■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. 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. 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.
■Happy Valentine’s Day!
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■The library’s book chat group will discuss “Here If You Need Me” by Kate Braestrup on Wednesday at noon. Call the library if you need the Zoom link.
■“The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation!” will be presented virtually by Marty Gitlin via Zoom on Thursday 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, photographs and trivia. 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.
■The next Read to Dogs is scheduled for Feb. 25 with Jake and Pat. Please call the library to schedule your child’s 15 minutes of virtual reading.
■School February vacation is Feb. 23-26.
■This month the DCC Book Club is reading “Wrestling With Angels” by Rosenblatt & Horowitz. Discussion is on March 4 from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom.
■Former Dunbarton and Bow police officer Timothy Locke passed away on Jan. 26 at his home in Concord. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his family and friends. Due to COVID-19, arrangements are being postponed until sometime in the spring.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Weare Town Offices are closed on Monday.
■The Cable Committee meets on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
■The Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
■Weare Town Offices are open by appointment only in February.
■Town of Weare Applications for Town/School Election Absentee Ballot-RSA 657:4 can be downloaded online or mailed out by calling the Town Offices.
■Learn about “New Hampshire’s One-Room Rural Schools” on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today. Email the Tucker Free Library for the Zoom Link, tuckerfree@comcast.net or call 428-3471.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■The Mystery Book Group will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth. You can meet at the library or from home. Call the library at 464-3595 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 is open to 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 years old on or before Sept. 30. First grade is for children who will be 6 years old on or before Sept. 30.
■Hopkinton Democrats will be holding their meeting and caucus on Wednesday 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. Registered democrats are encouraged to attend the caucus. Email hopkintondems@gmail.com.
■The Hopkinton School Board approved Mr. Michael Flynn as the next Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Flynn will begin on July 1.
■The Contoocook Chamber of Commerce welcomes the following businesses to the Chamber: Maple Row Management; Elm Brook Capital; Firepoint Properties; The River Group; and KnockKnockSocial.
■Work Song Farm has opened CSA registrations for the 2021 season. Full and half shares are available. Visit worksongfarm.com/join-our-csa.
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is a community of growers, makers and artists. Check out harvesttomarket.com and place your order by Wednesday midnight for pick-up on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Depot. Thanks for supporting local farmers! Masks are required. Visit the Contoocook Farmers’ Market page on Facebook for updates.
■Gilded Fern Farm Store is open year round from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Order online at gildedfernfarm.com. Visit the Gilded Fern Farm Facebook page for more information.
■The Hopkinton Town Library is open Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-5 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. Information regarding youth programs and story hours can be found by calling the library at 746-3663 or contacting Leigh Maynard at lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org. Visit hopkintontownlibrary.org.
■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, a hanging system will be installed along one wall. Donation for the system 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. You can also call 211. An appointment is not a guarantee that the volunteers can prepare your return.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net