■The Allenstown Historical Society will meet on Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Suncook Business Park. We will be discussing our free event, a Vintage Baseball Game, this will take place on Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at Volunteer Park. Snack Shack will be open and seating is limited so bring your own chair if you would like.
■St. John the Baptist Monthly Market will be held on Oct. 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Oct. 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Parish Hall.
■St. John the Baptist is still accepting donations for the yard sale until Oct. 17. Please deliver all items to the ramp at the lower Parish Hall where a volunteer will meet you. If you can not do weekends please call 485-3113 between 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to make other arrangements.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■Fall is upon us. Enjoy a user-friendly walk at the Madeline Sanborn Conservation area. This area on Main Street is behind the town hall and clearly marked. Another walk on Main Street is on Shaw Land, located a short distance from the town hall, heading towards the library. Parking is available.
■Chichester Central School has daily announcements to keep everyone in the loop with all that is going on at the school. The announcement blog is available at BLOGTROTTR.com.
■Fall Shotgun Turkey Season will begin Oct. 11 and ends Oct. 17. The Wildlife Management Unit L runs from the junction of 93 & 393 in Concord, east to route 4 to 202 in Northwood and beyond to the New Hampshire and Maine state line. Illegal taking of a turkey on Bear Hill in Chichester was featured by the Northwood Law TV program and the illegal hunter was punished.
■Fire Prevention Week will be observed at Chichester Central School on Tuesday with the Chichester Fire Department visiting Kindergarten through Grade 4. They will be giving students the knowledge of fire equipment and how to prevent fires.
■Oct. 6 at 7 p.m., the Chichester Grange will have a business meeting. Installations of officers will be held at this meeting. State Grange preparation will be rehearsed.
■Chichester Central School will have early release at 12:45 p.m. for its students on Thursday and no school on Oct. 8. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on these two days plus Professional Day for teachers. No School on Monday Oct. 11 for Columbus Day.
■Chichester Youth Soccer will play Concord Christian Academy Oct. 7 at 5:15 p.m. at the Academy Campus. Chichester Central School soccer team will play at Pittsfield at 4 p.m. on Oct.4. School practices starting at 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. will be on Oct. 5 through Oct. 7 at the school soccer field. Youth Soccer, Grades 3 and 4 U10, will be playing Oct. 6 at 5:15 p.m. with Chichester 2 playing in Concord, and Chichester 1 playing at Carpenter Park.
■The Chichester Conservation Commission will meet on Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall.
■The Board of Selectmen will meet Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda is available on the town website.
■Town Hall will be closed on Oct. 11 to celebrate Columbus Day.
■Congratulations to Command Sergeant Major Francis Swirko on being honored and awarded the NATO Meritorious Service Medal for NATO duties he has performed in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
■Chichester Youth Association Picture Day is Oct. 5 at Carpenter Park at 4:30 p.m. Preorders must be made by Oct. 4 before picture day. Contact your teams coach for timetable
■Chichester Cemetery Committee member Brenda Boswak has been cleaning Veteran’s stones in the following cemeteries: Leavitt, Batchelder, Edmund, Locke, Knowleton, Morrill, Smith Sanborn, and Griffin. Brenda focused on Veterans stones prior to World War II.
■The Chichester Planning Board will meet on Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the fire dept building to act upon an application from Map 9 Lots 89 and 90 for a lot line adjustment. Map 1 Lot 34 application will be viewed for a subdivision to create an additional lot. Both applications can be viewed at the town office.
■The Chichester Historical Society will present a program on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall. Gloria Beachy and Brenda Boswak will make it fun to get a first hand look at daily life in olden times. Readings will be done from diaries. Free admission, there will be plenty of parking and refreshments provided.
■The Chichester Historical Society received a donated pump organ from Mike and Crystal Forbes once used at the Congregational Church in Chichester. The organ had been originally donated to the church in 1909 by Charles Carpenter. Once refurbished the organ will come home to its original location. The Historical Society updates their website often with interesting facts and history of our town, the website is Chichesterhistoricalsociety.org.
■October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Chichester School students, Kindergarten through Grade 8, will be having lessons focusing on bullying prevention. School Counselor Mrs. Carrier can be contacted at 798-5651 or ccarrier@SAU 53.org
■The Chichester Central School Administration and Health Office have released Covid updates for the new school year. The school will be sending out all notifications to all family and staff if there is a confirmed case of Covid in the school. Potential exposures are handled differently with a letter sent out through ALMA to the specific classes or individuals that would have had potential exposure. Contact School Nurse Julie Strazzeri at 798-5651 or jstrazzeri@sau53.org
■Chichester Live and Let Live Farm & Rescue received $5,000 from the Ken Levesque Memorial Charity Golf Tournament fundraiser, sponsored by the Capital Region Board of Realtors. Many thanks for the sponsors, players, and raffle donors for making this charity event a great success.
■The Chichester PTO meets Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. and meets the first Thursday of each month. The location of the meeting varies and more information can be found on the Chichester PTO Facebook page or ChichesternhPTO.gmail.com. Alisa Sartorelli Mullin is the contact for the PTO.
■Chichester Central will be having a student flu clinic on Oct. 12. More information to come.
■Chichester Fire Department has posted a low fire danger in our town. You will still need a fire permit for all outside burning when there is no snow covering.
EVELYN PIKE
broomtailfarm@hotmail.com
■Library hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you would still rather do a curbside pickup, let us know and we will be happy to prepare your items and set them out for you. Call 736-9920 for more information.
■Children’s Storytime on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. where children and their caregivers listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy crafts. September themes include sunflowers, apples, insects and fall weather. All ages are welcome.
■Interested in playing or learning to play Mahjong? On Tuesday mornings at 10:15 a.m. come join us in the library meeting room. The group meets weekly.
■Movie Matinees will continue at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons for the following movies, with light refreshments provided. “September 15th: Here Today,” is about a veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz who meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust. Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish star.
■The Select Board is seeking quotes for the printing of the Annual Town Report. Please see the document on the town website for more details.
■The Select Board is seeking Epsom residents interested in filling upcoming vacancies on the Webster Park Commission. To learn more, please see the document on the town website.
■DEA National Take Back Day on Oct. 23 at the Epsom Police Dept from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
■On Oct. 6th from 4 to 7 p.m., McDonald’s franchisees across New Hampshire will spearhead a fundraising effort to donate $50,000 to the NH Association of Chiefs of Police. To learn more, please see the flyer on the town facebook.
■The hours for Halloween Trick-or-Treat will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
■Happy birthday shout outs this week to Laurie Vien today, Dillon Sirrine on Monday, Angela Little on Tuesday, Nancy Carlso on Wednesday, Shawna Smith on Thursday, Renee Duval on Friday, and Leann Clemons on Saturday! Enjoy your special days!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■The Pembroke Town Library is hosting “Creatures of the Night” presented by Squam Lakes Natural Science Center on Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. in the library’s parking lot. The rain date is Oct. 16. Meet live creatures of the night with a Squam Lakes Natural Science Center naturalist to learn surprising details of their adaptations that make them well-suited for nightlife. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the library at 485-7851.
■Browsing Through the Leaves — The New Hampshire Library Book Sale Tour will feature five libraries, including Pembroke, that will hold a book sale on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A brochure is available listing other New Hampshire libraries on the tour.
Jocelyn Carlucci
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■The PMHS Class of 2022 is holding their second Annual Car Show on Oct. 3 at the PMHS parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a $10 entry fee. All makes and models are welcome. Raffles, trophies and concessions. Sponsored in part by Rust Rods Car Club, Amesbury, MA. For more information email jenncall1084@yahoo.com.
■The American Legion Peterson Cram Post 75 will hold their monthly meeting on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
■On Tuesday at the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield, the Infant Toddler Diaper Pantry will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. Each family is eligible to come for the supplemental diapers once per opening (twice a month). Each family receives one set of diapers/product per child in need, and one package of wipes per family. We generally have newborn through size 6 diapers, along with pull-ups and overnights. We use the parking lot off Chestnut Street. We will also be accepting donations of diapers and wipes, including open packages. Please call 435-7471 if you have any questions.
■Come on down to Drake Field and support our local soccer teams. Games this week are on Monday at 4:30 p.m. (PMHS Varsity Boys), Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. (PMHS Varsity Boys), and Oct. 9 at 11a.m. (PMHS Varsity Girls) and at 1 p.m. (Varsity Boys).
■Joy Church is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Oct. 8 from 1 to 6 p.m.
■The Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW) is open and would love to have students Grades 6 and up stop in and participate in the programs. Drop in hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m., and Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. On Friday there is a trip planned to Beech Hill Farm with a corn maze. For a full calendar of activities please visit the website pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org. For more information or questions, please contact PYW at 435-8272 or info@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org.
■The Pittsfield School District will be closed on Oct. 8.
■The Friends of the Suncook River (FOSR) ,founded nearly 20 years ago, is a non-profit corporation based in the Barnstead – Pittsfield area but covering the entire length of the river. The focus of the FOSR is to maintain a healthy Suncook River watershed by educating and engaging citizens in its history, recreation, and protection. The FOSR has been inactive since before COVID and needs to be re-built from the ground up. Officers, directors and members are needed as per the requirements of non-profit corporations. Please step forward and help save this non-profit New Hampshire organization. Contact Paul Oman in Pittsfield at pauloman555@yahoo.com.
■The Pittsfield Senior Center is moving out of its current location and temporarily moving to the Pittsfield Youth Workshop. You may stop by and visit while we are there. Our phone number will remain the same. We are still working on our permanent location, which currently is here in Pittsfield. As of right now we are not planning on any functions but if we are going to be there for an extended period time this may change. We will send out emails with updates to the current situation. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Carol Schiferle at cshiferle@bm-cap-org or call 435-8482.
■Volunteers are still needed for the Pittsfield Senior Center. Training is provided. If interested, please call (603) 435-8482.
■The Josiah Carpenter Library is very thankful to have been the recipient of beautiful color printed posters to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Visit the poster exhibition during our normal business hours, Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This educational exhibition recounts the events through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival photographs and images of artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection.
■The PES PTO is sponsoring Trunk or Treat on Oct. 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Globe parking lot. For Trunk Entry, please email pto@pittsfieldnhschools.org. Baked goods and candy donations are gladly accepted, please consider a donation of a non-perishable food item for the PES Food 4 Kids. Snacks and drinks will be available. Prizes will be awarded for best trunk and best costume. Bring a pumpkin to be displayed.
■The Pittsfield Historical Society continues to raise funds for a new museum and headquarters. A commemorative garden on the museum grounds is being worked on. A “buy-a-brick” project affords an opportunity for people to buy a brick to honor yourself, loved ones, or whomever you wish to remember. The bricks will be sold for $100 each and may be engraved with three lines of 18 characters each for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick. Visit pittsfieldhistory.com for a donation form and instructions. For more information, please call 798-3984. You can also contact Larry Berkson at larryberkson@comcast.net.
■The Pittsfield School District is looking for candidates who are interested in filling a vacant School Board position. This position will be in effect from the date of appointment through the election of school board members in March of 2022. Being a resident of Pittsfield is a requirement for this position. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest by Oct. 15 to Bryan K. Lane – Superintendent of Schools, Pittsfield School District- SAU 51, 23 Oneida St., Pittsfield NH 03263.
■Happy Birthday wishes to Laurie Vien on Sunday and to Alice Young on Wednesday. I hope you both enjoy your special day!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com