NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



A Landmark Recycled 



The old town hall on Route 33 (for- 

 merly 101), in Stratham, New Hamp- 

 shire, has been a focal point in the 

 town for over a century. But after the 

 town services were moved to the 

 municipal building off 108, the old 

 town hall seemed to have outlived 

 its usefulness. It was rented to differ- 

 ent businesses, but none had much 

 commitment and seemed more and 

 more likely that this 1877 landmark 

 would eventually disappear. 



However, things seem to be turn- 

 ing out quite differently. A local 

 business owner, David Short of 

 Stratham Circle Nursery, and a part- 

 ner, a local builder, have recently 

 purchased the building from the 

 town. "We're not sure yet exactly how 

 we'll use it," Dave says, "but it's a 

 neat old structure, structurally sound, 

 everything plumb." It will be fixed up 

 ("most of the work is cosmetic") and 

 landscaped. Use will be mixed and 

 will probably include a "small retail 

 profile" for the nursery on the Route 

 33 side of the circle. In October, no 

 definite plans had been made, but it 

 is clear that the old building's robust 

 attributes are appreciated by its new 

 owners and that it should remain a 

 landmark for some time to come. 



Stratham Circle Nursery was begun in 

 1991; since then, the yard has grown from 

 approximately three-quarters of an acre to 

 nearly seven The specialty there is having 

 a "greater-than-typical" variety. The phone 

 number is 778-371 1. 



The old town hall in Stratham. 



FFA Worldwide 



This fall's FFA Invitational Interscho- 

 lastics were held at the UNH Plant 

 Biology and Thompson School Green- 

 houses in Durham on October 28. Sat- 

 urday transportation costs and SAT ex- 

 ams may have been factors, but only 

 two teams, Winnisquam (Tilton) and 

 Dover, participated. The clear winner 

 was Winnisquam with the highest team 

 total and the three highest scoring in- 

 dividuals: Sarah Clark, [ason Cross, and 

 |oe Banan (in that order.) Congratula- 

 tions. Hopefully more schools will par- 

 ticipate at the spring event. 



(from A^LiM*, fall, 1995): New Hamp- 

 shire State FFA Director, Dr. Rick 

 Barker, spent a month this summer 

 at the Yakhromsky State Farm and 

 College in Novosinkovo, Russia, as 

 part of the Farmer-to-Farmer program 

 sponsored by the US Agency for In- 

 ternational Development. Barker was 

 ne of ten US educators making up an 

 FFA team. While there, he conducted 

 seminars and looked into youth de- 

 velopment opportunities, looking 

 specifically at the possibility of es- 

 tablishing a version of FFA in Russia. 

 Barker noted the "great potential 

 for growth and development;" for 

 more. Rick can be reached at 603- 

 271-3885. 



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DECEMBER 1995 -f JANUARY 1996 



