The Wilmot Public Library will host a lecture Thursday at 7 p.m. on “Composting Saves $$$$” with Nancy Schlosser, a master gardener and member of the Wilmot Garden Club. She will talk about how to compost at home and save dollars by not putting food scraps in the trash. She is also a member of the waste reduction committee for the town of Wilmot.
The Devil We Know, a documentary detailing Dupont’s alleged decades long coverup of the potential harm caused by a chemical used to make popular Teflon products, will be shown on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia, 172 Pleasant St. The public is invited and admission is free. The movie will be followed by a potluck dessert and discussion. The film, directed by Stephanie Soechtig and Jeremy Seifert, tells the story of Wilbur Tenant of Parkersburg, W. Va., who sold a piece of his land to Dupont for nonhazardous waste disposal. Over time his farm animals exhibited deformities and some died. Dupont has discontinued use of C-8, but has substituted Gen X. Information on the Winnipesaukee Basin Program, an award-winning program initiated in the 1970s to preserve water quality in the Lakes Region, will also be available.
The American Legion, Belmont Post 58 provided $500 checks to support the Liberty House veterans home, and the food pantries of Saint Joseph’s and First Baptist Churches of Belmont. “This is something we like to do every year around the holidays to support our veteran homeless shelters and local community food pantries. It’s right out of the American Legion’s constitution, which was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on March 15, 1919,” said Rich Stanley, Post 58 commander.