■In lieu of the popular annual Spring Plant Sale that was canceled due to the pandemic, the Bow Garden Club is holding a Plant-Less Plant Sale asking plant sale patrons to instead consider making a donation to the club in an amount representing the purchase of a plant. The club’s spring sale is one of its primary fundraisers and the proceeds from this sale to cover the cost of purchasing the plantings we all enjoy on display at Rotary Park, the Town Gazebo, etc., throughout the growing season. Donations may be made by check payable to Bow Garden Club with “plant sale” noted in the memo section. Mail checks to Sharon Pearce, 17 Woodhill Road, Bow, NH 03304. All donations are tax deductible and their receipt will be acknowledged and much appreciated. Please visit bowgardenclub.org or contact Joyce Kimball, BGC Fundraising Chairman at joyceakimball@comcast.net or 229-1990 for any additional information. Thank you!
■The Bow Rotary Annual Car Show, previously scheduled for May 16, has been postponed until Aug. 22. Anyone who pre-registered may choose a refund if they are unable to attend on the new date. Updated registration forms and additional information are now available at bowrotary.org.
■The Bow Rotary Summer Concert Series has been postponed. The Rotary Club hopes to be able to reschedule it for later this summer, providing it becomes safe to do so.
■“Keep apart, but stay connected.”
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Town offices are closed to walk-in business until further notice. Check dunbartonnh.org for updates and to download permits and licenses. Property tax payments can now be paid through the town website. Visit dunbartonnh.org/index.php/95-hot-topics/582-eb-2-gov-property-tax-payments-online.
■The DCC Book Club is reading “Here If You Need Me” by Kate Braestrup in June. Discussion will be July 2 at 7 p.m. either on Zoom or at the Vestry.
■The library’s Summer Reading Program will be modified to be mostly virtual to keep the community safe. Participants will use a virtual reading program tool called READsquared that was acquired for New Hampshire libraries to use for the next two summers. A tentative schedule of events is available at dunbartonlibrary.org/srp-programs.html.
■The library will have no-contact curbside pickups by appointments only. Patrons can place holds on items by logging into their library account, or calling or emailing dunlib@gsinet.net (limit of five items). Orders will be packed Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. After your hold is filled, you will receive a call or an email to schedule a pickup time. These times will be scheduled Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items will be outside on a table labeled “pick up here.” Your items will be bagged in a brown paper bag with your name. Do not attempt to enter the building or approach staff.
■If your dog is still unlicensed or you no longer own your dog, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office as soon as possible to avoid possible fines. Thank you for your cooperation and prompt attention to this matter.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■The Weare Town Hall is open again with the following rules: only three people in the lobby at a time, social distancing is required at all times and mask/face coverings are recommended. Hand sanitizer from touchless dispensers is available. Surfaces and door knobs will be wiped down periodically.
■The Town of Henniker is taking a phased approach to reopen facilities with guidelines in place for the health and safety of staff and the public. Several town facilities are open by appointment only, including the Town Clerk’s Office, Assessing Department, Zoning and Planning Department and the Town Administrator’s Office. Other business can be done online.
■This weekend members of the Henniker Rotary Club will be staffing the repurposed White Birch Van as the “Mask Mobile” and distributing free masks to the general public. On Saturday the van will be located at the Henniker Community School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on June 28 it will be in the Sylvania Plant parking lot from noon to 4 p.m.
■Weare Transfer Station is now open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and will be closed July 4.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Fuller Public Library is now open! You will not be able to search the shelves for your own materials, but you can order them at the circulation desk. We will ask you to wait on the porch for your order to be delivered. There will be limited computer use. You must sign in at the circulation desk, use hand sanitizer and are limited to 30 minutes. Staff will not be able to assist with the computers at this time. If you will be printing, copying or faxing please bring exact change. Masks are necessary if a distance of 6 feet cannot be met. Disposable masks are available at the library. Porch service will continue for those that prefer it. Please call with any questions. Thank you all for being patient and for all of the encouraging words while the library was closed.
■The Fuller Public Library would like to thank the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts for the generous Cultural Conservation Grant to repair and clean the ornately painted ceilings and frieze on the first floor of the John Butler Smith House. This grant was made possible from the proceeds from the Conservation License Plate Trust Fund (moose license plates). The library will host an open house for all to see the conservation work that has been done when the library is able to do so.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com