Mark your calendars! The
Boy Scouts of Troop 120 and
the Cub Scouts of Pack 120 in
Candia will be participating in
the annual Daniel Webster
Council “Scouting for Food”
drive this month. We will be
dropping off specially marked
bags to every home in Candia
on Saturday, Nov. 13, and picking
up the bags that you’ve
filled with nonperishable food
goods the following Saturday,
Nov. 20.
This year, to improve the efficiency
of the process, the food
we collect in Candia will be
delivered directly to the Candia
Food Pantry, just in time to help
needy families with food for the
holidays.
We may be at your home any
time during those days, so
please keep your eyes open for
us and keep your pets inside or
tied up.
To the Editor:
I am Donna Karolian, wife of
candidate for Sheriff, Clark
Karolian. Before the election
results are known, I would like
to take a moment to thank all
Clark’s supporters in Merrimack
County and to reflect upon the
wonderful process we have been
involved in over these last six
months.
Clark started campaigning in
early April after spending
months researching the
Merrimack County Sheriffs
Department. We enjoyed being
a part of many towns’ Old Home
Day parades and activities.
Clark spoke to countless organizations
about his plans for
increasing productivity and efficiency
at the sheriff’s office.
During October, Clark spent
most evenings taking part in
Meet the Candidate forums
across the county and going
door to door speaking with voters.
I want to thank people for
their kind words and support.
Regardless of whether Clark
wins the election for Sheriff, we
are better people for this experience.
This campaign has
allowed us to define who we are
and what we believe in. Clark
has taken responsibility for the
ideas he has made public and
has encouraged others to do the
same. As Clark has said, integrity
is a police officer’s most
important tool, and once you
have lost your integrity you are
no longer fit to be a police officer.
Thank you, Clark, for showing
me each day what integrity
looks like.
Donna Karolian
Hooksett
There is a leash law in Allenstown; dog owner should obey it
To the Editor:
I live in Allenstown and lately
I have been having problems
with the neighbor’s young golden
retriever, running freely up
and down the street and most
times the owner(s) is not in
sight.
It wouldn’t be a problem if the
dog was friendly towards others,
but it consistently growls and
shows its teeth when my dog
and I walk by.
Today, the dog came at me
and my dog twice, growling and
showing its teeth.
One of the owners was at the
neighbor’s house across the
street and another family member
was at the footsteps of their
house. The dog was not on a
leash, and the owners did nothing.
When the dog came at me
for a second time, I became
angry and afraid at the same
time. I was afraid because I have
been bitten in the face by a
boxer that was a patient when I
worked at (an area clinic) as a
kennel helper and angry because
the owner made it seem like it
was my fault. They started a
yelling match with me when
they were the irresponsible
ones. I don’t know the dog very
well and the times I have
encountered it (not by choice),
the dog always growls at me
which I find odd because usually
dogs that I don’t know will
come up to me in a happy way.
I think that the residents of
Allenstown should be reminded
that there is a leash law and that
a dog owner is responsible for
the well-being of the dog and to
keep it from harm and harming
others. I know for a fact that
there is a leash law in
Allenstown because I inquired
the last time I licensed my dog.
You never know what a dog is
thinking, they could be the best-trained
dog in which the owner
feels that they don’t need a
leash. But in fact anything can
spark a dog’s attention, whether
it be another animal, a vehicle,
or a human being in which the
dog forgets for a moment what it
has been taught and does what
comes as instinct to them.
I shouldn’t have to walk my
2-year-old German shepherd/
labrador in fear of a another dog
attacking me or my dog.
I think it would be in great
interest to write an article about
being a responsible dog/pet
owner.
I thank you for your time,
Jennifer Duval
Allenstown
We could hardly believe our eyes when we got the
story about the Hooksett School Board having a million
dollars left over after constructing a new middle school
and renovating Memorial School. We knew the construction
projects had gone well and come in under
budget, but a million dollars under? Wow! Hooksett
residents should give everyone involved in the construction
and financing of these two enormous projects a sincere
thank you.