■Cruise Night is to be held on Aug. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the ARD School on School Street. This is the first cruise night sponsored by the Allenstown Economic Development Committee. We invite anyone who has a classic car to come and show off your pride and joy.
■Catfish Howl will perform a concert with a festive New Orleans feel. This is sponsored by the Economic Development Committee on Aug. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Allenstown Hall Lawn, 16 School St. Refreshments will be available and the Fire Department may supply a fire engine for a Touch a Truck event.
■The Allenstown Supervisors of the Checklist will hold Voter Registration Hours on Aug. 31 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Allenstown Town Hall.
■Suncook Senior Center activities: Bone Builders (9 to 10 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays), Bingo (10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays), Cribbage (10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays), Arts and Crafts (10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays), and Klunk (12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursdays).
■The Suncook Senior Center is planning a fall Foliage Trip to Vermont with lunch at the New England House and a tour and show at the Friesians of Majesty, on Sept. 27 for $118 per person. The price includes transportation, lunch, dining room taxes and gratuities, a visit to the farm with tour and show, and a driver’s gratuity of $1. Please contact Nancy at (603) 485-9181 for more information.
■St. John the Baptist Church is planning a fundraiser with a Harvest Penny Sale on Oct. 21, 22 and 23. They are looking for volunteers, donations of new and unused prizes, books, puzzles, and vintage jewelry. There is also a sign-up for anyone to help make baked goods. If you can help, please call (603) 485-3113.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■The Chichester Town Clerk has received the absentee ballots for the democratic and republican parties for the state primary. Stop or call for an application for a ballot at the town clerk’s office.
■Kudos to Ryan Anthony Deachman for having his original song Eclipsed New Day broadcast on WJYY. Ryan has other songs that can be found on YouTube.
■August is called the Dog Days of Summer! Local rescues Live and Let Live Farm and Darbster Doggy live up to that meaning in another way and have dogs for rescue.
■It’s Old Home Day (OHD) Week. The celebration starts on Aug. 17 with an OHD Ice Cream Social and Classic Car Show starting at 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Hope In Christ Church, 153 Main St. Trophies are awarded. All are welcome to come for a delicious ice cream sundae provided by Frekeys Ice Cream. Aug. 19 will be fun with a town-wide scavenger hunt with registration at 5:30 p.m., a basketball tournament starts at 6:15 p.m. A food truck sponsored by Kioti Tractor will have family-friendly dining options. Come watch the Bean Hole Beans go in the ground at about 6 p.m. A Box Car Building starts at 7 p.m. with s’mores at 8 p.m. Cars the movie begins at dusk. Saturday is full of excitement with a Family Fun run 5K starting at 9 a.m. and Touch a Truck at the Town Shed at 10 a.m. Various activities for the younger kids and adults with pickleball at 10 a.m., a giant water slide at noon and a horseshoe tournament at 3 p.m. plus activities all day. Sunday concludes OHD with an Old Timey Church Service at the Hope in Christ Church on Main Street at 10 a.m.
■The library has a Summer Reading Finale Program and Party on Aug. 17 at 1 p.m. at the town hall. The University of New Hampshire will present a 60-minute program, “Whales & Seals,” with fun facts and hands-on activities. A Mermaid & Pirate Party will follow. Librarian Miss Caroline will have a storytime. All are encouraged to dress as a pirate/mermaid. Pizza and cold drinks provided. Call 798-5613 to register.
■The PTO’s biggest fundraiser is the PTO Raffle Calendar. The sale of the calendar will be in September and prizes are drawn in October.
■The Board of Selectman will meet on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. at the town hall. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear an application for acreage appeal on Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the fire station. The Heritage Commission will meet on Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at the historical society building. The Trustee of Trust Fund will have a regular monthly meeting on Aug. 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the town hall.
■The Chichester Fire & Rescue have released their incident statistics for the month of July which consisted of 51 calls, their busiest month since January. Calls consisted of two building/grass fires calls, 37 EMS/MV accident calls, three electrical calls, and five miscellaneous calls.
■The Knitting Group at the library will meet on Aug. 17 at 3:30 p.m. at the library. Need an idea for knitting? The school is always in need of mittens during the wintertime.
■Rocky Rest Stables on Towle Road is sponsoring a free equine driving clinic on Aug. 14, starting at 10 a.m. This event is free to attend and demonstrations will be by professional trainers and seasoned amateurs. Wagon rides will be available. This is a great opportunity to visit this newly constructed stable.
■Chichester and Pittsfield will jointly elect two members to the NH House of Representatives in November. On Sept. 13, three Republicans will be on the Republican Primary ballot and three Democrats will be on the Democratic Primary Ballot. Everyone who votes will have to choose two of the three candidates on the ballot. Learn about the candidates. There will be a candidate forum on Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Chichester Town Hall. All candidates will have time to introduce themselves and answer questions. Voters from Pittsfield and Chichester are invited to attend. If you are a registered Republican or Democrat you must take that ballot. If Independent you can choose a ballot. If unsure of your party affiliation call the town clerk and that information is readily available or stop in at the town hall and a copy of the checklist is on file in the lobby.
■The Chichester Town Library is offering “How to Write a Children’s Book.” This will be a simple session class taught by a self-published, local, author and illustrator Carolyn Hughes for children, teens and adults with a limit of five students. All materials will be provided. The event will take place in early September based on interest. Contact the Library ASAP of your interest to attend.
■A second bench has been added to Carpenter Park and placed by the playground area. The bench was sponsored by Pam Binning Smith and completed work done by Alisa Mullen.
■Winding Wicks Farm traveled to Greenfield Indiana to compete in the Youth Sheep Day and recognition was given for being thrid overall with their natural color Sr. Ram and fourth overall in the eve division with their white yearling.
■Chichester Central School starts on Aug. 29. A great way to keep track of school announcements are to sign up for Blogtrottr at busybee@blogtrottr.com. Chichester feels it’s important to keep everyone in the loop with all the happenings during the year in our school activities. The back-to-school supply list for all grades can be found on the Chichester Central School Facebook page.
■Chichester Moderator EwenMacKinnon is seeking help with the Sept. 13 State Primary. Ballot Clerks, one Republican and one Democrat, are needed as well as ballot counters. Ballot Clerks hand out the ballots and ballot counters will start at 7 a.m. The moderator is asking all interested to contact Bonnie at the Town Clerks Office.
■The vegetable gardens in town seem to be growing quite well and since August is NH Eats Local month you can join in the celebration so don’t be surprised to find 32 zucchinis on your door steps from your neighbor.
EVELYN PIKE
broomtailfarm@hotmail.com
■Join us on Sunday starting at 9:30 a.m. for the last day of Epsom Old Home Weekend festivities! Events start at 9:30 a.m. till 1 p.m. with New Rye Church Hymn-A-Long, live music by Quint E Sential band, and Touch A Truck. There will be a cookout to benefit Epsom Old Home Weekend Association.
■Lego Club at the Library on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
■Children’s movie on Tuesday at the Library at 3 p.m., The Bad Guys. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
■Story Time continues through the Summer at the Library on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. Join us for stories, songs, crafts and a snack. Themes for August include ocean animals and back to school stories.
■Thinker Thursday Club at the Library. This club will eventually be a Maker Space Group, but for now is focused on crafts, experiments and art projects for kids in 1st Grade and up. Each week will have a new project, topics will be announced the monthly newsletter and the weekly youth services update. The club starts at 3:30 p.m., advanced signups are appreciated but drop-ins are welcome. This week, canvas bag printing. Make a custom printed canvas bag using rubber fish stamps and fabric markers! Bags, stamps, and paint will be provided and children will be taking their custom creation home to use. This program is brought to us by the Children’s Museum of NH.
■Conservation Commission Meeting to be held on Thursday starting at 6 p.m. at the Town Office meeting room.
■Happy birthday wishes to Anny Shumway on Sunday, Wednesday Stacy Davis and Nancy Heath on Saturday. May you all have a great day celebrating!
■Happy Anniversary wishes to Tim and Tracey Riel on Wednesday and Mark and Andrea Riel on Friday! May you have many more wonderful years together!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■Concerts at the Park (Memorial Park in Pembroke), hosted by Pembroke Recreation present Flashback on Aug. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This is a five-piece local band that will play hits from Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, and the Stones. The concert is sponsored by Pembroke Pines Golf and Kimballs Cav’ern. All concerts are free. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and sit, relax, and enjoy!
■The Suncook Senior Center has planned a Fall Foliage trip to Vermont, lunch at the New England House and a tour and show at the Freisians of Majesty horse show on Sept. 27, for $118 per person. Contact Nancy at (603) 485-9181 to sign up or if you have questions. All are welcome.
■The Pembroke & Allenstown Old Home Day Committee is still looking for volunteers to help set up for Old Home Day at Memorial Park on Aug. 26 and clean up on Aug. 28. If you have a few hours to donate to this worthwhile committee event, please contact Jocelyn at (603) 485-3352.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■A giant thank you to the Suncook Valley Rotary Club and all the organizations, businesses, family, and friends that helped to make the 40th Annual Hot Air Balloon Rally such a success!
■The Friends Meetinghouse (Quaker Church), Dowboro Road in South Pittsfield will hold a service on Aug. 21 at 1 p.m., Nancy Talbott will be the speaker. Everyone is welcome to attend.
■The Pittsfield Historical Society’s new museum at 4 Oak St., is now officially open! If you were unable to attend the Open House, please check out the video of the ceremonies which is posted on the society’s website: https://pittsfieldhistory.com. The Museum is open Tuesday mornings between 9 a.m. and noon, or call the museum at (603) 435-8004 to arrange a time to visit.
■Chichester and Pittsfield will jointly elect two members to the NH House of Representatives in November. On Sept. 13, three Republicans will be on the Republican primary ballot and three Democrats will be on the Democratic primary ballot. If you are registered as independent, you can choose which primary to vote in. Everyone who votes will have to choose two of the three candidates on their ballot. There will be a candidate forum on Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Chichester Town Hall on Main Street in Chichester. All six candidates have been invited and will have time to introduce themselves and answer questions. Voters from Pittsfield and Chichester are invited to attend.
■The PES PTO is sponsoring a community-wide used/good condition clothing collection, we are specifically looking for children’s size 2T to 18. Clothing may be dropped off at the F.B. Argue Recreation Area (aka Town Pool) from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please deliver the clothing bagged and alert the staff that the donation is for the PTO Clothing Collection. The dates and location will be announced soon for families to come out and leave with some new (to you) clothing for the upcoming school year. For any questions, please email PTO@pittsfieldnhschools.org.
■Do you or a family you know need diapers and wipes? On Aug. 16 at the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield, the Infant Toddler Diaper Pantry will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. The pantry is open for families to receive 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 six diapers, along with pull-ups and overnights. We use the parking lot off Chestnut Street. We always welcome financial donations, donations of diapers (including open packages) and donations of wipes. Please call (603) 435-7471 if you have any questions, including donation questions.
■Senior Center hours of operation: Monday, and Wednesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Office hours only, no events are occurring at the Center unless stated otherwise. Activity schedule: Senior Community Lunch (Monday and Thursday at 11:30 a.m.), Bingo (Monday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.), Cribbage & Board Games (Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.), Quilting Bee (Wednesday at 11 a.m.), Silver Walkers (Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.), Exercise Walking at Center (Monday and Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m., Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.). For more iInformation, call Anne at (603) 435-8482.
■At the Senior Center on Aug. 18 at 11 a.m. at ServiceLink, do you have a problem that you can’t seem to find help solving? Then come in and talk to our local ServiceLink representative. ServiceLink is an Aging and Disability Resource Center! It is your link to information and support services within your community.
■Royal Tours presents a Fall Foliage Trip to Vermont with lunch at The New England House and a tour and show at the Friesians of Majesty on Sept. 23, $118 per person. The deadline is Aug. 22, and the payment is due on Sept. 5. Please contact the Senior Center at (603) 435-8482 or Carol at 485-4254. Departure from the Senior Center at 55 Barnstead Road, at 8:30 a.m. and will be home at approximately 7:30 p.m.
■Auditions have been scheduled for the Pittsfield Players Production of Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical (J&H). Auditions are at 7 p.m. on Aug. 28 and 29 at the Scenic Theater. Show dates are Oct. 28, 29, 30 and Nov. 4 and 5. For those wanting to audition for a principal role, please prepare the following: Someone Like You (women) and This is The Moment (men). For those auditioning for the chorus, please bring a song of your choice for Music Director, Phil to play. There will also be a cold read from J&H and should dress for movement. For any questions, please contact Directory Marty Williams on Facebook or email at mgwillia55@gmail.com.
■On Aug. 25 the PES, 6th Grade Orientation will be held at 4:30 p.m. The PES and PMHS Open House will be held at 5:30 p.m.
■Happy Birthday wishes to my sister, Michele Karwocki today (Sunday), to Ray Webber, Melissa Potter and Stacy Davis on Wednesday, and to Sally Wardwell on Thursday. I hope you all enjoy your special day!
■Happy Anniversary wishes to Tim and Tracey Riel on Wednesday!
■A very special Happy Anniversary wish to my fabulous husband, Mark on Friday. Cheers to many more happy years!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com