The Suncook Senior Center on Wednesday will cancel lunch but will have activities as scheduled.
On Thursday, both lunch and activities are canceled. For more information, call Leslie at 485-4254.
The senior lobster dinner and clambake will be held June 17 at Pine Point at Hampton Beach. The cost is $77 per person, and if you are planning to go on the trip, sign up soon. For more information, call Leslie at 485-4254 or Priscilla at 485-3515.
The Suncook Senior Center is moving back to Allenstown and is so grateful to the entire EBC congregation for graciously sharing their wonderful church building for eighteen months. It is moving June 3 and will have its spring hike and cook-out in Bear Brook. Plan to come and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The open house for the Allenstown Community Center will be held June 14 at 4 p.m.
St. John the Baptist Cemetery may place flowers on the graves between Friday and June 8. The Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated May 30 at 9 a.m., weather permitting. In case of rain, the Mass will be in the church.
Pembroke Academy Class of 1959 is having a get together June 3 at Kimball’s Cavern at 2 p.m. There are four classmates they have not been able to locate: Judy Culberson, Fleurette Duclos, Betty Bobson and Peggy Gauthier. Call Priscilla (Lambert) Lemaire with any information at 485-3515.
The Post Office Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected 3,516 pounds in the Suncook area, more than 1.5 tons of food that went to the local food bank. It appreciates your generous donations. Thank you very much.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
There will be a yard and bake sale at the Andover Congregational Church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located on the corner of Route 11 and Chase Hill Road in East Andover. All proceeds from the sale go to the Grange Hall Restoration Fund; the historic Highland Lake Grange Hall is now owned by the church and needs more than $200,000 in repairs and restoration.
The Potter Place Train Station and the nearby 1900s general store, both owned by the Andover Historical Society and located in west Andover, just off Route 11, are open for visitors. Stop by on weekends from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. During the same period, the well-preserved one-room schoolhouse, located about eight miles away in East Andover and also owned by the historical society, is open to the public on the second Sunday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit andoverhistory.org.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
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 meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Boscawen Public Library.
Tuesday is Move Up Day for the fifth graders at the Boscawen Elementary School. Students will spend their school day at the Merrimack Valley Middle School, which they will attend in the fall. Parents are visiting the middle school that night at 6.
All are invited to listen to the students at Boscawen Elementary School play their instruments at the combined Elementary Band Concert. It will be held at the Merrimack Valley High School on Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m.
The date of the plant sale at the Boscawen Elementary School has been changed to June 3. The public is welcome to attend the sale from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A Memorial Day ceremony to honor veterans will be held May 30 at 11 a.m. at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery on Route 3. Seating will be limited and attendees are advised to bring a lawn chair for their comfort. The ceremony will last about one hour and is hosted by the N.H. Veterans of Foreign Wars and the staff of the cemetery.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
contact@boscawenlibrary.org
The Bow Young at Heart Club will meet Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Bow Community Building. Bring a brown bag lunch; coffee and dessert will be provided. At 1 p.m., guest speaker Nancy Parascandola will present on Meals on Wheels. The meeting will follow. Members and guests may sign up and make payment for the June 23 Rhode Island Bay Lighthouse Tour by contacting Carol Walter 753-8000.
An educational seminar on asset protection, financing education and reducing debt will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road. Reserve your seat by calling 226-8665.
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 and 8:30 p.m. Bow and Dunbarton residents may also visit bowscouts.org to schedule a pickup of larger items through SignupGenius, or email Holly at yardsaletroop75@gmail.com for more information.
Don’t miss the garden club’s annual plant sale Saturday at the Community Center from 8 a.m. to noon. Annuals, perennials, hanging plants, veggie starters, herbs will be available for sale. Experienced garden club members will be on hand to assist shoppers with plant selection and planting questions.
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.
The Falcons Booster Club golf tournament will be Aug. 12
Crafters are still needed for the White Rock Senior Living Community craft fair Nov. 12. Call Teresa Drake at 230-2020 or Phyllis Parker at 724-6271 for information or to apply.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
Canterbury Community Farmers Market will present “Critters on the Farm” with James and Misty Batchelder on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the library. Hear all about the challenges and benefits of caring for livestock and experience some hands on opportunities to use fiber from local sheep.
Young Readers Club will meet Monday at 3:15 p.m. at the library.
The Teen Advisory Group will meet Monday at 6 p.m. to share ideas on “fandom.”
The library will be closed May 30 for Memorial Day.
Toddler Extravaganza will be May 31 at 10 a.m. at the library.
Canterbury Elementary School will conduct a pre-school screening for all incoming kindergarteners Tuesday. If you are parent of an incoming kindergartener have not yet scheduled an appointment, contact the school at 783-9944 or email to mmorrison@sau80.org.
The elementary school will hold Memorial Day exercises Friday 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 speaker this year will be Air Force veteran, surveyor and local historian Mark Stevens. The Rev. Navy Corpsman and Vietnam veteran Bill Donohue will deliver the invocation and benediction. USMC Captain and Vietnam veteran Dale Caswell will officiate.
Canterbury Historical Society will present The Remarkable Story of Sarah Elizabeth Harper Monmouth and the Worsted Church Textiles by Renee Walker Tuttle, who has studied and cataloged the textiles that used to adorn the Worsted Church in Canterbury on May 31 at 7 p.m. the Elkins Library. Refreshments served.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
Storytime at the library will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. for ages 2 to 6.
USA Best Book Award finalist Marina Dutzmann Kirsh will visit the library Thursday at 7 p.m. to share her memoir on World War II Germany. For more information, visit kirschstonebooks.com.
The town offices and elementary school will be closed May 30 for Memorial Day.
A Memorial Day celebration will be held at the town common at 11 a.m. Dunbarton American Legion Post 116 veterans will lay wreaths at the war memorials and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers who are buried in the cemetery. At 1 p.m.at the community center, students will present and Gary Maccubbin will speak. Music will be provided by the Hopkinton Band. Refreshments will follow.
That last day for registered voters to change party affiliation prior to the September state primary is May 31 with the town clerk. The supervisors of the checklist will meet at the Dunbarton Town Office on May 31 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. to make changes, too. If you are not sure how you are currently registered to vote, visit app.sos.nh.gov/Public/PartyInfo.aspx.
The school board will meet June 1 at 6 p.m. at the elementary school.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
The Epsom Public Library will show The Lady in the Van Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Based on a true story, Miss Shepherd, played by Maggie Smith, is a woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parks her van in a London man’s driveway and proceeds to live there. For more information, call the library at 736-9920.
American Legion Post 112 will celebrate Memorial Day on May 30 at 9:30 a.m. at the Post on Short Falls Road. Parade will follow and refreshments will be served following the parade.
“A Matter of Balance” will be offered by the CRVNA for eight Wednesdays beginning June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the library. The program is free, but space is limited; call 224-4093 or visit crvna.org to register.
The Epsom Food pantry is in need of soup, mac and cheese and hash. If you garden, consider planting a row for the pantry. Those fresh veggies and fruit is extremely appreciated.
The select board will meet Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library.
Evergreen Lodge 53 and American Legion Post 112 will sponsor a fishing derby June 4 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 251 Center Hill Road. It is free to ages 16 and younger.
Epsom students who will graduate this year are invited to Epsom Central School on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The teachers, staff and school board members congratulate you on your graduation. There will be a game of “Bauer” Jeopardy between staff and students. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see many 2016 high school graduates!
Epsom students in fifth through eighth grade should continue to submit community service slips to Mrs. Palermo. The last day to submit community service slips is Tuesday.
The D.C. fundraising group will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Epsom Central School.
TERRY RIEL
c21rielt@metrocast.net
The Franklin Animal Shelter annual 5K race/walk will be at Paul Smith School on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. for $30. Awards will be given for various categories. To register online, visit franklinanimalshelter.com. For more information, call 934-7163.
The UU Congregation of Franklin yard sale is Saturday, rain or shine, at 206 Central St., from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A free live performance in support of Mental Health Awareness Month will take place at Inspire Music on River Street on Saturday at 5 p.m. Guest performance will be by the band Color Collective and the event is sponsored by Inspire Music, Local Outbreak and Central Street Sweets Candy Store.
Paul Smith School kindergarten information night will be Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bring your child and learn about kindergarten and meet the teachers. Sign up for an evaluation time on June 2 or 3. For more information, call 934-4144.
The TRIP Center will host Anita Oelfke on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. to answer your Medicare questions.
Wayne Blanchard will be at the TRIP Center on Friday for long-term support counseling.
The Franklin Middle School will hold its spring concert Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The planning board will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at city hall.
The Franklin High School Academy Awards will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Opera House.
The Meals-on-Wheels Walkathon will be Saturday at One Delta Dental Drive in Concord at 10 a.m. If you would like to join the walk, call the TRIP Center at 934-4151 or make a donation at mowwalkathonnh.everydayhero.do. The TRIP Center has been supporting this walk for many years and will welcome walkers.
JUDITH ACKERSON
934-2543
franklintowncrier@gmail.com
The Henniker Fire/Rescue Departments will host an open house today at the station, 216 Maple St., from 1 to 4 p.m. Celebrate Henniker’s newest pumper, a 2016 Pierce Arrow XT, and the retirement of our 1991 E-One pumper. Raffle tickets for 193 different prizes will be drawn throughout the open house along with the burning of a “mock” bedroom.
John Stark’s Stage Band will perform at the June 2 farmers market. Henniker’s own Madison Poitrast-Upton is one of the singers. They start at 4 p.m. Come down and see this group of talented students.
The high school spring concert will be friday at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. The concert chorus, select chorus, fifth- and sixth-grade chorus, concert band and stage band will perform a varied repertoire. Admission is free, donations are accepted, and refreshments will be served at intermission.
A Memorial Day event will be held Friday from 9:50 to 10:20 a.m. at the school. RSVP with the main office at 529-4722. The Academic Awards Assembly will follow from 10:20 to 11:30 a.m. Parents of those to be recognized will be invited to RSVP for a limited number of seats.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
Phil Harvey will talk about his new book Memories of a Native Son on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fuller Public Library. Book sale and signing will follow his presentation. Plan to attend and hear about what life was like growing up in pre-World War II Hillsboro.
The townwide yard sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. For more information, email Hillsborough Pride at pridedirector464@gmail.com or call 464-2953. A space may also be purchased at Fuller Public Library for $10. Reserve your spot by calling 464-3595.
The library book and yard sale will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Smith Memorial Congregational Church will be participating in the townwide yard sale starting at 9 a.m.
The Hillsboro Heritage Museum, 5 Central St., will reopen Saturday. Come and see the new exhibits: Main Street, featuring the merchants of yesteryear; Making Music in Hillsboro with a focus on Amy Beech and a history of the town and high school bands; The Hillsborough Dairy; Has the Mail Come Yet? and more. For information, call 464-3637.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
Hopkinton Lions will host a pancake breakfast Saturday at the Hopkinton Slusser Senior Center from 8 to 11 a.m. Cost is $5 adults, $3 children. All proceeds to benefit the Hopkinton Food Pantry.
Hopkinton Lions will hold a huge yard sale June 5 from 7 to 3 p.m. at Hopkinton Fairgrounds in the Stewart Building. If you haven’t donated your items, now’s the time. Lions are ready to pick them up. For more information, visit hopkintonnhlions.com or facebook.com/hopkintonlionsclub. Huge thanks to all who have already donated. The funds raised go right back into the community in vision and hearing exams, glasses, scholarships, camperships and other local projects.
CRVNA will offer “Simple Rules for Eating Well” for free on June 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. at Slusser Senior Center. Whatever your age, eating well can make an important difference in your health and how you look and feel. To register, call 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 5815
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.
The Redhawks Football Cow Plop fundraiser will be held today 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. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
As part of the ongoing facility committee work, the public is welcome to tour schools and view the conditions of each building. For more information, email Superintendent Chamberlin at schamberlin@hopkintonschools.org or call 746-5186. Tour Harold Martin School on Tuesday at 8:15 a.m., Maple Street School on May 31 at 8:15 a.m. and Hopkinton Middle/High School on June 7 at 10 a.m.
Lunch at the senior center will be held Wednesday at noon. This week is sweet and sour meatballs, macaroni and cheese, salad and key lime dessert. 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
The Loudon Old Home Day Association has been hard at work to bring another fun-filled event Aug. 13. The theme for this year is “Game On!” Get your creativity flowing and start planning your parade float or come to an Old Home Day meeting and offer some ideas. Submit Citizen of the Year nominations at loudonoldhomeday.com. Contact Terri Barton at 608-7248 or Aimee Zarges at 568-2613 for more information.
ALICHA KINGSBURY
798-3143
ammhkingsbury@aol.com
Registration for Pembroke Summer Recreation Program will be held Saturday and June 5 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Pembroke Town Hall. This is an eight-week program open to all Pembroke or Allenstown children entering first through sixth grades. The program will run June 27 to Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Memorial Field. Extended hours for early drop off or late pick up is available for an additional charge of $15 per week, each. There is a $20 non-refundable registration fee required when you sign your child or children up. The cost of the program is $50 a week for Pembroke residents and $60 per week for Allenstown residents. This cost includes a weekly field trip. For more information, call 848-9677. You may also sign up your child at the town hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. after June 5 if space is available.
The Post Office Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected 3,516 pounds in the Suncook area, more than 1.5 tons of food that went to the local food bank. It appreciates your generous donations.
Pembroke Town Library annual book sale will be held June 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will continue until June 9 during the library’s open hours. Donations are being accepted of gently-used books and DVDs. No textbooks or encyclopedias. The spring yard sale will be held June 4 at the same time. An 8-foot-square spot is only $10, payable the day of the sale. Bring tables and be prepared to take your leftovers back home. Spots can be reserved by stopping in at the library to sign up. Call 485-7851 with any questions.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
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 today. 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.
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 today at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available through TicketLeap or by calling the theatre at 435-8852.
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.
The Read, Meet, Talk book club will meet Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the senior center.
Old Home Day will be July 23 and a community fair will be held at Dustin Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Old Home Day Committee is looking for crafters and community organizations to join the fair. Community organizations can participate for free and the vendor fee is $10. Contact Leslie Vogt at 435-7993 or lesliegvogt@gmail.com.
The Pittsfield Youth Baseball Association is holding a raffle for four front row seat tickets to the Red Sox vs. Angels. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and may be purchased at Bell Brothers store or by emailing garybedell1@aol.com.
The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce is offering a $500 scholarship to 2016 graduates from Barnstead, Chichester, Epsom or Pittsfield who plan to continue their education. The application is available online at pittsfieldchamber.org and due June 1.
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop will host the 14th annual Fiddle Contest on June 3 at Pittsfield Middle High School. A silent auction will run from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m performance showcases begin. If there are any fiddlers interested in participating or if someone would like to donate items to the silent auction, contact 435-8272 or info@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org.
Support the food pantry Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school, purchase handmade ceramic bowls and eat soup, bread and dessert for $10. There will be live music.
American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 will hold its annual Memorial Day observance on Sunday at 10 a.m. with a memorial church service with Pittsfield First Congregational Church. At 1 p.m. there will be an observance at the Veterans Memorial in Dustin Park. For more information, call 344-0264.
Happy birthday, Jon Ward and Tina Metcalf.
Happy anniversary, Scott and Pam Tepper and Lisa and Andy Fries.
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com
The Supervisors of the Checklist will hold a session for registered voters to change party affliation on May 31 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at Academy Hall. This is the last day for voters already registered to change or declare a party affiliation until the day of the September primary. Voters who register subsequent to this date may declare a party when they register.
Salisbury Transfer Station will be open an extra four hours each week beginning June 8 from 2 to 6 p.m. This is in addition to the Saturday hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Friends of the Library will be putting in a brick order; now is the time to order your brick. Forms are available at the library or on its website.
The town is looking for alternation to fill three planning board vacancies. Interested candidates should contact Planning and Zoning Assistant April Rollins on Tuesday or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 648-6324, or by emailing salisburyplanning@tds.net. Letters of interest will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The select board and fire Explorers will host a “Clean Up Day” alongside town roads and the grounds at the transfer station June 4 at 9 a.m.; meet at the safety complex. Volunteers are needed. To plan for this event, sign up for a specific road with Selectman Ross-Raymond at 491-1285 or Mac MacDuffie at 731-4731. For working at Transfer Station talk with Steve Wheeler at 648-2249 or call Kathie Downes at the town office at 648-6321 Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon before June 2. After the work session, there will be lunch for the volunteers at the Salisbury Safety Building about 12:30 p.m.
The conservation commission will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.
KATHIE DOWNES
648-2473
kdownes@tds.net
Laura Wolfer, an archaeologist and biologist from Cultivate Your Nature, will discuss the connection the soil and bacteria has on our overall health Sunday at 2 p.m.
“Whatsoever Ye Do, Do All To The Glory of God: The Shakers and Technology in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century” will be presented at the N.H. Telephone Museum on Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Cafe will be held June 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the N.H. Telephone Museum.
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 Monday 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. For more information, call 456-2600, visit IndianMuseum.org or email info@indianmuseum.org.
The fifth-grade environmental camp field trip will be Thursday and Friday.
There will be no school May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com
Weare’s townwide yard sale will be June 4. Pick up forms at the town office, post office, library or email hkurk@gmx.com. The deadline to be added to the map is Monday.
Weare’s Old Home Day committee is calling all crafters, vendors, businesses and nonprofits to be part of Weare’s Old Home Day on Aug. 27. Contact Heleen at 529-7253 or email hkurk@gmx.com for a registration form or 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 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 Weare Middle School concert will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.
KATERI FITTS
kateritek@hotmail.com
The Webster Elementary students will host a Memorial Day observance Friday at 10 a.m. at the Webster Meeting House. All community members who are veterans or currently members in the military are invited to join in activities. The school children will be doing the inside program before they proceed to the park to lay the wreath.
Library trustees will meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the library.
The book group will discuss The Wind is Not a River by Brian Payson on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
The church will serve a public chicken barbecue supper Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The meal will consist of chicken, salads, rolls, cranberry sauce, hot or cold drinks and ice cream with sauch and whipped cream. Cost is $10 for adults or $ for children ages 2 to 12. A penny sale for plants will follow. For $2, you’ll get 25 chances to win. Tickets go on sale at 3 p.m.; drawings begin at 6:30 p.m.
DOROTHY HASKINS
648-2243
dhaskins@tds.net