■Today at 10 a.m., there will be a tour of the Boscawen Town Forest until noon. Wear comfortable shoes, bring bug spray and meet at the trailhead at the end of Weir Road (off Queen Street). Guides will share the history of the Weir Farm and how this very special habitat is being maintained by the Conservation Commission.
■Celebrate the beginning of a new school year with the Boscawen Elementary School Open House and Annual Welcome Back BBQ, on Monday starting at 5 p.m. An orientation for incoming Kindergarteners will be held at 4 p.m. Students return to school Tuesday. No classes will be held on Friday, due to Teacher’s Workshop and the school will be closed Sept. 2 for the Labor Day holiday.
■High Street Coffee House invites area residents to enjoy an evening of free live music with folk singer and song writer Richard Gehrts on Sept. 6. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Boscawen Town Hall in the basement of the Congregational Church. Open mic presentations offer musicians, poets and comedians from the audience. A variety of refreshments will be served and coffee and tea are free. Donations will be accepted and split between the featured performer and the church.
■Concord VNA medical services will be available at Boscawen Green on Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon. Available services include blood pressure screening, foot care, medication education and nutritional guidance. A donation of $10 is appreciated but not required. Please call 224-4093, ext. 5815, to schedule an appointment.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Canterbury Community Farmers Market is Wednesdays, 4 to 6:30 p.m., in the Center of the town at the side of the library. This is Art in the Market week! Join N.H. Plein Air Painters and see art in action! With regular vendors and live music from Tapas. On Sept. 4, it will be the Zu-Mato Market! This will be the week to celebrate local zucchini and tomatoes and indulge in a Sandwich Slam, make your own sandwich from produce, with suggested donation of $5. Live music on Sept. 4 will be by Paul Luff.
■Elkins Public Library’s various programs resume in September, OMBBC on Sept. 1 and Book Group on Sept. 17. Children’s programs continue throughout. Library closed on Sept. 2 for Labor Day.
■Canterbury Country Store has local produce, bread, greens, eggs, bacon, sausage available as well as drinks and snacks and household necessities.
■Petals in the Pines now has a pick-your-own flower garden filled with a large assortment of interesting annual flowers. The garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through mid-September. Stop at our farm stand porch for picking supplies and instructions. We’re at 126 Baptist Road. in Canterbury. Contact Donna at 783-0220 or donna@petalsinthepines.com for more info.
■Canterbury 4H Rascals can contact Laura Crockford for information for the upcoming new year, meetings starting in September. Email canterburyrascals4H@gmail.com.
■Loudon Food Pantry, providing for Canterbury residents among other towns, in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road, Loudon. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See website loudonfoodpantry.org or call Sue at 724-9731.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■The first day of school for the MV school district is this Tuesday. Please watch for school buses! You may check out bus schedules on the Merrimack Valley School District’s website.
■Monday, the Hazard Mitigation Committee meets 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Safety Building.
■On Wednesday, the Conservation Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■The recycling committee is taking a hiatus from meeting. If anyone is interested in stepping up to run the group to keep the meetings going please contact Barbara at 648-2249 or the town office at salisburyadmin@tds.net, or call the town office at 648-6320.
■There is a public hearing regarding Broadband in Salisbury on Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. at Academy Hall, during a regular Selectmen’s Meeting. Representatives from Consolidated Communications plan to be present to discuss Salisbury’s current broadband layout, as well as future options/plans to improve overall broadband speeds. They will also take your questions and listen to your concerns in order to start resolving any current issues within the town. Please attend with your questions!
■Help wanted for a town of Salisbury transfer station attendant (part-time). The Town of Salisbury is accepting resumes and/or letters of interest for a part-time transfer station attendant. This person works with and assists the transfer station manager in the operation and maintenance. Paid training is provided, leading to Department of Environmental Services certification as an operator (step one) as well as training leading to qualified “attendant/equipment operator.” This position requires medium to strenuous activity, in all types of weather. Experience operating equipment preferred but training will be provided as stated above. Rate of pay DOQ and experience. Questions regarding the position should be addressed to Transfer Station Manager Steve Wheeler at 648-2249. Resumes and/or letters of interest will be accepted until someone is hired. Please mail to the Selectmen’s Office, P.O. Box 214, Salisbury, N.H., 03268 or email to salisburyadmin@tds.net.
■The Salisbury Free Library story time will resume Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m.
■There are no classes in August for Yoga, Gentle Flow at the Salisbury Free Library.
■Book Club takes a break during the summer months but will resume in September with Will’s Red Coat by Tom Ryan. Books should be available for pickup by the end of August. The Book Group of Salisbury Free Library meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the library September through May.
■In more Salisbury Free Library News, passes now available thanks to the friends of the library! Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum: Mt. Kearsarge pass admits a group of up to four people or a family of adults and their children any day except special events. The Fells Historic Estate and Gardens: The Fells pass is for a single day and admits two adults and accompanying children under the age of 18 to The Fells Main House and grounds. It is not valid for programs or events which include a fee. N.H. State Parks: 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.
■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 our website.
■The Salisbury Recreation Committee is looking for donations for: Ice skates, helmets and hockey sticks. These are for children who do not have equipment to use on the town ice rink. Baseball bats are always welcome. If you have any of these items, you may contact Mike Broas at 1mbroas@tds.net.
■The Farmer’s Market is every Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at town hall. The market runs until Sept. 30. At this time, they have a few new vendors: DSigns by DS, which is hand-dyed fabrics; RJM Woodworks who makes 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; Over the Hill farm with jams, jellies and relishes.
■Every Thursday is Cribbage Night at the Town Hall on Route 4. All are welcome and it is always a good time with neighbors.
■At the Salisbury Safety Building the Fire/Rescue and Explorers meet on Tuesdays and Thursday nights. The Fire Auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of the month.
■As a reminder, the town transfer station is now open on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. until Oct. 23. As always, the transfer station is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please remember to recycle all your glass, no matter the color. It saves not only the environment but it saves us all money. Paper and cardboard and metals are also recyclable.
■Salisbury Historical Society’s seasonal display in the meetinghouse displays artifacts and information from the American Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. This display has received great feedback so far, so why not stop by and see for yourselves? Open Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. As always, don’t forget to check out their website for events and news or simply explore Salisbury using the many categories at salisburyhistoricalsociety.org.
■A senior luncheon for all area senior citizens will be held at the Salisbury Congregational Church located on Route 127 across from the Crossroads Country store, on Sept. 5 and on the first Thursday of every month. Activities begin with a free blood pressure clinic from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be served at noon; followed by a time for fun and fellowship. New attendees should call Sandy at 934-3198 to sign up for lunch to be sure there is food for all.
■New Student Drop Off and Student Pick up Routine at the Salisbury Elementary School due to the long line of cars and buses in both the morning and the afternoon, the school is establishing a new routine for drop-off in the morning and pick-up in the afternoon. While the school buses will maintain the same direction for drop off and pick up, the direction for car drop off and pick up will change. Their goal in making the change in drop off and pick up routines is to alleviate congestion while maintaining a safe environment for all. Cars will be entering the second entrance of the U-driveway allowing more space on the road and the driveway before a back up will occur. As you drive in, you will form a single file line and pull in up in front of the main office doors before releasing/receiving your child. You will notice a new stop sign and crosswalk near the current main entrance of the school. The routine will be: Cars enter the second U-driveway and pull up to the stop sign/crosswalk Students exit/enter the car and walk on the crosswalk into the school through the front door In the interest of efficiency, they ask that students depart from their vehicle quickly. If a longer “goodbye” is necessary, it would be preferred that you park your vehicle. Please do not pass other cars when in the parking lot! The buses will continue to enter using the first U-driveway. The bus will pull up to the crosswalk/main entrance and students will exit the bus and enter the building. During the first few weeks of school, there will be extra staff on duty to ensure families know and understand the new drop off and pick up routines. If you have any questions about the new routines and procedure, please feel free to reach out to the main office. Outside of the established drop off and pick up times, cars may still enter the first U-driveway! The drop off times are: 8:45 to 9 a.m. Pick up times are: 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. The first day of school is Tuesday. The elementary school will begin welcoming students at 8:45 a.m. for the official start of the school day at 9 a.m.
■In Salisbury Elementary School PTG news, they are starting their first fundraiser of the year on Sept. 4, which is coupon books; please be on the lookout for a coupon book in an envelope in your child’s backpack that day. This is one of their biggest fundraiser of the year which typically earns $1,000 for the kids at school, this money goes towards all the extra items and events that the PTG provides for the students such as: Share Day, the ice cream truck on Field day, extra classroom supplies; the Halloween party, Easter Egg hunt, the holiday sale, and more. Please help the SES PTG and help this fundraiser be a success this year. The coupon books have great deals in them and there is even an app that you may download your coupons onto your smart device so you will have them everywhere you go. Also you may sell coupon books to friends and family located in other states as the company also will provide books for their area when specified on the order. If you do not have a student at the school but wish to order a coupon book please email Jen at jencat1955@gmail.com.
■A big thank you to all that came out for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Aug. 17. They met their goal of 18 units of blood because of you!
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■The library will be closed this Sunday through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com