■The Bow Garden Club is currently looking into ways to bring gardening programs to its members via Zoom until in-person group meetings can be held. The Garden Club year generally begins in April and hopes to have some type of programming to offer its members at that time, if not before. Meanwhile, the club is publishing a monthly newsletter to help keep in touch with fellow members, to introduce new members and to share gardening hints and other gardening related topics with its readership.
■The Bow Garden Club welcomes new members and encourages anyone living in the Bow area to become part of the organization. You do not need to be an experienced gardener to join. Garden Club members learn from each and have fun doing it! If you are new to the area, being part of the Garden Club introduces you to a host of people of varying ages and backgrounds who share at least one common thing – the love of gardening. New members may wish to volunteer to help with the club’s ongoing civic beautification projects around town or in other ways (community service, craft projects, etc.) that take place throughout the Garden Club year (April through December). There is something for everyone! Visit bowgardenclub.org or contact membership chair and club president Keryn Anderson at kerynanderson@ericandkerynanderson.com, 856-8563 (home) or 731-6425 (cell) for additional information about the Bow Garden Club.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Read to Dogs Virtually is scheduled for Thursday from 3-4 p.m. with Murray and Liz. The next Read to Dogs is scheduled for Feb. 25 Jake and Pat. Please call the library to schedule your child’s 15 minutes of virtual reading.
■The library’s book group will be reading a national bestseller, “Here If You Need Me,” by Kate Braestrup. Book discussion is scheduled for Feb 17. Copies are available now. Call for curbside pickup.
■Book Bundles To Go! The library will handpick books with your special requests in mind. Please call the library (774-3546) and library staff will do the rest. Kindly give them 24-hour notice and your book bundle will be ready for for curbside pick-up. The library’s Annual Puzzle Swap has returned. Find puzzles to grab and go, or swap out on the outside pick-up cart. Please take just one puzzle per family due to limited supplies. Thanks!
■“The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation!” will be presented virtually by Marty Gitlin via Zoom on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Take a fun and enlightening journey through Boston Red Sox history with the author of the “Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book.” This presentation features videos and photographs of the greatest and most fascinating players, teams, events and moments in franchise history. The program also includes trivia questions for patrons to ponder and covers Sox history from the Royal Rooters, who launched Red Sox Nation, all the way to the four World Series championships and beyond. It will conclude with a question-and-answer period. Author Martin Gitlin will have autographed and personalized copies of his book available online following the program. Email the library dunlib@gsinet.net if you are interested in attending.
■This month the DCC Book Club is reading “Wrestling With Angels” by Rosenblatt & Horowitz. Discussion is on Zoom on March 4 from 7-8 p.m.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Each year, John Stark Regional High School students taking the “We the People” class with Mr. Marcus look forward to the “We the People” competition. Students that competed this year were: Gracie Bolduc, Bonnie Bragdon, Grace Caplan, Terry Greene, Maria Hagar, Jayna Henry, Carina Keirstead, Alyson Kenney, Alexander Mann, Brynna Newcomb, Matthew Nichols, Jacqueline O’Donnell, Alexis Rinker, Emaly Roy and Andrea Seaver.
■Weare town meetings coming up this week include the Board of Fire Wards at 6 p.m. on Monday, followed by the Board of Selectmen meeting at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the Cemetery Trustees meet at 5 p.m., followed by PARC at 7 p.m. On Thursday, the Planning Board meets at 7 p.m.
■The Henniker Historical Society is offering you the opportunity to purchase a plaque to proudly display the date of your home or building. Go to hennikerhistory.org/historical-signs for details.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■On Monday, Fuller’s Military History Book Group will meet to discuss “The Path Between the Seas” by David McCullough. This is an online meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Call the library for more information, 464-3595.
■On Tuesday, the Mystery Book Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth. You can meet in the library or from home. Call the library for more information.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■Registration for the 2021-22 school year is now taking place at Harold Martin School. Call the school office at 746-3473 for registration information. Preschool for children who will be 3 and 4 years old on or before Sept. 30. This is a tuition based program and enrollment is filled by lottery. Kindergarten is for children who will be 5 and first grade is for children who will be 6 on or before Sept. 30.
■Hopkinton Democrats will be holding their meeting and caucus on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. All registered Democrats in Hopkinton are eligible to vote in the caucus elections for the town Democratic committee officers and for the Hopkinton delegates to the Democratic State Convention. We encourage any registered Democrat to attend the caucus.
■For more information email hopkintondems@gmail.com
■“The Constitution and Democracy in Troubled Times” with John Greabe will be held via Zoom on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. Join John Greabe, professor of constitutional law at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and director of the Rudman Center, in a conversation about the uneasey relationship between the Constitution and democracy right now. Call 746-3663 or email info@hopkintontownlibrary.org for sign in information .
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is a community of growers, makers, and artists. Check out HarvestToMarket (harvesttomarket.com) and place your order by Wednesday midnight for pick-up on Saturday from 10 noon at the Depot. Thanks for supporting local! Masks are required. Stay up to date by visiting the Facebook page Contoocook Farmers Market.
■The Hopkinton Town Library has a building occupancy limit for library visitors to five per half hour on Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. noon and 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please call to reserve your half hour slot. If capacity has not been reached, walk-ins are still welcome. Please wear masks covering nose and mouth. Information regarding youth programs and story hours can be found by calling the library or contacting Leigh Maynard at lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org. The library can be reached at 746-3663. Up to date information at hopkintontownlibrary.org.
■Continuing a partnership with Town Hall, Two Villages Art Society will be programming local artists for one to two month exhibitions in the main space at the Town Hall. To reduce wear and tear on Town Hall walls, they are planning to install a hanging system along one wall. Our board has agreed to match donations, up to $250 in total, to help us raise the $500 needed for the system. Facts about our exhibition partnership with Town Hall: There is no cost to artists to show their work, Artists keep 100% of sales generated, Two Villages Art Society works with artists to lay out the show and provides marketing support. Checks may be addressed to “Two Villages Art Society” and mailed to PO Box 18, Contoocook NH 03229. Please note “exhibition space” in the memo section of the check.
■Volunteer tax preparers will be at the Library Community Room on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting in February. Appointments are required, to request an appointment for free tax help go to nhtaxhelp.org (preferred method). You can also call 211. The library cannot schedule your appointment. Free tax preparation is available to all ages and occupations. Returns cannot be filed with rental income, self-employed individuals with a loss, employees, inventory, or home office deductions. Other limitations may apply to your circumstances, an appointment is not a guarantee that the volunteers can prepare your return.
■Maurgan McGrath writes: “Thank you for supporting Maurgan’s Virtual Pajama Party. Thank you for your donation of cash, games, books, and pj’s for the patients at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Together We helped bring a little joy to the kids at CHaD and raised over 200% 0f goal! Your kindness and support mean a great deal to me.”
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net