Olive Edmunds, who lived on Main Street for many years, will be 100
years old on April 13. This milestone event is being celebrated with
a card shower. Please send cards to her at Pleasant View, Room 221
D, 239 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH, 03301, where she is currently
recuperating from a broken hip.
If you were in the vicinity of the Hess Station at noon time on
March 28, you may have noticed a big piece of yellow machinery being
transferred from a flatbed truck to a car carrier. This machine is a
wood splitter which was made in Rainier, Oregon. It is designed so
that the operator can cut and split wood without touching the log or
any of the moving parts of the machine. It cuts and splits very
quickly, and it shears the logs to open the pores so that the wood
dries more quickly. David Rounds and Ian Blackman will be using this
machine to cut their firewood quickly and safely.
The CYA Monthly Meeting will be Sunday, April 15th, at the Town Hall
starting at 6 p.m.
You have two more weeks for licensing your dog at the Town Clerk’s
office. Dog licenses are due April 30. The cost is $7.50 for an
altered dog and $10.00 for unaltered. Senior citizens (65) have a
special rate of $2 for first dog only. Make sure your dog’s rabies
shots are up to date.
Thanks to everyone who attended Chichester Grange’s Penny Sale on
March 31, and special thanks to Frekey’s Dairy Freeze for the
donation of two door prizes. We hope you all had a good time. Enough
money was raised to pay for two window panes in the Heritage
Commission’s "One Pane at a Time" campaign. Chichester Grange
aspires to sponsor at least one whole window, so there are ten panes
to go. Look for another Penny Sale, probably in June.
The matching grants which will supply a large part of the funding
for the Carpenter Park Project need to be matched with donations
from citizens and businesses. Those wishing to donate money, time,
equipment, or materials to the project are encouraged to visit the
donation web page
http://www.webharrison.net/carpenter-park.
Happy Birthday to Tina Mobbs on April 17.
Keep your eye on Carpenter Park. Tree removal is moving right along.
If you don’t live at that end of town, make an effort to drive by
and see what is happening. There certainly are some drastic changes
in the landscape. The park is closed during the hours logging is in
progress, and the parking lot is being used as a staging area for
the logging operations.
Do you want fireworks on Old Home Day? If so, you will need to
support them financially. The Old Home Day budget was cut in half
this year, so instead of raising $1,500 toward the cost of fireworks
the committee must now raise the whole $3,500 by August 18. That
means about $27 per day between now and then. If you wish to donate,
make checks to Chichester Old Home Day and send them to Carol
Frekey-Harkness, Treasurer, 97 Suncook Valley Road, Chichester, NH
03258.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
We receive some unusual requests now and then at the Attic, and this
is one of them. A gentleman has been coming in every week to see if
we have a "card shuffler." He and a friend are vying to see who can
be the first to find one at a thrift shop. Can you help him win?
Spring is supposed to be the time for baby lambs, but we seem to
have hit "real baby" season! Mothers, grandmothers, and aunts are
looking for crib sheets, onesies, strollers, and pack and plays.
Also, our supply of new items for the new baby layettes (diapers,
onesies, baby lotion, etc.) is at an all time low. Anything you can
provide will be deeply appreciated.
Thank you very much to the wonderful lady who dropped off a nice
check. It helped cover our loss for the money spent at the transfer
station.
Stop by on Mon. 8-12, Tues. and Thurs. 8-4, Wed. 11-4 and Sat. 10-4
on Route 28, Chichester, just before the Pittsfield town line. You
can call us at 247-7191.
Chichester Library News
Are you thinking about getting chickens this spring? The library is
hosting a program by the poultry experts at UNH. They will teach us
all we need to know in order to raise a flock of healthy chickens.
The program is scheduled for Monday, April 16th at 7:00, please call
and let us know if you are planning on attending.
The Chichester Town Library has received a grant from the New
Hampshire Humanities Council to present Free Speech in a Free
Society. The program will be presented by Richard Hesse on Thursday,
April 19th at 7:00. The program is free and open to the public.
There is a clash between social concerns and freedom of expression.
How do cultures resolve these tensions? This is an important topic
as the world grows smaller.
The New Hampshire Humanities Council nurtures the joy of learning
and inspires community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas
to the people of New Hampshire. Learn more about the council and its
work at www.nhhc.org. For more
information call the library at 798-5613.
We would like to start a gardening club. If you would be interested,
please call the library.
Letter To The Editor
Thank you to the Town of Chichester and especially the Historical
Society. Moving to a New Hampshire community from the hectic
lifestyle of New York has been inspiring and exciting. I’ve felt
welcomed and embraced by the community of neighbors I have met thus
far. It was exciting to feel I’ve made a difference by participating
in my first Town Meeting.
The scavenger hunt associated with the Annual Report enticed me to
read about all the different departments and types of events hosted
by the town. My husband David and I had fun trying to find all the
answers.
After entering the contest at the town meeting, I had really put
winning out of my mind so was thrilled to get the call that I had,
indeed won! It was so exciting to go through all the information on
the town and get a sense of where town pride came from and the
town’s long history.
The historical society did a wonderful job putting together poignant
things that would make a difference to someone new to the area. I
look forward to meeting more of my neighbors and exploring more of
the town history.
Jeanmarie (Presutti) O’Herron
Chichester Grange News
Chichester Grange met on April 4. Before the meeting Chichester
Grangers and their guests raised $55 for the NH State Grange Youth
Funds with a macaroni and cheese supper. The Youth Funds support
travel to state and national events for Grange Youth members ages 14
to 35.
The recent penny sale raised $150 for the Heritage Commission "One
Pane at a Time" campaign. That will pay for two panes at sixty
dollars each and cover the start-up costs for penny sale tickets.
All agreed that the sale went well and another one could be held
later in the year. Plans were discussed for a possible Grange Month
display in April, the Awards Night in early May and the Memorial Day
observance on May 30. Plans were also made to present long term
membership awards to several Chichester Grange members.
Wildlife sightings included many wild turkeys, a deer, cardinals, a
cedar waxwing, and an animal which might have been a weasel.
Dictionaries have been delivered to the third graders at the
Northwood Elementary School.
Information was distributed about a workshop day in Belmont on April
14, Grange Day at a Fisher Cats game on April 28, and a visit to New
Hampshire by the National Grange Master on May 4th.
Hannah West presented a program on Easter. It contained facts about
the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs as well as religious symbols of
Easter. There was an egg rolling game and three Easter songs.
The next meeting will be April 18. Carolee Davison will present the
program and Linda Booth is in charge of refreshments.
Obituaries
Judy Ann Kenneally
Judy Ann Kenneally, 61, of Kelleys Corner Road, died Saturday at
Concord Hospital following a long term illness.
She was born in Exeter, the daughter of Ernest T. and Betty Jane
Wiggin. She attended Concord High School and lived in Concord for
several years before moving to Chichester in 1969.
She was the Administrative Assistant to the Chichester board of
selectmen for over ten years, the Chichester Town Clerk for 5 years,
as well as the Tax Collector and the Welfare Officer. She was known
for her positive attitude and smile, her love of the town she lived
in for so many years, hiking, gardening, and flowers. She was an
extraordinary, wonderful, loving, and loyal mother, nanny and
friend.
She will be missed by many members of her family including her two
daughters, Tacey Weir of Chichester and Amy Bacon of New Durham, her
four grandchildren Christopher Bacon, Betty Jane Weir, Andrew Bacon
and Samantha Weir, her father, Ernest T. Wiggin of Avon Park, FL.
Sister in her heart, Betty Jean Moody and her very best friend Karon
Devoid.
She would love anyone interested in celebrating her life to join us
on Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 PM for visiting hours at the Perkins &
Pollard Memorial Home, 60 Main St. Pittsfield. We would encourage
her friends and family to bring pictures and happy memories they
would like to share.
A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in the
Greenwood Cemetery located in Stratham, NH.
Judy enjoyed the beauty of nature and all it has to offer. At her
request, in lieu of donations she would like to be surrounded with
flowers.
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