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Chichester NH News

May 21, 2014

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The CYA has again partnered with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and will be joining the team for a game on Friday, June 6th.   This is open to CYA Families as well as your extended family and friends.  Tickets are just $12 each and we have great seats.  See you at the ballpark!

 


 

Chichester Grange will be holding its annual Memorial Day observance on Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m. at the Town/Grange Hall. There will be a brief ceremony in the parking lot near the memorial stone and the flagpole which will be followed by a short program inside the building. The traditional date for Memorial Day has been chosen so as not to compete with celebrations on May 26 in surrounding towns.

 


 

Chichester’s Old Home Day will be held on August 15 and 16. The Fireworks and Band Concert will be on Friday Night this year, along with the traditional scavenger hunt and putting the beans into the ground. On Saturday there will be the traditional parade and noon meal. This year’s theme is “Wide World of Sports,” so dust off your winter Olympics memorabilia or hunt up your sports uniforms and equipment and plan to decorate a float for the parade. With a sports theme it seems logical that sports and games might be used for activities at the park to entertain children and adults after the parade and before and after the meal on Saturday. Is there someone out there with equipment for games like croquet or bocci who could set it up and supervise/instruct folks with an interest in how to use it? If you have ideas or expertise, please contact Hannah West at 798-5783 or e-mail [email protected].

 


 

Beekeeping Is Third “Backyard Farming” Lecture Topic 

 

Third of the “Backyard Farming” lecture series presented by the Chichester Garden Club (CGC) and  Chichester Agricultural Commission (ChiAgCom) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 7pm at the Grange Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester, NH. 

 

Ardent Beekeeper and Presenter Julie Eaton of Bow will talk about Beginning Beekeeping and Saving the Honey Bees. 

 

Having grown up in Chichester, we welcome the return of Beekeeper Julie Eaton for this presentation. Four years ago, with others, she and her husband helped form the Capital Area Beekeepers’ Assoc. (CABA) and is currently its Treasurer and assists with CABA’s Bee School program. Julie has been keeping Honey Bees for six years with success in over-wintering, which can be difficult during NH’s long cold winters. Eaton has caught several swarms and has started a NUC hive from an overflowing hive. NUCs are smaller hives often used to prevent swarming in a larger colony, by removing frames with queen-cells from a larger colony and using them to provide the basis for a new colony. The removal of queen cells and reduction in population in the donor colony diminish the urge to swarm. 

 

In a recent NH Magazine interview with Barbara Lawler, 9-year beekeeper, president of NH Beekeepers Association and vice president of CABA, she was asked about the most interesting aspect of bees. Her reply: “Over their short lifetime (six weeks), they take on many jobs — nurse, housekeeper, guard, forager, undertaker. They communicate through movement, pheromones (scent) and sound. Their ability to move from one role to another and communicate the needs of the hive demonstrates a true collaborative effort. No room for egos or drama or selfishness. We humans have a lot to learn from bees.” 

 

When asked about the declining number of honeybees, Lawler’s response was “Do we like variety in what we eat? One out of every three mouthfuls of our food are reliant on honeybees. Medicine — a beehive is a virtual medicine chest. Products from the hive including honey, pollen, Royal jelly and bee venom, to name but a few, are increasingly being used in conjunction with traditional medicine. Wound care centers across the country use honey for deep cavity wounds, bee venom is used to treat a variety of maladies from tumor reduction to arthritis, Royal jelly for menopausal symptom relief. Unfortunately, many folks don’t seek out these more natural measures until after exhausting traditional methods.” 

 

Both the Chichester Garden Club and the Chichester Agricultural Commission have goals to keep agriculture viable in New Hampshire and to promote gardening and farming through education, they partnered to create the 2014 “Backyard Farming” lecture series. This year’s Spring program runs from March through June, with plans for a Fall program. 

 


 

Chichester Town Wide Yard Sale Saturday June 7th

 

Chichester Firefighters Association is once again sponsoring the Chichester Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday June 7th, 8am-2pm. There are several ways you can participate: If you want to come to a central location, spots will be available at the lower Town Hall parking lot. If you are having a sale at your home or business you may have your yard sale location and description placed on a Town of Chichester map. There is no charge for either of the above, but a donation to the Firefighters Assoc. thermal imaging camera fund would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, if you have some items you want to get rid of, but don’t want to have your own sale, the Firefighters Association will accept donated items which we will sell to add to the T.I.C. fund. Donation of items will be accepted at the fire station the week of June 1-6. No clothing or upholstered furniture please. You may leave items by the front door if no-one is there. 

 

Maps will be available for pickup at the fire station on Friday June 6th or at the Town Hall on Saturday the 7th. Once again, there is no cost for any of this, but we are suggesting a donation to the Firefighters Association Thermal Imager Fund. 

 

For more info on Yard Sale specifics contact Paul Sanborn at 608-6252, or sign up at the fire station.

 


 

Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News

Submitted By Carol Hendee

 

Please note: the Attic will be closed Monday, May 26th, Memorial Day, to honor all of our Veterans.

 

Tuesday through Saturday, we will have a special on caps and baseball hats. Keep the sun off and bugs at bay.

 

Super special on baby items: onesies .25 each!  Blankets .50; baby toys .25; and board books for the little ones 2/.25!

 

We are on Rte. 28 in Chichester, near the Pittsfield line (don’t forget to pickup your free area map!).  Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4.  247-7191.

 


 

Chichester Town Library News

 

Tonight, May 21st, is the presentation on Rocket Mass Heaters by Ray Dudley of the Permaculture Group, at the Chichester Central School at 7 p.m.  Anyone interested in a very efficient home heating alternative will find this presentation to their liking.

 

The Library will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. Our thanks and remembrances to  all those who have served this country to ensure the freedoms we enjoy.

 

There’s only a short time to buy your chance(s) on the May raffle, Campfire Cookery.  All in all, it’s quite a bargain!

 

The Library has received a number of new books for children, as well as for young and adult readers.  Please come in to see the selection!  Short reviews of some of the books will appear in other articles.

 


 

New Books At Chichester Town Library

 

The Library has received a number of new books that should interest readers of all ages.  Just a few of them are introduced here.

 

Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers is a children’s book and is a great way to help a child who may have different abilities, or who feels a bit different from others, appreciate their differences.  Although  dragons are known for breathing fire, Crispin does no such thing!  His first attempts to breathe fire resulted in breathing whipped cream!  Further attempts result in just as surprising results, and Crispin wonders if he’ll ever find his inner fire.  The story shows that sometimes it is the different abilities that are needed in a crisis, not what some might expect.

 

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, by Morgan Matson, is an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Readers.  Suffice it to say that the people you least expected may turn out to be the ones you need the most—and that sometimes you have to get lost in order to find your way home.

 

Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books, by Margaret Couch Cogswell successfully attempts to make the books that hold the stories as interesting as the stories themselves.  This is a guide for bookmaking that takes you through twenty-two traditional and experimental projects. Conversational instructions and artist features inspire you to find your own creative voice.

 

Chestnut Street, by Maeve Binchy is the result of this well-known and beloved Irish author imagining a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going.  As these people took shape to the author, she would write down her notes and put them in a drawer “for the future.”  The future has arrived!

 

Frog Music by Emma Donoghue is suspenseful, historical fiction based in 1876 in the “gilded age” of San Francisco.  The story focuses on the unlikely friendship of two women, one who is murdered and the other, a high-priced erotic dancer/prostitute, who tries to track the killer while she searches for her stolen baby.   


 

June 7 Is Free Fishing Day In New Hampshire

 

Take advantage of NH Free Fishing Day, coming Saturday, June 7. On Free Fishing Day, you can fish anywhere in NHfreshwater or saltwater-without a fishing license. Plan to get our and enjoy the day fishing with your family and friends. Both state residents and nonresidents may participate.

 

All other fishing regulations must be followed including season dates and bag limits. One exception is that you need a fishing license and a special permit for brood stock Atlantic salmon in the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset rivers.

 

Free Fishing Day is a great opportunity for established anglers to take someone interested in testing the waters or for families wishing to engage in an outdoor acitivity. They are sure to be hooked after a fun day of fishing and hopefully become established anglers themselves someday.

 

Free Fishing Day coincides with Hatchery Open House in NH, a nice chance to visit one of NH six state operated trout hatcheries.

 

If you get hooked on Free Fishing Day, enjoy the fun year round by buying your license at the Chichester Town Clerks Office.

 

Free Fishing Day kicks off the 2014 National Fishing and Boating week, a nationwide observance encouraging families to have fun together on the water. Chichester Town Clerk is a boat agent for the State of NH and can license your boats, you do not need to be a Chichester resident.

 


 


 

 











 
 

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