■The Bow Heritage Commission is selling raffle tickets for two twin-size quilts made and generously donated by the Bow Quilt Club. One is “Grandmother’s Fan,” the other “Contemporary Block” in antique white, aqua, chocolate, and shades of pink. They are hand and machined appliqued and machine pieced and quilted. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for six. A drawing for each quilt will be held Sept. 21, Bow Heritage Day, at Bow Bog Meeting House. Proceeds will go toward the cost of restoring the Macauley Friendship Quilt. To purchase tickets in advance, contact Faye Johnson at 228-8149 or Sue Wheeler at 774-3751.
■Bow Heritage Day will be Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bow Bog Meeting House. You are invited to come and see Native American artifacts, to enjoy photos of Bow from long ago and to learn about the restoration work done on the Macauley Friendship Quilt. You will be able to buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of two quilts, each worth $300, that were hand made by the Bow Quilt Club. There will also be photos of the recent steeple-raising at the Cross Roads Community Church on display and you can find out how you can help to complete this project. Discover a new place to take a hike, hear a reed organ concert and enjoy a ham and bean Men’s Club lunch (which will include some of Sue Wheeler’s homemade pies) and much more. The event will conclude with the traditional bell ringing ceremony honoring our deceased residents. Bell ringers are welcome. Come and see what is old and is now new again. Contact Faye Johnson at fjohnson915@myfairpoint.net or 228-8149.
■Bow Garden Club will hold its next membership meeting Sept. 9, featuring Traci Kormorek, an Holistic Registered Dietitian from the Concord area as the meeting’s presenter. Tracey’s presentation will be a “Seasonal Cooking Class,” approaching food from a whole foods perspective with new ideas and ways to improve your food choices and feel better for it. Traci’s presentation will focus on whole body wellness. The doors of the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road, will be open at 6 p.m. for refreshments and social time and the presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. A brief business meeting will follow. Guests are always welcome at Bow Garden Club meetings and new members are encouraged. You do not need to live in Bow to join. For information about the club, please contact BGC Club President Lorraine Dacko at ldack@gsinetnet or 774-3596. Visit bowgardenclub.org for more information.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■No school Monday. Town offices are also closed.
■This month, the DCC book club is reading Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott. Discussion will be Thursday at the Vestryf from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
■Join in celebrating the Kuncanowet and its natural diversity as Dunbarton’s first conservation area turns 30. A nature identification walk will be Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at the Kuncanowet trailhead parking lot at the end of Holiday Shore Drive in Dunbarton. Please carpool if possible as the lot is small. Insect repellent is advised. Dress appropriately.
■The Congregational Church will hold a Food for Thought potluck on Sept. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Vestry. The topic of discussion will be “Opening and Affirming.” Open to all, just bring a dish to share.
■The library book group is reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towless. The books have arrived. Come get yours. The discussion at the library will be Sept. 18 at noon. Bring your lunch and join the lively discussion.
■Opioid Education, Awareness and Narcan Training is scheduled for Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m., presented by Sgt. Chris Remillard and paramedic Brandon Skoglund. Recognize risk factors and signs of overdose. Participants will be trained to administer a dose of Narcan, and provide hands-only CPR. Information and local resources will be shared. Please register by calling the library at 774-3546.
■September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! If you or anyone in your family needs a card, hurry down to the Dunbarton Public Library. The September library exhibit will be presented by Bob Jamback’s Fine Art.
■Coming this month for the kids at the library: Brain Flakes. All Maker Toys borrowed from the N.H. State Library’s Maker Play Toy Lending Library. These toys spark imagination and help children learn through doing! Toys are for use in the library only. Also available is a fabulous Maker Space Library in memory of Nancy Lang.
■Old Home Day was a great success. The food tent, organized by the Old Home Day Committee and managed by volunteers, sold 210 hamburgers, 300 hot dogs, 160 bottled waters, 200 chips, and about 200 drinks all at the Old Home Day prices! A big thank you to all the volunteers for your hardwork.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■The Weare Democrats will host Sen. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii at a meet and greet Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Sawyer Room of the Weare Public Library, 10 Paige Memorial Road.
■On Thursday, Music at the Market in Henniker presents the always popular Peabody’s Coal Train from 4 to 7 p.m.
■Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. will be the first meeting of Page Turners – a new group sponsored by Tucker Free Library and White Birch that will be discussing books. The first book to be discussed is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Questions? Call 428-3471.
■White Birch is also selling a cookbook, Recipes from Cooks and Kids, for $20. Stop by to place an order.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Fuller Public Library will be closed Monday (9/2) to celebrate Labor Day.
■Art of the month at Fuller Public Library: Weaving and spinning. Many local artists will have their looms and spinning wheels on display as well as finished products. Demonstrations will be every Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. and Sept. 10 and 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Try our weaving loom for a hands on experience! Call the library for more information at 464-3595.
■ How To’s Day at Fuller Public Library is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Call 464-3595 for this month’s program!
■ Board games for adults are played every Thursday at the Fuller Public Library at 1 p.m. Bring your own game to share if you’d like.
■On Thursday, Fuller Public Library’s Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. to discuss Alice Network by Kate Quinn.
■Saturday will be the last Hillsborough Farmers Market of the season. Come to Butler Park from 9 a.m. to noon and stock up on homemade and homegrown treats. Musician Rick Drost will play at 10 a.m.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon by the Gazebo in Contoocook Village. Summer veggies, granola, baked goods, cheese and yogurt, meat, eggs, maple products, good things in jars and fish! Music this week by Dean Harlem. SNAP/EBT is accepted.
■The 3rd Annual Kimball Lake Cabins BBQ will be held Sept. 14, rain date Sept. 15. Barbecue served from noon to 2:30 p.m. that includes burgers, hot dogs, chicken, pulled pork, baked beans, seasonal salads, seasonal desserts and drinks. You will be entertained with ole time music by the “Wholly Rollers.” Tickets are now available at town hall, Jim Knowlton Realty, Slusser Center and the library. You can also purchase them at hopkintonrec.com or email recreation@hopkinton-nh.gov. Cost is $15 for adults, $10 for children under 10. If you can’t attend, please consider making a donation. All proceeds go toward the continued restoration efforts of the Kimball Cabins.
■The transfer station will be closed Monday and reopen Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
■Second Sunday of the month at 2 p.m., join former UNH English professor Deborah Brown, author of Walking the Dog’s Shadow and the just released The Human Half. Deborah will be offering a monthly Poetry Workshop. For now, the workshops are designed to combine lessons and exercises on aspects of craft (image, diction, metaphor) with a small amount of critique and in-group writing. For the novice to the published, 9 to 99 years. Join at the beginning or when you can.
■On Sept. 8 at 4 p.m., BookEnds BookGroup will discuss Becoming by Michelle Obama. Meeting (usually) the first Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. in The Gallery.
■Battle of the Book launches Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. at BookEnds. Adi and Rebecca Rule each have a new book. It’s a mother/daughter face-off between two Granite State authors. In this corner, champion of yankee culture, weighing in at over a dozen books with fat awards, it’s moose of humor Rebecca Rule! She’ll be launching That Reminds Me of a Funny Story, a memoir/storytelling how-to/compendium of yankee humor. Appropriate for all ages, but especially grown-ups. In that corner, wielding princess power and the magic of friendship, weighing in at three books with sparkly covers, it’s Adi Rule! She’ll be launching Hearts of Ice, a wintry fantasy perfect for ages 8 to 12 and anyone young at heart. Yankee and princess/prince costumes welcome; prizes for our favorites!
■Warner celebrates 50 years since the iconic American festival Woodstock on the MainStreet Warner Stage on Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. Local and regional bands and fans alike come together for a day of peace, love and music! Performances will pay tribute to the original 1969 festivals performers while also showcasing some of artists original work of today. Join us for a night of peace, love, and music.
■Tai Chi on Tuesdays at noon; a one-hour class starting Sept. 10 with Maria Room at Pillsbury Free Library. Cost is $20 for four-weeks.
■A PTO meeting will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Simonds Elementary School.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com