It’s trivia time. What connection do Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Iran, Brazil, Indonesia, Egypt, Ecuador, and China all have with Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire? Amazingly, these are all places CASA volunteer Dorothy Piquado and her husband John taught during their 37-year careers as educators. During many of these years they had their own […]
Picture this: The year is 1993. Gas is $1.11 a gallon and a postage stamp costs 29¢. It’s the year of low-fat everything, and SnackWell’s cookies are in every grocery cart. Ty, Inc. has released their first series of Beanie Babies, with offerings including Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig and Chocolate the Moose. And […]
She came from the skies, bringing her steadfastness, intellect, and sweet disposition along with her. She knew there was a chance of storms ahead, but still she came to help children in their time of need. In the movies, this person would be holding an umbrella and a carpet bag that was inexplicably bigger on […]
“This is one of those nice little fairytales where it starts out ‘Once upon a time …’ and goes through to ‘The End’ where they live happily ever after. It was my very first case with CASA — my introduction to the CASA world.” This is how Thomas Monahan sets the scene when talking about […]
Halfway between the equator and the North Pole lies the 45th parallel. Those who live and play in New Hampshire’s scenic and adventure-rich North Country have likely seen the controversial green plaque marking the spot. (Due to the Earth being not quite a perfect sphere, and also the fact that the sign has been moved […]
Mike Krizansky, retired design engineer and current volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, is a doer. If there’s one thing that would be torture to Mike, it’s being idle. From golf, to fishing, to restoring classic motorcycles, his list of interests is robust. And just as robust is the variety of ways […]
