The Klunk Tournament will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., so polish up your shuffling skills, it’s tournament time.
The Suncook Senior Center trip to the Clambake in Maine will take place Friday. The bus will leave at 9:45 a.m. from the St. John the Baptist Church parking lot (the old Suncook Senior Center) in Suncook. Please call Priscilla at 485-3515 for more information.
Pokeno will be on Friday at 10 a.m. for lots of fun and a spirited game. Join the group at the Suncook Senior Center.
Save the date of Sept. 24 for the upcoming event “An Afternoon with Jose Duddy,” sponsored by the Saint Theresa Rosebush Society. Dinner at 1 p.m. prepared by the Knights of Columbus will be followed by Jose performance 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and to get tickets or more information, please contact Priscilla at 485-3515 or Melanie at 848-1351.
Religious education registration at St. John the Baptist will be accepted in the religious education center in the lower Parish Hall at the following times: Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The child’s baptismal certificate is needed. Registration will close on Aug. 30.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
It’s Old Home Week in Boscawen! The art exhibit open house reception, sponsored by Elektrisola, will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Winthrop Carter House. The show includes work by local artists led by Adele Sanborn and Boscawen Elementary School contest. Citizens’ awards will be presented by Polly Dawson, BOHD president, based on community nominations. The Annual Greater Boscawen Golf Classic event tees off at 9 a.m. at Den Brae Golf Resort in Sanbornton on Thursday.
The Actual Old Home Day events will be held on Saturday, with the parade at 11 a.m. from the town municipal offices at 116 N. Main St., to Boscawen Elementary School. At noon, the action moves to Jamie Welch Memorial Field where there will be vendors, bounce houses and lots of food. Be sure to save some room for the Chicken Barbecue from 4 to 6 at the Boscawen Congregational Church. Tickets can purchased at the town offices. The entertainment continues at the park culminating with fireworks at dusk.
Be sure to drive by to see the yard art entries. Maps noting their locations can be picked at the town offices and Franklin Savings Bank.
Blood donations are urgently needed in the final weeks of summer. The Red Cross is holding a drive at the Boscawen Town Hall (basement of Congregational Church at 14 High St.) on Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m. An appointment can be booked via the Blood Donor app or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
If you have a story that you would like to share and receive help on writing, the Writer’s Workshop at the Boscawen Public Library would enjoy meeting you. Their next meeting will be Aug. 28, beginning at 6:30 p.m., led by published author Mel Graykin.
The Boscawen Public Library is happy to announce that more than 650 hours of reading time was logged by more than 100 patrons of all ages. Alyssa Ishii, a sixth-grader at MVMS, read more than 225 hours this summer and was honored with the 2017 Bunny Randlett Award for outstanding performance.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
The Bow Young at Heart Club will meet on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Beech Hill Farm, 107 Beech Hill Farm Road, Hopkinton. Bring a brown bag lunch, a beverage will be provided. Following the meeting everyone can enjoy ice cream, farm animals, flowers, garden art and the gift shop. All seniors can still sign up for the Oct. 12 Quabbin Reservoir Tour with lunch at the 1705 Salem Cross Inn. For more info, contact Carol Walter 753-8000.
Fall Heritage Day will be held on Sept. 16 at the Bow Bog Meeting House, 111 Bow Bog Road, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with entertainment, presentations and displays, such as the slideshow “Bow Mills Area – Now and Then”; a light-hearted video, Turnpikes and Travel in Bow c. 1805 and the demonstration of the Luther Morgan Rifle. A Men’s Club Beef Stew Lunch will be available at noon, and the Memorial Bell Ringing Ceremony will take place at 1 p.m., followed by free homemade pie. Contact fjohnson915@myfairpoint.net or 228-8149 for more information.
The Bow Garden Club will continue their monthly programming on Sept. 11 with a presentation by David Wichland of Keene, “Mushrooms and Fungi.” Bow Garden Club meetings are held at the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road, beginning with social time and refreshments at 6 p.m. followed by the evening’s educational program at 6:30. All are welcome. Visit bowgardenclub.org for more information.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
Canterbury Fiddler’s Picnic will be today from 2 to 5 p.m. An afternoon of making music and then sharing a meal. If it rains, inside the Parish House, but in good weather, on the grass by the gazebo. Contact teresawyman@comcast.net or call 783-9826.
Canterbury Farmers Market gathers each Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the side of the Elkins Library in the Center. This week is “Pig Out”! Learn more about local raised pasture fed pork! Music by TAPAS. See ccfma.net or Facebook for full schedule.
Canterbury Elementary School’s Kindergarten Open House will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. School resumes Aug. 28. Please observe the flashing lights and drive slowly when approaching or leaving the area close to the school, particularly in the morning and afternoon.
Canterbury 4-H Rascals will be working on exploring the N.H. Society for the Protection of Forests land, fabric cover work and kayaking during the summer. The meetings resume on Sept. 5 and 11. New enrollees may participate during the summer too. Contact Laura Crockford at 540-9877 or at canterburyrascals4H@gmail.com for further information.
All are welcome to “Sing Your Heart Out,” your monthly chance to raise your endorphin level through singing! This month it will be on Sept. 1 at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 11 Oxbow Pond Road, Canterbury. Bring your own Rise Up Singing and Rise Again songbooks or borrow one of ours. Finger food snacks are welcome. Request or lead a song (send me a request if you have one you’d like me to help teach) or just some and sing along or listen. Bring your instruments! Call Ruth Heath (783-4401) for more information or questions.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
On Monday, there will be a basket-making class at the library at 6 p.m. Call the library during the afternoon if you wish to attend. Info on cost and supplies will be available.
The Charrette Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the historical society. Come by and see the progress the team has directed for a new town center. Trees have been planted and a stone wall is in place. Help plan the future of the center.
On Wednesday, the garden club will meet at 7 p.m. at the library.
The Knitting Circle welcomes new people every Wednesday at the library at 3:30 p.m.
The Chichester Historical Society is looking for new members interested in working on society projects. There are diaries and town records to be transcribed. Special displays always need to be done. The society building is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays. For more information, call Lucille Noel at 798-5709.
The Heritage Commission would like to hear from residents regarding interests in preserving town history. Call Lucille at 798-5709 for information on projects and meetings.
The Chichester community lost a valuable member. Our librarian, Lisa Prizio, passed away last week. She was a dedicated library director and had a smile for everyone. She will be greatly missed.
The library will be holding it’s August book sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. That same day, there will be a farmers market on the library grounds. A free space to display your vegetables, eggs, herbs, flowers and other products will be available. Call the library, as sign-up is necessary. The farmers market will be from 9 a.m. to noon.
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
PTO Meet and Greet for all DES parents, staff and teachers will be on Thursday. Join in for sips and sweets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Countryside Golf Club. The PTO will provide the sweets and you choose your sips (cash bar available). RSVP by Tuesday by emailing info@dunbartonpto.com.
Elementary School Open House will be on Aug. 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Visit new classrooms, check in with new teachers, and get ready for an exciting year.
First day of school for Bow/Dunbarton will be on Aug. 30. Bus schedules will be posted on the school website as soon as they are available – usually the third week in August. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.
No school will be held on Labor Day, Sept. 4. Town offices will be closed.
The school board will meet Sept. 6 in the school library from 6 to 9 p.m.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
Mum orders are being taken now, and if you have never ordered the Friends of the Library mums, you are missing a chance to have the largest, healthiest and most beautiful fall flower to decorate your home. Mums are $8 each or five for $35. Stop by the library to order.
Knitter’s will meet on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the library.
Bone Builders will meet on Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. at the library.
Storytimes: Mondays 10 a.m.; Tuesdays 1:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Children listen to stories, sing songs, and do craft activities.
Lego Club meets Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Epsom food pantry needs Hamburger Helper, snacks for lunches for the kids. The pantry will be closed on Sept. 2, due to Labor Day, it will be opened the following Wednesday.
Congratulations to Don Harty on getting Epsom Citizen of the Year! Very well deserved! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do.
Echo Valley Farm Road will be closed on Monday for the bridge replacement. Road may be closed for two weeks. Also, Griffin Road may be closed for a couple of days during the week. If you have any questions, please call Gordon Ellis, road agent, at 545-4302 or the town office at 736-9002.
Board of selectmen will meet Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 940 Suncook Valley Highway.
Alone in Berlin is the movie selected for showing Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Set in Berlin in 1940, working class couple Otto and Anna Quangel receive the news that their only son has lost his life on the battlefield. They then decide to resist the Nazi regime in their very own way. Soon the Gestapo is hunting “the threat.” Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson star.
Brian O’Neill is looking for people interested in forming a new chess club from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays at library. All ages and levels of experience are invited to come to play and learn. No experience? That’s great, too. Brian is more than willing to teach new players. For more information, contact BrianONeil2@gmail.com.
TERRY RIEL
c21rielt@metrocast.net
The 2018 Webster Lake Calendar annual photo contest deadline is Sept. 5. This year’s theme is “Webster lake Activity: Wildlife and Human.” There is still time to take some great pictures around the lake and enter the contest. Visitwebsterlakenh.com for full details.
Filing period for elected official runs until Friday. If interested in running for mayor, city council or school board or possibly ward clerk, moderator or supervisor of the checklist, be sure to file at city hall during this time. Filing now allows you to participate in the candidate’s forum presented by Choose Franklin scheduled for Sept. 25.
The Franklin Farmers Market provides healthy offerings from local growers/producers. Visit the market every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Franklin Regional Hospital Lawn, 15 Aiken Ave. SNAP via EBT card as well as credit/debit cards can be used for your purchases. Call 934-2060, ext. 8369 or visit Facebook, “Franklin Farmers Market.”
Meridian Lodge, “The Masons,” 58 S. Main St., will hold a yard sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many quality pieces of furniture as well as anything else you can imagine.
Fill a school bus with back-to-school supplies. Join Franklin Savings Bank’s Smile Squad on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. at its 933 Central St., location where the group of volunteers will be collecting donations. Fred Caruso, of Mix Mornings with Fred and Amy on Mix 94.1 FM, will broadcast live throughout the event.
Music in the Park this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the gazebo at Odell Park will feature Dan Bartenstein, vocals and guitar. Acoustic tunes from ’70s style acoustic rock. Dan has entertainment summer audiences for many years. Great sing along music. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy live entertainment along the banks of the beautiful Winnipesaukee River. Concerts are free. Visit franklinoperahouse.org for summer schedule or pick up a program guide for the 2017-18 season. Thanks to Watts Water Technologies for their sponsorship of this series. In case of rain, concerts will be at the Opera House.
The Junior Youth Group of Franklin will celebrate “End of Summer” with a mini-camp on Friday from 3 to 10 p.m. with a video interview at City hall, ice cream at Central Sweets, pick-up Winni River Trail and dinner cookout at Karen’s followed by “Spirit of Faith” lesson, movie and popcorn.
Franklin School Board will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Franklin Middle School Library.
Deadline to register your team for Franklin Savings Bank’s 24th Annual Charity Softball Tournament is this Thursday. The event will benefit local D.A.R.E programs and other youth drug prevention programs. Co-ed teams ages 13 and older are invited to swing their bats for charity. Call co-chairs at 934-4445 or via email at mybanker@fsbnh.com.
Free blood pressure testing at the TRIP Center will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., provided by Franklin VNA. Karen Testerman will be at the TRIP Center on Tuesday to answer Medicare questions.
Planning board will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
The Franklin Area Lions Club will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Soda Shoppe.
JUDITH ACKERSON
934-2543
franklintowncrier@gmail.com
Chili-Fest is going on right now. Head up to Pat’s Peak and vote for your favorites!
There will be an open house for all CWES kindergarten students on Aug. 29. The open house for morning students will be 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. The afternoon student open house will be 4:30 to 5 p.m. Preschool students will have an open house on Sept. 1 from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. The first day of preschool will be Sept. 5. The first day of school for kindergarten through third-grade students will be Aug. 30. The Center Woods Elementary School day is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The telephone number is 529-4500 and website is centerwoods.org. Drivers, please keep an eye out for students walking and biking to and from school.
Two concerts this week to end another successful summer of free concerts. Tuesday will be Rusted Chrome playing country classics and rock hits and Friday will be Nick’s Other Band – the concert committee’s favorite party band playing an end of season bash. Both at 7 p.m. and both free.
Reminder – Old Home Day will be this Saturday throughout Weare! Go to their website for specifics.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
On Wednesday, GHSS’s Thrift Shop Expedition will take place. The bus leaves the Shaw’s parking lot at 10 a.m. to make the rounds in Concord, Manchester, etc., to find some great bargains. Lunch on your own at a site to be decided by participants. Cost is $6. Call Marie Mogavero at 464-4726 to reserve a seat.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
An additional school board meeting will be held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., Room 1, at Maple Street School. The focus of the meeting will be the facility project with a presentation by facility chairman Jay Burgess. All are welcome to attend.
Award-winning blues musician Tj Wheeler will present a program of WWI era music and discuss its origins and impact. Kick off program for Hopkinton Reads and part of the “Over There, Over Here” initiative. The event will be at the Hopkinton Town Library on Sunday at 4 p.m. Made possible with support from the Hopkinton Library Foundation.
The Owen Farm in Hopkinton is having a jam making/canning workshop on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 per person and they get a jar of jam. Potluck lunch to follow. To RSVP, join the event on Facebook or call the farm at 225-2252.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Back to school for our future scientists, teachers, politicians, social workers and whatever they choose to become. So help our students return with clothing and supplies necessary in making their first days successful. If you would like to shop for a student or make a donation or purchase general school supplies, please contact Marilyn at Hopkinton Human Services at 746-8244 or humanservices@hopkinton-nh.gov.
Senior Center information is available at 746-2915. Senior lunch is at noon on Wednesday. A $4 donation is suggested. Menu: Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, potato salad, fruit salad and blond brownie a la mode. Lunch is at Slusser Center.
The Contoocook Farmers Market is presenting a farm-to-table supper as a fundraiser for the market. Chef Devin Clark, from Every Day Café, and friends will prepare a selection of small plates to highlight the bounty of the market vendors and local area farms on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Slusser Senior Center. Tickets are limited and are available at the market on Saturdays or see Ginni at TD Bank in Contoocook. There will be a vegetarian or a meat option to choose when you purchase your ticket. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
There’s always something new at the Contoocook Farmers Market, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in Contoocook Village. Music this week is by Mike Bilodeau. Limited quantities of fresh fish available! SNAP/EBT accepted.
Save the date for the 17th Annual Contoocook Carry Triathlon on Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. This is a fun, athletic event with 100 percent of the proceeds providing for fuel assistance for our neighbors. Online, mail-in and same day registration are available. See contoocookcarry.org. If you have any questions, call Mary Congoran at 568-2783 or Amy Metcalf at 746-6233.
Free summer band concerts by the Hopkinton Town Band on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. at Lewellen Bandstand, Contoocook. Bring blankets or chairs and enjoy an evening of music!
Pick your own delicious berries at Russell’s Organic Blueberries at 229 Maple St., in Contoocook. Open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2 to 6 p.m.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
Pembroke’s Farmers Market, complete with music, is held every Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7 p.m. behind town hall. Come support our local farmers and artisans.
Pembroke and Allenstown Old Home Day will be Saturday. Join at 9 a.m. for live entertainment on Main Street and at the Allenstown Town Hall Gazebo. The parade will begin in Allenstown at 10 a.m. and run along School Street, Main Street, Broadway and Pleasant Street down to Memorial Field where all-day entertainment, food, crafts, Touch-a-Trucks, antique cars, inflatables, pony/hay/train rides and a basketball tournament awaits you. All thanks to our extremely generous sponsors! To end the day, fireworks will go off at dusk, thanks to Associated Grocers of New England!
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
The Pittsfield Circle of Home and Family group would like to thank everyone that purchased raffle tickets. The winners of the raffle were: “Full Bloom” pattern quilt, Constance Ouellette; Large hand-woven basket, Harriet Hutchins; Hot air balloon pillow, Ava Foster; Quilted angel wall hanging, Stephanie Pike; Baby quilt, Ali Szabo; Quart maple syrup, Paula Martel; Set of Anna Lee Dolls, Robin Davis; Set of quilted star hot pads, Beth Kiley; Four matted photographs, Gail Davis; Herbal flax wrap, Carolyn Davis; Necklace and earring set, Linda Gray; and cross stitched pillowcase set, Faith Whittier.
A Pittsfield Community Garden committee has been formed and they will meet each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at town hall. If you are interested in helping or would like more information, please attend the meeting.
The Friday Night Kayak Group will meet every Friday at 6 p.m. at a different local location for a fun paddling trip. The group is open to everyone. Visit the website, huffnpuff.info, for more information and location of the next trip and add your name to the email list or call Paul Oman at 435-7199.
The Food Pantry is open in their new location on Barnstead Road, just behind Atlantic Safety. The hours are Monday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. and Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In order to continue to offer free food to our community, they are in desperate need of monetary donations. They are also looking for someone with a truck as a back-up driver to pick up food at the food bank in Manchester. They can always use fresh produce, if you have overstocked your garden. Specific items always need are: canned veggies, spaghetti sauce, soup, meats, jelly and toiletries. If you have any questions, call 545-7998.
The Pittsfield Players will hold auditions for their fall musical “Once Upon A Mattress” at the Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot St., on Sunday and Monday at 7 p.m. each evening. The fall show will run for two weekends, Nov. 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18, and will be directed by Marty Williams. Auditioners will be asked to sing a song (bring your own sheet music if your song is not from the show), read from the script and do a few dance steps that we’ll teach you.
The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club monthly meeting will be on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. at Main Street Grill.
The Pittsfield Conservation Commission will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at town hall.
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop will hold drop-in hours on Monday through Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 5 p.m., followed by a family cookout from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Zach or Paula at 435-8272.
The Beautification Committee will meet on Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at town hall (instead of on Labor Day).
The local TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group will meet each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Berakah on Fairview Road. For more information, please contact Pat at 435-5333 or Beth at 435-7397.
Save the date – PES Open House and Barbecue on Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the elementary school.
Happy Birthday wishes to Ed Vien on Monday. I hope you enjoy your special day!
Happy Anniversary wishes to Stacy and Rick Davis on Wednesday.
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com
Old Home Day chairwoman Nancy Hayden and the board of selectmen thank all who helped to make Old Home Day a great success again this year. Also, thank you to all who came to OHD and participated. Plans are already being worked on for 2018 OHD – this will be Salisbury’s 250th celebration, so watch in the coming months for details and if you want to get involved, come to the meetings. They are posted at Academy Hall and the post office and I put them in this column all year long.
Final public hearing for the Salisbury Master Plan will be Monday at 7 p.m. upstairs in Academy Hall.
Conservation commission will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. upstairs in Academy Hall.
Library events: Kids reading program, Build a Better World with Nature on Monday at 10:30 a.m.; Nature Art on Thursday at 3 p.m.
KATHIE DOWNES
648-2473
kdownes@tds.net
A community dinner will be held on Sept. 1 at Warner Town Hall. All welcome to dine with the crew members from the USS Kearsarge. Dinner at 6 p.m.
MainStreet BookEnds will hold a release party for Flashlight Night with author Matt Forrest Esenwine. Join them in The Gallery on Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. Flashlight Night is an ode to the power of imagination and the wonder of books.
Schoodacs Coffee Shop hosts open-mic every Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Concert series in The Jim Mitchell Community Park, on the MainStreet Warner Stage continue on Saturday with The Luggnuts performing from 7 to 10 p.m. The Luggnuts play Cosmic American music from New Hampshire.
Warner Historical Society’s Annual Lower Warner Meeting House Church Supper with the United Church of Warner will be held on Sunday at 10 a.m. Picnic after the service. Open house will be from 1 to 3 p.m.
A WFFF fundraiser at The Local will be held on Aug. 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Warner Area Farmers Market is held every Saturday on the Town Hall green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum announces a lecture with guest curator Lynn Murphy speaking on “Identity and Historical Trauma” on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Lynn Murphy is Vermont Abenaki, wife, mother, grandmother and middle-school science teacher. She grew up in a multi-generational household, and her grandmother lived with her family for many years. Lynn’s grandmother taught her bead work when Lynn was young. Lynn has spent years rediscovering the crafts of her people. Featured in her current exhibit are ash split and sweetgrass baskets made by Lynn’s great-grandmother, Mary Watso Sadoques. Lynn reclaimed this art by learning to be a traditional basket maker while apprenticing with master basket maker, Sophie Nollette.
N.H. Permaculture Day will be held Saturday at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Explore permaculture topics through workshops and demonstrations, enjoy the community and great food, while supporting the museum and the greater Native American community in N.H. Proceeds will benefit the museum as well as local permaculture education programs. For more information, visit facebook.com/nhpermieday.
An open house will be held at Simonds Elementary School on Aug. 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. The first day of school pancake breakfast will be at 8 a.m. on Aug. 29.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com