picked up at a ea
market. “I was defnitely into romance by the
time I fnished that book,” she laughed.

Gina has lived in New Hampshire or most
o her lie, moving to Derry rom Pennsylvania
when she was only three years old. She
graduated rom Pinkerton Academy in Derry
in 1989 and went on to complete an executive
secretarial program at Burdett Business School
in Boston just a year later.

Although Gina continued to write or her
own enjoyment, several years went by beore
she elt she had something that might be worthy
o being published. In the meantime, Gina

met the man she describes as her “soul mate”
on a blind date in December 1998. Precisely
one year later, the handsome frefghter asked
her to marry him at Richard’s Bistro on Lowell
Street in Manchester. Richard’s Bistro is
described as having “a classy ambiance and
cozy atmosphere;” a very romantic setting or a
marriage proposal.

Gina went on to marry her fancé not just
once, but twice. The frst time, the couple
secretly eloped, wanting to give some amily
stability to her husband’s two young teenaged
children, o whom he had custody. “We
kept it a big secret,” Gina said, smiling. By
coincidence, Gina’s parents
also met on a blind

celebrate 40 years o
marriage this month
and, according to Gina,
are still avid believers in
romance.

“Even though we
were legally married, I
still wanted my dream
wedding,” Gina said. So,
on August 11, 2001, she
and Robert Leuci celebrated
their love with the airy
tale wedding o her dreams.
Leuci worked as a Nashua
frefghter or 22 years. For the
past our years, he has served
as Assistant Fire Chie or the
Town o Windham.

In December 2002, Gina
and Bob Leuci became the parents o a new
baby boy, Connor, and Gina became a stay-at-
home mom. Connor was only a ew months
old when Gina fnally ound some time to
get back to writing. “In 2003, while Connor
was napping, I grabbed a notebook and pen
and started writing,” she said. “I took that
notebook everywhere, writing a paragraph
here, a sentence there—whenever I had a spare
moment.”

active toddler who rarely allowed her to sit still
long enough to allow his mommy to type up
what she had previously written out by hand.
Whenever possible, Gina would head over to
her parents’ house, where they would spend
time entertaining Connor, and Gina would start
pounding away on the keyboard. Gina said she
is a morning writer. “I hit the computer the frst
thing ater my son gets on the school bus,” she
said. “Then, I set the timer so I don’t orget to
go pick him up ater school,” she teased.

knew this would be the one to get published,”
she said. “I tried putting it away
under the bed, but I kept getting
it out and revising it.” Gina still

carries a bright green spiral-bound
notebook with her, just in case
inspiration strikes unexpectedly.

months o revisions, she elt it “deserved” a new title. It was in 2005 that Gina discovered

the Romance Writers o
America (RWA) and joined
the New Hampshire Chapter

o writing,” Gina explained. “I did try writing another story, but the one under the bed kept calling to me, anyway,” she said.

“Their resources are invaluable,” Gina said o
RWA. “They were the biggest catalyst in getting
me to send my manuscript o to the publisher.”
NHRWA currently holds its meetings at the
public library in Bow.

The next step or Gina was fnding someone
to publish what she had written. The frst
publisher she selected wanted so many details
removed rom the manuscript that she elt it
adversely aected the story line. “I just elt I

Department, in conjunction
with the New England School
o Archery (NESA), hosted an
instructional class with area youth
and adults.

Archery saety was the overall
theme o the learning experience
or all who attended. Certifed
Instructor and Director o NESA
Marcia Wyman set up her
instructional course with specifc
lines, cones, and an area or the
students to rerain rom entering.
Proper holding and carrying o
the arrows, proper bow usage,
proper and sae removal o the
arrows rom the target, and how
to raise and use proper orm
when shooting an arrow were all

Dierent blows o the whistle
communicated dierent messages,
and the students were very aware to
ollow her instructions:

“Use these three fngers pulling
the string; do not grasp the arrow,”
“Make sure that your elbow is up,” and “Aim
at the bottom o the target” were phrases that
Wyman used to instruct each student beore
and during their shooting.

Each shooter was required to have their
chosen arrows “measured” so that they would
be the correct length or the shoots and not
cause any harm to the shooter.

into the high 90s, but everyone seemed to be
having an enjoyable time as they learned how
to properly shoot a bow and arrow.

Students line up in ront o Instructor Wyman as she
verifes that each student receives the correct
arrow to soon shoot

Selectmen, Sherburne Hall, 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays
Single Mom Small Group, 7 p.m., Fridays, Mindy 635-8679
St. Patrick School Board, School Library, 7 p.m., second Tuesday
VFW, 6 Main Street, Pelham, 7 p.m., frst Thursday
Wattannick Grange, Hudson Grange Hall, 7:30 p.m., frst and third

5:30-7 p.m. All are welcome to attend! A
Picnic Dinner will be served, including lawn
games or kids and adults. The dinner is
part o the outreach ministry o the church’s
Mission Committee. Call the church at
635-7025 with any questions.

Once again, the town o Pelham will be
hosting Concerts on the Village Green in
ront o the Pelham Public Library. Pelham
Community Spirit will be sponsoring the
event with the help rom our community
businesses. The next concert will be held on
July 21, starting at 6 p.m., and will eature
the Mill City Revival Band. Carl Antionario
and his band come direct rom the Lo Kai to
entertain. Bring a chair or a blanket and your
amily and riends. There are no rain dates
or the concerts. Check the Pelham Message
Board or cancellations due to weather, or
call Pelham Parks and Recreation at
635-2721 or more inormation.

All members o the Windham Business
Community are invited to join Jennier
Murphy Aubin, Regional Manager or
MicroCredit-NH, to learn how this unique
NH organization can provide sel-employed
and small business owners access to
business training, loans up to $15,000, and
networking opportunities. This reeBusiness

o the Windham Business community, and is
scheduled or Thursday, July 29, rom
7:30-9 a.m. The local business host is The
Common Man Restaurant, 88 Range Road,
Windham. A light breakast will be served.
Space is limited, so please RSVP early to
Laura Scott, Community Development
Director, at lscott@windhamnewhampshire.
com, or call 432-3806. The speakers and
hosts or these Business Education Seminars
are volunteering their time and acilities
to show their support or the businesses in
Windham.

Public Library. Pelham Community Spirit
will be sponsoring the event with the help
rom our community businesses. On August
4, starting at 6 p.m., sing along to all the old
Irish avorites, as Pender and Quinn bring
their wonderul Irish talent to Pelham. Be
sure to bring your list o requests!! Bring
a chair or a blanket and your amily and
riends. There are no rain dates or the
concerts. Check the Pelham Message Board
or cancellations due to weather, or call
Pelham Parks and Recreation at 635-2721 or
more inormation.

As part o the Teen Programs, the Nesmith
Library will hold “Traveling Tide Pool,”
presented by the Seacoast Science Center,
rom 1-2 p.m. Observe and handle live
inertial animals such as crabs, sea stars, and
sea urchins, and learn how they live on the
seacoast here in New Hampshire.

1-2:30 p.m. This program is or all levels
o experience. Please wear comortable
clothing and bring a mat i you have one.
Sign up is required as space is limited, so
please call 432-7154 to register.

either Monday, July 26, or Tuesday, July 27.
Make art in any orm with any materials you
like, as long as it ollows the theme “Beneath
the Waves.” Submit it to Lori Morse, Teen
Librarian. Your art will then be displayed
in the library, where visitors can vote or
their avorite. The top three artists will each
receive a prize! Please, clearly label your
artwork with your name and phone number
so we can give your piece back to you ater
the contest is over.

Windham Democratic Town Committee.
This will also be a house party at the
home o Claude and Louise Peltz. Contact
Kristi St. Laurent with any questions at
kristi@windems.org or 893-7101.

Meals are served at the Senior Center,
8 Nashua Road, Pelham.
Tuesday – Friday, July 20 – July 23

The Windham Recreation Department will
sponsor a Women’s Fitness Boot Camp.
Challenge yoursel with all the un drills and
exercises as Extreme Fitness Boot Camp—
only at a lower intensity. In this program,
we will ocus on total body conditioning
using dumbbells and resistance bands to
tone and tighten all the difcult areas. We
will also ocus on cardiovascular endurance,
as well as exibility and core strength.
Measurements and nutrition planning is
optional. Classes are oered on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday rom 8-9 a.m. at
Grifn Park. To reserve your spot, contact
Joe Grillo, MS, CSCS at 289-3088, or visit
www.onthemoveft.net.

13, or one hour per week. Teens (14 and
over) should register or 5 p.m.; adults should
register or either 6 or 7 p.m., depending on
their level. There is a cost or the lessons,
and amily discounts are oered. The lessons
will be held at the Pelham High School
tennis courts. You must provide your own
racket and one new canister o tennis balls.
Beginner or experienced—come learn
rom USTA instructor Phyllis Morris in a
un, challenging environment. Class size is
limited; frst-come, frst-serve.
E-mail recreation@pelhamweb.com with any
questions. Forms are available at
www.pelhamweb.com/recreation, or you
may register online at https://webtrac.
pelhamweb.com and pay with MC/Visa.

The Pelham Elementary School will oer
a Lego NXT Robotics Camp at the school,
61 Marsh Road, Pelham, Monday through
Friday, rom 9-11:30 a.m. each day. This
camp is designed or students entering grades
3, 4, and 5 (limit o 15 students). There is
a cost or the camp, and all the proceeds
or the camp will be solely dedicated to
purchasing the NXT Robotics Kits supplies
needed. Come spend a week with Mrs.
Doe creating Robots rom the Lego NXT
kits. Students will work in small groups
and have intensive, hands-on learning
experiences with robots, sensors, and
programming sotware. On Friday, we will
showcase what our robots can do! Call the
Pelham Elementary School Ofce during the
hours o 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Monday through
Friday, to sign your child up or the camp
and bring or mail your payment to Pelham
Elementary school. Registration orms will
be available in the ofce, or e-mail Mrs. Doe
at hdoe@pelhamsd.org.

children to the Cool Globe Project, which
was started by a mother who wanted to raise
awareness o things we all can do to protect
the Earth. The Cool Globe Project is a public
art display including 7 1/2-oot tall globes
designed by artists and children. Each globe
delivers a message, such as recycle, buy
locally grown ood, or conserve energy. Cool
Globes or Cool Kids includes an interactive
presentation that raises awareness o things
we all can do to be more eco-riendly. This is
ollowed by an art project in which students
create their own cool globes, applying what
they have learned. The class will run rom
1-3 p.m. at the Windham Town Hall. It is
open to ages 5 and older (must be age 5
by September 30.) To register, contact the
Recreation Ofce by 965-1208 or by e-mail
at Recreation@WindhamNewHampshire.
com. There is a ee or the class per child.
Non-Windham residents are welcome as
space allows.

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On September 23, 24, and 25, MooreMart will be hosting a Fall
packing event in which MooreMart volunteers will be collecting
and shipping brown bags (no larger than 8 × 10 × 3 in.) flled with
candy, healthy snacks, encouraging notes, and cards to members o
our armed services serving outside the Continental United States.
MooreMart is a non-proft volunteer organization whose mission is
to send care packages to members o our Armed Services serving in
the Middle East. To date, MooreMart has shipped over 26,872 care
packages to servicemen/women serving overseas.

This year, MooreMart is hoping to ship a care package to every
citizen o the State o New Hampshire currently serving overseas in
our Armed Services, along with 1,000 soccer balls, to be distributed
by members o the New Hampshire National Guard. Anyone
interested in having MooreMart send a all care package to a member
o our Armed Services serving outside the Continental United States
can do so by donating a new soccer ball; a brown bag flled with
items rom the list o supplies contained on MooreMart’s Web
page; making a fnancial donation, which will be used to deray
the cost associated with mailing the care packages; and/or sending

the servicemen/women’s APO address to Paul@MooreMart.org or
Deb@MooreMart.org or visiting MooreMart’s Website at www.
MooreMart.org.

For those o you that would like to donate a bag flled with supplies,
the bag that works the best or us is an 8 × 10 × 3-in. git bag (do not
use sandwich bags) that you can fnd at Michaels, AC Moore, Sam’s,
or Cardin’s Jewelers in Nashua.

In the past, we have either gone to the above-reerenced crat
stores or called Kathy Cardin-Smith (889-0011) and ordered the bags
in bulk. Kathy has ordered some bags or this event, and anyone
interested can pick them up at her Nashua Store (Cardin’s Jewelers,
125 Main Street, Nashua).

I you or your group would like to volunteer on the 23, 24
(pre-packing days), or 25 (packing and shipping), e-mail Paul
(Paul@MooreMart.org) so we can reserve a slot or you. I you or your
group are planning to donate a bag flled with supplies, e-mail Paul so
we can start to order the packing supplies we will need.

Do you want your children
to be safe, fit & disciplined?
If so, We can help!

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1. Easy to learn self defense 2. Vital safety tips
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5. What to do when confronted by strangers

Are you looking for an activity that can be fun as well as
educational? Professional Martial Arts Academy has the
answer. Our annual summer camp will provide your child
with the needed tools to handle dangerous situations.

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Over the last 16 years, We have
developed a curriculum that has
not only proven to be easily
learned and mastered, but more
importantly, very effective. We
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and then how to manage those
situations if they do occur. Our
street proofing skills have proven
to empower children to take
precise and effective action only
when needed.

The friendly Doctors
and knowledgeable staff
will be available to answer
your questions about
the many services we offer.

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Lee Ann is an attorney
practicing in Salem since
2001. She is licensed
in both New Hampshire

frm concentrates on
estate plans, real estate
matters, and small

frm is a member o
the Greater Salem Area
Chamber o Commerce
(GSCC) and Salem

Lee Ann is a Family
Team Captain undraiser or the March or Babies
or the March o Dimes, Treasurer o the Salem
Area Bar Association, and member o the Board
o Directors or the Rockingham County Bar
Association, and was a charter member o Salem
Rotary Club. She was a lietime resident o Salem,
but currently lives in Windham with her husband
and two children.

Linda has been the
Community Liaison
or the Salem School
District since 1995. In
this role, Linda develops
business partnerships or
Salem High School. The
majority o her quality
time is spent on School-
to-Career Internship

serves on GSCC Board o Directors and has served
in many capacities. She has served on several
boards o the Salem Boys & Girls Club, Salem
Contractors Association, and chaired the annual
drive or the United Way. Linda presently resides
in Hampstead with her husband, John, and son,
Michael, having lived in Salem or 28 years.

Megan is Director o
Physician Services at
Holy Family. In her role,
Megan is responsible
or the operations o
all hospital-employed
primary care and OB/
GYN practices in the

joined Holy Family in
2007 rom Children’s
Hospital Boston, where
she directed operations
or the Developmental
Medicine, Genetics,
and Metabolism departments, among others.
She currently serves on the Health Resource
Committee. At Holy Family, she is using this
expertise to bring on additional services through
physician succession planning and recruitment. A
resident o Concord, MA, where she lives with her
daughter, Megan, holds a bachelor’s degree rom
Simmons College in Boston, MA, and a master’s
in Health Administration rom Xavier University in
Cincinnati, OH.

Sally is a proessional, certifed interior designer
and owner o S.H. Designs, Space Planning/
Interior Design. Established in 1987, the frm
provides interior space planning and ft-up or

businesses and public
space, as well as a variety
o residential design
services. As a long-time
member o the Chamber,
Sally currently serves
on the GSCC Board o

Directors, the Windham Economic Development Committee, and Chairs

fnding creative solutions
and helping others
explore new directions.
Toward that end, she teaches
occasional college courses
on design and business topics
as time permits. Sally and
her husband have resided,
worked, raised their amily,
and been active in the
Windham community or
over 30 years.

Sheryl is the branch
relationship manager o
Enterprise Bank in Salem.
She has worked at Enterprise
or six years and was part
o the team that opened the
Salem location. Sheryl has
been involved with Salem’s
Relay or Lie or six years
holding a variety o positions,
including Event Co-Chair
or two years. She has
chaired the last two Taste o
Salem events and has been

on the committee or
fve years. Sheryl has
been a participant in
the Chamber’s Interview
Contest or fve years, and
is the current president
o the Salem Lions Club.
She grew up in Salem and
now lives in Londonderry
with her husband, Steve.
She has fve children,
three stepchildren, and
three grandchildren.

Progress does not oten come without
inconvenience, and such is the case with
improvements slated or Grifn Park in Windham.

Due to the installation o new lights at Grifn
Park, including the parking lot, walkway, and
athletic feld, the multi-purpose building will be
closed or the majority o August.

According to selectmen’s chairman Charles
McMahon, the building will be closed to public
access rom approximately August 1-21, including
the snack bar and bathroom acilities. “We’ll do
the best we can to be as quick as possible,” he said.

The cost o installing the lights is being paid or
by the Windham Baseball/Sotball League, and was
approved by selectmen late last year. Approval
or the project came ater a week-long test was
conducted in the area. While the cost o lighting,
the parking lot, and walkway will be covered by
taxpayer dollars, lighting expenses or the athletic
feld or both games and practices will be paid by
the Windham Baseball/Sotball League.

the park during the period that the multi-purpose
building is closed. Members o the Windham
Soccer Association, which will begin practices
during August, will be able to access storage space
in the multi-purpose building. “There just won’t be
any lights in there,” McMahon said, suggesting that
a ashlight be brought along.

Selectmen voted 4 to 0 to close the multi-
purpose building during the installation o the new
lights. The main transormer or the park is located
in the building. Voting in avor were Selectmen
McMahon, Roger Hohenberger, Ross McLeod, and
Bruce Breton. Selectman Galen Stearns did not
attend the June 28 meeting, when the vote was
taken.

In a second decision, selectmen also voted
4 to 0 to allow the current vendor to use a
concession cart during the time the multi-purpose
building is unavailable or use. There will be
a sign posted on the cart to indicate that the
individual who mans the cart does have a permit
to sell concession items at Grifn Park. No other
vendors will be allowed to sell items at the park
during this period o time.

“These venues were perect or showcasing two successul local businesses and providing a orum
where other local entrepreneurs could network and learn more about regional economic development,”
Windham Community Development Director Laura Scott said.

“How Partnerships and Creative Financing Can Work or You” was
on the May agenda, while “Marketing or Small Businesses; A
90-Minute Primer You Can’t Aord to Miss” was eatured in June.

To learn more about upcoming Business Education Seminars or
to get more involved in activities that the Community Development
Department is working on, please eel ree to contact Laura Scott by
phone at 432-3806, or by e-mail at lscott@windhamnewhampshire.
com.