Page 16 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, January 12, 2012
Busy ASTRA service club for teenagers now 15 members strong MEREDITH — With 15 members, ASTRA is a rapidly growing club that’s committed to making a difference in their community. These teens embody the words that ASTRA stands for: Ability, Service, Training, Responsibility and Achievement. ASTRA, sponsored by the International Altrusa Club of Meredith, has completed many community service projects, including setting up a Giving Tree at Altrusa’s 16th Annual Festival of Trees. The members made and put up many ornaments with the names of Humane Society needs written on the back. The ornaments were then taken by Festival visitors and returned along with the requested item to the animal shelter. The Humane Society benefits greatly from the Giving Tree that ASTRA members put up every year. Another event in which ASTRA participated was ”The Gingerbread Man: A Tasty Tale,” which was narrated by storyteller and musician Rusty Locke on December 2 at the Festival of Trees. Angela Yeo played the part of the Gingerbread Man and Megan Wallace played the Baker. Other members dressed as bakers and helped parents escort their youngsters to the presentation. On December 12, ASTRA teens put together 100 care packages for homeless veterans. These packages included scarves, hats, mittens, socks,
toiletries and candies. In conjunction with Baby Threads of NH Director Bonnie Champagne, the members worked to make the holidays a little bit brighter for the homeless. After assembling the packages, the members relaxed and prepared for a night of fun. Exchanging gifts in a Yankee Swap and singing Christmas carols, the teens enjoyed refreshments and celebrated the season. ASTRA recently elected and installed the following officers for 2012: President Michaelle Yeo, VicePresident Angela Yeo, Secretary Bridget Ireland and Treasurer Megan Wallace. Other members of ASTRA include: Kes Baker, Haillie Bessonett, Danielle Bliss, Kylie Dickinson, Margaux Dickinson, Jasmine Garland, Kaitlin Jacques, Kaitlyn Lovell, Hayley Morse, Michelle Paquin and Alyssa Taylor. The advisors are Kelly Bennett, Monica Bennett, Vickie Carty, Kathleen Mercier, Jacki Taylor and Wendy Wallace. ASTRA is always open to any teen or preteen in Grades 7-12 who is interested in giving back to the community. The club meets on the second Monday of the month from 6-8 p.m. at the Meredith Community Center. For more information, please contact ASTRA Chair Vickie Carty at 279-4140. — Angela Yeo (ASTRA Publicity Chair)
LIENHOLDER’S NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF BOAT SUBJECT TO BOAT STORAGE LIEN Notice is hereby given that for failure to pay boat storage and other fees and costs for services rendered with respect to a certain boat owned by Dan Demers, more particularly described below, West Alton Marina, L.L.C., the holder of a statutory lien under RSA 450-A:1, shall, pursuant to RSA 450-A:4, sell the aforementioned boat and equipment thereon, such sale to be conducted by public auction at the premises, West Alton Marina, L.L.C., 35 West Alton Marina Road, Alton Bay, New Hampshire, on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. The current outstanding boat storage and other fees are One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and Sixty-One Cents ($1,991.61) due to West Alton Marina, L.L.C. Said boat and engine are more particularly described as follows: 1988 27ft Cruisers Inc. 2660 Vee Sport, Hull #CRS7177BL788 and Mercruiser 7.4 liter engine, serial #OB918146 Persons desiring more information concerning the boat or the manner of sale should contact Deirdre Tibbetts, at West Alton Marina, L.L.C., 35 West Alton Marina Road, Alton Bay, New Hampshire, 03810, (603)-875-7788, or at mailto:deirdre@westaltonmarina.com Terms of Sale: The aforementioned boat and equipment is to be sold AS IS WHERE IS, with no representations or warranties regarding the condition of the boat or title thereto. Said boat shall be sold subject to any applicable taxes and any and all liens and encumbrances which may have priority over the lien(s) of the lienholder. A deposit in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), payable by cash, certified check or bank cashier’s check, shall be required at the time of acceptance of the bid with the full balance due and payable in the same manner within fourteen (14) days from the date of the auction. The successful bidder shall be required to execute a Memorandum of Sale immediately after the close of bidding. The lienholder reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to accept back-up bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. Dated this 9th day of January, 2012. Bianco Professional Association Lisa A. Rule, Esquire 18 Centre Street Concord, NH 03301
ASTRA Teen Community Service Club members recently assembled care packages for homeless veterans. Pictured are (back row, l-r) Kaitlyn Lovell, Kylie Dickinson, Bridget Ireland, Megan Wallace, Vickie Carty (advisor), Kathleen Mercier (advisor) and Jacki Taylor (advisor); (front row) Angela Yeo, Michelle Paquin, Alyssa Taylor, Haillie Bessonett, Danielle Bliss, Michaelle Yeo and Kaitlin Jacques. (Courtesy photo)
First-time homebuyer seminar offered at Northway’s Belmont bank Jan. 21
BELMONT — Laconia Area Community Land Trust’s HomeBuyer Resource Center and Northway Bank are teaming up to present a free seminar for first -time homebuyers and for anyone interested in learning about the home-buying process. The seminar will be held at the Northway Bank, next to the Belknap Mall, on Saturday, January 21, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The educational seminar is presented in cooperation with NeighborWorks America and offers practical guidance in buying a home. Presentations include budgeting and spending plans; understanding credit and credit reports; working through the purchase and sales process, the how-to’s of obtaining a mortgage, pre-approval steps and lending programs; working with a home-buying team working for you; house-shopping; why home inspections are important; final walk-through, closing, moving, and other details. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
To register or obtain additional information, call Debra Drake, homeownership director of the Laconia Area Community Land Trust at 524-0747. Seating is limited. Advance registration is required. Participants attending the session will also receive a certificate from the HomeBuyer Resource Center that is recognized by the New Hampshire Housing Authority, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Rural Development (formerly the Farmers Home Administration), VA and Fannie Mae (FNMA). Laconia Area Community Land Trust (LACLT) is also available to provide free individual assistance and counseling to potential homebuyers after they complete the seminar to help them become mortgage ready. Individual counseling may address obstacles to home ownership such as credit issues, insufficient down payment or too much debt. LACLT is a non-profit affordable housing provider and is a chartered member of NeighborWorks America.
Susan Lunt exhibit at The Studio in Laconia asks, ‘Is She Pretty?’ LACONIA — “Is She Pretty?”, an exhibit of paper lanterns and other assemblegas by Susan Lunt open Friday, Jan. 13 at The Studio (84 Union Ave.). There will be a reception for the artist beginning at 7 p.m., with live music by OMA, performing in/on/ among “Funhouse Slide Parade”. The exhibit will be on view through February 14. The Studio is open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday form 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open other times by chance or appointment. Lunt says she considers the items
included in the exhibit, made from ephemera, as part confession and part revolt against a lingering prejudice regarding ornamentation. “They are also a revelation that my public persona as a feminist and a modern ‘edited’ person is not the whole story of me,” she said. “ I assert that pretty things are necessary to the human soul. They form a visual language of particular intimacy that can express joy, loss, irony and even anger; a mother tongue we lost as we grew up and, barely remembering, we long to get back.” For more information call 455-8008.