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Events: Community Bulletin Board
Saturday August 10
CRAFTERS WANTED: Last call for crafters to participate
in Weare’s Old Home Day from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. We have
more than 50 participants in this year’s event. Don’t be
left out. Contact: Heleen at 529-7253 or email hkurk@
gmx.com for a participation form.
SRK GREENWAY: August Trailwork Days: Newbury:
Fishersfield Park, Old Post Rd (opp. Transfer Station) Help
and Learn: How to Trim a Trail. Lopping Beech Party on
Easy trails at Fishersfield Park. c. 1 mi. (E) Contact: Travis
Dezotell email: tdezotell@newburynh.org.
SUMMER FAIR: Deering Community Church 9am-2pm
Homemade jams, pies, granola & baked goods, VT
cheese. Cafe serving muffins, coffee, hot dogs, soda, ice
cream. Attic treasures (make an offer), books, consignment,
plants, jewelry and crafts. Roving musician and
face painting artist on hand, too. Quilt Raffle tickets still
available for Kay Daniel's beautiful Log Cabin 'light &
bright' design.
GIANT YARD SALE: at the New London Historical
Society Barn, Little Sunapee Road, New London, 8:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m (no early buyers). FREE ADMISSION. All
proceeds go to loans and grantsfor women in college
and technical schools. Artwork, frames, antiques, furniture,
books, CD's, jewelry, sports equipment, household
and holiday items, linens, tools, toys, and more.
SUMMER FAIR: 9-2, 23rd Annual Summer Church Fair,
South Newbury Union Church. Something for everyone...
vendors/ baked goods/flea market/raffle/chinese auction/
books and lots more new this year...music from
local bands all day...bbq lunch/old fashioned lemonade
stand Local "Green" table...lots of local plants, veggies.
CONTRA DANCE: Dudley Laufman will lead the dancing
at a special Old Home Week edition of the Nelson Saturday
Contra Dance on August 10th. He will be assisted
musically by the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra.
Dancing begins at 8:00 PM. Beginners and singles are
welcome and all dances are taught throughout the
evening. Admission is only $2, thanks to the generosity
of an anonymous benefactor. The dance takes place in
the historic Town Hall in Nelson.
CHURCH SUPPER: United Church of Warner Church
Suppers served from 5 to 6:30. Adults $8.00/under 10
years old, $5.00, ham & beans.
FELLS PROGRAM: Hay Day Family Festival, 10am-3pm.
This is our most popular family event! Enjoy old-fashioned
games, music, children’s art projects, scavenger
hunt, petting zoo, face painting and delicious food.
Features a live performance at 1pm by The New London
Barn Playhouse Junior Players. While here explore our
varied nature trails, visit the fairy village, view the art
in nature-2013 outdoor sculpture exhibit and the main
house art exhibit, animals of The Fells. Hourly historic
tours of the main house and a 1pm tour of the gardens
offered. Members free, nonmembers pay site admission.
Rain or shine.
Sunday August 11
HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Presbyterian
Church, Main Street, Antrim Reflections on Teaching
History Speaker: Professor Danilo Lechuza.
FUN FAIR: The Neighborhood Fun Fair is Sunday,
August 11 from noon to 2:00pm at the Hillsboro United
Methodist Church! Come one, come all! Free food, fun,
and entertainment! Come and meet your neighbors!
Call 464-3056 for more info or check out our web site at
www.hillsboroumc.net
NEWPORT CONCERT: The Flames sponsored by:
Goodrich Oil and the Insurance Center 6 to 8 p.m. Free
admission, bring your blankets and lawn chairs.
Monday August 12
WASHINGTON HISTORY: Washington Historical
Society meeting with the NH Humanities Council August
12, NH’S One Room Rural Schools: the romance and the
reality presented by Steve Taylor. Meeting will be held
at Camp Morgan Lodge. 6:00 pm Pot Luck Supper;
7:00 pm Business Meeting; 7:30 pm Presentation. Come
even if you cannot attend pot luck supper or meeting.
FELLS PROGRAM: Of Constellations & Perseids: Star
Gazing And Meteors, 8-9:30pm (rain date, august 13)
with our eyes to the arch of the night sky, we’ll explore
constellations and watch for meteors during the height
of the summer perseid meteor shower, which can produce
up to 60 meteors per hour! Fred Sladen of the New
London Outing Club will lead this field trip of star-gazing
and shooting-stars during the halcyon evenings of summer.
Members free, nonmembers pay site admission. No
registration required. Meets at the fells welcome kiosk.
Tuesday August 13
HENNIKER CONCERT: HIGH RANGE – Ellen Carlson and
High Range performing original, refreshing, rootsy bluegrass,
country and rock inspired music on fiddle, banjo
guitar and bass. 7:00pm, Angela Robinson Bandstand,
Community Park, Free. In case of rain, program will be in
Community Center. www.henniker.org
GREENFIELD CONCERT: The Boogie Men Rock & Roll
sponsored by American Steel Erectors & Greenfield
Corner Properties. Free concert every tuesday evening at
6:30 pm on the Common.
Wednesday August 14
SUNAPEE BANDSTAND: The Flames
SRK GREENWAY: Springfield, Wilmot, New London:
Morgan Pond Rd to Great Brook and Morgan Hill Trail. A
hike-&-clean-up loop from Morgan Hill in New London.
3.5 miles. (M) Help and learn: Lop, chop, and fix blazes
above and below Devil’s Half-Acre Pond. Contact: Gerry
Gold (ph: 526-2857) or trails@srkg.com.
Thursday August 15
NEWBURY CONCERT: Kearsarge Community Band,
7 p.m. All concerts will be held at the gazebo at Newbury
Harbor.
HILLSBOROUGH CONCERT: Lazy Boy Rockers blues,
country, R&R and all that jazz 7-8 evenings at Butler
Park, fair weather only. Bring a chair, bring a friend.
Friday August 16
WALK/MARCH-A-THON: The Hillsboro United Methodist
Church will be holding a two mile Walk/March-A-
Thon Friday, August 16th starting at 7:00 PM at Grimes
Field in Hillsboro. In order to stay in theme with the
living history event weekend, although not required, we
invite anyone who wishes to participate to come dressed
in colonial, civil war, or revoluntionary war attire. Proceeds
raised through pledges will be used to support
and assist Down East Missions. To obtain a pledge sheet
contact Gene Gould 464-4007,or Pastor Joseph Saunders
464-3056.
NEW LONDON CONCERT: Fountain Square Ramblers
Dog Grooming
In Hillsborough!
• 10% off with re-book
• Chance to win monthly drawing
of free grooming with re-book
• Experienced in all breeds and cuts
Healthy Hounds Club
Grooming Facility
located at Echo Lane Kennels
186 Bible Hill Road,
Hillsborough
(603) 748-5703
$8 off
First
Grooming!
Contoocook Dance &
Gymnastics Center
FALL REGISTRATIONS
NOW BEING TAKEN
Classes resume
September 4, 2013
OPEN HOUSE
August 24
10:00 AM -3:00 PM
For more info. call 746-3282 • 161 Pine Street, Contoocook
HELP WANTED
TOWN OF NEW LONDON
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
The Town of New London Public Works Department has
an opening for a part-time Laborer/Transfer Station
Attendant. The successful applicant will work in all
divisions of the Public Works Department including
Highway, Wastewater, Cemetery, Town buildings, and
the Transfer Station. This position requires flexibility
in scheduling and will include weekends. Minimum
qualifications include: a valid driver’s license and the
ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
An application and job description can be picked up at
the Town Office during regular business hours at 375
Main Street, or on-line at www.nl-nh.com.
Salary range: $13.68 - $14.75. EOE