■The Bow Garden Club welcomes new members and encourages anyone living in the Bow area to become part of the organization. You do not need to be an experienced gardener to join. If you are new to the area, being part of the Garden Club introduces you to a host of people of varying ages and backgrounds who share the love of gardening. New members may wish to volunteer to help with the club’s ongoing civic beautification projects around town or in other ways. Visit bowgardenclub.org or contact membership chair and club president Keryn Anderson at kerynanderson@ericandkerynanderson.com, 856-8563 (home) or 731-6425 (cell) for additional information about the Bow Garden Club.
■Although the Baker Free Library Foundation suspended its official Giving Tuesday campaign, the mission to build the library’s endowment and to support the long-term sustainability of its high level of service remains the same. The library would welcome your donation this year if you are able. Please visit bakerfreefoundation.org for details on how to donate online. You may send a check made payable to the Baker Free Library Foundation, 509 South Street, Bow, NH 03304.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■The library’s book chat is Wednesday at noon on Zoom. Contact the library for the link, if needed. Books for the next discussion on Feb. 17 are available. Call for curbside pickup.
■Read to Dogs Virtually returns on Thursday from 3-4 p.m. with Mr. T and Nancy. Please call the library to schedule your child’s 15 minutes of reading with Mr. T.
■The DCC Book Club is reading “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison during the month of January. The discussion on Zoom will be Feb. 7 (first Thursday of the month).
■Book bundles to go! The library will handpick books from their shelves with your special requests in mind. Please call the library at 774-3546 and the staff will do the rest. Kindly give the staff 24 hours and then your book bundle will be ready for curbside pick-up. Grab and go! The library’s Annual Puzzle Swap has returned. Please take just one puzzle per family due to limited supplies.
■Also at the library, stop by and pick up a “Beat the Winter Doldrums” Bingo sheet. Find them on the pick-up cart. This book bingo is specifically for adults. Would you like a children’s version? Please let Mary know. Complete the bingo sheet and be entered into a raffle. Win a gift card to the School Street Cafe
■A reminder that Town Offices remain closed to walk-in business per the Board of Selectmen. Appointments are only for transactions that cannot be processed online or through mail.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■“Oil, Ice and Bone: Arctic Whaler Nathaniel Ransom” will be presented by Helen Frink on Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. In 2016, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association announced the discovery of the wreckage of two sunken whale ships off the Alaskan coast. Email tuckerfree@comcast.net for the Zoom link.
■Congrats to Tanner Bell, a 4th-grade student from Center Woods Upper Elementary School, and Kaitlyn Osborne, a 6th-grade student at Weare Middle School, who recently won their respective schools’ spelling bees.
■Henniker is proud to announce the 2021 Top Dog raffle. This raffle was created to motivate and remind dog owners to license their pets every year by April 30. Residents automatically register for the raffle when they get a dog license.
■A reminder that April 30 is the deadline for your dog’s license in Weare. You can do this online at weare.nh.gov/town-clerk/pages/dog-licenses.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Fuller Public Library welcomes back IRS certified tax preparer Larry Schwartz! Larry will prepare taxes for families with incomes less than $65,000 a year, for free. Appointments are available Tuesdays through April 13 from 3-6 p.m. Call the library at 464-3595 to make an appointment.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■Valuable farmland and 1,100 feet of shoreline on the Contoocook River have been permanently conserved through the dedicated efforts of the former property owners and the Town of Hopkinton. The property will be called Tyler Landing Town Forest, a reference to the ferry that shuttled travelers across the Contoocook River from this property in the late 18th and early 19th centuries before a bridge was built.
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is a community of growers, makers and artists. Len Buxton of Porkside Farm recently joined the winter market and is offering eggs and a variety of local meats. Check out HarvestToMarket (harvesttomarket.com) and place your order by Wednesday midnight for pick-up on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Depot. Thanks for supporting local farms! Masks are required. Get updates at the Contoocook Farmers’ Market Facebook page.
■Gilded Fern Farm is a family operated fromagerie, creating artisan cheeses with milk sourced from dairies whose animals are fed and cared for in the traditional manner, free from stress and without supplemental hormones or antibodies. Gilded Fern Farm is located at 258 Dustin Road. The Farm Store is open year round from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Order online at gildedfernfarm.com and find more information on the Gilded Fern Farm Facebook page.
■The Hopkinton Town Library has a building occupancy limit of five library visitors per half hour on Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2-5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please call to reserve your half hour slot. If capacity has not been reached, walk-ins are still welcome. Please wear masks. Information regarding youth programs and story hours can be found by calling the library (746-3663) or contacting Leigh Maynard at lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org. Visit hopkintontownlibrary.org for more information.
■Continuing a partnership with Town Hall, Two Villages Art Society will be programming local artists for one- to two-month exhibitions in the main space at the Town Hall. To reduce wear and tear on Town Hall walls, a hanging system will be installed along one wall. The board has agreed to match donations, up to $250 in total, to help raise the $500 needed for the system. There is no cost to artists to show their work and artists keep 100% of sales generated. Two Villages Art Society works with artists to lay out the show and provides marketing support. Checks may be addressed to Two Villages Art Society and mailed to PO Box 18, Contoocook NH 03229. Please note “exhibition space” in the memo section of the check.
■The freshman class at Hopkinton High School is collecting gently used clothing, shoes and accessories for its class fundraiser. Donated items will be taken to Savers Thrift Store in Manchester. Now is the time to get a head start on spring cleaning. You can drop items off at the high school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3-5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Gerhard at lgerhard@sau66.org.
■Donations of new warm socks (preferably wool or wicking) in adult sizes M, L or XL are needed for those struggling to keep warm. Donations of feet warming packets are also welcome. Donations will go to the Concord Homeless Center, the Friendly Kitchen and the CAP Program in Warner.
■Dimitri’s is open daily 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Orders can be called in 746-4300 or placed online at dimitrispizzanh.com. Pick up orders at the window or inside at the counter.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net