Chichester’s Old Home Days are this week! Plan to attend the
Variety Show on Thursday evening at Chichester Central School
from 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30, bring paper goods, personal
hygiene items, or cleaning supplies for the Chichester Food
Pantry. Come to Carpenter Park on Friday night starting at 6
p.m. for musical entertainment, Cruise Night, and the Scavenger
Hunt. Saturday will bring the parade at 10:30 a.m., the beans
and roast pig at noon, BJ Hickman’s Magic Show at 2 and 4 p.m.,
the Yard Sale, Tractor Pulls, and other events all day at
Carpenter Park.
Do you actually know how a law is made? At Old Home
Day, you’ll have an opportunity to check out a display with an
easy-to-understand explanation hosted by our own 3 State Reps:
Schuett, Davis and Kelly. Have an idea for a new law? These are
the people with whom to share your ideas, so stop by and say
“hi.”
Happy Anniversary to Frank and Darlene Cavanaugh on August
19.
It’s not too late to volunteer to help out on Old Home Day
with parking cars, keeping the grounds tidy, and other useful
jobs. Community Service hours will be given for students who are
looking for ways to earn some. Many hands make light work.
Contact Jaan Luikmil at 798-4987 or 545-9087 (cell) if you can
help.
Happy Birthday to Kara Jarvis and to Sandra Millette on
August 21.
Take a picture of your Chichester woodpile and win a cord of
wood. The Chichester Heritage Commission is sponsoring a contest
to be judged at Old Home Day, August 21. Print a picture of your
woodpile and send or give it to Lucille Noel or any other member
of the Heritage Commission. Please include your name and contact
information on the back of the photo. The woodpile must be on
your own property in Chichester. The amount of wood is not
important; character and charm count for something as well. The
pictures will be posted at Old Home Day and judged then. Too
busy to take a photo? Call Lucille at 798-5709 and the Heritage
Commission will take the photo for you.
The Chichester Town Library has several new DVDs for your
borrowing pleasure. Look for: Freaky Friday, Losing Isiah,
Inspector Gadget 2, Saving Shiloh, My Cousin Vinny, Blue Steel,
Rundown, Raise Your Voice, My Boss’s Daughter, Along Came Polly,
and 13 Going on 30.
Obituaries
Walter G.
Skeen
Chichester - Walter G. Skeen, 90, of Center
Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Concord Hospital.
He was born in Manchester, Mass., the son of the late George
and Fannie Skeen. He attended Wentworth Institute and received
his bachelor’s degree from Bentley College.
Walter worked as
an accountant at various firms over the years. He and his wife
loved the time they spent living in Freedom and Ft. Myers, Fla.
He was predeceased by his wife, Mary (Dinardo) Skeen, who
passed away in 2007.
Walter is survived by his two sons, Robert Skeen and wife,
Maureen, of Chichester, and Michael Skeen and wife, Catherine,
of Nashua; four grandchildren, Mary Weldon, Alissa, Julie and
Catherine Skeen; and one great-granddaughter, Aubrey Weldon.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 13, 2010, in the
chapel of Waters Funeral Home.
Burial was held at the Soucook Cemetery, Concord.
Memorial donations may be made to Concord Regional Visiting
Nurse Association, 30 Pillsbury St., Concord 03301.
