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Valley News - A Life: Merle Schotanus' 'wheels were always turning'


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 [email protected].
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 N ....

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