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Blaze Destroys Club House At 100 year old Golf Course
PARSONSFIELD, ME – A massive fire destroyed a 100 year old golf course’s clubhouse, pro shop and restaurant Wednesday night.
According Effingham Fire Rescue just after 10 pm a kitchen fire was reported at the Province Lake Golf Course in Parsonsfield.
Fire crews from multiple Maine and New Hampshire departments responded including Madison, Ossipee, Freedom, Effingham and Wakefield.
A video posted on Facebook shows the devastation of the fire at the Province Lake Golf Course in Parsonsfield. ~ Video Courtesy of Louise MacGrego
Reports say that no one was injured during the blaze however the building was a total loss. Province Lake says on its website that it was planning celebrations for its 100th year and that staff are broken hearted.
The golf course’s website says it was opened in 1918 by Joseph Emery and his friends and business associates. Emery, a native of Dover, New Hampshire, served as president of Lord & Taylor in New York.
Cancellations & Delays For Thursday March 8th
Delays
Organizations & Businesses
Jackson Public Library – Opening at 2pm
Memorial Hospital – Outpatient Practices opening at noon. Inpatient services will operate as normal.
Tamworth Town Office – Opening at 1pm
Cancellations
Schools
SAU 3, Berlin – Closed
SAU 9, Conway – Closed
SAU 13, Freedom, Madison, Tamworth – Closed
SAU 20, Gorham – Closed
SAU 49, Wolfeboro, Ossipee – Closed
MSAD 27, Brownfield – Closed
MSAD 61, Bridgton – Closed
White Mountain Waldorf School – Closed
Robert Frost Charter School – Closed
Organizations & Businesses
Childrens Unlimited – Closed
Conway Public Library – Closed
E.S.S.C. – No Jr. Program
The Gibson Center – Closed, no Meals on Wheels
Jeanne Limmer Dance Center – Closed
MWV Toastmasters – No Wednesday meeting this week
North Conway Community Center – Closed
North Conway Public Library – Closed, evening book discussion postponed to Friday
Memorial Hospital – Spring Into Spring Running Postponed to March 22
Ossipee Concerned Citizens No Meals On Wheels
To Report a Cancellation or Delay contact our Office at 603-356-8870
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Missing Berlin Teen Found Safe
BERLIN, NH – A Berlin teenager is safe after going missing yesterday. According to New Hampshire Fish and game Berlin Police contacted them after a 17-year-old was reported missing and distraught.
He was last seen Monday night at around 10pm. Berlin Police had gathered cell phone information that indicated the missing teen was in the woods in the southeastern area of the city, but no specific location other than that large general area.
Berlin Fire, Berlin Ambulance, and Berlin Police all assisted in the hasty searches by searching large wooded areas, which narrowed the search area. State Police used their helicopter to assist in the search, by flying over the Androscoggin River to search the woods from the air.
Additional information lead authorities to search a home that the teenager had previously lived in at the Cascade Flat area of Gorham.
Gorham Police and State Police searched that area, and found the teen in the basement of the house he had previously lived in.
Rec Department and Town Hall Relocation Up For Debate At Conway Deliberative Session
CONWAY, NH – The Conway Deliberative session is tomorrow. There are several big articles up for a vote in April and the 7pm meeting in the Loynd Auditorium at Kennett High School is the last chance residents have to voice their opinions before going to the polls.
Among the more controversial articles are warrants seeking to relocate the Town Hall and Recreation Department.
Article 7 asks the town to approve the relocation of the Conway Recreation department to an unused section of the Kennett Middle school, costing an estimated $700,000 half of which would be donated by Margaret and Charles Marshall. Both the board of selectmen and Budget Committee recommend the article.
Article 8 asks for the town’s approval to relocate the town hall to the Bank of New Hampshire building in Conway, which is estimated to cost around $160,000 for remodeling and renovation costs. If approved the town would sign a lease that would run 36 years broken into three 12 year options. The proposed rent would equal the bank’s annual property tax bill. Both the board of selectmen and Budget Committee recommend the article.
Other things up for discussion at the meeting include the towns recommended budget for the year, excluding special warrant articles. As stated in Article 4 the requested budget is $11,078,998. If not approved the budget would be set at 2017 budget amount of $10,951,370.
Not included in the budget is a new proposed agreement with the Conway Police Department. Article 5 asks to go into a new agreement with the Police for 2018 and 2019 which would include a $65,063 increase in costs over the current agreement to cover salaries and benefits.
Article 19 asks to appropriate $2 million to construct a 2.8 multi-purpose path from Cranmore Mountain Resort to Hemlock Lane. The project is a part of Mount Washington Valley Recreation Path project. Those fund would be attained similarly to Article 17, with no money coming from local property taxes.
In Article 20 the Conway Town Library seeks to raise no more than $7,500 to create and design a new website. The funds for this would come from the Library Trustee Donation Account.
One proposal which many towns across the state will be discussing is Article 21 which asks whether or not the town wishes to allow the electronic gambling game Keno. The game has been approved in several towns across the state including in Berlin. A portion of the proceeds from the game go towards funding full-day kindergarten in the state, though a town does not need to allow the game in order to benefit from it.
Article 23 is sure to be something many will question at the Wednesday night meet. It asks the town to give $10,000 to the Eastern Slopes Regional Airport located in Fryeburg.
On petition that was originally rejected by the town but has since been added is Article 25 which seeks to give the Conway Area Humane Society $10,000 for medical care.
For a look at the proposed budget and a full list of the articles up for discussion go to conwaynh.org
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Woman Seriously Injured After Crashing Snowmobile Into Bridge
PITTSBURG, NH – A woman was injured in a snowmobile accident yesterday. Fish and Game Officials report that at around 4pm 29-year-old Ashley Riopel of Laconia sustained serious injuries after crashing her snowmobile into a bridge in the Northern Indian Stream area.
Members of her riding party assisted her back to Deer Mountain Campground in Pittsburg. While transporting Riopel, they made contact with a groomer operator who subsequently made an emergency call to 911.
Upon receiving word of the incident, Pittsburg Fire Department and 45th Parallel EMS to Deer Mountain Campground on US Route 3 where she was awaiting assistance.
Due to the severity of her injury she was ultimately transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon for further evaluation and treatment.
Man Arrested For Allegedly Pushing Truck Down Route 16 In Front-End Loader
OSSIPEE, NH – Ossipee Police arrested a man who was seen in a video pushing a car down route 16 with his front-end loader. On their Facebook page Ossipee Police reported that 55-year-old Edward Evans of Wolfeboro allegedly was upset and had assaulted staff at a business last Thursday.
The report goes on to say that Evans then allegedly became even more upset over a vehicle that was parked on the property of his business at 800 Route 16 in Ossipee, so he used a front-end loader to push the victims truck onto its side and proceeded to push it down route 16 to a different location.
Evans was charged with multiple counts of simple assault, criminal mischief, reckless conduct, and reckless operation.
Evans was released on $5000 personal recognizance bail.
Fire Destroys Historic Barn In Wolfeboro
WOLFEBORO, NH – No one was injured, but an historic barn was destroyed in a fire in Wolfeboro Wednesday.
Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue said they were alerted to the blaze on North Main Street at around 11:11pm.
According to reports heavy fire and smoke was visible from many parts of town. A first alarm was immediately requested.
When fire crews arrived on scene they found a barn, owned by Elizabeth Nordbeck, fully engulfed in flame with a home about 50 feet away. Crews were able to prevent the fire from reaching the home.
The fire was declared under control just before 1am. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Maine Man Arrested for Evading Police In Stolen U-Haul
STANDISH, ME – A Maine man was arrested for allegedly stealing a U-Haul and attempting to elude police for the second time in 6 months.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy was on patrol in Standish Sunday morning when he witnessed a white U-haul pick-up speeding on Route 35.
Authorities said that the deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over to no avail. The driver allegedly proceeded to accelerate and drive erratically so the Deputy stopped pursuing the truck.
Another deputy in Windham said he witnessed the vehicle go through a red light at the intersection of Route 35 and 302 at around the same time.
The truck was quickly located after it left the road near the area of Tandberg Trail and Knox Street sustaining minor damage.
The driver, identified as 41-year-old William Wyman of Portland, was arrested.
Wyman is being charged with theft of a motor vehicle, Criminal Speed, Driving to endanger, Failing to Stop for a Police Officer, Operating After Suspension, a Probation Hold, and other traffic violations.
This is the second time the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office has had contact with Wyman in the past 6 months. On Halloween night, he attempted to elude Deputies in another stolen U-Haul that ended with a crash in Standish.
Conway Adult Day Center Conditionally Approved
NORTH CONWAY, NH – The Conway Planning Board on February 22 conditionally approved the site plan for the $4.6 mil.14,000sf building that will house the MWV Adult Day Center subject to receipt of routine engineering permits. Memorial Elder Care Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Memorial Hospital, will operate the state-of-the-art memory care center, with multiple therapeutic and activity areas providing services to the guests and respite for their family and caregivers. The site is in Center Conway off Route 302 near the new Journey Church. The facility will see a ground breaking in spring 2018 and an anticipated opening in summer 2019.
Memorial will lease the facility from the buildings’ owner, The Betty C. Ketchum Foundation under a ten-year renewable lease. The Betty C. Ketchum Foundation mission is to serve the senior memory care population and their families and caregivers in the Mount Washington Valley area.
The Center is expected to fill a great need in the Valley, a point validated by the feasibility study conducted by Memorial in 2016. That study showed that by 2030 (less than 15 years away) Carroll County is predicted to be one of the oldest counties in NH with 48% of population over 65 years old and over 1000 residents in need of memory day care services.
The Center will result in a positive economic impact to the Mount Washington Valley in many ways, from generating new jobs to providing construction revenue to enabling family caregivers to return to the workforce.
The Center plans on employing upwards of 15-20 new staff once the Center is operating at full capacity. The staff will include RNs, LNAs, therapeutic activity coordinators, social workers, administrative support and drivers. The staffing will increase as the guest count grows over the years. The building is designed to accommodate up to 75 guests, although both staff and the guests will be staggered throughout the Center’s daily operations, which will be open 10 hours a day, Monday – Friday.
The initial construction and outfitting of the building will generate millions in construction costs, including engineering, site work, building materials, equipment, furnishings and landscaping. Whenever possible, local resources will be utilized. HEB Engineers of North Conway, NH was contracted for all of the site design engineering and permitting. Local contractors interested in learning more about the project are encouraged to contact construction manager Landry French Construction of Scarborough, ME.
The services the Center will offer will impact not just the senior in need of memory care but also their caregivers, whether it’s a spouse or an adult child or other family member. With unemployment in the Valley reaching historic lows and local businesses scrambling for staff, the Center may positively impact individuals’ ability to be part of the workforce. The Center may allow these caregivers to return to work, miss fewer hours of work due to illness or increase their hours as their loved ones can receive excellent care designed to improve their cognitive function in a safe and enriching environment.
Memorial’s nursing home administrator Sue Ruka, RN, PhD, who earned her doctorate in geriatric care stated, “Now more than ever, people 65 plus are still working. They may be the adult child caring for the parent, or their spouse. This is respite for them as well.”
Ruka also hopes that the Center will be an important first step in Mount Washington Valley becoming known as a dementia friendly community. This is a nationwide initiative to foster communities that are equipped to support people with dementia and their family and friends by working to become “dementia friendly.” This could include special training for local restaurants and shops on how to provide a welcoming environment for those with dementia. There are 54 dementia friendly communications in Massachusetts and it’s a trend that is spreading as Baby Boomers age and the need increases. More information on dementia friendly communities can be found at http://www.dfamerica.org.
This designation could see ripple effects in the Valley’s tourism and real estate market as both visitors and those looking to relocate or retire here will know these vital services are available. Visitors from away will be welcome to utilize the Adult Day Center’s services in addition to the local population, a welcome respite for vacationers who might not otherwise be able to partake in activities such as skiing or hiking due to caregiving duties.
Ruka continued, “People are living longer. Dementia is one of the most rapidly growing diagnosis. These people are living through other diseases. Age is one of the major risk factors. Our goal is to do common therapeutic activities, not clinical, to really help people maintain function and cognitive ability as much as possible. Mostly we want to bring quality of life and joy to people. People with dementia can experience joy. They should be happy, they should feel joy, and they should enjoy themselves. That’s a lot of what we’re going to do.”
The Adult Day Center will serve those with memory loss and cognitive and physical limitations. It will provide an array of memory-care services including structured activities, meals, health monitoring, art, music and physical therapy, socialization, and assistance with bathing and activities of daily living to seniors. The program is anticipated to offer affordable rates and potential financial support for participants may come from private family resources, long-term care insurance, veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, state of NH caregiver grants and fundraising efforts.
The Conway Planning Board’s approval is a vital next step in the construction planning for the Center, as the plan is for construction to begin later this spring. The Conway ZBA previously approved a variance for the site in December 2017.
For more information about the Center, contact Memorial Hospital’s Sue Ruka at 603-356-5461 ext. 2194. More information may be found online at www.memorialhospitalnh.org/adultdaycenter.
Story contributed by:
Kathy Bennett, Vice President – Community Relations & Development
603-356-5461 ext. 2198
kbennett@memorialhospitalnh.org