Before heading out to do your holiday shopping, please join the
Chichester Central School PTO for their annual Santa Breakfast on
Saturday December 13th from 8:30 -10:30. The cost is $4.00 per
adult and $2.00 for children under 13. There will be a parent free
zone where kids can make a gift for someone special and a new
addition this year will be horse drawn wagon rides from 8:30 -10:00.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Chichester Grange is collecting “Socks for Seniors” between now and
December 20. There will be a collection box at the Chichester Town
Library, but if you are not around during open library hours you can
put socks in the book drop. The goal is to have many pairs of new
colorful socks to distribute to older folks, especially those in
nursing homes, at Christmas time. Any socks will be welcome, but
colorful patterned socks are the goal of the program. Look for
stripes or spots or animal patterns – anything bright and cheerful
in adult sizes.
Happy Birthday (slightly belated) to Ed Millette on December 8, and
Happy Birthday (on time) to Zachary Harris on December 14.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, December 17, at 7 p.m.
upstairs in the Grange Hall.
Out of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted by Carol Hendee
Our Holiday Schedule: Closed Christmas Eve at 2:00; Closed
Christmas Day; closed Friday (as always) and CLOSED Saturday,
December 27th. Re-opening the following Monday.
The Attic will be a collection center for a project for the
Chichester Grange. They are collecting “socks for seniors.” Any
new, colorful socks that can be delivered to area nursing homes
would be appreciated.
Also, collecting for the 64 homeless people that live under the
bridge in Concord. Please mark your donations “homeless” and have
them here by December 20th. Needed are: baby wipes, toilet paper,
candy, travel size toiletries; $5.00 gift cards to McDonalds &
Dunkin’ Donuts, blankets, coloring books and crayons. They carry
everything with them, so no heavy items.
Find us on Rte 28., 5 miles north of the Epsom Circle, Chichester;
Mon. 8-12; Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4. 247-7191.
Chichester Town Library News
The time is now upon us! The “Winter Party” for the young and the
young-at-heart will be held on Friday evening, December 12th from
7-8:30 p.m. The party includes refreshments, caroling and the big
drawing for the raffle of the Samantha Parkington American Girl
doll. The drawing will be at 8 p.m. A
special treat is being prepared for the kids who bring a favorite
doll, stuffed animal or other easily carried toy.
This is also a reminder, now that we’ve had our first winter storm,
that the Library follows the school closure decision; that is, if
the school decides that it is unsafe for transporting the children
and closes, then the Library will be closed.
If you didn’t get a chance to stop in for one of the holiday used
book sales, please remember that you have access to the “Down Under”
section of the Library during regular Library hours. See Lisa or
Kayla for any assistance. There are still great treasures to find,
including patterns for 18” dolls (think American Girl dolls and
those of the same size) and for children.
The Down Under used book collection will be undergoing a review and
transformation during the winter months. Volunteers are constantly
trying to make this area better for readers/purchasers by updating
and arranging the collection.
Don’t forget to save January 11th for a presentation by the Pontine
Theatre of “A Winter’s Tale” at the Grange at 1 p.m.
Like us on FaceBook to keep attuned to things going on at the
Library. We have a faithful following who also provide us feedback
to help give you the best Library experience we can.
COHD To Hold Public Meeting
Residents are gathering to prepare for next year’s Chichester Old
Home Day (COHD) event and encourage public input for its January
2015 planning meeting. This is a chance for the public to have a
say and share comments, suggestions, thoughts and ideas of what they
would like to see happen at Old Home Day 2015. This is your
community event - please play a part!
The meeting will be held at the Grange Hall, 54 Main Street,
Chichester, 7-8pm, Monday, Dec. 15. Come sit, chat and enjoy hot
apple cider and fresh baklava.
Old home day celebrations started in 1899 by then NH Governor Frank
Rollins when he proclaimed “To have a week in summer set apart to be
called Old Home Week and make it an annual affair.” Chichester’s
first celebration was held August 24, 1901, at the Grange Hall and
subsequently moved in 1968 to Carpenter Park on Bear Hill Road and
remains there to date. In addition to location, there have been
many other changes, including event length, size, food, themes and
activities. What would you like to see next year?
Help make this a true community event by contributing your thoughts
and ideas to this 100+ year tradition, making 2015 Chichester Old
Home Day a success!
A Blue Ribbon Thank You
In honor of Chichester Central School students and staff earning the
2014 National Blue Ribbon School Award, we are ordering t-shirts for
their accomplishment. CCS is over 35% of the way towards making our
fundraising goal to purchase these shirts. We would like to take
this opportunity to thank NH Strategic Marketing, LLC, Generations
Dental Care, P.A., Country Cook’n at the Circle, and LRD Consulting,
LLC for their assistance. Please support these businesses as they
have supported us! There is still time to help; please contact
Principal Brian Beaverstock at 798-5651, ext 224 if you or your
business can help.
Chichester Central School Kindergarten Survey
Chichester Central School is attempting to reach out to all
families in Chichester and collect information that may help us make
decisions regarding our Kindergarten program. Please take a moment
and follow the web address below or visit the link on our website. bit.ly/CCS_K_Survey
Please encourage any neighbors to also answer this survey,
especially those with young children. Thank you for your help.
Letter
Selectmen of Chichester,
The Road Agent is elected by the people not the Selectmen. You
really don’t want Mr. Plunkett fired because of misunderstandings
and personality conflicts as they did in Epsom not too long ago.
It’s been told that Chichester does not want to become like Epsom
and that You don’t want to make the BAD CHOICES, as Epsom did, that
will cost the Town Hundreds of Thousands of dollars. Mr. Plunkett is
doing a great job. He’s performing the duties that are required of
him and he will continue to do so. Respect the vote of the people.
Friends of the Town of Chichester
Bee Hole Beavers Snowmobile Club
The next meeting will be December 17, 7pm at Sandi Foster’s House. We will be discussing all the
improvements to Corridor 15 that are ongoing, reroutes on Club Trail
3, and any other business to come before the membership.
All are welcome, there will be a snack and dessert pot luck with
soda and coffee provided. Need directions? Feel free to call Josh
@ 783-1952 anytime.
Please do not forget in this holiday shopping season
that for any items purchased through amazon.com, the snowmobile club
can be paid a commission if you click through the link on the upper
right of our homepage at
www.beeholebeavers.org
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