Don’t forget the benefit
Dance being held on Friday, August 7th, from 7-11 p.m. at the Epsom
Elks to help raise money for medical expenses for Baby Hayden.
Hayden was born with Down Syndrome and a Congenital Heart Condition
(full Atrioventricular Canal Defect) that will require her in the
next month or so to have open heart surgery. Medical expenses add up
quickly even for this hard working family. Please help out this
local family in this difficult time. Mike and Caitlin Shultz would
greatly appreciate it. There will be a DJ, raffles, appetizers and a
cash bar. Tickets are $20 each or $35 for a couple. Please contact
Tammy Montambeault for more information or to purchase tickets
[email protected] or
566-5771.
Happy
Birthday to Eric Harris on August 8.
The
Chichester Historical Society is looking for Chichester postcards.
Do you have one or more in your possession? The cards will be
scanned for the Historical Society archives and then returned to
you, the owner. If a sufficient variety of postcards can be located,
the Historical Society will see about making up a booklet about
Chichester postcards. The contact person for this project is Fred
Shaw. Give him a call at 798-5543 if you have postcards.
The
Chichester Charrette Team will be meeting on a monthly basis to
implement some of the recommendations in the document “A Village
Center, Again.” The document, a result of the Design Charrette held
last fall, is posted on the Town of Chichester website. The next
team meeting will be Monday, August 17, at 7 p.m. in the Chichester
Historical Society Museum on Main Street. Any interested citizen is
encouraged to attend this meeting. For more information call Lucille
Noel at 798-5709.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
Week of
August 4th-8th, summer inventory reduction, ALL shorts: ladies,
girls, men, boys 50¢ each. ladies tank tops 50¢ each, and all
sandals 50¢ pair. We have a nice assortment of throw pillows and
dinner plates.
Remember, we are a non-profit and will be giving out backpacks to
kids who sign up-must have adult name, phone number, gender, and age
of child.
We are
on Rte 28 North, Chichester. Mon. 8-12; Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed.
11-4 & Sat. 10-4. 247-7191.
Chichester Town Library News
The
Summertime Story, Activity and Craft group for the younger set will
meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Also
meeting tomorrow will be the Library Book Club at noon.
The
Library Trustees meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 10th at 3
p.m. This is an open meeting.
The
Craft Group for adults and teens will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
August 10th.
The
summer reading program, “Every Hero Has a Story,” is winding down,
but not without fanfare! It has been a great time for participants
as they met local heroes and identified some of their own close to
home. It is not over yet, however. There is still time to qualify
for the tickets to Chucksters and Frekey’s, as long as they have
read two books, attended at least two programs over the summer and
turned in their hero book. The last program is still to come. “Big
Joe the Storyteller” will be coming to the Grange on Wednesday,
August 12th at 7 p.m. This family-friendly program will feature his
stories from around the world about small and unlikely heroes who
overcome great obstacles.
Have
you checked out the summer raffle? Please stop by the Library to
see the Kewpie doll, the Precious Moments tea set and the Victorian
Bradley doll. It’s a wonderful package, whether for the collector
or for someone who will love, cherish and play with them.
2015 NH Permaculture Day
Join us
and participate in a unique educational and collaborative experience
full of nature walks, skills demonstrations, panels and talks given
by local experts at the third annual NH Permaculture Day- Saturday,
August 22 from 8am to 5pm at Inheritance Farm, 112 Pleasant St,
Chichester, NH. Whether you are curious about permaculture or a
seasoned practitioner everyone is welcome. Here is a sneak peek at
some of the 2015 Permaculture Day topics and presenters:
Beyond
Maples; Making Syrups from Birch and Other Trees with local expert
David Moore of Crooked Chimney Syrup
Fermenting for Health and Nutrition with multi-award winner Kath
Gallant from the Blue Moon Evolution farm-to-table restaurant in
Exeter, NH
Using
stone and waste wool to adjust microclimate in the vegetable garden
with Laurie Lockwood
With
over 30 events there is something for everyone – growing,
harvesting, preparing, and preserving food, an herb walk, mushroom
foray, raising farm animals, historic barns and natural building
practices, sustainable energy and much more. Your ticket includes a
local organic farm-to-table lunch. Check out the locally made
products for sale in our vendor area, and our children’s corner
offers supervised activities and crafts all day long.
The
deadline for our early-bird registered is approaching! Purchase
tickets through Event Brite-Permaculture Day:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/permaculture-day-2015-tickets-17164646921
(Beginning August 15 and at the door tickets increase to $35)
Interested in volunteering or vending? We have many opportunities
for you, friends, and family to get involved! Email us at
[email protected].
This
year’s hosts are Sam and Erin Schreier of Inheritance Farm on
Pleasant Street in Chichester. They are working to reemerge the
200-year-old farm into a sustainable permaculture-based homestead.
For more information go to: Central NH Permaculture Meetup events
calendar or contact UNH Cooperative Extension at 603-641-6060. We
hope to see you at this year’s Permaculture Day.
Permaculture Day is presented by the New Hampshire Permaculture
Guild in cooperation with UNH Cooperative Extension.
UNH
Cooperative Extension puts trusted information and practical
know-how into the hands of New Hampshire citizens and organizations.
Extension is at work in every NH county, making critical industries
stronger, developing vibrant communities and municipal leaders, and
fostering healthy families and an informed, engaged citizenry.
www.extension.unh.edu.
2015-16
Chichester Central School News
Submitted By Brian Beaverstock, Principal
Chichester Central School
On
behalf of the teachers and entire staff at Chichester Central
School, we hope you have had a safe and enjoyable summer thus far.
We are looking forward to welcoming back all of our students for
the 2015-16 school year. The classrooms are in order, hallways are
getting waxed and shined, and the teaching staff is gearing up for
another exciting year of learning and growing together with our
students. Within the next week, all students should be receiving a
“welcome” letter from their homeroom teacher which will list
necessary supplies for the school year. You will also be able to
find these letters on the school website in case you misplace yours.
Wednesday, August 26, is our first day of school. Please look over
the bus routes as some times and stops have changed. Students
should be at their designated bus stop at least 10 minutes before
their scheduled time in the first week of school so we can gauge
their pick-up time and bus route correctly. Parents who are dropping
off their children are asked to do so after 8 and as close to 8:10
as possible. Students may begin entering their homeroom at 8:15.
There is still time for parents who would like to have their
children use the New Morning Childcare program to register. This
program provides care for students of Chichester Central School
before school beginning at 7 AM and after school until 5:45 PM.
Parents and families may call the New Morning program at 669-3591
or visit newmorningschools.com on the web for more information.
The
lunch price for students this year will remain $2.50. Adults who
would like to purchase a fine meal may do so at $3.50, but please
call ahead to make arrangements. More information including our
school lunch menu will be posted on our website and on our google
calendar.
Incoming kindergarten students are invited to ride the bus for an
orientation to school with their parents on Tuesday, August 25. The
bus will leave the town hall at 9:00 (AM class) and 10:00 (PM class)
and drive down Main Street to school. After a 45 minute stay to get
acquainted with their new classroom, the bus will return to the town
offices. All incoming first grade students may visit their
classroom from 1-2 PM on Tuesday, August 25 in order to reorient
themselves with their new classroom. The PTO will once again be
hosting our fabulous Back to School Barbeque on Wednesday, September
9 at 5 PM. Carpooling for this event is strongly encouraged as
there is limited parking at school. After everyone is fed, families
are encouraged to meet the teachers and tour the school as part of
the annual Open House.
I am
very proud of our school’s accomplishments in the past year and am
looking forward to another great year of learning in our CCS
community. Students in grades 5-8…be sure to read your summer
reading book and complete your summer reading assignment. Enjoy
these last few weeks of summer and please call the school at
798-5651 if there are any questions!
Community Participation Makes Garden Tour A Success
Despite
light showers Sunday, the second biennial “Historic Chichester
Garden Tour” was a success. Sixty participants wandered Chichester
this last weekend viewing a wide variety of private gardens. One of
the highlights was a personalized tour at Millican Nurseries Inc. on
Pleasant Street. Although a wholesale operation, Millican offered
an hour long tour of their facility and gave Tour participants an
opportunity to make a purchase. Participants were very appreciative
of Millican’s effort to make this weekend a memorable one and our
tour guide, who took the time to inform and answer horticultural
questions.
Most
have visions of young farmers growing acres of vegetables and more
mature ladies raising flowers in tiny gardens. This Tour brought to
light the diversity of gardeners with that some of our more
experienced vegetable gardeners sharing growing techniques in
gardens to provide food for much of the year. We were
pleased that one entire family takes gardening to heart, and
delighted to have 14-year old Josh Newhook share his two gardens
with Tour participants. Josh enthusiastically guided participants
around the family backyard explaining who created which gardens,
type of flowers and herbs and shared his knowledge and excitement of
gardening.
Not
only did Tour tickets include a light lunch at the Memorial Garden
area and desserts at a designated garden site, it entitled each
participant to a chance to win one of eleven door prizes.
New
this year was the Farmers Market which offered plants, fertilizer,
produce, baked goods and maple syrup from local residents and
farmers.
This
community effort made this event a success. Ticket sales will be
divided among the following Chichester organizations - Garden Club,
Historical Society, Heritage and Agricultural Commissions, Town
Library and Photo Group.
Bus
Route Schedule for 2015-16
Chichester Central School
BUS 1
7:29
Canterbury Rd./King Rd.
7:33
Main Street/ Right onto Cross/Granny Howe
Right
onto Rte 4W, Left at lights
7:39
Corner of Horse Corner/Towle Mason, Left onto Lane
7:43
Right onto road marked “To Hutchinson Rd”
7:47
Turns around in Pembroke
7:51
Right onto Short Falls, Left onto Lovers’ Lane
7:53
Right onto Burnt Hill
7:56
Right onto Smith Sanborn
7:58
Right onto Highland, Right onto Smith Sanborn
8:00
Right onto Dover Rd E to traffic circle
8:08
Left on Deermeadow Rd
Bus 2
7:30
Main St. to W on Dover Rd
7:40
Turns onto Ricker Rd. to Harvest, Holstein, Guernsey
7:46
Left onto King onto E. Ricker
7:56
Right onto Bear Hill
7:59
Left onto Durgin, continues to Ferrin
8:06
Left onto Bear Hill
8:09
Right onto Rte 28 S.
BUS 3
7:29
Right onto Bear Hill to Center Rd. (Bus does not stop on Bear Hill)
7:37
To Horse Corner Rd.
7:40
Garvin Hill & Horse Corner
7:45
Staniels & Horse Corner
7:47
Left onto Higgins, turn at Preve
7:49
Right onto Horse Corner, Left onto Connemara
Turn at
cul-de-sac, Left onto Horse Corner
7:52
Left onto Bailey
8:00
Right to Dover Rd. E.
8:06
Left onto Cross Road
BUS 4
7:27
Webster Mills to S on Suncook Valley Rd.
7: 34
Right onto Deermeadow, Right onto Main St.
7:36
Left onto Rte. 28
7:38
Suncook Valley and Martel
7:40
Turns in Pittsfield comes S on Suncook Valley
7:42
Right onto Kelly Corner
7:44
Right onto Pleasant
7:52
Turns at end, back to Kelly Corner, toward Suncook Valley
7:54
Right onto Suncook Valley South
7:56
Right onto Swiggey Brook
7:58
Turns R onto Hilliard, turns at end
8:05
Right onto Swiggey Brook
8:07
Right onto Suncook Valley
To Deer
Meadow & School
TO
PEMBROKE ACADEMY (Stops)
6:04
Rte. 28 and Martel Rd.
6:07
Ring Road and Kelly Corner
6:07
Kelly Corner and Pleasant
6:09
Rte. 28 and Swiggey Brook (upper end)
6:10
Rte. 28 and Swiggey Brook (lower end)
6:12
Bear Hill at Carpenter Park
6:15
Bear Hill and Center Rd.
6:21
Chichester Central School
6:23
Congregational Church
6:24
Granny Howe/Main
6:24
Methodist Church
6:28
End Canterbury Rd (Loudon end)\
6:30
King and Harvest Rd.
6:31
King and Rte. 4
6:33
Abundant Life
6:36
Horse Corner and Connemara
6:37
Horse Corner and Staniels
6:38
Horse Corner and Bailey
6:39
Bailey and Rte 4
6:41
Atlantic Traders/Mason Rd
6:42
Mobile Home Park
6:44
Hess/Horse Corner Rd
6:45
Horse Corner and Lane
6:47
Lane and Hutchinson
6:48
Smith Sanborn and Burnt Hill
6:49
Smith Sanborn and Highland
7:15
at PA
Farmers’ Market At The Chichester Library
In
conjunction with the August 22nd book sale, the Library will be
hosting a local version of a Farmers’ Market. The gardens are
yielding their crops in abundance and what better way to distribute
any extras than selling them? Those who have vegetables, eggs,
honey, syrup, flowers or anything they have personally produced
(such as baked goods, soaps, lip balms, etc.) are encouraged to
participate. Each “vendor” is responsible for set-up and tear-down
of their own 10’ x 10’ space. Smaller spaces are also available.
There will be nearby parking available for vendors and buyers.
Interested parties should register by contacting the Library or one
of the Trustees (Carol Hendee, Carolee Davison or Lucille Noel) and
providing your name and phone number. The market is planned for
either rain or shine, as there is no rain date.
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