■A Senior Health Clinic will be held on Tuesday at the Andover Community Hub, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by appointment. Services at this clinic, held monthly on the third Tuesday, include toe nail clipping and foot care, blood pressure screening, B-12 injections, medication and nutritional education. For an appointment, call Jean Chapman at Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, 410-9754. A donation of $10 to the VNA is suggested but not required.
■The Andover Democrats will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Andover Community Hub, next to Pizza Chef, for a presentation and discussion with Mike Cryans and Andru Volinsky, two of New Hampshire’s Executive Councilors, talking about the role of the Executive Council and how it impacts state government.
■The Andover Historical Society presents “Galileo, the Starry Messenger” on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Stone Chapel on the Village Green. “The Starry Messenger” is a dramatic, fun-filled adaptation of Galileo’s short 1610 treatise on his newly devised spyglass with which he examined the heavens. A Humanities To Go program, it’s an entertaining and enlightening evening where science, mathematics and history come alive, free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow.
■The featured performer this month at the Andover Community Coffeehouse on Friday is Lara Herscovitch, described as “a singer-songwriter-poet, performer and advocate, whose highly original contemporary folk is spiced with blues, pop and jazz influences.” Music begins at 7 p.m. in the Highland Lake Grange Hall, in East Andover. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light supper food and beverage purchases and for Open Mic sign-ups on a first come, first served basis. Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, go to andovercoffeehouse.org.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
■Coming to Boscawen on Wednesday is a chance to see the Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series Trophy. It will be on display at the Winthrop Carter House Wedding Venue, 215 King St., from noon to 2:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Old Home Day Committee. There is no charge for admission and donations to the Old Home Day Fireworks Display are voluntary.
■Celebrate the kick-off of the Boscawen Public Library summer reading program, “A Universe of Stories” on Monday at noon. Sign-ups, refreshments, welcome prizes and much more for children of all ages and adults. Visit the library’s website at boscawenpubliclibrary.org for more details on all the special programs being offered this summer.
■Summer fun at the Parks & Recreation Youth Program begins on June 24 and ends Aug. 15. It is held at Welch Field from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Field trips, weather permitting, are held each Friday.
■Free concerts at the Gazebo, located on the Town Municipal Building grounds, start on June 27 and continue through Aug. 15. All Thursday concerts begin at 7 p.m. and refreshments will be sold. Smokin Aces beings the season on the 27th, and Little Davey and the Rolling 88’s play on July 11. The 39th Army Band takes the stage on July 13 playing from 1 to 2 p.m. Additional concerts will be listed in future Town Crier columns. Thank you to the Parks & Recreation for bringing this entertainment to Boscawen.
■Need more ideas for summer fun? Check out the passes, available to Boscawen Public Library patrons for reduced or free admission to Seacoast Science Center, Squam Lakes Science Center, N.H. State Parks and the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center pass (year-round). Passes are available due to the generous donation from Ross Express.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Canterbury Community Farmers Market will be Wednesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the center of the town, at the side of the library. This is “Let’s Go Green” week. Celebrate all the local kinds of greens that can be grown or made. There will be music from Audrey Buddington.
■For Canterbury fair planning, consider volunteering for What Not tables. To volunteer to help, call or text Sally at 848-6408. To help with the various Children’s Area activities, contact Danielle at DLKrautmann@gmail.com or call 903-8307. To volunteer at the Book Fair and Multi-Media sale tables, contact Stephanie Jackson at 783-0495 or sfjackson59@aol.com or Paul Lepesqueur at 783-4578 or karma.karumi@gmail.com. Contact Rick Crockford if unable to attend meetings and want to be involved in some other fair activity at the email rcrockford@laconiaschools.org.
■Elkins Public Library’s book group, with an annual pot luck, is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to represent their heritage.
■The summer reading program at the library will focus on space this year, celebrating the stars with stories, crafts, music and special guests.
■Canterbury Shaker Village: “Traditional Craft Days” are June 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Canterbury Shaker Village. Learn and participate in traditional arts and crafts, such as woodworking, weaving, oval box making, broom making, rug hooking and more.
■On Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Canterbury Shaker Village, there will be an unveiling and signing of the new book by Canterbury’s own Mark Travis, Union: the People, Places and Stories of Canterbury Shaker Village.
■Canterbury Police Department reminds residents and others to keep their dogs under control and licensed as the summer months progress and more people are outdoors. It also reminds residents of the regulations for the beach access at West Road. Parking is allowed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 30 to Oct. 15. Any parking outside of those hours will result in vehicles being towed. Contact the police if anything of concern is noticed by calling 228-1010.
■Free “Weights and Walkers” classes at the Parish Hall start with a half hour of walking at 8 a.m. then an hour of strength exercises from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Mondays and Fridays. For more information, contact Judy at 783-9698.
■Loudon Food Pantry is providing food for Canterbury residents, among other towns, in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road. Money donations are especially needed now. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See loudonfoodpantry.org for more information.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■On Wednesady at 6 p.m., the Board of Selectmen meeting will be upstairs at Academy Hall. All are welcome and encouraged to come to these meetings.
■Salisbury Free Library’s summer reading program, “A Universe of Stories,” begins June 24. Salisbury Free Library is proud to offer two weekly story time events during the summer months, one on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and one on Thursdays at 3 p.m.
■Due to low attendance, summer yoga instructor Maris is having one class per week between Salisbury and Andover. From June 7 to 21, the class is at the Andover Hub only at 8:15 a.m. on Fridays, with no class June 28. The cost is $10 per class. Classes in July will be held at the Salisbury Library, running from July 10 to 31, with no class July 3. The cost is an $8 donation per class. There will be no classes offered in August at either location.
■Book Club takes a break during the summer months but will resume in September. The Book Group of Salisbury Free Library meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the library from September to May.
■Meet Yuka the Arctic Fox during the “Foxes in N.H.” presentation by Maria Laycox at 6 pm. at the town hall on June 28.
■The farmers market is every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at town hall. The market runs until Sept. 30. At this time, it has a few new vendors: DSigns by DS, selling hand-dyed fabrics, and RJM Woodworks, selling beautiful wooden spoons and other wood items. Also featured are Two Pines Farm with vegetables and starter plants, Cutting Farm with honey and maple syrup, Need for Beads with beautiful handmade bead jewelry, Harmony Weaving with handmade woven items and Over the Hill farm with jams, jellies and relishes. The Salisbury farmers market is still in need of more vendors. If interested, please call Helen Binette at 648-2156.
■The Salisbury Historical Society is still in need of artifacts for their veteran’s display. If someone in your family has served in any war from the Revolutionary War to modern day, please take advantage of this opportunity to have them recognized for their service. Please contact Linda at 648-2551 or at shscurator@gmail.com to arrange pick up.
■The Salisbury Historical Society will present “Digging into Native History in New Hampshire” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Old Baptist Meetinghouse, Route 4. This free program, presented by Robert Goodby, is sponsored in part by the N.H. Humanities and is open to public. Light refreshments will be served.
■Meetinghouse on Route 4 in Salisbury. The annual cookout and open house for the Salisbury Historical Society will be at 5:30 p.m. on July 16 at the Town Hall. A presentation by Glenn Knoblock, “Brewing in N.H.: An informal look at beer in the Granite State from Colonial Times to present,” will follow at the Old Baptist Meetinghouse, Route 4.
■Also offered at the Salisbury Free Library are the N.H. State Parks pass: The pass grants admission for two adults and four children to any day-use park at no additional charge. It is not valid at the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the Flume Gorge, Hampton Beach State Park – South Beach, Wallis Sands State Park or parking.
■Salisbury Free Library now has the Jackie Weiner Home Delivery Service. Any resident of Salisbury with an ongoing condition that prevents the person from coming to the library is eligible. This service is absolutely free to patrons of the library. The only charges will be for lost or damaged materials. Deliveries will be made on a monthly basis by a volunteer driver. Patrons participating in this program can borrow books, audio books, magazines, DVDs and jigsaw puzzles. You can obtain an application to participate in this new program or to volunteer by stopping into the library or by visiting the library’s website.
■The last day of school for Merrimack Valley students is Wednesday. It is a bittersweet day as our school community will say farewell but happy retirement to our beloved elementary school administrative assistant, Louise Capracotta, who has been at SES for many years. We will all truly miss her but bid her much happiness in her retirement. Thank you, Louise for all the years you have given us at the school. You mean more than you know to many children and grown children in town. We all wish you nothing but happiness in your retirement!
■Thank you for all that came out to our town’s blood drive sponsored by CountrySide Builders LLC, and thank you to all those local citizens and businesses that donated great items for the blood donor raffle – The Barn Store, Crossroads Country Store, The Kulacz Family, The Adrus Family, The Crazy Chicken Lady Natural Soap & Spa, Landry Timber, Iron Creek Farm B&B, Big Water Brewery, The Black Bear Vineyard, The Repeat Boutique, Buffalo Wild Wings and The Kitchen of Andover.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■Webster Conservation Commission will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Webster Town Hall. The public is always welcome.
■There will be a public ham and potato dinner on Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. It is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12 held at the Webster Town Hall. Proceeds benefit Webster Congregational Church.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com