■The Bow Garden Club is sponsoring a “Dough Fundraiser” at Uno’s Pizzeria and Grill in Concord on April 30. If you (and yours) visit Uno’s at their Concord location on April 30 and mention “Bow Garden Club” to your server, Uno’s will donate a percentage of the total cost of your meal to the club. Take-out orders are included in this fundraiser as well – just mention the “Bow Garden Club” when you call in or pick up your order! The club will also be making “Bow Garden Club Dough Fundraiser” coupons available at key Bow locations for you to pick up and bring in to Uno’s to show your support of the garden club. Please contact Lisa at lisadferr@comcast.net with any questions you may have. Thank you in advance for supporting the Bow Garden Club!
■A $1,000 Bow Garden Club scholarship is currently available for a graduating Bow High School senior entering college who is in good academic standing and is planning to further their education within a college curriculum majoring in any of the following fields of interest: horticulture; conservation, environmental science, forestry, plant science, geo-science, hydrology, atmospheric science or meteorology. They should include an essay stating his/her educational goals and recounting any activities related to these goals; In addition, two letters of recommendation from current high school teachers/counselors and a copy of his/her high school transcript are required. The recipient of this scholarship will be notified at the annual Bow High School Senior Awards Night held prior to graduation. Please send completed applications to: Ruth Brack, BGC Scholarship Committee, 229 Elm St., Penacook, NH 03303. Contact bracr@comcast.net or 753-2470 for more information. Applications are due by April 1.
■Bow Young at Heart Club will meet Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Bow Community Building 3, Bow Center Road. Members and guests should bring a brown bag lunch and beverage. Dessert will be provided. Program will be our own Jean Eaton on keyboard, playing selections from John Denver, Neil Diamond, Elton John and others and Jean will be taking requests as well. Payment is due for March 19; Murphy Brothers Irish Party and corned beef cabbage lunch at Venus Di Milos in Swansea, Mass. Call 753-8000 for more trip info. Bow Young at Heart is open to all seniors. Fees are $15 for residents and $25 for non-residents. Membership is not required for trips.
■The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., on Tuesday at 1 p.m. All are invited who share an interest in stamp collecting. All stamp collectors are encouraged to attend to share this common interest and to buy, sell and trade. Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
■The Bow Rotary 2020 scholarship forms are now available on bowrotary.org and at the Bow School Superintendent’s office at Bow High School. The newly redesigned forms are fill-able PDF’s that can be downloaded and completed. The completed forms can now also be emailed to scholarships@bowrotary.org or mailed to the SAU office per the instructions. Applications must be received no later than 3 p.m. on April 15.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■The library book discussion of The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw is Wednesday at noon.
■Chair Yoga Sessions with Sherry Gamble at the library will be the third Thursday of every month. New start time 10:30 a.m.
■Enjoy a great evening of bagpipe music performed by Matthew Schlottmann and John Daly scheduled for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the library. He is currently preparing for his next bagpipe competition at the Indoor Games in Salem on April 4. Let’s give him a great send-off.
■Come enjoy the Spireside Coffee House and Open Mic on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Vestry in Dunbarton Center. This will be an open stage night. Come see our regular crew of local musicians perform. Donation $5.
■Dunbarton residents are invited to an evening of entertainment for all ages! Marko, magician and hypnotist, will perform Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bow High School Auditorium hosted by the Scouts of Troop 75. The event is not ticketed but open to the community based on donations to support the Troop’s 2021 high adventure camp. For information, visit markomarko.com.
■On March 26 at 6:30, the Mission’s Committee from Dunbarton Congregational Church will show the documentary film The Biggest Little Farm, directed by Emmy award-winner John Chester. The film is about Apricot Lane Farms in California, which was established by Chester and his wife; a story of very poor land that became richly arable. All are invited to this free event at the Vestry, next to the church.
■The DCC Book Club will read Hearts and Minds by Darin Main during March. The discussion will be April 2 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Vestry. All welcome.
■Enjoy the beautiful work of several members of the Dunbarton Inspiration Group. This group of local artists meets at the library on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Their works are on display now through the end of April at the library.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Weare Middle and Center Woods Upper Elementary Schools held their Invention Convention the first week in March. The Invention Convention is part of The Young Inventor’s Program, a K-12 project-based learning program that provides a hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).
■John Stark Regional High School Junior Nathan Chasse has qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) based on his performance in the American Mathematics Competition. To qualify for the AIME, Nathan needed to score in the top 5% in the American Mathematics Competition. Nathan will next take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.
■March 29 is the return of Off the Cuff to the Torrington Arms Pub, Simon Center, New England College. This is the last program in the 2020 Only Henniker on Earth’s Acoustic Café Series. Doors open at 5 p.m.
■Spring LINEC classes for seniors and younger adults will begin April 6. These are short-term weekly non-credit classes offered for the sheer pleasure of learning. For fuller course descriptions, registration information, and instructor biographies visit website LinecAtNEC.org, or email linecregister@gmail.com.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■As a precautionary measure, all the Greater Hillsborough Senior Services bus trips and the senior luncheon scheduled for March have been canceled. Crafty critters will still be held as scheduled. This is a result of an abundance of caution.
■On Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Mary’s, Crafty Critters will make Handkerchief Sachets. If you have any hankies that are important to you, this would be a nice way to use them. All supplies will be provided. There is a minimal cost of $2 per sachet. Any questions about any of these events, please feel free to call Barbara Hays at 464-2692.
■On Tuesday, the Mystery Book Group at Fuller Public Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Have you read the book before? Join us for our discussion, refreshments will be served.
■On Thursday, discuss Drugs in New Hampshire. Are drugs the new stress reduction method for those in the Granite State? Learn why this may, in fact, be true. Judy Fournier, MLADC, CPS, will update us on the drug use in the state, hear about the resources to find treatment, learn how resiliency matters when confronted with the choice to use substances or not, and an opportunity to ask questions. Join us at Fuller Library at 6:30 p.m. for this important program.
■Big Kid’s Storytime at Fuller Public Library’s will be Friday for middle school students at 2:30 p.m. to discuss the book Compass South by Hope Larson.
■Local author Annie Campo, writing as A.L. Aborn, will be at Fuller Public Library on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon to talk about and sign her new book A Girl Betrayed.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■Warner’s maple producers join with the town’s organizations and businesses to create a town-wide maple celebration. The weekend begins on Friday evening with an art show reception at Main Street Bookends. The action picks up bright and early each morning with a pancake breakfast brought to you by the United Church of Warner and the Warner Historical Society. Breakfast features maple syrup made in Warner. Nine sap houses will be demonstrating how they turn sap into maple syrup and other maple treats: Baker’s Syrup, Bates Maple Syrup, Beaver Meadowbrook Farm, Blackwater Maples, Courser Farm Sugar Kings, Kearsarge Gore Farm, Kimball’s Sugar House, Rogers Maple Syrup and Turyn’s Tap’n & Sap’n. Each sap house has a unique personality and they’ll have different treats, so you’ll want to visit as many as you can. Maps are available at the town hall, Pillsbury Free Library, MainStreet BookEnds, Schoodacs and at the sap houses. Have the sap houses note your visit on your map. Afterwards, show the folks at Schoodacs your map to get a maple surprise. New this year are a maple syrup tasting contest on Schoodac’s front porch, choose your favorite! Bradford Bear Cider Tasting and Ragged Coffee Tasting at Warner Public Market. There are lots more family activities around town: children’s crafts at the Pillsbury Free Library, read-a-loud maple sugaring stories at Main Street Bookends, make a mokuk (a bark bucket to store maple sugar) and a maple leaf print at the Nature Discovery Center and see a traditional Native American method of turning sap into syrup at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. The N.H. Telephone Museum and Warner Public Market will be open and Country Cobwebs will have maple products for sale. When you’re hungry, dine on delicious food made with maple syrup at The Local, Foothills, Charlie Macs Pizzeria, Schoolhouse Café or Schoodacs Coffee House. But leave room for a spaghetti supper Saturday night by the Merrimack County 4-H Ox Bows at the Town Hall. Check KearsargeChamber.org for all the details.
■Kearsarge Food Hub’s Love Local Tour will begin March 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Warner Town Hall. Soup and Bread provided by Kearsarge Food Hub, accompanied by conversation. Come hear how a group of folks young and old came together to support local food, farms, and community by starting a nonprofit food hub. We want to connect with you and hear about what’s going on in Warner. Bring your stories, feedback and questions! Free and open to all, ideally those who live in Warner. Space is limited on a first come, first served basis. Learn more at kearsargefoodhub.org
■Guitar in the Gallery scheduled for today at MainStreet BookEnds has been cancelled.
■An opening celebration for the news works exhibit will be March 20 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Showcasing new work from our wonderful more than 30 local artists.
■On March 22 in The Gallery from 2 to 4 p.m., meet Becky Whitley, candidate for N.H. Senate District 15, which includes Warner, Hopkinton, Henniker and Concord.
■On Sunday, April 5, at 4 p.m. BookEnds BookGroup will discuss The Day the World Came to Town by Jim Defede. BookGroup participants receive 20% off the book prior to the event
■MainStreet Warner will celebrate the release of Tom Pirozzoli’s new album, Reckon in the Light, on March 27 at 7 p.m. at MainStreet BookEnds. $10 suggested donation.
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■The Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio will perform an evening of Celtic music March 27 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Warner Town Hall. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door, at the Historical Society Office at 15 West Main St.; MainStreet BookEnds or online at warnerhistorical.org.
■Learn ash splint weaving from Penobscot Master Basket Maker, Barbara Francis on Saturday, March 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum. Cost is $20 and seating is limited, so reserve your seat by emailing director@indianmuseum.org or calling 456-2600. Students will construct a continuous weave bookmark. Materials will be provided, but students are asked to bring a small pair of scissors or a small pocket knife.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com