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Candia residents, many of them still recovering from the shock of their recent property tax bills, may be in no mood to spend $4 million to $5 million on the Moore School right now. If you are one of the people hard hit by taxes, it is especially important that you attend the meeting on Thursday, Dec. 9, regarding the school addition. Yes, everyone should be there, but if you are inclined to say no to anything presented by the school board or town, you ought to at least give a listen to why its needed so you can make an informed decision.

Expansion of the school makes sense in terms of giving Candia’s children an adequate education. That’s adequate, not luxurious. Moore School is not technically overcrowded, but standards and needs have changed for special education classes, science labs and sports.

With public input, projects like these can be refined to the point where most people are satisfied they are getting the best bang for their buck. Take a look at the plan and let them know what you think. ­ Ginger Kozlowski
Editor, Hooksett Banner

To the Editor:
I am sincerely grateful to the voters in Candia, Deerfield, Northwood and Nottingham for allowing me to return to the New Hampshire House where I will continue to work on behalf of all my constituents.

We are faced with many difficult decisions to be made over the next two years. I welcome hearing from my constituents regarding their concerns. I can be reached at my home (463-8309) my office (271-3165) or by e-mail at joe.stone@leg.state.nh.us.

Again, thank all of you who voted for me.

Rep. Joe Stone
Rockingham County, District 1

To the Editor:
Do something selfish, help the poor. Yes, the most selfish thing you can do is to help those less fortunate, because blessing others is blessing yourself. The feeling you get, instantly, is so good that its hard to believe its not illegal, fattening, nor harmful to your health. This feeling can last for days, weeks or even years!

Did you know that the people putting money into the bell-ringers bucket receive much more in return than the people getting money from it? That money will be the answer to someone’s prayer. It will make the difference between happy and sad for a family somewhere. You will be doing the Lord’s work, as you should, and you will have the kind of joy that money can’t buy. That little bit will give someone far more happiness than you could ever get for it. Try it, I guarantee that you will feel instant pleasure.

One way that is painless and effective is to sponsor a child or family in a far away land. Let them deduct a few bucks a month from your credit card. You’ll never notice it after a while, but that family will notice it and give praise to God for it every day. You can save someone’s life for much less than your cable bill. Giving regularly at your church is another way to indulge yourself and help others.

Some people have more time than money. Your time is more valuable than money most of the time. The hours you spend in service are the hours no one else could provide. Your time is indispensable, and only you can do what needs to be done at those times. One of your purposes in life will be fulfilled, and you will know it instantly.

One of my mother’s recurring sayings was, “Charity covers a multitude of sins.” Having raised 14 of us, I trust her wisdom and always try to follow her advice. Charity is our way of imitating Jesus. Helping another is helping Him, and the best way to make charity an ultimate high is to do so anonymously.

Dave Ross
Hooksett

To the Editor:
I am a fifth-grade student from Fishkill, N.Y. My class is studying the history and geography of the United States. To help us learn about your state, we are trying to collect as many postcards of interesting things and places as we can. Please send them to Jessica Schneider, c/o Mr. Neevel, Brinckerhoff, 16 Wedgewood Road, Fishkill, N.Y. 12524.

Thank you very much for your help with our project.

Jessica Schneider
Fishkill, N.Y.

To the Editor:
In anticipation of all the calories we were planning on consuming on Thanksgiving day my 16-year-old daughter and I decided to go for a walk that morning. From our house in Auburn there is a lovely two-mile loop that we often walk up Chester Turnpike Road to a half-mile stretch of unpaved Raymond Road back home to Dearborn Road. It is lovely except for one thing: the tons of trash that have been dumped along side of the road. We tried to ignore it as we made our way up Chester Turnpike. But on that day, as we turned on to Raymond Road, we could not stand it any longer. We hurried home and got a couple of 30-gallon trash bags and some rubber gloves and headed back to Raymond Road in our pickup truck.

The first order of business was a tire that had been dumped just a few feet from a brook. Then we proceeded to pick up the smaller pieces of trash around the brook area. I found another tire in the stream but was unable to remove it because it is now filled with sand and I had not brought a shovel with me.

It was surprising how little time it took for us to each fill a bag. It was extremely depressing to realize what a small dent we were able to make in the mess that exists on Raymond Road. We were sorry that we had not brought more bags. In less that one half hour we filled the bags we had with us yet we were not able to clear the trash from even one third of the half mile that concerned us.

It is difficult to do such a chore without wondering what goes through the mind of someone that throws trash out of his or her car into the woods when there is a perfectly good transfer station in town. It is hard not to wonder how many individuals do this. Most of the garbage we picked up was beer bottles or cans and the rest of it had printed on it either “McDonalds” or “Dunkin Donuts.” I suspect a lot of drinking and driving goes on in Auburn and the perpetrators throw the residuals out their windows on their way home.

The litter problem in Auburn is huge. It is not only limited to the area that I have been talking about. Any road in Auburn you happen down has an uninterrupted stream of trash running along either side of it; running along side the waterways that feed into the Massabesic (AKA: Manchester’s drinking water supply).

I love to hike and don’t have much time to do it, so I walk around my neighborhood. It is a beautiful neighborhood but the trash is piling up and I fear that soon when I look out my window that is all I will be able to see.

Dorothy Brousseau
Auburn

To the Editor:
I am writing in response to (Ingrid Byrd’s) comments in last week’s article about Candia’s Master Plan. The specific quote I reference is, “Once people moved in, they found they could hear their neighbors’ toilets flush, and people want their own land – that’s what they came out to the country for.” You were speaking of Candia’s only Cluster Development (correctly referred to as Open Space Communities). I will speak for myself only, not “people in general” as you did.

First, who is your source? As a resident of the only Open Space Community in Candia, I can tell you that you never spoke to me, and from my perspective, are dead wrong on both counts. In the more than eight years I have lived here, I have never ever heard anyone’s toilet but my own. As for the reason we chose the area, it was for the small neighborhood concept that had more than 50 acres of reserved and protected land. I did not want to be isolated on three acres in the woods, with no neighbors. Wrong again, Ingrid.

I would strongly suggest to you that you not speak for others, at the very least “interview” everyone in a neighborhood before speaking for them. It is unfortunate that you do not seem to recognize that 16 families have banded together to protect more than 50 acres from development. Towns all over the country are exploring ways to protect open space. There is no downside to this. Everyone wins. Open Space Communities are an excellent use of land as well as a protection from further development. I believe it is time to open your mind to concepts widely practiced and proven to be perfect for those that choose to take advantage of them. Each to his own.

You have opposed our community from day one, and it is time you accepted the fact that it is here and working very well.

Jane B. Twitchell
Candia

To the Editor:
On behalf of the Hooksett Family Service Department, we would like to thank the many families who so generously donated food for the Holiday Food Drive. Through the efforts of many, including the Hooksett PTO and the Hooksett PTA, with special thanks to Mary Darby, Hooksett School District, Salvation Army, HERC, Tel-com Pioneers, Congregational Church, Girl Scout Troop, the Agrafiotis Family, and many anonymous volunteers, we were able to prepare 137 food baskets to be delivered to families in need for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Each year we are humbled by the generosity of the Hooksett Community. Through the coming together of many organizations, a greater good is achieved. We are extremely grateful to you for being a part of our success. We are proud to be a part of such a giving and caring community.

Thank you again, and best wishes for a safe and Happy Holiday.

Lee Ann Moynihan and Joy Buzzell
Hooksett

To the Editor:
Almost everyone has heard the argument that fluoridation of the public water supply reduces dental cavities, particularly in children’s teeth.

What the public has never been told is that under the 9th Amendment – Bill of Rights –of the U.S. Constitution, everyone “has the human right to get and keep” dental caries.

Furthermore, under the 5th Amendment, when the government forces people to accept and use intentionally contaminated public water without their full consent, the law of the land says they must receive just compensation.

As for the other side of the dental caries coin, the Constitution provides under the 14th Amendment that “no one has a Constitutional human right not to get” dental caries. This provision is known as the Equal Protection clause of Constitution.

What makes this whole issue even more interesting is the fact that the U.S. Congress has already ratified two international binding treaties which expressly prohibit fluoridation contamination of public water supplies.

In other words, forced medication without full consent and/or compensation for any reason violates the human right of all individuals under our federal Constitution.

Right now the Manchester Water Works owes millions of dollars in just compensation to 10,938 people, plus 6,018 in the surrounding towns (total 16,956) who voted no to water poisoning on the fluoride referendum question.

Yes, the city violated the law at least five times and its now time to pay up.

Does anyone know a good civil rights attorney interested in brining a federal court class-action suit against the Manchester Water Works?

Lloyd G. Basinow
Manchester

To the Editor:
This time of year the beautiful berry vine “bittersweet” can be seen clearly from roadsides and backyards – but beware! As you drive along Route 3 you can see what this vine does. It strangles trees and shrubs. Across from what used to be St. Mary’s, you can see lines of apple trees suffocated by these vines.

Check your yards, shrubs and trees. Cut these vines because the berries drop and start new ones. I’m not sure how to destroy them after cutting.

Look along the roadside and see the sad demise of many beautiful trees. Does anyone have suggestions? Should our highway department help clear this vine?

Sheila Rick
Pembroke