■Stop by the Contoocook Farmers Market at the Town Hall on Saturday for goodies and gifts. Lots of vegetables, meat, jam, granola, maple syrup, breads and other baked goods, Indian food, alpaca, and holiday decorations. Open 10 to 1. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
■Registration is now open for the Bill Koch ski league. The mission of the Bill Koch League is to introduce children to cross-country skiing in a fun and supportive environment. It is open to all children grades one through eight. Practices will be held Tuesday, and Friday afternoons at the town fairgrounds (behind the Odd Fellows Hall) and some Sunday afternoons at Pat’s Peak.Registration is required and equipment is not provided, although some loaner equipment is available. Practices will begin in early December. More information and registration can be found at: blackwaternordic.org/content/bill-koch-youth-league. If you have questions please contact Juliana Dapice at juliana.popper@gmail.com.
■The Town Library is in temporary quarters in the lower level of the Slusser Center. The library will be open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All online services continue to be available, as is InterLibrary Loan. Also, area libraries have volunteered for residents to use their library while our library is closed. Please have your library card or proof of Hopkinton/Contoocook residency. The following libraries have reached out; Bow, Concord, Henniker, Webster, Hillsboro, Dunbarton, Warner, New England College, and Weare. For assistance call 746-3663 or email info@hopkintontownlibrary.org.
■Senior lunch takes place Wednesdays at noon at the Slusser Senior Center. Suggested donation is $4. Menu: roast pork loin, loaded mashed potatoes, honey garlic roasted carrots, broccoli salad, rolls, and strawberry cake with fresh strawberries and shaved chocolate.
■Hopkinton Library Story Time are on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for children 3 to 5 and a caregiver. Laptime will be held Fridays at 11 a.m. Siblings are welcome to join the fun!
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
Town crier runs every Sunday in the Concord Monitor.