■The Allenstown Fire Department climbed up 1,980 steps up 110 stories wearing Air-Pak and helmets in honor of 9/11. The firemen were D’Andre Mitchell, Tyler Banister, Sean Buxton and Evan Mcintosh. Allenstown is very proud of our brave young men that show that those affected in 9/11 are gone, but not forgotten.
■Allenstown has a new business in town located next to Dunkin Donuts. Hooksett Rent A Tool is open for business and rents and sells tools and equipment for small and large projects, as well as parts for your equipment.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■Stop by the Chichester Town Library on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday (the last days of September) if you do not have a library card. You will receive a free prize, along with your ability to take out books, DVDs, magazines and audio books. When you visit the library anytime during October, ask for a raffle ticket. Fill it out with your name and phone number. There will be a drawing at the end of the month for some great prizes! They are on display at the checkout desk!
■On Tuesday, the Chichester Historical Society will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the museum. Tours are available during this time.
■On Thursday the Supervisors of the Checklist will be in session from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall, Town office, 54 Main Street, to register voters and make corrections, additions and deletions to the checklist. Applicants should bring photo ID, proof of Chichester residency, proof of U.S. citizenship and wear a mask. Qualified applicants who do not bring proof with them may register if they sign an affidavit attesting to their qualifications. Register early to vote to promote the safest possible environment. Officials are encouraging residents to go to chichesternh.org and contact the town clerk for an appointment or to request an absentee ballot rather than wait in line on election day. Absentee ballots may also be found at the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s Facebook page (facebook.com/sos.nh.gov). The current checklist will be posted in the notice board case outside the Town Office, inside the Town Office and at the library. You can also visit app.sos.nh.gov.
■The Chichester Planning Board will meet on Thursday by phone and/or Zoom. For directions on how to access the meeting, check chichesternh.org or call Kristy Willey at 798-5350 ext. 201.
■The Chichester United Methodist Church on Main Street and the Hope in Christ Congregational Church have both resumed in-person worship services at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
■If you come in contact with Evelyn, ask her what her plans are for Nov. 4!
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
■Evergreen Lodge #53 and Ivy Green Lodge #36 will have a curbside pickup dinner on Friday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Epsom Odd Fellows Hall on Short Falls Road. Menu will include pulled pork, bun, coleslaw, baked beans and dessert. Cost is $10. Meal items will be individually packed for safety. Reservations are required and a pickup time will be scheduled. Call Vicki at 736-4707 or 496-1877, or email vbenner11@gmail.com to order and for a pick up time. Pay with exact change or checks made payable to Evergreen Lodge #53.
■Mark your calendars for the Oct. 15 American Red Cross Blood Drive from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., sponsored by Elwood O. Wells American Legion Post 112 on Short Falls Road. Face masks are required per Red Cross guidelines. Call 731-1810 with questions. Also, the Red Cross will test your blood for antibodies to the COVID-19 virus and inform you (at a later date) of the results.
■The Fall Clothing Swap will be happening on Oct. 16 to 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Masks must be worn indoors by all, including children. You may bring donated clothing beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday or 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Clothing donations are not accepted prior to the event. All clothes need to be clean, in good repair and separated by size and gender. No toys, equipment, or furniture. Volunteers are needed. Call JoAnne Randall at 344-8843 for more information.
■The Deerfield Vet Clinic Catamount 5k will be virtual. All proceeds go to help men, women and children who need emergency financial assistance in Epsom, Deerfield, Northwood, Pittsfield and Strafford. A virtual race can be done at any location you choose. Registration is open. You have from Oct. 24 and Nov. 1 to complete the race. See catamountwomenaid.org to register.
■Pittsfield Senior Center is collecting a variety of adult puzzles and coloring books for activity packets. If you have any and would like to donate, please drop them off at the center. Arrangements can be made to have them picked up.
■New Hampshire state law requires that all dogs, age four months or older, must be licensed each year. If your dog has not yet been licensed, please do so now to avoid interest charges and a $25 civil forfeiture for non-compliance. If your dog has not previously had a license, the license was issued under another family name, or you no longer have your pet, please contact the town clerk’s office at 736-9002, option 2.
■Happy birthday wishes to Ben Davis on Sunday, Melissa Currier Babcock and Mark Mathison on Monday, Laurie Vallee and Jane Levesque on Tuesday, Jim Pero on Thursday and Laurie Vien on Saturday. Happy birthday to you all!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■Through the end of September, the Pittsfield Middle High School Music Boosters Club will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the $2.50 reusable community bag at the Hannaford store located at 174 First N.H. Turnpike, Northwood.
■The Victory Workers 4-H Club will have their first meeting on Oct. 4 from 2-4 p.m. In order to comply with the N.H. Cooperative Extension COVID guidelines, it’ll be a drop-in/drive-through type meeting at the Pittsfield Elementary School parking lot and bus loop.
■The next American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 meeting is Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Pittsfield Town Hall. Social distancing will be required.
■Come to the Josiah Carpenter Library for new writer’s bags! It’s dinosaur time at the library! Come pick up a writer’s bag with lots of fun activities and enjoy exploring and writing about dinosaurs. Also, pick out some books about dinosaurs to learn even more. There are bags for grades K-2 and some for grades 2-5. Visit the library’s Facebook page where stories about dinosaurs and a preschool dinosaur craft will be posted.
■Things are starting to open slowly at the Senior Center. The center is putting together activity packets. If you would like to make a donation, such as word finds, crosswords, Sudoku or any other puzzle books, it would be greatly appreciated. Adult coloring books with colored pencils would be great too. There are also reading books available. The activity packets will be free. If you are interested in receiving an activity packet, call the center at 435-8482 and sign up for one. The hope is to start handing them out at the end of October.
■The Senior Center is having a community chit chat hour and a meal that will be sent home after. Reservations and masks will be required. Space is limited. If interested, please call the center at 435-8482. Currently, the plan is to hold these chit chats on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
■Senior Health Clinics are being scheduled at the Pittsfield Community Center on the fourth Monday of each month between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Clinics are held upstairs above the Senior Center. Call 224-4093 ext. 5815 to make an appointment.
■The Pittsfield Food Pantry is open on Mondays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Mondays from 4-6 p.m. at 55 Barnstead Road, Bay 6 (near Joy Church). Call 435-7300 for other information.
■Happy birthday wishes to Ben Davis on Sunday and to Laurie Vien on Saturday! I hope you both enjoy your special day.
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com