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nhvillagernewspaper.com November 2, 2018 The Villager 5
Obituaries
Readers' Forum

Bog Road ATV manners

To the Editors: Kathleen H. Dalrymple Robert W. Kelly
I have followed with growing interest the public discussion
about extending an ATV trail system here in Hillsborough. Kathleen (Hemphill)
I had looked forward to sharing my thoughts at the once- Dalrymple 72 of Warner, NH Robert W. Kelly 65, of
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scheduled October 27 hearing. Now that I understand this died Friday Oct 26, 2018 at Washington, NH and
hearing is canceled, I’d like participate in the public discussion Concord Hospital. Rochester, NH died Monday
ahead of any future hearing about existing ATV use on our side She was born January 7, October 15, 2018 at his
of town, which might be useful for everyone to hear before any home in Washington, NH.
decisions are made. 1947 in Concord, NH to Robert was born October
On the dirt portion of Bog Road, a Class V road where ATV the late Charles H & Alice 22, 1952 to the late
traffic is neither permitted nor regulated, ATV travelers are a (Mylon) Hemphill. Richard P and Frances L
daily sight. On the weekend, ATVs often far exceed the number Kathleen had been a former (Alessi) Kelly, he was also
of cars, trucks and motorcycles combined. While I would not Sergeant for the Warner predeceased by his Sister,
argue that the balance of these riders are responsible, obeying Police Dept. Patricia Kelly.
speed limits and proceeding carefully, every weekend we Kathleen was survived by He was a veteran of the
observe the following: her daughter Regina E and Vietnam War.
• Children – driving solo on adult machines- with no her husband Jason of Deering, NH, one brother Chuck
helmet and no parent on the back, and his wife Helen Hemphill Jr and their five children, He is survived by his wife of 40 years Susan M (Kuzmich)
• 12-20 ATVs speeding in a long line, with throttles of Bristol, NH, two step-grandchildren, James and Taylor Kelly of Rochester, NH and Washington, NH, two daughters
wide open Jones, and also a great grandchild Gabrel Stone. Samantha E and her husband Christopher and their daughter
• riders – clearly under the influence of alcohol – Services will be held Friday November 2, 2018 at 11 Lyla Gagne of Milton, NH, Danielle Kelly of Cape Cod,
shouting and gesturing and turning their heads back a.m. in the Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home 19 Hall Ave in Mass and her son Anthony Smith of Wolfeboro, NH, one
as they pass our porch Henniker, NH. brother Richard and his wife Sharon Kelly of Weymouth,
When our road is freshly graded - thanks, Bill & Ernie! – Burial will follow in Pine Grove Annex Cemetery in Mass, and his best friend and companion his dog Libby.
it’s inevitable that someone, somewhere, will use their ATV Warner, NH. The service will be private.
to do doughnuts on a freshly-smoothed portion of the road, In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to The Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service
rutting the new surface. One evening, a police officer waited St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Hillsboro, NH is assisting the family.
at Camp Comfort, hoping to catch the rider who, while making For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com Donation may be made in his name to the Cocheco Valley
his doughnuts, sprayed the side of someone’s car door with Humane Society 262 County Farm Rd Dover, NH 03820. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
gravel, ruining the paint. The rider was never apprehended, I Preston Russell Trombley For log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com
am certain. Preston Russell Trombley, 78, of Penacook, NH died
You might think that I’m a rabid ATV-hater, when truthfully Wednesday Oct 24, 2018 at Concord Hospital. Kenneth W. Macgown
I am not. A seasonal neighbor and friend rides dirt bikes He was born August 12, 1940 in Littleton, NH to the
and ATVs down Bog Road with care and consideration. But late Paul E and Ruth (Philbrick) Trombley. He was also Kenneth R. Macgown 85, of
let me balance that with the story of a drunken rider from a Deering, NH died October
neighboring town, who stopped to speak to us, felt the call of predeceased by a sister Patricia Tessier who died in 2014. 19, 2018 at Epsom Health
nature, and walked 10 feet away from me to relieve himself on Preston attended Charles St. School and Summer St. Care Center in Epson, NH.
a cluster of white birches on our lawn…and then jumped on his School then graduated from Penacook High School in 1959. Kenneth was born in Berlin,
machine and rode away. He was a member of the United Church of Penacook; NH April 11, 1933 to the late
Many families ride by and take care to slow down when they those who most influenced him in life were his mother, step Kenneth and Myrtie (Smith)
pass our house, greeting us with smiles and friendly waves. mother and many friends. Macgown. 5
If every rider rode responsibly, I’d be fine with ATVs on Bog Preston worked at Thirty Pines as a store clerk, State of NH He worked at several saw
Road, even our Class V road where they shouldn’t be riding. engineering /Surveying, Penacook School District Custodian mills including Herrick in
But countless times I’ve come around a corner in my car, for 4 years, City of Concord Highway Maintenance, Page Contoocook, NH before
hugging my side of the road, and come head-to-head with a Belting, and then retired from Rivco after 15 years of retirement from Market
middle-of-the-road speeding ATV, as the driver, with head service in 2005. Basket in Concord, NH.
turned, hollers back to his trailing friends. Someday something Preston was the most happy when bowling with seniors,
bad will happen, and unfortunately it’s the ATV rider who will helping neighbors and their families, shoveling out fire Ken was a member of the Independent Order of Odds
suffer the most. hydrants, and golfing as a teenager. He loved to walk to Fellows White Mountain Lodge # 5 in Concord, NH, The
The Woodlands ATV Club may think their plan only involves many places, his longest walks were Tilton to Boscawen, Center Point Church in Concord.
Class VI roads, but this is not the case. People using the and from home to the Governor’s Mansion on Mountain Survived by his wife of 32 years Marilyn Alice (Dane)
mislabeled map that’s been circulated should look carefully: Road. Macgown of Deering, NH, 1 Daughter Mary Beth Holmes
from the east end of Concord End Road, traveling north east, He was named an Honorary Fireman of Concord Fire of Springfield Mo, Sister in Law Beverly Macgown of
to the split of Sand Knoll and Carter Hill is a stretch of Bog Department at a ceremony he attended with his step mother. Concord, NH, 7 Nieces & Nephews 2 grandchildren.
Road, a Class V road, closing the loop of the proposed trail. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday November
I am hopeful that everyone who will take part in making this He was surprised with this unexpected honor. 7, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the NH Veterans
decision does their due diligence and comes to see what roads He was survived by his brother Paul Trombley of Henniker, Cemetery Boscawen, NH.
are impacted. I have corresponded with Selectmen who have NH, step brother Angelo Mancini of Ogden, Utah, and many The Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service
assured me that the proposed trail does not use Bog Road, when neighbors and friends. Hillsboro, NH is assisting the family.
actually it does. Mr. Lucier has offered to sit down with anyone Graveside services will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery in For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com
who has complaints, and I am hoping this letter encourages him Penacook, NH.
to reach out to me. He might be ready to tell me the “one bad The Holt-Woodbury Funeral Home & Cremation Service
apple…” story. I hope he’s ready to hear that it’s more like a Henniker, NH is assisting the family.
bag, and on some days, a bushel. For more log on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com From Nov. 1 through May 1, no overnight parking
My husband and I implore you to listen carefully to the words on any town roads will be allowed, including the
of those of us who live with the noise, the dust, the speed and State Road, which is West Main Street. No side
the unregulated, unlawful use of ATVs in our town. Surely the Hillsborough posts of the road parking on any road will be tolerated,
voices of the residents who deal with these troubles need to be
heard. Thank you. winter parking ban except during the day where parking is marked as
Pam Stohrer, Bog Road, Hillsborough allowed by striped spaces.