DerryNews.com, Derry, New Hampshire Derry 2012-02-08T18:52:36-05:00 urn:uuid:af9f1214-09f2-41b2-ba71-047743c4845a Students create furniture from cardboard By Julie Huss urn:uuid:bcc59e41-a003-4db9-8a97-996b2dd8023a 2012-02-08T14:25:56-05:00 Simple scraps of cardboard helped Pinkerton Academy design students earn extra credit. PET OF THE WEEK: Need a Teddy? urn:uuid:68ed0e70-4963-4f45-9040-089ace0ee3f2 2012-02-08T14:25:55-05:00 Teddy, a 3-year-old long-haired cat, needs a permanent home. With snow or without, Frost festival will go on By Julie Huss urn:uuid:592fa4e9-185c-4e69-8b74-6d2fb43d115a 2012-02-08T14:25:54-05:00 Even though there's no snow in the immediate forecast, Frost Festival organizers invite people to come out this weekend for winter activities and plenty of fun. Pinkerton bowlers are on a roll urn:uuid:04b241eb-0abd-4cc3-ab29-e8ef525512a4 2012-02-08T14:25:48-05:00 Pinkerton's varsity bowling team broke another state record on Saturday. Band director: Music offers lots more to students By Julie Huss urn:uuid:66e8935e-28f0-4808-b488-202f4187be97 2012-02-08T14:25:40-05:00 For students at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, making music together in the band keeps everyone on track and in tune with each other. Derry School District meeting is quick, quiet By Julie Huss urn:uuid:be5bfd89-2a21-438b-bffa-b5a9c4f7ffcd 2012-02-08T14:25:37-05:00 It took less than an hour Saturday for approximately 100 residents to hear details of the Derry School District's proposed $79 million budget. Pinkerton graduate publishes first novel By Julie Huss urn:uuid:5cae8645-3b9f-414d-8329-e604011dba7c 2012-02-08T14:25:31-05:00 Bennett Gavrish always found writing a great hobby and passion. The 2006 Pinkerton Academy salutatorian put that passion to good use and has written his debut novel, "Train Wreck," now out in paperback. DERRY BRIEFS urn:uuid:07ea717b-2802-4632-aaab-5b86195d5453 2012-02-08T14:25:17-05:00 Learn all about trains on Thursday<br /> A model railroading event is held on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 West Broadway.<br /> Stan Ames will give a presentation on running real steam locomotives in Poland. His overseas experiences give a tremendous amount of insight into the operation of steam. Also, Stan and Debbie Ames have an operating outdoor garden layout. The train events continue in March. All are welcome to attend. DERRY MEETINGS urn:uuid:8e7295c2-eea4-4fe5-9510-5eea5c10e945 2012-02-08T14:25:16-05:00 Feb. 13<br /> Conservation Commission, 7:30 p.m., municipal center, third-floor meeting room<br /> Feb. 14<br /> School Board, 7 p.m., West Running Brook Middle School cafe<br /> Feb. 15<br /> Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 6:30 p.m., municipal center, Room 207 Derry zoning battle wages on Wilson Avenue By Julie Huss urn:uuid:6def2a1f-76b6-41bd-aee9-084cd298bac8 2012-02-08T14:25:02-05:00 A local property owner will have to wait a bit longer for zoners to decide whether he can move forward on a plan to bring multi-housing to a quiet Derry neighborhood.