■Rotary Club of Bow’s annual auction will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. at 3 Bow Center Road. The event, themed “Bow Appetitio,” will celebrate the tastes, sights and sounds of Italy. Doors open at 6 p.m. Check out bowrotary.org or go to their Facebook page.
■Pre-order your 8- and 10-inch pots of locally grown poinsettias, available in red, white or pink through any Bow Garden Club member at $23 and $33. They will be available for pickup Dec. 7. You may also pick up an order form from the library or contact joyceakimball@comcast.net or 229-1990 to order.
■Bow Garden Club is collecting new and warm pajamas and books to give to disadvantaged youth living in our area. Collection boxes are at the library and community center. All items will be donated to Family Promise of Greater Concord.
■Kevin Bragg will be the garden club’s presenter at their Nov. 4 meeting at Old Town Hall. Bragg’s program will be about horticultural history of the “Executive Residence” at 1,600 Pennsylvania Ave., in D.C. Doors open at 6 p.m. for social time and refreshments and program begins at 6:30 p.m. Call BGC President Lorraine Dacko at 774-3596 or email ldack@gsinet.net for more information.
■The Bow Mills United Methodist Church’s 15th Annual Pumpkin Patch is open for business, now and until Halloween at 505 South St. Times and hours are: Monday through Friday, 2 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Proceeds to support N.H. Food Bank, Friends of Forgotten Children, United Methodist World Mission and Family Promise, a program for families facing homelessness. For more info, call 224-0884.
■Concord Regional VNA is holding a Senior Health Clinic at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 5815 for an appointment.
■Bow Mills United Methodist Church invites you to attend their Snowman Craft Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and enjoy the spirit of Christmas shopping. There will be rooms of holiday crafts and handmade items plus themed gift baskets and gifts for pet owners. Satisfy your sweet tooth with their famous Cookie Walk and cookie decorating table; stop at the bakery table; bid on silent auction items; check out the jewelry table and the popular “Christmas Elf Room” for kids to make their own ornaments. New this year: the Christmas Revisited Room. The Café will serve refreshtheir ments from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Questions? Call 228-1154.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Knitting for kids of all ages is back at the library on Fridays after school until 4 p.m.
■Chair yoga is at the library at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
■Elementary Halloween party and parade will be Thursday from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
■Trick-or-treat is Thursday with new hours, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
■Town offices will have no evening hours Thursday. Town clerk open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
■Boston-based Cold Chocolate will play the Town Hall Restoration Concert Series on Saturday at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30.
■DCCUC book group is reading Real Good Church by Molly Phinney Baskette. Discussion will be Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Vestry.
■Concord Regional VNA is offering free flu shots Nov. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church vestry.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Pats Peak announces its 17th annual Oktoberfest celebration in conjunction with the 49th annual Pats Peak Ski Team Ski and Snowboard Sale on Nov. 3. There will be music, food, games, etc. Admission is free.
■Congrats to JSRHS teacher and Peer Leadership Advisor Lorraine Connell and the peer leaders for being given a $2,000 grant from Voya for doing what they do so well.
■On Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., Weare Public Library will host The Advocates, a support group for the parents of special needs children. Call 325-1906 for more information.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s, make knit baby caps to be donated. The materials will be provided; need two people to bring a sewing machine. Call Barbara Hays at 464-2692 if you have questions.
■Historical society will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Gilbert Room of the Fuller Public Library at 29 School St. In addition to past, current, and future updates by board members; renowned pianist Virginia Eskin will donate a memorial plaque honoring world famous composer Amy Beach. Beach resided in Hillsborough for many years and taught music to our youth through her Beach Clubs. Also, Laurie Jutzi will analyze the recent “History Alive!” event through a PowerPoint presentation.
■On Thursday, join an outing to Gould Hill Farm and Beech Hill Farm to shop for a variety of seasonal products. Group is leaving Shaw’s at 1 p.m.; fee is $3. Call Linda Kowalski at 464-5264 to sign up.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■The grand opening of the Little Tooky Trail will be today at 1 p.m., rain or shine. Meet at the Gazebo in Contoocook Village to begin the walk which travels through the Contoocook Cemetery to the town-owned forest and trailhead on Little Tooky Road.
■Sweaters for Shelters is a community service project by Maurgan McGrath and family. Harold Martin School, Maple Street School, Hopkinton Middle High School, Colonial Village, and Cracker Barrel are hosting collection boxes. Please drop your items at one of these locations by Tuesday if you would like to help. The gently used, warm clothing will be distributed to local shelters and programs that support families in need. (The McKenna House, the Homeless Outreach Center, the Friend’s Emergency Housing Program, Friends of Forgotten Children, and the Rape & Domestic Violence Crisis Center.) Your donation is greatly appreciated, Maurgan McGrath, Hopkinton High School, Class of 2021.
■Senior lunch is Wednesdays at noon at the Slusser Senior Center, 41 Houston Drive next to the library. Suggested donation of $4.
■The Contoocook Farmers Market moves to its new winter home at the Maple Street School in Contoocook this Saturday and will be open there through the end of May. Winter market hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
■Sign up at the library to read 1,000 books to your children before they head off to kindergarten. For more information, call 746-3663 or email lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org.
■The rec department is sponsoring trunk or treat and are looking for “trunks.” Email recreation@hopkinton-nh-gov. This will be held Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the high school back parking area. Visit HopkintonRec.com.
■Treat-or-treating is Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
■Annual Warner Men’s Club’s Community Service Award will be given to Ray and Nancy Martin for years of dedicated service to the community. The ceremony is open to the public and will be held at town hall at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
■Third Annual Art Walk and Open Doors Shopping Tour will take place Friday evening in the Warner village, representing over 40 local artists from all mediums, and is free to the public. Opening artist receptions with refreshments will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Upton Chandler House Museum at 10 W. Main St., and 6 to 8 p.m. at MainStreet BookEnds Gallery, 16 E. Main St. This starts N.H. Open Doors through the weekend at both locations. Come meet the artists, see their works, and enjoy!
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com