Board of selectmen meet on Monday at 6 p.m. at town hall, 16 School St.
Bone Builders is held on Monday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
Bingo is played on Monday and Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center, 8 Whitten St. For more information, call 485-4254.
Wii Bowling Tournament will be held on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. Join the fun of virtual bowling.
The Community Meal is held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, 10 School St.
Pastel Drawing Class is held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. with instructor June Marie Garny, at the Suncook Senior Center. Classes are $45 for a six-week session; includes materials. For more information, call 485-4254.
Cribbage is held on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., join in on the fun at the Suncook Senior Center.
Scrabble is held on Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
“Computers 101” will be held on Thursday starting at 10 a.m. with Tammy Thibodeau. This is a free four-week session to teach you the basics. The firstclass is “Knowing Your Computer.” You must bring your own laptop; seating is limited so please register with Kelly at 485-4254.
The Suncook Senior Center is looking for gardening volunteers who will help out once a week for about two hours to weed raised beds and water plants. Call Kelly at 485-4254 to schedule a day that works for you.
There is still time to sign up for the Suncook Senior Centers trip a lobster dinner at the Clambake Seafood Restaurant of Pine Point and the Sand Sculptures at Hampton Beach on June 15 from 9:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $81 per person. Call Kelly for more information at 485-4254.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
Sunday morning Zumba is offered weekly at The Andover Hub (next to Pizza Chef) from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Fee is $5 per session, drop-ins are welcome. Zumba mixes dance moves with exercise done to energetic Latin music and is often called “exercise in disguise” because it’s both “super effective and super fun.” Classes led by Akiesha Young; for more information, contact her at 998-0563 or at “Zumba with Akiesha” on Facebook.
There will be a Rummage and Bake Sale on Saturday (and continuing on the last Saturday of each month through October) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Highland Lake Grange Hall, intersection of Route 11 and Chase Hill Road in East Andover. Sponsored by the Andover Congregational Church, funds raised are for renovations to the historic Grange Hall, beginning with the cupola.
Andover Cribbage Night is held every Wednesday at The Andover Hub, 157 Main St., 6 from to 8 p.m. welcoming new or beginning players at any time and open to anyone who enjoys a friendly game of cribbage. Players chip in $5 each evening, participants play in teams of two, and the five top-scoring teams split the pot at the end of the evening. Contact Heather Wood at 340-4421 or at dekteig18@gmail.com for more information.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
AARP’s presentation “Educating you on Fraud Prevention” will be held Monday at the Boscawen Public Library beginning at 6:30 p.m. This lively and informative program is led by trained “Fraud Fighter” Marc Boyd who will discuss an overview of fraud trends and the Con Artist Playbook. No reservations are required.
Boscawen Public Library patrons are welcomed to check out the new pass to N.H. State Parks available now. The pass gives free admission at all day-use parks for two adults and up to four dependents. The pass is not valid for camping, parking meters or admission to Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, Flume Gorge, Hampton Beach or Wallis Sands.
Be sure to stop by the Yard/Craft/Bake Sale, at the Horace Chase Lodge on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This annual event is hosted by the Priscilla Chapter 51 Order of the Eastern Star. Proceeds benefit a variety of charities. Town Wide Yard Sale maps will be available noting other yard sales occurring in Boscawen on the same date.
Move-Up Day at the Boscawen Elementary School is happening on Tuesday when the fifth-graders go to Merrimack Valley Middle School for the day. Parents and guardians of fifth-graders are invited to the middle school at 6 p.m. to check out their children’s new classrooms. The elementary school is participating in a combined band concert from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Merrimack Valley Middle School.
Attention dog owners! Your dog must be licensed by May 31 to prevent the initiation of $1 per month fee.
The Municipal Town Offices, the Boscawen Public Library and Boscawen Elementary School will be closed on May 28 in celebration of Memorial Day.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
The garden club’s annual Spring Plant Sale will be held Saturday, over Memorial Weekend, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bow Community Center, 3 Bow Center Road. Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable starters, gorgeous hanging plants and hardy plants culled from members’ gardens will be available for purchase with proceeds to benefit the Bow High School Scholarship Program and the club’s ongoing civic beautification efforts around Bow. Garden club members will be available to provide personal assistance and advice to plant sale patrons on request, helping them select plants, providing instruction on planting their purchases, etc. A larger quantity and diversity of plants than last year are being ordered from the grower in an effort to meet all patrons’ needs and members will soon be digging in their own gardens, dividing hardy perennials to contribute to the “Members Table” where “tried and true” plants can be purchased at low prices. For more information please contact BGC Fundraising Chairwoman Joyce Kimball at joyceakimball@comcast.net or visit bowgardenclub.org.
The program for the garden club’s June 11 meeting will be “Jamming It Up,” featuring members Lorraine Dacko and Ginny Urdi in the Old Town Hall’s kitchen demonstrating how to make strawberry jam. Members and guests will be encouraged to come right into the kitchen to both observe and assist in the process. From washing and hulling the strawberries to pouring the fragrant fruit mixture in its semi-liquid form into prepared jam jars, this is will be a treat for the senses. And everyone gets to take home a jar of jam! A nominal fee may be requested to cover the cost of ingredients. Don’t forget your apron! Social time and refreshments will be at 6 p.m. with jam demonstration at 6:30 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road.
Boy Scout Troop 75 will be accepting donations at the Bow Community Center, 3 Bow Center Road, on Tuesdays during the month of May from 7 to 8:30 p.m. If you live in either Bow or Dunbarton and would like to schedule a pick-up, go to signupgenius.com using the email address yardsaletroop75@gmail.com to schedule a pick up. The yard sale will take place June 2.
Board of selectmen are seeking residents interested in serving the community as a member of a town board, committee or commission. Currently there are openings on the following boards, committees and commissions: business development commission; capital improvements program committee; conservation commission; waste committee; and zoning board. If you are interested in serving on any of the above boards, committees and commissions, visit bownh.gov for more information or contact Tonia Lindquist at 223-3910 or btlindquist@bownh.gov.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
Memorial Day Observance will take place May 28. Parade participants should gather at CES at 9:45 a.m. to march to the gazebo in the center at 10 a.m. Dale Caswell, USMC captain and Vietnam veteran, will officiate, Pastor Sara will deliver the invocation and guest speaker will be John Goegel, captain, and Canterbury Cemetery Trustee. Music from Belmont High School band will be led by Lauren Fontaine.
Elkins Public Library will be closed May 28 in honor of Memorial Day. Toddler Jackpot will be on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Friends of Elkins Public Library’s Silent Auction and Fundraiser will start at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Canterbury Elementary School Kindergarten Information Night will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. Open house for other grades is Aug. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to be a school volunteer must make an appointment for fingerprinting and background checks, contact Laurie Cowan at the SAU office in Belmont at 407-1112.
Canterbury Shaker Village’s “Feasting from the Cookbook: Seasoned with Grace” will be on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., cooking demonstration workshop based on Eldress Bertha Lindsay’s recipes led by Liz Barbour, owner of The Creative Feast, sharing two of the recipes with taste ins and outs of each. Register at shakers.org.
Save the date for a retirement party for Pastor Bill Donohue on June 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Canterbury United Community Church Parish House.
Canterbury Fair contacts and needs: To be held July 28 this year. For the What Not Sale contact Sally Hayslip at 783-4167; for Childrens’ Activities contact Traci Ennis at 783-9893; Signs and cones contact Ted West to be his shadow as this is his last year putting up signs and cones, at 724-3474; Chicken BBQ Dinner needs a new contact person, for now contact Lisa Carlson at 783-0335; Set up and take down needs lots of people, contact Ben Bynum at 783-9462.
Canterbury Children’s Clothing Swap will be Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Please drop off donations starting Monday at the Kids Learning Center, between 7 and 8:30 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Clothing from newborn to age 16, in good condition, clean and bagged. For questions and/or more information, please contact Trish Noel at 565-2011 or trish@devbury.com.
Loudon Food Pantry appointments can be made by calling 724-9731. Drop off donations at library.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
B.C.E.P. Solid Waste Disposal asks: Bring all discarded needles to the office in a hard plastic container. Discarded needles do not belong in mixed paper, plastic, or any of the recycle bins. Questions can be answered by calling 435-6237.
The N.H. State Primary is Sept. 11. Have you checked your party affiliation? After June 5, no party changes can be done. Check with the town clerk, Evelyn Pike at 54 Main St., Chichester, call 798-5808 or email townclerk@chichesternh.org.
The Chichester Fire Department needs volunteers. Volunteers are comprised of neighbors, friends and relatives. People just like you who find time to give back to the community. A volunteer can do many things: free training; answer calls; adminstation work in the office; mechanical work on trucks; maintenance of the fire station. Contact the chief for more information at 798-5954 or go to the town website.
Plan ahead for the building department closure from May 28 through June 1, while the inspector is away for training. Selectmen’s office will receive permits during this time, but no permits will be issued or inspections given until June 2.
On Monday, The Lovers of the Chichester Library will meet at 7 p.m. Open to all residents. Stop in and see if you can help with the “Down Under” book store and sales or various programs sponsored by the library.
The Chichester Photo Group will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the library.
The Down Cellar Writers’ Group will also meet Monday at the library at 7 p.m.
The library will host a Bingo night Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Come support your local Teen Group – prizes and light refreshments are offered, as well as the chance to be a winner!
On Wednesday, the Chichester United Methodist Church will offer the second to last free community supper for the season at 6 p.m. at the parish hall. Santa Fe Chicken is on the menu! The last supper of the season will be May 30, with a cookout of hot dogs and hamburgers. Open to the public and donations gratefully accepted.
The “Little Book Houses” are officially open at Carpenter Park and the grange/town hall parking lot. “Take a Book, Leave a Book” is the theme of the little libraries. Happy reading!
Boat registration for new boats or renewals are available at the town clerk office. This service is available for all N.H. residents.
2018 Annual Multi-town Yard Sale registration ends this Friday. Details at pittsfieldchamber.org. Cost of $5 for individuals gets you on the map! The sale takes place June 1, 2, and 3 in Chichester, Epsom, Gilmanton, Loudon, Barnstead, Pittsfield.
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
Read to dogs at the library will be back in June! The library will be closed Saturday for Memorial Day.
The Dunbarton Police Department, in partnership with the Dunbarton Fire Department, the Dunbarton Elementary School, the Dunbarton Parent-Teacher Organization and S&W Sports of Concord, will be hosting its first ever Bicycle Rodeo on May 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Dunbarton Elementary School (parking lot next to the gymnasium). This free family-friendly event is open to all ages and levels of riding experience. Participants will have the opportunity to visit with their local police and fire departments, ride through a skills and agility course, discuss bicycle safety and enjoy some ice cream sandwiches! Thanks to a grant supplied by the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, the Dunbarton Police Department will be passing out a limited supply of free multi-sport bicycle helmets and bicycle safety equipment on a first come, first served basis. S&W Sports will also be conducting free bicycle safety inspections! Any questions about the event may be directed to Sgt. Christopher Remillard at chrisremillard@gsinet.net or 774-5500.
Dunbarton Memorial Day Remembrances will be May 28. At 11 to 11:30 a.m., there will be the wreaths laying at the town memorials and the Center Cemetery. The Hopkinton Town Band will play at the school community center from 1 to 2 p.m. No school May 28.
Spring concert at the school community center will be May 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., for fourth- through sixth-grades and the band and strings.
The Dunbarton Public Library offers reimbursement of museum admissions up to $30 per visit. There is a limit of three visits per family per calendar year, but any museum or educational exhibit in New England qualifies for reimbursement. Receipts must be received within one month of visit.
Intro to Arduino: Introductory electricity/electronics and programming classes using a platform known as Arduino. A series of six consecutive classes will be presented by Zig Krukowski at the library. Participants must be sixth-grade level in math. Participants must purchase an Arduino kit and provide a computer that is compatible. Classes to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on June 12 and 26, July 10 and 24, Aug. 7 and 21. If you are interested, please call Zig at 717-8821 to talk about computer specifics.
Support the Dunbarton and Bow Scouts of Boy Scout Troop 75 at their annual Yard Sale on June 2. Troop 75 will be accepting donations at the Bow Community Center, 2 Knox Road, on Tuesdays in May from 7 to 8:30 p.m. If you live in Bow or Dunbarton and would like to schedule a pick up, please go to signupgenius.com using the email yardsaletroop75@gmail.com to schedule a pick up.
Coming soon, “Recollections of Dunbarton.” Hear how the generation before us lived right here in Dunbarton without electricity or phones. These are not Hollywood productions, just good ole’ living history stories that happened in your neighborhoods! Casual, armchair video interviews with Dunbarton elders talking about how they grew up, played, ran around barefoot, swam in ice ponds and streams, attended one-room schoolhouses, raised their own food and more. Enjoy! A link for these videos will be on the town website, just below the link to the BOS Meetings. Brought to you by the Dunbarton Historical Awareness Committee.
The Dunbarton Elementary School Library received a donation of 12 books focusing on cultural diversity from the Missions Committee of the Dunbarton Congregational Church. The books were donated in memory of late DCC member Dr. Leslie R. Williams of Teacher’s College, Columbia University, who was a leading authority on multicultural education. Retiring DES Assistant Librarian Donna Duchesneau (22 years at DES) received the new books with a grateful smile.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
Master Gardeners Nancy Heath and Ruth Axelrod will be holding two workshops at our library on Saturday, (rain date June 2). Both workshops will include planting pots and containers that look full, textured and colorful, along with a lesson on transplanting root-bound plants. The Youth Workshop will begin at 10 a.m. and the Senior Workshop will begin at 1 p.m. Pots will be planted for the Old Library and Old Town Hall including the trough and large pots which sit by the front entrance. Come and learn about container gardening along with giving us a hand at planting some beautiful flowers to enjoy this summer. It would be helpful, but not necessary, if you would sign up in advance at the circulation desk at the library or call 736-9920.
Just Getting Started will be shown on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Tommy Lee Jones stars as an ex-FBI agent, Morgan Freeman is an ex-mob lawyer who is in the Witness Protection Program, and Rene Russo as the “object of their attention” in this action comedy. All this takes place in the luxury resort, the Villa Capri.
Storytimes at the library are Mondays 10 a.m., Tuesdays 1:30 p.m., and Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Toddler time takes place Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Children and the caregivers enjoy stories, songs, movement activities and simple crafts.
The Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at the library on Friday from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Go to redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time to set up an appointment.
Board of selectmen will meet on Monday at 6 p.m. at town offices.
D.C. 2019 Trip Fundraising Meeting will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Room 224.
Americans lost $15 billion to scams in 2016. On Tuesday at 7 p.m., volunteers for AARP New Hampshire will present a program on the three R’s of fraud: recognize, resist and report. Join us and become an informed citizen.
Go to surveymonkey.com/r/XYVD8Y to access the Old Meeting House Revitalization Committee survey. We are really looking for input from you! Just takes a minute or two. We will close the survey Wednesday and will make the results public. Thank you for your time! Feel free to forward this to any of your Epsom friends.
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
The Franklin Players’ All-Schools Spring Musical performs Seussical at the Franklin Opera House Thursday through Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with matinees offered at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Visit franklinoperahouse.org for tickets in advance or call 934-1901.
The 2nd Annual LRGHealthcare Bridge to Recovery Walk will be held on June 3 at Franklin Regional Hospital. Last year’s event raised more than $20,000 for mental health services and substance misuse programs. Contact 527-7063 or philanthropy@lrgh.org with any questions.
Meridian Lodge, The Masons at 58 S. Main St., offers made to order breakfasts today (and every other Sunday of the month) from 7 to 10 a.m. The proceeds from these delicious breakfasts are used to support the organizations charitable giving.
Franklin Animal Shelter’s 5th annual U.S. track and field certified 5K race/walk takes place May 27 at 9 a.m. It begins at Paul Smith School. Registration is $30 and medals will be awarded to first place finishers. To register, visit franklinanimalshelter.com or milleniumrunning.com. Call Christine at 934-7163.
The Grief Support Group meets every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Franklin VNA located at 75 Chestnut St. Call 934-3454 if interested.
Franklin Junior Youth Group meets most Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bessie Rowell Community Center. Contact Karen at 770-1851 with any questions.
Franklin Lions Club will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Soda Shoppe. Contact LionCherylPwrs@aol.com or call 848-3373 for more information.
School board meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Franklin Middle School library.
JUDITH ACKERSON
934-2543
franklintowncrier@gmail.com
Congratulations to the following John Stark Regional High School students who received congressional recognition in the participation of the “An Artistic Discovery” Congressional High School Art Competition: Kyah Eaton, Alexis Sweeney, Emma Trumble, Noah Young, Lydia Piscina, Cameron Morse, Tobin Coccuzo, Lauren Zervos and Lillian Ruoff.
Henniker’s 250th Committee is in need of food vendors for the Aug. 4 event at town hall following the parade. This is a chance for your business or nonprofit to make some serious cash as they are expecting hundreds of people to participate that day. Get your vendor applications in soon … first come, first serve! Email inquiries to Terri at r2redheads@tds.net.
Susan Piele of Granite State Dog Recovery came to last week’s rotary club meeting to accept a check from Bob Brust and Judy Miller for a portion of the annual rabies clinic proceeds. Each year, rotary finds a worthy recipient who specializes in animal causes.
Henniker Farmers Market begins the 2018 Summer Season on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm. Weare’s summer market opens June 1, Fridays 3 to 6 p.m. at the Gazebo in Center Park.
The Henniker Food Pantry received a generous donation of $1,000 from Greg Sagris, local Dunkin’ Donuts business owner, in honor of his grand reopening!
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
Fuller Public Library is looking for garden enthusiasts to help move plants, cut out new planting beds and prepare them for new plantings. To help out with this great community project bring your rakes, shovels and muscles to the library for a work session Monday from 8 to 10 a.m.
Attic Treasures Thrift Shop at the Deering Community Church on Route 149 will open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with more new boxes of household treasures. For more information visited deeringcommunitychurch.org or call 464-5643.
Saturday is Fuller Public Library’s Annual Book Sale. Books will be priced at: hardcovers $1; paperbacks 50 cents; movies, music and books on CD $1. Donations of gently used books are always accepted, but no textbooks, encyclopedias or dictionaries are accepted.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
The N.H. State Primary election will be held Sept. 11. If you wish to change party affiliation or register as an undeclared voter, you must do so before June 5. You can register at town clerk’s office during regular business hours. You also can register with supervisors of the checklist at the office on June 5 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The supervisors of the checklist will be in session for the purpose of additions and corrections to the checklist at 846 Main St. in Contoocook on June 5 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. This is the lasy day voters to change or declare a party before the election.
Saturday is the final indoor Contoocook Farmers Market at the Town Hall in Hopkinton Village. We move outside on June 2. Lots of greens, baked goods, granola, meat, maple syrup, Indian curries, plants. Open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
The Lions Club annual Giant Yard sale to be held June 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hopkinton Fair Grounds. Donations accepted through Tuesday. Contact Dave Forest at 746-4744 or Ted Story at 746-4347 to arrange a pickup.
The Booster Club is prepping for the 2nd Annual Color Run on June 15. This is a great, fun event, with all proceeds going to the club. The next DiMitri’s night (where a portion of any food purchases made goes to the club) is on Monday.
Owen Farm Summer Camp in Hopkinton will be held the weeks of July 9-13, 16-20 and 23-27. Call 225-2252 or email owenfarmnh@gmail.com.
The 6th Annual Summer Institute for Young Writers is happening at Maple Street School for two weeks this summer. Students entering third-grade through high school who love to write are encouraged to sign up! The camp is running the weeks of June 25 and Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with extended hours available before and after camp. Please email Trish Walton at trishwalton65@gmail.com or Joan Follansbee at joanfollansbee@yahoo.com for more information and a registration form.
Senior Center information is available at 746-8265. Senior lunch is every Wednesday at noon. A $4 donation is suggested. Menu will include apricot pork chops, Swiss Au Gratin potatoes, roasted asparagus, broccoli salad, and carrot cake.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
Pembroke library will be hosting a school-wide district art show from Monday through Friday during open hours. Stop by and see how talented the children from the Pembroke schools are!
Pembroke Town Library will be holding its annual Book/Yard sale on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be many genres of books to choose from as well as DVD’s and audios. Reserve your yard sale table for only $10 at 485-7851. Rain date for the yard sale only will be on June 9.
The Suncook Senior Center, which primarily services Pembroke and Allenstown seniors, provides a variety of activities, trips, clinics, health demonstrations, exercise, Tai Chi and yoga classes as well as VNA services. Lunch on weekdays is provided at a suggested donation of $2. Come and see what you’ve been missing! For questions, call Kelly at 485-4254.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at town hall to accept comments on the disposition of the barn located at 37 Main St. – located next to the library. The barn was donated to the Town of Pittsfield for future expansion of the library. The library trustees would like to gather public input to see if the barn should be adapted for community use or torn down. There are currently no funds appropriated for the library’s expansion.
The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Main Street Grill.
Pittsfield Youth Workshop is accepting Craft Fair Registrations for the 37th annual Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally. Early bird special rates – for more information, please contact Zach at 435-8272 orinfo@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org.
The Friends of Josiah Carpenter Library will be holding a Used Book Sale in conjunction with the Town Wide Yard Sale on June 2. Please consider donating your used books to the library to add to the book sale. Drop donations off at the library.
Save the date – July 14 – for Pittsfield Old Home Day. The theme of the day is “Once Upon A Time, Favorite Fairytales.” Mark it on your calendar. Please note: this is a week earlier than last year due to the NASCAR race at NHMS on July 21 to 22 and we plan our OHD event on the opposite weekend!
The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the Multi Town Yard Sale this year. The dates are June 1 to 3, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registered participants in Pittsfield and each of its bordering towns are noted in a google map released May 31 via PittsfieldChamber.org or on Facebook the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce. Register to be on the map before May 25. Registration forms are available in The Suncook Valley Sun or on our website and Facebook page. We also have a community site located in Dustin Park. We will confirm registration via email only. Email with pertinent info regarding set up information will be sent end of May. Sites are about 20 feet of sidewalk frontage and deep. No tables, chairs, etc. provided. No vehicles are allowed in park. Maps will be available online at the end of the day on May 30. Check the chamber website for details.
Footwork Friday has begun. PES students may be dropped off at 7:10 a.m. at the Family Dollar lot to walk to school as a group.
The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club is collecting gently used items for the Town Wide Yard Sale. Spots are available (for $10) for other groups or individuals to set up. If you have any items you’d like to donate or for more information, please contact Laurie Vien at 435-5052.
The South Pittsfield Community Club will be holding their Ham & Bean Suppers on Saturday at 444 Dowboro Road from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The menu is ham, homemade baked beans, brown bread, white bread, potato salad, homemade pies and drinks. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 ages 6-12 and free for children under age 6.
Don’t forget to save your box tops – 10 cents from each one goes right back to the school! Ask all of your friends and family members to save them. Check out boxtops4education. Drop them off at PES.
The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 will hold its annual Memorial Day observance on May 27 beginning with the Memorial Church Service at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main St., Pittsfield. Following the memorial service, they will hold their Memorial Day observance beginning at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial, in Dustin Park on Main Street. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Merrill Vaughan at 340-1375.
The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 is conducting a 50/50 drawing that will be held on July 2. Anyone can participate, by sending whatever amount you want to donate, address, and phone number, to American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75, P. O. Box 11, Pittsfield, N.H. 03263. These donations will be used to help us further our goals to the community to include reenergizing our Peterson-Cram Post 75 Robert O. Moulton Scholarship Award to a deserving graduate from the class of 2019.
It is time to make nominations for Pittsfield’s 2018 Citizen of the Year. Please let us know who you feel deserves this honor for their actions and activities benefiting our town. A panel of former Citizens of the Year will decide from the nominations submitted who will get this honor. Please send your nomination as to who and why your nominee should be honored to Citizen of the Year, PO Box 173, Pittsfield N.H. 03263. Nominations must be received by June 13.
Stand Up Pittsfield will meet on Monday at 6 p.m. at the PMHS Media Center. New members are always welcome and encouraged to attend.
Conservation commission will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at town hall.
Come help PMHS and PES support the food pantry Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. by attending the Empty Bowls event at the PMHS cafeteria. The ceramic bowls will be sold for $10 and buyers will receive a dinner with dessert. All money raised will be donated to the food pantry.
Happy birthday wishes to Liz Hast on Sunday, Cathy McHugh on Monday, Jon Ward on Wednesday, and Tina Metcalf on Friday. I hope you all enjoy your special day.
A very special happy birthday wish to my niece, Nicole Grainger Semales, on Sunday. I hope you have a wonderful day!
Happy anniversary wishes to Rich and Sarah Hillsgrove on Sunday and to Scott and Pam Tepper on Saturday.
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com
Families are invited to join the fun at N.H. Motor Speedway on June 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the Dale Jr. Foundation Safe Kids 301 event. You can bike on the same track driven by your favorite NASCAR stars! There will be free bike and helmet safety checks. Free bike helmets will be available while quantities last. For more information, please contact 308-2253 or IPC@Hitchcock.org.
Conservation commission meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. upstairs in Academy Hall.
Plan ahead if you need to use the services of the town clerk, whose office will be closed May 28 for Memorial Day.
Starting Tuesday, appraisers from Cross Country Appraisal Group will be in town doing the cyclical for the first fourth of properties in town to be used for the revaluation for 2022. Property owners who are affected at this time will receive notification in mail. All appraisers have ID badges and signs on their cars. If you do not want an appraiser going onto your property, please contact Rick Earls at 344-0031.
KATHIE DOWNES
648-2473
kdownes@tds.net
On June 2, MainStreet Warner’s Summer Kickoff Block Party will take place all day and evening. Event includes 5K race, old-fashioned games under the big tent, raffles and silent auction items, Simon Brooks storyteller, music from Will Hatch & Co., East Bay jazz Ensemble, Colin Nevins, and featuring the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. Free to the general public, with $50 Park Patron tickets to fundraise for the park and yearlong entertainment. Contact 456-3745 or visit mainstreetwarnerinc.org for more information.
Enjoy the “New Works” 2018 Art Show in The Gallery until May 31. This amazing annual art show showcasing the wonderful work of more than 30 local artists, in all mediums!
On June 3 at 4 p.m., BookEnds BookGroup will discuss The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Schoodacs Coffee Shop hosts open mic every Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
The Warner Historical Society Barn Sale officially opened for the season. Regular hours are Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon and Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Nature Discovery Center in Warner is looking for volunteers for the upcoming season. If you have a few hours each month to share, please call Sandra Martin at 746-6121 or email her at info@ndcnh.org. For more information, go to ndcnh.org.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com
Planning board will be holding a master plan meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in town hall. They will be reviewing the project plan, goals and objectives and the results of the community survey with the project volunteers. All residents are encouraged to participate in the master plan update!
Select board will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at town offices. Agenda items include discussion of the Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018 and town project updates.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com