■There are two summer concerts in Boscawen this week, both held at the gazebo on the Town Municipal Grounds, 116 N. Main St. Little Davey and the Rolling 88’s take the stage Thursday and play from 7 to 8 p.m. The 39th Army Band will play on Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. Concerts continue on Thursday evenings through Aug. 15, and the names of bands will be listed in future columns. Thank you to the Parks and Recreation department for bringing this entertainment to Boscawen.
■Don’t miss your chance to showcase your talents at “Open Mic Night” at the High Street Coffee House on Friday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Boscawen Town Hall coffee house at 12 High St. The musicians, poets and comedians take the stage from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is free, donations are welcomed and refreshments are available for sale.
■The following is a correction to a previous posting on Concord VNA Health Clinic in Boscawen for July: It will be at Boscawen Green on July 10 from 9 a.m. to noon —not July 3. Services include foot care, blood pressure screening, B-12 injections and education on medications and nutrition. Donations of $10 are suggested for services, but they are provided regardless of person’s ability to pay. Appointments are required and can be scheduled by calling 224-4093.
■Get out of the kitchen and have the Boscawen Congregational Church do the cooking for you. Enjoy its public ham and bean supper on July 13. Servings are held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and the cost is $10 for teens and adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. It is free children ages 5 and under.
■Sign ups for the Boscawen Public Library’s summer reading program are in full swing. Stop by to get more information on the activities, workshops and prizes for participating in “A Universe of Stories.”
■Vacation Bible school will start at the Sovereign Grace Fellowship Church on July 8 and end on July 12. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Adult Bible study is held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and youth groups are held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■The farmers market is on Wednesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the center of the town, at the side of the library. This week is “Beautiful Blooms,” celebrating National Flower Week. Customers are welcome to take part in the monthly “Sandwich Slam,” making sandwiches from samples of local meats, cheeses, veggies and spreads, with a suggested donation of $5. There will be music from Canterbury’s Dudley Laufman.
■The Fourth of July parade will start from the Elkins Library Parking lot at 10 a.m. Decorated bikes and cars welcome. Following the parade, there will be old-fashioned games on the green with prizes and ice pops for everyone. At dusk, fireworks will be displayed at the elementary school on the fields out back.
■The Canterbury Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 27. It is the major fundraiser for the Canterbury Fund, which supports residents when in need. Collections for “What Not” tables are now at the Byre, but 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 multimedia 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 you are unable to attend planning meetings and want to be involved in some other fair activity. He can be reached via email at rcrockford@laconiaschools.org
■The next Elkins Public Library Trustee meeting is July 15.
■The library is closed on the Fourth of July.
■Zen coloring continues during July from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays at the library.
■The summer reading program will focus on space this year, celebrating the stars with stories, crafts, music and special guests. The next session is July 11.
■Canterbury Historical Society’s work on the “Welcome to Canterbury” packet is continuing. Society trustee Mary Jane Bergman is coordinating the project. Contact her with suggestions or to help at mj.bergman@comcast.net
■To learn about “Solarize Canterbury,” see the information table at the weekly farmers market. The next tour of solarized homes is July 13. See solarizecanterbury.org for details about open houses.
■Canterbury Shaker Village is offering several events throughout the summer. There are now lunches in the Creamery from 11 to 3 p.m. every day except Monday. On Saturday, the monthly “Shaker Saturday” will take place and “Gardening and Herbs” will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a program designed to introduce children to aspects of Shaker life. Events also include summer workshops, woodworking, medicinal plant walk, spirituals, chair and oval box making and so on. See shakers.org for more events.
■The Loudon Food Pantry is providing for Canterbury residents, among other towns, in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road, Loudon. The pantry is now closed until July 8. Funds are low, so please consider a cash donation. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See loudonfoodpantry.org or call Sue on 724-9731 for more information.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■The library’s summer reading program is expanding to adults this year. Pick up an activity booklet at the library.
■There won’t be a selectmen’s meeting due to the holiday. Happy Independence Day!
■Please help the town nominate the Citizen of the Year. The Old Home Day Committee is looking for nominations for an individual who has been active in town issues, someone who has gone above and beyond for the town of Salisbury and served the people of Salisbury in different capacities. Please drop your nomination off in one of the boxes located at Crossroads Country Store, Academy Hall and the Salisbury Free Library. Nominations will be reviewed at the July 10 meeting. Make a nomination and come to Old Home Day on Aug. 10 to see who will ultimately be honored as Salisbury Citizen of the Year.
■The Salisbury Recreation Committee is looking for donations of ice skates, helmets and hockey sticks. These are for children who do not have equipment to use on the town ice rink. Baseball bats are also always welcome. If you have any of these items, contact Mike Broas 1mbroas@tds.net.
■Work on soccer skills as a town with Salisbury Coed Youth Soccer Summer Clinic for children who are currently in third fourth or fifth grade. The clinic will be held at Salisbury Elementary School from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for five weeks, starting July 10. The first 20 minutes will be devoted to drills and ball handling, and the last 40 minutes will consist of pickup games. The dates are July 10, 17, 24 and 31, and Aug. 7. The cost of this program is $25 per child. Please make you check out to Salisbury Sports Committee and please also include a piece of paper with your child’s name, grade as of Fall 2019, parent’s email address and information indicating if you as the parent are willing to help coach or referee the clinic. The program can always use volunteers. Please send that check and information to the Salisbury Sports Committee, care of Dael Harrison, 169 Whittemore Road. If you have any questions, email Dael at daelharrison@hotmail.com.
■Now is the time for youth soccer sign ups. The Salisbury Youth Soccer 2019 seeks soccer players from pre-K through the sixth grade. Pre-K players must be 4-years-old by Sept. 30. The Salisbury Youth Sports Program will offer coed soccer for players from pre-K to sixth grade. Athletes kindergarten through second grade will be in an instructional program, and third- and fourth- and fifth- and sixth-grade players will do team sports, emphasizing good sportsmanship, teamwork and skill development. Sign-ups for this year for grades first through sixth must be submitted prior to July 15. For any player signing up after this, the program will do its best to get them on a roster, but it will depend on team size and availability on another town team. Kids from seventh- to 12th-grade will have afterschool tryouts at the MV middle and high schools. Penacook Independent Youth Soccer alternatively offers a recreational league. Grades pre-K through kindergarten must be signed up by the end of the first week of school. Fees for 2019 are $25 for pre-K through second grade, $35 for grades 3 and 4 and $45 for grades 5 and 6. Please make checks out to the Salisbury Sports Committee, and, as always, it is always looking for volunteer coaches and referees. If you did not get a form from your child’s school, please email Dael Harrison at daelharrison@hotmail.com. If you do have the form, please follow the directions on where to send it along with the fees.
■“Theremin: Music of Lightning & Air,” presented and conducted by C.G. Martiello, will be July 16 at 5 p.m. Strange, ghostly music will soon float through the air at your local library. There will be sounds that could be described as purely science fiction, vibrating from the world’s oldest electronic instrument, the theremin. Since the turn of the 20th century, this bizarre device has been enchanting audiences around the world as the only instrument on earth played without ever actually being touched. Thereminist C.G. Martiello will present a truly unique experience to introduce the instrument in an engaging, educational show, exploring the captivating history of its creation, how it works and how the theremin has come to shape the face of modern sound. Join him for a presentation and concert, followed by a workshop and Q&A session in which you will be able to experience and test this incredible device hands-on. Lecture/performance workshops typically runs from 45 minutes to an hour. It is more than just spooky sounds, it’s the music of lightning and air.
■Salisbury’s Book Sale is coming up on Old Home Day, Aug. 10, and the library is always accepting book and DVD donations.
■Salisbury Free Library’s summer reading program, “A Universe of Stories” began last Monday. The library is proud to offer two weekly story time events during the summer months, Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 3 p.m. On Mondays it is “Astronauts Assemble!” and on Thursdays it is “Space Plates!” For more events or information on these special story times, visit salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com or pick a brochure at the library today.
■Update on Summer Yoga at the Salisbury Library and the Andover Hub as follows; Due to low attendance, instructor Maris is having one summer yoga class per week between Salisbury and Andover. Classes in July will be held at the Salisbury Library, and they run 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.
■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 has upcoming event July 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall and the Old Baptist Meetinghouse, Route 4. It is the annual cookout and open house with a presentation to follow at meetinghouse at 7 p.m. Glenn Knoblock will present “Brewing in NH: An informal look at beer in the Granite State from Colonial 74 Times to present.” This free program is sponsored in part by the NH Humanities and is open to the public.
■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. Contact Linda at 648-2551 or at shscurator@gmail.com to arrange pick up.
■ The library now has passes to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Every pass admits a group of up to four people or a family of adults and their children any day except for days with special events. For more information on the museum, go to indianmuseum.org. There are also free passes for The Fells Estate, 456 Route 103A, Newbury. Discover The Fells Estate, 83.5 acres of beauty and tranquility; learn the legacy of diplomat and statesman John Milton Hay; tour the 22-room Colonial Revival home; explore the forests and walk the woodland trails; and enjoy the renowned gardens. The Fells is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a preservation project of The Garden Conservancy. For more information and hours of operation visit thefells.org, call 763-4789 or email info@thefells.org. Also offered at the Salisbury Free Library are the N.H. State Parks passes, which grant admission for two adults and four children to any day-use park at no additional charge. Passe are not valid at the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the Flume Gorge, Hampton Beach State Park – South Beach, Wallis Sands State Park, or metered parking. The pass may not be used for camping fees. All passes to all museums and parks are thanks to the friends of the library.
■Salisbury Free Library now has a home delivery service. Any resident of Salisbury with an ongoing condition that prevents them 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.
■Every Thursday is Cribbage Night at the Town Hall on Route 4. All are welcome, and it is always a good time with neighbors.
■At the Salisbury Safety Building, the Fire/Rescue and Explorers meet on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Fire auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of the month.
■As a reminder, the town transfer station is now open on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. until Oct. 23. As always, the transfer station is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please remember to recycle all your glass, no matter the color. Paper, cardboard and metals are also recyclable.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
The Webster Select Board will meet on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the town offices.
■The Webster Town Offices will be closed at noon on the Fourth of July.
■The monthly Senior Luncheon will be held on July 11 instead of the first Thursday of the month, the Fourth of July. It will be held at the Salisbury Congregational Church. It costs $2 for people ages 60 and up and $6 for people ages 60 and under. There will be a blood pressure check from 11:15 a.m. to noon, and there will be games after lunch. For more information or to register for the first time, contact Sandy Miller at 934-3198 or Paul King at 746-4953.
■The Webster Town Crier is currently looking for that next special resident to carry on the torch for reporting our local town events to the Concord Monitor. You could be the next Town Crier! Please email for more details.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com