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November 2024
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many local folks for whom I am thankful leads me to the following perspective. In the opening days of this month, about half of us will be unhappy, perhaps even fearful, about the outcome of our national election. Thankfulness may be a rare feeling. However, we should keep in mind that although this election is of great im- portance, it is the efforts of local volunteers, public servants, and entrepreneurs who play the leading role in making our communities safe and enjoyable. We can be reassured that their com- munity-enriching activities
will endure long after Novem- ber’s election. I am thankful for them and look forward to bring- ing many more helpful neighbors to the pages of Newfound Lake Life.
of Bristol residents Brad and Jim Tonner, whose children’s books convey a message of love for life and nature. Their stories are known worldwide, as is their special turtle, “Diane.” My most recent article featured the late Peter Brown. His stewardship of Newfound Lake has encouraged hundreds of lake lovers to vol- unteer for the NLRA’s work of saving our natural environment.
It is worth noting that fami- lies play an essential role in en- trepreneurship, which benefits the Newfound Region. In July of 2022, my article featured the LeMieux Family, four children (mostly grown) and their mom and dad, Mary and Tom. For several years, the LeMieuxs have brought music (and Purple Pit faire) to Bristol, including a share of their own musical talents. A year later, the feature article “A Family’s Destination” re- called Holly Kerouac's journey to Bridgewater, her daughter Amanda Thomas, and Holly’s husband, Craig Hall. Settling in Bridgewater, they have grown The Newfound Country Store to become a must-see destina- tion for lunch-hungry clients and discriminating shoppers.
Early this year, an “interna- tional family, perhaps encour- aged by Bristol’s cosmopolitan dining offerings (e.g., Ceilito’s Mexican faire and Kathleen’s Irish Pub) brought the richness of Honduran coffee to Lake Street. The story of that ven- ture included the romance and marriage of Odysea’s founding couple, Gabrielle and Francisco Galiano. With the publication of the February 2024 story, the couple experienced the addi- tion of a second child to the
family.
An entrepreneur in
Plymouth, not to be out- done by the publicity sur- rounding Bristol’s diverse dining experiences, decided to dramatically expand his family’s restaurant and brewery. This year, an at- tractive mega facility called “The Last Chair,” made possible by the Zuppa fami- ly’s risk-taking, rises impres- sively above the traffic circle on the Tenney Mountain Highway.
Admittedly, all the busi- nesses mentioned here exist
to earn the owners income
and perhaps a profit, but
in return they give us not only service, products and tax money but they provide a life sustaining employment for a multitude of people in our region.
As promised, I return to my
health scare. I mention that episode because all those who helped me through it deserve acknowledgment and thanks. I don’t know the names, but my rescue from ill health began with Bristol’s competent and caring
Rescue Squad and continued with the friendly nurturance of all who provided treatment for me at Speare Hospital in Plym- outh.
The foregoing retrospective of stories about only a few of the
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