LACONIA — Tim Martin, president and CEO of Taylor Community is proud to announce the 2013 Taylor Community Music Series Sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire will kick-off on January 27 at 3 p.m. at Taylor's Woodside Building in Laconia with the husband and wife piano duo of Arlene and Christopher Kies.
Arlene and Christopher Kies have premiered several two-piano compositions including performances at the Fromm Foundation at Harvard and the Washington Square Series. They are both faculty within the Music Department at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
Program highlights with feature solo performances and four-hand music by Schubert, Chopin, Debussy and Gershwin, and will also include a new Fanfare for Piano Four-Hands written by Christopher Kies especially for the unveiling of the new piano at Taylor Community.
For more information on the 2013 Taylor Community Music Series Sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire visit www.taylorcommunity.org or call 524.5600. Those planning to attend must pre-register as spaced is limited.
Future program sponsors include: Tim & Peggy Martin, Melcher & Prescott, Ron & Nan Baker, Bob and Anne Smith, and PingPR.
Pianist Arlene Kies performs widely as recitalist, concerto soloist and as chamber pianist. She has recently performed the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto with the New Hampshire Philharmonic, the complete Goyescas of Enrique Granados as part of a tour of Tuscany, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Strafford Wind Symphony.
Christopher Kies is a professor of music at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he has taught piano, theory, and composition since 1979. His Bachelors degrees are in piano and composition from the New England Conservatory and his M.F.A. and Ph. D. in composition are from Brandeis University. A Fulbright Fellowship recipient, Dr. Kies has twice been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships in composition from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and he recently won first prize in the 2011 Longfellow Chorus International Composers Competition in Portland, Maine.

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Arlene Kies (Courtesy photo)

FRANKLIN — At Franklin Savings Bank's recent annual meeting, Jeffery B. Savage, President & CEO, led an evening of recognition of trustees, corporators and employees. In addition to acknowledging twenty years of service from a bank trustee, the bank also recognized the election of four local professionals as new corporators, celebrated 210 combined years of employee professional dedication and highlighted the promotion of two employees.
After 20 years of service as a corporator, Rob D. Steady retired from the Franklin Savings Bank Board of Trustees. Showing the level of his dedication, the vast majority of 17 of these years were spent serving as a trustee. Steady is the treasurer of the Gale Insurance Agency in Northfield.
The election of four new corporators included: Hali B. Dearborn, owner and vice president of Eptam Plastics, Inc., in Northfield; Dorcas J. Gordon, Attorney at Law for Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald and Nichols PA; Prescott Y. Towle, manager of the A.W. Frost Agency, Inc. in Franklin; and Jane E. White, executive director of the Franklin VNA & Hospice. These local professionals will provide additional community perspective enriching the professional expertise for which FSB Corporators are chosen.
Also celebrated at the Greenside Restaurant event were Franklin Savings Bank employees being recognized for their promotions and periods of service: 25 Years: Pam Hannan – Independence Financial Advisors, Vice President, Brokerage & Insurance Services; Cheryl Ordway – Electronic Services Manager; Mary Kay Haines – Personal Banker; Karen Chevalier – Personal Banker; 20 Years: Joe Thornton – VP Retail Sales & Branch Administration; Shirley Currier – Data Processing Specialist; 15 Years: Doug Morin – Facilities Manager; 10 Years: Sharyn Tabor – Personal Banker; Linda Bucklin – Personal Banker; Mike Ventura – Independence Financial Advisors, President & CEO; Patty Letelier – Independence Financial Advisors, Investment Operations Administrator; 5 Years: Heather Jewell – Personal Banker; Karen Cilley – Teller; and Kathleen Glover –Personal Banker.
The promotions of two Franklin Savings Bank professionals were recognized. Jonathan J. Winters became an officer of the bank when named as Risk Management, Bank Secrecy Act and Security Officer. Winters was promoted from Senior Risk Management Specialist and also held the title of Operations Manager when hired eight years ago. Savage also shared that Dorothy J. Savery, Executive Assistant, will fulfill the additional responsibilities of Assistant Corporate Secretary. Savery has worked closely with Savage as well as Ron Magoon, Executive Vice President, for the past seven years.
Franklin Savings Bank, a mutual savings bank, has provided loan, deposit and investment services to Central New Hampshire since 1869. The bank has offices in Franklin, Bristol, Boscawen, Tilton, Laconia and Gilford with all deposits insured up to the allowable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Additionally, FSB offers mortgage and commercial lending products and services from its Bedford Lending Office and provides investment, insurance, and financial planning services through Independence Financial Advisors, its wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in the Bank's Main Office. Franklin Savings Bank can be reached at (603) 934-4445, toll free at (800) 372-4445, online at www.fsbnh.com, or on Facebook at facebook.com/franklinsavingsbank.

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Ron Magoon (left) and Jeff Savage (right) present Rob Steady a plaque commemorating his two decades of dedicated service as Franklin Savings Bank corporator and trustee. (Courtesy photo)

GILFORD — A new amenity for golfers in the Lakes Region is taking shape at Patrick's Pub with plans for a grand opening in February. For those who would like a sneak preview of what's coming, there will be a 'construction' open house on Friday, January 25 from 2-7 p.m.
Called The Golf Club at Patrick's Place, the club is located above Patrick's Pub & Eatery at the junction of Routes 11 & 11B in Gilford. PGA Professional and club manager Dan Wilkins will be on hand Friday for anyone who is interested in seeing the facility and getting more information.
"Unfortunately the golf simulators will not be installed and some of the finish work is still not done, however, guests will be able to get a real good feel of how the club will operate and see if it is something that they want to be part of." said co-owner and Club Manager Dan Wilkins.
Wilkins, who previously was the Director of Golf at Laconia Country Club, is very excited about the new venture. "We are building a facility that will offer the most accurate and technologically advanced golf simulator on the market, along with an environment that members will really enjoy."
The club expects delivery of the golf simulators in early February and is tentatively planning a Grand Opening on Saturday, February 16. The club is limiting membership to 80 members and is accepting applications now.
For a membership application or rules and regulations of the club, call Dan Wilkins at 387-2597 or visit their website at www.thegolfclubatpatricksplace.com.