■Allenstown Board of Selectmen meeting will be on March 21 at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall.
■The Suncook Senior Center is planning a trip with Royal Tours on June 16 to see “Studio Two,” New England’s Best Beatles Tribute Band in Westport, Massachusetts. The cost is $105 per person. This includes transportation, dining room taxes, gratuities, live show, driver’s gratuity of $1. You will have a choice for Lunch with Chicken Piccata or Baked Scrod served with potato, vegetable, coffee, and dessert. There are three groups going on this trip and limited seating per group, so first come first served. Departure from Suncook Senior Center will be 9:30 a.m. and return around 5:15 p.m. Call Nancy Despres at (603) 485-9181 for more information or to sign up.
■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 Club (10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays), Tops Group (11 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays), Arts and Crafts (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, if you are working on a project bring it in), Virtual Bowling (12:30 to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays), Klunk (12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursdays).
■The Granite Visiting Nurse Health Clinic will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. Services offered include: foot care, blood pressure screening, medication education, and nutritional education. Call 1 (603) 224-4093 ext. 5815 for an appointment. Please note that starting in April the clinic will be the second Wednesday of the month. The April clinic date is April 13.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■Isaac Jarvis of Chichester has been named Player of the Year as a Concord Christian Senior Basketball Player. This prestigious award was announced by the NH Basketball Coaches Organization. Isaac earned the title in Division-IV as First Team member and All Defensive Team. He was a recipient of the Jack Ford Memorial Scholar Athlete award.
■The Chichester Library is having a busy week for patrons. The Book Group will be discussing “KooKooLand,” a memoir by Gloria Norris, on March 21 at 6 p.m. The Knitting Group will meet March 22 at 3:30 p.m. Music and Movement is a program for young children that happens on Thursdays at 9:45 a.m. Singing, reading and dancing is enjoyed. March is Read Across America month drop by the library and see the new books that are available.
■The Chichester Fire/Rescue Department issued a thank you to all who attended their open house and information night. Department Officers, volunteer firemen and inhouse students greeted visitors and showed equipment and uses. Younger children enjoyed the big fire trucks and fun materials for them to take home. The Chichester Historical Society was able to pick up items to put in their fire department album. Smoke detectors are available at the station for anyone who needs one. The Fire Department meets every Monday night and welcome visitors.
■The Chichester PTO is looking for old, but clean, plastic Easter eggs. The PTO is planning a special Easter event for the community and want lots of eggs. If you have some you no longer use, drop them off at the school.
■The Out of Your Attic Thrift Shop have shelves with displays of Easter decorations. Drop by and see what they have.
■The school drama club has chosen “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” for their spring production. Grades 3 through 8 will be doing rehearsals weekly.
■Chichester resident Rebecca Suomala was featured on the WMUR-TV special segment “Enjoy Your Yard Year Round.” Rebecca is with the NH Audubon Society and is senior biologist and Citizen Science Bird Data Project Leader.
■NH DOT have had 20 vehicles hit in 2022. Please slow down and move over when seeing red/blue and amber lights when approaching our Chichester Police, highway and emergency vehicles. Its for everyone safety.
■Chichester Police Chief Patrick Clarke has announced his retirement in July 2022. In 1998 Pat started his law enforcement in Sanbornton. In 1999 he started as a full time officer in Chichester and rose through the ranks to become Chichester’s first full time Police Chief. Selectmen Richard Bouchard at town meeting announced to the public attending of the chiefs retirement and a standing ovation was given.
■The Board of Selectmens office has added hours to serve the public: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Tuesday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). The Town Clerks hours have not changed, Monday (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Tuesday (8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.), Wednesday and Thursday (8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Residents are encouraged to visit the town website and explore all the information and features.
■The Chichester Youth Association has made available for Chichester ball players to practice indoors for preseason training at the Elite Sport Academy in Epsom on March 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.
■The Chichester Town Meeting on March 12 voted to keep our firefighters and rescue people healthy. The town voted to purchase a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Breathing Air Compressor/fill station for the station. This will replace the obsolete SCBA station that failed its air quality test for the past two years. The failure resulted in potential unhealthy air being inhaled by members. The appropriation of $98,000 was approved with $35,000 coming from the SCBA Capitol Reserve Fund and remaining $63,000 coming from general taxation.
■The Chichester Firefighter’s Association is sponsoring a House Number Campaign. The fire/rescue responds to approximately 500 calls for service each year and time can be a critical link. In many cases house numbers are not visible to responding units and can cause delays. The Chichester Firefighters Association would like to provide a method by which all residents can obtain a house number and are selling address signs. These highly reflective signs will display your address number on both sides either vertical or horizontal. The signs will be made to order and will come with a bracket to hold the sign that is suitable to use on top of a mailbox, or on a post. If you need assistance in placing or installing your sign, an Association member will come out to assist you. The cost for a sign and bracket is $20. Signs can be ordered in two ways, stop by the fire department each day between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., or on Tuesday nights. Visit https://tinyurl.com/psi975dy to order a sign. Donations will be accepted to assist residents who may not be able to afford a sign.
■Mooncusser Maple is a local sap house in town. The business is family owned and operated. Stop by 53 Ring Road and they offer syrup, candy and clothing. Shipping is available.
■Chichester Police Officer Phil Armone was featured on WMUR as CHaD Battle of the Badges MVP for the police team. Armone got a great goal for the win. Local town officials, members of the Police Dept and residents were in attendance and cheered heavily during the entire game.
■The Chichester Cemetery Trustees have begun removing the “Remembrance Wreaths” from veterans gravesites this week. Volunteers for this project would be greatly appreciated. The wreaths can be dropped off at the Historical Society building on the ground near the side door. Please leave the shepherd’s hooks at the gravesite.
■The Zoning Board of Adjustment have postponed the public hearing on 290 Dover Road until March 23 at 6:30 p.m. The public hearing will be held at the fire department at 22 Main St.
■The Board of Selectmen announced that all Chichester Roads are posted until further notice.
■The Chichester PTO along with the Town of Chichester will sponsor an Easter Egg Drop on April 9 at Carpenter Memorial Park. The event will start at 10 a.m. with the helicopter drop, hayrides with the Easter Bunny and a separate toddler area. More information to come.
EVELYN PIKE
broomtailfarm@hotmail.com
■Meetings to be held at the town meeting room this week: the Board of Selectmen will meet on Monday at 6 p.m., and the Planning Board will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
■Story Time on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Join us for stories, songs and a snack. March themes include St. Patrick’s Day, Spring and rainbows. Masks are required except when eating.
■The Knitters Group will continue to meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. While attendance slowed down in the winter, people are starting to come back in.
■Movie Matinee on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., “Free Guy.” Ryan Reynolds stars as a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game and soon decides to become the hero of his own story in this action-packed comedy.
■Washington D.C. Trip Meeting for 8th Grade Students and their Parents on March 23 at 6:30 p.m. there will be an extremely important informational meeting for parents all students who are attending the trip this April. We would like both students and parents to attend. Please call or email Mrs. Kaplan (gkaplan@sau53.org), Mrs. Learson (clearson@sau53.org), or Mrs. Yeaton (myeaton@sau53.org), if you have any questions.
■A local working group is forming to pursue the possibility of establishing a community garden in Epsom where resident families and individuals could grow their own food. We are seeking volunteers who can support this effort. If you might be interested in helping to bring a community garden to our town or would like to learn more about the project, please contact Kim Gillis at kgillis@live.com. Please help this wholesome mission bloom and grow!
■The next EYAA meeting is on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in the ECS cafeteria. Please contact us at eyaayouth@gmail.com for more details or if you have any questions.
■Incoming Kindergarten Registration on March 29 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), 30 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m.) and 31 (9 a.m. to noon).
■Incoming First Grade Registration, literacy screenings will be on March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m.
■Happy birthday shout-outs to Sarah Bachelder on Monday, Heather Locke on Thursday, Jeanne Foster on Friday, and Bobbie Lynn Thomas on Saturday! May you all have wonderful celebrations!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■Pembroke Town Library: “Russia and Ukraine,” a talk by Rebecca McGory on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. Contact the Library by email at pembrokenhtownlibrary@gmail.com if you would like to attend via Zoom. We’ll have the presentation live on our big screen at the Library. For more information contact Tim at 485-7851.
■Thank you to everyone who attended Pembroke’s Town meeting and voted in favor of repairing and maintaining the Suncook Town Clock. Special thanks to the Meet Me In Suncook committee for their dedication to keeping Suncook’s history alive.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■Are you interested in playing varsity softball and are in the grades 9 to 12? Varsity Softball try-outs will begin on March 21 and will run through March 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.
■Are you in grades 6 to 8 and interested in playing for the middle school softball team? Try-outs will be on March 28 and 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.
■Soup’s On! On March 28 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. Your choice of hot and hearty soups, bread and beverage will be served. Cost by donation.
■ The Victory Workers 4-H Club is holding their annual plant sale of 10 inch hanging baskets and 24 inch window boxes. As well as hanging baskets ($25) and flower boxes ($30)! This is a great fundraiser for our local Victory Workers 4-H Club! Delivery is the weekend of Mother’s Day, great gifts to give. Plants are locally grown in Loudon, at Pleasant View Gardens. Please contact any 4-H member or leader or contact Mark Riel at amg1mar@metrocast.net or 435-6346 to place an order.
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■If you were in the Class of 1972, even for a little while, please join our Facebook Group. If you know someone who was in the class of 1972, please pass this message on to them. Anyone can contact our Reunion Committee: Louis Houle, Martha Thorpe Laurie or Brenda Lucey Cochran. Our reunion is July 23 in Pittsfield. This is the big one so let’s make it the best one yet!
■The Pittsfield Food Pantry has been chosen to benefit from Northwood’s Hannaford Bloomin 4 good campaign. For every bouquet sold in March, the Pittsfield Food Pantry will receive $1. Stop by to pick one up to support the pantry.
■ Please consider sending cards of encouragement to Sailors and Marines on the USS Green Bay. A local family has a son serving on the ship and says they are all struggling right now. It would be great to get some mail! Please send your cards to Walter Parelius, 25 Amherst Dr., Center Barnstead NH 03225. He and his family will collect the cards and will send them to the troops.
■The Suncook Valley Rotary Club is inviting local organizations to participate in the Balloon Rally. They are open to your ideas and need your help! If your group has an event, activity, project, or fundraiser that you want to do at the Balloon Rally, please contact Fallon Reed at suncookvalleyrotary@gmail.com.
■Due to illness and lack of personnel the center must reduce its hours. We are only open for Bingo on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The hours of walking are postponed until further notice. This is only temporary until we find a coordinator, then the Center will be reopened for its normal business hours. Please call the Center at 435-8482 if you have any questions.
■The Pittsfield Senior Center is looking for a coordinator that will assist the Resource Manager with day-to-day operations of the senior center. The hours are Monday through Friday, morning and early afternoons, 25 hours per week. Perfect hours to work around school children’s schedules. If interested contact the center at (603) 435-8482 or send an email to cschiferle@capbm.org.
■It is with a heavy heart that the PHS Alumni Association Executive Committee has decided to postpone the All-Class Reunion for one more year. We have concluded that it is too early in the evolution of the pandemic for us to extend financial and human resources for an event that ultimately may need to be canceled or will be compromised by some people’s reluctance in being in a large crowd. We look forward to starting the planning process in the fall of 2022 for a wonderful, well-attended event in July of 2023. If you are interested in joining the All-Class Planning Committee, please contact Andi Riel at pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com.
■The Pittsfield Youth Workshop has drop-in hours from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday this week. Lots of fun activities are happening Please contact Laurie Sweeney or Zach Powers at info@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org or 435-8272 for more information.
■Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW) youth are collecting donations for Old Dogs Go to Helen! This nonprofit supports abandoned senior dogs, so that they can spend their final years living their best life thanks to proper medical care and loving homes. Donations we are looking for include, but are not limited to: blankets, towels, paper towels, dog beds, toys, treats, leashes, and collars. Lightly loved items are appreciated and accepted! There will be a main collection box at PYW to drop off donations. Follow us on Facebook at The Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW) to stay up to date with our progress and to find out where additional drop off locations are located! Thank you for your support.
■Kindergarten Registration is on March 30. We are excited to start welcoming the next year’s kindergarteners to Pittsfield Elementary School (PES)! If your child will be five years old by Sept. 30 and you are a resident of Pittsfield, please contact PES to sign up for a 15 minute appointment for you and your child to visit. We have appointments from 1 to 6 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns about the registration process, please contact Kathy LeMay at klemay@pittsfieldnhschools.org or 435-8432.
■On March 7 a six ton weight limit has been put on the following roads in Pittsfield: Dowboro Road, Concord Hill Road, Main Street, Webster Mills Road, Tilton Hill Road, Jenness Pond Road, Upper City Road, and Governors Road. There will be special exceptions on colder mornings. Please call the DPW at 435-6151 for updated info.
■The Pittsfield Middle High School Athletic Department is actively recruiting for a:
■Middle School Girls Softball and Middle School Boys Baseball need a head coach. Previous experience playing and or coaching is preferred but not required. All interested applicants should contact Jay Darrah, Director of Athletics at jaydarrah@pittsfieldnhschools.org. Please send a letter of interest, resume and references to: Pittsfield Middle High School, 23 Oneida St, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
■Volunteer wanted for Committee and Commission Vacancies. There are opportunities to volunteer for the following committees and commissions. If interested, please fill out the volunteer application (available online or at the town hall). Please return the completed application to the Selectmen’s Office by email (btheriault@pittsfieldnh.gov), mail, drop box, or in person, and it will be distributed to the appropriate appointing authority. Volunteers needed for: Budget Committee, Capital Improvement Program Committee, Community Development Committee, Conservation Commission, Old Home Day Committee, Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Board – alternate positions, and Zoning Board of Adjustment – alternate positions.
■The Pittsfield Historical Society continues to raise funds for the new museum and headquarters. A commemorative garden on the Museum grounds is being worked on. The “BUY-A-BRICK” project affords an opportunity for people to buy a brick to honor yourself, loved ones past or present or whomever you wish to remember. The bricks will be sold for $100 each and may be engraved with three lines of 18 characters each for a 4 inch by 8 inch brick. Please visit www.pittsfieldhistory.com for a donation form and instructions. For more information, please call 798-3984.
■Happy Birthday wishes to everyone who has a birthday this week. Can you believe I do not have anyone on my calendar!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com