Happy Birthday to Grammy Sue Gilmore on July 18 and Mason Pillsbury
on July 22!
Chichester Old Home Day is about a month away.
Plan to attend this three-day event, which gets bigger and better
every year. The Variety Show is scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 7
to 9 p.m. at the school. On Friday, August 15, there will be Cruise
Night at Carpenter Park beginning at 6 p.m. There will be live
music, and you can also see the kettle of beans being lowered into
the bean hole to cook overnight. On Saturday, August 16, is the full
schedule of traditional events with the tractor pull beginning at 7
a.m., the parade stepping out at 10, bean hole beans and roast pig
at noon, the Attic Treasures Flea Market under the big tent, and
other events throughout the day, until it's time for fireworks at
8:45 p.m.
Would you like to have a voice in Chichester Town
government? The Capital Improvement Program Committee (CIP) could
use some new members. This committee was adopted by a Town Meeting
vote to expand participation beyond the Planning Board and assist
with the task of monitoring and updating the six year Capital
Expenditures Plan. This is a required component under a Growth
Management Ordinance and a tremendous budgeting tool for the
Selectmen, Department Heads, and the Advisory Budget Committee.
If you are interested in a spot at Carpenter Park
on Saturday, August 16, as a vendor or an exhibitor, please contact
Jaan Luikmil at 798-4987 as soon as possible. The available space is
going fast!
Do you have items for the Attic Treasures Flea
Market on Old Home Day? Please Contact Stacy Luikmil at 798-4987.
Items can be picked up if necessary.
More cookies, bars, or cupcakes are needed for
dessert at the noon meal on Old Home Day, August 16. Contact JoAnn
Luikmil at 798-5483 if you are willing to bake. There are a lot of
hungry mouths to be fed that day!
If you would like to see your August birthday
listed in this column, please contact Hannah West at 798-5783 or
e-mail [email protected]. A
list of family birthdays can be registered all at one time, if you
wish.
Challenger Sports Camp
It is not too late to sign up for Challenger
Sports Soccer Camp sponsored by the Chichester Youth Association!
Join us at Carpenter Park August 4-8, 2008. For more information,
please check our website
www.chichesteryouth.com.
Chichester Fall Soccer Program
Register now for fall soccer! Chichester Youth
Association is currently accepting registrations for the fall soccer
program, which is open to kids ages 4-11 as of August 1, 2008.
Deadline to register without a late fee is July 25. For more
information, please visit our website
www.chichesteryouth.com.
Chichester Democrats
The Chichester Democrats will meet on Thursday,
July 17, 7:30 p.m. at the home of Representative Sally Kelly - 63
Horse Corner Road. All registered dems are welcome!
We will be discussing our election efforts for
our local reps for this November, including creating a presence at
both Chichester and Pembroke Old Home Days. Volunteers will be
needed, and very much appreciated. Reps Sally Kelly and Frank Davis
will both be in attendance, as will Diane Schuett, who is running
for office for the first time, from Pembroke. This is a great chance
to meet your elected officials and have some input on their
campaigns and positions.
Please do join us. We would be thrilled to have a
standing room only meeting!
Chichester Library
The Chichester Library's summer reading program
is off to a good start, but if there are any children in town (8th
grade and under) who haven't joined up we are inviting you to do it
now. We need 3,000 hours and so far we have 346. If we make our goal
singer/storyteller Steve Blunt will eat a live bug here at the
library on August 19th.
Our second annual lego contest has begun, so
bring in your creations. Just remember whatever you make must
somehow be connected to Australia.
Want to help us decorate the library this summer?
We are displaying the drawing and descriptions of your favorite
books. Come on in and pick up the forms.
The next Summer Reading event will be on Wed.
July 23 at 6;00. The library will be filled with Aussie games and
activities. This is a great family event. Hope to see you then.
Chichester Congregational Church To Hold
Vacation Bible School
The Chichester Congregational Church, located at
153 Main Street in Chichester, will be offering Vacation Bible
School, August 4th through August 8th from 6
to 8 p.m. Vacation Bible School is a fun way for children from
kindergarten through third grade to learn what the Bible teaches us
about our Lord Jesus Christ. Age appropriate lesson plans will be
combined with fun activities and refreshments for children who
attend.
Vacation Bible School Preview night will be held
on July 18th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature live
entertainment, face painting, and refreshments.
For more information call 798-4220 or visit the
website!
The Chichester Congregational Church is committed
to leading people just like you to personal relationship with Jesus
Christ and knowledge of His Love, His Grace, and His Purpose.
Show Us Your Fancy Yard Work
We at Northeast Garden Center would love to see
all the creative things you do with green and flowering plant
materials, brick and block, trees, and other landscape items.
Nothing adds more value to your home than
landscaping. No matter how small an area or how grand a display you
may have it all adds beauty and class to your home. What could be
more eco-friendly than adding plant material to your yard?
Let us see some photos of your handy work. You
can stop by with photos, mail them to us, or send them via e-mail.
We'll add them to our wall of fame for your friends and neighbors to
see and possibly gather some ideas from. We can't wait to see all
the great things our customers come up with.
Of course we intend to reward your efforts. The
categories are:
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Best use of plant material
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Best use of hardscapes (brick/block, natural
stone, etc.)
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Most creative
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Best overall design
A gift certificate will be given out to the
winner of each category so that you can continue to keep your yard
looking great. Winners will be announced in The Sun and posted in
our store the week of August 25th. Come on and join the fun.
Mail entries to: Northeast Garden Center, 200
Suncook Valley Road, Chichester, NH 03258, or e-mail them:
[email protected] or just stop by.
Out
Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
By Ruthi
True
Our
Latest Project
Recently we sent bags to a few local Police
Departments filled with beanie babies. We felt they may be able to
use them when they come upon an accident or any situation where they
could make a child feel comfortable. Some of the towns to receive
these were Alton, Allenstown, Belmont, Barnstead, Bow, Chichester,
Gilmanton, Epsom, and Pittsfield, and we have a couple more still to
deliver as soon as time allows.
We received a great response from some of the
police as they keep small stuffed toys in their trunks. It is one of
our simple projects. Our thanks to all the great donators we have.
Also, Judy has been working hard getting ready
for her big project in July to benefit anyone who wants to get their
Christmas stuff early. We've been saving Christmas items all year to
gear up for Judy's sale of the summer!!
We gladly accept any holiday item any time of
year as well as Spring, Summer, Winter clothes any time of year as
we work on homeless projects all year long. Also, we accept
household goods all year long and help folks who have had fires
totally free and do lots of other things as well. We do give you a
tax slip if you need it for tax purposes. We think it should give
you a really good feeling to know you've done something nice to help
someone less fortunate.
We have a new program coming to the shop soon.
Further details at a later date.
Saint Michael's College Book Award Given To
Pembroke Academy Student From Chichester
John T. Nardini, son of Robert and Gloria Nardini
of Chichester, NH, and a student at Pembroke Academy in Pembroke,
was named the 2008 recipient of the Saint Michael's College
Scholarship and Service Book Award. The reward recognizes students
who demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism and leadership through
community service. Saint Michael's located in the Burlington area of
Vermont, was founded on the belief that serving others is part of
its Catholic tradition, and through the award seeks to honor those
who demonstrate the true spirit of volunteerism.
Award recipients, named at schools throughout the
country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National
Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization.
They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high
school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these
activities.
Nardini was presented the book First They
Killed My Father: A Daughter Of Cambodia Remembers
(HarperCollins 2000) by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael's College
Graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author. In First They
Killed My Father Ung gives a powerful autobiographical account,
from a child's perspective, of surviving captivity during the
genocidal Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. She reveals an indomitable
spirit. Ung has written a riviting memoir about a family's survival,
and in turn, about the development of Ung's on-going crusade for a
landmine free world.
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