■Primary voting will be held Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, 10 School St.
■Remember the Love Your Neighbor food drive is accepting non-perishable food as well as pet food. For each item you bring in, you will receive a raffle ticket which gives you a chance at six beautiful baskets to chose from. On Thursday, the theme basket raffle will be held right before lunch.
■Bone Builders is held on Monday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Play Jeopardy with Cassidy on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. Come and test your knowledge and win a prizes.
■Bingo is held on Monday and Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Marlena Phillips will have a music show for you at 11 a.m.on Tuesday at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Gentle Chair Yoga is held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Pastel Art Class is held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. The class cost is $7.50 per class or $45 for a six week session.
■The Cribbage Club is held on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Valentine’s Day party is on Thursday with Mark Stanzler who will tell jokes and sing traditional love songs for you to enjoy. Wear pink or red for fun and the theme basket raffle will be held right before lunch at the Suncook Senior Center.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■On Monday, Chichester Town Library Trustees will meet at at 4:30 p.m. at the library. Meeting is open to all Chichester residents. Also Monday, the Conservation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall and play or learn Mahjong at the library at 2:30 p.m.
■Time to get out and vote on Tuesday in the presidential primary at the Grange Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
■ The Pre-school Story Hour starts at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday at the library. It’s a fun time for little ones; no reservation needed.
■The Book Club will meet at the library Wednesday at 7 p.m. This month, the discussion will be on Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
■ The Knitting Circle will meet Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the library
■Parks & Recreation will meet Wednesdy at 6:30 p.m. Check their page on the town website for meeting place. Also on Wednesday, The CCS school board will meet at 6 p.m. at the school.
■On Feb. 19, the Chichester Central School will be hosting kindergarten registration day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make your reservation now by calling Mrs. Plunkett at 798-05651.
■If you are looking for something to read or a DVD to watch, remember the library bookstore is open when the library is open. Paperbacks $0.25; hardcover $0.50 or as marked for “specials.” DVDs on sale for $0.50 each.
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
■The select board will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the town offices.
■The presdiential primary election is on Tuesday at 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Epsom Central School, 282 Black Hall Road.
■Planning board will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the town offices.
■The Wednesday Movie Matinee is Harriet, which tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s heroes.
■Taxaide representatives will be at the Epsom Library on Feb. 13, 20, and 27, and subsequently every Thursday until April 2. The library will be hosting the VITA/TCE Taxaide Program to assist you with your tax preparation and submission. The program is jointly sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) focuses on individuals and working families; TCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) focuses on seniors with the majority of TCE programs sponsored by the AARP Foundation TaxAide program. Any taxpayer whose return is within the program scope is welcome. Although this is a free service, you will need to make an appointment by going on line to aarpfoundation.org/taxaide or calling 1-888-227-7669 or 211. This is a volunteer program. The tax preparers are certified annually.
■Story time on Monday at 10 a.m., Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the library. Other library activities include toddler time on Wednesday at 10 a.m., Lego club on Thursday at 3:30 p.m., Bridge on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m, knitter’s club on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Bone Builders at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday, and at trustees meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
■Mark calendars that the Red Cross will be at Epsom Central School for a blood drive on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
■Happy birthdays to Virginia Drew, Kathy Dupont, Brenda Butterfield, Beth Adams and Jill Metcalf!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■The Suncook Senior Center’s St. Patrick’s Day trip will be March 19 to the Venus Di Milo Restaurant in Swansea, Mass. Dinner and entertainment by the O’McMurphy Brothers. Cost $86 per person, all inclusive. Call Nancy at 485-9181 for details.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■The planning for the PHS All Class Reunion in July 2020 has begun! We are looking for one member from each class to act as the contact person for their class and inform them about the reunion. If interested, contact Andi Riel at 435-6346 or pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com. Our next meeting is Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at PMHS Media Center.
■Voting for the presidential primary will be held on Tuesday at the Town Hall. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
■Save the date of March 5 for Meet the Candidates night, sponsored by the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce. Each candidate is invited to attend and will be contacted to submit an introductory letter to be included in a packet for the Candidates Night. The event will be held at the PMHS Lecture Hall at 6:30 p.m. The format will be different this year with each candidate having some time to introduce themselves to the audience and then there will be time for questions. For more information or if you have questions, call Louie Houle at 435-6938 or Andi Riel at 435-6346.
■The Community Open Mic Night hosted by Youth Leaders with Pittsfield Youth Voice in it Togetherof Pittsfield Listens originally scheduled for Feb. 12 is postponed until March. The new date will be shared shortly. Please contact Amanda Pawlik, Youth Organizer with Pittsfield Listens, with any questions at amanda@pittsfieldlistens.org or call/text 312-0695.
■Suncook Valley Rotary Club is selling chances on when the “Bailey Hotel” outhouse will plunge through the ice (on the pond by Globe Manufacturing). If you guess the closest date and time you will win $500! A webcam to track progress will be live soon. Tickets are $5 per guess or three guesses for $10. For more information and tickets go to suncookvalleyrotary.org and click on Outhouse Plunge under Site Pages. Good luck and thank you for supporting the Suncook Valley Rotary Club!
■Stand Up! Pittsfield will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the PMHS Media Center. New members are always welcome.
■The Parks & Recreation Committee will meet on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at the town hall.
■At the Senior Center on Wednesday at 10 a.m., compete in a cribbage tournament. Come in, play and then have lunch. Prizes will be given to the winners and we need six to eight people to play.
■ On Friday at 10:30 a.m., a Valentines Ice Cream Party will be held at the senior center. Come and celebrate the day of love and friendship with your love for ice cream.
■The next PES PTO meeting is on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at PES. We are super excited about our special guest from Sylvan Learning Center and hope you can make it. Child care and light snacks will also be provided. Get excited about STEM, science technology, engineering, mathematics, that is. Learn about why fostering kids’ interest in STEM is important for their futures, what you can do to make STEM fun, and how Sylvan can support STEM at Pittsfield Elementary through our programs in engineering and math. Speaking of math, we’ll demystify math today and the power of “why” in how your kids are learning math. You’ll also get the opportunity to play math games.
■The PES PTO is sponsoring The Family Kindness Dance on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the PES Gym. Please join us for music, crafts, snacks and photos.
■Support our PMHS Panthers on Friday as the girls varsity basketball team takes on Epping at 5:30 p.m. and the boys at 7 p.m.
■Happy birthday wishes to Euleta Bunnell, Tyler Chase, Dawna Johonnett, Sherry Simoneau and Sophia Cormier!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com