■Allenstown Board of Selectmen meeting will be held on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Old Allenstown Meeting House at 150 Deerfield Road. The meeting is open to the public to join in.
■Allenstown Historical Society will meet on Wednesday at 6 p.m., at the Suncook Business Park off Route 28 on Lavoie Drive. The meetings are open to the public.
■The Suncook Senior Center is pleased to announce it will be hosting a “Tops” group every Friday starting on June 7 at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 485-4254.
■Bone Builders is held on Monday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Bingo is held on Monday and Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Gentle Chair Yoga is held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center, and the cost is $5 per class. The classes help with blood pressure, arthritis and chronic pain.
■Pastel Drawing Class is held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., and the cost is $7.50 per class or $45 for a six-week session with materials. For more information, call the Suncook Senior Center at 485-4254.
■Cribbage Club is held on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■How to handle stress at any age, presentation with Jessalynn Geerdes from the Concord VA, will be held on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. Please sign up and call 485-4254 for more information.
■Zumba Gold is held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center, and classes are $10 per class or $70 for 10 classes. For more information, call 485-4254.
■Tai Chi Moving Meditation is held on Friday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center, and classes are $5 per class and great with flexibility and good balance.
■The Suncook Senior Center serve daily Community Dining Lunches from Monday through Thursday. Suggested donation is $2. For those under 60, cost is $6.
■Sign up early for the Lobster Bake in York, Maine, with the Suncook Senior Center on July 15. The cost is $90 per person with payment due by June 15. For more information, call Nancy at 485-9181.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■Today, Down Cellar Poets’ Workshop for adult writers will meet at 1 p.m. at the library. This is a contemporary poetry study and writing workshop for any adult poets, facilitated by Jimmy Pappas. For more information, call 798-3410.
■B.C.E.P. Waste Facility will have new hours starting Tuesday. It’s open Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours will be 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Scales close 15 minutes earlier.
■On Monday, everyone is invited to the library at 7 p.m. for a presentation by Fish & Game on black bears. Hear how to deal with them. There will be a slideshow and furs on display.
■On Wednesday, the Knitting Circle will meet at the library at 3:30 p.m. Join in the fun group to knit or crochet.
■On Wednesday, the Chichester School Board will meet at 6 p.m. There are openings for a kindergarten and sixth-grade teacher. Also, the Student Council is organizing a gift for Mr. Beaverstock, the outgoing CCS principal. The school would like to join forces with the community to purchase a “buddy bench” with his name on it for the playground. If you can donate, send in money to Mrs. Mara by Friday.
■On Friday, there is Color & Coffee at the library at 3 p.m.
■The library is proud to announce it will be receiving the Children’s Literary Foundation Rural Library Grant for $2,000 worth of new children’s books, just in time to go along with the children’s area renovation! It will also receive $250 for kids program to improve literacy. The CCS school will also receive $500 worth of new books for its library. Each child will receive two new books to take home, and in the fall, an author will come to the school to present the books.
■On June 9, the Chichester Youth Association will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the fire station. Come to hear about the new playground, and ask questions about summer sports programs. You can email ChichesterYouthAssociation@gmail.com with questions. Help is needed to run the Snack Shack.
■On June 10, there is a basket-making class at the library. Registration is required. Stop in or call 798-5613.
■On June 10, Grateful Sleds on Route 28 will be having its annual Moe Ride!
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
■On Monday, work will begin to install the new water line beginning near Goboro Road on Route 4, making its way along Route 4 into the traffic circle and then onto Route 28 North. Most of the work will be completed off the roadway but may cause some delays. Work will be performed during the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
■Epsom Board of Selectman will meet on Monday at 6 p.m. at the town office.
■Economic Development Committee will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the town office.
■Planning and Land Use Board will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the town office.
■The movie matinee at the library on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. is The Mule. The film is rated R for language and brief sexuality and nudity.
■Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., local author Margaret Porter will be at the library to talk about her latest published book, Beautiful Invention.
■Story times at the Epsom library will take place Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
■Bone Builders will meet on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the library.
■Mahjong continues to be played Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m.
■The Knitters club will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the library.
■Toddler time at the library takes place on Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
■Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. the cribbage boards will be set up for those who play and for those who want to learn to play.
■ECS Kindergarten Parent Information Night is on June 6 at 4 p.m. We will be holding an information session in Ms. Cheney’s Room 223 for parents of children entering kindergarten in the 2019-20 school year. Joy Cheney and Lori Bryant, as well as Cynthia Learson, the school nurse, will be on hand to answer all your questions. This meeting is for parents only.
■Grade 7 D.C. Trip Planning Start budgeting now for the April 2020 Historical DC trip! Be sure to register by Thursday for the early bird discount. Fundraising efforts are underway. If you want to be included in fundraising events, contact Brandi Keeler at brandi.keeler@keelerfamily.com. If you have any questions concerning the 2020 D.C. trip, please contact Scott Lee at slee@sau53.org or Mary Yeaton at myeaton@sau53.org.
■A Paint Night will be held at the library on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., headed by local artist Kristy Ellsworth. Kristy offers step-by-step instructions. Light refreshments will be provided, but feel free to bring snacks. The cost is $25 per painter, and sign up and payment must be made at the library by Tuesday, as seating is limited.
■Two gardening workshops will be held at the Library on Saturday, facilitated by UNH Coop Extension Master Gardener Nancy Heath and Ruth Axelrod. The children’s workshop will begin at 10 a.m. At the adults’ workshop, which will begin at 1 p.m., we will be planting pots for the Old Library, the Old Town Hall and the trough. Anyone interested in attending either workshop may sign up at the library.
■Elks Lodge 1210 will be in charge of the Flag Day retirement ceremony this year, which has not been scheduled as yet. Post 112 and the Boy Scouts will be participants. People can drop off their nonserviceable flags early so we get them all collected. You can drop off any of them at the following locations: Town Hall, Epsom Library, Post Office. The final collection will be June 10.
■Save the date: July 15-26 is Epsom Swimming Lessons at the Pittsfield Town Beach.
■Pittsfield Class of 1984, mark your calendar for August 24 for your 35th Class Reunion. It will be held at Beaver Meadow Golf Course. If you have moved since the last reunion and have new address, please let me know by emailing me at rielt397@gmail.com with your current address.
■Happy birthday wishes to Pam Binning Smith, Beth Kiley, Carole Brown, Meggin Dai and Lorie Elliott. Have great celebrations!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■Suncook Senior Center is planning a Lobster Bake with entertainment by a comedian/entertainer at Foster’s in York, Maine, on July 15. Prizes, contests, etc. Space is limited so early sign up is essential. Cost of $90 prepaid payment due June 15. Call Nancy at 485-9181 for details or to sign up.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■We’re looking for Pittsfield’s next “Citizen of the Year.” Please send your nomination with a short note explaining why this person should be honored to “Citizen of the Year,” P.O. Box 173, Pittsfield, NH, 03263 by June 15.
■Pittsfield Historical Society is hosting “Tales of New England Life: Four Stories by Alice Brown.” It will be on June 12 at 7 p.m., at the Pittsfield Community Center, 74 Main St. The program is free and open to the public.
■Only $1,500 is needed to complete the final phase of the Floral Park Cemetery Fence . Thanks to your generosity, $14,599 has already been collected out of a total of $16,025. The fence is scheduled to be installed sometime in August. Send in your donations to “Town of Pittsfield,” and note on the check it is for the Floral Park Cemetery Fence Fund. Please send the checks to the Pittsfield Town Hall, Main St. You can also stop by Jitters Cafe to put your donations in the collection box. A special thanks to Paul Rogers for hosting the fence fund benefit at Jitters Cafe last week – 41 people were in attendance, and $917 was raised by the benefit.
■The flower angels have begun their work, and soon you will see these hanging baskets gracing downtown. Each handmade basket – there are 40 of them, costs approximately $25 to make and plant. A very small group of volunteers do all the work, including daily watering. If you have a few dollars to spare, please consider a donation to the Pittsfield Hanging Basket Flower Fund at Citizens Bank, care of Donna Keeley, 256 True Rd.
■The Pittsfield Youth Workshop is accepting registrations for the Craft Fair at this year’s Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally on August 3. This annual event draws 8,000 to 10,000 visitors. Feel free to contact us at info@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org or 435-8272 for more information. All proceeds from this event go to support PYW.
■Save the date July 13 for Old Home Day. The theme this year is Christmas in July. We want to decorate Dustin Park with the largest paperchain garland – we’ll be looking for all groups, churches, clubs and community members to make some chains. More information is coming.
■Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally is just a few short months away, on August 2, 3 and 4. We cannot express the gratitude we have for our volunteers. Sign up at suncookvalleyrotary.org.
■Footwork Friday’s are back! On Friday mornings, PES students in first through sixth-grade are encouraged to walk to school with friends and staff. The group meets at Family Dollar between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m.
■The Pittsfield Beautification Committee will be selling plants at 42 Tilton Hill Road during the town-wide yard sale Sunday.
■The district-wide Exhibition Night is an opportunity for students to showcase their work and share their learning experiences with others. This year student exhibitions will be on Thursday. PMHS will have a noon to 7 p.m. school day. PES will have a typical school day, and students will come back to present their work from 4 to 5 p.m.
■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. Please use the Chestnut Street entrance. Monetary and product contributions are always welcome. Please call the church at 435-7471 to arrange drop-offs.
■At the Senior Center on June 12 at 10:30 a.m., Don Smith is back playing his country music. If you enjoy country music by Johnny Cash, then you will enjoy this show. Come in for the show and have lunch after. If staying for lunch, please RSVP by Wednesday. The show is free.
■Color Fun Run 2019 will be held on Pittsfield Old Home Day, July 13. This is a 3K, family-friendly, fundraising color run. For more info or to register, visit pittsfieldboosters.wixsite.com/colorfun.
■The Pittsfield Historical Society extends a hearty thank you to Bob and Paulette Chagnon for their wonderful contribution to its new headquarters and museum.
■Happy birthday wishes to Sheila Holmes, Nick Semales and to Dana Bishop. I hope you enjoy your special days!
■Happy anniversary wishes to Andy and Heather Davis today!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com