Troop 401 thanks all

To the Editor:

On behalf of the members of Boy Scout Troop 401 and their families, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the following outstanding businesses, whose generosity made the 8th Annual Silent Auction and Dessert Buffet, on April 5 a great success.

Those businesses are: ACE Printing, A-Ward Straight Chiropractic, Elliot Orthodontics, Autocare Plus, Second Wind BMW, Thomson Outdoor & Powerwashing Services, Gunstock Recreational Area, Atlas Fireworks, Bertucci’s Restaurant, Broadway Bound, Cinemagic Movie Theatre, Lindt, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Coca-Cola, Sky Meadow Golf Club, Boston Red Sox, Camp’s Car Wash, Capital Center for the Arts, Castle in the Clouds, Cranmore Mountain, Circle K-Irving, Daniel Webster Animal Hospital, Dr. Warguska’s Dental Office, Edward Jones Investments, Evolution Rock Climbing, Exit 11 Carwash, Fresh Market, Great NH Restaurants, DW Pizzeria, Giorgio’s, Goodale’s Bike Shop, Homestead/Fratello’s Restaurants, Icy Flaus Quilts, IHOP- Bedford, Innovations Spa & Salon, Isles of Shoals Cruises, Janette Lopez Salon, Jordan’s Furniture, Interstate Battery Center, Nutin But Good Times, Lobster Boat, Loon Mountain Resort, Lost River Gorge, Mel’s Funway, Merrimack Flower Shop, Merrimack Jewelers, Jeffrey Scott Fine Jewelry, Leda Light House Lanes, Leddy Performance Center, Mount Sunapee Ski Resort, Mr. G’s Restaurant, NE Revolution, NH Philharmonic, NH Fisher Cats, Shaws, Panera Bread, Pat’s Peak Ski Area, Parker’s Maple Barn, Pet’s Choice Food & Supplies, Puritan Restaurant, RJ’s Motorsport, Merrimack Inn, Readings by Dale, Rhino Linings of Merrimack, Seasonal Speciality Stores, SEE Science Museum, Shortsleeve’s Wood Creations, Six Flags-NE, StoryLand, Huntington Tutoring, The Common Man, The Barber’s Tool Shed, Thirty One Gifts,Vertical Dreams Indoor Climbing Gym, Wilson Farm, Weathervane Seafood Restaurant and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.

The proceeds of this annual fundraiser and enables the Troop to provide a variety of programs for the scouts to enjoy. Along with regular campouts and hikes, they also participate in a three-day bike trip to Cape Cod , a four-day canoe trip to Lake Umbagog, rocket building and a trip to NYC and the USS Intrepid. The Scouts attend Summer Camp at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation in Gilmanton Iron Works, NH and also attend the BSA National Youth Leadership Training Program.

For further information regarding the scouting program of BSA Troop 401, please contact Scoutmaster Ken Sanborn, ibdscoutmaster@comcast.net or Committee Chair Marsha Kofman , rdhetal@yahoo.com.

TROOP 401

Merrimack

The Merrimack Crimeline says thank you

To the Editor:

The Merrimack Crimeline says thank you to The Granite State Conjurors for their performances on April 12 at the sixth annual benefit for the K-9 program.

The benefit was a success for the 65th year in a row. Crimeline would as like to thank the American Legion Post 98 for their cooperation in the event. Thanks also to the businesses and residents who donated items for the event and raffle: Shaw’s, Depot Farms Stand, The Common Man, Merrimack Flower Shop, Cinemagic, Domino’s, Sal’s Pizza, Billy’s Famous Pizza, The Lobster Boat, 603 Lounge, D.W. Diner, Merrimack Ten Pin, Pizza Roma, Bob & Dee’s Hairstyling and Barbershop, Merrimack House of Pizza, All Basic Stove Shop, Clipper Carney, Interstate Battery, Spartan Pizza, Tire Town, Reed’s Ferry Lumber, DW Pizzeria, Starbucks, Sweet Ginger 2, The Copy Shop, Giorgios, Hawthorne Suites, Merrimack Firearms, Model Fabrication Hobby Shop, Reeds Ferry Market, Walgreens, CVS, Double Play Hobby Shop, Merrimack Library, Boston Billards, and the Law Firm of Devine, Millimet and Branch.

A great big thank you to our sponsors, Dick Hinch from Hinch Crowley Realty Associates LLC, New Hampshire Hydraulics and Northeast Credit Union.

A special thanks to Pet’s Choice that is located at 465 Daniel Webster Highway (CVS Plaza). Pet’s Choice is the sponsor for of Gunny’s food. Also to Family Chiropractic, of Merrimack, that is located at 36 Baboosic Lake Road. Family Chiropractic is providing Gunny, K-9 member of the Merrimack Police Department with free chiropractic care.

Gunny showed us his training in finding drugs successfully and an outside demonstration of tackling the bad guy. Please remember that Gunny is free to the taxpayers of Merrimack and is supported only by donations and fundraisers. If anyone is interested in making a donation, it can be mailed to Merrimack Crimeline, P.O. Box 701, Merrimack, NH 03054-0701.

To make an anonymous crime tip, please call 424-2424 or online go to www.merrimackcrimeline.org and get free money for any tip that leads to an arrest.

JUDY ERIKSEN

President Merrimack Crimeline