TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011 VOL. 20 NO. 67
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Quick thinking duo win awards Berlin man BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
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MOUNT WASHINGTON—Mount Washington State Park staff members Joan Veilleux and Bill Fiske each received an award Thursday for their quick thinking and cool leadership in saving the life of a man stricken with cardiac arrest at the summit last August. The awards were given by the Northern New Hampshire Emergency Medical Services Council. Diane Bunnell, EMS Education Specialist of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services, Northern NH EMS Field Offi ce, traveled to the summit
Thursday to present the awards. “Their fast action epitomizes how training and good coordination enabled a life to be saved,” said Bunnell. “Good decisions were made all along the line. The fact that the man (name withheld) survived cardiac arrest on Mount Washington is very unusual.” It was unusual because full medical facilities are miles away and ambulances cannot ascend higher than the two mile mark on the Auto Road; the heavy vehicles, laden with medical devices, are not equipped with powerful enough brakes to handle the steep ascent/descent. That means that the critical fi rst moments following a cardiac incident at the summit depend on the training and see DUO page 6
BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — Curtis Alonzo, 53, of Hillside Avenue, was listed in critical condition at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with undisclosed injuries on Monday afternoon. Alonzo was injured in a collision near the intersection of Hillside and Prospect at 7:43 p.m., on Saturday, July 9. see CRASH page 7
Berlin teen to compete in American Idol auditions
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Elizabeth Thagouras, 16, of Berlin, (center) who plans to compete in American Idol auditions in Pittsburgh this week, has help from her sister, Rita, 17 (left) and best friend, Cassandra Poulin, (right) all of Berlin, picking out clothes to wear during the auditions, which are expected to be attended by thousands in hot, summer weather. Maureen’s Unique Boutique is helping out with clothing contributions. (GAIL SCOTT PHOTO)
Guard helicopter used to rescue injured hiker BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
A Center Conway man got plucked from the woods on the side of Mount Adams by a helicopter after he slipped descending and hurt his knee on Saturday. Allen Gould, 54, was trying to get consults with doctors on Monday about repairing the damage, but he did have one thing to say about his ride: “I’d rather pay $120 at the Fryeburg Fair.” Gould was hiking down the Spur Trail with a partner below Crag Camp, according to Fish and Game Offi cer Mark Ober, when
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he slipped on wet rocks. “His knee went into a tree, he said.” It was a bad place to get hurt — below treeline and about two and a half miles from the road on a rough trail. “You’re probably looking at a 10- to 12-hour carryout,” Ober said. “It would have been a very long night.” It was already 2:40 p.m. when the call came in. Instead of putting the strain on a rescue team or risking injuring a rescuer, the Fish and Game lieutenant in charge of the operation opted to call the New Hampshire
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BERLIN—Elizabeth Thagouras, 16, is on her way to Pittsburgh today to compete in the American Idol auditions in that city. She plans to sing, “Listen,” by Beyonce. “Listen to the song here in my heart, A melody I start but can’t complete. Listen to the sound from deep within. It’s only beginning to find release. Oh, the time has come for my dreams to be heard. . . . . They will not be pushed aside . . . , “ say the lyrics from “Listen.” If anyone can succeed in making her dreams to be heard, it may just be Thasee IDOL page 6
The Sun goes social The “Berlin Daily Sun” went social last week, creating a presence on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. “This increased ability to connect with our readers moves the Sun further into the 21st century,” said Editor Rose Dodge. The increased web presence will allow the Sun to share more event pictures than the paper is able to typically, due to limited space for on the pages. The social media outlets will also allow the paper to alert our readsee SUN page 7
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