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Chichester NH News

August 27, 2014

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The Summer Reading Program ended Monday night and 283 books read over the summer.  If the Fizz, Boom, Read log was completed, it’s not too late to bring it into the library in exchange for a round of golf at Chuckster’s or an ice cream at Frekey’s.

 


 

School is now back in session. Please drive carefully, especially near schools and school bus stops.

 


 

Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, September 3, at 7 p.m. upstairs in the Grange Hall.

 


 

Thank-you to all who participated in the parade for Old Home Day on August 16. The first place float was Great Meadows Campground, the second was Live and Let Live Farm, and 3rd was ALS Awareness. For antique cars the first place was Brett Brown’s ’55 Chevy; second was Chuck Schey’s ’67 GTO; and third was Paul Sanborn’s Suncook Valley Fire Truck ’23 REO.

 


 

Congratulations to the Scavenger Hunt winners on Friday night of Old Home Day. The first place team was the Pillsbury Family (Carter, Mason, Rebecca and James); the Purvis Family (Logan, Betsy and Michael) was second; and the Valotto Family (Jim, Julia, Lee-Ann and Mike) was third. There were eight teams competing, and everyone had a great time. Julie Raposa organizes the Scavenger Hunt each year, and she never seems to run out of new items to bring to our attention.

 


 

The Grange Penny Sale on Saturday of Old Home Day raised $54 for Heifer International. Thanks to everyone who participated. There were a few unclaimed items. If you still have your ticket somewhere and the last three numbers are 354, 363, 370, 374, or 375, please call Hannah West at 798-5783 or e-mail [email protected]  and make arrangements to pick up your article. Unclaimed items will end up in another Penny Sale sometime.

 


 

Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News

Submitted By Carol Hendee

 

If you need extra socks (boys & girls), we have them; some sneakers, too; lunch bags; tell us what you need and we’ll see what we can do.

 

We have some folks asking for country music CDs, fun listening while in the car.

 

Ladies sweaters have started to appear (don’t worry, summer is not gone, just planning ahead.)

 

Thank you to Pittsfield HS for their donations, good old sweatshirts and hoodies can always go another round.

 

The shop continues to do well, all because of your wonderful donations and the work of our volunteers, quite the combo!  We are 5 miles from the Epsom Circle, Chichester, just before the Pittsfield line.  Mon. 8-12; Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4.

 


 

Chichester Town Library News

 

Our condolences are extended to Carolee Davison, Library Trustee, on the recent passing of her mother, long-time resident Tina Mobbs.  To permit staff and volunteers of the Library to attend services, the Library was closed on Saturday, August 23rd and the Down Under Book Sale was postponed until this Saturday, August 30th, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.   Donations in memory of Mrs. Mobbs are being accepted.  We thank everyone for their understanding and patience.

 

There have been great additions to the inventory of the Down Under books, CDs, etc., since the last sale.  The books of Danielle Steele will be available at “steal” prices.  Also, the authors Dan Grisham and Sandra Browne will be featured.  There will even be book “groups” assembled for home decorators.

 

The kids are back in school and it’s time to return to that routine.  The Library is a great resource to help ensure kids succeed in school.   We are here for you and your family.

 

It is not too late for teens to express an interest in the group being formed for them.  Please reach out to the Library staff at 798-5613 or at [email protected] to let them know.  

 

Also, a reminder for those interested in joining a book group: the first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m.  This meeting will serve as an organizational one.  Stay tuned for further information and let the Library staff know that you are interested.

 

Parents or caregivers to preschoolers, ages two and up, should mark their calendars for Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., starting on September 18th, for story hour.   These times are devoted to reading a story or two and some entertainment or craft.   It’s a great time for all!

 


 

Old Home Day 2014

 

Another Chichester Old Home Day is past, and it is time to thank everyone for their participation and support.  Let’s begin with a hearty thanks to all the business and services with changeable signs who helped to advertise the event. From the Concord border to Carpenter Park the excitement built as different events were displayed on the signs. Donna Chagnon organized this effort and it really makes our Old Home Day special.    

 

The Old Home Day schedule was a bit different this year with the fireworks on Friday night. It seemed to work out well. There was a good crowd to enjoy the fine display put on by Pyrotechnico. Many thanks to the Fire Department for working with the Fireworks personnel and seeing that the permits were in order. Thanks also to the Police Department for helping with traffic control on Route 28 after the fireworks were over. Earlier in the evening there was the Scavenger Hunt organized by Julie Raposa. There were eight teams this year, and everyone had a good time exploring Chichester to collect facts and artifacts. Craig Kendall and the North Woods Playboys provided a band concert.  Their western style music was easy on the ears as everyone waited for the sky to grow dark. As always, we offer a thousand thanks to the area businesses and individuals whose donations pay for the fireworks and the band concert, as well as rental items like the big tent, the port-a-potties, and the extra tables and chairs.

 

On Saturday, there was the traditional parade and the noon meal as well as vendors, exhibitors, and a fine variety of Children’s Activities. Many thanks to the group of volunteers who organized face painting and fairy houses, the wonderful shark and karate photo opportunities, and the other things for young folks to do. It was the best array of children’s activities we have had in a long, long time. 

 

Many thanks to all who participated in the parade and to Ann Davis who organized it with the assistance of Carol Frekey-Harkness and others. Thanks to the Chichester Police Department for arranging for permits and providing traffic control. The parade has been a part of Old Home Day since 1967 with ups and downs over the years, but always with an enthusiastic audience.

 

Thanks to Kevin Belval of Chichester Grange who served as MC for the Saturday events. Thanks to Pastor Joe of the Chichester United Methodist Church for the invocation and to Sara Harkness for singing the Star Spangled Banner during the opening ceremonies.

 

Linwood Marden and Philip Hitchcock organized and prepared a fine noon meal of bean-hole beans, hot dogs, and corn-on-the-cob. The Weathervane Restaurant donated cole slaw and The Chichester Country Store provided dozens and dozens of delicious apple cider doughnuts. Many thanks to those who helped husk corn, set up tables, serve food, and otherwise make the noon meal a delicious and smoothly functioning experience. As always, the Marden family is there with the bean-hole beans that have been the center of Chichester’s Old Home Day ever since it began.  This year Linwood set up an additional cinder block “stove” and boiled up the hot dogs and the corn as well.

 

Thanks also to all the behind the scenes folks like Tim Baker who cleaned up the debris left on the soccer fields by the fireworks, to the Pinard Company for donating the big dumpster, and to the people who left off and picked up all the recycling containers. Thanks to Tractor Supply for the loan of two pop-up tents. Thanks to Chichester Grange for oversight and insurance.  A special thanks to the Fire Department for being the go-to people for personal health and safety concerns as well as fire safety and delicious French fries. Finally, a very special thanks to Ann Davis and Philip Hitchcock for organizing not only the visible events like the parade and the food, but also the pick-up and clean-up; to Julie Raposa for fund-raising letters; and to Carol Frekey-Harkness for keeping track of the treasury and for providing pick-up and drop-off service at the ice cream stand.

 


Obituaries


 

Christine Mobbs

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Christine (Tina) Mobbs, 91, died Monday, August 18, 2014.  She was the widow of James O. Mobbs, who died in 2010.  Jim and Tina were married 70 years.  

 

Tina worked at Page Belt in Concord during the war and then many years later she worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Concord. She was a 77 year member of the Chichester Grange #132.  She was a wonderful cook and baker.  She was well known for her lemon meringue pies making 8 of them for church suppers every 2 weeks.  Her favorite to make were whoopee pies which the grandchildren loved.

 

Family was so important to both Jim and Tina.  Every Sunday for lunch there is between 16 and 22 people at their home.  Their daughter Karen has continued the cooking when Tina was unable to do it.  Their other daughter Carolee does the cleanup.  These Sundays are making memories for the grandchildren and great grandchildren.

 

Tina was predeceased by her brother, Philip Glines; her sisters, Shirley Chagnon and Arlene Lamper; and her great granddaughter, Skye-Lyn Davison.

 

She is survived by her daughters, Carolee Davison and Karen Michael both of Chichester, her brother in law, Clarence “Brud” Brown of Connecticut; her grandchildren, Rick and Tracie Davison, Keith and Aja Davison and Kelly and Jason Brudniak of Chichester, Ken and Janna  Michael of Epsom and Kendra and Jeremy Corson of Northwood. Great grandchildren, Keith, Brooke, Jordan and Myles Davison, Calvin and Owen Michael, Kayde Corson, and Ally and Cameron Brudniak; her sisters-in-law, Migs Mobbs of Rochester and Arlene Glines of Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.

 

A graveside service was held Saturday, August 23rd. at Pine Ground Cemetery in Chichester. Pastor Joseph Pawlowski of Chichester Methodist Church officiated the service.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chichester Town Library, 161 Main Street, Chichester 03258. The Bennett Funeral Home of Concord is in charge of the arrangements.

 


 


 

 











 
 

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