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ALLENSTOWN Boy Scout bike-a-thon will race to the coast

The Corn Hole Tournament will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. This is a lot of fun.

ServiceLink Medicare Update will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.

The 2016 Meals of Wheels Walkathon will be held Saturday at One Delta Drive in Concord. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and walk begins at 10 a.m. For more information, call Leslie at 485-4254.

Allenstown Troop 97 Boy Scouts will be having a Bike-a-Thon, which is the major fundraiser for the troop. The bike-a-thon will consist of many bike rides over the next few months that range in distance from 5 to 15 miles that will culminate with a 25-mile bike ride from Manchester to Portsmouth on June 4. The scouts are looking for sponsors, and if you would like to make a general donation, contact Mark Labrecque by emailing marklabrecque@myfairpoint.com.

CLAUDETTE VERVILLE

485-4437

cverville2@comcast.net

ANDOVER Travel nights to feature locals sharing their trip

Hiking trips inside the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Tasman National Park in New Zealand, and a National Geographic adventure to Antarctica, will be the subjects of a special “Travel Night” on Wednesday at the Highland Lake Grange Hall. The program starts at 6:45 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Local residents who took these trips will share their experiences and photographs. “Travel Night” is part of a series of presentations sponsored by the Andover Institute and featuring the adventures of local residents.

On Friday at 7 p.m., the Andover Community Coffeehouse will spotlight Joel Cage, the award-winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston. As always, the concert is held in the Highland Lake Grange Hall and is open to the public at no charge (though donations are gratefully accepted). Also appearing onstage will be up to a dozen open-mic performers; doors to the Grange Hall open at 6 p.m. for refreshment purchases and open-mic sign-ups. For more information, visit andovercoffeehouse.org.

There will be a “Spring Awakening” walk Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m. in East Andover, led by Andy Deegan, of the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. It will be an easy woodland walk, suitable for all ages, beginning at a trailhead near the junction of State Route 11 and Agony Hill Road.

Proctor Academy’s Wellness Team will host its fourth annual 5K Trail Run and Wellness Walk on May 22 at Proctor’s Farrell Field House. Registration begins at 8 a.m., there will be a children’s fun run at 8:45, and the race at 9:15 a.m. Free T-shirts are available to the first 200 entrants. The course is a 3.1 mile scenic loop through the campus and ski area. To register, visit ProctorAcademy.org/Page/5K; the cost is $12 per runner or walker or $30 per family. All Andover students are welcome to participate for free.

SUSAN CHASE

735-5135

srfchase@gmail.com

BARNSTEAD Farmers market seeks musicians, nonprofits

The Barnstead Farmers Market is seeking local musicians to play acoustic music for in-kind playing. It is also seeking nonprofits to participate. The grand opening will be June 18. For more information, contact Lori Mahar at 269-2329 or email lorimahar@tds.net.

LORI MAHAR

269-2329

lorimahar@tds.net

BOSCAWEN Students show off at annual exhibition night

It is the fifth-graders’ exhibition night at the Boscawen Elementary School on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to check out the students’ projects.

Pasta Night at the Boscawen Congregational Church will be Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. A different menu that includes a variety of pasta and sauces plus all those delicious sides and desserts. Enjoy a night out with family and friends for the reasonable cost of $8 for adults and teens, $5 for children age 6 to 12 and children 5 and under eat for free.

Do you have a story to tell and not sure how to get started writing it all down? The Writer’s Workshop members, led by published author Mel Graykin, can help you with that objective and will provide constructive feedback. The workshop will meet May 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Boscawen Public Library.

On May 24, the fifth-graders at the Boscawen Elementary School will participate in Move-Up Day. They spend their school day at the Merrimack Valley Middle School, which they will attend in the fall. Parents are invited to check the middle school, too, at 6 p.m.

MARY ALLARD

753-8576

contact@boscawenlibrary.org

BOW Men’s Club will host Memorial Day events

Bow Boy Scout Troop 75 is accepting donations for its annual yard sale throughout the month of May. The yard sale will take place June 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations may be dropped off at the Bow Community Center on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No hazardous items, please. Bow and Dunbarton residents may also visit bowscouts.org to schedule a pickup of larger items oor email Holly at yardsaletroop75@gmail.com for more information.

The garden club’s annual Spring Plant Sale will be May 28 at the Community Center from 8 a.m. to noon. Annuals, perennials, hanging plants, veggie starters, herbs and more will be available for sale. Come early for the best selection. Experienced garden club members will be on hand to assist shoppers with plant selection and planting questions. All proceeds from the sale will go toward the garden club’s scholarship fund and ongoing civic beautification efforts.

The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will meet at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church on Tuesday at 1 p.m. All who are interested in stamp collecting are welcome to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.

The Bow Community Men’s Club invites you to join them for its annual Memorial Day Ceremony, Remembrance and cookout May 30. Remember to bring your chairs and blankets. A wreath ceremony will be held at the town pond at 4:15 p.m. to honor all maritime branches of the armed services and this will be followed by a Memorial Day ceremony at the gazebo from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Refreshments will be available from 5 to 7 p.m., including sausage and peppers, cheeseburgers and hotdogs. All meals will include potato salad, beans and a beverage. There will also be entertainment from 5:15 to 7 p.m. Shuttle Bus service will be provided to and from Memorial School starting at 3:30 p.m.

JOYCE KIMBALL

bowcomnews@comcast.net

CANTERBURY Kids can green their thumbs, learn to plant

Elkins Public Library book group will discuss We Never Asked For Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Tuesday at 7 p.m. Young Readers Club will meet May 23 at 3:15 p.m. for students in fourth through sixth grades. The Teenage Advisory Group will meet May 23 at 6 p.m. for teens to share food and ideas on “fandom.”

Petals in the Pines will offer a gardening workshop for children, “Look, I Have a Green Thumb!” on Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. There will be lots of hands-on activities and plants to bring home. To register or for more information, visit petalsinthepines.com.

The Canterbury Morris Dancers will practice Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Parish House. Call Polly Camire for information at 783-8374.

The Wind in the Timothy Poetry Festival at Elkins Public Library will be Friday at 7 p.m., featuring poets Kelley White of Gilford, David Surrette of South Yarmouth, Mass., Midge Goldberg and Robert Crawford of Chester.

Canterbury Shaker Village will offer an all day hand-on workshop Saturday led by Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower and the Holistic Orchard. Cost is $60 for village, NOFA-NH and Concord Co-op members and $75 for nonmembers. For more information, visit shakers.org.

The elementary school will conduct a pre-school screening for all incoming kindergarteners May 24. If you are parent of an incoming kindergartener have not yet scheduled an appointment, contact the school at 783-9944 or email mmorrison@sau80.org. The CES Memorial Day exercises will be held May 27 at 9:30 a.m. As tradition, the children will march from the school to the town gazebo where they will honor our country’s heroes through poems and song. In the event of inclement weather, the program will take place in the school gym.

The farmers market at the library will present “Critters on the Farm: Their Products and Prosperity” by James and Misty Batchelder of Our Place Farm in Loudon on May 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Hear all about the challenges and benefits of caring for livestock and experience some hands on opportunities to use fiber from local sheep.

Canterbury Historical Society will present “The Remarkable Story of Sarah Elizabeth Harper Monmouth and the Worsted Church Textiles” on May 31 at 7 p.m. by Renee Walker Tuttle, who has studied and catalogued the textiles that used to adorn the Worsted Church in Canterbury. Refreshments served after the presentation.

LOIS SCRIBNER

scribnerlois@gmail.com

CHICHESTER Four authors to share work at library evening

Local authors’ night at the library will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. The four local authors are Kati Preston, a holocaust survivor and writer of Holocaust to Healing: Closing the Circle; Dudley Laufman, who has authored number books of poetry; Stephen Pascucci, who has written Return to Kesan; and Gail Laker-Phelps, who has published a beautiful book of her photographs showing the life of the New England farmer.

This will be my last column as I am stepping down as town crier. If any Chichester resident is interested in the position or for more information, email Sarah Kinney at skinney@cmonitor.com.

DEB DAVIDSON

dbdavidson96@gmail.com

DUNBARTON Learn about birds of prey with Maria Colby

The Dunbarton Historical Society will host a program on raptors (birds of prey) Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Parish Hall in Dunbarton. Maria Colby of Henniker will present.

A yard sale will be held Saturday at St. John the Evangelist from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.

Men’s Coffee Chat will be Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the library.

Spireside Coffee House will feature Steve Z. on May 21. Open mic sign ups begin at 7 p.m. Refreshments available. There’s a suggested $5 donation. For more information, lizz@dccucc.org or dccucc.org.

USA Best Book Awards finalist Marina Dutzmann Kirsch will visit the library May 26 at 7 p.m. to share her memoir of WWII Germany. For more information, visit kirschstonebooks.com.

NORA LEDUC

774-3141

dtowncrier@gmail.com

EPSOM View a Chipmunks film for free with snacks

Knitters Club will meet Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

An infant program will be offered Monday at 10 a.m. The program is for infants and their caregivers and includes songs, stories movement activities and age appropriate toys.

The library will screen Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The movie is rated PG and popcorn and drinks will be provided

On Wednesday, the Epsom Public Library will host Deerfield author Patrice Kilham, who will be sharing her first published book, The Adventures of Mother and Jasper. The book is a comical view of normal living and is filled with Yankee humor. She will have books available for purchase.

The book discussion group will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” Please note time change this month due to guest author the same evening.

View an exhibition of one-of-a-kind jewelry created by Epsom resident Christina Van Horn. An opening reception will be held Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. All are invited.

Epsom swimming lessons will be offered daily July 11 to 22 for children ages 5 to 16. Look for more information in the “Suncook Valley Sun.”

Epsom Central School will have an early release day Wednesday at 1:15 p.m.

The historical association will be open Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m.

Join the Epsom Fire Auxiliary group for Dining for Cause at the 99 Restaurant from 5 to 8 p.m.

TERRY RIEL

c21rielt@metrocast.net

FRANKLIN Scholarship for women available

The Franklin Business and Professional Women’s Club will sponsor the Velma Smith Dalphond Scholarship to be awarded on financial need to a woman 25 years or older who works or lives in the Franklin BPW membership area and is working toward advancing her skills and career. Visit bpwfranklin.org for application form and more information. Submit by May 23.

The TRIP Center celebrates Western Day on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with line dancing followed by a delicious lunch of barbecue chicken. Wear your best Western garb. Sign up by calling 934-4151 or drop by the center.

Chasing Ice will be screened Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Studio for free, followed by a discussion. This is a 2012 documentary film about the efforts of nature photographer James Balog and his extreme ice survey to publicize the effects of climate change.

An extensive breakfast will be offered today from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Meridan Lodge for $8 or $5 for children 12 and younger.

The Franklin school board will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Middle School.

The Franklin Area Lions Club will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. at The Soda Shoppe. For more information, call Sara Tracy at 445-2247.

The Rotary Club will meet Tuesday at noon at Ralph & Jo’s Cafe. For more information, call Jule Buker at 934-0411.

The Franklin High School Honor Society Tapping Ceremony will be at the high school Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

The Junior Youth Group of Franklin will meet Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bessie Rowell Community Center. For more information, call Karen Darling at 918-1998.

All students in fifth through 12th grade are invited to join the Franklin Youth Initiative to learn about making positive, healthy choices and educating your peers on health-related topics. Be a part of something even bigger by helping with community efforts to create a healthier Franklin and Hill community. For more information, speak to Mrs. Grinavic at the middle school or Mrs. Constanzo at the high school.

JUDITH ACKERSON

934-2543

franklintowncrier@gmail.com

HENNIKER Hall teammates wanted for race

A chicken barbecue will follow the Memorial Day Parade offered by the seventh grade class from Henniker Community School near the gazebo on Main Street . It is $10 per plate (chicken, two sides and dessert). The students are raising money for a trip to Washington, D.C. in April.

Rick Hall’s soccer coach would like to present a challenge to all of Hall’s former teammates to run/walk in the Lions race June 5. Hall always supported anything the Lions did. Of course this would be open to anyone. Visit hennikerlions.org to sign up for the race and sign up for Rick’s team. All of Rick’s team signups will receive a commemorative pint glass. If you don’t want to run, glasses will be available for sale at the race.

Recently a knitting program in Henniker performed “outreach in action” and with the senior program at White Birch Community Center. Senior program knitters went to Rochester to Hope on Haven Hill, a residential substance use disorder program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children, to deliver the items they made.

The Henniker Community School Scholastic Book Fair will run Monday to Friday.

An information night for sixth-grade parents on the fall trip to the Sargent Center will be Monday from 6 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday will be the Kindergarten Parent Night from 6 to 8 p.m. in the library.

The John Stark spring concert will be May 24 at 7 p.m. and it will include the HCS fifth and sixth grade chorus.

TOM DUNN

dunn.t@comcast.net

HILLSBORO / DEERING Head to movies or bowling with seniors

Greater Hillsboro Senior Services will take a trip to the Cinemax Theatre in Hooksett on Wednesday, leaving the Shaw’s parking lot at 10:15 a.m. The cost is $6 for transportation and theatre tickets range from $7 to 8 on your own. To reserve a seat, call Marie Mogavero at 464-4726.

A GHSS bowling trip will be held May 23.This is a new opportunity for men to get together with others for a morning of bowling at Yankee Lanes in Keene. The lanes are open from 8 a.m. to noon with shoes at a cost of $8. Transportation is $5 and will be departing from Shaw’s at 8:30 a.m. Call Marie Mogavero at 464-4726 to reserve a seat.

NANCY SHEE

nshee71@gmail.com

HOPKINTON / CONTOOCOOK League educates voters on the issues

A League of Women Voters Informational Meeting will be held Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Hopkinton Town Library. The league is a non-partisan grassroots organization focused on educating citizens about vital issues of concern to voters. You are invited to participate in a conversation with league President Liz Tentarelli and Vice President Peg Fargo to learn about the valuable tools the league offers to make your participation in our democracy more informed and effective. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Janet Ward at jwardnh@comcast.net or call 746-4991 for more information.

May 31 will the final day for registered voters to change their party affiliation before the state primary election Sept. 13. Go to the town clerk’s office in Contoocook to change your party affiliation.

Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn is open for the 20th season! For more information, visit beechhillfarm.com.

The Hopkinton-Contoocook Gardeners will be holding a plant sale Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Depot in Contoocook Village. Perennials and annuals will be for sale, along with garden yard sale items.

The Redhawks Football Cow Plop fundraiser will be held Sunday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. There are still squares available for $100 each. Sales are limited. You could win $2,000 if you are the lucky plop. You do not need to be present to win. Square includes a meal and ice cream. Meal only tickets are $25, or $15 for children 12 and younger. Barbecue dinner from Brothers’ House of Smoke and music by Dovetail are included if you purchase a cow plop square. For more information, email rhcowplop@gmail.com.

The farmers market will be held at town hall Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.

Lunch at the senior center will be held Wednesday at noon. This week is sausage on a roll with fried peppers and onions, baked beans, coleslaw and gingerbread with whipped cream. There is a $4 suggested donation. Bingo is played the first and third Friday at 1 p.m. at the senior center. Strength exercises are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m.

Dial-a-Ride and Senior Services Inc. is a volunteer-based service that provides transportation for persons in the Hopkinton area who are 55 or older. Rides are provided for medical and/or personal appointments, such as banking, grocery shopping, hair appointments, etc. in the Hopkinton and Concord areas. Call 746-4357 to arrange transportation. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon; call at least 48 hours in advance if possible. Dial-A-Ride depends on volunteers to make this service possible, and we welcome new members.Give us a call to find out how to become a driver or office volunteer.

To register for football and cheer, visit kearsargewildcats.wix.com/football and download registration and physical release form.

Women’s recreational softball registrations are open. Come have fun playing softball Sunday nights in July and August. All women 18 and older are invited to sign up. Register by June at HopkintonRec.com.

Hopkinton Recreation is preparing for the Summer Day Camp program offered each year to Hopkinton youth. The Hopkinton Human Services Department is asking for your help once again to send one or more children to the camp. Tax deductible donations will be accepted in any amount; $125 will send one child to camp for one week. If you are able to help, make checks payable to the “Town of Hopkinton” with “camp scholarship program” on the memo line. This can be mailed to: The Hopkinton Human Services Department, 330 Main St., Hopkinton 03229.

KATHLEEN BUTCHER

724-3452

kathb123@comcast.net

PITTSFIELD Sign up for spot in multitown yard sale

The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at Jitters Cafe on Main Street.

The Pittsfield High School Alumni Association will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the school, Room 126. Anyone that attended or graduated from Pittsfield Middle High School are members and are encouraged to attend.

The Pittsfield Circle of Home and Family Group will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. Note the date change for this month only. For more information, contact Andi Riel at 435-6346.

The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a multi-town yard sale June 3 to 5. The three-day event will have advertised hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Participants choose if they participate one, two or all three days. Those wishing to hold sales at their home or business may register the address to be included in an online map and printable address list. Individual registration is $5 to cover advertising costs. Group or multi-family locations pay a $10 registration fee and have an enhanced listing. The registration fee is waived for nonprofits. A community yard sale location will be at Dustin Park on Saturday. Any address in the seven member towns of the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce may register to help advertise their yard sale. Forms will be available in the “Suncook Valley Sun” and online at pittsfieldchamber.org. The deadline to register is May 22. For more information, email events@pittsfieldchamber.org.

The Suncook Valley Lions Club is seeking donations of new or gently-used items for the town wide yard sale. It is unable to accept TVs and clothing. Anyone interested in renting a space for their own yard sale, spots are available for $10. Call Laurie at 435-5052 for more information or to arrange drop-off or pick up.

Team up with the Pittsfield Middle/High School Athletic Department and help veterans in need through Operation Hat Trick. Hats are $20 and are on sale at the town hall, police department and school office.

Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association will offer “Talking With Your Doctor” on Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Pittsfield Senior Center. Developed by the National Institute on Aging, this program helps older adults make the most of their medical appointments. As part of this workshop, discuss how to get ready for a doctor’s visit, get tips on having successful conversations about your health concerns, and learn how to work with your doctor when making decisions about your care. To register, call 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 5815.

Pittsfield Middle/High School Athletic Hall of Fame nominations are due by June 1. Visit the school website, pittsfieldnhschools.org, to obtain a nomination form. Completed forms may be submitted to jaydarrah@pittsfieldnhschools.org.

The Pittsfield Players will present “The Dixie Swim Club,” think cross between “Steel Magnolias” and “The Golden Girls.” Shows will be at the Scenic Theatre from May 19 to 21 at 7:30 p.m. and May 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available through TicketLeap or by calling the theatre at 435-8852.

The South Pittsfield Community Club’s first ham and bean supper will be Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse on Dowboro Road. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children, and those under age 6 are free.

The Suncook Valley Rotary Club will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. For more information, contact Donna Keeley at keeledm@yahoo.com.

The Infant/Toddler Diaper Pantry will be open Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church. Young families are given supplemental diapers and wipes. Everyone is welcome. Use the Chestnut Street entrance.

It is time to pick the 2016 Pittsfield Citizen of the Year. Whose activities and accomplishments to better our town do you feel make them eligible for this year’s award? Send the name of your nominee and the reason they should be Citizen of the Year to: Citizen of the Year, P.O. Box 173, Pittsfield 03263. Nominations must be received by June 8.

Join botanist George Newman today from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Graylag, 320 Clough Road, for a tour of the wildflowers and other native plants. Newman is a horticulturist, botanist and naturalist who has been cultivating and propagating native North American plants for more thansixty years. More than 400 species of native plants have been nurtured in the gardens and bogs of Graylag. To register, contact Carl at 435-5209 or email info@graylagcabins.com.

This month’s Community Conversation topic is home and school communication. Join Dr. John Freeman, superintendent of schools, and school staff Tuesday from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Light refreshments will be served. Contact Susan Bradley at sbradley@pittsfieldnhschools.org with questions.

Happy birthday wishes to my niece Nicole Semales, Liz Hast and to Cathy McHugh!

Happy anniversary wishes to Tammy and Gary Colby and to Rich and Sarah Hillsgrove!

ANDREA RIEL

435-6346

pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com

SALISBURY Don’t miss a single meeting this week

The planning board will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.

The select board will meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Academy Hall.

The farmers market will be held at the town hall every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Cribbage will be played Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.

KATHIE DOWNES

648-2473

kdownes@tds.net

WARNER Men’s Club to talk barns at program

Laura Wolfer, an archaeologist and biologist from Cultivate Your Nature, will discuss the connection the soil and bacteria has on our overall health May 29 at 2 p.m.

The farmers market will run Tuesdays beginning May 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. through September around the MainStreet Warner stage.

The Warner Historical Society Barn Sale is open for the season. Regular hours will be Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Warner Men’s Club will meet May 23 at the town hall at 6 p.m., followed by dinner catered by the Appleseed Restaurant, and finally a program by Peter Ladd and Rebecca Courser on the barns of Warner and their architectural features. Prospective new members are invited to join as guests. Members and guests should reserve for the dinner before Friday by emailing contact@warnermensclub.org or contacting one of the members. For more information, visit warnermensclub.org.

The new exhibit at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum will be Glooscap/Kluskap of the Wabanaki in the Contemporary Art Gallery through Sept. 30. Maliseet artist Dozay has portrayed the adventures of the Wabanaki hero Kluskap in a series of paintings. Kluskap stories teach the importance of Mother Earth, the importance of animals and illustrate important values. An opening reception will be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Dozay will speak about her work and storyteller Willow Greene will share Abenaki Glooscap stories For more information, call 456-2600, visit IndianMuseum.org or email info@indianmuseum.org.

Fifth-grade art club will meet Tuesday and May 31 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the art room at the elementary school.

NEIL NEVINS

456-3614

info@mainstreetbookends.com

WEARE Summer bingo schedule released

The Weare Writers Group will meet Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the library in the Sawyer Room.

The townwide yard sale will be June 4. Pick up a form to be on the map at the town office, post office, library or email hkurk@gmz.com and submit by May 23.

Weare’s Old Home Day committee is seeking crafters, vendors, businesses and nonprofits to be part of Old Home Day on Aug. 27. For more information, call Heleen at 529-7253 or email hkurk@gmx.com for a registration form and information.

Weare Farmers Market will be held Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Old Town Hall and Community Center.

The nonprofit South Weare Improvement Society will hold bingo Saturday, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, and Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Osborne Memorial Hall. Bingo sheets, daubers, pull-tabs and refreshments are for sale. Proceeds benefit Osborne Memorial Hall renovations, so do not carry in. No one under 18 is allowed.

The John Stark school board will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the school library.

Expo Night for senior capstone project will be on display May 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Prom will be Saturday at the Mount Sunapee Resort.

A 5K Fun Run will be held Friday at the middle school for those age 8 and older sponsored by the Wellness Committee. The registration fee is $10 with a $30 family cap. Forms are available in the front office of middle school or downloaded from the school’s website. Great prizes awarded!

The Weare Middle School spring concert will be May 24at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

KATERI FITTS

kateritek@hotmail.com