Chichester Fire Rescue presents the American Heart Association
Training Program Heart Saver CPR and the use of an Automatic
External Defibrillator on Saturday, February 18, from 8 am to 1 pm
at the Chichester Safety Building. Cost is $40 per person. Contact
Deputy Chief Matt Cole at 798-5954 or e-mail
[email protected]
to sign up.
On Thursday, February 16, at 7 pm at the Grange/Town Hall, the
Heritage Commission will host Dave Bowers of Olde Window Restorers
in Weare. He will speak about the upcoming window restoration at the
Grange/Town Hall and how old windows can be made more sturdy and
more energy efficient. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
The Old Home Day Committee will meet on Thursday, February 16, at 7
pm in the Fire Station. Anyone interested in helping with Old Home
Day is welcome to attend.
The CYA is accepting registrations for T-Ball, Baseball and Softball
for this coming season. The deadline is February 29th but will
accept up to March 12th with a late fee. If you have a child who
will be attending Kindergarten in the fall, he/she is eligible to
play T-Ball this spring. This is a great opportunity for the
children to get to know others with whom they will be going to
school. Registration forms are available at
www.chichesteryouth.com
Please take this opportunity to get them in ASAP so that teams can
be organized and equipment purchased.
Happy Birthday on February 16 to Heather Duford and Kendra Jarvis.
Chichester Grange will be holding a Penny Sale at the Grange/Town
Hall on Saturday, March 31st from 10 am until noon. Save the date.
More details will follow.
The Chichester Heritage Commission invites residents of the town to
attend an informational meeting on Thursday, February 16th at the
Grange Hall at 7 pm. Dave Bowers, Olde Window Restorers of Weare,
NH, will be present to speak about the Historic Grange Hall/Town
Hall Window Restoration Project. This restoration will be funded by
a Conservation License Plate Grant awarded to the heritage
commission. Please attend to learn more about this project and how
you can be involved.
Student Dean’s List From UNH Manchester
The following students were named in UNH Manchester’s Fall 2011
Dean’s List. The students listed (by town) have earned a cumulative
point average greater than 3.2 on a possible 4.0 scale in a minimum
of eight graded course credits.
Barnstead
Joshua Hough, Mechanical Engineering Tech
Chichester
Bethany Beland, Undeclared; Josie Colbert, History; Amy Edmonds,
Psychology
Epsom
Ashley Eames, Biological Sciences
Northwood
Derek Lovely, Mechanical Engineering Technology
Pittsfield
Jonathan Metzger, Communication Arts
SAU #53 Child
Screening
Do you have concerns about your child’s overall development? SAU
#53, the School Districts of Pembroke, Allenstown, Chichester,
Deerfield, and Epsom, has scheduled a child screening on Thursday,
February 16, 2012 at the Chichester Central School, 219 Main Street,
Chichester, NH. Snow date is February 23rd.
A child screening is a free screening of your child’s
abilities in speech, vision, hearing, motor, and learning
skills. The screening is administered by an Occupational and
Speech Therapist and Special Educator.
To be eligible for the free screening:
• The child must live within SAU #53
• A parent/guardian must accompany the child
• The child must be under 6 years of age
• Please call for an appointment
For an appointment, please contact Michelle Plunkett at 798-5651 or
email her at
[email protected].
Parents with concerns about children 6 years old and over should
contact Jane Heely, Special Education Coordinator, Chichester
Central School at 798-5651.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By
Carol Hendee
One of our backroom volunteers pointed out we have several lamps,
but no shades. If you have extra shades, we could use them. We also
need cub and boy scout uniforms.
If anyone wants to take bags to the yellow Planet Aid boxes, we
could use the assistance. We do have a great selection of books for
sale; 25¢ paperback and 50¢ for some hardcovers. $1.00 for a box top
full of Harlequin paperbacks.
The St. Patrick’s Days green stuff is making its way to the shelves
with lots of beads for Mardi Gras parties.
Last update on Giving for 2011: 30 new sheet sets; 20 sleeping bags;
36 new pillows; 39 new snow pants; 28 pairs of new shoes; 30
Halloween costumes; 35 boxes of craft materials given to groups
working with children.
Starting Wednesday, February 15th thru Wednesday, February 22nd all
winter coats will be ½ price! That’s so you can get ready for the
big snow storm the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting for the last week
in February.
Call 247-7191 to make sure we’re open and then come see us on Route
28, Chichester. We are open Mon. 8-12, Tues. and Thurs. 8-4, Wed.
11-4 and Sat. 10-4.
The Value You Receive From Your Chichester Library
There are several groups and programs for citizens to be involved
with. We have two poetry (open mike) nights a year; Ukrainian egg
making; a toddler group (most are 18 months and like to move!)
Preschool reading group with craft making; Fairy House building;
Thinking Ink, a kids writing group; and an adult writer’s group.
If you choose to buy a book, the downstairs book sale area hopefully
will be reopening in the spring. Now there are some books for sale
in the entrance and a cart in the library. Prices range from 25¢ to
50¢ to some "specials" for a few dollars. Book sales, manned by
volunteers, are usually held monthly, April to October. All proceeds
will go toward the renovation project for the proposed community
meeting room in our basement.
You can read to dogs; just call Lisa and make a date. Program from
the Humanities Council, gardening, rug making from sheets, have all
been done.
The LOCL (Lovers of the Chichester Library) meet monthly to plan
activities. We encourage new members. We also are a drop-off place
for the food pantry. Currently, we are looking for someone to teach
a beginners knitting class and where else can you buy a raffle
ticket to win a home made cherry pie? It will be raffled off in
March.
Next week, Your Library and the Internet!
Chichester Heritage Commission
The Chichester Heritage Commission has a Warrant Article for the
March Town meeting to add Bear Hill Road to the Scenic Road
Designation (RSA 231:157-158). Lane Road, Garvins Hill Road, Towle
Road, and Blackman Road are already listed.
The following is information about Scenic Road Designation: Any road
in town, other than a Class I or II highway, may be designated as a
scenic road. This designation protects trees and stonewalls situated
in the public right-of-way. The law prohibits the state,
municipality, or anyone working on behalf of a utility, from
cutting, damaging or removing trees, or from tearing down or
destroying any portion of a stone wall, unless the planning board or
the municipal body so designated to carry out this law has held a
public hearing and given written approval of the proposed action.
This law provides exception for public safety and utilities. If a
tree poses an imminent threat to safety or property, the road agent
may remove it, with written permission from the selectmen. A public
utility may cut or remove a tree without a hearing or advance
municipal permission when restoring service in an emergency
situation, but should inform the selectmen of its action and
rationale afterwards.
Designation of a road as scenic shall not affect the rights of any
landowner with respect to work on his own property, except to the
extent that trees have been acquired by a municipality as shade or
ornamental trees pursuant to RSA 231:139-156, and except that RSA
472:6 limits the removal or alteration of boundary markers including
stonewalls.
Scenic road designation does not affect the eligibility of the
municipality to receive state aid for road maintenance, construction
or reconstruction, nor does it affect the rights of any abutting
landowners on their property.
A scenic road designation stimulated pride in, and respect for,
landscape areas that contribute to the character of the community.
If you have any questions please call Lucille (798-5709) or Michelle
(731-6034).
Chichester Historical Society Open House
The Chichester Historical Society will have an open house on Sunday,
February 19th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the museum at 49 Main
Street in Chichester. We are featuring a display of silhouettes
acquired by the museum along with some loaned to us by friends of
the museum. Our featured silhouette is of Aaron Mason, a resident of
Chichester. The silhouette was done about 1830 and was cut by the
well-known silhouette artist William Chamberlain of Loudon. Mr.
Mason is buried in the Knowlton Cemetery on Lane Road. We will have
on display several other silhouettes demonstrating the various
methods used to make these works of art. Silhouettes were
inexpensive likenesses made mostly by itinerant silhouette artists
and few originals remain as they were very fragile. If you have a
silhouette you would like to share with us, bring it to the open
house. We will have a "show and tell" session at 3:00.
Admission is free and we will have refreshments. So bring a friend
and enjoy our display. You can also spend some time viewing the many
other artifacts we have at our museum. In case of bad weather the
open house will be rescheduled for Sunday, February 28th.
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