Reminder
The
Northwood Crankpullers Snowmobile Club will host their annual Water
Cross Event on Sunday, September 12th at 10 a.m. at Lake Shore Farm,
Jenness Pond Road, Northwood.
The
Event will include: concessions, local snowmobile vendors, flea
market , and more. Pictures and information:
www.northwoodcrankpullers.com
Northwood School Open House And Community Information Night
The
Northwood School will hold its Annual Open House on Tuesday,
September 21 (K-4) and Wednesday, September 22 (5-8) and we would
like you to participate!
This year, in addition to classroom
visits, our gymnasium will be filled with representatives from an
array of school and community organizations. Our goal is to provide
parents with information about everything from recreation events to
the annual school district meeting. The annual open house has always
been a very well-attended event so this is a great opportunity to
disseminate information to a large group (with a current enrollment
of 437 students, we expect to see close to 1000 adults over the
course of the two evenings).
To reserve a table(s), please call
the Northwood School at 942-5488 by Friday, September 17.
For
more information about the event, contact any Northwood School
Communications Committee member (Ellen Gibson, Dan Barnhart, Kathy
Thom, Jen O’Dwyer, Andrea Anatone, Colleen Pingree, Steve Robert,
Rich Hartford).
DAR
Reception
Regent
Jan Gilman and Treasurer General Sarah Potts Voll of the Else Cilley
Chapter NSDAR smile for the camera during a recent reception for
Mrs. Voll at the Nottingham Square Schoolhouse. Members of the Else
Cilley Chapter held an Open House for the newly elected National
officer so member of the Daughters of the American Revolution could
congratulate her. Daughters from around the state, as well as the
society’s purposes to promote education, patriotism and historical
preservation. Women interested in joining DAR may visit the
chapter’s web site”
www.freewebs.com/elsecilley.
The
Else Cilley Chapter, NSDAR, recently held a reception for member
Sarah Potts Voll congratulating her on her recent election to the
National office of Treasurer General. Mrs. Voll attended the
reception with her husband, John and daughter, Layla. Following
the opening ritual with the President General’s message read by
Vice-regent Barbara Frangione, the National Defense Message given by
John Voll, stating the importance of literacy to our national
defense, and a blessing by Chaplain Becky Shoup, guests were invited
to enjoy the fruit, cheese, crackers, wine and punch provided by the
chapter members. All attending enjoyed a pleasant afternoon of
socializing and took home favors of gold covered chocolate coins
from a treasure chest decorated with gold and candy necklaces.
Be
sure to mark your calendars and come out to Nottingham Day
Celebrations at the Nottingham Elementary School off Route 152. The
Else Cilley Chapter will participate in Nottingham Day on Saturday,
September 18, 2010. The chapter plans a table with a patriotic
coloring activity for children and information about the flag, DAR
and genealogical research for the adults. Genealogist Sue Farnum
will be on hand to assist women interested in tracing their family
roots. Prospective member packets will also be available. The
chapter will have several raffle items including hand-decorated
sweatshirts, gift baskets and gift cards. All proceeds go towards
repairs and upkeep to the chapter’s historic building, the
Nottingham Square Schoolhouse.
NSDAR Else Cilley Chapter Regent
and NH State Chairman of the DAR American History Committee, Jan
Gilman, has begun her campaign to encourage students in Grades 5-8
to participate in the organization’s yearly essay contest.
NH
schoolteachers should receive information about this year’s topic,
Memoirs From Paul Revere, from a local DAR chapter soon. As 2010 is
the 275th anniversary of the birth of Paul Revere, students are
asked to pretend they are Paul Revere writing his memoirs. They
should relate various accomplishments for which Paul would wish to
be remembered in the annals of American history.
If you are a
teacher or a home-schooler who would like information about the
contest, you may contact Mrs. Gilman directly at
[email protected]. This
contest is one of the many ways the Daughters of the American
Revolution work to promote Education, foster Patriotism and preserve
History. Women interested in joining the DAR may visit the chapter
web site at www.freewebs.com/elsecilley.
The chapter will hold its
October meeting at the Wild Orchard Guest Farm and Cordwainer Shop,
67 Candia Road, Deerfield, NH, on Saturday, October 9 (please note
change of date), beginning at 1:30 p.m. The public is welcome.
Members may meet at the Schoolhouse at 1 p.m. and carpool to the
farm.
PFC
Ethan K. Johnston, (pictured with his sister Tori), a resident of
Northwood and 2008 graduate of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, and
currently a Welding Apprentice at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
deploys on Sept. 14th to Kuwait/Iraq with his unit, the 3643rd BSB
out of Manchester. We wish him well and a safe return.
NALMC
And The Deerfield Conservation Commission To Present Special
Screening Of DIRT! The Movie
Please join NALMC and the
Deerfield Conservation Commission on September 23rd for a special
screening of DIRT! The Movie. Come and meet neighbors and local
conservation commission members. Learn about the importance of soils
to the health and well being of our lands, and to all of us.
Thursday September 23, 2010, 7:00-9:30 p.m. at Camp Yavneh, 18 Lucas
Pond Road (off Route 43) in Northwood.
Our Discussion Leader: Dr.
Serita Frey, UNH Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences,
Chair of the Deerfield Conservation Commission, and NALMC Steering
Committee member. Dr. Frey is a soil scientist whose research
focuses on the response of soils to climate change.
DIRT! The
Movie takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story
of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility,
from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. Made
from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us,
“dirt is very much alive.” Though, in modern industrial pursuits and
clamor for both profit and natural resources, our human connection
to and respect for soil has been disrupted. “Drought, climate
change, even war are all directly related to the way we are treating
dirt.”
DIRT! the Movie brings to life the environmental,
economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares
the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are
able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually
beneficial relationship with soil. The movie teaches us: “When
humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And
from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately
linked.”
In true NALMC fashion, Dirt! The Movie’s website
states:
“The only remedy for disconnecting people from the
natural world is connecting them to it again.”
For more
information about this event or NALMC activities, please contact
NALMC at 603-435-5209, email to
[email protected] or visit
www.nalmc.net.
History
And Architecture Of The Congregational Church In Northwood
The Northwood Historical Society is continuing it’s series of
programs on historical buildings in town. This time the
Congregational Church will be featured.
On Tuesday Sept 21 at
7:00 p.m. a tour and discussion lead by Neil English will highlight
the architecture and history of this unique building. We will meet
for the tour first, then the discussion will occur in the sanctuary.
We will then go into fellowship hall for refreshments. This is free
and open to the public. Please join us for this interesting
program.
Harvey
Lake Woman’s Club
Harvey Lake Woman’s Club held a very successful
yard and bake sale on August 21. Many thanks to all who contributed
and to all who worked setting up, pricing, selling and cleaning up
afterwards.
On August 19 President Ginny Rogers and
Vice-President Elaine Covey attended a GFWC-NH meeting in Exeter
called by state President Nancy Greenberg to update local clubs on
new procedures, terminology and other changes of the state
organization. On August 25th our local President, Ginny Rogers,
hosted a planning meeting for the District 1, 2, and 3 Conference to
be held on November 6 in Concord. Concord Contemporary Club will
host the conference.
The next HLWC meeting will occur on Sept.
13. We will be going to the Currier Art Museum in Manchester. Please
note the change to Monday of the second week in Sept. Meet at the
Northwood Congregational Church at 11a.m. to carpool. Greeter will
be Audrey Huckins; Inspiration will be provided by Joann Bailey.
Lunch may be purchased at the museum cafe.
September 14 from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. is the Primary Election. It will be held at St.
Joseph’s Parish Hall. We will be manning our usual Bake and Snack
Table. Be sure to come out to vote and bring your donations for the
food table.
HLWC is a member of GFWC and local women are invited
to join.
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