The Berlin Daily Sun, Thursday, September 1, 2011

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

VOL. 20 NO. 97

BERLIN, N.H.

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Ski weekend could bring Proposed low level training flights would hundreds to Gorham include Coos County BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

COOS COUNTY -- A small section of northeastern Coos County is included in an Air National Guard proposal for low altitude flight training missions. The proposal has drawn heated opposition in Maine where Gov. Paul LePage this month asked the Air National Guard to cancel plans for the low level flight training. The Air National Guard proposes to modify its Condor Military Operations Areas to allow the 104th Fighter Wing out of Westfield, Mass., to fly F-15 training missions as low as 500 feet above ground over an area that includes sections of Somerset, Franklin, and Oxford Counties in Maine and a tiny slice of Coos County in New Hampshire. The Air National Guard said the low level training missions are needed to prepare pilots for “real-world operational scenarios” and are essential for homeland security. On Aug. 19, LePage sent a letter to

both the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air National Guard expressing his state’s strong opposition to the proposal which initially surfaced five years ago. LePage said he expects in the near future the National Guard Bureau will submit an application to the Federal Aviation Administration to lower the Condor MOA to 500 feet. In Coos County, the draft Environmental Impact Statement prepared in 2009 indicates the modified area would include 14,000 acres of the Connecticut Lakes National Area. It would also touch the extreme northwest corner of Third Connecticut Lake but the draft EIS said the lake would not likely be subject to frequent flights since pilots prefer to train in the center of military operations areas. Part of the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge is also included in the Condor area but the impacted area is in Maine. Furthermore, the

GORHAM – A regional ski event for elementary and middle school aged children could fill Gorham this winter. Sue Wemyss of Great Glen Trails informed the selectmen on Monday night, that a New England-wide Nordic ski event is planned for the Pinkham Notch Center on March 3-4, 2012. “We’re really super excited about it,” she told the board. “It’s one of the neatest cross-country ski events that happens in New England.” Wemyss said the event, the New England Bill Koch League Festival, rotates annually between Maine, Mas-

sachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire and typically draws around 400 skiers between the ages of 6 and 13. Along with those skiers, she said, come parents, spectators and coaches. It’s very much a family event,” she said. In planning the event, Great Glen has looked north of the notch for partners, Wemyss said, and the Town and Country has been designated the host lodging property. As such, the motel will host a dinner on Saturday night with around 400-600 tickets expected to be sold based on prior years’ attendance. see SKI page 9

see FLIGHTS page 9

Tests detect bacteria in water supply for Jackson Water Precinct BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

JACKSON — Tests earlier this week found traces of bacteria in the town water supply in the wake of Tropic Storm Irene, and residents are being told to not drink the water until the system is cleared and retested. Students were asked to bring bottled water for the opening day of classes at Jackson Grammar School on Wednesday. “The holding tanks, pipes and valves are being cleaned and sanitized,” Jackson Water Precinct Commissioner Karl Meyers stated in a release Tuesday. “They will be refilled and rinsed out. The holding tanks

will then be refilled and additional tests will be preformed by the end of (Tuesday). “The tests will be submitted for analyzing first thing Wednesday morning,” the release continued. “It will take a minimum of 24 hours for the results of the test to be known. The bottom line is water will be back on line for the holiday weekend. We’re hoping for sometime on Thursday. As soon as we know, we will send out another e-news.” Meyers said for right now, do not drink or brush your teeth with Jackson Water Precinct. water. It is safe to do laundry. see BACTERIA page 9

Today, September 1, from 3-7 p.m., the Berlin Farmers Market celebrates our local heroes from the Berlin Fire Department, Berlin Police Department, Berlin Public Works, Berlin Public Health, Berlin Ambulance, AVH Hospital, Coos County Family Health Services and more. Meet Miss Berlin and Miss Stratford County and enjoy hearing them sing/perform at 4 p.m. in the music tent. Personal Touch will be doing free blood pressure screens, Berlin Public Health will be giving out information, Berlin EMS, Fire, Public Works and Police will have service vehicles parked in the street for you to check out.

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