■The Bow Falcons Booster Club will hold their 23rd Annual Golf Tournament on June 24 at 9 a.m. at the Stonebridge Country Club, Goffstown. Proceeds from the tournament go directly to enriching the athletic programs at Bow High School. You can register now at bowboosterclub.com.
■The Bow Garden Club’s own Beverly Gamlin will give a hands-on “Garden Art” presentation at the club’s next meeting June 10 at the Old Town Hall. Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own piece of garden art utilizing combinations of glassware, i.e., plates, bowls, cups or vases that will be provided at $5 per person for members and $10 per person for non-members. (Partiicipants may provide their own glassware combinations). The project is limited to 20 participants due to the amount of materials that will be made available and time constraints. To reserve your slot, please contact Beverly at 340-0202 or bevherbs@gmail.com. Visit bowgardenclub.org for more information. Garden club meetings begin at 6 p.m with social time and refreshments followed by the program at 6:30 and a brief business meeting at approximately 7:30. All are welcome to attend and observe or participate.
■The Bow Garden Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the 12th annual Newport, R.I., Flower Show being held at the elegant Rosecliff Mansion on June 22. Non-garden club members are welcome to come along and enjoy the floral designs, outdoor garden displays and horticulture exhibits this event offers. There will also be lectures and demonstrations to take in as well as the sheer beauty of the mansion, its oceanfront lawn and spectacular water views. This year’s flower show is themed “Audubon Artistic Adventures” and promises to be a feast for the eyes. The cost for this day-long excursion is $126 per person and includes: Luxury motor coach transportation, admission to the flower show and a $15 voucher toward lunch which is on your own and at your leisure. Please be sure to reserve early as space is limited. Contact Bow Garden Club member Beverly Gamlin at 340-0202 or email bev.gamlin@gmail.com for a registration form and any additional information you may need.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Dunbarton Memorial Ceremonies American Legion Post 116 invites you to their Memorial Day Celebration on Monday. The Wreath Laying Ceremony will be at 11 a.m. at the Dunbarton Town Common and Center Cemetery. The Annual Memorial Day Ceremony with the Hopkinton Band will be at 1 p.m. at the Dunbarton Community Center. Special Tribute in Memory of Frederick L. Mills, past WWII veteran. Contact Col. Charles Frost at 774-3634.
■More monthly chair yoga! Super fantastic instructor, Sherry Gamble, will offer a chair yoga session the last Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Strengthen your muscles, improve your balance, and increase your flexibility through a gentle, supportive yoga practice. Reap all the benefits of yoga while practicing with the stability and security of a comfortable chair. We will use our breath to bring awareness to our movements and reduce our stress, creating a sense of calm to our mind and body. Please arrive before 10:30 a.m., so you can all start on time!
■The Dunbarton Historical Society will be hosting a New Hampshire Humanities program, “Benedict Arnold, Patriot or Traitor?” by George Morrison on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the St. John’s Parish Hall at 270 N.H. Route 13 Stark Highway North, Dunbarton. All members of the public are invited to attend.
■The library’s Reading to Dogs sessions with either Cali or Jake will wrap up on Thursday, but the dogs will be for the library’s Summer Reading Program, June 27 and July 25.
■Troop 75’s annual yard sale is now accepting donations through the month of May. Email Holly at yardsaletroop75@gmail.com to schedule your pickup or drop off your donations at the Community 2 Knox Road, Bow, on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. They cannot accept hazardous items such as air conditioners, computer monitors, TVs, dehumidifiers, freezers, refrigerators or microwaves. The yard sale will be held June 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bow Community Building 2 Knox Road, Bow.
■The DCC Book Club is reading The Reason for God by Timothy Keller. The host will be Barbara Bennett. Discussion will be June 6 at the vestry at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
■The Dunbarton Police Department, in partnership with the Dunbarton Fire Department, the Dunbarton Elementary School, the Dunbarton Parent-Teacher Organization and S&W Sports of Concord, will be hosting their 2nd Annual Bicycle Rodeo on June 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Dunbarton Elementary School, 20 Robert Rogers Road, in the parking lot next to the gymnasium. This free family friendly event is open to all ages and levels of riding experience. Participants will have the opportunity to visit with their local police and fire departments, ride through a skills and agility course, discuss bicycle safety and enjoy some ice cream sandwiches and snacks! Thanks to a grant supplied by the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD), the Dunbarton Police Department will be passing out a limited supply of free multi-sport bicycle helmets and bicycle safety equipment on a first come, first served basis. S&W Sports of Concord will also be conducting free bicycle safety inspections! Any questions about the event may be directed to Sgt. Christopher Remillard at chrisremillard@gsinet.net or Det. Laura Cattabriga at admindpd@gsinet.net.
■The annual Dunbarton Firefighters Association Chicken Barbecue is being held on June 23. Tickets are now on sale: $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. There are two different sittings: 12 to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Deadline to buy tickets is June 17. Tickets are available from any Dunbarton Fire Department member. For more information, contact tammy572003@gsinet.net.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■The Henniker Memorial Day parade will kick off from the HCS at 10 a.m. Monday. The parade will form at 9:30 a.m. and veterans interested in marching or riding in the parade should plan to show up at that time. At the end of the parade at the Angela Robinson Bandstand, there will be a brief program with Post 78 Commander Gregg Champlin acting as the M.C. and St. Teresa’s Father Marcel Martel will be delivering the memorial service. Please consider bringing food pantry items and personal hygiene products. Immediately following the program free ice cream will be offered to children and a Chicken Barbecue fundraiser at Community Park.
■Summer Adventure Camps at Riverside-RTH Martial Arts and Wellness in Weare will run June 24 to 28, July 15 to 19 and Aug. 12 to 16. The cost is $250 for the week. Call 529-5425.
■White Birch Center is now enrolling children ages 12 months to 36 months for June. Please contact Leanna Lorden for more information at leannad@whitebirchcc.org or 428-7860. Summer Camp has open positions for children entering first-grade to age 14. Please contact Allison Palmer for more information at allisonp@whitebirchcc.org or 428-7860.
■The Henniker Community Market is open for business and that means music! Three hours of free music every Thursday at the Angela Robinson Bandstand. This Thursday is Peabody’s Coal Train – rain or shine.
■Congrats to the John Stark Equestrian Team for coming in third in the Division II state finals. Coached by Susan Russell who is assisted by Lisa Compagna the team is composed of both middle and high school students.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Flea market today at Hillsboro Legion Post 59, 538 W. Main St., from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine!
■Hillsborough’s own Sue McPhee will be at Fuller Public Library on Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and again June 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sue will “entertain and enlighten” us with excerpts from her newly published book. There will be an opportunity for question-and-answer and book signing.
■Hillsborough Farmers Market will open for the season on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Join us in Butler Park to pick up plants, baked goods, jams and jellies, crafts and more.
■On Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Baldwin Center, Fox Forrest, come to a Plant Swap of Monadnock Herb Group. Bring any plants, seeds or gardening materials you would like to swap. There will be refreshments.
■Until the end of May at Fuller Public Library is an exhibit of civil war quilts and a new 250 year commemorative quilt of Hillsborough Center, made by local women.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■The Contoocook Farmers Market returns to its summer home on the lawn behind the Train Depot in Contoocook Village this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Join us outside for another great season of food, fun, and music, every Saturday through October. Music every week, organized by N.H. Music Collective, featuring Senie Hunt for our season opener! SNAP/EBT is accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
■Our town’s Memorial Day parade will take place Monday at 10 a.m. in Contoocook Village. The parade will include the VFW Color Guard, the Hopkinton Town Band, veterans from the VFW and Americal Legion Post 81, antique cars, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and youth sports teams. After the parade there will be a hot dog lunch at the American Legion, 169 Bound Tree Road. All are welcome. Rob Dapice is organizing the parade this year. If you know a veteran who would like to march in the parade, please contact Rob at robdapice@gmail.com or 345-0044. Veterans who can not walk for health reasons can ride in one of the cars, advance notice is needed. Veterans do not need to wear a uniform. Family members may also join the parade carrying the burial flag of a deceased service member. Additionally, flags will be placed at each veteran’s grave in all seven of Hopkinton’s cemeteries. Volunteers of all ages are welcome; if you would like to volunteer, please contact Sarah Hofe at nhsarah@gmail.com.
■The 7th annual Summer Institute for Young Writers is happening the weeks of June 24 and Aug. 12. Camp takes place at Maple Street School and runs Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Friday camp ending at noon. Students entering third-grade through high school are welcome. For more information, contact Trish Walton at trishwalton65@gmail.com or Joan Follansbee at joanfollansbee@yahoo.com.
■Registration for the 2019-20 school year for children who will be 3 years old and 4 years old on or before Sept. 30 are eligible to attend preschool at the Harold Martin School. Call the school office at 746-3473 or pick up a registration packet at Harold Martin School, 271 Main St.
■Senior lunch at the Slusser Center on Wednesdays at noon at the Slusser Senior Center, 41 Houston Drive next to the library. Suggested donation $4. The first time a senior attends a Senior Lunch, he or she can ask for a new visitor gift certificate at the front desk, for a free lunch.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
■MainStreet Warner 2nd annual Summer Block Party Fundraiser will be all day Saturday. Celebrate Main Street with entertainment, theater, music in the evening, all free. Food provided by the Warner Public Market! Raising funds for the Jim Mitchell Community Park and free entertainment in the Amphitheater. Raffle of local products, silent auction for special trips. Park patron party tickets cost $50 each to support these efforts.
■At MainStreet Bookends on Monday, Memorial Day at 2 p.m., Sen. Bernie Sanders will visit Warner. He will be at The Jim Mitchell Community Park speaking from the MainStreet Warner Stage. He will be introduced by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, who will also be scooping the flavors for an old-fashioned “ice cream social.” Local band, The DoBros, will be on hand to provide the music before and after the event. The park is handicapped accessible. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is encouraged. Entrance is provided on a first come, first served basis. Parking is limited; attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, or carpool. Doors open 12:30 p.m.
■On Friday at 3 p.m., we are so pleased to present Caldecott Medal winning artist Beth Krommes. Krommes is an artist who works as a children’s book illustrator, wood engraver, painter, and pattern designer. Her best-known book is The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, for which she received the Caldecott award in 2009.
■On June 2 at 2 p.m., a poetry workshop will be held. Join former UNH English professor Deborah Brown, author of Walking the Dog’s Shadow and the just released The Human Half. Deborah will be offering a monthly Poetry Workshop. For the novice to the published, 9 to 99 years.
■Also June 2 at 4 p.m., BookEnds BookGroup will discuss The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. From New York Times bestselling author of the “twisty-mystery” novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware – this time, set at sea.
■On Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Pillsbury Free Library, a special Teddy Bear Picnic preschool story time. Bring your favorite “lovey” or teddy bear, and “parade” with music to the Jim Mitchell Park next door for stories about teddies and then a family style potluck picnic. Please sign up with Sue at 456-2289 to coordinate items for the potluck picnic.
■The library will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com