The Bee Hole Beavers Snowmoblie Club will be having a group ride on
Sunday March 2nd. We will meet at the Chichester Town Fields on Main
St. at 1 P.M. and leave from there. Any and all snowmobilers are
welcome to join us.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, March 5, at 7 p.m.
upstairs in the Grange Hall. It will be Family & Community Night and
Mary West is in charge of the program. This is also the night that
the “Baking” Contest will be judged. This year’s category is No-Bake
Pie.
There is an opportunity for some practice at an
indoor facility before it’s warm enough to practice outside, so the
CYA is now accepting registrations for T-Ball, Baseball and Softball
for this coming season. If you have a child who will be attending
Kindergarten in the fall, they are eligible to play T-Ball this
spring. This is a great opportunity for the children to get to know
others with whom they will be going to school. Registration forms
are available @ www.chichesteryouth.com. Please take this opportunity to get them in ASAP so that
teams can be organized and equipment purchased.
Chichester Youth Association Fundraiser St. Patty’s Dance will be
March 22nd at the Elks Club at 6:30 p.m.
Happy Birthday to Abigail McIntosh on February 27.
Local Master Floral Designer Bill Boudreau has accepted a design
position at D. Mcleod Florist of Concord, NH. Bill specializes in
wedding and special events. He will be available for consultation
Monday, Thursday and Fridays.
10 year old Elizabeth Stock of Chichester and her
Morgan horse White Out have had quite a show season.
They have competed throughout New England earning numerous
Championship and Reserve Championship titles on both the Morgan show
circuit and New Hampshire Horse and Trail Association circuit.
The team spent a week this past summer in Northampton, Massachusetts
at the New England Morgan Horse Association regional championships
earning third place ribbons in both Pleasure and Equitation.
Other titles earned include, Champion in Equitation at the NHHT
show, year-end High Point Circuit Champion in the NHHTA Pleasure
Division, High Point Champion in Pleasure, Equitation and the
In-Hand Division in the Rowley Riding and Driving Club of Rowley,
Massachusetts, Champion in Pleasure at Hopkinton State Fair, as well
as Reserve Championship titles in Equitation at Hopkinton State Fair
and Granite State Morgan Horse Association, Reserve Champion in
Pleasure at Maine Morgan and Twin State Saddle bred shows and
year-end Reserve High Point Circuit Champion in the Equitation
division in NHHTA.
This incredible team continue to improve as a result of Elizabeth’s
hard work and dedication and the expert training of Joanne and Jen
Galvin of Deer Run Farm in Pittsfield.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
Do you have an idea how many volunteer hours it takes to run The
Attic? We are open 31 hours a week, weather permitting. There are
14 volunteers that spent 3,238 hours at the shop in 2013.
Everyone really loves what they do, your donations make it
interesting, as we have no idea what is coming in next!
Please check out the Free box under the front counter. We also have
the free Hippo newspaper every week, quite an informative paper.
Free magazines too.
Winter clearance is underway, winter jackets $2.00; vests and fleece
$1.00 or less; hats, gloves, mittens $.25 each. Great time to stock
up.
We are on Rte. 28, Chichester near the Pittsfield line; Monday 8-12;
Tuesday & Thursday 8-4; Wednesday 11-4 & Saturday 10-4. 247-7191.
Letter
To all Chichester residents,
Last year at the Town Meeting, the Chichester Road Advisory
Committee (RAC) presented a 20 year plan to reconstruct/rehabilitate
our town’s paved roads. While the Selectmen did not support the
plan, the townspeople voted to increase the selectmen’s budget and
support the first year of work.
The first three road segments were two on Pleasant Street and one on
Kelly’s Corner Road. These were completed on time and under budget
last summer.
It has been brought to our attention that the selectmen and budget
committee do not support our proposed plan for road reconstruction
again this year and have reduced the recommended budget. This would
undermine the plan we started last year and change our 20 year plan
into a 36 year plan. The RAC does not recommend lengthening this
plan as our costs will greatly increase.
This year, the RAC recommends three road segments for reconstruction
(two on Horse Corner Road and one on Bear Hill Road). Our proposed
budget for this work is slightly less than last year’s voted budget.
We would again look forward to all residents to come to town meeting
and support the continuation of the 20 year plan for our paved road
reconstruction efforts.
The RAC was created by a vote of the town to help decide the future
of our town roads. Nine volunteer members of the RAC and our Road
Agent have put in countless hours to devise a plan and reassess
yearly. Please keep in mind that our town roads are our biggest
asset and we cannot put off until future years to take care of our
infrastructure. It is a continuing problem throughout the country
and it is time to do the right thing and invest in our own
infrastructure. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Town
Meeting in March.
Sincerely,
Terry McCormack, Chairman
Chichester Road Advisory Committee
Chichester Town Library News
After a week of school vacation, young people between 5-12 years of
age can find an outlet for their creativity with the LEGO Club,
meeting on Friday, February 28th from 3-4:30 p.m. Facilitated by
Librarian Lisa Prizio, this group is provided with LEGOs to build
whatever they have imagined.
Artist Eleanor Graham will be displaying her work at the Library
during the month of March, with a reception planned for Saturday
morning, March 8th.
The March raffle item will be a “Lucky Basket o’ Green” in honor of
St. Patrick’s Day. The basket will include an Irish cookbook, a
surprise food gift and “Lucky Bucks.” Come into the Library to see
all of the contents of the basket and to purchase your chance(s) to
win.
The introduction to “Lucille’s Corner” is being changed to
“Lucille’s Discoveries” to better reflect the literary gems,
rarities and collectibles that can be found there. Although a Book
Sale is not planned for the month of March, we will be writing about
some of the books and items that can be found there.
Lucille’s Discoveries At The Chichester Town Library
Are you attracted to the unique architecture of New England or of
the works of regional authors and poets? Is it art that draws you
into a different world, or music? Are you looking for gardening
books that are a step or more above the average? These along with
many other reasons are why you might want to explore the world of
Lucille’s Discoveries at the “Down Under” section of the Chichester
Town Library. The books and related items that can be
found here have been a treasure to someone else before they came to
the Library. Lucille Noel then reviews them for their unique
properties and appeal and brings the most interesting into her world
of discoveries. She has collected some wonderful finds!
The following is a taste of her finds on houses and architecture.
A book on country houses versus one on small houses with big style
might invite you to reflect on the residence you have or the one you
want. View American architecture through a vintage postcard
collection contained between the covers of a book; or, hone your
vision to Cape Cod houses. There’s also a book on the
Arts and Crafts design style in America. These books might give you
ideas of what you might like to do with your home; or, they might
emphasize that you have made all of the right decisions. These
explorations can be done on your terms and in your own time, not
according to a one-half hour television show that may, or may not,
address your interests and/or concerns in residences.
Future articles will address some of the other areas of Lucille’s
Discoveries. “Stay tuned,” as they say in the media.
Organization Of The Week
Gail Laker-Phelps with the Photo Club
display at the Organization Fair.
Our Organization of the week is the Chichester Photo Group, local
residents who share an interest in photography. They meet bimonthly
(every other month) on the second Monday at 7 p.m. in the Library to
discuss photography and plan activities such group exhibitions, ways
to share knowledge and skills, or ideas for photo shoots. Meetings
are open to all who are interested. Since the group was formed they
have had two group exhibitions in the Chichester Library and
collaborated with Chichester’s Garden Club and Heritage Commission
on the Historic Main Street Project exhibit on Old Home Day 2013 in
the Grange Hall.
Group participants range in experience from
professional to amateur and they welcome anyone with an interest in
creating photographic imagery. Check out their website at
www.chichesterphotogroup.org. If you want to know more, contact Gail Laker-Phelps at
[email protected] or call 798-5394 or e-mail
[email protected].
Chichester Central School
Kindergarten/New First Graders Invited to Register
Do you have a kindergarten child (or a first grader new to
Chichester Central) entering in the fall and are unsure what to do?
Kindergarten/new Grade 1 registration will begin on March 7 and run
until March 31. Registration must be done in person between the
hours or 9AM and 2 PM at the school. Parents will be asked to
supply a copy of the birth certificate, immunizations, and proof of
residency. The age requirement for entry is age 5 (kindergarten)
and age 6 (Grade 1) by September 30.
Children will go through a screening process in May that will allow
the kindergarten committee to assess abilities so that the morning
and afternoon groups will be evenly balanced. Transportation is provided to school in the morning and at 2:40
(there is no mid-day transportation). The New Morning School does
provide an on-site after-school program for a minimal cost until
5:45. Parents can call Mrs. Plunkett at 798-5651 for more
information.
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