■Bone Builders meets at the Andover Community Hub every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 to 10 a.m., year-round. Adults of any age or gender and at all levels of fitness are welcome to drop in and try this class. The class is free, although small donations are gratefully accepted.
■“Coffee at the Hub” is always available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Andover Community Hub, 157 Main St. Drop in for a cup of coffee and to find out what’s going on, to socialize a bit, maybe play a game of Scrabble, work on a jigsaw puzzle or play a few tunes on the piano!
■Curious about karate, for yourself, a child or a teenager? Tiger Mountain Shotokan Karate offers weekly classes on Mondays at The Andover Community Hub, 157 Main St. (next to Pizza Chef) for children age 6 and up, for teens and for adults, beginners and more advanced. Tiger Mountain, which also teaches classes in New London and Wilmot, will host an open house at Whipple Hall in New London on Wednesday at 6 p.m. to learn about classes in all three locations. For more information, contact Gayle Fleming at 477-3174.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
■Concord VNA medical services will be available at Boscawen Green on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Available services include blood pressure screening, foot care, medication education and nutritional guidance. A donation of $10 is appreciated but not required. Please call 224-4093, ext. 5815, to schedule an appointment.
■High Street Coffee House invites area residents to enjoy an evening of free live music with folk singer and song writer Richard Gehrts on Friday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall in the basement of the Congregational Church. Open mic presentations offer musicians, poets and comedians from the audience. A variety of refreshments will be served and coffee and tea are free. Donations will be accepted and split between the featured performer and the church.
■Those delicious suppers are back at the Boscawen Congregational Church (basement) beginning on Sept. 14. Chinese pie and chicken broccoli bake are on the menu and come with all the fixings plus homemade desserts. Meals are served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and teens, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and children 5 and under free.
■Town offices, the library and elementary school will be closed Monday for Labor Day.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Canterbury farmers market is Wednesdays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the center of the town, at the side of the library. This is the Zu-Mato Market! It is the opportunity to celebrate local zucchini and tomatoes and indulge in a Sandwich Slam, make a delicious sandwich from produce, with suggested donation of $5. Live music will be by Paul Luff.
■Elkins library is closed for Labor Day on Monday. Story House is the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 10 a.m. and Rock ‘n’ Read on the second and fourth Tuesday mornings. Book group resumes Sept. 17.
■Friends of Elkins Public Library will meet Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. to discuss plans for the winter. FOEPL will also be at the Oct. 2 farmers market selling Frontier soups. Contact Sarah at smcrawcrow@comcast.net or see MaryEllen at the library.
■Canterbury Shaker Village hosts ‘Shaker Saturday’ this week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., focusing on back-to-school activities and Shaker education, with interactive tours, “Meet the Shakers” at 10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. See shakers.org for full details of events and workshops.
■On Sept. 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the huge success in new installations of solar throughout town there will be a Solarize Celebration at town hall. Music, food, dessert provided by the Canterbury Energy Committee and volunteers. For numbers and planning, please RSVP at our Solarize Canterbury Facebook page or contact Ruth Heath at 783-4401 or ruthmheath@comcast.net.
■A program Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. entitled “If I Am Not For Myself Who Will Be?” will talk about the life of escaped slave Oney Judge Staines, who left the White House under Washington and came to Portsmouth. Oney is performed by Gwendoline Quezaire-Pesutti, and this is a N.H. Humanities presentation put on with the historical society at the Elkins Public Library. Free admission and refreshments.
■Canterbury Elementary School Annual PTO Hot Dog Supper and Open House will be Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. Classrooms open between 6 and 7 p.m. The PTO is sponsoring the Scholastic Book Fair during the week of Sept. 9, including during open Night.
■Exercise options in Canterbury: Weights and Walkers classes resume for the fall, Monday and Friday 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Walkers meet at 8 a.m. behind the Parish Hall for a brisk warm-up walk. No class Labor Day. Stretching classes resume Wednesdays starting Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Instruction will be given in how to stretch lower back, hips and leg. For additional information on either sets of classes, contact 493-4207 or 783-9658.
■Dewey School has a new program called Roots, connecting children and caretakers with nature. For more information, visit deweyschool.net/roots-program or email info@deweyschool.net.
■Petals in the Pines, 126 Baptist Road, now has a pick-your-own flower garden filled with a large assortment of annual flowers. The garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through mid-September. Stop at the farm stand porch for picking supplies and instructions. Contact Donna at 783-0220 or donna@petalsinthepines.com for more info.
■Canterbury 4H Rascals can contact Laura Crockford for information on the upcoming new year; meetings starting in September. Email canterburyrascals4H@gmail.com.
■Loudon Food Pantry, providing for Canterbury residents among other towns, is in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road, Loudon. Canterbury residents may drop off at Elkins Public Library. See loudonfoodpantry.org or call Sue at 724-9731.
■Petals in the Pines is hosting the 7th Annual Monarch Festival this coming Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour the butterfly garden and learn how to attract butterflies at home. The final Tale Trail of the year will be open too. See petalsinthepines.com for more details.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■The Loudon Communications Council (The Loudon Ledger) will be hosting their 3rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Sept. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Arthur Colby Safety Building, 8 Cooper St. All-you-can-eat dinner includes salad, garlic bread, spaghetti and sauce (with or without meatballs), dessert and beverage. Raffle items and 50/50 raffle will be available. Dinner sponsored by Brookside Pizza and Loudon Mart. For questions, contact Janice Morin at janice.morin06@comcast.net.
ALICHA KINGSBURY
798-3143
ammhkingsbury@aol.com
■Town offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day.
■There is a public hearing regarding Broadband in Salisbury this Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Academy Hall, during a regular selectmen’s meeting. Representatives from Consolidated Communications plan to be present to discuss Salisbury’s current broadband layout, as well as future options and plans to improve overall broadband speeds. They will also take your questions and listen to your concerns in order to start resolving any current issues within the town.
■Cemetery Trustees meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at Academy Hall.
■Planning Board meets Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■Salisbury Free Library story time will resume Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Picture book The Adventures of Largo & Shelby author Joanne Randall will be visiting to read her book to children Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m.
■Book Club will resume this month with Will’s Red Coat by Tom Ryan. The group meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the library.
■The Salisbury Recreation Committee is looking for donations for 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 welcome. If you have any of these items, contact Mike Broas at 1mbroas@tds.net.
■The farmers market is every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at town hall until Sept. 30. At this time they have a few new vendors: DSigns by DS, which is hand-dyed fabrics; RJM Woodworks who makes beautiful wooden spoons and other wood items; 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.
■Every Thursday is Cribbage Night at town hall. All are welcome.
■At the Salisbury Safety Building the Fire/Rescue and Explorers meet on Tuesdays and Thursday nights. The Fire auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of the month.
■The town transfer station is open Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. until Oct. 23. The 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.
■Salisbury Historical Society’s seasonal display in the meeting house is artifacts and information from the American Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. Open Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Visit salisburyhistoricalsociety.org.
■A senior luncheon for all area senior citizens will be held at the Salisbury Congregational Church located on Route 127 on Thursday and on the first Thursday of every month. Activities begin with a free blood pressure clinic from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by a time for fun and fellowship. New attendees should call Sandy at 934-3198 to sign up for lunch to be sure there is food for everyone.
■New student drop off and student pick up routine at the Salisbury Elementary School Due to the long line of cars and buses in both the morning and the afternoon, the school is establishing a new routine for student car-drop-off in the morning and student car-pick-up in the afternoon. While the school buses will maintain the same direction for drop off and pick up, the direction for car drop off and pick up will change. Their goal in making the change in drop off and pick up routines is to alleviate congestion while maintaining a safe environment for all. Cars will be entering the second entrance of the U-driveway allowing more space on the road and the driveway before a back up will occur. As you drive in, you will form a single file line and pull in up in front of the main office doors before releasing/receiving your child. You will notice a new stop sign and crosswalk near the current main entrance of the school. The routine will be: Cars enter the second U-driveway and pull up to the stop sign/crosswalk students exit/enter the car and walk on the crosswalk into the school through the front door In the interest of efficiency, they ask that students depart from their vehicle quickly. If a longer “goodbye” is necessary, it would be preferred that you park your vehicle. Please do not pass other cars when in the parking lot! The School Buses will continue to enter using the first U-driveway. The bus will pull up to the crosswalk/main entrance and students will exit the bus and enter the building. During the first few weeks of school, there will be extra staff on duty to ensure families know and understand the new drop off and pick up routines. If you have any questions about the new routines and procedure, please feel free to reach out to the main office. Outside of the established drop off and pick up times, cars may still enter the first u-driveway! Drop off times are 8:45 to 9 a.m., pick up is 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
■In Salisbury Elementary School PTG is starting their first fundraiser of the year on Wednesday, which is Coupon Books, please be on the lookout for a coupon book in an envelope in your child’s backpack that day. The coupon books have great deals in them and there is even an app that you may download your coupons onto your smart device. Also, you may sell coupon books to friends and family located in other states as the company will provide books for their area. If you do not have a student at the school but wish to order a coupon book, please email Jen at jencat1955@gmail.com.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■All other town offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day.
■Webster library will be closed today and Monday.
■Happy Labor Day!
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com