Chichester Grange will hold its annual Awards Night on Wednesday,
May 7, at 7 p.m. in the Grange/Town Hall. Come and meet this year’s
recipients of the Community Citizen, Educator, Firefighter, Police
Officer, and Youth Awards. Refreshments will be served.
On Monday, May 12, the Chichester Historical Society will host a
program by Peter James of Grantham, NH, who will speak on the
Abbott-Downing Company of Concord, makers of the Concord Coach. In
its day the Abbott-Downing company employed over 100 workers in its
extensive facilities in Concord, NH, where it manufactured wagons
and carriages. Come and learn about this fascinating part of the
past in our area.
The Chichester Old Home Day Committee will meet on Thursday, May 8,
at 7 p.m. on the first floor of the Chichester Library.
Happy Birthday to Chris Millette on April 29, Joshua Stone on April
30, and Timothy Harris on May 1.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
As yard sale season is rapidly approaching, please remember, if you
want to donate your articles that “are not coming back into the
house,” please do so only when we are open. Items that are left
outside when were are closed can either never make it inside or get
soaked and have to go to the dump.
We truly appreciate your support and have been turning around spring
clothing at low prices: tops, shorts, sandals starting at $1.00. We
have “logo” t-shirts, .25 each! Great for painting & gardening.
Rte. 28, Chichester, 5 mi. from the Epsom Circle; Mon. 8-12; Tues. &
Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4. 247-7191.
Chichester Town Library News
Please note a time change if you are planning to attend “The Ballad
Lives!” with John Perrault on Friday, May 2nd, at 7 p.m. at the
Grange. This is a free, family event and should be great fun, as
the evolution of the ballad is explored with song and guitar. This
event is sponsored by the Chichester Town Library, in conjunction
with the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Thanks to all who supported the used book sale for April.
These sales help to pay for necessary expenses outside of the
budget, such as software purchase and maintenance, necessary
computer purchases, unexpected expenses, etc.
As noted in March in this newspaper, there have been some writing
contests for young authors and poets going on. Most of the
deadlines have passed, but one contest is still open for
submissions. Rattle, an award-winning poetry magazine, is promoting
an anthology of young poets--aged 15 or younger when the poem was
written and 18 or younger when the poem is submitted. The deadline
for submission of these poems is June 15th, 2014. The guidelines
for the Rattle Young Poets Anthology are available at
htttp://www.rattle.com/poetry/children/guidelines. The Down Cellar
Writers group has also made themselves available to help, if
requested. Young poets can make a contact with a member of the
writers’ group by calling the Library at 798-5613 during library
hours.
For the younger set, preschoolers and kindergartners, the Library’s
Story and Craft program continues on Monday afternoons at 3 p.m.
These conclude for this part of the year on May 19th. Thanks to
volunteer Barbara Pappas for all of her efforts!
On Sat. May 10th at 9:30 a.m. Bill Haskett will be presenting a
demonstration on the latest in printer technology, the 3 D Printer.
Have you been wondering how it works? Would you like to see one in
action? Do you want to know how to program it to make what you
want? Call the library to sign up as space is limited. 798-5613
Also mark your calendar for May 15th at 7 p.m. for a presentation on
Rocket Mass Heaters, a truly efficient (and inexpensive) source of
heating. Ray Dudley, a member of the Central New Hampshire
Permaculture Group, will be the presenter.
Do you play the lottery? Whether you do or don’t, the Library has a
deal for you that puts the chances of winning the lottery to
shame—Library raffles! Think campfires and/or wide open spaces.
The May raffle starts with the original non-stick cookware: a
small, cast iron frying pan. Added to that are: the ingredients
for baked beans and corn bread, a “heat and eat” package of chili, a
bandana (which can second as a potholder) and two cookbooks—Will
Rogers Cookbook and Café Oklahoma.
Presentation: Rocket Stove Mass Heaters
Some heat by fuel oil, gas/propane, electricity and/or wood or wood
by-products. Why would there be interest in even another type of
heating? Because there is a much more efficient type of heater!
According to the available information, rocket mass heaters: can
heat your home with substantially less wood than wood stoves; their
exhaust is nearly pure steam and CO2 (a little smoke at the
beginning); the heat from one fire can last for longer than a wood
stove; the heater can be built by an individual, and, depending on
the design, it can be built in as little as a day and half; and,
people have spent less money to build them than they would on other
heat sources. Now, those are a few great reasons to be interested
in this type of heater! In addition, they can be quite beautiful.
The permaculture group that meets at the Chichester
Library presented a workshop to its members on rocket stove mass
heaters, and, at the urging of the Chichester Librarian, Lisa
Prizio, they have agreed to make a presentation on these energy
efficient heaters to others who may be interested. This
group is interested in permaculture, which is the practice and
theory to build permanent agricultural and human systems based on
patterns in nature, helping to design a way of life that is in
harmony with the natural world. More information the Central New
Hampshire Permaculture Group can be obtained by going to
http://www.meetup.com/Central-New-Hampshire-Permaculture-Group/.
The presentation by Ray Dudley should prove fascinating. It is
currently scheduled for May 15th at 7 p.m. Location to be
announced.
Spring Fish Stocking
With spring on the horizon its time to get excited about open water
angling and trout fishing. The six State trout hatcheries have
nearly 1 million catchable size trout to be released for spring
stocking for open water trout fishing. NH designated trout ponds,
which opened April 26, are generally places where you might find
early season success. Fish and Game stocking crews do their best to
ensure that there are recently stocked trout in all of our
designated trout ponds for opening day. It may be unrealistic for
this to happen in the North Country.
Now that we have a jump start on spring, thousands of NH anglers are
eager to welcome the open water fishing season.
Be prepared with a license. The Chichester Town Clerk can issue
licenses for your fishing needs. Boats can also be licensed. You do
not need to be a Chichester resident to take advantage of this
service. Happy Fishing ! Enjoy nature. Take the children.
NH Turkey Hunter
In spite of the record number of zero days during the winter of
2014, NH wild turkey flocks seems to be “happy campers” and that
bodes well for hunters planning for the spring gobbler season which
opens Saturday May 3 and runs through Saturday May 31 statewide.
In 2013 NH hunters took a 4550 turkeys during the spring season,
another 855 turkeys were taken in the fall.
Fish and Game expect the 2014 season to be as good or greater.
A NH turkey license is required for hunters of all ages.
This license allows the taking of one gobbler during the spring
season and one turkey of either sex during the fall archery season.
Hunters age 16 and older must hold either a current NH hunting or
archery license and a turkey permit. Licenses are available from the
Chichester Town Clerk Office who is a Fish and Game license agent.
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