■It’s Ham and Beans on Saturday at the Boscawen Congregational Church Dinner, held in the basement. Servings are from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; adults and teens pay $10, children ages 6 to 12 pay $5 and children 5 and under eat for free.
■Want some tips on gardening? Come to the “Twilight Talk” at the Boscawen Community Gardens on Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (rain date Saturday). The gardens are located at the corner of Corn Hill Road and Woodbury Lane. For information, contact Linda Chandonnet at 753-9188, ext. 321, or lchandonnet@townofboscawen.org.
■Seniors can receive medical services such as blood pressure screening and foot care at the Concord VNA clinic at Boscawen Green, 135 N. Main St., on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. A donation of $10 is requested, however services will be provided regardless of ability to pay. The VNA hosts the Boscawen clinics on the first Wednesday of each month. Make appointment by calling 224-4093 or 800-924-8620, ext. 5815.
■Carl Beverly is the featured performer at the High Street Coffee House on Friday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Boscawen Town Hall. The featured performer takes the stage for the first session starting at 7 p.m. and last session ending around 9:30 p.m. An open mic follows the first session. Admission is free, but donations welcome, and refreshments are available. Call Chris at 520-9196, or Liz at 848-2410, if you have questions.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Adult Clothing Swap is set for Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the parish house. Bring clothing, shoes, handbags, scarves etc on Monday and Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Contact Stephen of Transition Canterbury, at 860-9412, or Stephen.bp@hotmail.com if unable to make these collection dates.
■Canterbury Community Farmers Market Association will reopen for its 13th season on Wednesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the center at the side of the library. For opening day, wear “Happy Hats” and enjoy music from Kyle Masterson. There will be a memorial to Doug Breed of Red Fox Farm who passed away this winter.
■Canterbury Elementary School’s spring concert will be Thursday at 6 p.m. A book fair will be at the school library from 5 p.m. onwards, as well as the Art Show, before the concert.
■“Behind the Chains,” a forum on immigration issues, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m., at the Concord Friends Meeting House, 11 Oxbow Pond Road. Hear first-hand accounts from the local group who witnessed events at Homestead Florida Child Detention Center. Forum sponsored by Human Rights Group of Kent Street Coalition and Canterbury Citizens for Democracy.
■Canterbury Conservation Commission will meet on June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Meeting House. Discussion will focus on maintaining Sawyer’s Ferry Lot, at the end of Battis Crossing Road.
■Canterbury Highway Department road works will be preparing Carter Hill Road and Borough Road for chip sealing during the week of June 10. Check town website for details.
■The next Canterbury Fair planning meeting is June 12 at 7 p.m. at the Parish House. Consider volunteering. What Not tables’ collections start June 15 at the Byre, and to volunteer help, call or text Sally at 848-6408. To help with the various Children’s Area activities, contact Danielle at DLKrautmann@gmail.com or call 903-8307. To volunteer at the Book Fair and Multi-Media sale tables, contact Stephanie Jackson at 783-0495 or sfjackson59@aol.com, or Paul Lepesqueur at 783-4578 or karma.karumi@gmail.com. Contact Rick Crockford if you are unable to attend meetings and want to be involved in some other fair activity. Email rcrockford@laconiaschools.org.
■Elkins Public Library summer reading events include Kick Off on June 12 at 4 p.m., with a magic show by George Saterial. The summer reading program will focus on space this year, celebrating the stars with stories, crafts, music and special guests.
■Reps. Howard Moffett and George Saunderson (Merrimack 9) and Howard Pearl (Merrimack 26) invite all interested Canterbury and Loudon residents to a Legislative Listening Session on June 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Town Meeting House next to the Canterbury Library. This will be the last such meeting during the Legislature’s 2019 session. Come for all or part of the meeting. Coffee and donuts will be available. (Please note correct date, rather than June 8 as in hard copy of newsletter, the first Saturday is the listening session in Loudon at the Mayfield Library).
■Canterbury Police Department reminds residents and others to keep their dogs under control and licensed as the summer months progress and more people are outdoors and to remember the regulations for beach access at West Road. Parking is allowed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 30 to Oct. 15. Any parking outside of those hours will result in vehicles being towed. Contact the police department if anything of concern is noticed by calling 228-1010.
■Free Weights and Walkers classes at the Parish Hall start Monday with half-hour of walking at 8 a.m. and then an hour of strength exercises from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. Contact Judy Nelson for further information at 783-9698.
■Canterbury Shaker Village upcoming workshops include Introduction to Spiritual Energies, June 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Annual Herb and Garden Day on June 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., this year with breakfast and lunch being sold by local vendors, and the 50th Anniversary Gala and Auction, June 19 at 5 p.m.
■4-H has a new leader, Kim Scammon. Contact canterburyrascals4H@gmail.com for more information.
■Loudon Food Pantry is providing for Canterbury residents, among other towns, in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road, Loudon. Money donations are especially needed now. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See loudonfoodpantry.org.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■The Loudon Recreation Committee is offering Red Cross swimming lessons at Clough Pond. Once again, lessons will be offered Monday through Friday in two-week sessions. The first session will be held from July 15 to 26, and the second session will be from July 29 to Aug. 9. Evening lessons will be offered as well! Each session will cost only $25 per child with a family rate of $75 max. Children must be at least 5 years old at the start of lessons. If space allows, there is an additional nonresident fee of $10 per child. An adult must be present during the child’s lesson. To register, send this form with payment to Corinne Rowe, 273 East Ricker Road.Make checks payable to Loudon Recreation. If you have any questions, call Corinne at 738-1983 or email at rowe.corinne@gmail.com.
■MVHS Graduation on Saturday at 10 a.m. Congratulations to the Class of 2019.
■MVSD Last Day of School is June 19.
■LES Seniors Walk is Friday at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 783-4400.
■The select board will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at town office.
■Reps. Howard Moffett, Howard Pearl and George Saunderson invite all who are interested in what is happening at the State House to attend Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Maxfield Public Library.
■Loudon Elementary PTA is looking for volunteers to help with Old Home Day festivities and to be in the Dunk Tank! Please email us at loudonpta@aol.com or call 556-1587 for more information. Also, be sure to check us out on Facebook.
ALICHA KINGSBURY
798-3143
ammhkingsbury@aol.com
■On Monday, there is a Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■On Wednesday, the select board will meet at 6 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■On Wednesday, the Salisbury Historical Society is hosting the Round Robin for the fourth graders from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Hall.
■On Thursday, the Cemetery Trustees meet at 4 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■The transfer station is open every Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. and every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recycle your glass of any color, paper and cardboard.
■On June 10, the Hazardous Mitigation Committee’s third meeting will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Safety Building.
■On June 12, the Old Home Day Committee meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at Academy Hall. The Salisbury Old Home Day Committee is organizing the vendors for this year. OHD is on Aug. 10. They are looking for vendors of all sorts to join the OHD festivities. If interested, please contact Cindy to reserve a space at 648-6686 or 630-7898. You may also email Cindy at cindymidwife@gmail.com.
■On June 13, the Recycling Committee meeting is at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■On June 15, American Red Cross Blood Drive is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Town Hall on Route 4, 645 Old Turnpike Road. Please take a moment and go to the redcrossblood.org to sign up for the Salisbury drive or call the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767. One unit can save up to three lives. Help us make a difference in the lives of others by donating blood. We would like to beat out the surrounding towns in what they have donated in the past. There will also be a raffle in which every blood donor may choose to enter. There have been some great prizes donated by local community businesses. Let’s come together and show how one small town can make a difference. We got this, Salisbury!
■On June 18, the Salisbury Historical Society meeting is at 6 p.m. at Town Hall.
■Meet Yuka the Arctic Fox during the “Foxes in N.H.” presentation by Maria Laycox on June 28 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Bring your kids. They will love seeing a live arctic fox!
■The farmers market starts this Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at town hall. The market runs until Sept. 30. At this time, it has a few new vendors: DSigns by DS, selling hand-dyed fabrics, and RJM Woodworks, selling beautiful wooden spoons and other wood items. Also featured are Two Pines Farm with vegetables and starter plants, Cutting Farm with honey and maple syrup, Need for Beads with beautiful handmade bead jewelry, Harmony Weaving with handmade woven items and Over the Hill farm with jams, jellies and relishes. The Salisbury farmers market is still in need of more vendors. If interested, please call Helen Binette at 648-2156.
■The Salisbury Historical Society is still in need of artifacts for their veteran’s display. If someone in your family has served in any war from the Revolutionary War to modern day, please take advantage of this opportunity to have them recognized for their service. Photos, with or without biographies, artifacts, uniforms etc. will make for a nice display. These items can be loaned to the society just for the display or donated to be cared for and displayed in a more permanent display. Please contact Linda at 648-2551 or at shscurator@gmail.com to arrange items to be picked up.
■The library now has passes to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum! Each pass admits a group of up to four people or a family of adults and their children any day except special events. For more information on the museum, go to indianmuseum.org. There are also free passes for The Fells Estate, located at 456 Route 103A, Newbury.
■Also offered at the Salisbury Free Library are the N.H. State Parks pass: The pass grants admission for two adults and four children to any day-use park at no additional charge. Not valid at the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the Flume Gorge, Hampton Beach State Park – South Beach, Wallis Sands State Park, or metered parking. The pass may not be used for camping fees. All passes to all museums are thanks to the friends of the library.
■ Salisbury Free Library’s Summer Reading Program: “A Universe of Stories” begins June 24 at 10:30 a.m. with “Astronauts Assemble,” and on June 27 at 3 p.m., “Space Plates.” This program takes place every Monday at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
■Every Monday is story time at 10:30 a.m. at the Salisbury Free Library.
■Every Wednesday is Yoga, Gentle Flow from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Salisbury Free Library for a $8 donation.
■Every Thursday is Story time at Salisbury Free Library at 3 p.m. There is a second Story time event during the summer months.
■Every Thursday is Cribbage Night at 6 p.m. at town hall.
■Jackie Weiner Home Delivery Service! Salisbury Free Library now has a home delivery service! Any resident of Salisbury with an ongoing condition that prevents the person from coming to the library is eligible. This service is absolutely free to patrons of the library. The only charges will be for lost or damaged materials. Deliveries will be made on a monthly basis by a volunteer driver. Patrons participating in this program can borrow books, audio books, magazines, DVDs and jigsaw puzzles. You can obtain an application to participate in this new program or to volunteer by stopping into the library or by visiting the library’s website.
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net