The Suncook Senior Center will host the UNH Cooperative Extension on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. They’ll go back to basics with a cooking demonstration and tasting. Learn about reducing sodium, increasing fruits and vegetables, and enjoying tasty simple meals.
An activity planning meeting will be held on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center, 8 Whitten St. For more information, call Leslie at 485-4254.
Meet the candidates on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Allenstown Community Center, 8 Whitten St. Come and meet the people who are running for town office and get a chance to ask questions that are important to you. See you there.
The first Night of Comedy Fundraiser to benefit the Child and Youth fund will be hosted by the American Legion Post 28 on Saturday. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester. For more information, call 391-2957.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
The Andover School District Meeting will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. in the school gym. The major item on the agenda is a vote on a bond issue, which would provide important infrastructure upgrades to the AEMS building. The school board and a facilities task force identified and prioritized needs that resulted in this proposal to fund necessary upgrades.
The Andover Lions will be awarding scholarships to high school seniors who reside in Andover or Danbury. Application forms are available from guidance directors at Proctor Academy, Newfound High School and Merrimack Valley High School. Applications can also be obtained by contacting Dick O’Connell of the Andover Lions at xlpdroc@metrocast.net. The deadline for applying is April 14. Scholarships are offered by the Andover Service Club to graduating high school seniors and to adults entering or continuing college or professional/technical school. Application forms are available at the Service Club’s Thrift Shop, the Andover Middle School, Proctor Academy and the MVHS guidance office, and online at AndoverBeacon.com/ASC-Scholarship. The application deadline is April 14.
The Literary Arts Guild invites local poets and would-be poets of all ages to submit entries to its sixth annual contest in celebration of National Poetry Month in April. Rules for submission are available at centerfortheartsnh.org and the deadline for submitting is March 15.
SUSAN CHASE
735-5135
srfchase@gmail.com
On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., please join the Women in Business Group for networking and hot topics at the Maple Street Church, 96 Maple St. For more information, please contact Lori Mahar.
LORI MAHAR
269-2329
lorimahar@tds.net
It’s free and full of valuable information – the workshop “Raising Chickens in Your Backyard” will be presented Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It will be held in the fourth floor of the Boscawen Municipal Complex at 116 N. Main St. Please register for this talk by contacting Mary West at the Extension Office at 796-2151 or email her at mary.west@unh.edu.
Liven up your weekend with more Bingo fun on Saturday starting at noon at the Boscawen Congregational Church. For $10, enjoy a delicious meal followed by an afternoon of games with great prizes and an endless supply of popcorn.
Voting to elect Merrimack Valley School District members and moderator will be held on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Merrimack Valley High School. The district annual meeting will follow at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
March is known for more than mud season. It is time for town elections and town meeting day, to be held in Boscawen on Tuesday, March 14. Voting doors are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town hall, in the basement of the Boscawen Congregational Church at 12 High St. The town meeting will begin immediately following complete tabulation of the ballots. It will be held in the cafeteria/gymnasium at Boscawen Elementary School, 1 B.E.S.T. Avenue.
Learn the “Basic Principles of Soil Fertility: Using Your Soil Test to Grow the Best Crop” at the UNH Cooperative Extension Office’s workshop, at 315 Daniel Webster Highway on March 17. Field specialists Dot Perkins and Carl Majewski will host a lunch and learn session that will focus on silage corn and forage production. Space is limited so please register by emailing mary.west@unh.edu or call her at 796-2151.
MARY ALLARD
753-8576
contact@boscawenlibrary.org
The Bow Open Spaces board of directors welcomes Bow residents to attend its Tuesday meeting at the Baker Free Library. The board would love to hear from you about Bow’s open spaces – what you love and what improvements you would suggest, etc. Bow Open Spaces meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Bow Young at Heart Club will meet Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Bow Community Building for Game Day. Members and guests should bring a brown bag lunch; a beverage and dessert will be provided. Bingo and other games, with prizes, will follow the meeting.
Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., invites you to attend the Lenten luncheon series sponsored by the Greater Concord Interfaith Council. The luncheon dates are Thursday and March 16, 23, 30, and April 6 from noon to 1 p.m. The series will feature different speakers on each day. The ticket price per luncheon is $7 (tickets will be available at the door). Proceeds will benefit Friends of Forgotten Children, a local charity that assists families and individuals in the Greater Concord area with food, clothing, household goods, furniture and holiday gifts. This Thursday’s luncheon speaker will be Peter Evers, LICSW, CEO of Riverbend Community Mental Health Center and co-chairman of Change Direction N.H. For more information, call 224-0884.
The Bow Rotary Club is hosting its annual Four-Way-Test Speech Contest on March 28 at 7 p.m.in the community room of the White Rock Senior Living Community, 6 Bow Center Road. You are invited to attend the competition. This contest is for all students who attend Bow High School and those being home-schooled. The first-place winner will move on to the semi-finals that will take place in Henniker on April 2 and the top four scorers of that competition will move on to the district finals in Nashua on April 29. The top prize is $650 out of a total purse of $1,700. The Bow contest winners will be invited to give their speeches to the Bow Rotary Club at its regular Friday morning meeting at the Old Town Hall on April 14. Meetings start promptly at 7:30 a.m. if you would like to attend.
The Crossroads Community Church, located at 6 Branch Londonderry Turnpike E., invites families to join them in watching Inside Out, a Disney Pixar movie. The movie will be shown on a 104-inch screen in the basement of the church on Saturday at 3 p.m. Bring blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, etc. to sit on. The event is free and popcorn and beverages will be provided. Space is limited – you must register by Monday by calling 228-1832 or 224-3133 or email bowchurch@juno.com.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
The Canterbury Benevolent Society will hold a meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Elkins Library to talk about books people are reading and reviews. Refreshments will be served.
State representatives Howard Moffett, Michael Moffett, and Howard Pearl invite Loudon and Canterbury residents to a meeting in Loudon on March 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Charlie’s Barn Community Building, next to the Loudon Town Clerk’s Office off South Village Road. Deputy Commissioner of Health and Human Services Lori Shibinette will make a brief presentation on access to health insurance and qualifying requirements for applicants, then answer questions from the audience on the nuts and bolts of both government sponsored health insurance (Medicare and Medicaid) and private insurance (employer-sponsored and exchange programs under the Affordable Care Act). Time permitting, the state reps will be available for discussion of pending state legislation.
The annual 4-H County Presentation Day event will be held on Saturday at the Merrimack Valley High School. This event will include the following projects: posters, photography, demonstrations, action exhibits, and public speaking. Workshops will be offered for each of these projects. Contact Laura Crockford for more information at 540-9877.
Voting for town offices will take place March 14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Old Town Hall. Town meeting will be March 17 at Canterbury Elementary School at 7 p.m.
At the Elkins Public Library, library trustees will meet Monday at 7 p.m. On Tuesday at 10 a.m., story hour and Lego Club will be at 4 p.m.
“A Matter of Balance” is being offered at the library, presented by Concord Regional VNA, April 1 through May 22 on Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration is required. Call 800-924-8620, ext 5815, for more information. See town emails for more details of regular programs or visit elkinspubliclibrary.org.
While the new history book is being produced, the Canterbury Historical Society is preparing to host more events this year. On April 30 the annual meeting will be held. Then the society will host Mark Stevens’ independent slideshow presentation, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” at the Elkins Public Library. Concurrently the society is also preparing an exhibit in the Old Elkins library, A Trip Through Time on the Canterbury Railroad. The One Room School House program will present it’s 10th year of inviting school children from Canterbury and Belmont into the One Room School House, which will be in 1917 this year!
March is “I Love to Read” month at the elementary school, so call the school at 783-9944 to participate reading in the classroom! The Shaker Regional Educational Association 2017-20 teacher contract will be voted on March 14, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Belmont High School (same day as town wide positions may be voted upon in Canterbury).
The Morris Dancers next practice will be March 16 at the Parish House from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Contact Polly Camire with questions or to join at 783-8374 (before 9 p.m.).
Enjoy the regeneration provided by nature, explore trails and open spaces with old and new friends, monthly outdoor gatherings led by Ruth Smith, environmental educator and resident, starting on March 18 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with an excursion at the Emerson Easement, 418 Shaker Road, Canterbury. No RSVP is needed. For questions, email ruthnaturally@myfairpoint.net. Bring snowshoes or micro shoes and dress warmly.
Loudon Food Pantry is now running it’s LFP Challenge to Fight Hunger through April 30. Donations may be made as money or ‘in-date’ food. Canterbury residents can donate at the Elkins Library. Any questions, please call Sue at 724-9731. See the website loudonfoodpantry.com if interested in volunteering some hours.
LOIS SCRIBNER
scribnerlois@gmail.com
The supervisors of the checklist will be in session on Monday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall, town office, 54 Main St., to make corrections, additions and deletions to the checklist. They are Donna Chagnon, Mary Dobson and Gail Laker-Phelps.
The select board will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall. Select board meetings will now be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
A special information night for for parents and citizens will take place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Chichester Central School. The topic of the meeting is whether Chichester will have a full-day kindergarten. At the school district meeting set for Saturday, the school district will be asked if they support changing our current half-day kindergarten to a full-day program.
The Parks and Recreation committee will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the town offices.
The Chichester United Methodist church will be serving its free community supper of chicken tetrazzini on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the parish hall.
The Jeff Snow concert has been rescheduled to March 17 at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall. Irish soda bread and tea will be served.
Absentee ballots for voting for town officials and zoning changes are available from the town clerk. They will be accepted until March 13 at 5 p.m. The town office hours are 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 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The town office is closed on Fridays.
The annual school district budget meeting will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at Chichester Central School 9 a.m. Please carpool if possible.
The Memory Cafe will take place March 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Chichester Town Library – this is a change from the previous meetings, which were on Fridays.
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
Meet Your Candidates will take place Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the elementary school library, sponsored by the PTO. Each candidate will give a three-minute presentation followed by audience questions.
Drop-in knitting for kids at the library will begin Friday after school. Bring your project or start one. The library has materials available to start.
The school district meeting will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the community center. Possible articles and discussion will include a budget increase, all-day kindergarten, capital reserve and more. Come prepared to discuss.
Spring is around the corner. We spring ahead March 12.
Supervisors of the checklist will be in session at the town office on Wednesday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. for correction of the checklist.
Voting day will be March 14 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The town meeting will be after the polls close at 7 p.m.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh will be the book discussion at the library on March 15 at noon. Pick up the book – now available at the library.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
The Friends of the Epsom Library will sponsor “Meet-the-Candidates” today at p.m. at the library. This is your chance to meet candidates for both town and school positions. It is also seeking bakers for the upcoming March 14 election. Voting will be held at the Epsom Central School and baked goods can be dropped off at the library on March 13 or at the gym at the school.
On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., the Epsom Public Library will show the film, Manchester By the Sea starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck.
Also at the library, story time will be Monday at 10 a.m., Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.; toddler time will be Tuesday at 10 a.m.; bone builders will be Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m.; Lego Club will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and chess club will be Thursday at 4 p.m.
Concord-Epsom Elks Lodge 1210 will hold a Sunday breakfast buffet from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is adults $8, veterans $6, children under 10 $4. Eggs and omelets can be made to order. Also included in your breakfast is coffee, tea, milks and juice.
Saturday is canvas paint night with Coop’s Canvas for $35 per person at 5:30 p.m. in its smoke free dining room.
PFOF Cheerleaders open gym for ages 7 to 14 will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the ECS gym.This open gym time is for any students from Epsom, Chichester, Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett who may want to try cheerleading for fun.
The trustees of trust funds will meet Monday from 7 9 p.m. at the town offices. The planning board will meet Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Epsom Fire Auxiliary is putting a “Mac & Cheese” cookbook together. Recipes are needed. So if you would like to be a part of this yummy cookbook and submit your favorite recipe, contact Terry Riel at 848-7371
Happy birthday to Paul Davis, Nick Davis, Kaileigh Davis and Rick Davis this week! Hope you all have a great time celebrating.
TERRY RIEL
c21rielt@metrocast.net
The Mayor’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Task Force is holding its annual event on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Franklin Opera House, 316 Central St. To learn more about this event, contact Lauren Malloy at 934-7446 or taskforceinfo@franklinnh.org. The event will include Coalition Partner awards, 2016 coalition highlights, If Only short film and discussion, networking and light refreshments. Welcome Franklin High School student athletes and youth leaders.
Lassie League Softball sign-ups will take place Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Bessie Rowell Community Center. Visit franklinlassieleague.com for more details.
A game night for moms (or mother-figures) and boys under the age of 10 will take place at Franklin Parks and Recreation at Bessie Rowell Community Center Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per duo and $5 for each additional son. Call 934-2118 with questions or to purchase tickets.
Franklin Footlight Theatre will present Neil Simon’s Rumors Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and students. Visit franklinoperahouse.org or call 934-1901 to purchase tickets in advance.
Reserve your seat on the TRIP Center bus to Concord on March 13. Shop, bowl, keep an appointment and lunch (on your own). Call 934-4151 or stop by the TRIP Center at Bessie Rowell Community Center to reserve.
The city council will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at city hall.
The Lions Club will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Soda Shoppe.
The Junior Youth Group of Franklin will meet Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bessie Rowell Community Center. The contact person is Karen Darling at 918-1998.
The Franklin Opera House board of directors will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the lower conference room at city hall. Enter by the Memorial Street back door of the building. All are welcome.
International Women’s Day will be celebrated at the TRIP Center Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Share a story about your past profession with pictures of yourself, your workplace or some other piece of memorabilia.
JUDITH ACKERSON
934-2543
franklintowncrier@gmail.com
The John Stark/Hopkinton FIRST Robotics Team is wrapping up its frenetic six-week build season and heading to competition, which will be in Bedford at the high school March 25 and 26. The public is welcome and there’s no charge.
In case you did not know this, Henniker has its own youth hockey program – the Henniker Huskies – playing in town at New England College. All four teams (Mites, Squirts, Pee-Wees and Bantams) have had great seasons. The tryouts are next week. For information, visit nhhockey.com/page/show/2717274-henniker-squirt-1.
The program “A College Overview for Juniors” will be presented at John Stark by New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This program begins the conversation with high school juniors and their families about the college admission process. Topics to be discussed include tips for searching and finding the “right” school, special programs and options to consider when choosing a school, advice for college touring and ways to stand out to a college. For more information, call 529.7675 or email sarah.glynn@sau24.org.
Today at 2 p.m. at Tucker Free Library, it will be an afternoon of mystery. Mountaineer and climbing historian Ed Webster will explore the evidence surrounding the 1924 deaths of Hillary and Mallory. For information, call 428-3471 or email tuckerfree@comcast.net.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
The PTA meeting will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Harold Martin School. Parents of preschool to twelth-grade students are welcome and needed. Watch Hopkinton N.H. PTA Facebook page for updates.
The Hopkinton Rotary Club cordially invites you to attend a candidates forum, providing an opportunity for you to hear from candidates running for school board, select board and budget committee in contested races. The forum will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Slusser Center in Contoocook. If you have questions, email Bob Gerseny at rpgerseny@tds.net.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I. The Hopkinton Historical Society is focusing its summer exhibit on Hopkinton and Contoocook residents who served in the Great War. It is also looking for anyone who may have any knowledge – including family stories, photos, artifacts or memorabilia – about local residents who served in World War I or helped the cause on the home front. If you can help, please call Ken Sauer at 746-3614 or email kalsauer21@gmail.com.
The Contoocook Farmers Market will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Hall, 330 Main St. in Hopkinton village. SNAP/EBT accepted. For more information, visit facebook.com/ContoocookFarmersMarket.
The senior lunch will be at noon on Wednesday. For a $4 donation the menu will be ham, mashed potatoes, salad, baked beans and a surprise dessert. Memoirs, a 12-week class for age 50 and older, will meet Tuesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. from March 28 to June 13 at Slusser Senior Center. The cost is $12 for 12 weeks. Write down your personal history and/or memories to share with friends and family. To join, call John Warren at 746-8265 at the Slusser Center on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
“Words on Wheels” is a program that delivers library materials from the Hopkinton Town Library to residents who are unable to come to the library. To schedule a delivery, contact Karen Dixon at 746-3663 or info@hopkintontownlibrary.org.
Please have your news to me by Tuesday night.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net
The Suncook Youth Basketball League would like to thank the following businesses that sponsored a youth basketball team: Lavallee Oil, Suncook Dental, Jacques Pastries, Plourde Sand & Gravel, Jade Stone and Landscaping, and 7-Siding.
The approval of the school budget will be held at Pembroke Academy at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce and Pittsfield Listens is hosting Candidates Night on Monday at the Pittsfield Elementary School gym. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. and the event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come to meet and ask questions of the candidates for local office and participate in small group discussions. Child care and transportation are available by request. For more information, please call 312-6980 or email info@pittsfieldlistens.org.
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop has drop-in hours each day from 3 to 6 p.m. this week. For more information, contact Zach or Paula at 435-8272.
The Pittsfield Senior Center is holding a tai chi class for seniors on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Bicentennial Room of the Pittsfield Community Center, 74 Main St. This senior-safe Tai Chi provides relaxation, concentration, flexibility, balance and strength through slow-moving meditative forms. The cost is $6 per visit or $20 for four weeks. For more information, please call the center at 435-8482.
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop is 30 years old and plans are being made to celebrate this wonderful milestone. If you attended PYW, worked at PYW, volunteered at PYW anytime over the past 30 years, the workshop wants to hear from you. Please contact Zach or Paula at 435-8272 or info@pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org so your contact information can be updated. Save the date of June 24 and watch for more information about the celebration.
Pittsfield Youth Baseball signups will be held Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the community center. For more information, call Buddy Bedell at 491-9456.
The food pantry, located in the basement of the town hall, is open Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations of non-perishable food and personal products are always needed and greatly appreciated. For more information, call 435-6773, ext. 19.
The Victory Workers 4-H Club will meet on Monday at 6:45 p.m. at the Community Center, lower level.
The Pittsfield High School Alumni Association will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at PMHS. If you attended or graduated from PHS/PMHS, you are an alumni and are welcome at the meeting. For more information, contact Andi Riel at 435-6346.
Becasue of continued problems with the heating system at the Post Home, the American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 will not meet for the month of March. Plans are being made for the annual Memorial Day ceremony scheduled for May 28 at 1 p.m. at the veterans memorial in Dustin Park on Main Street. More information will be publicized and all are welcome to attend, so mark your calendars. For more information, call Merrill Vaughan at 435-5207 or 344-0264.
The Pittsfield ElemenIntary School PTO will meet on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the PES library. For more information, contact Lisa English at 340-4831 or pto@pittsfieldnhschools.org.
Save the date of July 22 for Old Home Day. The theme of the day will be Pittsfield Old Home Day, The Greatest Show on Earth – a circus theme.
Town and school district election polls will be open at the town hall March 14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The school district meeting will be March 16 at 7 pm at the Pittsfield Elementary School gymnasium and the town meeting will be March 18 at 10 a.m. at Pittsfield Elementary School gymnasium.
The Infant Toddler Diaper Pantry will be open Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church. Young families are given supplemental diapers and wipes. Everyone is welcome. Please use the Chestnut Street entrance.
Happy birthday wishes to Tobi Chassie on Monday, Eugene Ladd on Tuesday, Uncle Paul Davis on Wednesday, Stan Bailey on Thursday and Rick Davis on Saturday. I hope you all enjoy your special days.
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com
Salisbury Free Library hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 1 to 7 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are two weekly storytimes: Monday at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Passes are available to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Closings of the Salisbury Free Library due to weather will reported via the WMUR closings system. If you have questions or renewals, call 648-2278 or email salisburyfreelibrary@tds.net.
The March book group is reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Copies are available to check out. The meeting will be March 27 at 7 p.m.
There are lots of new books in adult nonfiction, new board books, audio books, picture books and easy readers. Visit salisburyfreelibrary.wordpress.com/new-materials.
The planning board will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall. The cemetery trustees will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Academy Hall. The Salisbury Old Home Day Committee will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Academy Hall.
Don’t forget that the annual Merrimack Valley School District meeting and election is Thursday at the Merrimack Valley High School auditorium. Polls open at 11 a.m. and the business meeting is at 7 p.m.
KATHIE DOWNES
648-2473
kdownes@tds.net
The Kearsarge Maple Festival will take place March 25 and 26. Visit any of the area’s nine sap houses open to the public, and many events in downtown Warner, to learn and enjoy the ancient art of syrup making. Children’s Maple Sugaring Storytime will be held throughout the weekend at MainStreet Bookends.
Storytime in the gallery at MainStreet Bookends with Simonds teachers reading will be Wednesday from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m.
Kerry and Brian Kellogg will launch their new children’s book, The Adventures of Otis Pendleton, March 26 at noon at MainStreet BookEnds and at 2 p.m. organic gardener guru and author Ron Krupp will discuss The Woodchuck Returns.
The town meeting will be March 15 at 7 p.m. at Warner Town Hall.
A women’s spring Bible study will begin March 14 with The Armor of God with Priscilla Shirer, a DVD study and discussion on Ephesians 6. The group will meet Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. for eight weeks at the Pillsbury Free Library. Free child care is available by reservation. To register, contact Patty Anderson at hikerpatty@gmail.com or 456-2112.
On Friday at 7 p.m., Pauline Sands Lee: One Woman’s Journal of War Relief in France, 1916-1918 will be presented by Joan Warren by the Warner Historical Association at the town hall. Warren is a Warner resident and great-granddaughter of Lee and will give an illustrated talk about Lee’s journals of her travels and work in France, as a public record of her work as a volunteer for the American Fund for the French Wounded. The journals are detailed first-hand observations of wartime France. This program is part of a multi-organization collaboration of “Over There, Over Here: World War I and Life in New Hampshire Communities.” Visit overthereoverhere.com for more information about events and exhibits.
There will be a community supper on Saturday at the United Church of Warner. Corned beef and cabbage with all the fixings, including a homemade dessert, will be served. Board members of the WFFF will be honored. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the Warner Area Food Pantry. The meal will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and costs $10. All are welcome.
NEIL NEVINS
456-3614
info@mainstreetbookends.com
Principal’s Coffee at John Stark Regional High School will be Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. in the principal’s office. Join us for a discussion of our program of studies. The school board will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. A College Overview for Juniors will be presented by NHHEAF on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This program begins the conversation with juniors and their families about the college admission process. Topics discussed include tips for searching and finding the “right” school, special programs and options to consider when choosing a school, advice for college touring and ways to stand out to a college. Attendees will receive NHHEAF’s 2016-17 College sider. For more information, you can contact the JSRHS Counseling Center at 529-7675 or email sarah.glynn@sau24.org.
The spring theater production She Kills Monsters, by Qui Nguyen, will be presented March 16 through 18 at 6:30 p.m. Set in the 1990’s it tells the story of how Agnes Evans learns about her sister from the Dungeons and Dragons notebook she left behind. This production is not recommended for younger audiences. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, $7 for adults, and are available at the door.
Election Day is March 14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Middle school band, choral and string students from both HCS and WMS will travel to John Stark on March 23 to rehearse all day with the John Stark music students for the Middle School Sharing Festival. They will perform a combined concert for the community at 7 p.m. that evening in the John Stark cafeteria. This is event is designed to promote camaraderie and make connections between the high school and middle school music departments. March is also national “Music in our Schools” month. The concert is $5 for adults and $3 for students at the door.
There will be a CWES PTO meeting March 13 at 7 p.m. in the school library.
The Weare school board will meet March 21 at 6 p.m. in the Weare Middle School library.
March 30 will be an early-release day from school.
KATERI FITTS
kateritek@hotmail.com
Webster Elementary School will re-open on Monday after winter break. The Chess Club will meet Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The chorus will meet on Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m.
DOROTHY HASKINS
648-2243
dhaskins@tds.net