■The Bow Garden Club’s annual Poinsettia Fundraiser will be held this year with new procedures in place. Representatives of both the Garden Club and the Town of Bow met recently to devise a safe and efficient plan. Details will be announced soon. Beautiful red, white and pink poinsettias in 8-inch pots (contain three stems of poinsettias) and 10-inch pots (contain four stems of poinsettias) can now be pre-ordered through any Bow Garden Club member, via order forms posted in the entryways of both the Baker Free Library and the Bow Rec Dept. or by contacting Joyce Kimball at 229-1990 or joyceakimball@comcast.net. The poinsettia prices are $24 for the 8-inch pots and $34 for the 10-inch pots. All proceeds will benefit the Garden Club’s ongoing civic beautification efforts in Bow. All orders need to be received by Nov. 4. Customer pick-up will be on Dec. 5.
■The Garden Club is now accepting donations of new pajamas and books through its annual Pajama Project which will run through mid-November. The pajamas and books collected this year will be distributed to Family Promise of Greater Concord and Friends, families receiving assistance through Bow Human Services and Friends of Forgotten Children in Penacook, which also serves the greater Concord area. Collection boxes are now in place in the entryways of the Baker Free Library and the Bow Parks & Rec Dept. Donations can also be given to any Bow Garden Club member. Please contact Joyce Kimball at 229-1990 if you would like to drop off or a donation or would like your donation picked up at your home.
■The Bow Mills United Methodist Church annual Pumpkin Patch sale, Snowman Craft Fair and Murder Mystery Play have all been cancelled. The church asks that their loyal pumpkin patrons instead make a donation directly to the organizations customarily supported by this annual fundraiser: Friends of Forgotten Children, fofc-nh.org , 224 Bog Road Concord, NH 03301, 753-4801; NH Food Bank, nhfoodbank.org, 700 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH 03109, 669-9725; and Family Promise of Greater Concord, familypromiseofgreaterconcord.org, 176 Loudon Road #2, Concord NH 03301, 856-8490.
■The Towns of Bow and Dunbarton will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day & Electronics Collection on Oct. 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bow Department of Public Works on 12 Robinson Road, Bow. Please note this is a new location! For more information, visit bownh.gov/340Annual-Household-Hazardous-Waste-Collect.
JOYCE KIMBALL
bowcomnews@comcast.net
■Town Offices and schools will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day.
■To make an appointment to browse at the library, call 774-3546 or email dunlib@gsinet.net. Hours for browsing are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first hour each day is designated for vulnerable populations.
■Halloween themed “take and make” craft bags are available at the library each week on a first come, first served basis. Craft bags are available on the curbside pickup table.
■“DNA for the Overwhelmed: The Easiest Ways to Use DNA to Enhance Your Research,” is being presented by Robert Cameron Weir on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. This presentation is made possible by the Meredith Public Library and its Genealogy Club. If you are interested, please email erin@meredithlibrary.org directly for an invitation to this presentation. This presentation is free and open to the public. Thank you to the Meredith Public Library and Friends of the Meredith Public Library.
■Read to Dogs Virtually through the library. Kids in grades 1-4 who register will have a 15-minute virtual session with a dog of their choice. The next session is Oct. 22 from 3-4 p.m. with Murray and handler Liz. Please contact the library to reserve your spot.
■The DCC Book Club will read “Holy Envy” by Barbara Brown Taylor in October. The discussion will be Nov. 5 from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom.
■The Towns of Bow and Dunbarton will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day & Electronics Collection on Oct. 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bow Department of Public Works on 12 Robinson Road, Bow. Please note this is a new location! For more information, visit bownh.gov/340Annual-Household-Hazardous-Waste-Collect.
NORA LEDUC
774-3141
dtowncrier@gmail.com
■Think you have what it takes to be a Lion? The club is looking for service-minded men and women interested in volunteering, leading projects, networking and having fun while helping your community. In Henniker, contact Tia Hooper at 724-4611. In Weare, contact Tim Connor at 244-9743.
■John Stark Regional High School math teacher Matthew Caputo has been awarded a 2020 Edyth May Sliffe Award by the Mathematical Association of American Mathematics Competitions. This national education prize is awarded annually to teachers for their outstanding work to motivate students.
■The people of Weare are believers in personal accountability and responsibility and as such will rely on those traits to have Trick or Treating between 5 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. If you wish to participate, please leave your front porch light on. If you don’t, then turn it off.
■Henniker will also be doing responsible Trick or Treating on Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
TOM DUNN
dunn.t@comcast.net
■Join the Fuller Public Library Virtual Discussion Group on Tuesdays through Nov. 17 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to talk with other community members about topics of interest. Call or email Project LIFT at 464-5285, hillsboroadulted@gmail.com for more information or to register for this program.
■There will be a GHSS Warner Market Basket shopping trip on Wednesday. Pick up will be at 9 a.m. at Maple Leaf of the park and ride. Call Lee Avery at 478-3432 to join these trips. Masks are required.
■Crafty Critters will meet on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Deering Fish and Game on Longwood’s Road. Come join for refreshments and/or crafting. There will be a training session on crocheting hats that will be donated. You are encouraged to bring your crocheting to future Crafty Critters to continue working on them. There will also be various tables set up to do some simple and fun fall crafts. If you have crochet hooks and yarn bring them, but materials will be provided. The bus will be available to pick you up at your home, if you prefer. Contact Marie Mogavero at 724-5272 if you want a ride. Call Barbara Hays if you have questions or suggestions at 464-2692. Masks, sanitizing and social distancing are strongly urged. If you have any of the following items that you would like to donate, please bring them to Crafty Critters or contact Barbara Hays. Need supplies are yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles, glue guns, craft sticks, acrylic paints, paint brushes, glue sticks/glue, modpodge and buttons/beads.
NANCY SHEE
nshee71@gmail.com
■The Contoocook Farmers Market is open Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon behind the depot in Contoocook. Please wear a mask. Many local vendors every Saturday.
■The Hopkinton Nature Walk was created by Emma Rothe, a Girl Scout and a member of the HHA class of 2020. The trail winds through the woods next to the Story Walk, and features many informational signs about local plant life. Thanks Emma!
■Hawks face masks are now available. 15% of online sales are donated to the Hopkinton Hawks Booster Club. Please support your Hawks! stores.teamfitter.com/HHBC/shop/home
■The Hopkinton Town Library welcomes you to walkthrough opening. Limited hours by appointment; call 746-3663 or email info@hopkintontownlibrary.org. Hours will be Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon (seniors only) and 3 to 5 p.m. (all); Friday, 10 a.m. to noon (families only) and 3 to 5 p.m. (all); Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (all). Maximum of 15 patrons in the building at a time. Registration requested. Patrons can reserve ½-hour time slots. If capacity hasn’t been reached, walk-ins are welcome. Please continue to use the external book return box. Masks are required. Limited computer use available up to one hour by appointment only. Curbside Pickup will continue 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
■Beech Hill Farm corn mazes are open through Halloween. October is the last month of the season at Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn. The farm is open noon to 7 p.m. on the weekend and 2 to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
■The Hopkinton Town Clerk’s office mailed out absentee ballots to voters who had submitted absentee ballot requests for the General Election on Nov. 3. You can mail, fax, or hand deliver the completed form to the Town Clerk. If you mail or fax your request, an absentee ballot will be mailed to you. If you hand deliver your ballot request to the Town Clerk Office, you can pick up an absentee ballot, vote, and turn in your completed ballot to the clerk in a one-stop visit. If you have any questions about voting, please call the Town Clerk at 746-3180.
■Propane sale on Oct. 24 9 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Hopkinton Lions Club at H.R. Clough 76 Pine St. $10 per tank, 20lb tank max.
■Use your imagination to make the most creative scarecrow. Displays will be located at Dimitris, Colonial Village, The Fire Station and Bates Building. Best scarecrow wins a $50 gift card to Dimitris or the Villager. For rules and to register, hopkintonrec.com.
KATHLEEN BUTCHER
724-3452
kathb123@comcast.net