■The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., on March 17, beginning at 1 p.m. All are invited who share an interest in stamp collecting. All Stamp Collectors are encouraged to attend to share this common interest and to buy, sell and trade. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
■The Bow Rotary 2020 scholarship forms are now available on the Bow Rotary website, bowrotary.org and at the Bow School Superintendent’s office at Bow High. The newly redesigned forms are fill-able PDF’s that can be downloaded and completed. The completed forms can now also be emailed to scholarships@bowrotary.org or mailed to the SAU office per the instructions. Applications must be received by 3 p.m. April 15.
■A $1,000 Bow Garden Club scholarship is currently available for a graduating Bow High School senior entering college who is in good academic standing and is planning to further their education within a college curriculum majoring in any of the following fields of interest: horticulture; conservation, environmental science, forestry, plant science, geo-science, hydrology, atmospheric science or meteorology. Completed applications are due by April 1. They should include an essay stating his/her educational goals and recounting any activities related to these goals. In addition, two letters of recommendation from current high school teachers/counselors and a copy high school transcripts are required. The recipient of this scholarship will be notified at the annual Bow High School Senior Awards Night held prior to graduation. Please send completed applications to Ruth Brack, BGC Scholarship Committee, 229 Elm St., Penacook, N.H. 03303. For more information, email bracr@comcast.net or call 753-2470.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowco mnews@comcast.net
■Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday at the library on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Special guest of honor is Marsha McKay, retired Goffstown Public Library Children’s Librarian.
■The DCC Book Club is reading Angels in My Hair by Lorna Byrne. Discussion at the Vestry on Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. All are welcome.
■The school district meeting will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the school. For more information, visit sites.google.com/a/dunbarton.k12.nh.us/dunbarton-school-board.
■March 10 is voting day. There will be no school. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the school. Town meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the school or after voting is completed. See dunbartonnh.org for more information.
■For kids in grades one through four, Read to Dogs will take place at the library on March 12 from 3 to 4 p.m. Please call the library to schedule your 15 minutes of reading time and confirm the schedule.
■Instant-Pot Whole Grains and Beans 101 is March 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. No need to buy canned beans or instant rice when you have an instant pot. Learn how to cook beans and whole grains in half the time and save money! Michelle Smith, MS, RDN, LD will be there from the Concord Center for Health Promotion.
■The next read for the library book group is The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw. Books are available now at the library. Discussion will be March 18.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Weare Town Election will be held on March 10 at Weare Middle School. Weare residents wishing to become registered voters may do so at the polls on Election Day.
■And, also from Weare: To promote the safe and orderly passage of the motoring public on the town’s roads, free from obstructions and obstacles created by the removal or depositing of snow, it shall be unlawful to plow snow across any and all town roads, including Class 5 and 6, or to deposit snow within the traveled portion of town roads.
■On Tuesday at 7 p.m., an update will be heard on the Henniker Library Accessibility and Safety Project by SMP. Architects will share the latest design. After the SMP presentation, audience members will have a chance to ask questions. Prior public presentations can be seen at tuckerfreelibrary.org.
■From Highway Superintendent Leo Aucoin: Due to the extensive fluctuation in the temperatures Henniker roads are being posted beginning today to help them from being destroyed as the frost is coming out of the ground. Call 428-7200 for more information.
■On Wednesday, the Henniker School District board meeting will be at 6:15 p.m. in the school library.
■On Friday, Henniker and John Stark school board members will be at Abby’s Café in Henniker from 7 to 9 a.m. to answer any questions.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■On Tuesday, Fuller Library’s How To’s Day program will be a Seed Swap with master Gardener Tom Kamberis from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. If you have seeds to share or would like to try new varieties donated by Baker Creek, join Tom from Tom and Robin’s Garden for some seed swapping! Tom will also answer your gardening questions.
■On Thursday, the Popular Fiction Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. at Fuller Public Library to discuss The Talk Funny Girl by Roland Merullo. Light refreshments are served.
■Saturday, March 7 and 14, there will be needlefelting classes at Fuller Public Library. You will learn how to needlefelt an Autumn N.H. Scene with Laura from Spinner Farm in Deering. The class is $10 and will be held on two Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. Please stop by the library to register and pay the fee, spots are filling quickly!
■Free Tax Help will be available at Fuller Public Library on Tuesday afternoons between 3 and 5:55 p.m. through April 14. Appointments are required. Please stop in our call 464-3595 to schedule one. Thank you to The Grapevine for sponsoring this program and to Larry Schwartz for donating his services.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Maple Street School. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
■Senior lunch at the Slusser Center on Wednesdays at noon at the Slusser Senior Center, 41 Houston Drive next to the town library. Suggested donation $4.
■Cookies with Cass will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Library. There will be a Town Meeting Review Q and A with Town Administrator Neal Cass.
■Sweets with Steve will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Library. The topic is the School Budget Q and A with Superintendent Steve Chamberlin.
Romeo and Juliet (a reading of the full play) will be held today at 4 p.m. This is a free event at the Hopkinton Town Library.
■Hopkinton School District Family Partnership Program with “Youth Mental Health First Aid Training” will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Library. The district’s newly formed Family Partnership Program will be hosting a free training with Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor Emily Squibb, an experienced educator who has worked as a teacher, Special Education Coordinator, and Assistant Principal in N.H. schools. The t raining will cover: common signs and symptoms of mental illnesses in youth 13-18 years of age, common signs and symptoms of substance use, how to interact with an adolescent in crisis, and how to connect the adolescent with help. The training is open to teachers, school staff, coaches, youth group leaders, parents, and anyone working with youth. Pre-registration is required. To register, contact 746-3663 or email Emily Squibb at wertzer@live.com. Look forward to seeing you there!
■Hopkinton Candidates Forum at Slusser Center on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Meet the candidates and ask questions of those seeking office in contested town and school races. Candidates for budget committee: Rich Houston, Stever Reddy Sr. and Gregory Sagris. Candidates for school board: Matt Belanger, Andrea Folsom, Dulcie Madden Lipoma and Robert Nadeau.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
Why They Marched by Susan Ware Warner is our town read to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Meet Susan at this year’s Tory Hill Author Series! Available at the Pillsbury Free Library and MainStreet BookEnds is pleased to offer this book at 20% off price to all participants. BookEnds BookGroup will discuss this book on July 12 at 4 p.m.
■Today at 4 p.m., BookEnds BookGroup will welcome Boston author She Moeschen to present on League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy, a celebration of the most groundbreaking women in comedy who used humor to shake up the status quo and change perceptions of gender and comedy forever.
■On March 8 at 2 p.m., join former UNH English professor Deborah Brown for a poetry workshop at BookEnds. 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.
■MainStreet Warner, Inc. Winter Gallery Series continues March 27 at 7 p.m. Join for the album release of Tom Pirozzoli’s Reckon in the Light. A $10 suggested donation at the door. Tom’s sophisticated guitar work forms the rich backdrop for his warm tenor that delivers melodies and lyrics exploring the full range of the human and global experience. Tom’s simple path has been a life rich in music, art and travel, yielding a career filled with nine studio albums, numerous songwriting credits and collaborations with other artists such as Willy Porter, Joyce Andersen and David Wilcox. Tom’s recordings have had National and International success including songs in the Smithsonian Folkways Collection and 13 weeks on AAA charts in the top 40. Tom’s artwork will also be available during the show. Visit pirozzoli.com for more information.
■On March 14 at Pillsbury Free Library, 18 E. Main St., there will be a wine and cheese social with silent auction to benefit PillsburyFree Library in Warner. Sponsored by the Circle of Friends of the Pillsbury Free Library, this popular biannual event includes music, food and beverages, a raffle, and the chance to bid on donated art, miscellaneous fine items, and area business services, with all profits to be used to enhance the building, services and programs of the Pillsbury Free Library. Tickets available in advance at the library or at the door. This year’s offerings will include a special limited ticket raffle for a grandfather clock, tickets available in advance or at the social. Images of the auction items will be posted at facebook.com/PillsburyFreeLibrary.
■Simonds Elementary School February Calendar: Registration night for incoming kindergarteners and new first-graders will be Wednesday at 6 p.m.; PTO meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m.; Simonds PTO-sponsored lip sync will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Warner Town Hall.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com