■The Rotary Club of Bow’s “Foundation Scholarship” applications are now available. Due to the tremendous financial support of our community, the Foundation will be awarding a total of $26,000 in post-secondary scholarships in 2022! Our Scholarship Program provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors who either attended Bow High School or who are Bow or Dunbarton students who attended other area high schools. Bow High School tuition student must be from a town/city either without a Rotary club or with a Rotary club that doesn’t offer college, vocational or trade school scholarships. The applications are available in PDF format for download from bowrotary.org under the Scholarships/Grants menu. The PDF forms can be filled in electronically and emailed or may be printed off and mailed. Forms are also available in the Bow High School Guidance Office. Adult scholarships are also available. Applications must be received at the Bow School District Superintendent’s Office or emailed to bowrotary@gmail.com no later than 3 p.m. on April 29. Applications mailed to the Bow Rotary Club at PO Box 1935, Bow NH 03304 must also be received by this deadline.
■A $1,000 Bow Garden Club Scholarship is available for a graduating Bow High School (BHS) Senior who is entering college and pursuing an education in any of the plant sciences (horticulture, conservation, forestry, etc. An application may be acquired through the BHS counseling office or by contacting BGC Scholarship Chair Deb Wayne at debrawayne@comcast.net or (603) 715-1466.
■Bow Rotary is sponsoring a speech contest based on the Rotary “Four Way Test.” The test of the things we think, say or do is used by Rotarians worldwide as a moral code for personal and business relationships. Any high school-age student, including home-schoolers from Bow or Dunbarton is eligible. Application forms, contest rules and more details are available at bowrotary.org. Completed applications are due to Dean Cascadden at SAU 67, 55 Falcon Way, Bow, NH 03304, or can be submitted electronically to dcascadden@bownet.org by March 11 at 3 pm. The Bow Contest will be held on March 22 most likely via Zoom. The sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the contest beginning at 6 p.m.
■Are you looking for a positive and practical way to make a difference in the health of the environment and your community? Are you interested in renewable energy, making Bow a more energy-efficient town, and helping your neighbors learn how they can save money and energy in their homes? The Bow Energy Committee meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Room C of the Town Municipal Building. To learn more about our committee or to join our team, we welcome you to attend a meeting and/or contact Tonia Lindquist at the Town Office for more information at tlindquist@bownh.gov or (603) 223-3910.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Reading to Dogs for kids in grades 1 to 4 on March 24 is full. The next Reading to Dogs will be on April 7 and 21. There will be three one-on-one sessions each day: 2:45 to 3:10 p.m., 3:15 to 3:35 p.m., 3:40 to 4 p.m. You must register with the library. No walk-ins. Thanks.
■“Fraud Watch: Outsmarting the Con-Artist,” virtually presented by the Dunbarton Police Department with NH AARP and the Dunbarton Public Library on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. During the presentation, AARP and Officer Jason Patten will discuss common scams and frauds that are seen locally. This will be held via Zoom. The link will be posted as the event gets closer. Open to the public.
■Virtual Mindful Meditations via Zoom with Judy Caron, Living Mindfully NH. Join for an hour-long virtual Loving-Kindness Meditation on March 24 at 7 p.m. Please email dunlib@gsinet.net if you are interested in attending. They will send you the link.
■Virtual Program at the library, please email the library for the Zoom link. “A Beginner’s Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing,” presented by Erin Mouton on March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
■This month the DCC Book Club is reading “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The discussion will be on April 7 from 7 to 8 p.m. Anne Hosts.
■The PTO Easter Bunny Breakfast & Egg Hunt will be on April 9 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the elementary school. Farmhouse Breakfast, free Bunny photo and Book Fair included. At 10:15 a.m. there will be a children’s Egg Hunt (weather permitting), bring Easter baskets. Tickets are $3 per person (children ages three and under are free). To purchase go to dunbartonpto.com.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■It’s time to register for Full-Day Kindergarten at Center Woods Elementary! If your student is five years old by Sept. 30 this year, registration is open. Packets to print out are available on the CWES website at centerwoods.net/about_us/student_registration.
■Congratulations to eight SAU students who were winners at the Invention Convention held at Weare Middle/Center Woods Upper Elementary School. All eight students are moving onto the regional convention at UNH next weekend. And congratulations to John Stark students Cam Lapointe, Jackie O’Donnell, Logan Grant and Bourne Spooner who were members of the John Stark/Hopkinton FIRST robotics competition that was awarded the Creativity Award last week for overall design.
■The winter sports season is coming to an end with good news for Eleanor Girardet a sophomore at John Stark who made the Division II Girls Basketball team. This bodes well for the future of winter sports at John Stark.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■The 20th Annual Hopkinton PTA Silent Auction is open until March 25. To view auction items visit 32auctions.com/HopkintonPTA2022.
■Please join Harold Martin School (HMS) Principal Bill Carozza, and Building Committee Chair Jay Burgess, for a tour of the HMS Addition and Renovation. We will have a tour on March 24 at 5:30 p.m. Meet at the new main entrance on the right-hand side of the building. If you have questions, call Bill at 746-3473 or email him at wcarozza@sau66.org. We’re proud to showcase the generous investment this community has made for our students. Thank you!
■A special thank you to Loren Clement from the Maple Street School Community for replacing the flags at MSS. Your time, effort, and donation are very much appreciated. The new flags look amazing!
■Congratulations to our latest State Champions – the Girls Nordic Team! They had a dominating performance to capture the Division II Nordic Championship and bring the title back to Hopkinton. In addition, the Skimeister competition (combined scores in Alpine and Nordic) concluded yesterday. Hawk boys finished 1-2-3 in the division, with Will Chapin winning the overall title. Clara Locke was the overall winner on the girls’ side. Congratulations to all of the athletes!
■Two Villages Art Society proud to present our newest show, Reawakening: Work by the Women’s Caucus for the Arts NH. The is a mixed media exhibit featuring 30 members of WCA/NH, a chapter of the National Women’s Council on the Arts. “As sunshine and warmth return to the earth in spring, so we reawaken to our lives,” says WCA/NH Exhibitions Committee Chair, Linda Greenwood. “Reawakening” is on display through April 9 at the Bates Building in Contoocook. The gallery is open to the public Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
■In honor of our friend, Josh Russell, scholarships have been given to competitive New Hampshire ski racers for many years. If you or a family you know needs financial help to keep an athlete on snow next winter, please apply for a $1,000 scholarship! Want to help this cause? Consider a donation to support a scholarship by clicking the PayPal link at our site! joshrussellfoundation.org
■Tax preparation at the Hopkinton Town Library by appointment only. Go to nhtaxhelp.org or call 211 to schedule your appointment. Free tax preparation is available to all ages and occupations. Only one federal return per appointment please.
■Dial A Ride is open for rides to medical appointments and any other errands such as shopping, banking and hair appointments. The office hours at the Slusser center are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Call (603) 746-4357 to schedule an appointment or to volunteer.
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon inside at Maple Street School. Stay up to date by visiting the Facebook page Contoocook Farmers’ Market. Masks are required.
■Come practice reading with Zeke. He loves sitting and listening to a good story. Bring your own book or let us choose one for you. Register on the Hopkinton Town Library website or call 746-3663 to sign up.
■Dawn-Mar Ranch, located on Stumpfield Road in Hopkinton, provides care for retired and rescued horses. These horses in turn offer 4-H youth and Special Olympians with an opportunity to work with, care for and show a horse that many otherwise would be unable to afford. It is an amazing experience for those working with the horses and the animals benefit from being cared for and loved. To learn more, visit dawnmarranch.org. There is a donation page for those who would like to help with the medical, farrier, and other expenses of caring for senior horses. The ranch is always looking for volunteers to help care for the horses.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
■March 20 is the last day of Kearsarge Maple Weekend. Seven sap houses will provide demonstrations; maps are available at local businesses and the sap houses. Make plans to visit a sap house, pick up a craft at the library, learn traditional sugaring methods at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, eat waffles or pancakes with local syrup at the Public Market, and lend your taste buds to the Maple Syrup Tasting contest on Sunday at noon at the Town Hall. Sponsored, in part, by the Follansbee Inn, Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce, the Nancy Sibley Wilkins Trust Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation, and the Warner Historical Society. For details, go to warnerhistorical.org or kearsargechamber.org.
■Through March 20, the United Church of Warner is holding a Double Impact Food Drive. The Church will match your donation of canned foods can-for-can. Items will be distributed to people in our community. Donations may be dropped off at the Church Parish House (next to the church). For more information, visit ucwarner.org/doubleimpact.
■On March 20 at 4 p.m., Reed’s North Acoustic series presents Joe Leary. And don’t forget Trivia Night every Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information and menu, visit Reed’s North on Facebook.
■The Merrimack County Conservation District Plant Sale deadline for priority orders is March 22, with pick up on April 29 and 30. Choose from a variety of bulbs as well as locally grown potted plants! For more information, visit merrimackccd.org/fundraising-and-sales.
■On March 30 at 6:30 p.m., Zoom in to “Banjos, Bones, and Ballads” with Jeff Warner, performer, educator, and interpreter of traditional music. Free to the public, this Humanities-to-go program is funded by the NH Humanities and sponsored by the Pillsbury Free Library, MainStreet Warner and the Warner Historical Society. To register for the Zoom link, visit nhhumanities.org.
■On April 3 at 4 p.m., MainStreet BookEnds Book group will discuss Jayber Crowe by Wendell Berry.
■On April 13 at 1:30 p.m. the Library Book Group will discuss “Water Dancer” by Ta Nahesi Coates.
■Warner Youth Sports Association (WYSA) Baseball and Softball Registration is open! Scholarships are available for those who cannot afford the full registration fee. WYSA is also looking for a volunteer coordinator. To register and for more information, visit warnersports.org.
■March Madness continues at Family Closet! Open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Great deals on lightly worn clothing and accessories. Help us clear out the Closet for spring!
■The Kearsarge Food Hub is seeking applicants for year two of its Farmer Apprenticeship Program. This paid six-month program for one or two aspiring farmers provides an immersive experience in sustainable market gardening. For more information, visit www.kearsargefoodhub.org.
■Waterloo and Dalton Covered Bridge mugs are back by popular demand at the Warner Historical Society. Featuring original art by designers Brad and Jim Tonner of Bristol, mugs are just $9 and can be bought at the Historical Society Museum Store on Main Street or purchased online at warnerhistorical.org.
■Please observe weight limits on town roads during mud season. All Class V Roads are closed to vehicles in excess of six tons from March 7 until further notice.
■Kindergarten and new student registration information for the Kearsarge School District can be found at www.kearsarge.org or call Simonds School at (603) 456-2241.
Elibet Chase
warnertowncrier@gmail.com