Wrestling Bears make history, earn Division III runner-up ...

1 I ve got great assis-tant coaches, the support of our school, wonderful managers and a bunch of awesome kids who show up every day ready to learn how to wrestle, learn how to be tough, and try to get better, the Bear coach continued. This is a great accom-plishment for the guys, and they should all be very proud. We ve had in-dividual champs before, but this is the first team plaque for Wrestling in school history, 49 years of Wrestling . The first place fin-ish came from Aemon Gauthier at 113 pounds, as he defeated Caleb Hauptman of John Stark in the finals by pin to earn the state champion-ship. SERVING TILTON, NORTHFIELD, BELMONT & SANBORNTON, FREETHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 SEE Wrestling , PAGE A6 Wrestling Bears make history, earn Division III runner-up plaqueSomething for everyone at Hall Memorial Library!

2 Aemon Gauthier wins title at 113 poundsBY JOSHUA SPAULDINGS ports EditorBOW It was a day to remember for the Winn-isquam Wrestling team, as the Bears returned from the Division III championships with the runner-up plaque after a solid team performance that included a first place, two second places and a pair of third places on the day. It was a challenging season with plenty of ob-stacles to overcome, said coach Tom Osmer. We don t think about team score, we didn t worry about it, we just show up an tried our best. Our message to the team this year was sim-ple: Show up, be tough, try to win, he contin-ued. We tell them if you do that, then you re doing it right. COURTESYThe Winnisquam Bears brought home the first Wrestling team hardware in school history with a runner-up performance at the Division III State The March calendar at Hall Memorial Li-brary is full of activ-ities and events for our patrons.

3 We are particularly excited to be starting new pro-grams for our teen pa-trons: yoga, wellness, and therapy dogs! Teen Yoga and Med-itation will be held on Wednesdays once a month, 3:30 to 4:30 Led by Jen Ad-ams of Fierce Spirit Fitness, this program is meant to help our teens reduce stress. Yoga mats provided. Another way for teens to relieve stress at the library is to Hang Out with Nash! Nash, a very friendly Golden Retriever therapy dog, will be at the library monthly on the 3rd Tuesday, from 3:30 to 5:30 exciting program for teens is our new Teen Thrive series. Over six ses-sions, Jen Adams will work with teens on body image, use of technology, anxiety and stress reduction, healthy boundaries, among other topics.

4 This program is aimed SEE LIBRARY, PAGE A5 Berry shines at Division III alpine championshipsBY JOSHUA SPAULDINGS ports EditorNEWBURY The Belmont alpine ski team took to the slopes of Mount Sunapee Resort early last week for the Division III champion-ships. The girls raced on Monday, Feb. 14, and the boys raced the following day, Tuesday, Feb. the morning gi-ant slalom for the boys, Mitchell Berry led the way with a third place finish in a time of McKim was next, finishing in 28th place in a time of 1 and Landon Bormes put down a great two runs in the af-ternoon slalom, finish-ing in second place in a time of finished in 31st place with a time of 1 as the only oth-er Raider to finish both runs of the giant the Belmont girls in the giant slalom, Cate McDonald finished in 38th place overall in a time of 1.

5 18 and Trini-ty Yale placed 43rd in a time of 1 also fin-ished both runs of the sla-lom, finishing in 1 for 33rd place his top-10 fin-ishes, Berry qualifies for the annual Meet of Champions, which will be held today, Feb. 24, at Editor Joshua Spaulding can be reached at 279-4516, ext. 155 or Berry finished second in the slalom at the Division III State Meet last in 41st place with a time of 1 Krauchunas rounded out the field of Raider skiers, finishing in 43rd position in 1 , putting the Belmont boys in sixth place in the giant FRANKLIN Frank-lin Savings Bank award-ed NH Forward a $10,000 grant through its Fund for Community Advance-ment to assist the group with offering a manufac-turing apprenticeship program to students at Franklin High School in partnership with the Ger-man American Chamber of Commerce (GACC).

6 Students enrolled in the program will complete four college-level cours-es in machine tool math, blueprint reading, solid modeling and computer assisted design (CAD) taught by an instructor from Lakes Region Com-munity College (LRCC). Upon successful comple-tion of the courses, stu-dents will earn college credits towards an associ-ate degree in mechatron-ics from LRCC, and the GACC will provide their DOL Registered Mecha-tronics Magoon, Presi-dent & CEO, commented, We are pleased for the opportunity to provide our support to the manu-facturing apprenticeship program. This endeavor has the potential to im-prove the lives of chil-dren living in the greater Franklin community by providing opportunities for a meaningful career upon graduating from high school.

7 Students participat-ing in the program will receive opportunities for on-the-job-training with a manufacturer located in Franklin while pursuing their associates degree from LRCC. Their tuition will also be fully paid for by the company along with a stipend to cover their expenses. I was an educator for 37 years, teaching physics, mechanical en-gineering and robotics, commented Ken Wells, President of NH Forward. I know from my experi-ence working with stu-dents that many develop career aspirations as ear-ly as age 15 or 16. Students residing in rural areas where transportation to NH Forward receives $10,000 grant from Franklin Savings BankCOURTESYKen Wells, President, NH Forward; Pecco Beaufays, NH Forward board member; George Dzujna, NH Forward Treasurer; Brian Bozak, EVP, Franklin Savings Bank; and Ron Magoon, President & CEO, Franklin Savings GRANT, PAGE A6 BELMONT The Bel-mont Police Department reported the following arrests during the week of Feb.

8 M. Adams, age 40, of Belmont was ar-rested on Feb. 7 for Will-ful Concealment and in connection with multiple A. Castellez, age 34, of Belmont was arrested on Feb. 7 in con-nection with multiple bench Michael Stone, age 50, of Laconia was ar-rested on Feb. 9 for Crim-inal 26-year-old from Belmont was taken into protective custody for in-toxication on Feb. M. Brue, age 28, of Belmont was arrest-ed on Feb. 9 for Resisting Arrest or Detention and multiple counts of Sim-ple Assault resulting in Physical Contact or Bodi-ly Injury. A 28-year-old was taken into protective custody for intoxication during the same Beetle, age 42, of Belmont was arrest-ed on Feb. 10 in connec-tion with a L.

9 Levreault, age 44, of Bel-mont was arrested on Feb. 10 for Driving Af-ter Revocation or Sus-pension (subsequent), Breach of Bail Condi-tions, Control of a Prem-ises Where Drugs were Kept, and multiple counts of drug Jaye M. Ladd, age 21, of Belmont was arrest-ed on Feb. 11 for Driving After Revocation or Sus-pension (subsequent of-fense) and Suspension of Vehicle R. Glodgett, age 39, of Concord was arrest-ed on Feb. 11 for Disobey-ing an Officer, Operating After Certification as a Habitual Offender, Reck-less Conduct with a Dead-ly Weapon, and multiple counts of a Traffic Con-trol Device A. Eldridge, age 26, of Laconia was arrest-ed on Feb. 11 for Theft By Unauthorized Taking in an amount less than $1,000, Criminal Tres-passing, and Loitering or X.

10 Thomas, age 23, of Gilmanton was ar-rested on Feb. 12 for Oper-ating After Certification as a Habitual Offender and in connection with multiple bench G. Smith, age 55, of Belmont was arrest-ed on Feb. 13 for Domestic Violence-Simple Assault resulting in Physical Contact and Breach of Perez, age 38, of Laconia was arrested on Feb. 13 for Driving After Revocation or Fletcher, age 40, of Franklin was arrested on Feb. 14 for Driving Af-ter Revocation or Suspen-sion (subsequent offense) and violating Driver s Li-cense Stites and her com-patriots are considered the international ski patrol, as there is a to-tal of 22 patrollers from around the world. There are three from Sweden, three from Argentina, one from Canada, one from France, one from Britain and the rest are patrol unit con-sists of two internation-al patrol members, one Chinese patrol member, one international doc-tor and one Chinese doc-tor.