■Enjoy old-time music in modern air-conditioned comfort at a Historical Coffeehouse on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Andover Community Hub, 157 Main St., next to Pizza Chef. Sponsored by the Andover Historical Society, members of the public are invited to share songs at this non-amplified “open mic” night. Doors open at 6 p.m. to socialize and sign up to perform an acoustic set of up to two songs, and music begins at 7 p.m. Audience and participants will listen to and share music just as people did in the 1800s, live and without a sound system.
■Kids and their parents are welcome to stop in at The Andover Community Hub any Tuesday or Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. during August to visit The Hub Closet and pick up supplies for creative projects they might like to work on at home. Teachers are also welcome to “shop” for supplies they can use in their classrooms during the coming school year. The whole idea of The Hub Closet is to pass along donated craft and office supplies that might otherwise end up in the landfill, and to turn them into artwork or useful items instead.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
■Boscawen Summer Concerts continue with soloist Paul Gormley taking the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday. Stolen Thunder concludes the series Aug. 15. A snack bar will be open at all concerts. Thank you to Parks & Recreation for bringing this summer entertainment to Boscawen.
■Medical services from Concord VNA will be available at Boscawen Green from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Services include foot care, blood pressure screening, B-12 injections and education on medications and nutrition. Donations of $10 are suggested for services, but they are provided regardless of person’s ability to pay. Appointments are required and can be scheduled by calling 224-4093.
■A very special presentation on traditional Matryoshka nested doll making will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Boscawen Public Library. Martina Forbes will share many examples of the nested dolls, including examples from her own collection.
■“Universe of Stories,” the Boscawen Public Library’s summer reading program ends Saturday. Participants’ sheets must be turned in no later than Saturday to collect their prizes. Final results of the winners will be available Aug. 17.
■Mark Your Calendars for the Boscawen Old Home Day week of events that starts Aug. 19 and culminates on Aug. 24 with a parade featuring a special tribute to our veterans. Fun, food, performances and games follow at Jamie Welch Field. The annual chicken barbecue at the fire station is held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., with tickets costing $10. Head back to the park for musical entertainment and fireworks at dusk. Events earlier in the week include an open house at the Boscawen Historical Society from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 18. On Aug. 20, Elektrisola will host “Wildlife Encounters,” an exhibit of live wild animals, at 5 p.m. at the Winthrop Carter House. The annual Golf Classic is at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at Den Brae Golf Resort. Twiggs Gallery will host a musical duet from Avaloch Music Institute from 6:30 to 7:30 Aug. 22. More information on Boscawen Old Home Day is available at townofboscawen.org.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
boscawenpl@gmail.com
■Canterbury Community Farmer’s Market will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the center of the town, at the side of the library. This is Sandwich Slam week! For a suggested donation of $5, come make your own sandwich using fresh produce from the market. Music by Just Because.
■From 10 a.m. to noon today at Canterbury Shaker Village, there will be a mushroom walk led by Sarah Woods Kender, foraging for fungus at the village. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 17, celebrate N.H. Permaculture Day with demonstrations and workshops for conservationists, farmers, natural builders, local food lovers, homesteaders and so on. Also, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 17, there will be Shaker Oval Box #3 workshop. Visit shakers.org for more events.
■Canterbury Country Store offers local produce, bread, greens, eggs, bacon and sausage as well as drinks, snacks and household necessities.
■Canterbury Center Yard Sale is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday by the gazebo.
■Petals in the Pines has something for both kids and adults this summer. Young kids will enjoy the second Tale Trail of the season, featuring the delightful story of Mossy the Turtle by Jan Brett. The pages of this story are on signs posted along the woodland trails, and they lead visitors to the Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom. This self-guided activity is open daily, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Spread Your Wings” days are held every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. They have spontaneous, child-led play in the Arbor Day certified outdoor classroom. Adults can visit to take a self-guided tour of the gardens or walking trails. The new Pick-Your-Own Flower Garden will be open very soon. There are bouquets made and available for sale at the farm stand Friday through Sunday. See petalsinthepines.com for details on all events, or call Donna or Jim at 783-0220 with questions.
■Canterbury Historical Society’s work is continuing on the “Welcome to Canterbury” packet. Society trustee Mary Jane Bergman is coordinating the project. Contact her with suggestions or help at mj.bergman@comcast.net.
■Loudon Food Pantry is providing for Canterbury residents, among other towns, in the Huckleberry Business Park, 30 Chichester Road. Funds are low, please consider a cash donation. Canterbury residents may drop off at the Elkins Public Library. See loudonfoodpantry.org or call Sue on 724-9731.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
■The Town of Salisbury now has a Facebook page. Town officials will use this new page as a bulletin board to post pertinent information regarding Salisbury. This will include things like road closures, flooded area warnings, public hearings, dog licensing reminders and so on. It will be a carbon copy of the town’s website for the most part, but it allows the town government to communicate faster with its citizens. For example, recently there was some extreme heat, and the board of selectmen wanted to let residents know that there was a cooling station opened at the town’s safety complex. Instead of searching for this posted info on the town’s website or driving by the sign outside of the safety building, it is more fastidious to post it to Facebook so that those in town with Facebook could get a notification and also share the information with those neighbors in town who may not have access to a computer. Please like and share the new “Town of Salisbury New Hampshire” Facebook page.
■On Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen meeting is at 6 p.m. at Academy Hall. Everyone is welcome to come, ask questions and share comments.
■On Thursday, the Recycling Committee is meeting 7 p.m. at Academy Hall.
■On Thursday, the Old Home Day pre-meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall/Town Green.
■On Friday, Old Home Day begins at the Maplewood Ball Field on Route 4 by the cemetery, with the Pet Parade at 6:30 p.m. The Ice Cream Social follows at 7:30 p.m. and karaoke is at 7:30 p.m. The fireworks are at 9 p.m. – rain date and time is 6:30 p.m. Saturday. All of Friday’s events are at the Maplewood Ball Field.
■Saturday is Old Home Day in Salisbury. The theme is “Farm Days,” and the parade starts at 10 a.m. on the Town Green, line up at 9 a.m. at Center Road. Among the activities of Saturday’s Old Home Day events at the Town Hall/Town Green on Route 4 are Friends of the Library bake sale, library’s book sale, vendor booths, the explorers food tent, parade, the Historical Society’s cemetery walk and white elephant table, the church chicken barbecue starting at noon and, of course, the Edward Bailey Horseshoe Tournament, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. There is a $10 entry fee with a commemorative T-shirt included. Please sign up! The Keasarge Band will be staying after the parade for a one-hour concert, which was donated by Crossroads Country Store. Tommy and Friend’s train is returning for the parade and also for kids rides following the parade, which was a huge hit last year! There will also be a rock climbing wall, Clayton the Wood Carver and much more. Smokey Bear is celebrating his 75th birthday this year, and there will be a cake to celebrate. The food contest this year is garden goodies grown in Salisbury – this can include vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Ribbons will be awarded for Most Unusual, Prettiest and Biggest. We have also added a tractor cruise night at 4 p.m. Saturday, so brush up and clean off your tractors and get them to Town Square. All tractors and riders are welcome! Trophies will be awarded for Best Restored, Oldest, Best Modified, Longest Trip and Garden Tractors. An addition to this year’s events will be that Dudley Laufman is performing from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. There will also be old-time N.H. barn dancing, which includes square, contra, folk, waltzes and polka’s. Anyone wanting more information on Dudley can check out his website, dudleylaufman.com. A full schedule of Old Home Day events will be in the August edition of Lifelines, with more details and times for the events. For more information on Old Home Day, please contact chairperson Nancy Hayden at 648-2766, parade coordinator Amanda Swendsen at (770) 315-8130 or vendor booths coordinator Cindy Owen at 648-6686.
■The Old Home Day committee would love to have your tractors or lawn tractors for its parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. The line up is at 9 a.m. on Center Road. It is also having the tractor expo at the Town Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. the same day. There will be some awards offered at the expo. Call Mac Johnston at 359-0595 with questions.
■There is an urgent need for blood as there is only a one day supply on hand. The American Red Cross has contacted the town to hold another blood drive since our town was so giving last time and donated 36 units of blood. Types O positive and negative are desperately needed. Come out and donate if you can on Aug. 17 at the Town Hall, located on Route 4. You can sign up in advance by visiting redcrossblood.org and finding the Salisbury, N.H., drive.
■There is a public hearing regarding broadband in Salisbury at 6 p.m. Sept. 4. at Academy Hall, during a regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting. Representatives from Consolidated Communications plan to be present to discuss Salisbury’s current broadband layout, as well as future options and 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.
■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 of the Town’s Transfer Station. Paid training is provided, leading to Department of Environmental Services certification as an Operator, 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 is 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, PO Box 214, Salisbury, or email salisburyadmin@tds.net.
■The library summer reading program is expanding to adults this year. Pick up an activity booklet at the library. This program will conclude Aug. 19. All book logs will be due at this time. “A Universe of Stories” has begun! Salisbury Free Library is proud to offer two weekly story time events during the summer months, Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 3 p.m. This Monday is “Catching the Moon,” this Thursday is “DIY Planetarium!”, Aug. 12 is “3…2…1…Blast off Rocket Creations,” Aug 15 is “Phases of the Moon,” with Marcel there to teach kids cribbage, and Aug. 19 is the end of summer celebration and raffle drawing, with a duo performance by Rattlebox Studio! All summer reading logs and maps are due this day. For more events or information on these special story times, visit salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com or pick a brochure at the library today.
■Salisbury’s Free Library Book Sale is coming up on Old Home Day, Saturday, and the library is always accepting book and DVD donations.
■Kevin Gardner will be at Salisbury Free Library at 1 p.m. Aug. 17 presenting “Discovering New England Stone Walls.” Gardner’s informal talk covers a few of the main topics in his book about New England stone walls, The Granite Kiss, touching on history, technique, stylistic development, and aesthetics. Gardner is a lifelong resident of Hopkinton. Like a lot of independent rural Yankees, he’s been a jack of many trades – a builder, logger, writer, teacher, radio voice and even an actor and director. For more than 40 years, he has been a stone wall builder in a family business widely known for traditional New England stonework, particularly for historic restoration of antique structures.
■There are no gentle flow yoga classes at the Salisbury Free Library in August.
■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 every fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the library from September through May.
■Passes now available at the Salisbury Free Library thanks to the Friends of the Library. The Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum pass admits a group of up to four people or a family of adults and their children any day except on those with special events. The Fells Historic Estate and Garden 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 that include a fee. The N.H. state parks pass grants admission for two adults and four children to any day-use park at no additional charge. It is 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.
■Salisbury Free Library now has a home delivery service. Any resident of Salisbury with an ongoing condition that prevents them 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 its 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 also always welcome. If you have any of these items, contact Mike Broas at 1mbroas@tds.net.
■The farmers market is from 3 to 6 p.m. every Monday at the Town Hall. It runs until September 30.
■Every Thursday is Cribbage Night at the Town Hall on Route 4. All are welcome.
■Tuesday and Thursday nights Fire/Rescue and the Explorers meet at the safety building.
■The town transfer station is now open from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays until Oct. 23. As always, it is also open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Please remember to recycle all your glass, no matter the color. It saves the environment and it saves us all money. Paper, cardboard and metals are also recyclable.
■A big congratulations goes out to Salisbury’s Joe Landry on his retirement from Unitil. Thank you Joe for always going out there in nasty weather and helping to restore our power! Happy retirement!
JENNIFER HOYT
648-2260
jimjen505@tds.net
■Webster Free Public Library Storytime is Monday at 6:30 p.m
■The Webster Town Crier is currently looking for that next special resident to carry on the torch for reporting our local town events to the Concord Monitor. You could be the next Town Crier! Contact me if you’re interested.
SARAH CHALSMA
webstertowncrier@gmail.com