THE EVELYN LEAR SCHOLARSHIP, administered by the Cornish Old Home Day Association, is available to Cornish students who have completed their sophomore or higher year of college.  Among requirements are having been a resident of Cornish for five years and having had some community involvement. To receive an application form contact Helen Lovell, 127 Root Hill Rd., Cornish NH  03745.

CONSIDER THIS is a monthly Cornish community newspaper. To subscribe, ($12 for 12 issues) make check out to Nancy Wightman and mail to PO Box 223, Cornish Flat, NH  03746.
     Deadline for submissions is the 20th of each month: Needed are short contributions (up to 500 words), art work & photographs (black & white).  Sign and send to Janice Orion at PO Box 114, Cornish Flat, NH  03746 or orion@fcgnetworks.net

BICYCLING THE TOWN HISTORY OF CORNISH, NH. A map and guide - in pdf file (without cover) This large file may take a while to download.
This booklet is available at the Cornish General Store, Cornish Flat. The $4 cost supports the elemetnary school French program.

Seasonal KAYAKING (and canoeing) for Cornish residents on the Connecticut River - For information, contact: Connie Kousman - 542-7107.

Planning on a trip to the Connecticut River for some in-season kayaking, boating and more? Check out river flow changes at the Wilder Dam that affect the river: http://www.h2oline.com/505121.asp

CORNISH RECYCLING CENTER. Saturdays, 9 to 2. Closed on federal holidays and during winter storms.
Also: trash drop-off $3/bag 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 52 weeks/year
    Recycling Disposal Methods: Glass may be mixed. Please remove the caps, no fluorescent or light bulbs. Tin cans, aluminum and plastic (#1 and #2) can be mixed. Please crush your larger items (milk & laundry detergent containers) and remove the caps from milk, juice, soda and water containers. All refundables should be kept separate and placed in the shed. All paper can be mixed including cardboard, junk mail and magazines. Please remove any outside plastic.
Scrap metal is now accepted and reuse materials are available. No light bulbs, tissue paper, paper towels, greasy paper, wax paper/corrugated.

Have you seen the Totem Pole? The Conservation Commission project to have a totem pole created by Augie Dworark to commemorate facets of town conservation and honor those who've received the town conservation award has happened. The Totem Pole is at the Town Offices and will soon have a book to explain each carving and a plaque with award names and years.

SAINT -GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Open daily May 27 to October 31, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday concerts, 2 p.m., from
July 1-August 19.
       Mt. Ascutney from Saint-Gaudens


THE CORNISH COLONY MUSEUM, 147 Main Street, Windsor. Open May 27 to October
29. 802.674.6008

Old Firehouse Gallery, 147 Main Street in Windsor, VT., 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Regular gallery hours will be Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Noon-6 p.m. or by appointment. For more information: 802-484-5098 or 802-885-6960.

AIDRON DUCKWORTH ART MUSEUM at 21 Bean Road in Meriden, NH. Museum Hours:  Friday-Sat-Sunday 10-5pm; also by appointment 603.469.3444  

Did you received your 2007-2008 Cornish Phone Book? It's a great resource for all Cornish Residents. Consider placing your old 2005-2006 Cornish Phone Book in your vehicle. So many people have cell phones and you may be in a situation where you, or someone in your vehicle, quickly needs a local phone number.  Many thanks to our Cornish Phone Book Editors Nancy Newbold & Dale Lawrence.

BINGO is held by the Fire Department in the Town Hall every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m., with the Ladies Auxiliary selling refreshments. Doors are open at 5:30 and no one under 18 will be admitted.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT LIFELINE IS?  It's a personal service available through a telephone line for the elderly or people with a disability.  It enables them to contact a caring, fully trained professional to respond to medical emergencies.  Jim Atkinson and Laird Klingler, volunteers with Cornish's Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program, have received training in installing the system.   A sliding fee scale is available.  Anyone interested in learning more about the Lifeline Service should contact Karen Coffey or Tami Dixon at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lifeline Program: 1.888.699.4034.

GOOD MORNING! is a telephone reassurance program in Grafton and Sullivan counties, NH and northern Windsor county, VT serving older adults or adults with disabilities who live alone and are at risk of sudden illness, falls, accidents, and social isolation. This free service provided by RSVP & The Volunteer Center.
     A trained volunteer from Good Morning ! calls each older or disabled person between 8 AM and 10 AM each morning.  If the person does not answer and the volunteer has not been notified of any change, pre-arranged procedures are followed for contacting the participant's backup person or the police if necessary.
     The Good Morning ! program is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, by fund-raising grants and private donations.  For
more information call 1-877-711-7787 and ask for Doreen.

WINDSOR COUNTY PARTNERS, MENTORS FOR YOUTH. We seek caring adults to volunteer as mentors for youth, ages 10 to 17, in Windsor County, VT.  Adult mentors, called senior partners, meet with their "junior partner" once a for approximately three hours.  Partners meet together for activity, fun and friendship.  Volunteers receive training, support and lists of suggested activities.  Call 802.674.5101 or 800.491.5101 for more information.

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Around the Town

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e-mail or contact: Selectmen's office:
675.5611 vox  ~  675.5605 fax

Cornish Town Reports available at the Cornish Town Offices

SATURDAY, July 26th
OLD HOME DAY IN CORNISH
LOCATION:  United Church of Cornish Vestry
Center Road, Cornish, NH -ALL ARE WELCOME!
Visiting begins at 11am, luncheon at Noon, entertainment at 1pm. Menu:  Baked Beans, Brown Bread, Cole Slaw, Salads, beverages. Please contact Ruth Rollins at 542-4822 to sign up for a food donation. Tell your neighbors, tell your friends.Cornish celebrates the oldest Home Day in the Nation. See article about OLD HOME DAY by Bernice Johnson in the July issue of CONSIDER THIS, page 3.
.  Families welcome.

Cornish Quilters Quilting Stocking Challenge now on
display at the Grange Hall Gallery at the Cornish Town Offices.Please stop by and vote for your favorite. 
On display until August 15th. Cornish Quilters meet the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month. Please call 675-2030 for summer details.

Communities United for Substance Abuse Prevention  (visit www.cufsap.org) Town Hall meetings for you, your family and our community, will be held to talk about kids and substance abuse. Tuesday July 15th at the Newport Opera House from 4-6:30 and Tuesday July 22nd at Stevens High in Claremont from 4-6:30

WILLING HANDS FRESH PRODUCE
A non-profit organization provides free fresh produce
EVERY WEDNESDAY at Rev. Dale's garage (216 Route 120) near the Cornish Meeting House Green at 4pm, until gone. This is a free service.

ADULT SOFTBALL IN CORNSH
At the lower ball field (accross from the school), Saturdays, 7 p.m., organized by Cornish Youth Recreation Association Families welcome! If you would like to be on Cornish Rec Youth Assoc.'s mailing list, email your email address to karenjims@comcast.net

BONE BUILDING CLASS IN CORNISH
Bone Strengthening Exercise Class for Women & Men
Get strong, stay strong! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30am-9:30am at the Cornish Town Hall. Hand & ankle weights provided, or bring your own. $1 per week for more info, contact Judy Rook at 675-5789.

POLICE ALERT!
On Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, a Cornish resident arrived home from work at 00:15 hours to find a maroon 90’s Toyota pickup, that was in good shape, in his driveway, and 2 men and 2 women in his house.    He does not know how they accessed the house as it was secure, but a window may have been the access.   As any good resident would do, he asked them to leave immediately, which they did.    He went to bed and thought nothing more of it.    At about 9:00 am he awoke to find the four in his yard, two trying to get into his garage, and one into the basement.   After he got up and moving they left the yard on foot.    Same resident left the house around 10am and noted the Maroon Toyota with the 4 people around it talking to someone in a blue pickup truck with possibly CT plates (no further description available).    The only description of the people is that one male was medium height, medium build, dark hair, tattoos on both arms and had a pit bull puppy with him in the second visit.
   The resident notified the Cornish Police of this at about 22:00 hours last night (Wed), hoping we would check his house before he came home from work to make sure they were not their again.
    IF ANYONE HAS SEEN ANYTHING SIMILAR, PLEASE REPORT IT TO CORNISH PD AT 603-543-0535 OR CORNISH.POLICE@COMCAST.NET.    I would like to stress to all residents to report ANY suspicious activity immediately.    Delayed reporting of these incidents greatly hampers our ability to protect our residents.

HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DATE FOR CORNISH RESIDENTS:
September 20, 9 a.m.-Noon
at the Lebanon Recycle Center on Rt. 12A.
Proof of Cornish Residency may be required.
Cornish Hazardous Waste Day - ALSO -Saturday, October 18th - LEBANON LANDFILL - 9am-Noon

NEW DATES FOR CORNISH HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
NEWPORT PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY
449 South Main Street (Route 10)
Proof of residency may be required.
This collection is paid for by our town taxes.
Saturday, July 12th - NEWPORT LANDFILL -
9 a.m.-Noon
Saturday, October 18th - LEBANON LANDFILL -
9 a.m.-Noon

CORNISH PLAY GROUP
There will be a Cornish Play Group for children 5 years old and younger beginning Friday, January 11, 2008.  Play group will take place in the gymnasium at the Cornish School each Friday from 9:30 until 10:30am. All children must be accompanied/supervised by an adult. If there is no school, play group will not be held.Volunteers for activities (singing, music, story time, games) always welcomed and appreciated.Questions?  Want to help? Call Kathryn at 542-8580 or e-mail

POSTAL RATES
First-Class Mail letter (1 oz.) $0.42
First-Class Mail letter (2 oz.) $0.59
Postcard $0.27
First-Class Mail large envelope (2 oz.) $1.00
Certified Mail $2.70
First-Class Mail International to Canada and Mexico (1 oz.) $0.72
First-Class Mail International to all other countries (1 oz.) $0.94

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHORE CORPS?
Home repairs & chores for older residents in Grafton & Sullivan Counties in NH. Caring Volunteers Helping Older Residents to Remain Independent in their own homes and communites. Please call 1-877-711-7787 if you need services or if you would like to be a volunteer. e-mail

Recyling Ideas
You may  drop off OLD CELL PHONES at
Women’s Supportive Services in Claremont, NH, at 543-0155, (newly-named TURNING POINTS NETWORK), or WISE in Lebanon, NH, 448-5922. 
They distribute cell phones to women for safety purposes. Phones they are unable to use they recycle and receive a small donation for doing so.
The Cornish Recycling Center collects used RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES & OLD CELL PHONES & CHARGERS.  The phones will be refurbished and used in developing countries providing telephone services to areas that have never had phone service in the past. Cornish will receive a fee from NRRA (Northeast Resource Recovery Association) for each cell phone collected.  Bring your rechargable batteries and old cell phones to the Cornish Recycling Center on Saturdays from 9-2 p.m., or to the Cornish Town Offices. Collection bags and boxes will be at each location.
USED INK CARTRIDGES FROM INKJET PRINTERS can now be recycled as well.  Plastic mailers for the cartridges are available at the Cornish Town Offices or the Cornish School.  Simply place your used cartridge in the mailer and drop into any mailbox.  Postage is pre-paid and the Town of Cornish will receive money for each cartridge received. The cartridges are refilled and refurbished for distribution.
WANTED:  CLEAN PACKING PEANUTS
Recycle your styrofoam and/or cornstarch shipping peanuts. Please contact Taylor Brothers Sugarhouse in Meriden, NH. 603-469-3182 e-mail.

LOOKING FOR USED CAR SEATS
Paula Harthan (of Cornish) is looking for donations of used car seats for a special toddler program of the Lebanon School District.  Car seats needed in sizes suitable for 2-4 year olds. Please contact Paula at 542-5596 or e-mail
Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, will accept used hearing aids. Collection boxes for prescription glasses are located at Price Chopper, Windsor, and the Coop grocery stores in Hanover and Lebanon. Does anyone know who will accept used, non-prescription sunglasses? Respond to e-mail

Volunteer drivers needed to bring elderly ladies from Cornish grocery shopping every two weeks (one to Market Basket) the other likes to go to (Price Chopper in Windsor).  Also occasional Dr's appointments.  Please contact Volunteers in Action.  802-674-5971.

Message from Bill Lipfert of Cornish, NH:
My railroad fanatacism has led me to start a casual web site featuring photos of trains in our neck of the woods (mostly in Cornish).  If others on the list (with high speed Internet access!) might enjoy seeing them, feel free to post this link.  Click on the "More Images" button to see more images -- 15 pages in all.
http://www.necrr.com/images1.html

Area Alerts
Please, Please, Please call the police department with anything you see that is out of the ordinary, suspicious, or down right illegal!  Many times I hear, oh I didn’t want to bother you.  I would much rather be bothered while it is happening and have a chance at catching those responsible then following up one to three days later! cornish.police@comcast.net

METAL FLATWARE AVAILABLE
If you are having a party or any social function and would like to borrow real metal flatware to use, it is available. Melanie Ditzel and Sue Fitch have pooled together service for about 175, after buying it for our children's weddings. All we ask is that you wash and dry it before returning. It is not fancy or expensive, but it doesn't break, and its free!
Contact Sue or Melanie to borrow the flatware:
Sue Fitch 675-9391,  fitch@mvgalaxy.com
Melanie Ditzel, 469-3492, melanieditzel@hotmail.com

Historical Society building at Cornish Flat

HISTORIC PHOTOS
 See historic town Post Cards from Cornish Historical Society - Click Here

CORNISH HISTORICAL CENTER, 26 School Street, next to the Stowell Library in Cornish Flat,, is open from 9 a.m-12 Noon on the second Saturday of every month. Please drop by and check us out.

Cornish Historical Society
Meetings April-Ocotober, at the Meeting House.

Plainfield Historical Society Web site
Town of Plainfield Web site

UNITED CHURCH OF CORNISH POT ROAST DINNERS. Now being held at the vestry on Center Road, the first Saturday of the month, 5 to 7 p.m. All you can eat. Adults - $9, Children - $5, pre-school, free.

CORNISH SENIOR LUNCH. Held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at noon at the Masons Halls on School Street, Cornish Flat, NH. Please call Connie Kousman at 675.7107 if planning to attend.

THE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY is here for you to use, at the vestry on Center Road. Just call Rev. Dale, 542.8546, if you need this service.

THE UNITED CHURCH OF CORNISH - CHURCH SERVICES,  Center Road. All are welcome.
    9 a.m. ­ Praise Service (half hour of music)
    9:30 a.m. ­ Morning Worship
    11 a.m. ­ Sunday School classes for all ages
    7:30 p.m. ­ Sunday & Tuesday: Adult Bible Study at the Parsonage.

PLAINFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH CHICKEN PIE SUPPER at the Grange. The second Saturday of each month, December, February, April, June, at 5 p.m. $6.50 Adults, $3.50 children (under 5 free) Family Price $25. Seniors of Plainfield, Meriden and Cornish eat free compliments of the Millar Fund.

TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH, CORNISH The Reverend Dr. Brian Marsh, Rector of the
Anglican Church in America.
1928 Book of Common Prayer - 1940 Hymnal - Gospel Preaching - Sundays, 11 a.m., Blow-Be-Down Grange, Rt. 12A Plainfield in winter and Rt. 12A, Cornsih otherwise.
TrinityChurch@CornishColony.net
John White, 675.2022

NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR.  Sometimes even a simple task like climbing on a chair or stepladder to change a lightbulb in a ceiling fixture can be scary, even dangerous. For many seniors, however, there is no one to call for help. With this in mind, a group of Cornish men are offering their help. "Neighbor to Neighbor" is an attempt to meet that need. Shoveling a roof, preparing the soil to plant a few tomatoes, stacking a cord of wood. These are the types of jobs that your neighbors would be pleased to help you with.
CORNISH NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR GROUP ACTIVITIES:
Jim Fitch organized a work-group to provide Claudia Yatsevitch with firewood.  A small group, made up of Jim, Gabe Zoerheide, Bob Michal, Don Snowden, and Laird Klingler, met and completed the task this past Saturday. Don Snowden has also been helping Helen Lovell with plumbing issues. And Laird Klingler checks in with Helen to make sure her wood box is always full. Sometimes it's the simple things, the little things, that make all the difference.  Neighbor helping neighbor....
Interested in helping? If you need help with a certain chore, please contact Jim or Henry, or call Connie Kousman at 542-7107.Please tell a friend about this community group. Call Jim Fitch at 675-9391 or Henry Homeyer at 543-1307. We will also meet for breakfast once a month. The more the merrier.

Volunteers in Action needs your help. This nonprofit provides many outreach services for the Upper Valley. Contact: 802-674-5971 to volunteer.

WILLING HANDS ENTERPRISES: a nonprofit organization dedicated to recovering excess and discarded fresh produce and other food from local stores, farms and markets, and distributing the food to recipient centers in the Upper Valley now has a weekly stop in Cornish Flat on Wednesdays, 4:30-5 p.m., 216 Route 120. All are welcome to come and collect free produce and food.

Blacksmith Shop Bridge