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VOL. 31 NO.ll· FARMINGTON, NH
FORTY YEARS AGO- NOV. 12,1970

DEDICATION HELD SUNDA Y MORNING

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About 35 people met in Sunday morning to dedicate a new memorial honoring veterans of all wars
at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Farmington. During impressive ceremonies, the flag was raised at the
40-foot pole and it waved proudly over the beautiful Memorial Stone engraved with the insignia of the
four branches of service and the multi-colored cement walk.
Present at the dedication service was Mrs. Joseph L. McLaughlin, wife of "dr. Mac" in whose
memory the stone was given. Dr. McLaughlin served in the Medical Corps in both the English and US
Armies during WWl. After his return from service to his country, he endeared himself to the hearts
of the people in the surrounding areas where he served them as their family doctor.
This Memorial has been completed with the co-operation of Mrs. McLaughlin who paid the cost, the
Farmington Cemetery Association, Smalley, DiPrizio and Lyons, of Rochester, NH Fence Company of
Raymond, DiPrizio Lumber Company of Middleton and Milton Bradbury of Milton. Future plans
call for the installation of lighting so the flag of our country may wave over our deceased veterans 24
hours a day.
At the ceremonies, the invocation was given by Allen Drew. The flag was raised by Harry Dodge
and Walter Bartberger and the dedication was by Robert Hoage. Robert Hoage spoke for all patriotic
organizations when he said," Over a tear ago, this Memorial was but a dream of the American Legion.
The dream was to erect a monument honoring veterans. The dream was also to have the flag under
which they served, flying above them, not only on Memorial Day but every day throughout the year."
 Stnlfford County Communit)' Action Committee
Fannington, Middleton and New Durham Ouh'each

As we approach the Holiday season, there are many of our neighbors, tamilies with
small children and vulnerable elderly or families who have experienced diminished
earnings or who have been laid off, the impact of high fuel and food costs has been
devastating to many, preventing them from providing a holiday meal or gift giving for
their families The Strafford County Community Action Farmington Outreach office
is sponsoring the ninth annual "Gift in Giving", Thanksgiving and Christmas
program. And is seeking donations from the community to provide food and gift
baskets for these citizens of our towns. We ask for your help in whatever amount you
choose to give. We will also be accepting toys for the children and food and gifts for
the elderly Gift cards to local stores are a great way to meet the wishes of the
children and provide food to the families. If you were interested in sponsoring a
family, one of our elderly citizens, that would be wonderful as well.
We thank you in advance for your generosity,
Janette Plaisted
Outreach Coordinator, Farmington, Middleton, New Durham
Stephen Dean
Farmington Veterans Group
E-mail: jplaisted(a)metrocast.net
Mail: SCCAC/Farmington Attn: J311ettePlaisted
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Farmington, NH 03835. Letters are welcome and will be printed at the discretion
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Editor: JoAnn Doke Advisor: Roger Belanger

Staff Writers: Barbara Rollins and Juanita Elliott
 STUDIO 359 OPENS IN FARMINGTON

The Farmington Downtown & business Committee welcomed Studio 359 to downtown
Farmington recently for a ribbon cutting. Located in the South Main Street Plaza, the
salon/spa offers services for men, women and children. All types of hair styling are available as
well as manicures and pedicures. Open Mon-Friday 10-8 and Saturday 9-5. Call 839-1002 for
more info.
Pictured are: Firefighter Michael Davenport, Town Planner Kathy Menici, Police Chief Scott
Roberge, Firefighter Michael Sprowl, Selectman & committee member Joan Funk, owner
Maryellen West, stylist Amber Kakon and Code Enforcement Officer Dennis Roseberry.

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 Pamela Lord is no stranger to the North
Country. Her first view of the Presidentials was
from over her father's shoulder where she nestled
in a makeshift backpack. She was three mionths
old.
The awesome Farmington cheerleaders
Although she doesn't remember that hike, it
were downtown fundraising recently.
was her introduction to a lifestyle that she
Thanks to &11who contributed.
continues to enjoy and has passed on to her own
children and grandchildren.
As the eldest of 5 daughters, her late father, a
long time NH Forest Service employee and avid
sportsman, often took her hiking in the White
Mountains to scout game. Stressing her need to
remain observant, he liked to take her to the top
of a mountain and let her set the course for home.
It was the memories of their great adventures
that served as an inspiration for LOON COVE, a
tale from the 45th Parallel.
Tom Glidden
Set in the North Country, LOON COVE is the
222 Chestnut Hill Rd
tale of Audrey Douglas, a young widow who must " Farmington, NH 03835
face the heart wrenching decision of whether to
sell or keep their cabin on the shores of Loon

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 NEW ARRIVAL
,JAMES MASON MABEY
Born 9-1-10 to Chad & Melissa
Mabey and Big Sister Julia
Sharing the joy are grandparents:
Brenda Page & Therese Vachon
& Great-grandparents: Hilda Downs
& Hazel Mabey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NOV 25
DON STAUFFACHER

NEW ARRIVAL
OLIVIA JORDAN OLSTAD
Horn Sept. 18,20 10 to Joshua &
Nicole Olstad, Farmington
Proud grandparents: Miles &
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 VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PARENT/STAFF MEMBERS HONORED

vves Parents At Work With Staff(PA WWS) parents Marni Fennessey and Elisabeth Hill, as
well as PAWWS facilitator and Reading Specialist Carol O'Connell, were recognized at a state
ceremony held recently.
They were commended for their extraordinary contributions to family/school partnerships in
NH with a certificate of appreciation from the NH State Dept. of Education.
These three women were among more than 50 educators, parents and community groups
recognized statewide.
Study after study shows that the single biggest factor in student achievement is parent
involvement and according to researchers, students of involved parents are more likely to get
better grades, be promoted and go on to higher education.
Marui Fennessey was honored for her initiative to get support from Farmington merchants
for the summer literacy project and organizing a clothing closet in the nurse's office.
Elisabeth Hill was cited for her involvement in the local and state PT A supported activities
that encourage families to connect with the school.
And as coordinator of parent involvement activities, Carol O'Connell has organized many
family events at VVCS and helped HWMS establish a Parent/Staff group ..

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"THE NlJTCRACKER" WERZ in their campaign for literacy this
fall. The credit union set up a book drop at
Northeastern Ballet Theatre's upcoming each of their three locations and collected
production of the Nutcracker is a not-to-be nearly 300 books for needy local families.
missed family tradition. From the moments Brian Hughes, CEO and President of
the lights dim, you will he transported to a HRCV, said, "This was a great success, and
magical place filled with adorable children, I'd like to personally thank all of our
marching toy soldiers, a glowing Christmas members and non-members who participated
tree that grows, timid mice, dancing in the book drive. We had so much interest
snowflakes and some wonde."ful dancing by we even extended the drop-off date by one
local talent. week. This initiative was aligned with out
We are pleased to announce that the commitment to education and families in the
following New Durham and Farmington communities we serve and we're very pleased
children have been cast in the upcoming Dec. with the results."
4, production: Hilda Barrioz, Travis
Barrioz, Eilidh Darling, lona Darling, Maeve
Darling, Sky Darling, Tayghan Gelinas and
Emma Shipman.
For tickets, call Edra Toth Academy of
Dance and Northeastern Ballet Theatre at
603-569-5410.

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have some space available for the following trips:
12-4 Kennebunk Christmas Prelude
12-9 Smitty's Lunch & a movie
12-13 Christmas shopping trip
12-18 Boston Pops Xmas Concert
1-6 Flag Hill Winery
1-11 Tea Party at the Rec
2-4 Celtics Game
3-17 St Patrick's Day at Indian Head
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 CHURCH NEWS

ST. PF:TER'S NEWS

By Marni Fennessy

TIH' pal'ish would like to l'xtend their gratitude to the Fal'mington community for their
suppon and g,cnerosity dUI'in~ our recent I'cnny Sale. Thanks for the donations, thanks
for' th,' support and thanks fill' coming!! It continues to lie a communit), cclellration,
"hich hl'ips liS so much as wc continuc to be active town residents. We arc always grateful
to Ihl' sl'illlol communil)', slaff and kitchen coordinators who help us and allow us to use
their fadli". Con~I'atulations to all the winners and sec you next year!
Thc bldics' Cuild celellrated Thanksgiving cady with a Turkey Dinner on "'io\'. IS as a
"kick-of!"' for the Christmas project of making gifts for the homebound. They received a
,er~ nire Icttcl' commending them on their work for the prison; their latest project was
collecting grcl'ting cards for the prisoners, past pt'ojcets included supplying Billics for the
inmates.
On OnolHT 31, saints abounded at St. Pcter's. In anticipation of the Feast of All Saints
011 "!O\. I. thc 3rd and 4'h gradcrs dressed as saints-thosc appearing were St. Peter (of
cours,,) !\la~', the Mother of Jesus, and popes, queens, angels and soldiers. 11 was also a
"celebrate ~'our pastor day". Fr. Daniel Sinibaldi ( pastor of a year) was givcn a "chain"
of thank-vous, some high p,'aisc from the youth and a check for furnishings for his new
house (in Rochester)
The Confil'mation candidates will be working with Habitat for Humanil)' on a home
project under the supen'ision and direction of rllargaret O'Brien (coordinator of religious
Education) and her husband Tom, both of whom regularly help witb thest: projects. The
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candidates' stud~ and service will culminate in the cclehration of Confirmation at St
Peter's (first time in 10 ~'ears!) with auxiliary Bishop Francis Christian of the Dioccse of
Ylanchester on December 3. The parish is looking fom'ard to this gn'at liturg)' returning
to St. Peter's and tbe ~. ';, of the Holy Spirit heing ginn to their youth.

FARMINGTON FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH
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By all accounts, the First Congregational
by Pastor Richard ;. F: ~I

Last month at T.I.M. (youth grouiJ) we had a time Church's premier October Auction was a great
of teaching where the kids did some skits. There success. About 130 people streamed into the
were five teams that demonstrated various types Town Hall/Opera House to feast on hot dogs and
of churches to the rest of the group. popcorn and then to bid in earnest on over 100
When our lesson was near the end, one young
items split between the silent and live auctions,
man asked a very important question - "What kind
Auctioneers Larry Parent and Deb Lee did a
of church is this?"
It was the best question to ask. I had to think good job moving things along. High bid for the
about it a moment and my response was this: evening was for an original oil painting by
"This is whatever the people who come :l1tO it Farmington artist Martha Safford. Followed b~
make it." I'm sure we have aspects of "deh 100 gallons of fuel and a beautiful hand-made
church represented in the skits at various times.
quilt.
The reality is that First Baptist Church is not
Many area businesses were represented b~
perfect, nor will it ever be. One thing that we can
do though, is strive to honor ttHo! Lord While we
donated gift certificates, some going at bargain
live in this world. prices, others going over face value, eliciting the
1 Peter 2.1-8 teaches us that W~ are tl· _ lUrc". banging of a gong and cheers from the crowd.
the living building blocks, a S·~i· tuaf I- ,t:' tbCl' The church wishes to thanks everyone involved
make up the body of Christ. \!.: ;ire" ·m!')t in the auction, especially Farmington Boy Seout
God (2 Corinthians 6,16) and dC' ,p
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-Herm Albright
 Farmington, NH: Mr. And Mrs. Beth and Michael
Vaughn of Farmington are pleased to announce the
engagement of their daughter, Crystal Vaughn, to Brian
Bailey, son of Maggie and John Bailey of Eaton,
Colorado.
Crystal is a 2007 graduate of Farmington High School
and Brian is a 2004 graduate of Gilbert High School in
Gilbert, Arizona. They met while both were attending St
Anslem College in Manchester. Brian graduated in 2009
and Crystal is furthering her education in business
management at Granite State College. Brian plans a
career in the U.S. Navy.
Brian surprised Crystal by proposing to her on top of
Mt. Major in Alton, NH, on October 9, 2010. She
accepted and a summer 2011 wedding is being planned.
Crystal is the granddaughter of Rebecca Howard and
Ronald & Candy Howard of Farmington, special
granddaughter of Ellen and the late Arthur DiPalma of
Rochester and the very special sister of Shannen.

Thanks to all the readers who
recognized Currier's Garage which
stood where the Post Office is now. It
was originally Wingate Tavern where
the Town Charter was signed.
Thanks to Lois Mills of Grove Street
who remembered an article we wrote
about the building a while back.
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parents to participate in the Parent Information Business Committee's featured business is South
and Resource Center (PIRC). This program is Main Pizza. The committee is working with the
focused in improving parent involvement in our Puddledock Press to highlight a business each
school. Parent/school connection promotes month at no charge to that business. Your
better grades, increases the chance of business can be included in this offer, please
graduating and moving onto higher education, submit a camera-ready full page article by the
and improved social and behavior skills for our first of the month- Businesses will be printed in
students. The next meeting is Monday, the order they are received.
November 29 at 6:00PM in room 13 at the
HWMS.
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 V/iTERANS' NEWS by GALE GRACE
Greetings and good day to all of you who assist, support or attend the functions and mf'dings of
the Clarence L. Perkins American Legion, SAL or the American Legion Auxiliary. We continue
to do what is necessary to give support to our veterans of the past and work to provide for our
veterans serving us now!
President Jeannette Haney of the Carlton Woman's Relief Corp, recently penned a song to go
with the tune of "God Bless America" What follows are her words:
God bless our fighting troops
Send them our love
Stand beside them and guide them
Through the fight with your light from above
From the mountains of Afghanistan
Through the deserts of Iraq
God bless our fighting troops, bring them safely back
God bless our fighting troops- bring them all safely back.
Awesome words! Jeannette herself is a WAC veteran who continues to serve both her post and
local veterans with her word, actions and commitment. Thank you, Jeannette for all you and your
husband do.
Save the date of Nov. 19 for our Turkey Raffle. Remember chances are only 25 cents and you
could win a turkey. Refreshments will be available as well. There are also chances for a complete
turkey Dinner. Tickets are available for the Turkey Dinner by the members and also will be
available that night.
Another event to look forward to is the Seniors and membership Christmas party on December
4, with a snow date of Dec. 5. The ever-popular "Back Street Country Pickers" will be there to
entertain the group. Membership is asked to bring their item for the gift exchange and this will be
a sandwich and potluck affair. Please call 332-5295 with your plans to attend by Dec. 1.
A special note of congratulations and best wishes to a member of our American Legion Aux and
the DAV Aux, Jennifer Grace on her m~rriage to Seth Chagnon of Farmington.
Until next time, God bless you all and take care.

VA BEGINS PAYING BENEFITS FOR NEW AGENT ORANGE CLAIMS

VA ENCOURAGES AFFECTED VIETNAM VETERANS TO FILE CLAIMS

Washington: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun distributing disability benefits to
Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for Agent Orange
exposure.
"The joint efforts of Congress and VA demonstrate a commitment to provide Vietnam Veterans
with treatment and compensation for the long term effects of herbicide exposure," said Secretary of
VA Eric K. Shinseki.
Up to 200,000 Vietnam Veterans are potentially eligible to receive VA disability compensation for
medical conditions recently associated with Agent Orange. The expansion of coverage includes B-cell
leukemia, Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart disease\
Providing initial payments or increases in existing payments is expected to take several months, but
VA officials encourage all Vietnam Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and suffer from one
of the three diseases to make sure their applications have been submitted. In practical terms,
Veterans who served in Vietnam and who have a "presumed" illness do not have to prove an
association between their illness and their military service. This "presumption" simplifies and speeds
up the applkation process.
For a list "f other recognized illnesses go to or call 1-800-827-1000. /8