DOVER — The Active Retirement Association (ARA) announces a free General Meeting on Mon., October 16, from 2-3:30 p.m., at the Durham Evangelical Church (lower level), 114 Dover Road (Route
When it came time for a teenager to learn to drive, consider what it would be like if they were reluctant to even get in the car.Then, when they finally got behind the wheel, these drivers quickly became overwhelmed by a winding road, riddled with.
A Life: Merle Schotanus’ ‘wheels were always turning’
Merle Schotanus has been the town s moderator for 19 years. He s pictured in front of Grantham Methodist Church, on May 21, 2004, where voting is held. (Valley News - Tom Rettig) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
The Schotanus family, from left to right, Merle, Anna, Helen and Sue, during Helen s graduation from University of Illinois in 1965. (Family photograph)
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GRANTHAM In more than four decades in the Upper Valley, Merle Schotanus seemed to live several lifetimes.
He ran Sugar Springs Farm, a fruit and maple sugar operation in Grantham. He served as town moderator for 20 years, won seven terms in the state House of Representatives and served on the University of New Hampshire System board for 11 years. He also shepherded a group of cyclists who raised thousands in donations for the Norris Cotton Cance
My Turn: A five-point plan for a healthy state budget
Published: 12/19/2020 6:10:14 AM
During challenging times like these, the smartest, most enduring investment New Hampshire can make is in the health and wellness of its people. Ensuring the well-being of all Granite Staters will yield profits to our society that are far greater than the price tag.
The return is a New Hampshire whose children, families, adults, and communities are healthy, safe, and resilient now and far into the future.
This coming legislative session our lawmakers will be tasked with developing the next state budget. The budget will cover the next two years, but its impact on the state will last much longer. Proper investments in the health and wellness of the Granite State by the Legislature is the only thing that can help New Hampshire recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing substance use and mental health crises, and begin to undo the harms of systemic racism on our public health system.