Congratulations to Travis McJuary, who was recently graduated from
Vermont Technical College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Architectural Engineering Technology.
Chichester Youth Association held their 2nd annual Baseball/Softball
opening ceremonies on April 27th at Carpenter Park. Each team stood
on the field while all the players were introduced. The CYA was
pleased to have three guests participate in the ceremonies. The CYA
would like to thank the Chichester Boy Scouts pack #85 who held the
flags while Sean Menard played the National Anthem on the electric
guitar and Sarah Harkness sang Sweet Caroline. This year there are
110 Chichester children participating making up 10 great teams. The
CYA would like to wish all the teams best of luck throughout their
season!
The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive will be held
on Saturday, May 12th. Place your bags filled with nonperishable
food items next to your mailbox and your carrier will pick them up.
A portion of your donation will benefit your local food pantry.
Thank you.
Happy Birthday on May 13 to Carter Pillsbury and Todd Hammond.
The Chichester Food Pantry would like to thank Joe Montambeault and
"company" along with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church for their
monetary donation received in April.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, May 16th upstairs in the
Grange Hall. The meeting begins at 7 pm. Following the business
meeting the Chichester Heritage Commission will present a program.
On Wednesday, May 16 the School Board will hold a very important
public hearing at 6:00 pm at the school to hear feedback on the
proposal to allow tuition-paid students to enroll in classrooms that
are significantly below the maximum class size. Please come to share
your views!
The Chichester Historical Society will present "Clothing,
Accessories, and Other Textiles from Our Museum Collection" on
Monday, May 14th at 7 pm in the Museum, 49 Main Street. Plan to
attend and enjoy both the exhibit and a fashion show. Refreshments
will be served.
Keep your eye on Carpenter Park: The logging trucks have departed
and presumably the permitting process is under way. The project
still needs many donations of money and/or labor and machinery.
Visit the website at
http://www.webharrison.net/carpenter-park.
On Thursday, May 17, Steve Taylor, former NH Commissioner of
Agriculture, will give a talk entitled "The Great Sheep Boom and Its
Enduring Legacy on the New Hampshire Landscape." Funding for this
program is provided by a grant from the NH Humanities Council. It
will be held at the Town/Grange Hall at 7 p.m. and is free and open
to the public.
The Chichester Fire Department will be serving breakfast on Mother’s
Day , May 13, at the Fire Station from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Proceeds
will benefit the Chichester Firefighters Association.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
Come see our "weeded" book area! Many thanks to Debbie, who spent
hours weeding out old books (which were recycled) and stocking with
new ones. Amazing. The paperbacks are still 25¢ and some newer
hardcover are 50¢. We also might have some "specials/collectibles"
for a slightly higher price.
We received a special collection of older magazines on Haflinger
horses, Rural Living, Equine And Small Farms and Reminisce. It’s
very interesting to look at the pictures of how things were done.
We have a request from a local celebrity. We need an adult baseball
glove. If you bring one in, make sure it is marked for "The
Wolfman."
We are open Mon. 8-12, Tues. and Thurs. 8-4, Wed. 11-4 and Sat. 10-4
on Route 28, 5 miles north of the Epsom circle. Our phone is
247-7191.
Pembroke Academy Spartan Singers Perform In Washington DC
The Pembroke Academy Spartan Singers chorus of 41 talented
students/vocalists and their chorus director, Cheryl Lafond,
recently performed at the 2012 National Festival of the States
concert series in Washington, DC as part of the National Cherry
Blossom Festival Centennial in April of 2012! This trip and the
costumes the students wore to perform were made possible from
generous donations from local businesses.
The Spartan Singers would like to take this opportunity to thank the
following businesses for their huge donations: Northeast Delta
Dental, Associated Grocers of New England, Banks Chevrolet Cadillac
Buick GMC of Concord, Crossroads Chiropractics, Concord
Orthopaedics, Lavalle Oil, Inc., Hampshire Fire Protection, Green
Valley School, Kyle Landt, Donaghey Tree Farm, and Davis Fuels of
Epsom.
In addition, we would like to thank the local community for coming
out to support our Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser we held in March and
the following businesses who provided supplies or other supports:
Shaw’s Supermarket, Hannaford’s, Epsom Circle Market, Suncook Valley
Sun Newspaper, and the First Congregational Church of Pembroke for
use of your hall. Thank you all for making this trip to Washington,
DC to perform a cherished memory for all of us!
Planting Maple Trees For Canterbury Road Project
The Chichester Heritage Commission has been at work on its
Canterbury Road Tree Project initiative. Five new young maple trees
have been planted recently along Canterbury Road to replace nine old
sugar maples removed by the town Highway Department due to safety
concerns for those traveling the roadway.
Commission member Bob McAnney has assessed the old maples,
researched replacement trees with various nurseries and landscape
companies to choose best options. With the help of Fayth Noyes of
Pittsfield, these signature first planting trees were transported to
prepared holes on site. After planting, the whips were staked, wire
collared and mulched for protection. Due to a very dry spell
immediately following planting, watering was required.
Four of the new trees are 8 foot bare-root Fall Fiesta sugar maples,
a salt resistant tree with brilliant fall leaf color. The fifth is a
Green Mountain Maple about nine feet tall with balled root. The
Green Mountain is noted for its orange-scarlet fall color. L.A.
Brochu, Commercial Street, Concord, NH provided the trees at a
reasonable cost.
In addition, 24 sugar maple seedlings grown by the NH State Forest
Nursery at Boscawen were planted by Commission member Faye McAnney
at a plot on her Pumpkin Hill Farm in north Chichester. After some
growth they can be used for future back-up of trees needed to
continue reforestation in coming years.
The cost of all of these trees and seedlings were funded by private
donations to the Canterbury Road Tree Fund and no public town money
has been used. The planting of maple trees reflects the Commission’s
commitment to sustaining our natural landscape heritage.
Letter
What do you think?
On Wednesday, May 16th at 6:00 pm at Chichester Central School, the
Chichester School Board is having a public hearing. The purpose is
to share information with Chichester residents on a new program we
are considering and to receive your feedback.
We are exploring the option of allowing tuition-paid students to
enroll in class rooms that are significantly below the maximum class
size. This idea was voiced by a resident who attended one of our
regular monthly meetings with the thought of maximizing our
wonderful services while generating additional revenue for the
school budget.
We are asking for the community’s help in exploring all aspects of
this topic. Please mark your calendars to share your thoughts with
us on next Wednesday, May 16th.
Any questions, please contact any of your school board members.
Respectfully yours,
Ben Brown,
Sally Kelly &
Harold Losey
Chichester Library News
May artist at the Chichester Town Library is Serra Shepard, a teen
and student from Alton. Serra creates her art work as a relaxing
step back from daily life. Her subjects include fanciful imagined
scenes, realistic activities and pet portraits; some in grayscale
with pencil or charcoal and others in pen with brilliant, sharply,
contrasted colors and intricate detail. She intends to pursue a
degree in Art Education in the fall and looks forward to sharing her
artistic passions with others. Please drop in and enjoy this
wonderful show.
We are starting our Garden Club. The first meeting will be
Wednesday, May 9th at 7:00 pm.
Bill Zarakotas, himself a veteran and now a volunteer at Liberty
House, a shelter for homeless vets in Manchester, will be offering a
program on World War II on Thursday, May 10th, at 6:30 pm. If you’ve
ever wondered if WWII was a just war, come, listen to the facts and
decide.
Our own library patron and friend, Tom Downey, will be offering a
workshop on Computer Skills For Beginners. Like Tom said, "To err is
human, to really mess things up, you need a computer." Remember,
there are no stupid questions, you can ask all about mice, cookies
and zippers. Come on Monday, May 14th at 7:00 pm.
Please call 798-5613 if you are planning on attending these
programs.
We are having a RADA Cutlery Sale and Baking Contest on Friday, May
18th at 6:30 pm.
RADA sells knives and useful kitchen tools and the library will be
selling them as a fund raiser. At the party you will see lots of
examples and if you wish you may place an order.
The Baking Contest will be part of the fun. Anyone may submit a
desert, all attending the party will vote on their favorite.
Cookbooks will be given to every contestant and the winner will
receive a prize.
Letter
As the Suncook River watershed is developed, the peak runoff
increases during storms and the river flow decreases during the
summer due to less available groundwater baseflow. During droughts
the river is less able to assimilate upstream wastewater discharges
and uses for swimming and fishing are threatened. If the increasing
number of larger precipitation events and prolonged dry periods
continues the problems will increase.
A recent letter in this paper claimed in error that the river
nomination into the Rivers Management and Protection Program would
lead to more restrictions under the Shoreland Water Quality
Protection Act (SWQPA). This isn’t true since the entire river is
already covered by the SWQPA. The only new land use restrictions
within the proposed one quarter mile buffer would be the prohibition
on the land application of biosolids (sewage sludge) and the
construction of new dams. With the planned change for Chichester’s
river segment from "rural" to "rural community" there will no longer
be any restrictions on residential, commercial and industrial land
uses, concerns expressed by river land owners. Further, since
Chichester’s zoning already requires wetlands buffers and allows
cluster development there is no need to make recommendations for
significant changes that may be needed in other towns. The only
exception would be encouraging the use of development practices that
direct stormwater into the groundwater where it goes naturally.
Chichester has been given an opportunity to join a river basin wide
effort to study the river and make recommendations for its
protection (See
www.suncookriver.org). A successful nomination of the River into
the Rivers Management and Protection Program and the formation of
the Local River Advisory Committee will go a long way toward
preserving the uses we all enjoy and minimizing impacts on
riverfront properties. Please join me in asking our Board of
Selectmen to support the nomination.
Jeff Andrews
Mother’s Day Breakfast
The 13th annual Mother’s Day Breakfast will be served on Sunday, May
13th, from 7:30 to 10:30 am at the Chichester Fire Department, 22
Main Street.
There is no better way to start Mother’s Day than with a home cooked
breakfast buffet prepared and served by your friends and neighbors;
the volunteers of the Chichester Fire Department. Please come and
join us for a delicious buffet breakfast of pancakes, eggs, home
fries, bacon, sausage, English muffin, coffee, tea, juice, or milk.
The cost of the breakfast is $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children
under 10. All proceeds/ donations will benefit the Chichester
Firefighters Association.
Thank-you to all for the continuing support and we hope to see you
on Sunday, May 13th.
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